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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1975
Page
7
Pitcher and manager Arnie Weaver holds the large trophy beside tourney chairman Larry Pustelak as Ashland completed an undefeated run to win the Corry Area High School Bay Root championship yesterday.
Warren Penn Beer club powered by Jim Falvo's three homers rout Spartansburg 13 to 1. Ashland edge Beermen in a doubles battle as Everritt Matlack fields at first and House finishes third after an 11 10 10 inning win.
Ashland Shirks competition to claim the 1974 Hay Hoof Softball Tournament crown by rallying from a late deficit in the final, with key plays by Bob Bennett and Arnie Weaver. See-Zurd House, Penn Beer and Flaming Sword also reach close contests as Ashland earns the title and a 3-2 championship finish.
EUMC edged the Catholic Youngsters 12 to 11 as errors cost CY the lead late. Nazarenes beat McCray 18 to 12 in another Church League game with Millspaw, Hralick, Lamb and Whippo homering. Bennink, Cragg, and Chase led the hitters in a high scoring day.
All American Joe Nichols led the Orly Hunning Club in the two mile at Sheen Field with Jim Vobin second in 10:51. Post graduate John Lutz 11:18 Vie Orn 11:33 Morris Follett 11:57 Dan Burrows 11:59 Al Amoroso 12:36 followed as the top five. The 15-man squad then did 10 hill sprints to East Street. Next week they will run a four mile square again to test improvements.
Giants and Pirates played a see saw game but the Buccaneers won 7 in Loveland field on Thursday. Jeff Morgan pitched well with seven strikeouts and two walks. Joel Uesh hit a third inning grand slam for the Giants while Les Lyons followed with a two run homer. Oesh and Andrus had two hits each in the loss for Frank Green.
Sparta won its trap match 119 to 115 on Thursday night led by Harold Linden Jr who posted a 25. Teammates Jerry Linden George Starp Greg Linden Bud and George Montgomery followed with 24 23s. The first half ends as the area club sits 3 6.
Ed Bielawski fired a perfect 25 while Harry Mong Harold Mong Hoger Kester and Gary Yaegle each shot 24 as Corry guns posted a season high 121 115 victory over Erie County Sportsmen in Erie Crawford County Trap Shooting League action.
In Philadelphia, Jerry Grote bats homer off Tug McGraw as the Mets beat the Phillies 4-3 after McGraw struggled, despite a prior two-game sweep by McGraw’s Cubs. The Fourth of July crowd watched as the Mets rallied late to win and ruin McGraw’s fireworks moment.
Mike Shine of Youngsville Pa won the 400 meter hurdles at a hastily rescheduled three nation track meet featuring the United States Russia and Bulgaria. The U S squads posted wins in several events but were overwhelmed by the Soviet team led by Vale ry Borzay as both sides tallied fewer points overall. Shine clocked 50.0 seconds in a slick 400 meter hurdles dash.
Arthur Ashe, the first black finalist at Wimbledon, surged to a two-set lead over Jimmy Connors with dominant serve and volley play. He won the first two sets 6-1, 6-1, breaking Connors multiple times and moving into a commanding position as the match entered the third set.
The Vastee Freez Pirates seized first place with an 18 to 6 win at Columbus over the Sratty-lerrando Mets. Winning pitcher Shawn Westfall had three hits including two doubles as the 11 hit attack fueled the rally in the final three innings. Jett Babcocked and Steve Vox each added two hits for the Ice Cream Men, while Chorge Huft led the Auto Dealers with a 3-for-3 day. Kek, Davis and Jensen each totaled ten hits on the night.
Curt Vander Schaaft hit for the cycle for the second time this season as Peak club rolled to a 19-8 victory over the McCray Brothers in South Irie County. Johnny Madkner and Vander Schaaft extended hitting streaks while Slopers moved to second in the Corry Division behind National Bank. Rolling Acres suffered sixth straight defeat as Beemans bombers improved to 15-2.
Pant Mitchell slugged eight base hits and Miika Kreeman matched with eight as the Cross Heads Grasshoppers crushed Willow Springs Blue Birds 41 to 8. Sonya Westfall had seven hits and Lisa Ward five as all seven starters scored at least five runs. Freeman earned the win by tossing a seven hitter.
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