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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1952
Page
7
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Boxing column previews a title bout featuring Jory Maxim against Ray Robinson with Maxim giving away weight yet favored to crowd Robinson and win in late rounds. The piece notes American boxing notes, a Harrisburg softball signing, and local club scores while mentioning TV viewing at the Warner Theatre.
In Hershey Pa Lyon Creason defeated H M Haverstick Lancaster in 19 holes to retain the Central Pennsylvania Golfers Association title. Creason sunk a 30 foot putt on the extra hole after both players found trouble the match stemmed from a dramatic miscue on the final shots. The Cincinnati Reds pitching 1951 context appears but relates tangentially to a separate note in the article.
Corry skeet team lost to Falconer 301 to 236 as Anderson and J Barnes led Falconer with strong showings. Louis Kuhns of Corry claimed high honors with a perfect 50 straight, while Falconer’s top scorers posted scores including Anderson 88, Barnes 84, Lindquist 86, and Martinelli 95 in a high total for the season.
Teener League commissioner Nick Bogden announced the Teener All-Star game will be played at Loveland Field next Thursday evening at 0 15 p m If rain delays the contest will be held the following Saturday The rostering of the two teams will feature top performers from the Sh and Uulrd Place clubs clashing with the second and fourth placings The squads will each carry 15 players with fly balls and seven substitutes Rosters will be published in Wednesday's Journal.
CIBC will air Robby Maxim versus Ray Robinson in Yankee Studio tonight. TV broadcast moves to theatres. no radio feed for the Eastern U.S. Station CJAC in Toronto will carry the fight. Broadcast time is 10 oclock.
Ajax faces National Bank tonight at Loveland Field in a small league game. Tomorrow Rogers Steel meets Aeve Supply as the first half nears end. Ajax leads the standings but a bankers upset could allow Aero Supply to tie with a win over Rogers Steel.
Buffalo defeated Montreal 7 to 2 while Ottawa prevailed 5 to 0. Springfield won 3 to 1 over Baltimore. Toronto beat Rochester 5 to 3 and Syracuse lost 2 to 5.
L Austin leads Little League hitters with a .615 mark as Corry Jamestown meets the Elks at 6 30 pm to start the second half and chase post season, Moose favored to repeat. top pitchers Vanssens and Lewis ride strong for Moose, Cape Vincent noted for bass fishing remains a local aside.
Berra homered twice, driving in multiple runs as the Yankees split a doubleheader with the White Sox, winning 3-0 then losing 8-1. The split kept New York two games ahead of the White Sox and Tigers, with Boston and Cleveland in pursuit. Rain halted NL activity and postponed schedules.
In the American League results New York topped its foe 3 to 1, Cleveland won 7 to 5, Detroit routed Boston 40 to 0, Philadelphia beat Washington 10 to 4, and St. Louis won 5 to 3. In the National League standings Bt Louis 7 7 Boston 2 8 Cincinnati 5 0 Philadelphia 3 3. Chicago plays New York Sunday while Morhburg and Brooklyn face rain delays.
The report lists matchups including Fender between Chicago and the Giants in New York and the affair between Pittsburgh and the Dodgers. Southpaws Brazie and Barry Breeheen hurled for the St Louis Cardinals in a 7-2 win over the Boston Braves. The Reds won opener 5-3, while the Phillies prevailed 2-0 in the nightcap.
Sugar Ray Robinson seeks a third world title as he faces Maxim in a one round bout at Yankee Stadium. About 26,000 fans expected with tickets from 8 to 30 dollars. The bout draws strong betting interest and international boxing club predicts over 810 thousand in sales.
Hornell league play heats up as the Falcons dominate the Clean Nine 13 to 6 led by strong pitching and timely hitting. Bradford trails with early runs, while Hornell’s lineup fans rally to steady the offense and secure the victory.
Philadelphia side led 3-4 before Vic Wertz delivered a clutch pinch hit in the 12th inning to spark a Tigers victory. Detenit was credited with the 10-0 run support over Newhouser while a late relief effort sealed the win for Detroit.
Bob Hamilton surged into PGA title contention with a sharp round on the Louisville course. He and Chick Harbert led a strong group into the quarterfinals, defeating a field that included Frank Chum and Ted Kroll, as matchups set for today on the Big Spring Course with Hamilton facing Harbert in a key pairing.
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