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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1947
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR readout mentions an unnamed pantlantic state senate seat and unity issues. No clear candidate names or locations could be confirmed from the readable text. Further lines are required for a concrete item.
The Cory Merchants struggle with offense and pitching depth as veterans shoulder most load while infield shuffles continue. Vern Group and Russ Cassett hold mound duties amid added hitting, with Daniel and Willard Marshall among top hitters. The article notes league context, rookie prospects, and an upcoming golf tourney and Legion title pursuit as local sports morale grows.
Heavily garbled local boxing report lists names including Calli Vinnie Whies aged 58 from Sthenectagy New York and Charlie El Hart from Louisville Kentucky with references to Tommy Mills 44 of Valley Stream New York, indicating a staged event in confusion.
The third urthwoten Rite League event will be held at North Hast on Monday morning at 10 a.m. Several Corry gimners will leave early to attend the shoot at the Grape ety.
Blackwell continued his impressive streak with 16 consecutive wins, distancing himself from historic records. The Reds defeated the Phillies 5 3 at Oriole Field after Phillies loaded the bases with one out but failed to drive in more than one run. Musial led the St Louis attack with four hits, while Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 4 1 to stay atop the standings. The Yankees swept Chicago White Sox 14 3, and Detroit edged Boston 9 5 as pennant races tighten. Washington’s Mickey Haefner earned three hits in a 4 1 win over Cleveland.
Proximity, a five year old mare owned by Ralph and Gordon Ver hurst of Victor, won the $25,000 invitation trot at Roosevelt Raceway. Driven by Clint Hodgkins, she beat Algiers by a quarter length, setting a track record at 2:02 as 92947 spectators watched. Proximity paid 26.50 to win with Algiers paying 28.0 to place and 24.0 to show. Sauls finished second choice, paying 3.00 for a show.
Union City junior baseball edged Corry Moose Nine 3 1 after a scoreless first five frames. Wes Farmer allowed three hits as starter while Ken Harvey relieved with a sore arm. Two Union City runs came on fielding errors in a pivotal sixth. The loss drops Corry from first in the four team league table.
The Cony Merchants meet the Titusville Merchants in the third game of their series this Sunday afternoon at the local venue. Manager Vera Group will likely start the hill for Titusville against Maddec, with a likely same lineup as last Sunday’s win over Pleasantville.
Hal Gilbert hit a 430 foot homer with one on in the ninth to lift the Erie Sailors past the Niagara Falls Frontiers 6 to 5 in Middle Atlantic League action. Vandergrift won the opener 6 to 2 and lost the nightcap 8 to 1. Walter Keriy hit two homers for the Yanks in the Ats zone. Joe Palanelli delivered a two run homer for Oil City as they beat Youngstown 9 to 7. Uniontown split a doubleheader, taking the first 7 to 3 and the second 12 to 5 as they stretch their win streak to five.
American League leaders include DiMaggio and Pesky in hits, Williams and Heath in home runs, Dillinger in steals, and Feller in strikeouts. Cleveland and Boston pitchers Harder and Blackwell lead in wins and strikeouts. National League leaders feature Mize in runs batted in and hits, Slaughter in doubles, Mize in home runs, and Walker in triples. Also reports strongarm results from boxing bouts in Worcester and Long Beach with Hayes, Hudson, Horde, Serrano, and others.
Baseball notes show Greenberg and Feller pairing on a trip while teams meet today. Games listed include Chicago at New York, Cleveland at Washington, Detroit at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Boston. Also regional scores show Syracuse Y-4 Rochester 2-1 Buffalo 9 Newark 1-11 Baltimore 6- Montreal 5-14 amid league standings for Middle Atlantic area with several small clubs.
Yesterday's results show Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 1 and Chicago 5 New York 3. St Louis 5 Boston 1 and Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia 4 matchups. Night games Brooklyn at Pittsburgh New York at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati Boston at St Louis.
Pasquel arrived to sign Bob Feller for a barnstorming tour through Mexico while awaiting Indians’ east coast return. A Mexican baseball operator eyes bringing Negro players south of the border. Chandler’s 1 year ban on post season barnstorming remains, not covering the 10 day window after season end. Elmer Ray outpoints Evrard Charles in New York boxing card.
Wilkes-Barre defeated Bety 7-4 in the first game of the second round of the Pennsylvania amateur baseball tournament. Duquesne’s Ford Gily pitched a 9-1 win in the final game of the first round. A second-round game was set for tonight.
The battle for fourth place in the Ony Laselle standings tightened as the Lockport Reds, led by strong late play, defeated the league leaders Domestown Paleons 4-3. Batavia Goppers, Wellsville Red, Hamilton Rec Wings, and Wellsville remain near the fourth spot with multiple close games affecting the margin.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Ted Williams, Red Sox and Reds with uncertain phrases about home runs, hits, teams and season notes. Names and details are garbled, making coherent event or outcome impossible to confirm.
Elmer Ray upset Charles in a Madison Square Garden heavyweight bout, claiming a shot at Joe Louis’ title. Report notes crowd energy, judge scores, and speculation on a future bout in November at the Garden.
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