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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1956
Page
7
A compact report notes the Buns secure a 1-0 win over the Yankees to sweep or lead the series. Key action centers on a late scoring play driven by Robinson and Gilliain with two outs. The article also references game threats and context from the tense postseason atmosphere.
Brooklyn star Jackie Robinson says he hopes to play one more season with the Dodgers to help win another National League pennant before retirement. He foresees possible roles in management but emphasizes staying energized and ready as he weighs his future.
A jumble of game notes and player mentions chronicles recent baseball action. It cites Henoklys Boawirs, Wit Heyer, Enos Stungitel, Duke Snider, Babe Ruth, and Jackie Robinson era figures while noting strikeouts, hits, and a tense late game atmosphere. Also references several fights and boxing results from Sacramento and Philadelphia with brief outcomes.
AP lists college football grid picks for the week with numerous predictions. Notable choices include Oklahoma over Texas, Michigan over Indiana, and Notre Dame over Michigan State, among many others.
Ten pin bowlers led by Gene Blynt with 225 and Hank Roskowski at 223 dominated the scores above 200 as P Clark 216 and T Watrons 219 followed. Indies loop saw Dorothy Rathbun 186 and 185, Barbara Temple 180, Magda Nielsen 178 and Mrs Hall 179.
Montreal tied the NHL All Stars 1 1 in a terse showcase while other items note a tax case involving Bob Olson and his estranged wife and a Camden New Jersey race result where Sunninsdale won the Haddonfield Stakes in a neck victory at Gurcen State.
Pitt defeated Penn State 14 to 6 at Loveland Field to secure the lead in the Recreation Football League title chase. Steve Olson scored from five yards, John Roach added the extra point, then Roach connected with Olson for a 15 yard TD pass followed by the successful PAT. In the fourth quarter Tom Joyce scored for Penn State on a 10 yard burst. Pitt faces Michigan next.
King Cotton and Spider Webb meet in a middleweight bout at Chicago Stadium. Cotton, 25, riding recent wins, faces Webb, 25, a former NCAA champion and 2-1 favorite on ABC TV. Webb is No. 10 in the National Boxing Association rankings with 18 pro fights and 11 KOs. Cotton owns 21 KOs in 32 fights, with 11 losses and one draw.
A vintage rumor of Navy using stand signals is echoed by pro footballs electronic era. The Chicago Cardinals reportedly rely on an Audipage helmet device from Philco to send defensive cues from the press box, while Cleveland, the Giants, Bears and Lions eye similar gear. The system, priced at 79.50, promises to reveal opposing offenses, though insect damage costs rise to four billion annually in the U.S.
Al Loranger Nett Culbertson and Stan Doebler returned from a North Quebec moose hunt with a 1900 pound bull moose. The 29 point rack required five shots from 500 yards to drop the massive animal, which needed a large team to drag from the woods.
Swaps, the 1955 Kentucky Derby winner, broke down during a Garden State Park workout. Dr. George Palmer Jr. diagnosed a ruptured blood vessel in the left hind cannon bone, ruling out a return to racing this season and a run in the $54,000 Trenton Handicap at Trenton on October 24.
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