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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1953
Page
7
Betters eye Native Dancer as Derby favorite with Correspondent and Dark Star close contenders. Ohio lawmakers consider pari mutuel expansion as Pennsylvania weighs racing bets and terminal plans unfold.
Dodgers extend win streak to four as they beat Cincinnati 7-4 and close within a half game of the Phillies. Phils and Cardinals battled to a rain-shortened 1-1 tie after five innings. Giants edged Milwaukee 1-0. Pirates beat Chicago 4-2. Yankees topped White Sox 6-1. Browns beat Washington 3-1.
Frank Thomas hit a two run homer in the ninth to lift the Pirates 4 2 over the Cubs Virgil Trucks allowed three hits as the Browns beat Washington 4 1 in another late game showing strong pitching and defense.
Yesterday results show New York 6 Chicago 1 and St Louis 3 Washington 1 with Philadelphia at Detroit. NL results include New York 1 Milwaukee 0 and Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 4. Tonight games feature New York at Chicago and Chicago at Brooklyn among others.
Ralph Tiger Jones of Yonkers defends his ninth rank against Jimmy Herring of New York in a 10 round middleweight title bout at St Nicholas Arena. The fight replaces the usual Madison Square Garden Friday card and will be televised by NBC.
Weather permitting Acro supply team of the Teen-er League will aid a practice at Love Jane Field today at 9 30. Tomorrow Acro and Rogers Steel meet at 10 am National Bank at 1 pm and Ajax Tron Works at 3 pm. Next week National Bank Monday Ajax Tuesday Agro Wednesday and Rogers Thursday
Unbeaten Native Dancer aims to extend a historic record in the 79th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Expected challengers include Social Outcast and Royal Bay Gem, with Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer and Idle Arcaro riding Royal Bay Gem as a strong contender.
New Jersey bout results list Felix Redon stopping Jimmy Sclaero and Bayonne participant Gann with weights given for 187 137 and 9. The fragment outlines a boxing event with participants from Newark Bayonne and Stamford.
The article lists age groups and players assigned to teams for the coming season in a teen-er and minor league feeder system to Little League. It notes daily afternoon games, farm club affiliations, and references Victor Crags as league commissioner with players like Richard Pitts and David Johnson among those listed.
Ben Hogan, one of golf s greatest putters, enters round two hoping to regain his previous touch at the Pan American Open. Several top contenders struggle with hard greens as the scores cluster, with Arb-Wall of Howelline and others posting under par amid gusting conditions.
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