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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1950
Page
7
Beavers clash with Erie Academy in a District 10 Section T league basketball opener at Gannon Auditorium tonight at 7:30. Erie East faces Cathedral Prep in the nightcap as both teams seek early league footing against a tossup matchup.
The Corry Locker split a game with Johnson Brothers while narrowing the gap to four games behind Hammond's team, who were shut out by Bowl-Aire. Paul’s Men’s Wear earned a forfeit and Tom’s Thrift Shop swept. National League leaders Murphy’s and Sherwood’s idle as two matches postponed. Aero Engineers forfeited to McInnes Steel. All-Way Electric extends lead in the WEW Ladies League as Langhurst and Stewart blanked, and Gilson’s Restaurant was shut out by Topp’s.
Corry High adds a Wednesday 8 p m game with the Alumni at the sub high gym. Beavers, coached by Fred Schwab, will see ex-grads such as Chuck Geertson Sonny Morgan Joe Vanik Danny Dyckes Frank Frisina and Bob Hand in a tough prep for their Exit on Friday clash with East. Interested players should contact Frisina.
VFW Ladies A League standings show All-Way Electric leading with strong team totals and individual pace set by Van Sullivan with 180 and 179 games. The 175 Club includes Mary Hnatyszyn with 183 and Marion Buferd with 176. Boxing results list Ernie Roberts beating Phil MorJaio in Brooklyn and Jackie Levatt beating Bob Stecher in Portland, with points and locations noted.
Warren Wright, 75, owner of Calumet Farm, died at his winter home in Miami Beach after three weeks of illness. Wright built the famed racing stable that produced champions including Whirlaway and Citation, securing multiple Derby, Belmont, and Preakness wins and earning top money status into the late 1940s and 1950.
National Association results show Philadelphia beating Syracuse by 1, with Rochester leading for an average time. Minneapolis posted 67 while Tri Cities registered 97, and Washington scored 0 in the listed matchups.
Eight bowlers topped the 200 mark led by Chuck Jackson who rolled a 4282 game at Bowl-Aire last night. Others reaching 200 included Vic Cragg Sr 218 Rosario Caruso 210 John Dubrosky 211 AL Yanssens 205 John Oeser 201 and Stewart Long 201. Hockey scores show Detroit 8 Montreal 1 Hershey 8 Springfield 1. College basketball results span Big Seven, Texas Arkansas and Navy North Carolina Rhode Island State. many games reported with multiple scores.
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