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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1956
Page
7
An assorted series of sports notes reports Glimbre aiming to secure a TV televised win as rival teams field strong lineups. Mentions of players and broadcasts hint at upcoming matchups, with commentary on standings and media attention shaping expectations.
A jumble of sports items mentions teams, venues, and players, highlighting a busy night across colleges and schools. Amid names and fragments, it notes games at Sehnert and Westie Systemaugull, with references to players, coaches, and scores, but specifics remain unclear due to garbled text.
Boston pitcher Brewer earned the win in a spring training 9-4 victory, aiding a split with Cleveland as the Red Sox and Indians Cubs exchanged innings. The article details Brewer’s performance, other pitchers touched, and lineup notes from a sunlit spring game with North Carolina-born talent highlighted.
The column lists today and tomorrow schedules for multiple teams including Kansas City Washington Chicago New York Boston with yesterday’s results showing varied scores. It also outlines rational league standings and a few boxing bouts in New York Toronto San Francisco highlights with scattered names and incomplete details.
The event opener features Pauli beat referrye Babty Bnanty and the A team. In the eighth inning Grote hits two homers fueling Mie Runsus Cue runs. Vile Ratios claim win with Alex Kullhoe taking the nightcap and earning key advantage for his team.
The Elks beat the VFW 6-4 in a Little League game as Bob Mignaccia earned his third win of the year, holding the Vets to four hits. Lefty Correll had two hits and two RBIs for the Elks who led with three-run rallies in the second and fourth innings. In the Teener game Ernie Vanssens pitched to defeat Aero’s trio of hurlers Steen, Casler and Fitzgerald as Bankers won with solo runs in the third, fourth and sixth, LeRoy Rieck scoring on Dave Carlson’s single for the only earned run. Aero’s loss gave National Bank a share of first place. Winning pitcher Janssens, losing Steen. Umpires Fleming and DeLury.
The Braves, once leading the league, dropped to second division after a 6-2 defeat to Philadelphia. Gene Conley struggled on the mound since June 1, losing to Pittsburgh and Brooklyn and failing to steady Milwaukee. Del Crandall last homered on June 7 against the Dodgers as Milwaukee’s power waned following a hot stretch with 18 homers in four games.
New York reports a pivotal two game series in Cincinnati between the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Pittsburgh Pirates with the Redlegs a half game ahead for first place. The piece notes Bob Friend’s standout NL pitching totals including 10 wins 112 innings 9 complete games 71 strikeouts and a 2.65 ERA.
Yankees star Mickey Mantle sits two homers behind Babe Ruth after 61 games as Ruth’s 1927 pace of 21st homer in a season cited. record pace noted with Bird’s game context and Mantle’s continued power surge.
The American Legion junior baseball team known as the Legion Nine is to report at the home on Pista Avenue at 8 o clock wearing Arquéportations for the Knipito Mkulevile. Managers Patncy Notte and Atti Pitts seek a solid preview of their squad ahead of the Erie County League opener scheduled next week.
Elchynski-Esso defeated Fox Keystone 18 to 10 in City Softball League action, creating a three way tie for first with St Thomas. Don Chase collected three hits and four runs as the winners sparked four run bursts in the first, second, fifth and seventh innings with R Chase earning the mound win. Fox Keystone’s Wetmore took the loss after a five run first inning.
The Church Softball Loop opens this evening at Mead Park with Methodist versus Lutheran and all games at 8 o'clock. The schedule lists matchups from June 15 through August 14 including Presbyterians Baptists Salvation Army Assemblies of God Lutherans Army Assemblies and more.
Teddy Brenner plans rematch between Gaspar Ortega and Gene Poirier after a television 10 round bout at St Nicholas Arena. Ortega, the 6-5 favorite, edged Poirier in a split decision amid a nose-blooded, action-packed rally with six clinches total and both fighters weighing 151 pounds.
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