Musings on a rainy day about baseball legends
A rambling column critiques the Detroit Tigers fifty 15 games under .500 while praising stars like Stan Musial and DiMaggio. It touches on Casey Stengel quips, Pete Duranko, Pete Rose era prophecies, and notes high price ringside seats for Liston Cassius, plus a boxing score and various baseball trivia.
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Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Bengals
Yanks
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Joe Louis
John L. Sullivan
Boston Strong Boy
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Ken Boyer
Dick Groat
Bill White
Cardinal
Phillie Harry
Walker
Casey Stengel
Babe Ruth
Case
Stan Musial
Nellie Fox
Jery
Frank
Steve
Bruno
Pete
Cassius
Pete Duranko
Notre’ Darhd“saphogamore
Johnstown
New Castle
Chuck ‘Tanner
Corry
Quincy
Don Newcomb
Bob Friend
Juan Marichal
Sandy Listuo-Floyd
Patterson
Cleveland Indians
Mel Triplett
Cleveland Browns
Dimimy Piersall
Frankie Fontaine
Sammy Watkins
Indians
Cliff Halcomb
Jack Nicklaus
Stuart
George Altman
Joe DiMaggio
Ty Cobb
Washington Senators
John Kennedy
New York Yankees
Archie Moore
Sonny Liston
Cassius Clay
Liston
Cassius Wii
White Sox 2 Back Cincinnati On Move
Dailey relieves for Twins in 9 4 win over White Sox. Yankees extend streak. Boston tops Detroit as Indians rally with Alvis slam. Berra returns to field with two home runs. Orioles, Senators suffer losses. Kindall and Azcue lead Cleveland.
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Associated Press
Bill Dailey
Minnesota
Dailey
Twins
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Max Alvis
Baltimore
Kansas City
Los Angeles Angels
Richardson
Jim Coates
Senators
Coates
Marshall Bridges
Yogi Berra
New York
Stuart
Red Sox
Arnold Earley
Schilling
Harley
Jim Bunning
Hank Soar
Roman Mejias
Indians
Orioles
Jerry Kindall
Alvis
Joe Azcue
Woodie Held
Jim Gentile
Dick Hall
Jerry Walker
Reds and Pirates Shine In Busy MLB Night
Cincinnati starter Jim O'Toole improved to 13-3 with a 2.01 ERA as the Reds beat Philadelphia while the Pirates toppled Cincinnati. Chicago Cubs routed Houston 5-0 behind Larry Jackson's shutout. Denny Lemaster homered for Milwaukee in a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh. Mets idle but drew 50,000 at Yankee Stadium in an exhibition loss to New York. Bears noting Williams and Crott contributions among scattered homers across the league.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Minnesota
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Detroit
Washington
W. le Pet
San Francisco
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Cincinnati
Chicago Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Associated Press
Jim O'Toole
Violet Teague
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Houston Colts
Denny Lemaster
Milwaukee Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Mets
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Mets
Lary Jackson
Billy Williams
Cubs
Williams
Dick Crott
S Lemaster
Pirates
Harvey Haddix
Eddie Mathews
Braves
Ron Brand
Three Women Lead Ladies Day Golf at Corry Club
Three golfers dominated Corry Country Club Ladies Day yesterday. Ann Chillock shot the gross winner 95, Elma Castor 103, and Kay Cassett 105 to take the top three spots. Elma led net with 74, Ann 76, Kay 88. A two hole medal tournament will follow.
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Corry Country Club
Ann Chillock
Elma Castor
Kay Cassett
Ann
Elma
Kay
Hodges Grief Over Tough Mets Start As Manager
New York AP reports Gil Hodges, new Mets manager, endures 22 defeats in 29 games, including eight straight losses and late innings collapses. Hodges, famed Dodgers veteran and World Series figure, sits in silence after a 5-4 loss to the Yankees as Mets struggle to rebound. The piece notes his past playing highs and the abrupt shift to managing a struggling club.
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New York
Gil Hodges
Brooklyn
Bobby Thomson
Mets
Hodges
Washington
Gil
Dodgers
Senators
New York Yankees
Indians Rally Behind Alvis Grand Slam to Beat Orioles 11 8
In a six run seventh inning Max Alvis of the Indians belted a grand slam to snap a 7-7 tie and lift Cleveland to an 11-8 victory over Baltimore. Larry Jackson earned a 5-0 shutout over Houston as the Cubs improved to 6 and 0.
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Max Alvis
Indians
Cleveland
Baltimore
Larry Jackson
Cubs
Sau
Houston
McInnes Nine Falls to Erie Nine 8-3 at Loveland Field
McInnes Junior Legion team committed eight errors and struck out ten times as Erie Sport Store led 4-0 after two innings and stretched the lead to 8-3. Tom Prinz doubled, Larry Greer tripled, and Harald Bromley worked the mound for Corry in a loss that drops McInnes to 1-5 in seven games. next up, a Sunday 2:30 matchup with Girard at Loveland Field.
