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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1946
Page
7
Schmitz hurls five hitter to lift Chicago to a 4-1 win over St. Louis as Ted Lyons’ White Sox rally to a 9-2 victory over the Browns. Rain washed out several American and National League night games, including Detroit-Cleveland and Wahkee Stadium nightball debut plans.
Yesterday in the National League Onitage defeated St. Louis 4 to 1 Cincinnati played Pittsburgh and Brooklyn rain. New York and Brooklyn also rain with only scheduled games today New York at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Pittsburgh St Louis at Chicago Boston at Philadelphia. American League totals show Chicago 9 St. Louis 2 Washington over New York and Detroit at Cleveland rained out Standings list teams New York 23 15 Boston 19 14 Cleveland 16 20 St Louis 11 11 Chicago 13 20 Philadelphia 27 25 16. Today Washington at New York Detroit at Cleveland Chicago at St. Louis Philadelphia at Boston. Mid Atlantic League all games postponed by rain. International League all games postponed by rain. Fights last night New York Steve Bolost 169 pounds stopped Coley Welch 160 pounds in Portland Maine in 2 rounds.
Rain canceled Corry High versus Sung Vincent ending the 1948 baseball season as Orange and Black tally two wins and six losses. Memorial Day brings the Indianapolis 500 with 150000 fans expected. Ralph Hepburn sets qualifying marks at 199.944 mph, while Dr. Ira Gabrielson leads Wildlife Management Institute efforts in Washington. Odds and ends report field work delays at Loveland Field, Pirates return from injury, and minor boxing bills ahead of June events.
New York May 28 Mickey Vernon of Washington continues to top American League hitters with the majors only 400 batting average as figures include Sundays games. Whitey Kurowski in St. Louis moves to the NL lead hitting 12 for 23 at bats in a 883 season level. Ted Williams sits second in the AL at .361 with Dario Lodigiani sidelined by injury. Dixie Walker slips from second to 369 as Musial also falls back. Eastern Skeet championships and National Telegraphic Team championship will not be held this year.
May 28 Indianapolis qualifiers completed for the 500 mile International Sweepstake. Only six starting positions remain with several late hopes for foreign drivers and four American veterans under threat. List includes Louis Durant Louis Tome and June Chitwood among those vulnerable as final runs narrow the field.
In Greenwood Lake N J fans buzz over Billy Conn's upcoming bout with Youke Stadium on June 19 for the heavyweight crown. The scene at Camp Gleason runs high as sparring partners push Conn, with Mickey Bellusin the standout threat in the Loa camp. Trainers Johnny Ray and Milton Jaffee emphasize conditioning and a stacked sparring setup to offset rival camps. Bellusin, 24, 6'3" with 193 pounds, eyes a future title shot and could test Conn's left jab and pace in the ring. Pep outpoints Jayce in Minneapolis as Bellusin looms as a future challenger.
In London on May 28 Yugoslavia moved toward the Davis Cup semi finals by seizing a singles victory in Prague. Drago Mitic beat Jarnslav Drobiy 8 6 6 3 while the team’s overall lead set the stage for a France versus Sweden semi final pairing and Belgium facing Sweden in the other bracket.
In Boston on May 23 President William E. Benswanger of the Pittsburgh Athletic Co. and Robert Murphy of the American Baseball Guild will confer in Pittsburgh to determine if the Guild represents a majority of Pirates players. Murphy plans to petition the Labor Relations Board to certify the Guild as bargaining agent.
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