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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1957
Page
7
A partial OCR reading mentions charges and a location code LY 12481 with speculative references to a court case. Details are fragmented and names or exact actions cannot be confirmed from the legible text.
Milwaukee Braves win 3-1 over Giants as Hank Aaron and Joe Adcock sit. Dodgers sweep Cubs in two, with Duke Snider homering in both games. Cincinnati climbs within one game of third, while Phillies slump with four straight defeats. Yankees lead AL as White Sox fall. Braves, Dodgers post hot streaks amid shifting standings.
Meadville defeated Corry LL All-Stars 11 to 8 at Olin Bracken Field. Denny McEldowney left with an injured leg after a strong start. Meadville capitalized with seven runs in the fifth. Corry committed nine errors and fell behind early, with Montville rallying to seize a lead before Corey’s late push.
Derek Thubbson of Britain, a 34 year old paint salesman, clocked 3 57 2 at White City Stadium to break John Landy’s 1954 world record and win a landmark mile race. Ron Delany finished second as Stanislaw Jungwirth and Ken Wood also posted fast times amid a dramatic pace set by Michael Blagrove. Herb Flam and Vic Seixas advanced to the National Clay Courts semifinals in Chicago.
Four teen golfers reach the National Amateur Championships showing pro style play at Manor Country Club. Dive Leon and Rice Casibehn meet in an early semifinal while Mary Beck faces Sonny Mathvinde in the other. Beck is son of a Kinston pro. Beiden, Bealier, and Wiliam Wonweks are noted in quarterfinals. Little League results list Meanville, Corry, Beacon, Linesville, and Mohawk in regional games.
Erie Sport Store shut out McInnes Steel 4 0 in the Erie County American Legion League. Dan Ene led the offense with a first inning run and a third inning run on two singles and a double. Chuck Scott started for McInnes and took the loss. Ernie Yonswns relieved in the third. Grossman earned the win for Sport Store as McInnes dropped its second straight Legion contest.
Last night results show Meanville LL defeated Corry LL 11 to 8, Erie Sport Store 4, McInnes Steel Corry Legion 0. Teener League has Corry All Stars at Titusville this afternoon and Titusville versus Corry All Stars at Loveland Field at 6 PM. Minor League features Indians versus Braves. City Softball League lists McInnes Steel versus Elkinsville.
Rory Calhoun won the decision in a bitter ten round nationally televised fight. Frenchman Germinal Ballarin drew crowd backing but official judges and referee tallied Calhoun as the unanimous winner, with minor controversy on the AP scoring.
National League standings show Brooklyn, Milwaukee, and Cincinnati in tight race as results from yesterday list Brooklyn 6 Chicago 3 in 10 innings, Milwaukee 3 New York 1, Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 7 St. Louis 0. Today Chicago at Brooklyn, Milwaukee at New York, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Pittsburgh. Phillies shortstop Chico Fernandez hospitalized after a nasty laceration from collision with Chick Harmon during fifth inning.
The Corry Tennis Club at Mead Park launches a five event tournament starting Monday with 10 men’s singles first round matches. Matches run 6:30 PM weekdays, with postponed contests moved to the weekend. The schedule includes five divisions and finals slated for August.
In Titusville today the Teener Stars meet Titusville in the second round of the Stile Pony League championship after a first bye. Titusville won two forfeit games from New Bethlehem. Dick Sten, a former Corry boy, pitches for Titusville against Corry’s Bob. The lineup includes Wakefield, McNierney, Dewey, Beatson, Mallory, Rosequist, Madden, and Platt.
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals moved to fourth on the NL all-time list with 2,896 hits after going 1-for-4 in a 7-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 12th season milestone keeps him tied with Rogers Hornsby for the major league hits tally.
Andy Pafko fueled a 3-1 Braves victory over the Giants with two home runs driving in all three runs. Vern Law pitched for the Pirates and blanked the Cardinals 7-0, allowing nine singles, one walk, and four strikeouts.
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