Corry area athletes take on opening day hunts and sports notes
Nick Downey of Corry Area High shines in hunting while football and basketball teammates post wins. Erie stars shine as Rich Arrington earns consensus All America talk, Tom Mitchell earns Little All America honors, and Penn State opens with Maryland as the season winds down. McDowell leads Cleveland pitchers early as NFL season tightens and Chapman Dam area yields mixed buck racks amid heavy hunting activity.
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Nick Downey
Corry
Nick
Turner Hill
Ron Miles
Pittsfield
Gary Phillips
Chapman Dam
Rich Arrington
Erie
Notre Dame
Eric
Port City
Fred Biletnikoff
Biletnikoff
Florida State
Arrington
Mike Vincent
Bucknell
Tom Mitchell
Pennsylvania
Oakland Raiders
Vincent
Mitchells
Corry High
Dale
Ray
Mike
Mike Comitz
Philipsburg
Sam McDowell
Washington Run
Warren
McDowell
Pittsburgh
Verona
Sandy Koufax
Dick Chase
Legi Craker
Jim Swick
Potter County
Reade Langhurst
Spring Creek
Cleveland
Browns
New York Yankees
Frisina Brothers
Joe
Frank
Whistle Tooters
Cage
Rich Meyer
Moc el
Michigan Opens Season With Tipoff Victory Over Tennessee
Cazzie Russell sparks Michigan to a 71-63 win in Ann Arbor as he leads the Wolverines with scoring bursts to hold off Tennessee. The season debut features top programs Duke, Kansas, UCLA and more, with Kansas State upset by Creighton 83-75 and Kentucky beating Hardin-Simmons 83-55. AP All-America selections for football also noted, highlighting Garrett and Twilley among others.
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Cazzie Russell
Michigan
Wolverines
UCLA
Associated Press
Tennessee
Vols
Ann Arbor
Russell
Cazzie
Ron Widley
Duke
St. Joseph's
Philadelphia
Vanderbilt
Minnesota
Kansas
Bradley
Kansas State
Creighton
Blue Devils
Virginia Tech
Hofstra
Wittenberg
North Dakota
Arkansas
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Providence
Ohio State
Yuri
al Peters
Kentucky
Hardin-Simmons
Adolph Rupp
Hank Tha
Oklahoma State
Tha
Cowboys
St. Louis
Princeton
Bill Bradley
Lafayette
Wake Forest
Davidson
Penn State
Maryland
Idaho
Oregon
Connecticut
American International
Seattle Pacific
Seattle
NEW York
Mike Garrett
Howard Twilley
If Diece
Charley Gogolak
Booter
Notre Dame
Nick Rassas
Johnny Roland
Missouri
George Webster
Michigan State
Alabama
Paul Crane
Dick Arrington
Nobis
Glen Ray Hines
Purdue
Karl Singer
Charles Casey
Florida
Twilley
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Carl McAdame
Frank Emanuel
Dwight Kelley
Brown
Ed Weisacosky
Miami
Nebraska
Walt Barnes
Lloyd Phillips
George Patton
Georgia
Garrett
Southern California
Ollie Matson
Glenn Dobbs
Bad News Is Good News for Bullets in Knicks Win
Kim Barnes, once nicknamed Bad News at Texas Western, became a key Bullets contributor after the Walt Bellamy trade. He scored 22 points and grabbed rebounds to lead Baltimore past the Knicks 139-125, their third win in four games against New York. The night also saw St. Louis beat Detroit 101-90 and Los Angeles top Cincinnati 121-105.
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Associated Press
Kim Barnes
Texas Western
Baltimore Bullets
National Basketball Association
Barnes
Bullets
Walt Bellamy
New York
Knickerbocker
Knicks
Baltimore
St. Louis
Detroit
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
One-Year-Old Basketball Player Dies After Being Struck
John Shemming of Rochester died after a scrimmage incident in a Brighton gym where a ball brushed his face. He collapsed and was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital. An autopsy will determine the cause of death. he was a St. Monica's Church team member and a West High School senior.
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Lin Area
Rennells
Mulvin
Pender
Leutenant
CAHS
Pittsburgh North Hills High
Edinboro State College
Rochester
N. Y
Strong Memorial Hospital
John Shemming
Monroe County Medical Examiner's
Shemming
St. Monica’s Church
Brighton
West High School
Bucknell selects co-captains for next season
Bucknell University football names Bob Marks from Danville and Mike Vincent from Corry as team co captains elected by players. The two leaders will guide the squad next season at Lewisburg Pennsylvania.
