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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1956
Page
7
A fragmented OCR page outlines a chaotic search involving dates, places, and names. The text mentions September 1 and various locations, with garbled, partial references to people, teams, and events, reflecting a distressed sports notes page.
The Elks defeated C-1 In 4-1 as Till thesveey mans and Gow led with strong hitting. After three quick innings the Elks added two runs in the fourth and another in the sixth while their pitcher kept the visitors scoreless until late.
Nashua is expected to start as a prohibitive favorite in the $100,000 Monmouth Park Handicap to be run at a mile and one sixteenth with eight rivals. The 3 year old Nashua carries 129 pounds and will concede weight to his rivals, while Manotick and Miel Jinx are among the top contenders. The field includes Needles Find Summer Tan Jet Action Fisherman and more as the long odds race unfolds at Monmouth Park.
The report lists several top performances and leaders across teams with hitter and pitch details. Names include Mantle, Williams, and Musial among others, with scores and standings noted in a chaotic summarized tally of games, player marks, and team results from the season.
Montreal defeated Burfato 8 to 3 as Burfato went 4 for 7 at the plate. Columbus beat Miami 7 to 1 with Haynim collecting 5 and Hichmond 1. Hochestir at Torniite postponed.
In New York at Madison Square Garden Orlindo Zulueta of Cuba defeated Ludwig Lightburn of British Honduras by decision over ten rounds. In Tacoma Pat McMurtry of Tacoma beat Ezzard Charles of Cincinnati on points across ten rounds.
Galveston Tex Babe Zaharias undergoes a five hour operation to sever nerve tracks causing leg pain from cancer. Doctors fear partial paralysis but report she is resting well and conscious, with husband George at her side. The Babe, 42, has fought cancer since 1953 and received numerous messages as her cancer fund grows. Pony League results follow.
The American League standings show New York leading with 54 wins and .675, Cleveland 44 28 .571 behind, Boston 42 95 .545, Detroit 35 43 .449, Baltimore 34 44 .438, and Washington 2 32 .386. Today Cleveland visits New York, Detroit goes to Washington, Kansas City to Baltimore, and Chicago hosts Boston. yesterday Boston beat Chicago 5 4, New York defeated Cleveland 10 0, Kansas City toppled Baltimore 3 2, and Washington beat Detroit 12 11. In the National League Milwaukee leads at 44 30 .595, Cincinnati 44 32 .579, Philadelphia 34 43 .442, Chicago 32 42 .424, New York 30 41 .311. Today Philadelphia at Cincinnati and Brooklyn at Milwaukee, with several results from last day including Chicago over Pittsburgh 7 4 and Milwaukee 8 6.
A Sunday radio log lists sign on at 1AM to 1PM blocks with church services from Rev. Lindsey DeBoer Harris and others, including Nazarene, Baptist, Evangelical United Brethren, and Mennonite services, plus programs like The Voice of Prophecy and World Find Local News. Cleveland versus Boston baseball noted before sign off.
At Madison Square Garden Zulueta, a 28 year old Cuban, edged Lightburn in a tight boxing match. Scoring 64 on a referee card and two judges 5-4-1, with a seventh round deduction for a low blow by Lightburn, the crowd of about 1,500 and ringside newsmen favored Lightburn, while AP tabs read 6-4-1 for Lightburn.
Yesterday's stars include pitching ace Eturdivant with an eight win, two-hitter streak, retiring the final 14 hitters as New York blanked Cleveland. Offense spurred by Adcock and Braynen, who slammed their 14th and 35th homers including a grand slam, while King collected four hits in a doubleheader sweep that moved the Braves back atop the standings.
Casper, a 25 year old making his second pro season, led the fourth annual open golf tournament at Royal Quebec with a second straight 68 and a 136 halfway total eight under par. He holds a one stroke lead over veterans Ted Kroll and Jimmy Demaret as third round begins.
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