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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1961
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a 1947 era transport tale involving ships, rail, and ports with references to California Africa and a line about a train. The readable pieces are too incomplete to determine full facts, dates, or entities beyond generic terms and destroyed words.
Detroit fans hailed Cash and Colavito as the C and C boys matching the M and M of the Yankees. They powered a 7-4 11 inning doubleheader sweep of Washington to pull within two games of New York, with Colavita homering thrice and driving in seven runs while Cash had three hits including a double and a triple guiding Detroit’s surge.
Baseball results feature Detroit and Washington in a Sunday split, Chicago and Minnesota upends, plus Los Angeles and Boston action. National League notes Cincinnati, Los Angeles games and Milwaukee, Philadelphia showcase late drama. San Francisco, St Louis efforts noted along with Kansas City and New York matchups. Pro grid action lists San Diego at Oakland and Green Bay versus Chicago amid late season play.
Elmira posted a decisive 9 to 1 win in a minor league game as Auburn and Jamestown split a doubleheader. Geneva and Batavia tumbled in their respective matchups while Erie delivered a 9 to 1 scoreline and Willamsport secured a 4 run victory in the Eastern League slate. Lancaster fell to Binghamton 3 to 4 and Johnstown beat Reading 4 to 2.
Pittsburgh Pirates fade in the race for a first division spot after a 4 game gap behind St. Louis. They split a doubleheader with the Chicago Cubs, winning 7-3 in the opener and losing 6-5 in the nightcap. Groundouts and timely hits fueled their rallies as veteran pitchers and lineup changes tried to stem the slide.
Hebert captured the $50,000 America Golf Classic in a playoff with Gary Player after a tense final round and sudden-death pair. Hebert and Player finished tied after 18 holes and again on the 2nd playoff hole, with Hebert sinking a 20-foot putt on the 50-yard par 5 to clinch the title and $40,000+ earnings for the year.
The Pitts burly Hornets defeated Ray Ross over the weekend, as the Pravicener Rods of the Americas Hockey League showcased a lengthier playstyle and solid defense to secure the win.
Eilie Galhrne of Schepertady New York won the 20 lap sprint feature at Williams Grove Speedway in Pennsylvania yesterday. His time was 9 725.45.
Frank Thoms and Jim Brewer delivered key moments in opening action at Waimea. Richie Ashburn led the Cubs with three strong starts against the Pirates, fueling early momentum for the team.
Slippery Rock Pa AP Charley Scales stepped in as starting fullback boosting the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 24 44 victory over St Louis in Jacksonville Fla Scales rushed 26 times for 41 yards and a four yard TD while John Henry Johnson moved to halfback Johnson scored from a yard out and Preston Carpenter caught a 31 yard TD pass from Bobby Layne The Steelers led 13 6 at halftime and added a late field goal by Lou Michaels to seal the win.
Galen Hall leads a group of 14 other lettermen as Penn State begins preseason football drills under Coach Rip Engle. Aimed at preparing for the opener with Navy on Sept 29, the squad will face Colorado State time hed foes including Army Syracuse California Holy Cross Miami Eastern Maryland West Virginia and Pitt. Returning stars include Hale Milinger Dan Robertson Bob Hat center Hay Hite quarterback Galen Hath hemen Jim Smith Cherie Bie mitski Gerry Parkin Tack Wiis Bill Saul Don Invas Al Glirsky Dave Hayes and Buddy Torris Roger Kochmaal. Roger Ney, sidelined with a knee, is expected to figure prominently in Engle's plans.
In testimony before a House committee, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle warned that a ban on lucrative TV contracts could darken coverage for many teams. He said widespread blackouts would leave fans in smaller markets without home-team visibility while only fans in major cities would likely see games. Rozelle urged Congress to approve antitrust measures to allow leagues to negotiate with broadcasters.
Fragmentary text from a wartime notice lists SLP unit locations including Dallas St Louis Detroit and others like Bin Bran risco and Philadelphia. It mentions inability to follow national aries of the some home war invasion and a shift in reporting or control. The passage remains opaque about dates names or events.
The event crowns Siansbelan formac as champion with decisive victory over Duan Kewlith and Srevborg. Hardin of Riehtand and Canney led the strongfield with notable performances while Weetwortuts Hifi powered the Bish Maetmensesh Rrastut.
An obscure sports item from Hershey reports a loss for Fagles and a tied result. The fragment mentions Jimny Carrie and tutoring, with references to a league and unknown players.
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