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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1956
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a person named Jude or Mrs and a reference to a secting or throwing action. The text is too incomplete to determine participants, location, or outcome, but indicates a local event or activity underway.
A memorandum alleging Joe Louis feared beating and demanded 100000 to secure a title defense was introduced as evidence in the government monopoly case against the International Boxing Club and Madison Square Garden. The memo, dated 1949, shows payments tied to Louis and other fighters as the trial proceeds in federal court before Judge Sylvester Ryan.
Dan Hodge of the University of Oklahoma failed to secure an Olympic spot in Hollywood trials. Hodge, holding 20 straight victories by fall, lost in the middleweight finals to Bill Smith, who pinned him at 2:37. Bill Herslake earned the heavyweight berth for Cleveland.
The Teener League Samimen publishes rosters for five teams Columbus Merchants National Bank and Raymond's listed with players such as Alexen Downey Don Carroll Dive Hillstrom Shattock Rydney Stewart and Terry Williams among many others. Managers ess Ottaway Alex t Joe Glaviano Ronald Dilts and others oversee practices at Corry Area School and local sites on Mondays Fridays Saturdays and midweek slots.
Benching star Ted Kluszewski fuels Cincinnati Redlegs as they collide with Brooklyn. Clout totals surge with five homers while Wally Post and George Crowe lead the charge. Dodgers win 10-6. Giants set a record with 25 batters faced in a 6-5 17 inning victory. Cubs and Giants surge. Cardinals edge Pirates in 10th. Strong pitching dominates elsewhere with Latman and Brewer blanking Yanks.
The Beaver Club banquet Friday night will honor local athletes and coaches with Otto Graham as keynote speaker. The event at Corry Area High School features a 6:30 dinner, program, and trophy presentations, with tickets available at Paul’s Mens Wear and Sproveri’s barber shop.
American League standings show teams with wins and losses amid daily results. Yesterday Detroit defeated New York 8 1. Boston beat Kansas City 2 0. Chicago and Baltimore game postponed. Tomorrow's AL schedule includes Chicago at Washington and Cleveland at Baltimore. National League notes Brooklyn leading, Cincinnati and New York trading results. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Chicago in tomorrow's slate.
The Corny Area High golf team postponed their opening match against Edinboro due to rain. Clarion State names Ernest W. Mohnton as new baseball coach and assistant football coach. Johnson, Clarion graduate, joins athletic staff after prior work at Hardway High School Long Island before yesterday’s appointment.
Brown, a 29 year old New Orleans Negro, scored a popular decision over overweight lightweight champion Wallace Smith in a televised 10 rounder. Smith finished 8.5 pounds overweight and cried in the dressing room after many of his punches went wild. Referee Jimmy Webb saw Brown win all rounds except a draw in the fifth. Judges had Smith winning rounds five and seven with a draws in others, while a AP score credited Smith with rounds five and seven and a draw in the first sixth.
A flying bat during batting practice at St Louis struck Hank Sauer of the Cardinals, causing a severe lip cut, a brain concussion, and facial injuries. Sauer, 37, lay unconscious, was carried from the field, then regained consciousness before watching the Pirates game that followed. He remained in hospital for observation as doctors evaluated skull safety and stitched facial wounds.
Columbus defeated Montreas 12 to 1 while Buffalo routed Miami 7 to 0 and Havans beat Rochester 9 to 6. Richmond played Baltimore, results not listed, update from post edition.
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