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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
7
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The Tony Galento Max Baer boxing bout scheduled for next Wednesday in Jersey City draws heavy public interest as a hard slugfest. Both fighters mock boxing etiquette, trade barbs, and promise to overwhelm each other with power and rough tactics. The undercard features Joe Lons Arturo fight clips at Rex theatre and Corry versus McKeesport semi pro league action.
Cleveland remains atop the American League with a 40 24 record 625 winning percentage while Detroit stands 35 24 593 and Boston 24 24 500 The tight AL race sees the top three within 1 1/2 games as the league paces toward midseason With Reds Dodgers and Giants leading the NL the senior circuit also tightens with a 17 game gap between first place Reds and last place Phillies The Yankees snap a slide with a 3 1 win over Cleveland as Ruffing improves to 6 5 and DiMaggio drives in two as Boston knocks off Detroit 6 3 with Hash earning his 7th victory The Browns fall to fifth as Philadelphia and Pittsburgh split a twin bill with Rizzo and Blanton star players and a late Pirates rally failing to salvage the nightcap
McKeesport will play here Sunday afternoon against a top semipro aggregate from Pittsburgh in a high caliber Greater Pittsburgh League matchup. Corry visits Irvine tomorrow night in a district semi pro contest aiming to avenge earlier losses. Alice Marble defeated Jane Wagner 6 0 6 1 in Cincinnati to advance in the tri state tennis tournament. Ralph Metcalf and Dave Albritton take track coaching jobs in the south. Giants beat Cardinals 10 9 as Mize hits his 20th homer and McCarthy drives in decisive run. Dodgers still two games back.
Medalist Johnny Burke of Georgetown, 1938 champion, led favorites as match play continued in the NCAA golf tournament in Manchester Virginia. Burke defeated John Leidy of Michigan 4 2 in the first round while heavy rain forced the postponement of the second round.
Johnny McCarthy delivered the deciding hit in the 10th inning as the Giants beat the Cardinals 10-9. The victory tightens the Giants hold within half a game of second place in the National League.
Piersburgh Mune 27 Captain Walter L Pate of the East team said the lineup will wait until the draw tonight to name the four singles and one doubles players for the three day event. He expects Frankie Parker the nation’s No 2 and former Davis Cup player to be the East’s top singles man with Archie Henderson and Gardner Mulloy plus Hank Prusoff as the doubles option.
The Y Softball Team defeated the Spartansburg club 25 to 8 last evening, leading the league co leaders. They scored in every inning with 13 runs in the second frame. Aero I. A. M and A. B. co leaders meet tonight in a key league contest.
Teddy Varosa the Monaco veteran will clash with Bud Mignault of New England in a W round bout that may influence the selection of a successor to light heavyweight champion Billy Conn who plans to abandon the title. Two other 19 round bouts complete the card sponsored by the East Liverpool Chamber of Commerce in East Liverpool Ohio.
Mike Raff of Newell West Virginia faces Pete DeGrasse of Canada and Ossie Harris of Pittsburgh against Milo Theodorescu of Romania in a striking set at an abroad venue.
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