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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1953
Page
7
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Boxing heads the week with Johnny Saxton versus Del Flanagan in Minneapolis and Lulu Perez vs Davey Gallardo at Madison Square Garden plus TV fights this week. The Sporting News names Al Rosen Louis Perini and Casey Stengel as Major League Men of the Year.
Kentucky Wildcats rise to No 1 in AP poll after beating Minnesota 39 to 34. Frank Ramsey scores 23, matching Minnesota’s Richard Garmaker as Kentucky extends its home win streak to 15. Tournament action across multiple venues includes Duquesne, Oklahoma A&M, Western Kentucky, NC State, Oklahoma City, and Rice in various tourneys with several notable upsets and upcoming matchups.
Three games are scheduled in the city basketball league as play resumes. Elchynsi leads the loop with a 3 point gap, facing Vagabond in a 7 45 p m challenge. Jamestown meets Widman at 6 45 and Teah clashes Connie's later in the nightcap. Columbia beats Pitt 76 62 as Chuck Brown scores 24 for the Lions.
In last night's Men A League action Corry Novelty split two with Thompson Maple Products as Niedersiter's took two games and total pinfall from Corry Den. In WEW Men's B League Merritt Appliance stretched its lead to three and a half games by blanking Martin's Garage while Model Dairy rose to second with a win over Al's Clothes. In Clymer League Clymer Rexall swept GLY and Kolstee's Keystone swept Clymer Bay, narrowing leads. Moose League saw Purity sweep Wisdom and Purity post favorable scores, while Sharpsville High School coach Edward Slover, 41, died of a heart attack.
Corry Area High School cagers seek their second win of the season against Union City in a regional clash at home. Varsity lineup includes Coates Wood Hixson Cusset with MeKeta Krone out, while reserves Mille Pierping Wolfe step in.
Scores from the Holiday Festival in New York and other tournaments list Duquesne, Niagara, LaSalle, St Johns, Manhattan, and NST closings with varied margins. Dixie Classic in Raleigh shows Duke, Oregon State, NC State, Seton Hall, Navy, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Tulane. Big Seven at Kansas City includes Nebraska, Kansas State, Ollshome. Kentucky and Louisville events with Louisville beating Villanova. Xavier, Murray, Western Kentucky, Houston, Eastern Kentucky, Siena in various matchups. New England and All-College tournaments with Dartmouth, Harvard, Connecticut, Brown, Springfield, Colby, Oklahoma City, Farman, Oklahoma Apsies, Mississni. Georgia and Florida games plus other college bouts.
Walt Shannon stampered with a 254 in league bowling while Walt Loveland hit 246 and 616 as other high scores followed including Charley Shuss 296 and John Dutosky 291. Scholastic basketball tournaments and regional results from Abington to Lehigh Valley also appear with varied team scores and placements.
The United States defeated Australia 3 2 in a Davis Cup Challenge Round through wins by Trabert and Seixas in doubles and a close five set finish, giving the U S a strong lead. Tomorrow singles matchups include Trabert versus Bond and Rosewall against Seixas with Hopman and Rosewall the Australian choice.
Westminster defeats Ohio opponents in Youngstown tournament amid close duels. Francis of Ohio and Weetuunter from Pennsylvania lead key bouts while Ghenam Pines from De Liesbwn edges past rivals for decisive victory in the event.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released pitcher Ron Nocciai, noted for minor league strikeout prowess in 1951, along with outfielders Bobby Del Green and Felipe Montes. Nocciai was optioned outright to Warn, Texas in the Rig State League, while Greva and Mabtimayor were moved to New Orleans in the Southern Association in a cross league shuffle.
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