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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1958
Page
7
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National League manager Fred Haney selected three Pirates to start the All-Star game in Baltimore with Bob Friend listed among pitchers. Bill Mazeroski Frank Thomas and Bob Skinner join him, setting a Pirates record with four contributing players in the event and marking Mazeroski and Skinner as early All-Star standouts.
Corry Merchants slugger Roger Ottaway leads the league with a .692 clip, while Bill Turner of Hi-Fi Club sits at .555 and Bob Nichols of St. Thomas’ holds third at .650. The top hitters list includes Jack Ryland, Duke Silvis, and more, with four plus games counted. Latos is noted as a farmhand for the Pirates.
26th All-Star game lineup announced with National League stars Mays Skinner Musial and Banks facing American League icons Mantle Fox Jensen and Turley. Umpires listed. game plan notes include an on-field shift in the fifth inning.
Baltimore expects a record crowd of over 49 000 at Memorial Stadium for the 25th annual All Star Game between the American and National Leagues. Ted Williams and Yogi Berra lead a powerful American lineup facing Milwaukee’s Casey Stengel and the NL. Weather forecasts call for late showers and a noon start, with heavy emphasis on pitching and strategic lineups from both managers as the World Series rivals hope to prevail.
The United States selects an inexperienced squad for the American Zone Davis Cup semifinal in Toronto. Barry MacKay heads a young lineup including Whitney Reed, Giammalva, Buchholz, and Douglas, with others in the extended group. The gamble aims to face Canada this weekend with a mix of fledgling players and potential.
League standings show New York, Boston, and Detroit leading divisions. All-Star game scheduled for Baltimore with no gate revenue and limited Tuesday events. Cleveland slated for tentative Wednesday at New York as teams await results.
The San Francisco board of supervisors approved a 15 million dollar stadium project for the Giants by a 7-2 vote. The plan foresees a 45,000 seat park at Candlestick Point near downtown, to be completed by 1959, with the team playing 35 years and paying the city at least 125 thousand dollars annually or 5 percent of gross revenue, plus city receipts from a 9,000 car parking lot.
Tom Flowers of the VFW dominates the Corny Little League both on the mound and at bat with 15 hits in 28 plate appearances for a .535 average and a 4 1 pitching record. Leading hitters include John Woodworth and Bob Lawson, while Art Hotchkiss and Tom Morton pace pitching beyond Flowers. Top 21 hitters list shows Flowers, Woodworth, Lawson, and Morton among others with solid averages and counts.
New York middleweight Willie Dockery, a sanitation department worker, defeated George Benton by split decision over 10 rounds at St. Nicholas Arena. Dockery, 29, 6 feet, wore down Benton in the final rounds amid extreme heat, improving to 1-1 in the marquee bout while Benton had entered unbeaten. Matchmaker Teddy Brenner plans a rematch for August 4 with Benton as the favorite.
Minor League history note as 10-year-old Davey Clark no hits the Braves for an 18-0 Senators win in Corry, with 16 strikeouts. Yankees beat Indians 27-3. Dodgers and Yankees tied for second after Dodgers 19-13 win over Pirates. mañana schedule shows postponed game to July 26 and upcoming East Coast matchups.
Milwaukee Braves owner Lou Perini backs adding a 10th NL team as profitable with attendance up and a World Series win last season. He supports a trio committee to study feasibility after New York City officials pledged 12 million dollars for a 52 000 seat stadium to replace Dodgers and Giants. A Canadian location, preferably Toronto, is favored.
Washington based Senators unlikely to move from the capital after a closed All-Star session. Galvin Griffith, head of the club, floated Minneapolis or other sites but backed off. Senators and owners push to keep baseball in Washington amid talks on an antitrust bill and Senate scrutiny of club ownership.
In Baltimore the mayor Robert Wagner proposed a 12 million dollar stadium with reasonable rent to bring a National League franchise. In Stanton Delaware Michore led the Delaware feature with a 2.80 payoff.
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