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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1961
Page
7
Detroit Tigers surge atop the AL with 61 home runs as eight players share the power, led by Colavito, Cash, and Brown. They beat Minnesota as Cleveland, New York, Boston and other clubs jockey for position, with Jim H river? Noting several homers and key wins in a full Sunday slate.
The Cleveland Indians swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in a doubleheader yesterday by scores of 5-3 and 8-4, extending their winning streak to six games. Wynn Hawkins improved to 5-2 in the nightcap, while Jim Perry earned a win in game one. Perry ended a four game personal skid, with relief by Bob Allen and Frank Punk. Tito Francona went 2-for-4 with two runs in the nightcap. Rickey honored in Pittsburgh as Dale Carnegie International human relations award goes to Alyta Branch Rickey Sr. for longstanding Pirates leadership.
Summer recreation basketball debuts in Corry with eight Senior High and eight Junior High teams under coach Ron Schrecengost. Games on outdoor courts start tonight with four per evening, featuring teams named Trotters Eagles Hawks Pirates Panthers Celtics Knicks and Cards for Senior and Junior High divisions. Rosters list 16 teams and players, while Thursday matches repeat opening pairings. Steelers sign three players to 1961 contracts including Gary Chestang and Mike Herity.
Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret powered the United States to a second consecutive Canada Cup by totaling 560 strokes at Dorado Beach. Snead set a record 272 and Demaret added 288 to edge Australia’s Thomson-Nagle pair and capture the team title. Individual leader Snead posted 272, ahead of Nakamura, O Connor, and Balding.
Sunday results list Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, Kansas City, Washington, Detroit, Minnesota with scores. Saturday shows Kansas City 8 Washington 0, Baltimore 3 Boston 1, Cleveland 9 Los Angeles 4, Chicago 6 New York 5 in 13 innings, Detroit 2 Minnesota 1. Weekday and multi game lineups include Deralt at Chicago and other matchups. National League standings show Los Angeles leading with 29 20, Cincinnati 27 19, San Francisco 27 19, Pittsburgh 23 20, Milwaukee 20 25, Chicago 19 27, Philadelphia 14 29.
Harry Smith of St. Louis won the El Paso Open Bowling Tournament with 127.07 points in the $20,000 event, earning 82,500 in prize money. Ray Bluth of St. Louis finished second with 123 points and 2,000 in winnings. J. B. Solomon of Dallas placed third with 122.11 points and 1.00.
Ed Moran former Penn State athlete won the mile at the New York Athletic Club outdoor games on Saturday night in a record 4 10.2 seconds, clipping two tenths of a second off the previous mark in Pelham Manor New York AP report.
A chaotic senior league season unfolds as Giants rally to a 42 win while Devers, Miller, and Williams figure prominently in early innings. Red Dodgers, Reds, and Brewers contend for control as Maloney and Spahi deliver standout pitching efforts. Phillies debut strong, Pirates stumble, and Braves showcase offense in mixed results across the circuit.
Mary Carry Back, the Derby and Preakness winner, suffered a left front ankle injury after a Belmont Stakes run. The colt, owned by Katharine Price of Miami and trained by her husband Jacob, arrived lame at Monmouth Park from New York. Jockey Johnny Sellers reported a rough trip as the horse finished seventh amid race-film reviews and veterinary checks.
A scrambled list of league leaders across batting and pitching categories. Names include Brandt, Piensall, Rink-Colavito, Wood, Gentile, Cash, Piersall, Robison, Power, Romano, Taples, Howser, Versalles, Ramos, Barber, Moon, Altman, Bolling, Wills, Cepeda, Aaron, Clemente, Virdon, Miller, Porrazoski, Duffilo, and Williams. The fragment cites runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, batting averages, on-base stats, and strikeouts with team affiliations Baltimore Cleveland Detroit Minnesota Los Angeles San Francisco Pittsburgh Milwaukee Chicago and others.
Local sports card shows Teenet and Little Leagues resuming play at Love land Pietd with the Braves leading the Teenet title race two games ahead of the Yankees. In Little League, Reacher Weld leads Moose, Tony sproveri, and Sans Byles as they chase second place while Cory Tigh Held hosts a pivotal clash that could shake the standings.
World welterweight champion Emile Griffith stands $50,000 richer with the crown intact and eyes a future middleweight title clash against a young New Yorker. Promoter Teddy Bronner and matchmaker Mitch Bronner are lining up a September Madison Square Garden bout, with Benny Paret of Chiba as a possible opponent.
The weekly Guys and Dolls golf event at Corry County saw the Chillocks take first place while Ausharidestide wit Want Date won second. Marge Wolcott finished third as Roger and Cleo Brown claimed a pairing victory. The Browns earlier won the first event three weeks ago.
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