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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1957
Page
7
Baseball roundup notes the Chicago White Sox rallying past Kansas City 4-3 on a ninth-inning Dixie Howell homer to trim the Yankees lead, while the Braves blow a 3-0 edge in a 5-4 loss at Chicago. Dodgers narrow gap with third straight win. Reds, Cubs, and Pirates also winning.
Johnny Podres of the Dodgers spun his sixth shutout, scattering three singles after the fifth as Los Angeles beat the Giants 3-0. Nellie Fox of the White Sox collected two singles and a triple in three at bats, his 1499th major league hit fueling a 4-3 victory over the Athletics with Millard Howell earning the win in relief.
Franklin High School begins a rebuilding season under rookie coach Jim McCullough, who moves from single wing to a split Y offense. The 1956 Knights finished 2-7, with only two wins, and face a tough schedule including Hickory, Warren, Meadville, Corry, and Oil City as they try to climb from last year’s 0-5 Section finish. The team returns little experience, relying on guards Gene Atmel and Busine Kuba, with Snyder out, and plans to leverage a stronger defense and new system as they meet public expectations. The 1957 slate opens Sept. 13 at Hickory and includes home games against Warren and Meadville, with several road contests through November.
Johnny Saxton, a former welterweight champion, was stopped by Joe Miceli in the third round at Capitol Arena. The bout ended as a fourth round TKO under DC rules as Saxton, bleeding and rusty after a six month layoff, contemplated retirement with manager Palermo signaling the decision.
Pirates pitcher Ronnie Kline strengthens his win streak under manager Danny Murtaugh as Pittsburgh defeats Philadelphia 3-2. Hank Foiles homers for the seventh time this season in the sixth, while Harvey Haddix suffers his 10th loss despite a two-run triple in the sixth.
Moore seeks a two week postponement for his light heavyweight title bout with Anthony in San Diego. Promoters still plan the September 20 match at the Olympic Auditorium and Moore believes the delay will be granted due to personal reasons as his wife Jean is expected to have a baby soon.
Detroit defeats Cleveland 6-2 as Jim Bunning earns his 17th win, adding a triple and a single. An Indians misplay in the sixth with bases loaded opens the scoring. two additional runs score on a throwing error. Mantle checks into hospital for Jert Jeg ailment.
The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cleveland Browns 20-14 in their third NFL exhibition game. A late three-play 78-yard drive sealed the comeback as Rams scored in every period. Browns, led by Jim Brown, posted two touchdowns but fell short. Rams receivers and backs contributed key plays to secure the victory.
In New York at Belmont Park, Great Tom Hovey took the $13,975 feature with a powerful altered charge. At Atlantic City, Tony's Chance set a track record for a mile and three sixteenths, clocking 1 565 while winning the feature.
National League standings show Brooklyn 70 59 0.591, St Louis 78 38 0.671, Chicago 51 31 0.623, and others with schedules. Yesterday Brooklyn 3 New York 0. Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 2. Chicago 3 Milwaukee 4. Today Brooklyn at New York. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Cincinnati at St Louis. Chicago at Milwaukee.
Local bowling interest rises with expanded league play at Corry's Bowl-Aire alleys. TV broadcasts and video programs educate keglers, officials report, aided by automatic pinspotters at Bon-Aire. New and existing leagues form, including men, women, Aero, Raymond, and B leagues, plus a C league and a mixed doubles group coordinated by Pete Russell.
Four teams in both men's and women's divisions move through blueprint stage with guidance from Russell and Frank Messina. The later loop will bowl on Fridays at 6:45 p.m. Open bowling at Bowl-Aire runs weekends from 7 to 12 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1 to 6 p.m. Sundays.
American League leaders include Williams Boston 350 at bats Mantle 115 runs Sievers 98 RBI Hill Fox 171 doubles Gardner 32 McDougald 35 home runs Sievers 35 Aparicio 1 Saint? Pitching Donovan 15 decisions .750 Strikeouts Wynn 74. National League leaders feature Musial 340 at bats Aaron 118 RBI Schoendienst 178 doubles Hoak 34 Mays 19 Aaron 39 Mays 30 Schmidt 102 .833 Sanford 166
Forest Hills report on the U S Davis Cup team selections with Dick Savitt and Ham Richardson absent. Herbie Flam, named to replace Savitt, defeated Vic Seixas in the national quarter finals and joined Basil Mal Anderson Gardnar Mulloy and Roy Emerson in the lineup as the United States faces Australia and its young challengers in December.
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