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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1958
Page
7
A damaged clipping fragment mentions a death and a cemetery notice. Names and precise details are unclear due to OCR errors, but it references a person dying and a burial or interment event. Further readable specifics are not present in the fragment.
Moscow reports the United States and Soviet Union clash in a two day track meet with the Soviets leading 172 to 170 overall. Rafer Johnson sets a world decathlon record 6302 points as American and Soviet athletes thrill the crowd.
In Southampton Sammy Glammalva of Houston and Ham Richardson of New Orleans led first round wins at the Meadow Club Invitation Racing meeting. Trodden Way won the Rockville Centre Handicap at Jamaica. Kit's Pet topped the feature at Monmouth in Oceanport New Jersey.
Detroit and Boston met in a 5 4 score while Chicago beat Washington 6 to 5 and New York topped Kansas City 14 to 7. Tomorrow’s games include Boston at Detroit and Baltimore at Cleveland among others with several suspended or completed games noted.
Three college coaches condemned the pro football draft yesterday as unfair to others. Bud Wilkinson of Oklahoma led the charge before a Senate antimonopoly subcommittee, arguing only players of rare ability or those pursuing pay for graduate education should enter the professional game. Duffy Daugherty of Michigan State and Bowden Wysh of Tennessee joined in criticizing the draft.
The season's top hitters and pitchers are listed by league. Key figures include Stan Musial and Willie Mays leading National League batting, Hank Aaron and Warren Spahn among leaders, plus Ken Johnson and Whitey Ford among American League leaders and award-worthy performances across runs, RBIs, doubles, triples, and home runs for 225 or more games.
Yesterday's stars include Al Kaline of Detroit who collected four hits drove in two runs and scored once in a 5-4 Tigers win over Boston. Ruben Gomez of the Giants held Philadelphia to four hits in a doubleheader sweep 3-2 and 2-1, recording his first win since May 25.
In Sydney Billy Todd defeated Derby Brown on points in a 140 pound bout in Australia. In Mexico City Davey Moore outpointed Kid Anahuac in the 127 pound match.
Bad weather washed out three major Corry area contests including Corty’s II versus Millcreek Seneca in Little League and Teener League first rounds. Ajax and Raymonds play tonight at 6, with junior and city leagues rescheduled. American Junior Legion game at Ainsworth Field drew scouts despite Corry players going unpicked.
In New York Di Biase will train with the National Guard at Camp Drum Waters Town for two weeks following a strenuous 10 round unanimous win over Jimmy Archer at St Nicholas Arena. Archer bled from cuts around both eyes as the New Yorker pressed through the bout.
Yankee slugger Mickey Mantle returned from a bruised forearm to power New York past Kansas City 14-7, hitting two homers and a single during a seven-game surge that raised his season average to .204. Gil McDougald and Bob Cerv each hit two-run shots as the win widened the Yankees' lead over Boston to 15 games. Chicago White Sox beat Washington 6-5, aided by Nellie Fox's run-scoring triple. The night also featured boxers Tony Di Biase and Charley Joseph winning decisions.
Di Biase, 22, weighed 151 pounds, edged Archer in a close confrontation as judges Castellano Gordon and Eb tallied scores. AP card showed Di Biase winning 5-4-1 with a unanimous 6-4 from the referee.
Aimed at vacation safety the article urges parents to keep firearms unloaded at home lock ammunition and teach safe handling at home on range and in hunting. It promotes father son camping trips to build trust and close bonds through shared activity and conversations fostering responsible use of guns.
The Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 with a late rally after lineup tweaks by manager Bill Rigney. Alou hit a decisive homer in the fifth, then a fielding error in the ninth allowed the winning run to score, moving San Francisco within a point of first place Milwaukee.
National Football League teams will launch a 36 game exhibition schedule August 15 to prepare for the regular season. Commissioner Bert Bell announced opening action on August 16 with the Detroit Lions facing the College All-Stars in Chicago.
Cleveland’s Rocky Colavito faced the Reds in a 4-3 exhibition loss. Colavito pitched two innings, fanning five and yielding one hit as manager Joe Gordon weighs him as a part time relief pitcher. Reds starter George McWilliams, a Mississippi State alum with Palatka in the Florida State League, worked the full route and allowed eight hits.
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