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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1977
Page
9
Fragmentary text mentions Martha and knees, a practice center, and a swinging action with a hard on fencehack. Reads as garbled notes, unclear event, no verifiable people, teams, or places to confirm.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention walking road timing and a potential season start but lack clear facts or identifiable entities. The readable words suggest expectations about a season and a possible win but no concrete actions, dates, teams, or officials are evident.
Guidry pitched a two hitter on Guidry's 27th birthday as the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 1-0 to extend their lead to two games over Boston in the AL East. Reggie Jackson provided the only run with a first-time scoring bloop single after Nettles hit a long drive off Tom Grieve that deflected off Juan Beniquez. The win, aided by Dock Ellis, followed a tight pitchers duel and a key late defensive break.
Dodgers steamrolled the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 as Garvey went 5-for-5 with two homers including a grand slam and five RBIs. Don Sutton earned his 47th shutout, while Lou Brock was ejected after arguing a strike. Reds beat Phillies as Concepcion drove in four and Foster hit his 48th homer. Pirates topped Padres 10-1 behind Rooker’s complete game. Giants edged Cubs 4-1 on McCovey’s two RBIs and Halicki’s win. Braves beat Mets 6-4 on Office’s two-run blast and a five-game win streak. Astros down Expos 7-2 with Bannister’s win. Ferguson homered twice.
In the First Annual Presque Isle Jaycees Womens Softball Tournament at Linden Fields Sparta Crotty team finished 1-2 with Sparta defeating Crotty 5-3 in the final deciding game. Sparta went 5-0, Crotty 4-1, Bucyrus Erie 3-2, Harborcreek 2-3, Zorn Industries 1-4, Hammermill 0-3. Judy Knapp pitched for Auto Dealers leading a 16-5 win over Hammermill in five frames before the game was called.
AP Saturday and Sunday results show mixed NFL outcomes with New York Jets beating Cincinnati 33 20 and Green Bay losing to Dallas 23 21 while New England edged Pittsburgh 13 10 in overtime. A YMCA Flag Football League meeting is scheduled Wednesday night at the Y to elect reps for this season.
Corry area racers posted strong showings at Stateline Speedway in Busti and Eriez. Frank Savko led in the second Spectator feature at Stateline for first place, with Steve Sandburg and Bruce Sandburg also scoring top finishes. Heat results highlighted Steve French, Brian Emory, and Mike Frontera. In the Eriez events, Emory and Sandburg again impressed, while John Frontera and Savko trailed. The weekend also featured the Little League World Series title game where Li-Tech Little League of Taiwan defeated Western Little League of El Cajon 7-2 behind Chaing Chen-jung's .835 average and four hits.
Hale Irwin fired a course record back nine 29 on No 2 at Pinehurst Country Club finishing 264 for the Hall of Fame Classic, five shots ahead of runner up Mark Thompson. He earned $50 000 and moved to 156 456 for the year while Jeff Mitchell placed third with 272.
Norman Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer eyes a repeat of 1975 when Oklahoma started No 1 in the preseason and finished 11 1 plus a 14-6 Orange Bowl win over Michigan The Sooners again sit atop the preseason poll but must beat tough Big Eight foes Texas and No 5 Ohio State and avoid injuries Zac Henderson notes the top spot brings advantage Offensive depth with eight to nine backs capable of 4 6 4 4 0 times Thomas Lott solidifies as No 1 QB after improved spring ACC Basketball Championship to be televised nationally by ABC Wide World of Sports per contract in Greensboro
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