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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1944
Page
7
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Major league play resumes after a three day break as 14 teams seek to overhaul the St Louis Cardinals and Browns. The All Star game remains the hot topic with NL players celebrating a fourth win in 12 games while AL struggles. Highlights note NL pitching honors, Gomez and Walters, and the NL batting edge at .252 to .251. Cavarretta posts a perfect day at the plate across a full game.
An overseas sports roundup highlights Fordham center Joe Sebastemski seeing combat on Saipan after a bench spell, aiding supply runs and recalling shelling. Also featured are ex pitchers Calvin Dorsett and Jim Bivin leading Marine teams, chatter from John Derr in India about golf and rationed balls, and remarks from Lt. Dave Zinkoff and others on life in the Pacific and the Aleutians.
Shearling pelts undergo processing to resemble fur and provide warmth. Over the past year the army utilized 60 million square feet of these pelts for the air corps, reflecting wartime sourcing and material priorities.
Byron Nelson of Toledo Ohio shot a si under par 65 to set a new course record at the Topeka Country Club. The previous mark was 67. His partner Harold Jug McSpaden followed with a 69 in yesterday's exhibition for Chinese relief.
Former Yankee hopefuls who left for other teams are recounted by Frank Eck. The piece lists players such as Dive Walker, Frenchy Bordagaray, Tommy Holmes, Eddie Miller, Tipton, Babe Dahlgren, George McQuinn, Buddy Rosar, Roy Cullenbine, Johnny Niggeling, and Al Hollingsworth, noting their Yankee ties and later careers with rivals. It highlights trade paths, World Series appearances, and lingering Yankee connections through the years.
July 13 Bettina of Beacon N Y former world light heavyweight champion who won his first two bouts in a comeback arrived to finish training for a ten rounder next Tuesday with Curtis Sheppard. Jimmy Grippo said the ex champ will spar today and tomorrow then taper for the Forbes Field encounter. Sheppard is working ten rounds daily.
Butler Pennsylvania July 1 War Department informs relatives that Pfc J Joseph Pinder Jr son of Mr and Mrs J Pinder 1 Burnetts Town Pa was killed in action on June 6 while serving with the forces on the Normandy coast He was a Butler High School graduate and former pitcher for the Butler Yankees in the Penn State Association and also pitched in the Florida State League He saw action in North Africa and participated in the Italian landings
In Buffalo on July 13 the weather-caused postponements limited play to one Pony League game. The Bradford Blue Wings defeated the Lockport Cubs 2-1 in the 11th inning as Frank DiPama raced home on Ed Yeush's bunt after a single, advancing on a sac and a fielder's choice.
In Washington on July 18 Joe Baksi of Wilkes-Barre and The Williams of Trenton advanced in the NBA quarterly ratings. Baksi topped the outstanding boxers list behind Louis, Conn, and Bivins, while Williams moved to the logical contender tier in the light welterweight division. The NBA notes few major changes as many top fighters are in the armed forces.
Heavy showers forced the postponement of the City Loop baseball clash between the Yankees and Indians. Water holes on the field require dirt to be dumped and much work to spread, level, and drag the infield before any future games. Negotiations for Sunday plans may be impacted by these delays.
Baltimore and eight other cities in six states plus Washington were awarded franchises in the All American Amateur Baseball Association at yesterday’s directors meeting. Nine more cities were under consideration, including Hagerstown Elkton Cumberland Charlotte Trenton Wilmington and Buffalo.
In Pittsburgh, veteran pitcher Rip Sewell is praised for faster fastball and precise control over his varied assortment of pitches. The article notes Sewell’s command and ability to place balls exactly where he intends, as teams seek to counter his slants this season. Also mentioned are a girls’ softball game in Philadelphia where Doris Taggart homered in all three loaded bases appearances, and a note that Russian railways control over 20 percent of the nation’s coal production.
Jersey City defeats Baltimore 11 to 3 while Newark and Syracuse stay winless as Rochester and Toronto split a 4 4 score in a midweek League standings update with multiple results.
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