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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1948
Page
18
A brief note hints at a boxing or wrestling matchup titled Heavy Who Me Meets. Details are sparse but imply a dramatic confrontation between rival brothers.
Big Seventh Seals Victory as New Castle defeats Youngstown 7 to 6. Wallace earns his third win with strong support from Burns and Fitt, while Harig homers for Youngstown. Reibesell relief preserves the lead as New Castle takes the series and sets up a busy nine game stretch against league leaders.
Freddy Schott of Akron and Elkins Brothers of New Castle prepare for an eight round main event Wednesday night. Schott aims to rebound after an ankle injury while Brothers seeks victory to prove youth against experience. Rizieri Renzi and Joe Mason clash in a six round semi final. Keene vs Calloway and Bradley vs Poleritti plus Womach vs Douglas fill the undercard.
The Yankees face the Red Sox in a pivotal three game set at Yankee Stadium with Ted Williams and Joe McCarthy leading recent charges. Williams hits .415 with 16 RBIs and 18 homers while DiMaggio drives runs as the Yanks and Sox duel for top AL standing amid Detroit Cleveland and Philadelphia battle for other first division spots.
The Johnson Bronze club of the County league altered two contests this week. The Jay Bees will play Bessemer at Bessemer tonight and the Hillsville game slated for Memorial Field will move to an evening site.
The second half card lists July and August games for Pulaski Hickory Volant New Bedford St Marys Brent Wilmington East Brook and related matchups. Key dates include July 5 7 9 12 14 16 19 23 and August 2 6 11 13 with venues at Pulaski Hickory Volant New Bedford Wilmington St Marys Brent East Brook and Fast Brook.
St. Marys defeated Hickory Heights 6 to 0 as Campbell struck out 12, with Sheriden hitting two triples and Murphy and Hannon driving the ball hard. Ciotto took the loss. The Saints return to Lee Avenue Field to face East Brook at 6 p m Wednesday.
Volant defeated New Wilmington 2 1 with Red Young pitching a one hit complete game. Borowitz allowed five hits for New Wilmington. Eagles overwhelmed West Side Tigers 13 5 at Lee Field with Jenkins yielding a five hitter.
Major matchups headline a full Tuesday night slate. Pittsburgh visits Cincinnati, New York plays Rochester, Philadelphia hosts Brooklyn, Chicago travels to St Louis, Cleveland faces Detroit, Washington hosts Philadelphia, and Rochester visits New York.
Sugar Ray Robinson outpointed Bernard Docusen over 15 rounds at Comiskey Park before 8,883 spectators. Robinson said he is done fighting welterweight and prefers around 152 pounds, while Docusen gave a strong boxing display before losing on points. Robinson earned 87-1-1 in his pro career with a net of $35,108 from the night.
In Scotland the second round of British Open qualifying began with Americans amid strong showing. Norman Von Nida and Fred Daly slumped with 77 and 71 respectively while A S Tibbles set the early pace with 67. Jimmy Thomson and Robert De Vincenzo tied for second with 68 as Henry Cotton posted 69. Frank Stranahan and Lawson Little both shot 70. Penn State’s baseball team, coached by Joe Bedenk, posted 12 wins and 4 losses in 1948.
Last night New Castle defeated Youngstown 7 to 6 while Uniontown beat Johnstown 6 to 5. Oil City topped Butler 38 to 5 and Vandergrift beat Erie 4 to 0. Tonight New Castle hosts Uniontown Vandergrift welcomes You wa at Vandergrift Erie visits Oil City.
Lockleys thumped the West Side Pirates 16 to 4 in a Junior American Legion game. Six extra base hits fueled the win with pitcher Kelliher earning the victory and Barber taking the loss. Lockleys next face Moose in a postponed contest tonight.
Local schedule lists Johnson Bronze visiting Bessemer and Frank's Grille hosting Slovaks. Universals travel to Ecclesians while St Margarets play at the Dukes. Civics meet West Pittsburg as Ryantown faces Deweys and South Hills hosts Indies.
New Castle fans plan to witness the New Castle Wandercrift series opener at P. J. Flaherty Memorial Field Friday night. Johnnie Jones, a famous ex major league clown, arrives from California with a new baseball clowning act. The show begins at 7 30. Jones has entertained thousands of wounded veterans in army hospitals. GM Mike Cannavino says prices remain unchanged.
The Ellwood-Wampum Red and Gun club schedules a Wednesday night trap shoot at 9 pm on the Ellwood-Wampum road range. Everyone is invited to participate and shells will be available for all shooters.
The Lepore team defeated the Lockleys last night in an American Junior league game by 6 to 4. Perretta earned the win on the mound and Farone was the game's top hitter with multiple key hits.
The East Side Shamrocks beat the Red Dairy 7 to 5 at Rose Avenue with Dinks Lane the winning pitcher and Russ Headland the loser. Pearson A.C. topped Friendly Furnitures 12 to 4 at Dean Park as Nick Mitro hurled a four hitter. Homers by B. Alfera and J. Pace. Lamorella the loser.
A donkey baseball game is set for Wampum High Field on July 4 at 6 30 pm featuring "Honey Pot" the comedy donkey. Elmer Brown and Red Ison lead rival teams with local riders in a likely humorous contest.
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