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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1955
Page
7
Veteran pitchers Byrne Trucks and Dickson delivered strong outings as the Yankees, White Sox, and Phillies won. Byrne limited Detroit to three runs, Trucks blanked Baltimore for his 5th straight win, and Dickson allowed four hits in a 3-0 Phillies win.
The 44th annual NCAA championships begin with preliminaries this afternoon and finals tomorrow. About 300 athletes from 90 schools compete, with USC favored to win a seventh straight team crown. Strong challengers include Manhattan, Penn State, Michigan, Illinois, Texas, UCLA, and Minnesota.
The Moose defeated the Elks 15 to 1 in five innings to clinch the first half title in Little League. Bob Casler pitched a three hitter for his fourth win as Jim Reagle and Bob Grice fueled the offense with key hits. Aero Supply stayed tied for first with Rog ers Steel after a 13 to 7 Teener League win, with Les Utegg earning the victory and Skip Lindsey delivering a three run triple as the Steelmen and leaders combined for a high scoring afternoon.
San Francisco reports Tommy Bolt shot a sparkling 3-under 67 at Olympic Country Club to take a three stroke lead into the second round of the National Open. Walker Inman Jr. sits even at 70, Jack Burke 71, and Ben Hogan 72 as players grapple with rough conditions and tighter fairways.
Bradford reports a compact Pony League card with Hamilton leading six to one over Hornell, Wellsville tallying eight, and Erle recording six, reflecting a set of ongoing junior baseball results.
National League standings show Brooklyn leading with 44 wins, Chicago 34, New York 91, Milwaukee 29, Philadelphia 25, Cincinnati 24, St. Louis 24, and Pittsburgh 19. Tonight’s schedule includes Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and New York at Milwaukee among others. yesterday Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 6-5 and St. Louis beat Pittsburgh 5-0. American League standings list New York top with 40 wins, Chicago 20, Washington 28, Kansas City 22, Baltimore 19, Cleveland 18, Detroit 22, Boston 19, and others. last night Cleveland beat Washington 8-5 and Chicago defeated Baltimore 8-0. Last night’s boxing: Vic Elson knocked out Felix Vargas in Los Angeles.
The Corry Legion Juniors defeated Edinboro 7 to 2 in Edinboro. Patsoy Notte and Art Pitts supported pitcher John Maloney who yielded two hits. Corry tallied one in the first four in the second and two in the fifth while Edinboro managed only two safeties. A home game may debut Sunday if plans are finalized. details in tomorrow’s paper.
Archie Moore worked to shed weight for the 170 pound limit as he prepared for a title defense against middleweight champion Bobo Olson. Dr. Vincent Nardiello said Moore will weigh in easily and still has backing from the New York State Athletic Commission for a September shot at Rocky Marciano. International League noted Columbus 7 Syracuse game scheduled.
Ralph Jones of Yonkers New Jersey and Ernie Durando of Bayonne New Jersey clash in the final Friday night MSG show. Jones a 12 to 5 favorite in a 10 round bout airing on NBC. Durando, once a regular, returns after a Feb 4 loss to Kid Gavilan. Jones brings a 44 14 39 record. Durando 39 19 4. Durando has 28 knockouts to Jones nine.
Yesterday's baseball notes highlight Tommy Byrne of the Yankees pitching a complete game over Detroit, his team’s first since June 1, fanning nine, yielding four hits in a 3-2 win. Ted Kluszewski of the Red Dogs had a two homer, three hit game in 10th inning rally to beat Brooklyn 6-5, tying Duke Snider for a major league lead with 20 home runs.
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