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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1968

Page

8

Purdue Keeps No 1 Rank as Notre Dame Rises to No 2

In a chaotic college football poll shakeup Purdue remains No 1 after a 447 point rout of Virginia while Notre Dame jumps to second after beating Navy and Florida climbs to fifth. Southern California holds third after a 23-20 opener win over Minnesota with several movers reshaping the top 10. Alabama slips to seventh as Texas and Nebraska rise with strong openers. Oklahoma falls from fifth after loss to Notre Dame and Texas A&M and Georgia drop out.

Wie Dette Beeb Tres Oklahoma California Alabama Boilermakers Virginia Notre Dame Penn State Navy Florida Air Force Texas Houston Virginia Tech UCLA Pittsburgh Nebraska Utah Ohio State Kansas Arizona State Wyoming Purdue Southern California Indiana Louisiana State Miami Fin Tennessee Minnesota

Only Club To Hold Edge Orioles Foul McLain's Bid For 32nd Victory

McLain hoped to become the majors' winningest pitcher since Grover Alexander in 1916 but Baltimore held him to five hits as Roger Nelson and Pete Richert kept Detroit scoreless into the eighth. Boog Powell and Don Buford drove in runs for Baltimore, while Washington beat Boston in 14 innings and other AL results folded. Cincinnati surged in the ninth to beat Pittsburgh, and Oakland swept the White Sox with Jim Nash delivering a six-hitter.

Associated Press Denny McLain Baltimore Orioles Baltimore McLain Grover Alexander St. Louis Washington Boston Minnesota Dean Chance California Oak Land Chicago White Sox Cincinnati Pittsburgh Orioles Tigers Roger Nelson Pete Richert Detroit Nelson Don Wert Eddie Mathews Richert Dick McAuliffe Dave Johnson Jim Northrup Norm Cash Mickey Stanley Boog Powell Don Buford Senators Ken McMullen Frank Howard Cap Peterson Cleveland Chance Angels Pat Kelly Harmon Killebrew Jim Nash Oakland Nash Fred Whitfield

Sparta Nine Beats East Forest 2 3 2 Victory

Sparta Nine defeated East Forest 2 to 3 at East Forest as the Spartans snapped a winless stretch. Dave Boythe hit a triple and Jim Cross a double for Sparta while Jim Gatesman produced East Forest’s lone extra base. Linden and Allen combined on the mound for Sparta with six hits allowed. Sparta to host Tidioute next Thursday after three away games.

Sparta East Forest Dave Boythe Jim Cross Spartans Boythe Cross Jim Gatesman Jerry Linden Brent Allen Tidioute

Tigers Try To Bolster Bat Power In World Series Setup

Detroit manager Mayo Smith experiments with Mickey Stanley at shortstop to add a third bat in the lineup ahead of the World Series with St. Louis. If Stanley proves capable, Al Kaline shifts to the outfield with Willie Horton and Jim Northrup. otherwise Tom Matchick stays at short. Kaline leads regular outfielders with a .292 average despite 60 injuries. Also, Ed Flanagan named Brown assistant varsity track coach. he previously coached at Boston University.

Baltimore Mayo Smith Detroit Tigers St. Louis Cardinals Smith Mickey Stanley Stanley al Kaline Detroit Willie Horton Jim Northrup Tom Matchick Kaline Orioles Tigers Dennis McLain Cardinals McLain Earl Wilson Mickey Lolich

Pirates take nightcap in extra innings as Mota delivers

In a doubleheader, Vada Pinson tied the game with a two run shot and Tony Perez drove in two more for the tying and winning runs. Manny Mota singled as a pinch hitter to win the nightcap in the first extra inning. Bill Kelso split decisions, losing game two while Ron Kline alternated wins and losses between games one and two.

Vada Pinson Tony Perez Manny Mota Pirates Bill Kelso Ron Kline

Little Beavers JV Triumph Over Oil City 20-6 at Sheen Field

Corry junior varsity beat Oil City 20-6 as Doug Brown and Rod Burrows led the Little Beavers offense. Brown scored two TDs and added an extra point, while John Downey capped the first score on a 25 yard Burrows pass. Oil City's Rich Harsdess scored the Oilers lone TD on a 17-yard pass.

Corry Oi City Sheen Field Doug Brown Rod Burrows Little Beaver Brown Orange Burrows Black Little Beavers Oilers Ken Lewis Mike Darndall Rich Harsdess Oller Oil City Eleven Lewis

Lions Split End Praised After Win

DETROIT AP Earl McCullouch of the Detroit Lions hails a win over the Bears as proof the team can go all the way. Rookie split end runs 100 yards in about 9.3 seconds and says the Lions confidence grows after a 42 0 victory following Dallas 58 13 loss.

Lions National Football League Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys Detroit Chicago Larry Rakestraw Bill Munson McCullouch Anc

Monday's Results Highlight Early Baseball Action

Cincinnati routed Pittsburgh 9 to 1 while the Pirates dropped a 6 to 2 contest as game ten stretched to 10 innings. The day featured only this scheduled game alongside multiple matchups across the league with Chicago visiting Oakland and Boston edging Washington 6 to 5 in a 14 inning affair.

Cincinnati Pittsburgh

Beaver Golfers Fall Short by Three to Rockets

Titusville High School golf beat Corry Beaver 99 to 46 in a Section Two contest at Corry Country Club. Terry Allen led the Rockets with a 73. Mark Bloom scored 85 for Beavers and Bob Schilling earned 2.5 points, Ron Bailey 1. The match featured scoring from several Beaver players and details of team efforts.

Titusville High School Corry Corry Country Club Rockets Rocket Terry Allen Mark Bloom Beavers Bob Schilling Ron Bailey

Celtics Sign Bill Russell to 400000 Player Coach Pact

Boston AP Big Bill Russell secured a two year player coach package worth slightly over 205000 a year to continue leading the Celtics. He plans to shed weight and train hard for another title run as Boston opens a 12 game exhibition slate against Atlanta in Salem. Russell, 34, has helped the Celtics win 10 championships in 12 years.

Boston Bill Russell Boston Celtics Russell Atlanta Salem National Basketball Association Morris Kirsner Celtics Red Auerbach

Stockton Leads Local Bowling Night With 266 High Game

Bill Stockton rolled a 266 and 611 series to take high game honors on local lanes. Norm Cregsley posted 23, 180, 215 for a 628 three game total alongside scores from Blair Hajec, Ed Kaiser, Stan Hajec, Paul Hopson, Walt Wawrejka, and Joe Malek. Additional entries include Norm Cressley 239 180 215 628, Paul Hobson 213 and Al Dunnewald 203. Spartansburg scene notes Bob Hunt 212.

Bill Stockton Norm Cregsley Blair Hajec Ed Kaiser Stan Hajec Paul Hopson Walt Wawrejka Joe Malek VFW Norm Cressley Paul Hobson al Dunnewald Spartansburg Drake Fish Ford Bob Hunt

Atan ta Chiefs Bid Farewell After Championship Game

Assistant manager Vic Crowe, aged 23, plans to bid farewell to the Atan ta Chiefs after the North American Soccer League title match with the San Diego Toros on Saturday.

Atanta Chiefs Vic Crowe San Diego Toros

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