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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1957
Page
7
The New York Yankees face the Milwaukee Braves in game seven to decide the World Series. Don Larsen starts for the Yankees opposite Lew Burdette as both teams seek the championship after a 3-2 Yankees win tied the series at three apiece. Mantle battles a sore shoulder while Berra, Bauer and Turley spark the Yankees.
Pitt dominates Michigan 24 to 0 to climb from cellar, using a 61 yard drive for a Perry TD and a late Hanna score. Ed Tirske connects to Roger Munn for a 62 yard pass play, while Jimmy Olson returns a Michigan fumble 59 yards for a Panther TD. Michigan struggles on both sides as Pitt outgains 154 to 89 on the ground and 90 to 69 through the air.
Pitt substitute halfback Pete Prince will miss the rest of the season after a head injury suffered in the Pitt versus Southern California game won 20-14. Prince, 22, from Nashua New Hampshire, was hospitalized at Mercy and is expected to be discharged soon. The injury caused headaches after the game and was treated as precautionary.
Hank Bauer said baseball was framed correctly after his sixth World Series game winning home run was deemed fair by exactly one inch. Yankee Stadium official Jim Thompson described a new left field foul-screen that signals fair balls when a bell tolls. The screen extends 36 inches from the foul pole into fair territory, about 45 feet along, and is attached to two cables to mark fair lines. Bauer’s ball struck a cable near the pole.
Roches Brothers tenpin team rolled a 3,698 four three-game series in match play in ITTSBURGH to top Sharpsburg in the Metropolitan Tenpin League. Frank Chismar led with a 780 series on 258 263 259. Ray Novotny added a 765 set with 279 208 978. Pollack posted 270 279 218 for 1680?
New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel discussed first base lineup choices after a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Braves. He hinted at using Harry Simpson or Joe Collins at first while weighing a pinch hit for Simpson with Stan Howard and reflected on the fatigue of arranging eight or nine lineups nightly.
Walt Wolfe, former Corry Area High School star now fullback at Denison University, scored on an 80 yard run on the first play from scrimmage as Denison beat West Kingdom 19 to 14 in an Ohio Conference game at West Kingdom.
Miss Dixie Mariana, 25, of Greensburg Pennsylvania, harvested a 10 pound buck with a bow and arrow. The shot traveled 150 feet and struck the deer in the heart at the Mannitto Country Club in New Alexandria.
Illness cuts through the Corry Beavers a day before the Grove City clash. Key players Nichols Vanssena Roberts Vannoy and others are sidelined with flu like symptoms, risking starting lineup changes while Grove City aims to 1-1-1 after a varied season. Kickoff is 8:15 EST tomorrow with routes advised for fans.
Local boxer Mike DeJohn 26 son of a noted family stunned top rival Alex Miteff of Argentina in 2 minutes 17 seconds of the first round. The bout marked his first major big time appearance and showcased a sharp left hook that floored the favored heavyweight. DeJohn, weighing in a quarter pound lighter, rose from a trained prelims background to seize a dramatic victory.
In Camden New Jersey Gama won the Pall Inaugural at Garden State Park which opened its gates for the final 25 day period of the year.
Notre Dame coach Terry Brennan says six starters and two backup players were sidelined by flu, leaving the Irish in poor shape for Bathday’s game with Army in Philadelphia. Ed Sullivan, Talek Lynch, Jim Sehaal, Gary Myers, Nick Pietrominte, Bob Scholz will start, with Dave Sard and Bob Gaydos as subs. Brennan expects most ill players to travel, but top form is unlikely.
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