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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1949
Page
7
Major league pennant races heat up as McCarthy predicts Boston will challenge the leaders while Stengel doubts the Red Sox. Yankees, Athletics, and Indians eye the top spots as Brooklyn and St Louis ready for 13 game home stands.
National League games include Cincinnati at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Leago at Boston American League Washington at Chicago New York at St Louis Boston at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland all games to be played at night Yesterday no games in either league scheduled.
Yesterday’s playground scores show Midget League Yankees 9 Athletics 7 and Junior Softball Mustangs 10 Cols 82 Terriers 3. Pee Wee Softball Gigals 8 Reds 0 and Cards 13 Braves 6.
The Corry American Legion junior baseball team beat Millcreek 13 to 9 at Loveland Field. Romme Shoop earned the win with relief from Buell and Dimmick. Lang Pitts and Ottaway each had three hits as Corry built a 13 8 lead after four runs in the sixth. The visitors scored one in the seventh but the rally was checked.
The Shrine golf outing drew 44 players from across the district in ideal weather. R W Britton of Erie led low gross with 43 40 23, while Eugene Fowell of Oil City and John Graham of Erie followed. Bill Dunlap of Gerry with 88 strokes and handicap 88 posted net 65 to win the handicap class, and M S Reed of Corry with 66 net 94 to go with 28 handicap was runner up. Multiple prize winners noted for misc. categories. John Gibson of Greenville defeated Don MacKenzie in a special match.
In a tight Atlantic Baseball League race, Erie Suners edged Youngstown Athletics 4-2 to reclaim first place. Johnstown Johnnies swept Uniah town 14-6 and 5-4, moving into second. Bob Umstead homered twice in game one, Kistler doubled for Ed Kistler’s Sailor offense, and Kestler led with three hits. Oil City crushed Butler 16-1 with 17 hits. Vandergrift beat New Castle 13-2 as Lenneth hit his 15th and 16th homers. Pony League scores include Hornell 10 Wellsville 4 and Bradford 11 Lockport 3. Exhibition results: Pittsburgh 1 Cleveland 0. New York 5 Allentown 3. Philadelphia 10 Allentown Interstate 3. International League: Baltimore 3-4 Jersey City 1-6. Syracuse 9 Newark 4. Toronto 16 Montreal 4. Szwedko eliminated in public links after losses to Langford and Karns.
Cleveland Indians veteran Don Black returned in a two inning stint in an exhibition with Pittsburgh. He allowed two doubles one single and four walks as Pittsburgh scored the game's only run in the second inning. Indians president Bill Veeck praised Black despite the loss.
East End defeated the Vets 5 to 3 to surge into a tie for first place in City League softball. Archie Wetmore pitched shutout until the sixth as East End moved ahead with runs in the first, third, and fifth. Joe Baressi homered for the Vets, who scored in the sixth and seventh. The game finished with East End 12 020 x and Vets 000 003 1.
PGA champ Sam Snead and Open winner Gary Middlecoff lead 186 pros and amateurs as the Dapper Dan tournament opens in Reading Pa. The event at Alcon Country Club highlights Ryder Cup hopes with Vic Ghears and others in contention. Top favorites include Gheagh Snead Middlecoff and Lloyd Mangrum. The pro winner earns 2600 with 1000 on the side for district pros all for charity. Johnny Gunsalves stops Polis Chavez in Oakland results blur.
In a Tuesday night final, Clymer defeated Lakewood 4 to 8 to claim the Chautauqua County Junior American Legion title. Clymer will play Wellsville Friday at Sherman Central School, with the tentative venue set for Olen’s Bradner Stadium. Ace pitcher Loomis allowed only two hits. all Clymer runs were unearned.
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