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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1954
Page
7
The 1954 golf and social season opens at the Corry Country Club over the coming holiday weekend. Members will see clubhouse and course improvements including new lighting, curtains, and a greenshower. A blind bogey is scheduled for Sunday and Monday with Jo Mooney and band providing Sunday evening music.
Results show Detroit 7 over Baltimore 1 and Washington 7 over New York 3. National League games include Philadelphia 11 over Brooklyn 5 and Chicago 7 over St Louis 3. Tonight American League matchups feature New York at Boston and Detroit at Cleveland among others with several night games. Cardinals announce return of pitcher Cert Scheib to the Philadelphia Athletics.
The VFW moved to the top in the Little League with a 3-2 win over the Moose, aided by a balk gift and Troy Gates home run. Aero Supply edged Rogers Steel 6-5 as Addie Burkhart led with three hits, Bill Kinney drove in the deciding run in the eighth. Ted Francisco hurled three scoreless innings for Aero.
The St Louis Cardinals drop their 12th home loss as Chicago defeats them, amid struggles at home this season. The club has won only 10 of 22 at home, with few back-to-back victories, despite some strong road success keeping overall above .500.
New York reporters note the IC4A events begin at Randall's Island Stadium with about 500 athletes from 46 schools. Manhattan is nearing dethronement as team champion after two straight titles, while the half mile promises the meet’s marquee race as Penn State and Yale push to overcome George Eastman’s Manhattan squad.
In Philadelphia Richie Ashburn connected for four singles in five at bats to pace an 11-5 victory over Brooklyn. Ned Garver and Doetreit Civera yielded scattered hits for the win, ending a three week drought. International League results include Montreal 8 Havana 2 and Syracuse 9 Ottawa 0, with Buffalo 6 Rochester 5. Pony League scores: Wellsville 6 Bradford Erie 14 Corning 10 Jamestown 17 Olean 3.
Corry Area High School athletes prepare for the district meet with pole vaulter Mel Blynt and a relays unit led by Rye Academy entries Connie French and Hubert Bangla. Alternate John Muloney trains while Beavers relay squad seeks improvement after last year’s state meet showing, aiming for top placements.
Clarence W. Miles, president of the Orioles, told Baltimore fans money alone cannot build a winner. He said they have offered large sums to buy players but clubs will not part with top talent for fear of weakening their own teams. Miles emphasizes patience while GM Art Ehlers and manager Jimmy Dykes work to convert the Orioles into a pennant contender.
The six Orange and Black athletes with Manager Gril Hyer Coach Victor Cragg and Athletic Director Lou Hanna traveled to State College this afternoon and expect to return tomorrow evening.
New York hype surrounds Hurricane Tommy Jackson as he faces slugger Charley Norkus in a 10 round Madison Square Garden bout. The 10 pm EDT main event will air on NBC with radio and usual network coverage. Two judges and a referee will render a decision after the bout.
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