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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1950
Page
7
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In a tight NFL playoff picture, the Browns and Giants chase wins to stay atop their conferences as Bears and Rams also eye advancement. Pittsburgh, Detroit, and St Louis loom in other battles while college hoops and baseball leadership shift dominate local sport chatter.
Eries Tech beat West Springfield 66 51 and Meadville won 69 40 while Bradford routed Erie strong Vincent Ie 98 40. Albion beat Fairview 54 26 and Kanty Prep defeated Wesleyville 47 26. Several games postponed including McKentral Girard and Wattsburg Spartansburg. One of 135 early pro league players active in the NBA 38 season remains.
Army and Navy clash in Philadelphia with top coaches Blaik and Erdelatz wary of odds. Army rides a 264 point eight game surge, while Navy counters with a potent air game led by Bob Zastrow. Clouds break for a dry field as kickoff nears at Municipal Stadium.
Pittsburgh, Dec. 2. Favored Pitt faces Penn State on a rain soaked Forbes Field in their anniversary game with about 20 000 expected. A six point Pitt edge in the postponed matchup, Penn State relying on Vance O Uorno’s arm and Tony Orsini’s running, while Pitt’s 1 7 record belies tougher schedule.
New York dispatch notes the final rush of the 1950 college football season with Oklahoma facing Oklahoma A and M in Stillwater, Army meeting Navy in Philadelphia, and Tennessee and Georgia shaping bowl bids. Notre Dame and Southern Cal enter the day with weak records as Notre Dame rode an 4-8-1 mark while USC stood 1-2-5, Notre Dame favored by 11.
New York bout saw Famechoul stop Archie Dvine after 7 rounds in Newark New Jersey. Minh-Glen Flanagan outpointed Louis Ramos in St Paul. Humberto Sierra out pointed Ouzie Andrews in New Haven while another bout in Duluth featured a decision over 10 rounds.
Benja min J Fairless chief steelmaker and avid baseball fan is named to the Pittsburgh Pirates board at the club’s annual meeting. Branch Rickey is elected vice president and general manager. Galbreath notes Fairless may buy stock. Rickey Jr. to oversee minor leagues. Roetiger elected assistant to the president. Crosby and others re-elected to roles.
Northwest Sportsmen note extreme winter conditions threaten local wildlife. Snow blankets the region, limiting natural food sources and exposing birds and mammals to starvation. Readers are urged to provide food and shelter, placing offerings under cover where animals can access them.
In Miami, Frank Stranahan and Dick Mayer share a 36 hole lead at 5 under par 137 in the 27th Miami Open. Ted Kroll, Sam Snead, and Jim Turnesa trail by one stroke as 31 of 150 entrants break par. Snead battles with battered clubs while awaiting his arm shipment from Chicago.
Bowling Smiths Beauly Studio cut Raymonds Jewelers lead with two wins as Heimans Jewelers fell to Briggs Grocery. Katherine's swept Bowl-Aire. Pirates signed veteran Pete Reiser as Branch Rickey reshapes Pittsburgh lineup amid draft doubt. misc scores show Keystown, Packos Market leading VFW league standings with mixed results.
A roundup of college basketball results includes Utah defeating Oregon 59 to 39, Yale beating Forest 66 to not, Clemson 51 over unknown, Texas A&M 40 over North Texas 35, St Louis 78 over Upper Town 51, John Carroll 68 over Fen, Washington and Jefferson 70 over Akron 84, Oklahoma 47 over SMU 89, Harvard 60 over MIT 41, Washington State 60 over Eastern Washington 56, Cal Aggies over Southern California, Arizona State Tempe 71 over Utah State 46, and other mixed scores from listed teams.
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