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Fatsey Notte
Tom Prinz
John Faulkner
Jim Black
Larry Greer
Lee Miller
Harald Bromley
McTnnes
Prinz
Greer
Bromley
Corry
McInnes
Girard
Loveland Field
Erie Sport Store
McInnes Lepion
Wheatland, Schuster and
Wedeik
Dan Smith
Tuzeinski
Dance
Frisina
May
Bowl Aire Mixed Doubles League tops and player scores
Barb Temples 511 led the Mixed Doubles League at Bowl Aire with a 511 series and singleton 180. Mary Pantle 191 and Janetta Middleton 176 followed as top scorers. Bob Bunt 205 and Paul Hurlbut 229 also posted solid scores as teams battled in the league standings. Pirates sign four players to 1963 minor league contracts in Pittsburgh farm system with assignments to Kingsport in the Appalachian Rookie League.
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Barb Temple
Bowl Aire
Mary Pantle
Janetta Middleton
Cimek Hess
Paul Hurlbut
George Beardsley
Bob Bunt
BowlAire
Rusty Rollers
Pirates
FOU
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirate
George
Johnson
Center Cross
Robert W. Golden
Leicester
N. C
Job C. Woolard
Washington
Steve Jones
Lebanon
Enn
Kingsport
Tenn
Nicklaus Faces Hard Open Round As Slump Continues
In Brookline Massachusetts Arnold Palmer Gary Player challenge early as Jack Nicklaus, seven strokes back after a 76, admits frustration over his worst round since 1939. The 11.8 Owen golf championship resumes today with Gajcia leading and several contenders chasing.
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Brookline
Mass
Owen
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Ipro
Bob Gajcia
Corry Jamestown Clinches Crown In Little League
Corry Jamestown clinched the league crown by defeating Elks 7-4 at Bracken Field. Larry Jamestown led Steel Agers with a 12 hit attack including Balog and Brown homers, Hasbrouck earned the win while Schwab took the loss as CJ has seven straight wins after a season opener loss.
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Larry Jamestown
Elks
Bracken Field
Steel Agers
VFW
Joe Baressi
Mike Balog
Dennis Brown
Verna
George Pain
Balog
Brown
Larry Hasbrouck
Pain
Hasbrouck
Ford
Ellis
Sonny Liston Patterson Punchlines Sparkling Prefight Banter
In New York Cassius Clay jokes about Floyd Patterson ahead of their July 22 Las Vegas heavyweight title bout. Patterson, asked for a prediction, quips he will not alter the mound, while Liston and the crowd react with humor as the bout looms.
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New York
Liston
Patterson
Greenwich Village
San Francisco
Cassius Chay
Boxlue
Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
Men 50 And Older Form Softball League Seeks Teams
A group led by Jack Wagner organizes a Colonel Drake Old Timers Softball League for men 50 and older in Titusville and surrounding areas Meadvill Warren Greenville O City Franklin and Erle are invited to form teams. Entry is $15 per team with 1 inning per batter and free substitution. Tentative start July 1 contact Jack Wagner or Paul Joseph at Sylvania Electric Products for details.
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Corry
Titusville
Queen City
Jack Wagner
Meadville
Warren
Greenville
O City
Franklin
Erle
Kttsville
Leita
Mydetown
Paul Joseph
Sylvania Electric Products
Lorraine Hotel Bombs Plastics in City Softball clash
In a Corry Area Township league game at Corry Area Tlyis School east Held the Plastic team defeated Lorraine Hotel 25 to 2. Notable players included Sanders VanTassel Rowland and J. Gerzina for Plastics and D Vanderhoof Bugbee and Rowland for Lorraine. Winning pitcher was L Gerzina and losing pitcher Rowland. umpires included Ted Wawrejko.
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Unni
Lorraine Hotel
Evie Couity Plastics
Corry Area
Tlyis School
Wawners
Sanders
VanTassel
D Vanderhoof
Czech
Silvis
J. Gerzina
Wawnerko
Sherwond
L. Geraina
Jackson
Phulies
Grant
L. Eck
Wickwire
Edwards
Bugbee
Amnorosa
Row “Land
Amorosa
Rowland
D. Vanderhoot
Bughee
L. Gerzina
Ted Wawrejko
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Bob Loveland
Angeles
Johnny Smith
Charlie Austin
Phoenix
Aris
White Sox
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Stateline Speedway
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Jamestown, N. Y
Chic Young
Blondie
Citere
Erie Combine
Hoe!s
Corry Savings Ano .van
North Center Street
Corry, Penn'a
Gajild
Bloomfield
Mieh
Nicklaws
Mekiaus
Darky
Tony Lema
Justus Roves
Tinnet Hobert
Davis Love
Charlotte
Don Janttey
Wall Burkemo
Pulver
Mateh
Corry Jamestown
Eiks
Balox
Schwab
Baressi
Hanks
Wascak
Dubrosky
Sonny
Cass
Lorraine
Presto
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