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Mike Cocaptain
Bucknell U
Lewisburg, Pa
Bob Marks
Danville
Mike Vincent
Corry
Bucknell University
Orioles Trade Norm Siebern to California Angels
Baltimore trades first baseman Norm Siebern 32 to the California Angels for outfielder Dick Simpson 22. Siebern hit .256 with eight home runs and 32 RBI last season but lost first base to Boog Powell. Simpson batted .301 for Seattle in the Pacific Coast League with 24 homers and 79 RBI.
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Miami Beach
Fla.ap
Baltimore Orioles
Norm Siebern
California Angels
Dick Simpson
Siebern
Orioles
Boog Powell
Simpson
Seattle
Pirates Acquire Matty Alou In Trade With Giants
The Pittsburgh Pirates obtain outfielder Matty Alou from the San Francisco Giants for pitcher Joe Gibbon and catcher infielder Ossie Virgil. A third player to be named completes the deal. Alou hit .231 with two homers and 18 RBIs last season and is 27. Virgil, 32, batted .265 in 39 games for Pittsburgh and will report to Tacoma while training with San Francisco in spring. Gibbon, 30, posted a 4.50 ERA after a 4-9 record with Pittsburgh last year.
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Wiaml Beach
Fla
Pittsburgh Pirates
Matty Alou
San Francisco Giants
Joe Gibbon
Ossie Virgil
Pirate
Joe Brown
Pirates
Tater
Alou
Giants
Virgil
Tacoma
San Francisco
Gibbon
Pittsburgh
The Spoken Word Is Like the Air The Printed Word Is There
A reflective column compares spoken and printed language, noting the air carries voice while print preserves lasting record. It muses on memory, communication, and the enduring footprint of written text amid changing media.
Erie Hails Willie Mays at Annual Man of the Year Dinner
Willie Mays headlines the Beachcomber Hotel event tonight as part of the third annual Man of the Year in Sports dinner in Erie. Other stars expected include Bob Prince Willie Stargell Bill Mazeroski Ernie Banks Dick Groat Sam McDowell Carl Blefary and John Orsino. Mays led the league with 52 home runs for the 1962 season and stands at 505 career homers en route to potential historic status.
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Brie
Willie Mays
Babe Ruth
Beachcomber Hotel
Bob Prince
Willie Stargell
Bill Mazeroski
Ernie Banks
Dick Groat
Sam McDowell
Carl Blefary
John Orsino
Mays
San Francisco
Willie
Major League owners stall trades at winter meetings
Frustrated executives fail to spark trades at the winter meetings as efforts to move players stall. Bragan failed to lure Cubs relievers Abernathy or Mc Daniel while several veteran trades occurred on the eve of the major league opening. Milwaukee hosts owners to discuss bringing baseball back, with a potential Milwaukee franchise under Wisconsin group inquiries.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Bobby Bragan
Atlanta Braves
Bragan
Leo Durocher
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Ted Abernathy
Lindy McDaniel
Fort Lauderdale
Houston
Jack Lamabe
Chicago White Sox
Dave Nicholson
White Sox
Oklahoma City
San Francisco
Matty Alou
Pittsburgh
Pirate
Joe Gibbon
Kansas City
Jim Landis
Cleveland
Phil Roof
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Inc
Edmund B. Fitzgerald
Wisconsin Group
National League Braves
Atlanta
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Ray Sheridan
Eastway
Sheridan
Healey Texaco
Merkle
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VFW
Bill Hammond
Pat Renzi
Bob Lindstrom
Phil Samale
Ed Zewatsky
Gluvna
Jim Hannan
Ed Koyach
Don Gibas
Mellynt
Women OF the Moose
Sophie Douglas
Pegi Johnson
Mike, Comitz
George Hagger
Dick Merkle
Sonny Staples
Ed Gluvna
Moose's Rest
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Sperry Mobil Snap-Tite, Inc
Bayle’s Restaurant Mountain
Mike's
Buyer's Fair
Mt Lorin
Washington St
Corry, PA
Jane Parker
Ann Page
Sultana Strawberry Preserves
Corry Area High School
Herman Rennells
Gerald Pender
Bob Mulvin
Fort LeBoeuf
Pirates Land
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