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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1949
Page
7
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Corry residents face a quiet holiday weekend with cool weather slowing water sports and anglers. Major league baseball features the Indians at home Sunday and Monday, the Pirates also home Monday, plus racing in Indianapolis for Memorial Day weekend. Rex Mays and Mauri Rose loom as favorites in the speed classic as 83 cars chase a big payout. Local notes include golf at Corry Country Club, a hole in one by Harry Johnson, and Meadvill e naming John Galle head coach. Rain wipes out Middle Atlantic League games, setting up a busy Memorial Day slate.
Corry Moose Bombers opened their season with a dominating 19 0 victory over the St Marys Oilers at Loveland Field. Pitcher Ted Wybernae twirled a brilliant two hit performance with 16 strikeouts, as the Bombers built a large early lead behind timely hitting and aggressive baserunning.
Cony High School closed its 1949 campaign at Love land Field with an 11 3 win over Tidioute, completing a five game winning skein. Art Pitts and Rex Spaulding homered, while Corry benefited from five hits and eight errors by the opponents, with three walks. The game ended after five and a half innings as Corry capitalized on free tickets and timely hitting.
A compact list of leading American and National League hitters and pitchers. Highlights include Zernial leading AL batting at .258 and Lopat with 50 wins, plus Schoendienst and Robinson among NL leaders in batting and RBIs. Other top marks: Mitchell finning triples, Kiner 10 homers, Branca 7-0 and 41 strikeouts.
Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees emerge as leading teams early in the season. Dodgers tie Braves for National lead while Yankees hold a 4 4 2 game edge in the American. Jorgensen drives in key runs as Dodger hitters back a shutout by Preacher Roe. Giants battered as Hartung exits early. Lopat blanks A’s in American action. Cleveland dominates White Sox in opener. Tigers edge Cardinals as Dan Brazle stellar on the mound. Fights end with Dawson outpointing Bartholomew in New Orleans.
In Richmond on May 28 at Hermitage Country Club Snead of White Sulphur Springs and Turnesa of Briarcliff staged revenge battles in the 1st Siival PGA drama. Snead met Dave Douglas while Turnesa faced Jimmy Demaret as round three unfolded with past foes like Hogan and Nelson noted among contenders.
Kane High wins the Class B scholastic basketball title after Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control disallows Ashley protest 15-1 following a hearing. Referee ruled the final field goal valid per official timer. Scranton chair McNichols condemned the decision as asinine.
Results show Cleveland 4 Chicago 0 and Detroit 5 St Louis 4, with other games listed including New York Philadelphia and Washington Boston in progress or upcoming. Today Chicago at Cleveland Philadelphia at New York Washington at Boston St Louis at Detroit also reported.
The Vets defeated Corry Bakery 8-0 as Ken Ottaway hurled a two hit shutout in a 2 City Softball League game last night. Orlaschy led VEW with a homer and two singles while Prank Hyats and others contributed hits as VEW tallied ten hits and built a 5 run lead by the fifth inning.
Portmarnook Ireland May 8 Sam McCready, betting 4 to 1, challenges U S Amateur Champion Willie Turnesa in the 48 hole British Amateur final. McCready plans two under par rounds despite a bleak course described as desolate with sand dunes and soggy stretches.
In Syracuse Nick Barony, 15, stopped Charles Nunn sally, 175, Springfield Mass, during an incident described in limited OCR text. Outcome details and broader context are not available from the fragment.
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