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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1954
Page
7
A busy long weekend shapes up with Teener League and Little League baseball in Corry, plus the Indians hosting the White Sox. Giants surge in the NL race as Durocher nears manager of the year. Antonelli Maglie and Mays fuel the streak. Corry-James townr and Moose clash, Mowrey hurt, and Tay Hebert enters the Erie Open field.
D. W. Clark announces two events at Surry Country Club with one May 4 and another Sunday. Players should contact Charles Shuss, club pro, before starting their tour of the course. Also reports baseball and boxing results from Cleveland and Melbourne noting wins, scores, and notable bouts.
Two holiday baseball games are scheduled Monday at Loveland Field and Olin Bracken Field. The Teener All Stars, managed by Ed Kovach with assistants, face Tionesta at 2 pm, then Corry Jamestown meets the Moose at 4 15 pm. Proceeds aid coming district playoffs and state honors bids. The Little League matchup pits Corry Jamestown seeking a fifth straight second-half win as the Moose chase top spots.
Baseball standings show Brooklyn Philadelphia Milwaukee and Chicago near top. Yesterday results included Chicago routing St Louis 7 to 6 and Philadelphia beating Brooklyn 7 to 6. New York won 9 to 5 over Pittsburgh. Tomorrow features New York at Pittsburgh and Cincinnati at Milwaukee as clubs jockey for position.
Corry American Legion junior baseball improved to three straight wins by routing Fairview at Love land Field. Brumagin, Staples and Shaver shared mound duties and held Fairview to three hits while Hixson powered the offense with a triple and home run along with Miller driving in runs as Corry piled up 13 hits.
Fred Haas of New Orleans and Dick Mayer of St Peters burg Fla shot sub par rounds to lead a 72 player field into the Motor City Open third round at Meadowbrook CC. Haas 67 67 138 and Mayer 72 66 128 sit two strokes ahead of Cary Middlecoff Bob Toski and Bill Markham with Doug das fourth tied for sixth. other notables include Littler Palmer Bolt Fazio Rhodes and Leja Robinson listed in the roundup.
Cleveland ace Bob Feller wins his fifth of the season as the Indians beat the White Sox 3-2 in a twilight doubleheader opener. Larry Doby drives in two runs with a 400 foot homer and a key run scored, helping Cleveland claim a 5-4 victory in the nightcap and move into third place. The Yankees split with Washington, the Giants widen the NL lead, and Milwaukee and Chicago win in the majors.
Mongant threw three no hit innings for the Giants in Pittsburgh before a four run fourth inning by the Pirates forced his exit. Dusty Rhodes delivered another pinch hit single to start the Giants' big inning. Del Ennis hit a homer for the Phillies in the eighth off Clem Labine. Eddie Mathews hit two in a doubleheader as Milwaukee won. Gene Corley limited the Redlegs to four as the Browns beat Cincinnati. Vic Rasch returns to form with St Louis after a strong outing against the Cubs. Grady Hatton's three run triple helped the Red Sox top the Athletics while Baltimore stayed within a half game behind.
Erie defeats Hornell 4 to 3 in a tight Pony League game. Corning rolls past Olean 14 to 4. Wellsville hugs a 3 to 3 tie with Jamestown after 10 innings. Bradford edges Hamilton 4 to 3 in another league matchup.
At the halfway point of the League baseball season Bob Gasler of the Moose leads the batting race with a .58 average. Terry Williams sits second at .85 and Leroy Rieck is third at .539. Other top hitters include Tom Mowrey Joe Baressi Bob Bailey Terry Houser John Murty Don Davis and Troy Gates with multiple standout averages. Casler also holds the best pitching record with four of five decisions Bleck has five wins in eight decisions and Art Perkins stands 4-2. The Corry Jamestown top the standings.
Art Perley is the 1-2 favorite to beat France’s Houaine in a ten round telecast showdown at Convention Hall. The 8 p.m. EST bout will be broadcast coast to coast by ABC. Also listed are league standings with Moose at 4-0 and Elks and WEW both 1-3, Ottawa routing Montreal 22-1 in a hockey tilt.
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