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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
7
The St Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers split a doubleheader boosting the Cards into second place behind Milwaukee as the NL battle tightens. Chicago and New York won in the East while Detroit and Cleveland posted wins in the AL. Musial and Boyer led the Cardinals in a sweep tied to Wilhem and Schmidt in the split pair.
Dors Mueller hit a three run homer as the Giants won 4-3 over Cincinnati. Kuenn delivered a 10th inning homer to lift Detroit past Boston 2-1. Von McDaniel earned his first major league win with relief help from Wilhelm as the Cardinals beat Brooklyn 7-6. Wilhelm relieved Willard Schmidt with two on and none out in the sixth.
Belmont Stakes winner Gallant Man faces veterinary treatment after his eight length Belmont victory while Bold Ruler also heads to vaccination care. Trainer John Nerud plans trials for Gallant Man and targets future races including the Arlington Classic and American Derby. Bold Ruler receives vaccines for sleeping sickness.
Tonight numerous youth and amateur games headline action across Little League Teener and minor leagues. Matches include Elks against VFW and Aero facing Ajax while National Bank meets Raymonds and the Indians square off with Pirates.
The Corry Tennis Club will meet at Corry Area High School tonight at 7 o'clock in Room 108. The session will adjust start time from 7:30 and will organize a July tourney with nine divisions. All members and interested parties are urged to attend.
Ajax moved into a threatening position in Teener League by routing the Nationals 0-7 Saturday afternoon. Loomis earned the win with five strikeouts, while Scott doubled to spark a two run rally. Ajax improves to 4-2, Aero Supply sits 4-1, and a clash for sole first place is set for tomorrow at 5:16. The Bankers rallied late but fell short as Bob Bailey finished the effort.
Dick Mayer, 22, nicknamed the St. Petersburg pro, defeated Cary Middlecoff by seven strokes in a playoff at Tam O’Shanter. Mayer claimed $7,200 of a $30,000 purse, ending Middlecoff’s bid after two double bogies and a 79. He described the win as a dream like spectacle while noting his “allergy playoff” with Middlecoff.
Hollywood los angeles hosts a skeet shoot where C Mor gan from Youngstown Ohio defeats Don Jordan of Los Angeles 10 in points on Saturday night.
Giants tried Red Schoendienst to Braves for Bobby Thomson Ray Crone and Danny OConnell. Yankees and Athletics made an eight player deal sending Billy Martin and Ralph Terry to Kansas City and Harry Simpson to New York. Oceanport New Jersey describes The Crack winning the Select at Monmouth by one length for $23 300 purse with a $25 60 return.
The citys Minor League setup opened with tight matches as eight to ten year olds played on the diamond. Braves coached by Tony Spryers beat FrankBernard’s Yankees 7-0. Indians under Art Biker edged Ed Zenatsky’s Cadets 13-12 after a see-saw battle. Ray Blynt led Senators to a 24-25 result over John Kennedy’s Phathas with strong fielding. A rainout delayed Senators vs Thankees. rescheduled for Friday. Indians aim for a second win against Pirates at Corry Aves High School field tonight.
In Austin Tex Bob Gustowski of Occidental shattered his world pole vault mark with a lean of one foot to help Villanova clinch the NCAA team championship. In Glasgow Ireland Derek Thbotson posted a 3 68 4 mile clocking in a separate event.
The American League shows Chicma leading at 45 18 with New York at 33 22. Saturday results include Washington 9 Chicago 1 and Baltimore 8 Cleveland 3. Tomorrow's schedule lists all-night games and several matchups across Cleveland, Boston, Detroit, and New York.
The Cleveland Indians swept a doubleheader from the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 and 5-1 but failed to close on the Chicago White Sox. Barry Wynn logged his eighth win of the season, aided by homers from Al Smith and Dinie Williams. The Orioles counted a run in the nightcap on a Billy Gardner double and a Billy Goodman single.
The fourth-place Indians trailed early but roared back with two runs in the eighth to win. Baltimore led 1-0 after the first, then 2-1 after the second and third innings, but was shut down the rest of the game as Cleveland mounted the comeback.
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