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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1957
Page
7
A photography sequence from Corry Area High School shows Bon Nichols and Sotioo athlete performing shot put drills. The series emphasizes proper grip stance and follow through as the athlete completes each phase from shove to release and balance.
The New York Yankees swept Chicago in a double header 4-2 and 3-0 behind Shantz and Kucks, taking a half game lead in the American League. Cincinnati extended its winning streak to seven with a 6-4 win over Pittsburgh. Dodgers' Ernie Johnson surprised Haney by delivering a 10-7 win after a rough start.
Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 6-2 in game one and 7-3 in game two to push its seasonal winning streak to seven. Brooks Lawrence earned the opener win while Don Gross started the nightcap. Roberto Clemente homered for the Pirates, but Frank Robinson delivered a decisive three run homer in the fifth. Gus Bell and Hank Foiles also homered in the two games.
Betsy Rawls shot a 54 hole total of 213 to capture the fifth annual Peach Blossom Tournament in Spartanburg honoring Rawls. The card shows top finishers in other regional races across the country including Windsor Serial and Aeschylus in various stakes events.
In Hollywood Rommy Tibbs outpointed Mickey Northrup after a 20 round showing while in Paterson Stefan Red stopped Al Milone. Tibbs hails from Boston and Northrup from Los Angeles. Red fights through Paterson.
Iron Liege wins the Kentucky Derby in a razor tight finish over Gallant Man on a blustery day at Churchill Downs. Willie Shoemaker misjudges the line, while Willie Hartack steadies Calumet’s Iron Liege to deny Gallant Man by inches in the 1 1/4 mile classic.
Sugar Hart of Philadelphia faces Al Wilson of Egg Harbor City in a 10 round welterweight bout at New York's St Nicholas Arena. Hart, 21, 5-11 with 19 knockouts, holds a 21-2 record. Wilson, 31, 16-2 with eight knockouts, is 27 16-2. The broadcast begins at 9 40 p m EST on ABC Radio TV.
Mr and Mrs William Adams cannot access their bedroom as their pet raccoon Nicey grows aggressive. Adams says Nicey turned mean during mating season last February and recently birthed babies in a dresser drawer. The couple slept in the living room while Nicey protects and plans to keep the offspring. Weekend fights noted between Henry Hall and Garv in Sawyer.
Yesterday New York beat Chicago 4 3 and Boston won 5 4 while Cleveland defeated Kansas City 7 1 and Baltimore edged Washington 1 2 Detroit topped Baltimore 3 1. Today Washington visits Kansas City and Baltimore hosts Detroit with one night gameBoston at Chicago tomorrow
Reports show Milwaukee beating Brooklyn while Chicago and New York split, St Louis and Philadelphia posting wins as Cincinnati and Pittsburgh trail. Several late innings and scheduled games include Milwaukee at Brooklyn and Chicago at Pittsburgh with night matchups. Johannesburg notes Pat Mc Ateer stopping Jimmy Elliott in a separate line.
De Vicenza from Mexico City becomes champion at the Colonial with a record 284 for 72 holes and finishes 2 under 68 in the final round. Dick Mayer of La Jolla led by four in the last 14 holes but bogeyed out of contention. Ed Furgol and Art Wallard also contended, with Wallard dropping from a seven stroke lead.
Yesterday's Stars beat Philadelphia 4 first game with Del Ennig driving in five runs on two singles for three. In the 8 0 nightcap, he added two more runs with two singles. Ernie Johnson of the Braves allowed one hit in six relief innings for a 10 1 victory over Brooklyn. Hockery Smoke, owned by L B Sheppard and A C Mudge, is viewed as a leading trotting prospect for 1967.
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