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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1959
Page
7
Corry Area High School star Doug Stewart smashed the district discus mark with a 143 feet 3 1 inches as six Corry batons earned state meet bids at the PIAA District 10 finals at Meadville Allegheny College. Stewart, Sid Stewart, and the 880 relay crew qualified for next week’s Penn State University meet. Sid and the relay also earned runner up in their events amid a tough day for Corry due to absences and illness.
The Corry Beavers dominated with nine of sixteen points led by Doug Stewart in discus and Sid Stewart in another top finish. Warren’s Denny Mone set a record in the javelin as Franklin and Oil City tied in the 880 relay. Corry athletes Queen a trio of state qualifiers for Penn State, with six delegates heading to the PIAA state classic and the morning events at 10 o'clock Saturday.
Jo Harvey and Gerry Dingfelder rolled a 1679 for first prize in the Bowl-Aire lanes mixed doubles tournament. Edith Fox and Cy Youn were second with 1672, Janet Thorn ton and Tony Radecki took third at 1658, and Lafe and Sophie Douglas fourth with 1633. Prize money distributed tomorrow night at Bowl-Aire alleys.
Little and teen baseball open at Mead Park Olin Bracken Field with Curry Jamestown defending champ facing Elks Club Hellister. Teen League starts Aero Supply versus Ajax at Loveland Field. City League work party tonight to erect home run fence. Wednesday games postponed to open dates.
A fragmentary 1967 baseball update lists NL and AL teams with wins losses and records, including Milwaukee, Cleveland, San Francisco, Chicago, Baltimore, and Cincinnati. It reports Saturday and Sunday results such as Chicago beating Pittsburgh and St. Louis defeating Philadelphia, plus Monday and Tuesday schedules and notable pitching and hitting notes from Hank Aaron and Bob Grim.
Washington's Harmon Killebrew slugged two homers in a doubleheader split with the Chicago White Sox, bringing his total to 14 in 34 games, while Kim Lemon and Reno Bertola also homered for the Senators. The White Sox overtook in the ninth after leading 8-1, and other MLB notes include Hank Aaron's continued pace, Milwaukee's win over Los Angeles, and Giants, Cubs, and Pirates action across the circuit.
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