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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1948
Page
7
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The Kentucky Derby result crushes hopes of a Bob Calumet horse, with Citation pulling clear under Eddie Arcura to win easily on a sloppy track. Goaltown led early but faded, while the season will now shift to the Preakness and Belmont as rivals from Calumet loom large in the Triple Crown chase. The piece notes weather impacts, track conditions, and Bendones’s trainer considerations for upcoming races.
Associated Press Batavia Clippers seize early Pony League pace beating Hamilton Red Wings 8 6 in both openers. Hornell Maple Leafs topple Jamestown Palcons 5 3. Pete Rizgan adds late homer as Lockport Reds beat Bradford Blue Wings. Al Glenn Oils defeats Wellsville Red Sox.
Kiner homered twice to lift the Pirates to a 6-4 victory in Pittsburgh over the Cincinnati Reds. The round-trippers gave Kiner 61 for the season, matching the league mark, as Pittsburgh stayed a half game ahead of the New York Giants in the National League race.
Corry golf course ready for the season by week’s end pending weather. Drying days logged Friday and Saturday with light rain forecast today and Tuesday. Greens to receive extra care, cups and flags to be placed if fairways hold. Club house opening May 1 with membership dance. Interior painting nearing completion. new furniture purchased. M S Cobbet named secretary. R W Brown joins as director. L S Compton chairs house committee. Richard Bachemer to head tournament committee. Membership drive progress strong. past members urged to renew. Directors meet Wednesday at 7 30 PM at the club home to advance plans for the season.
Skip Alexander captured the National Capital Open with a final 68 in rainy conditions to finish 271, six strokes ahead of Bobby Locke who totaled 277. Hogan and Tunner tied for third at 280, Demaret moved to 281, while Middlecoff and Keiser followed with 282 and 293 respectively.
Ohio State topped Penn State 76 to 46 in a dual track meet at State College. Gerry Kurver and Horace Ashenfelter split events with Kurver clocking 4 2 6 2 in the mile and Ashenfelter 9 41 2 in the two mile, giving Ohio State the decisive win.
Louisville May 3 Calumet Farm’s Citation with jockey Eddie Arcara sets aim for more records as it nears the Triple Crown. Belmont Stakes and Preakness follow the Derby as racing eyes focus on a possible first rider to win the crown since 1941.
Corry High School baseball seeks its third win of the season as Warren High visits Loveland Field for a 3:30 contest. In a prior meeting at Warren, Corry won 2 1. Beavers pitcher may be Buell or Morgan, while Warren likely uses Christensen or Shattuck.
Ralph Kiner blasted two home runs to power the Pirates to a 64 victory over the Reds. Ted Williams drove in five with a homer and triple as Boston topped the Yankees 7-1. Ed Snider slugged two homers and a triple for Brooklyn in a 9-? win over Philadelphia in game one. Ken Heintzelman pitched six and two thirds no hit innings as the Phillies blanked the Dodgers 2-0 in the nightcap.
Corry Red and Gim club skeet team opened Penn York League play at Bear Lake New York with a 250 246 defeat. Wahl led Bear Lake with a 60 total after rounds of 26 and 22 plus 10 handicap. Herman Steaves and Norman Mr Shey paced Corry with 45 birds each and six handicap. Sunday practice at Columbus skeet field drew a few shooters including James Latimer Nelson Thompson Clare Hillstrom and Eugene Peters.
A meeting in Attorney Walter Scott's office produced a firm drive to form a strong independent ball club for summer play. The canvass of business districts aims to raise funds for uniforms and field readiness. A full report is due next Thursday evening and the first game is tentatively set for Friday May 28 with night games at Loveland Field and road games on Sundays.
Reading Pa May 3 Ted Horn national diet trek champion trot Paterson NJ won the 25 lap feature event at the Reading fair grounds yesterday his sixth straight big car victory of the 1948 campaign Horn who won the East Coast ir track inaugural on April 4 was timed at 1 minutes 18.49 seconds Jose Chitwood Reading Pa finished second behind Flo while BML Bolland also of Reading runner up in last years 500 mile classic at Indianapolis won third.
A 17 year old from St Rose High School faced Venard College in Clarks Green. He struck out two Walters but took the loss as Venard won 1-0. The Venard batter was later struck out by the same pitcher.
Indian Land won the Golden West Pace at Santa Anita in a seventeen thousand crowd setting despite a shaky start by Dr Stanton who later faded. Forbes Chief and Goene Bay followed in second and third as the 20 pacers faced a strong finish with odds on Indian Land at 17.90 to win. In a separate note a baseball play saw Rosecher drop a third strike and runners advance on a wild throw before scoring.
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