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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1977
Page
9
Corry hosts the Sixth Annual Bay Root Memorial Softball Tournament sponsored by the Corry Beaver Club. Thirty-two teams compete in a double elimination event through Monday afternoon with local clubs and area teams in contention. The top prize is $450 with trophies for the first three finishers as teams compete at multiple local venues.
Richie Zisk fuels Chicago White Sox comeback in first place AL West, driving in all five runs and two homers in a 5-2 win over Minnesota as Knapp hurls nine innings of solid pitching. Zisk’s playoff mindset aims to lift Sox toward postseason.
Chicago bats went silent in a 3-1 loss to St. Louis as Larry Dierker and Rawly Eastwick combined on five hits. Ron Santo, Bob Robertson, and Tony Scott drove in the Cardinals' runs while Chicago manager Herman Franks stayed optimistic despite the skid.
Erie County all stars, led by Mike Cragg and Steve Frisina, impressed major scouts at Alnaworth Field. Cragg slugged three hits including two doubles and a triple in three at bats, while Frisina contributed solid defense and speed. Cragg and Warren’s Joe Woxseak were picked to advance to Wednesday’s all star competition in Indiana Pa.
Corry club faces a league program including Warren and Corry Savings in a district matchup. The schedule lists Corry versus Thermoni on Thursday with a 8 to 2 result noted for the game. Boosters and local teams such as Elsennowar and Shum are referenced in this fragmented snippet.
Archer John Williams rose to fame after a 1972 Munich gold medal and turned pro at 19 at the Seventh Carru Archery Festival. His career faced a 1975 ban by the Professional Archers Association over alleged conduct, later lifted after a probe found no misconduct, ending with his vow to return to archery after 13 years away.
Mike Morley Keith Fergus Parry Zoeller and Gary McCord shot three under par 69 to share first round lead at the $130,000 Greater Milwaukee Open. Brenda Moorhead an 11 year old American upset Lyud mila Mastakova in the 100 meter dash as the US team trailed the Soviets 102 97 after day one track.
Multiple teams made roster moves. Minnesota Twins signed catcher Gacron Diarbarger. Seattle Mariners reactivated Bill Laxton and placed Rick Jones on the 10-day disabled list. Toronto Blue Jays replied Steve Stapgs. Los Angeles Dodgers named Bill Gedbarkawire as coach of the San Antonio farm club in the Texas League. San Diego Padres recalled Tucker Ashford from Hawaii in the Pacific Coast League.
Virginia Wade claims the Wimbledon singles title after a three set final against Betty Stove of the Netherlands. Wade, 4-6 6-3 6-1, overcomes nerves and a strong Dutch challenge to add Wimbledon to her US Italian and Australian Open titles. Defending men’s champion Bjorn Borg faces Jimmy Connors in today’s final.
The Corry Jamestown team kept rolling as DJs won their seventh straight in the second half. Matt Merkle pitched well, allowing four safeties and earning the win over Jim Stuart as Corry beat VFW 245 7 0 at Bracken Field.
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