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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1956
Page
7
Beavers set for a challenging matchup as they enter their second Millcreek tilt. The uncertain lineup and injury concerns could impact chances of reaching a fifth win in a tense road contest against a resilient foe.
A quirky weekly Crystal Ball forecast highlights Teagan, Sharon, and Conkhiss as strong picks, predicting wins for Younesville, Borane, and Gallupence while massing up bold upsets and close calls across the region. Key names include Coach Al Kilye and players like Tyedlur, Dick Turby, and Gopriss Nye.
A discussion of college players facing pro scrutiny highlights the rough transition from high school to college and beyond. Notable names include Arizona's 215-pound rush, Abe Woodson, John Brodie, Lyn Owens, and other stars weighing draft potential as they prep for the Tangerine Bowl and future pro careers.
Boxers DeMarco and Ortega square off tonight at Madison Square Garden with recent form favoring Ortega who has won four straight while DeMarco is 48-7-1. NBC telecasts the heavyweight showdown at 10 p.m. EST.
Al Dorman led with a 226 top game while Euland Harvey followed at 221. Other 200s included Guy Davis 201 Chan dler Mason 203 George Ames 202 Allan Hasbrouck 206 and Ed Zewatsky 211. Rosa Baker led the ladies with a 541 series and games of 181 and 192. L Beckwith 188 M Hnatyszyn 190 and M Bulard 181 also topped scores. Bowl-Aire standings list Ajax Pumps 20 over Elchynski's Restaurant and Esso Hall with combined totals across matches.
McKean County draft board ordered Ames P. Owens, a right handed pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies organization, to report. Owens, native of nearby Girford, was the 1954 International League MVP runner up and started 1956 with the Phillies before finishing with Miami, Florida.
Associated Press reports the nation's top teams falter as Minnesota upsets Kansas State 80 72 and North Carolina barely beats NYU 64 59. Buck Lindsley scores 21 and George Hansen adds 1 as Minnesota overcomes four wins to hand K State its first loss. Alabama, ranked 17th, loses 72 50 to unranked foe.
Wake Forest and La Salle remained unranked as NC State slipped after a 33-76 loss. St Bonaventure fell 64-63 to Ten of New York on a Bernardi shot with 10 seconds left. Indiana beat La Salle earlier but lost to Villanova 79-89. Nebraska edged Texas Tech 67-66 on Don Smith’s midcourt jumper with 3 seconds remaining. Texas Christian led 30-6 and beat Abilene Christian 81-41. South Carolina topped Georgia Tech 90-83 behind 37 by Grady Wallace. Bradley overcame an early deficit to beat Wisconsin 74-62. Oklahoma City, 15th in AP, set a school scoring record with 43 by Hubert Reed in a 91-74 win over San Jose State.
Himon Fuen tes of Los Angeles outpointed Kid Gayllan of Havana over 10 rounds. Clarence Hinnant from Washington D C stopped Richard Kelly of Florence in six rounds.
Artie Gore, an umpire in the National League since 1947, was dropped by President Warren Giles. The move signals a shakeup in NL officiating and may affect upcoming season assignments.
Coach Lou Hanna announces Alumni basketball team drills at the high school gym tomorrow at 2 p.m. Only varsity letter recipients from the 1954 1955 and 1956 classes may play. A full game story and lineups will appear in The Journal on Wednesday December 26.
In Wichita Kansas Chalmer Woody Woodard, formerly at Southern Methodist, accepted a three year contract as head coach at the University of Wichita. Melbourne Rex Hartwig of Australia defeated Tony Trabert of Cincinnati and Australia's Frank Sedgman beat Pancho Segura of Los Angeles in pro tennis matches at Kooyang courts.
New York Yankees stars Yogi Berra Whitey Ford discuss 1957 contracts and the lane of pitchers using no windup with Don Larsen and Bob Turley. Berra predicts salaries around 58000 for himself and 35000 for Ford while noting windup liability. Ford rejects no windup plans saying it suits only the big hitters.
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