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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1965
Page
9
The Cleveland Indians peered into the pennant race as Sammy McDowell Sonny Siebert and Luis Tiant carried a hot stretch. Siebert’s 3 hitter and 8 strikeouts powered a 5 0 win over the Senators as Cleveland climbed toward the top of the league standings.
Henry Cooper of England stopped Johnny Prescott to retain the Heavweights Empire title. The bout took place in Birmingham with Cooper successfully defending his championship status in a decisive victory.
Jol Downey threw a two hit shutout to lift the Elks over Corry Jamestown 2-0 at Bracken Field. Downey allowed three hits total and improved to 12- on the season while Dennis Spear fell to 0-2. The Elks produced both runs on a bases loaded walk, a Zajac single, and an error, with Dave Crowell delivering the game's only extra base hit a double.
Willie Stargell of the Pirates drove in three runs with his 15th homer and a single to lift Pittsburgh to a 4 4 win over St Louis. Claude Osteen of the Dodgers allowed only one hit, a second inning single by Jack Hiatt, as the National League leaders shut out San Francisco 3-0.
The Savings and Loan squad in the Erie County Legion baseball League opens a grueling stretch with five games in six days. George Sprovers’s Sav ings and Loaners face Waterford, Union City, Youngstown, Ashtabula, and Girard-Fairview in a packed schedule that tests pitching led by Tom Morton and Larry Persing. Jim Hammibad announces Jim Peck from Sherman, N.Y. will work out and may sign, with practice at Loveland Field set for 6 o clock.
ELYSBURG Pa AP rain marred opening of the state trapshooting tournament with five classes AA to D. About 150 contestants endured showers through the preliminary round. Norman Kessler Mount Carmel and Edward Kern Lebanon won two of three prelim events. A shoot-off in the third was postponed. Ken Herr Myerstown and William Piel New Philadelphia had perfect 100s at 16 yards and will shoot off the fifth today.
In Arlington Texas Austin defeated Dallas Fort Worth 2-1 in 25 innings, the longest game in the seven year history of the Texas League. Butler Powell delivered the winning run with a single after a five hour and ten minute marathon. The prior record was 24 innings, set by Harlingen and San Antonio on April 25, 1960, with Harlingen prevailing 4-9.
At Bellair Country Club, 44 year old Kel Nagle shot a 70 to lead the U S Open field as wind and a tough course vexed Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer who both stumbled with 78 and 76 respectively. Deane Berman Mason Rudolph and Gary Player also posted under par rounds.
Meadow Brook Dairy rallied from a 3-3 tie to overwhelm Erie County Plastics 9-8 in the nightcap. Pine Woods Inn edged Lorraine Hotel 32 as Hodie McLean limited the visitors to two hits and struck out 12. Dave Brooks powered Meadow Brook with three hits including two doubles, while Paul Clabbatt homered for Lorraine Hotel and Jerry Ware added two hits for Pine Woods.
Fred Abt posted a 592 series in Thursday Nite Mixed Doubles at VFW. Aht started 165 then rolled 204 and 223. Howard VanTassel had the top game with 236. Giz Tripp added 209 and Thelma Glagis led the women with 194.
Dick Steves delivered a bases loaded single in the seventh inning to turn the game in favor of the Yankees who edged the Pirates 5 to 4. Steves also doubled and scored on an error as New York rode four hits to a Junior League win at Loveland.
New York AP reports the NFL meeting to decide accepting Atlanta in 1966 while the AFL screens Philadelphia franchise applicants. Atlanta's 18 million stadium project hinges on a July 1 deadline set by the Atlanta Stadium Authority.
Teammates Jim Clapp and Nad a double and Bill Blynt a single for the Pirates. Four hits total, all singles, with Denis Harrison recording two and Dan Taylor and Dan Clark one each. Larry Hasbrouck was the winning pitcher, Harrison the losing pitcher.
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