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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1970
Page
8
Dan McEldewney notes Corry Beavers coach Jerry Rushin’s bold lineup changes against Fairview Tigers. Jim Dolan and Ron Bailey, billed as “surprises,” each loom large as defenders who also impact the backfield. Mike Darnoall missed the game with an injury, yet Beavers earned a well deserved victory.
Wayne Garrett hit a dramatic 12th homer to pull the Mets within reach after a 2-1 loss to Pittsburgh. Donn Clendenon followed with his own hit as New York edged closer to a tie with Chicago for second place with three games left, while Houston blanked San Francisco 3a.
MLB games feature Clendenon lifting the Mets with a two run ninth inning homer off Ken Holtzman for a 3 3 tie while Giants fall to Billingham six hitters allowed. Astros plate three in second on Howard Cedeno bunt and Bryant. Minnesota wins with a fifth inning squeeze by Danny Thompson as Kansas City loses. Cincinnati rests atop NL West with slim leads over San Francisco and LA.
Randy Devereaux of RD 3 proudly shows a 31 inch muskie weighing 11 pounds his ten year old son caught at Chautauqua Lake Sunday afternoon. He used a pikie minnow. Randy fished with his father Robert. This was his first muskie.
Meadville hosts Corry golfers at Meadville Country Club as the Bulldogs roll to a 12-3 victory over the Beavers. Mark Musome led with a 37-39-76 medalist score, while three Meadville players earned three points each. Beavers’ Bob Schilling and Matt and Denny Brumagin contributed for Corry. Knighted notes also mention Mets Wayne Garrett and Astros Jack Brigham in separate baseball highlights.
Baltimore rookie coach Don McCafferty called the showing awful as Kansas City toppled the Colts 44 to 24 at Memorial Stadium. Lenny Dawson sparked KC with four TD passes and 62 receiving yards, while John Unitas endured a rough day ending with 28 passing yards.
Oil City's junior varsity earned its first win of the season at Corty's Howard J. Sheen Field, defeating Corry 16 to 0. Bill King sprinted 60 yards for the opening score, followed by a 10 yard Kings to Holt pass and two successful extra points. The Beavers threatened once but stalled before halftime, and a late fumble ended Corry's chances. The Littles Beavers next host Meadville JV at 7 p.m.
Muhammad Ali, formerly Cassius Clay, wins a New York State Athletic Commission license allowing a comeback fight in its jurisdiction. The unanimous decision follows a judge ruling that he may ply his trade despite a draft evasion conviction on appeal. He trains for an October 26 bout with Jerry Quarry in Atlanta with a potential shot at Joe Frazier.
Ohio State Texas and Stanford hold top spots in the AP college football poll. Air Force rises to the top ten after routing Missouri while Penn State falls from fourth to sixteent h following Colorado’s 41-13 victory. Air Force climbs from 20th to 10th as Missouri loses a rank.
Walt Royek crushed Maples with a 226 game to lead the VFW Men's B League while Blair Hajec posted a 2609 series. In college football Texas Tech lost 35-13 as Stanford, USC and Michigan led the Top Ten, with Oregon, Purdue, Iowa, Army, Kentucky and others also affected by late-season results.
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