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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1971
Page
9
Franklin Area School Board approved a 1971 72 budget cut package saving 15 200 by eliminating one foreign language ending below ninth grade and removing golf plus 12 athletic coaching posts. The plan also places all adult education on self support and ends most summer programs.
The NBA ABA showpiece tonight hinges on Lew Alcindor who announced his marriage in Washington with a workout planned in Houston and a possible honeymoon in the Astrodome. If Alcindor falters the NBA still holds edge as Ed Royek tops the Summer Mixed Couples League while Earl Monroe faces contract risks. Bill Russell will coach NBA stars as the two leagues prepare a joint all star game under blended rules to benefit Whitney Young Foundation.
Lou Brock stretched his hitting streak to 23 games with three hits as St. Louis crushed Chicago 10-1. Brock, hitting .374, drove in runs, aided by Joe Torre and Joe Hague. Other NL results saw Dodgers, Braves, Pirates, and Astros win. Aaron hit his 15th homer and Cepeda walked for the Braves.
Cleveland exploded for 17 hits as Alvin Dark’s Indians defeated the Orioles 10-5 in Baltimore. Ted Wnolander led with three hits and four RBIs, Vada Pinson collected three hits, and Frank Robinson doubled in two runs. Detroit edged the Yankees 4-3, Milwaukee beat Minnesota 5-3, and Boston topped Washington 6-2.
Mickey Mantle has agreed to take part in an Old Timers Day contest on August 7 in Pittsburgh that could be billed as the eighth game of the 1960 World Series. Players from the 1960 Pirates and Yankees squads will reunite on the field for the first time since Bill Mazeroski's famous homer. The event will precede the Pirates versus Phillies game.
The Corry Savings and Loan baseball team had last night’s game with Union City canceled by weather. This weekend the Loaners travel to Albion to face the legion team, host Meadville at Loveland Field, and welcome Tionesta Legion for two games. Manager Hammond praises the squad as fast and competitive, using the extra games to finalize the opening Erie County League lineup.
Tom Johnson an 18 year old golfer from Jamestown earned a U S Open qualifier spot at Orchard Park Country Club Buffalo with rounds of 77 and 74 for a 151 total He becomes one of the region s youngest to survive the Buffalo initial qualifier facing a second qualifier in Pittsburgh June 7 He qualified among 96 entrants alongside his brother Jack Johnson and Jeff O Neill of Oak Hill Rochester
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