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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1973
Page
9
A fragmentary OCR line mentions a location near 400 North and a Spring area, with unclear surrounding context. The readable bits suggest a place reference in Erie and Penn areas, but essential details are obscured.
The St Thomas Crusaders beat Findley Lake 9-2 in six innings as Rick Staples allowed three walks and fanned 10 for his third win. John Taylor hit a key double and the team collected four hits while drawing 10 walks in the NYPa Pony League clash. Tonight, undefeated Ripley visits for a makeup game with Charlie Burton’s squad.
The Conelway Recreation Baseball Cubs rolled 40 8 over the A's and then edged the Pirates to complete a perfect week. Kevin Woodworth collected six hits and six runs in the first game and added four hits and three runs in the second. Robin Woodworth and Rodney Kusiak each had six and five hits respectively, with Eck earning the win in the rout of the Pirates. In the late rally, Kusiak and Ed Paver also totaled multi hit nights as the Cubs built a 10 run sixth inning to seal the series.
Jimmy Wynn belted two homers, including a ninth inning go-ahead shot off Barry Lersch, lifting the Houston Astros to a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Wynn, 31, nicknamed the Toy Cannon, homered in the first and again in the ninth after Houston erased a 6-4 deficit. The seesaw game featured a four-run eighth by Houston, with Lee May driving in two and Skip Jutze adding a two-run single. Pirates over Padres and Dodgers over Cardinals were the other NL results.
Corry plans an Old-Timers game at Loveland Field on July 21, inviting all former players led by Jerry Mick who is contacting alumni and scheduling a practice on July 18 at 6 30 p m. The event will feature local baseball nostalgia drawn from Corry’s athletic history.
Hoyt Wilhelm knuckleball baffled major leaguers as Crotty Ferrando fell 5 0 to Mill Visage in round robin. Union City Western Auto upset National Bank Marauders 6 4. Wattsburg Merchants beat Waterford Beeman's 11 3 as Beeman's exits.
Rosario Caruso pitched a three hitter and Dale Weidner and Steve Zajac each scored three runs as the Giants overwhelmed the Indians 12-2 at Loveland Field. Zajac doubled, McCray had two hits for the Indians, and the South Erie County Softball League round robin moves toward finals with Mill Village, Union City Western Auto and others advancing.
Orioles second baseman Brooks Robinson, despite a season of at-bats woes, delivered two run scoring singles including a tiebreaking hit in the eighth to beat the White Sox. Boston, New York, Detroit, Oakland and Minnesota posted wins as Luis Aparicio joined the 10 000 hit club with a single. Johnny Callison belted his first homer of the year for the Yankees in a win over Kansas City.
Corry Christian Missionary Alliance defeated Faith Church 27 to 8 in the lone church league game. George Fox Jr led an explosive two hit attack as Paul Baker hit the game’s only homer. Jerry Owens took the loss.
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