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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1962
Page
7
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Corry high school hosts a tense wrestling meet with Corry winning 29 21 over Fort LeBoeuf. Beavers take six of ten bouts including key pins by Art Dingfelder and Dick Malek while Al Culbertson secures the deciding 180 pound match for Corry. Junior varsity also goes Corry's way 24 5.
Corry High hosts Youngsville in a home matchup as the Beavers, already 2-0 after easy wins over McDowell and Union City, aim for a third straight victory. Tipoff at 6 pm with a 6:30 pm junior varsity, as Youngsville arrives after a 52-30 season opener win over Sheffield.
Corry Rod and Gun Club runs a two week deer pool during buck season from Monday to Saturday December 15. Total prize money is $209 with top prize $80 for biggest rack and $60 for heaviest buck plus $40 for heaviest doe. Five bucks weighed in so far. largest is an eight point 125 pounds. A nine point 149 pound deer existed but was not registered.
A long list of basketball games appears including Youngsvine at worry Erie Academy and multiple matchups across Warren Grove City Oil City Union City and others. Boxing and wrestling results note Joe Shaw stopping Alonzo Patterson and Timmy O Connor defeating Willie McCray in Miami. Corry’s next wrestling meet is set for Union City on Thursday.
Florence Lamielle led the VFW Ladies A League last night with a 508 series. She rolled 179 182 and 147 as top scores among leaders Sophie Douglas 188 Helen Hoyt 183 Blanche Zajac 180 Angie Crapser 179 Esther Mierke 179 and Eleanor Oldenski 178. Arley Earles had 214 for Corry Jamestown Owls League high in action at VFW. Harlan Taylor threw 204, Walt Dittton 213 led the Corry Jamestown League at Avalon Center. Don Bradford added 202.
Switch hitting outfielder Tom Tresh of the New York Yankees won the American League Rookie of the Year award named by 13 of 14 Baseball Writers Association members on the selection panel. Bob Rodgers of the Los Angeles Angels appeared on four ballots. The Bears of Lenoir Rhyne meet Central Oklahoma State in the Camellia Bowl for the NAIA title, a showdown of unbeaten teams.
Spartansburg faces Union City in Sparta as scheduled despite Sparta Merged School closures due to bad weather. De Frisina, athletics director and basketball coach, confirmed the game will proceed.
The Beaver Club sets the first annual foul shooting contest at Corry Area High School gym with four divisions Junior High Senior High Unlimited and a Beaver Club member only class. Final plans by the local sports booster group call for city finals January 4 featuring the Canadian Diplomats and Reed Sales Team with preliminaries among Corry Jamestown and Raymond plants.
The Beaver Club announces Mike Cannavino as toastmaster for the January 23 banquet at Corry Area High School. The event aims to feature multiple speakers and a post dinner smoker at VEW, with Jamestown All Sports Fair ties and efforts to bring Erie's top athletes and celebrities to Corry. Cannavino, long a leading Erie sports promoter and city council member, is expected to secure prominent guests.
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