Crises and Hope Cloud The Week Ahead
Fragmentary text recalls worry about an imminent crisis and vague omens. It hopes the week will bring resolution and a steadier spirit, but the message remains cryptic and uncertain about outcomes.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1962
Page
7
Fragmentary text recalls worry about an imminent crisis and vague omens. It hopes the week will bring resolution and a steadier spirit, but the message remains cryptic and uncertain about outcomes.
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Top college teams race through a heavy holiday schedule with Cincinnati Bearcats favored after a 72-46 win over Davidson. Ohio State, Duke, Kansas, and Colorado feature in multiple tournaments, while Notre Dame and Virginia Tech tumble from unbeaten runs. Pirates hire Salty Parker as farm system consultant. several college games and boxing results listed.
In a record long game, Dallas Texans beat Houston Oilers 20-17 in triple overtime to claim the AFL title. Len Dawson led a late drive aided by Jack Spikes and Bill Hull interceptions, with Brooker delivering the decisive kick and lucrative shares for each Texan and Oilers player.
Willie Richardson of Jackson State sparked a South victory in the North South game scoring a 0 yard TD with 37 seconds left to seal a 15 14 win over the North Richardson, a Little All America pick, led the South and was named MVP Paramore won the Sportsmanship Award for his running despite an ankle injury Missouri edged Georgia Tech 1410 in the Bluebonnet Bowl as Tobin broke free on a key block Lapasky starred for Houston in the Tangerine Bowl scoring twice returning a punt for 70 yards and adding a 13 yard TD pass
In a club night of bowling, Keg Kings posted top games with Roger Smith 275 Shorty Doan 257 Vince Legters 256 and Paul Bowen Sr 256 while Legters led with a 664 series. Keg Kweens featured Roxann Bradford 234 and Mary Hnatyszyn 227 along with Vi First 5 Ruth Harkless 223 Bradford 576. The boxing card noted a technical knockout in Cuba with Chico Veliz stopping the opponent in 1 minute 58 seconds of the eighth.
Penn State coach Rip Engle questions the team’s mental and emotional readiness for the Gator Bowl after a week of practice in Annapolis Maryland. Engle notes the Lions had more time off than usual and fears the layoff may affect hunger for victory while praising Florida as a strong opponent despite its 6 4 record.
Al Hansens 217 led the Mixed Doubles League at Bowl Aire last night with Eyland Harvey 201 and Si Harkless 200 close behind. Winnie Hansen spared a 3 7 10 split. Jim Rhoades starred Beaver League with a 545 series while Tom Morton had 534 and 211 high game. Avalon Juniors saw Mike Benson 430 and Martha Houser 346. Bantam boys Tom Harvey and Dick Steves posted 253 for two games as Patty Wetmore won the day with a 259 set.
Al Culbertson a 180 pound Corry High wrestler, nicknamed The Crusher, has yet to pin this season but won three straight on points after a 4-2 opening loss at Townville. He beat Fort Le Boeuf 8-2, Union City 2-0 and 4-1 Vitasville. The Culbertsons form one of two brother tandems on the squad with Bob at 165 pounds. Corry edged Titusville 45-9 and next faces Wattsburg January 7 after a schedule change.
The University of Pittsburgh defeated Penn State 68 to 43 marking Pitt's fifth win to keep a 5-1 record, with Earl Hoffman leading State and Brian Generalovich top Panther scorer with 14. Villanova beat St Francis 77 in Loretto with Wally Jones and Jerry Friedrich scoring 24 each.
The schedule lists Wednesday first round games for Meadville and Oil City. Thursday and Friday bring tournament rounds and finals for Meadville Oil City Warren Franklin Northwestern with Saturday reserved for Warren Franklin Northwestern finals.
Indications arose that last Saturday's North-South all star college football game in Miami may be the final one. A 15-14 South victory in the final seven seconds drew 16,092 spectators, the smallest crowd since Shrine promotion shifted from high school to college stars. The $25,000 TV rights payment to American Broadcasting Co. barely covered costs, while nearly 60,000 seats remained empty. Shrine officials must vote on continuing the event, amid high travel and preparation costs that cut into gate receipts. The game delivered one of the series’ most thrilling finishes.
San Francisco defeated Syracuse 123 to 118 in a high scoring affair while New York beat Boston 120 to 106. Detroit edged Chicago 122 to 110 in another Saturday matchup.
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