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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1955
Page
7
Yankees win the opening game of a four game set in Cleveland 3 2 as Williams and teammates rally after a 9 1 lead. Morgan and Konstanty preserve the win with relief in a tense ninth, extending New York's AL lead while bullpen dominance continues.
Minnie Minoso, once a spark for the White Sox, has gone 16 straight appearances without a hit after a beaning by Bob Grim of the Yankees on May 16. He was batting .320 with 19 homers, 11 triples, 116 RBIs, 18 steals, and led the AL with 106 total bases earlier in the season. Now at .244 with a long slump, teammates and fans await a rebound as he vows to "tear 'em apart" when he breaks out.
Moose defeats VFW 16-1 as Tinker Casler dominates on the mound with 15 strikeouts and four perfect innings. Jim Reagle leads the offense with a double and two singles in three trips, while Moogeaanee Baike and Corty Jamestown report the league standings and major leaders across the American and National circuits with names like Ashbury, Snider, Mantle, Kaline, and Newcombe noted among top stats. The page also lists batting averages, RBIs, and pitching records in scattered league summaries.
Maureen Connelly, 20, wed at St Patrick’s in San Diego. Officiated by Archbishop Buddy, the Catholic convert and mixed-religion ceremony pairs the tennis star with Sr Hes Norman Brinker. After a brief California honeymoon they tour Europe, with Connelly bound for Wimbledon coverage for the San Diego Union and London Daily Mail.
Carmen Basilio, the 28-year-old Canastota native and ex-Marine, stopped Tony DeMarco in 1:52 of the 12th round at War Memorial Auditorium to claim the welterweight title. DeMarco earned about $60,000. Basilio about $30,000. Attendance reached 9,170 with gate and broadcast revenue over $169,000, while three regional telecasts added $6,400 in closed circuit sales. DeMarco stood strong until a right hook in the 10th sent him to the canvas twice, with Basilio dominating the later rounds before the stoppage.
Casler and Reagle pace the Moose in the Tuttle Lane batting race with Casler at 16 hits in 27 at bats for a .592 average and Reagle at 15 for 25 for a .520 mark. Others include Wester at .500 Mitchell .481 Paulson .481 McVicker 428 Stewart 428 Grice 407 Duma .334 Grinder .321 McMullin .422 Ah! .316 Ecklund .304 Migliaccio .300.
Baseball standings show Brooklyn leading with 41 wins and 12 losses, New York 26, Chicago 22, Philadelphia 22, Milwaukee 20, Cincinnati 2, and Pittsburgh 39. Today’s slate includes Brooklyn at Chicago and St. Louis at New York among others. yesterday Brooklyn defeated Chicago 7 to 0.
In an International League contest, Havane led Rochester 4 to 1 after seven and a half innings when rain suspended play. The game will be completed at a later date with Havane holding the lead.
Incomplete report shows scores from early round games with teams like Forest State Colgate Colorado State Western Michigan Arizona Oklahoma A&M and Massachusetts. The legible lines indicate a Forest State 1 Colgate 0 score and Western Michigan 4 Arizona 1 with other results unclear.
Nashua, winner of the Preakness and Derby favorite for the 87th Belmont at Belmont Park, faces eight lesser rivals. Post time around 4 35 p.m. EDT. Nashua seeks to extend earnings past 600000 as he eyes the turf triple crown in a field lacking major stakes winners compared with past years.
Pennsylvania boxing probe widens as Alfred McKlein cites evidence gamblers contacted fighters. Commission acts after May 10 shutter of shows and the MeDeros Johnson fight controversy. Belmont odds and Nashua turf figures appear as unrelated racing notes.
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