Indians Pitching Burden With Lemon Starring
Cleveland trudges with an unusual pitching load as Bob Lemon leads a home run surge. Hegan and Lemon highlight a struggling lineup while the Indians chase the Yankees in a key series.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1949
Page
7
Cleveland trudges with an unusual pitching load as Bob Lemon leads a home run surge. Hegan and Lemon highlight a struggling lineup while the Indians chase the Yankees in a key series.
Erie Sailors shutout the Vandererith Pioneers 7-0 in eight innings as rain halted play. Mobinstown and Butler split a doubleheader, Butler taking game one 2-0 and losing game two 16-11. Hemmant Siehl and Bill Torrey homered for New Castle in a 6-1 win over Youngstown. Oil City beat Uniontown 10-2 as George Vercopus drove in four with three singles.
Johnny Gulla of Pittsburgh leads after 36 holes with 441 while Billa, new Westmoreland County pro, shoots 60 in the afternoon round. Arnold Palmer and Carl Beljan chase as other top scores and prizes include 135, 75, 80, and 35 dollars to top finishers.
Baseball news from the national race features the St. Louis Cardinals taking a slim lead over the Brooklyn Dodgers with a 19 game homestand ahead while the Cleveland Indians surge past the New York Yankees to pull within three games. Vic Raschi and Satchel Paige split duties in a 4-2 Cleveland win as Early Wynns notches his eighth victory.
Results show Cleveland 4 New York 2 as the only game yesterday. Today New York versus Pittsburgh and other night games include Brooklyn at Chicago and Philadelphia at St. Louis with Boston at Cincinnati. Minor leagues note Wellsville 9 Jamestown 8 and other scores Rochester 14 Newark 5 Jersey City 12 Toronto 6 Baltimore 10 3 Buffalo 3 2 Syracuse 6 Montreal 5.
Results from city recreation leagues show Colemans leading the Major League playoffs 7 to 4 over Andersons. Junior Softball scores Tigers 1 Bulldogs 6 Gols 4 Mustangs 3. Pee Wee Dodgers 4 Cards 5 Braves 16 Cards 6. Giants top. Dodgers second in Pee Wee playoff race. VFW defeats Wattsburg 11 to 6 in independent match.
The USGA said it will consider Bobby Locke eligible for the Open despite the PGA banning him from across the Atlantic. PGA official George Schnelter cited Locke’s multiple violations of tournament rules. Locke said he faced “disgraceful treatment” and appealed to the British PGA secretary.
In Chicago on July 26 Heston's Ted Williams and Dom DiMaggio and Detroit's George Kell were in a virtual deadlock for the American League batting lead. Williams gained 12 points to tie Kell at 3 at the top. DiMaggio slipped to 41 with 41 points, while Kell rose to 389. Other top runners included Bob Dillinger 389, Roy Sievers 328, Gerry Priddy 218, Carl Michaels 310, Dale Mitchell 310, Johnny Pesky 306, Hank Majeski 298, and Appling 298.
The schedule shows Ajax versus Company Aj on July 26, Stanford Hose versus VFW on July 27, Gerry Bakery versus Company A on July 28, and Hast Had versus Ajax on July 20. Home teams are listed first for each contest and the games mark the completion of the third round.
Golfers paired for the Corry Country Club championship move to the second round this week. Eight winners from last week are drawn against new opponents including Dick Castor meeting Harry Krone, Charles Sbuss versus Guy Butters, Bill Dyckes against John Chillock, and Vic Crags with Lea Hoylen among other matches. Rain delay noted as pairings completed this week.
Gian Musial delivered a multi hit performance including a double and triple to boost the Cardinals past the Dodgers four to two. Satchel Paige worked for Cleveland while Barry Wynn relieved with two on and none out in the eighth to secure a 4-2 victory over the Yankees.
Blasdell hosts the Bombers in a high stakes game after a 14 to 7 loss in June. Expected starters include Nagle on the mound with Schmitt and Kennerdell in key field roles.
tonight's preliminary contest pits the bay expenses in taking Gladys Can old timers against the Junior held in North Hollywood Colb American Legion nine.
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