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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1959
Page
7
A garbled OCR segment describes a Tuesday event with a public figure or group. references a gun incident in a tense street scene. Names and details are unclear but imply a notable local incident and possible commentary on safety.
The Beaver Club All-Sports Dinner will feature Ray Eliot, longtime Illinois head coach, as the highlighted speaker for the 10th annual event. The dinner is set for Saturday January 2001 at 6:30 PM in the Corry Area High School cafeteria.
Bob Nichols and Dick Merkle led Waves with scores of 205 and 200 as the Howl-Air Industrial League resumed. On the women’s side R Thelm scored 201 in the VFW Ladle, Fran Hurlbut added 196 to a 509 series, with M Hall 180 Pub Shumsky 199 and M Bemis 187 among leaders. Bertha Carroll and Jo Davis each posted 196 to highlight the women’s round.
New Orleans AP report previews the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day pitting Mississippi against LSU. The Rebels, ranked No. 2, seek both revenge for a 73 loss to LSU and their first win over the Tigers since 1957, with LSU hampered by injuries to Johnny Robinson and Wendell Harris while Mississippi lists Johnny Brewer and Jimmy Hall back from leg injuries. The game pits strong running offenses against the nation’s top defenses as LSU’s No. 2 total defense faces Mississippi’s No. 3 ranking.
Dallas AP says 13 Huskies travel for the 23rd Cotton Bowl as Syracuse and Texas arrive to prepare. Syracuse trains in Houston with 69 in the party, Texas with 53 players. Syracuse a 124 point favorite to win their first bowl game. Texas seeks to defend a strong postseason record of five wins, two losses, and one tie in eight bowls.
Boston defeated New York 4 to 3 on Tuesday. Montreal visits Toronto on Thursday while Toronto hosts Detroit in another key game on the upcoming schedule.
A compact sports snippet lists NBA results including Syracuse at Cincinnati and Boston at St Louis plus Detroit versus New York at Philadelphia and Minneapolis at Philadelphia and at New York. A football figure, Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty, tops the Beaver Club Banquet speaker lineup, having addressed Toca fandom in 1958.
Old hand Bob Cousy and rookie Wilt Chamberlain head the East for the 10th NBA all star game to be played in Philadelphia. West leaders include Jack Twyman and Bob Pettit, with Chamberlain’s teammate Paul Arizin among East selections. Additional picks will be named by coaches.
West Virginia and California vie for the NCAA crown as Cincinnati and Iowa loom in ECAC action. Cal’s late comeback edged West Virginia in the title tilt, while Wake Forest and North Carolina posted wins in other conference showdowns. Oscar Robertson stars for Cincinnati as ranked teams chase tournament glory across a schedule packed with regional finals and classic clashes.
Corry High's Eager Beavers total 73 points in six games averaging 12.3 per contest. Last season Jim chalked up 165 points to finish third on the varsity squad. Davison leads with a high Alb clip and tops the team shooting 548 from the line.
In the first annual YMCA tournament Barr and Mickey Andersen captured the high school doubles crown, defeating Scott and McVicker 21-15 21-19 21-17 after Barr won the singles title with straight sets over Bob McVicker. junior high champ Lance Pledger also led with wins in his division on the two day event.
New York based boxing circles name Ingo Johansson Fighter of the Year for 1959 after his dramatic third round KO of Floyd Patterson at Yankee Stadium on June 26. Ring Magazine notes Sugar Ray Robinson remains world champion per NBA, while Gene Fullmer tops middleweights and three class leaders Moore Becerra and Perez are singled out for their unquestioned dominance.
Federica Thompson, once unknown outside Argentina, knocked out welterweight champion Ion Jordan in a non title bout and is now the W National Boxing Association boxer of the month and No 3 challenger. The rankings show Cuban Luis Rodriguez rising to No 1 after outpointing Sugar Hart, with Paret of Cuba falling to fourth and Rudell Stitch moving to No 2. Ingemar Johansson is NBA fighter of the year after a third round TKO of Floyd Patterson.
Nigerian Dick Tiger the British Empire middleweight champion is a 2-1 favorite tonight to beat veteran Holly Mims in a 10 round Chicago Stadium bout televised on ABC at 10 p.m. EST. Tiger, a durable scrapper with a good left, seeks a second TV appearance in the arena after beating Joey Giardello there on Sept 30 and losing to him in a Cleveland rematch on Nov 4.
Fragmentary text references Sacramento and Flint with names Copeland and Roberto and locations Mexico City and Flint. Details are incomplete, no clear event, score, or outcome.
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