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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1957
Page
7
Corry Beavers take the floor against Warren in a crucial matchup for second in Section IX standings. A close tussle is expected after a tight last meeting where Corry led by seven before a late rally fell short, ending 43-43.
Corry Area High School gym hosts a beaver versus Dragon clash as Corry seeks to halt a two game skid and raise its league mark to 4 8. Parents night adds buzz with mothers and fathers seated behind the team bench. Dragon stars Rickerson and Danielson paced the first meeting with 27 points. Beavers counter with Turner leading after 34 last time. Corry jayvees meet Drexel second string. Oil City faces Titusville cellar clash at Franklin while Meadville hosts a Rockets squad aiming for win streaks.
The Crystal Ball predicts 16 winners across the A and B circuits. Corry beats Warren if fouls stay away, Oil City tops Franklin, Meadville defeats Titusville, Erle Fash drives Millcreek, Strong Vincent upsets Tech, and Grove City, Conneaut Valley, Cambridge Springs, Linesville, Conneaut Lake, Cranberry, Meter, Union City, Fairview, Wattsburg, and North East win their games.
Syracuse beat the St Louis Hawks 112 110 to tighten the Eastern Division playoff chase. Bob Pettit led Hawks with 31 points and Dolph Schayes paced Syracuse with 29 as the game finished with a frantic finish and a late jump ball.
Willie Pines and Apple Stevenson fought in Revere Massachusetts with Stevenson scoring 142 and Pines 142 or 10? Johnny Cunningham of Baltimore faced opponent 148 and was out pointed.
The St Louis Cardinals are the only major league club with every player signed for 1957. An Associated Press survey shows most others, including the Indians and Phils, have unsigned rosters. Key signings include Stan Musial for about 80000 dollars.
Philadelphia sports notes cover optimism for a 20 win season from left handers like Curt Simmons and Harvey Haddix, with past standouts cited. Writers discuss Pitt and Penn State athletics, coaching moves, and local college sports results and facts, including wrestling records, basketball scorers, and upcoming schedules.
Polly Riley defeated Mary Pat Janssen 4 and 3 to reach the semifinals alongside Barbara Romack Alice Dye and Mary Ann Downey at the Palm Beach Women’s tournament in Palm Beach Florida. other briefs note Light’s odds at Portia Purse Hialeah New Orleans Joss wins top event at Fair Grounds and Blue Ember takes feature at Sunshine Park.
West Virginia edged New York University 83-77 at Madison Square Garden as Rodney Hundley stood eight points shy of 2000. Lloyd Sharrar sparked the Mountaineers, while 26 by Sharrar helped prevent Wake Forest from capitalizing on a 7 game streak. Other games featured South Carolina’s 65-49 upset of Wake Forest, George Washington’s narrow loss to St John’s, and Dartmouth’s 69-81 win over Vermont.
A four year contract secures a new head coach in Los Angeles to replace Jess Hill. The move links to Southern California and mentions Caracas Venezuela connection and a round one lead in the Venezuela Open with 4 under par 81s. A separate note reports a hockey trade as the Buffalo Bisons send Al Dewsbury to the Hershey Bears for Bob Hassard.
George Price paced the league keglers with a 238 game while Chick Munn added a 222 for second. The upper bracket included Joe Bates 211 Joan Dubrosky 208 Rome o Marchitelli 204 Everett Johnson 201 Cy Young 200 Merl Pitch 908 Chick Ichynski 200 and Carmelo Piceirillo 203. In the ladies circuit Elsie Hixson posted 216 and Marion Bulird a 526 set with other scores above 175. Los Angeles noted Willie Vanehn 163 outpointing Esau Ferdinand 105 in Oakland California.
Hank Aaron, 24, of Milwaukee leads the National League with a .328 average and wants to retain the batting title and play in the next World Series. He confirms a salary increase from about 17,000 to 26,000–30,000 via a deal with GM John Quinn, compares himself to Ted Williams, and says Milwaukee must defeat Brooklyn to reach the World Series.
Howie Johnson, a lighthearted newcomer who beat a heart condition to play, shot an under par 64 to lead the $16,000-Fuckon Open after a tight first round at El Rio. He edged Frank Straughan and Joe Zakarian by one stroke while five others, including Julius Boros and Doug Ford, trailed.
Bobby Courchesne of Holyoke Mass prepares to challenge Isidro Martinez the Panama switch hitter in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. NBC will carry the fight on radio and TV at 10 p.m. EST with some fans expected to attend in person.
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