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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1949
Page
7
Sports page roundup notes strong fan support for the Yankees and includes additional sport notes of interest, highlighting team enthusiasm and fringe happenings in baseball and other athletics.
Canton McKinley coach Bup Rearick reunites 16 veterans for a powerful season lineup aiming to average 190 and 170 yard outputs for ends and backs. The barrier of a near unbeaten run, injuries within the Yankees, and upcoming games vs Lincoln and Massillon frame a season of high expectations for 1949 football fans.
Page and Wilks loom as key figures for the Yankees and Cardinals in the late-season stretch. Page has saved three big games in five days, while Wilks anchors the Cardinals’ bullpen as they hold a slim edge over Brooklyn. The pennant race tightens with three weeks left as Detroit and Boston challenge from behind and Dodgers, Cubs, and Giants jockey for position.
Associated Press reports from the International League and Pony League playoff results. Montreals and Jersey City contest the third place fever as Hampton defeats Jamestown 10 1 with Hamilton tennis series at 3 1. Bradford triumphs 8 2 in Bradford tenis series. In boxing, Baltimore lightweights Teddy Red Top Davis, 19 212, outpoints Tommy Sheppard, 19 8, in Baltimore.
Corry Hudson kayoed Moose 98 three game sweep to remain unbeaten in the Men s A League. Rossbacher tightened second place by taking two games and total pins from Sterling Milk. Cobbett and Zalzneck added wins as Hammond Elevator and others posted scores. Hudson’s 907 290 822 led the victors with Jensen 224 189 126 and Rosebacher 830 in support amid a chaotic bowling page.
Schedule shows Detroit at Boston and St Louis at New York. Cleveland visits Philadelphia and Chicago plays Washington in night games. National League yesterday had no games. tonight New York travels to St Louis while Brooklyn goes to Cincinnati and Boston visits Chicago. Philadelphia faces Pittsburgh in a noted clash.
Houston report: Sugar Ray Robinson, 152 pounds from New York, stopped Charlie Dotson, 156 pounds from Chicago, to claim the union title. Other cards feature Jesse Flores over Lem Thomas in Stockton Cal, Maxie Docusen over Joey Barnum in New Orleans, Pat Incubucci over Art Herande in Chicago, and Bob Baker stopping in Pittsburgh. A delay in New Jersey postponed the Vern Mitchell Eddie Cameron bout to Monday due to rain.
Erie Sailors square series with Johnstown in the Middle Atlantic League title race. Sailors win 9 to 5, piling up 12 hits led by Len Heinbigner with three doubles. Johnstown managed three runs in the seventh as Eric’s defense and timely hitting sealed the victory in Townstown.
New York Sept 13 Jackie Robinson of Brooklyn tops the National League batting list with a strong surge as the season nears its end. Enos Slaughter and Stan Musial of St Louis remain close behind, while Ted Williams in the American League extends a wide margin with Lou Gehrig stalling the chase. The tight race persists into the final weeks with Slaughter’s 439 average and Musial’s steady climb keeping the three-way contest active.
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