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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1947
Page
7
Disjointed OCR fragment mentions Truman Roosevelt election themes and farm concerns. References include a 4 year old cow, harvest tools, a tractor, and desires to reelect President Roosevelt. Indicates market talk and political sentiment without clear narrative or dates.
The Pittsburgh Pirates return home after a tough eastbound trip, set for a lengthy May home stand at Forbes Field. Highlights include a Sunday doubleheader with the world champion St Louis Cardinals and night games against the Phillies Dodgers and Braves, with Memorial Day hosting the Cardinals. Musial’s injury strains St Louis as Sisler prepares to fill first base. Also noted are Sugar Ray Robinson boxing dates and U S Fish and Wildlife Service duck season planning. Corry High and Beaver Club entrants head to Erie junior Olympic events next week.
May 16 report from Philadelphia notes Brooklyn manager Branch Rickey in talks with Jackie Robinson as first black player joins major league history. Howie Schultz, rival for the regular first base role, was sold to the Philadelphia Phillies for $50,000 as the Dodgers fell to the Phillies in the first game of a four game series.
Associated Press reports from Baltimore May 1 about Jet Pilot and IO challengers for the Preakness Stakes with a $138 140 purse. Weather and track conditions loom large as trainers express control, with Jet Pilot and Virginia bred Phalanx among early co favorites and Calumet Farm’s Paultlesy rising in sentiment alongside other Derby veterans and new hopefuls.
AP summary lists NL batting leader Rigney New York with 400 runs and Mize NY leading in home runs with 9. It notes several top categories including doubles by Jorgensen and Furillo, and pitching marks by Spahn and Rowe. AL leaders include Mullin in batting and Heath Williams in RBIs. The text also mentions strikeouts by Feller and Kramer in a glimpse of last night’s action.
In Houston on May 10 the $10,000 Open field pared to three tied for the lead after 36 holes. Bobby Locke of South Africa, Eliswinth Vines of Los Angeles, and Herman Teiser of Akron posted five under par scores, 67, 67, and 67 respectively, with Jim Ferrier and Lew Worsham close behind.
Johnny Mize belted his ninth homer as the New York Giants fell 6-2 to Warren Spahn and the Braves. Willard Marshall added a solo shot, but Boston’s pitching shut down the Giants after a early rally. Spahn’s lefty work sent Boston into a first place tie with Chicago as Brooklyn slipped.
May 10 reported the 17th running of an event at Pimlico with 11 da ters expected to compete. Weather officials forecast sunny and cool conditions with a temperature near 57 degrees and an estimated 45 000 spectators bundled up for the day.
Yesterday's results include Chicago 2 Detroit 1 and Cleveland 4 St Louis 2 in 11 innings. Today features Detroit at Chicago and Cleveland at St Louis, New York at Boston, Philadelphia at Washington, with Brooklyn at Philadelphia and multiple league matchups across International and Middle Atlantic circuits.
New York May 10 Stan Musial of the St Louis Cardinals and Hank Greenberg of the Pittsburgh Pirates, two of the top sluggers, were sidelined with ailments hampering the pennant race. Musial flew to St Louis for examination by Dr Robert Hyland and may postpone immediate surgery for acute appendicitis. Greenberg had x rays of his right elbow showing probable bone chips. he planned to rejoin the Pirates in Pittsburgh today and hoped to play, though a decision was pending.
Oil City Refined a close win against Butler as Emil Tellinger led Butler with 9 two run homers by the second. Bob Rendh added three singles in the tie for the Butler effort. In a separate matchup, Uniontown fell to Niagara Falls 14-5 as Niagara home series concluded. Two league games were postponed due to cold. a doubleheader will be played tomorrow and Johnstown's game rescheduled for May 14.
The Cory Merchants baseball team will resume practice Monday at 6 PM at Love Land Field. Weather this week canceled all drills, and the Merchants hope to fit in as much work as possible before the opening game, tentatively set for Memorial Day.
The readable text suggests uncertain phrasing about operation necessity and a possible mention of Walt Gnet, but no coherent event, date, or outcome is discernible. The fragmentary nature prevents identifying persons, organizations, or a concrete action.
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