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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1948
Page
7
Major league races tighten as Cleveland Indians, Boston Braves lead in their leagues but face strong challengers. Cardinals, Pirates, Giants in NL hunt. Athletics and Yankees plus Red Sox resist elimination in AL. Citation dominates Arlington Park with a 2 length win in the Starlane Stripes Handicap.
Butler Yanks sweep two from Erie Sailors as Vandergrift Johnstown and Butler win holiday doubleheaders from Oil City New Castle Erie. Uniontown and Youngstown split in Middle Atlantic League action with Johnstown beating New Castle 11-7 and 8-7 to stay within a game and a half of Vandergrift. Vandergrift also won the first game 6-5 before a huge rally to take game two 20-8. Uniontown Coal Barons beat Youngstown Colts 3-1, while the Colts captured the night game 6-1.
The Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves remain tied for the pennant pace as the Indians split a doubleheader with the Tigers in Cleveland. Bobby Lemon earned his 12th win in the opener as Cleveland won 6-2, while Detroit prevailed 7-5 in the nightcap. The split leaves the Indians one game ahead of the Athletics and two ahead of the Yankees in the American League standings. The Braves, meanwhile, swept the Giants but dropped a game to St. Louis, with the Cards moving into second place behind Boston. Ralph Kiner homered three times for the Pirates in a doubleheader split with the Cubs, marking a hat trick of three-homer games for him this season.
Baseball results from yesterday include Pittsburgh 10 Cincinnati 4 and St Louis 6 6. Chicago 3 2. Brooklyn and Philadelphia winning. American League features Cleveland 6 8 Detroit 3 1 and Boston 6 8 with New York 5 7. Details note Lou Gehrig’s 410 average and Stan Musial up in hitting. Dodgers gain two wins in a doubleheader over Philadelphia 4 3 and 10 1 aided by Hex Barney complete game.
Wilbur Cox of Remington Arms thrilled a Corry crowd at the Rod and Gun Club skeet field. He demonstrated shotgun, rifles, and pistols over more than an hour, hitting targets with precision and even tossing fruit salad into the air for a finale. raffle prizes were awarded to Lawrence Thomas, Dinwid McGray, Wallace Palmer, and Russell Marin for various firearms and a table radio.
Olean leapfrogged into fifth place in the Pony League with a holiday weekend surge, beating Wellsville 15-2 and Jamestown 15-1. Batavia climbed to third by sweeping wins over Jamestown and Hamilton, while Hamilton toppled Maple Leafs in a 14-2 rematch.
Corry Rod and Gun club tied with Bear Lake in a season finale skeet match. Scores listed include Kirt Lindberg second with 48, L Kuhns 86, J Lathey 24 25 23 HE, and other shooters posting scattered results as the league prepares for upcoming events.
Philadelphia reports Beau Jack declares his ring style will puzzle champion The Willits in a rebound title bout at Shibe Park next Monday night. Jack trains at Christian Street YMCA while Williams heads to Philadelphia from Grenoul, N J for a Saturday arrival. Jack insists the title will return to him as the original owner.
Weather and holiday weekend produced the heaviest play of the season at the Gary County golf club. Saturday and Monday saw tournaments with Sunday rain, awarding low putts to Harry Krone and a 67 to Charles Shuss. Harold Brown and Howard Sheen tied for low Pitts with 41 strokes, while Rolland Jewell and Harry Expue split a bogey award at 71. Bill Dyckes shot 72, and Paul Meerdink captured a separate prize with 99 165. A boxing result from New York lists Dunnett stopping Luin Amo rust in a 137 136 bout.
The Corry Merchants are set for Wednesday action as the North East Athletic Club hosts two games this week. They face the Bellevue Coastline Club on Friday night in a tough second division clash. The team has shown improvement, with recent wins over Polish Pillions and Ararat Cigars, as they prepare for the Mussea attraction billed as the standout event of the season.
Yesterday's Stars reports Bubting-Ralp Kings and Bobby Doerr delivering a three homer burst for the Pirates in an easy win over the Reds. The Rel came back to win the wetwan. Dover homered thrice with two in the second. Red Sox toppled Yankees. Staley earned a win for the Cardinals in a 6-3 victory over the Cubs.
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