Busy Beavers prepare for winter sports from Ares High
Ares High winter sports teams gear up during the holiday recess. Ron Schrecen-Best’s basketball squad heads to the Ford City Christmas tournament next Tuesday and Wednesday. Orange and Black swimmers and wrestlers will daily train for January combat. Bob Mulgin’s wrestlers have three matches. BU Cochran’s tank crew opens 1962 January 2 at Erie Cathedral Prep, aiming to improve on last season’s 2-B tally in the YMCA pool.
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Ares
Ron Schrecen- Best
Ford City
Bob Mulgin
BU Cochran
Tank Crew
Erie Cathedral Prep
Cochran
Hydromen
YMCA
CAHS Rasslers Prep For Open Conference Clash January Fifth
The CAHS wrestling squad conducts daily workouts in the corrective gym ahead of the home opener with Titusville. Beav er matmen, led by 127-pound Dick Malek, endure rope climbs to meet weight limits as Ralph Fox of Oil City faces Corry’s Gary Donaldson, now 133 pounds, in a rough season preview.
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CAHS
Titusville
Dick Malek
Malek
Ralph Fox
Oil City Fox
Corry
Gary Donaldson
Fox
Gary
Donaldson
Rockets Face Beavers In Dual Wrestling Series Night
Corry High hosts a dual wrestling showdown tipped by a week loss as the Rockets eye a rematch with Titusville Beavers. Dale Fratlick seeks a repeat streak after a 3-0 start. Al Wakefield and Burt Hollabaugh anchor a tight Oilers defense in a bid to repeat last year’s success on January 6 at Titusville.
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Rockets
Beavers
Old City
Oilers
Jack Deets
Burt Hollabaugh
Titusville
Corry
Dale Fratlick
Dale
al Wakefield
Wakefield
Pralick
Corry High
Queen City
Beavers Face Wattsburg Tonight Before Ford City Tourney
Corry Beavers travel to Wattsburg for a tuneup ahead of the Ford City Christmas tournament. Key scorer Mickey McMahon leads with 97 points in six games as Wattsburg guards a 1-6 start in Erie County League play. Junior varsity also aims for a third straight win.
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Ford City High
Corry Beavers
Wattsburg
Beavers
Ford City
Sharon
Corry
Union City
Unionites
Puirview
Erie East
Harborcreek
Lawrence Park
North Hust
Youngsville
Orange and Black
Mickey McMahon
Jerry McIntyre
Bob Wickwire
Harold Bromley
Dick Scholton
McMahon
Bromley
Beaver
Herb Hlodell
Gridiron Glory Year in Penn yvancr Football
A fragmented reminiscence notes a strong football year in Penn yvancr with mentions of Hic Commonwealth, a hosted bowl game by Mic Quaker, and the production of notable All-America players. The text blends football and baseball and hints at regional sports prestige and competitive bowl events.
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Hay Neon
Pennyvancr
Hic Gommonwealth
Mic Quaker
Philly
Laberry
Local Bowling Night Highlights Strong Scores and Standouts
Al Shaffer led a local bowling meet with top scores in Class B aiming for a 225. Other notable results included Rudy Toho and Barry in strong showings while several national entrants posted 200s in the bracket. The event featured a mix of local rivals and guest players at the Bowli-Atre venue.
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al Shaffer
Local High School Games Tonight in Several Cities
Tonight matches feature Wattsburg Ol City at Hickoryburg and Union City hosting Greenville at Lakeview. Other contests include Vincent facing Academy, Erie Prep against Eric Bast, McDowell versus Alumni, Conneaut Valley at Northwest TM, Cochranion at Pymatuning, Kane at Olean, Johnsonburt at Emporium, Brookville at Brockway, Townville at North East, St Gregory at Mercer, West Middlesex hosting Pleasantville and Alumni, with Warren versus Alumni listed for tomorrow.
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Wattsburg
Hickoryburg
Union City
Greenville
Lakeview
Eric Strong Vincent
Academy Erie Prep
Eric Bast McDowell
Alumni
Conneaut Valley
Northweat
Blanda and Faison Top AFL Figures in AP Poll
Houston Oilers veteran George Blanda and Chargers defensive end Earl Faison captured the top player designations in the AFL per an Associated Press poll. Blanda, 33, led with 187 completions for 9,330 yards and 36 touchdowns, while Faison, a 2sspounder from Newport News, Va., excelled as a rookie, dominating choices over rivals in the league’s awards tally.
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Houston Oster
George Blanda
Earl Faison
San Diego Chargers
Associated Press
Blanda
Faison
Newport News
Loup
Chicago Bears
Billy Cannon
Charley Hermigan
Oilers
Charley Long
Boston
Ken Rice
Buffalo Bills
Youngwood
Chargers
Mantle Tops AL Sluggers in 1961 Race
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees won the American League slugging title for the third time in 1961. He totaled 359 bases in 514 official at bats for a .687 slugging percentage. Norm Cash of Detroit was second with 162, Omar Alvarez Gentile of Baltimore was third with .646, and Roger Maris finished fourth with .620 after hitting a record 61 homers.
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New York Yankees
Mantle
Norm Cash
Detroit
Dim Gentile
Baltimore
Roger Maris
Yankees
Maris
High Women and Men’s Series Briefs
In a fragmented listing, names Bette Kane and Jackie Benson appear amid event tags for HIGH WOMEN'S and HIGH MEN'S SERIES. Other scattered names include Kane Pat Shumsky Audrey Rouse and Harold Crosby with figures like 221 and 384 and a 690 series score, suggesting a bowling or athletic event record from a local page.
