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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1956
Page
7
By mid March 1956 the district protectors submitted 2876 deerskins to the firm, which paid $7509.45 in checks. This surpasses 1955 totals of 2198 skins and $2714.75, reflecting higher bids and improved hide preparation and grading.
Redlegs sign Jim Passilla of Mearsville a noted all around athlete famed for Bulldogs basketball to a bonus contract and send him to Douglas Ga for farm system training. The 19 year old Meadville youth is a shortstop assigned to High Point North Carolina Class B Teague franchise while taking a leave of absence from Cornell University. Passilla credits former major league catcher Bob Garback with guiding his early baseball development.
Ted Elchyriski, former Corry High star, shows progress for Cincinnati varsity end. Spring practice culminates intrasquad game next weekend. Corry Area High School track opens April 18 in a triangular with Warren and Youngsville. Chautauqua streams begin stocking 6930 brook and brown trout this spring ahead of opening day. Kenneth Ames, Pittsburgh native, named pro at Connell Lake golf course. Bobby Brigan of Pittsburgh Plates expects sixth in the National League pennant race. Indians lineup to feature only two left handed batters Gene Woodling and Vic Wertz, signaling more right handed pitching.
Ken Venturi, 24, leads the Masters after a 66 69 135 midway total, four strokes ahead of Cary Middlecoff who has 67 72 139. Venturi seeks first amateur to win the Masters as middlecoff amid strong professional challengers led by Cooper 142 and Ford 142.
Australian John Landy clocked 4 minutes 58 seconds in a special mile at Olympic Park, missing the world mark by about six tenths of a second due to overnight rain. He remains holder of the world’s three fastest miles with times of 3:68 in 1954 and 3:58.65 in January.
Corry Class A and B gunners traveled to Oil City for a tight match with Wolf's Head Oilers ending 1198 to 1195. R Whitman led Corry with 245 including a 98 offhand. Eu gene Davis and Bob Patterson added 242 and 281 respectively. Corry Class B fell at home to GEAA Erie 1197 to 1116, D Sayre 238 and G Rhodes 227 top scorers for winners and losers.
Philadelphia Warriors, Eastern division champions, lead the best four of seven final series 3-1 and host the Fort Wayne Pistons in Philadelphia. The Pistons must throttle Paul Arizin, who has scored 112 points in four final playoff games, to stay alive.
Fishermen are informed that crappie and bass are biting at Chautauqua Lake. Motorists traveling to the lake this weekend should expect crowds along the Ashville shoreline as anglers gather for the annual seasonal event.
Former World Series hero Monte Irvin shows late-career resurgence in spring training with the Chicago Cubs. He has posted a .500 average in his last ten games and earned the left field job after four singles in four at bats against the Baltimore Orioles. Irvin joins Erle Banks in powering a 15-11 San Antonio win as Dodgers and Giants alumni continue to chase comebacks amid injuries and club changes.
Moookey scores as Providence beats Cleveland 6 to 0 in the opening game of the best of seven series. Providence leads 1-0 in the series.
Joey Giambra earned a hard fought unanimous decision over John L Sullivan in a ten round middleweight bout at the County War Memorial. Judges favored Giambra 5-4-1 while the referee scored 6-3-1, with Sullivan applying crowding pressure and Giambra using a boxing master style to climb the division.
The Corry archery range at the airport will open for the season tomorrow afternoon at 1 o clock weather permitting. City and area archery enthusiasts are invited to attend the opening day shoot as improvements planned for this spring will be completed when the weather settles.
Gun Club hosts a spring field trial at Sportsmen's Grounds east of Columbus tomorrow open to all city rabbit dogs. Owners should arrive by 8 AM for a 9 AM start with heats in 15 and 15 inch classes and prizes for winners. A door prize will be awarded and lunch served at noon.
New York official reports Wilt Chamberlain denied playing under the name Marcus against professionals at age 16 in Cumberland Maryland. Col Harry D Henshel said he checked the claim but found no evidence. The report ties to AAU and Olympic basketball circles as the sport navigates eligibility questions.
Chamberlain, on spring vacation at his Philadelphia home, denied ever playing in a pro game or under an assumed name and said he never played basketball in Cumberland Maryland. Reaves Peters, Big Seven commissioner, declined to comment noting any action would come from Kansas faculty representative.
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