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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1951
Page
7
For openers the Los Angeles Rams defeated the New York Giants in a preview with four games on tap and more Monday. The column also notes prospects for Cleveland and other contenders, with baseball’s pennant races, Frick’s appointment, and early minor league results shaping the season outlook.
Corry High Beavers beat Franklin 45 13 at Landon Field as Vanderhoof scored four touchdowns and Bogden added two. Kelsey Manson and Ace contributed scores while Coach Hanna rotated three complete teams in the rout improving Corry to 1 1 in Section II. Franklin’s Poindexter McDowell and Moyer stood out as Corry eyes next home game vs Union City with Bear victory.
Philadelphia scored in the ninth to end a 3-3 tie and hand Brooklyn a 4-3 defeat. Leo Durocher reacted with disbelief and said the Giants must win now to claim first place.
The New York Giants threaten to force a playoff by closing to one game behind the Dodgers after a 4-3 loss by Brooklyn to the Phillies. The Yankees clinched their pennant with two days remaining after Allie Reynolds no hitters and a double win over Boston.
Yesterday's baseball results show New York 8 11 and Boston 0 3 among others with Chicago 6 8 St Louis 2 3 and Philadelphia at Washington. Tonight Boston at New York Detroit at Cleveland and Chicago at St Louis are among the games scheduled along with National League matchups Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 3 and Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 8 with Brooklyn at Philadelphia and New York at Boston on tap. Philadelphia announces the resignation of public relations director Nathan Babe Alexander effective Monday after since 1943 service. College football scores include Albright 12 Pennsylvania Military 0 Kent State 8 Mount Talon 27 Houston 54 Detroit 7 West Virginia 18 Furman 7. Boxing results note Livra Salas 125 4 stops Fabela Chavez 126 Los Angeles and Don Williams 146 decision Prudent Paterson New York St Nicholas Arena.
Raymond Jewelers swept three games from Jackson's Florists to take a one game edge in the Ladies 3 League at Bowl-Aire. Wallace Jewelers took two from John's Grocery and Katherine's Shop won the odd game from Model Dairy in the same division.
The first color television broadcast of a football game occurs today from Franklin Field Philadelphia featuring the Pennsylvan ia and California match up. The colorcast will air on the Columbia Broadcasting Company TV network to stations in the east and middle west.
A garbled 1949 baseball summary lists leaders in batting including Musial St Louis 367 hits Ashburn Philadelphia 214 and DiMaggio Boston 189 hits. It also cites Kiner Pittsburgh 41 home runs and Rose Brooklyn 233 strikeouts. several names and towns are misread or misspelled.
Eddie Waitkus of the Philadelphia Phillies announced his engagement to Carol Webel of Albany New Jersey. Waitkus, from Belfast Maine, says the couple will wed before Christmas in a plans that bind two families.
Los Angeles Rams routed the New York Yanks 54 to 14 as Norman Van Brocklin set a league single game record with 654 passing yards and five touchdown passes. Van Brocklin played the full game with Bob Waterfield sidelined by a leg injury while the Rams tied and broke several yardage marks. Joe Brown of New Orleans and Stonewall Jackson of Washington are noted in a separate line of results.
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