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Bill Schall
Harold Crosby
Wildcats Begin Comeback Trail In Key Invitational
Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp sees a rebuilt team amid a tough schedule. The Wildcats open the Kentucky Invitational with Kansas State and Xavier, facing Tennessee in Lexington as they aim to rebound from last season's 199 losses. Other top games the night include Cincinnati over Colorado 84-67 and Purdue 83-77 past Evansville.
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Associated Press
Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Rupp
Cincinnati
Colorado
Bearcats
Purdue
Evansville
Wichita
Santa Clara
George Wilson
Ron Bonham
Ken Chariton
Paull Hogue
Georgia Tech
Missouri
Atlanta
Syracuse
Pitt
Creighton
Rice
Omaha
Bradley
Brown
Town
Nevada
Midwest
Oklahoma State
Colorado State
Utah State
Pacific University
Harborcreek High Adds Wrestling Program
Harborcreek High School added a wrestling team with 33 boys reporting for the first squad. Head coach Frank Dennis said growth will be gradual but aims for wrestling to become a leading sport within a few years. Three scrimmages have occurred as candidates compete for every position.
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Harbone
Harborcreek High
HHS
Frank Dennis
Local Basketball Scores From Evening Card
Girard defeated McDowell 68 to 60 in a varsity boys game. Sheffield beat Northern Area 67 to 50. Greenville edged St Michael 173 to 61. Meadville over St Agatha 61 to 59. Erie Tech won against Harborcreek 59 to 44. Youngsville triumphed over North Clarion 56 to ?
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McDowell
Sheffield
Northern Area
Greenville St. Michael
Meadville
St. Agatha
Erie Tech
Harborcreek
Youngsville
North Clarion
Baylor unanimous pick in NBA all star selections
New York AP reports Elgin Baylor was the only unanimous selection on the NBA all star East West game rosters in St Louis. Baylor joined the West forward lineup as Wilt Chamberlain leads the East in a star studded matchup with five other teammates chosen by nine league editors.
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Elgin Baylor
Los Angeles
National Basketball Association
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Baylor
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia
East
Dolph Schaves
Syracuse
Tom Heinsohn
Boston
Chamberlain
Bob Gousy
Richie Guerin
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Bob Petit
St Louis
Walt Bellamy
Chicago
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati
Jerry West
Red Auerbach
Celtics
Fred Schaus
Los Angeles Lakers
Wrstermparesetters
Celtics Cruise Now 24-4 After Easy Victory
The Boston Celtics rolled to a 122-198 conquest of New York at Providence in their only league game of Thursday. The win boosted Boston to 24-4 and gave them a six game lead over Philadelphia in the Eastern Division. They take a day off, then play two of the next three in Boston before an eight games in 14 days road trip.
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Associated Press
Boston Celtics
Celtics
National Basketball Association
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Boston
Philadelphia
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Los Angeles
Pittsburgh Rens Take Eastern Lead Behind Hawkins
The Pittsburgh Rens defeated Kansas City 91-88 in Kansas City as Connie Hawkins scored 32 and dominated the boards. Chicago stunned Cleveland 113-112, while Los Angeles closed the gap in the Western Division after Kansas City’s loss. The Jets beat Washington 102-96 for their seventh straight win.
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Cleveland
Associated Press
Cleveland Pipers
Kansas City
Pittsburgh Rens
Connie Hawkins
Chicago
Los Angeles
Jets
BU Sharman
Washington
Roberto Clemente Tops Pittsburgh Area Publicity Award 1961
Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates was named the 1961 sports figure who did the most to publicize the Pittsburgh district. He won 70 of 9 votes from club officials and district writers. Palmer and Groat trailed with five votes. Clemente batted .351 in 1960 and will receive the award at the 26th annual Dap pemCan dinner on Feb. 4.
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Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Clemente
Aront Palmer
Latrobe
Cowinner
Pirates
Dick Groat
DappemCan
Christmas Charity Football Preview for South and North
AP reports North and South squids balanced drills for a Christmas night charity game in the Orange Bowl. South coaches emphasize passing game with instruction to keep one ball in the air, highlighting aerial strategy as a priority in prep.
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North
South
Rebels
John Bridgers
Baylor
Davis Agrees to Browns Pact Worth 80000
Ernie Davis accepted an offer to play for the Cleveland Browns, agreeing to a three year contract reportedly worth 65 000 to 75 000 per year totaling about 80 000 to 90 000 in all. Browns officials cited his sacrifice of substantial money while Buffalo Bills also bid, with reports of a bonus and a figure over 100 000 for the same period. Davis, a Syracuse All America halfback, would be the club's highest paid player.
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Cleveland
Ernie Davis
Cleveland Browns
Anthony W. DeFilippo
Syracuse
Arthur B. Monell
Browns
Davis
Tts
Buffalo Bills
Dick Gallagher
To Bills
Buffalo
Modell
Fenie
Sithms
National Football Leagues
Hu Kan
Young Watlfes
Brown
Poind Davy
Gannon College Ties Record With 6th Straight Win
Gannon College won its sixth straight game, tying a school record for consecutive victories. The Panthers, led by strong second half play, overcame a 40-25 halftime deficit to beat Texas Southern 72. The win came as part of a string that included a 7-1 record after the latest triumph.
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Gannon College
Bo Associated Frees
Pitt
Texas
Pennsylvania
Syracuse
Stralicht
Panthers
Intermission
Gannon
Texas Southern
Hole
Strget
Iosh
SCTIOLASTIC WRESTLING Eri Fast 26 Crue Brrowy Vin cent 1%
In a brief wrestling note, standout performances highlighted include Eri Fast scoring 26 points and Crue Brrowy securing a key win as Vin Cent secured 1 percent in a tight meet.
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