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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1947
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR describes an estate sale with items including tractors, engines, plow gear, and farm equipment. Mentions county administration, debts, and bond or claim proceedings with dates and amounts. Contains several garbled phrases and unreadable names.
In a crowded sports page summary, the Yankees face internal strife under President Larry MacPhail, with stars like Joe DiMaggio and Jerry Keller amid disputes, signaling a shaky path for their pennant hopes and a shift away from the eras of Ed Barrow and Joe McCarthy. The piece blends team turmoil with notes on other sports items and local baseball developments.
Olean Oilers rose to second place behind Pete Doiron and Harry Hints as Doiron powered an 11 hit night with two homers and a double in a 26-0 rout of Batavia Clippers. Hints allowed four hits in a shutout. Bradford Blue Wings beat Jamestown Falcons 8-1 moving to third with Lou West starting strongly. Carl Burlingame drove in five for Wellsville in a 14-4 win over Lockport Reds. Hamilton edged Hornell 4-3 while Hornell visits Hamilton and Batavia visits Olean later today.
Giants defeat Boston 8 1 as Mize hits five home runs and drives in six run surge. Munger shuts out Pittsburgh 2 0, while Dodgers win behind wild seventh inning over Philadelphia. Indians draw 32 227 as crowd. Detroit tops Chicago 5 2 to extend lead. Yankees prevail 9 2 behind Reynolds two hits. A’s pound Washington 8 1 as Laabs homers. Chicago and Cincinnati rained out.
Corry High School drubbed Warren High 23 to 4 at Loveland Field. Putnam’s eight produced 13 hits and seven men crossed the plate in the third inning. Wilson pitched nine strong frames holding Warren to scattered hits while Hatton and Hixson paced the Beavers with key hits.
Coach Robert Lytle announced a nine game schedule for the 1947 Corry High School football team. The season opens Friday September 5 at home against Youngsville with a series of road games and home battles against Millcreek and Warren to end the slate. The Union City and Titusville games appear on the foreign schedule. Denotes night games.
New York May 24 Gus Lesnevich defeated Melia Bettina in Madison Square Garden in 59 seconds of the first round. Crowd of 10,245 paid $51,148 as Bettina was kayoed after a rapid right hand and a brief hypnotic setup by the world light heavyweight champion. Bettina required back in dressing room after punch and adrenaline treatment to regain orientation.
Washington Lunch at 156 North Center Street serves daily meals with steaks and chops as specialties. The menu features wines and beer with a focus on hearty American fare.
American League results show Philadelphia 8 Washington 1 and Cleveland 3 in 12 innings. New York, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, and St Louis with varying records. National League totals list New York 16 11 and Brooklyn 18 12, with multiple games noted as played or rained out. International League results include Syracuse over Newark in 10 innings and Montreal routing Buffalo.
Batting leader Walker of Philadelphia posted 404 runs. Mize of New York led in home runs with 11, while Robinson of Brooklyn and Adams of Cincinnati tied with four stolen bases. Other standout figures include Mullin of Detroit with 369 at bats and Williams of Boston leading in runs scored and RBIs.
Ben Hogan shot a 65 at Cedarbrook Country Club to take a one stroke lead in the Philadelphia Invitational, besting the course record of 66 set earlier by Stewart Alexander. Hogan’s round featured six birdies and 12 pars, with several potential birdies failing to drop. Other contenders include Dick Metz, Matt Kowal, Bobby Gocke, and George Schneiter, all within two strokes of Hogan.
The Oil Oilers top Johnstown 10-7 in a late game rally as Erie and Niagara Falls compete for league position. Johnstown took a doubleheader sweep from Youngstown to stay in second, while Erie moved to first with a win. Lyle Garrison earned his fourth win for Oil City, Lennon and Peola homered for Johnstown.
Yesterday's Stars show batter Johnny Mize delivering a three run homer off 1 Jones in the third inning to power the New York Giants past the Boston Braves 8-1. Allie Reynolds tosses a shutout through four innings, improving to four victories.
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