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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1963
Page
7
A damaged text fragment references politics and a Khrushchev visit with vague commentary. It mentions Democrats and a rowdy post-election atmosphere, but provides no clear facts or names beyond broad political context.
Dive Stallworth exploded for 46 points guiding Wichita to a 78-73 upset over top-ranked Cincinnati halting their 37-game winning run. The weekend saw several top ten upsets while Duke, Arizona State and Ohio State remained briefly unbeaten. Cincinnati still leads Missouri Valley after Tulsa loss. Loyola and others faltered across the nation.
With the regular season ending, three races decide the final playoff positions. Los Angeles leads Boston for the extra 2000 in percentage, Syracuse edges Cincinnati for runner-up, and Detroit trails San Francisco by half a game for the last Western playoff spot. Wins Sunday reshaped standings as Syracuse beat Detroit 149-124, Cincinnati beat New York 109-98, Boston beat Chicago 110-109, Boston beat St Louis 114-94, and San Francisco outlasted Los Angeles 122-116 in two overtimes.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed veteran Bill Muzeroahi and Bill Virdon and rookie Timo Plaskett. Mukifosk remains the sole holdover from the 1957 infield that powered the World Championship team, after Don Hoak, Dick Groat, and Dick Sturat were traded last November. Virdon is the center fielder and Plaskett the infielder who played with Ashville last season. The signing spree left seven Pirates without contracts as the weekend concluded.
Four Carry wrestlers earned top seeds for the Section Four tournament next Saturday in Warren. Corry's Dick Malek Bob Culbertson Al Culbertson and Dele Gates head seedings with strong showings from Titusville Oil City and others. The event brings eight schools with 12 wrestlers each, led by Warren as defending champion.
Florence Lamielle posted a 546 series in the Bowl-Aire Mixed Doubles with 198 177 178 games. Lionel Tripp led geats with 200, while Al Hansen 208 and Pete Russell Jr. 204 also scored big. Al Moravek hit 580 in Beaver League action at Bowl-Aire, Denny Dyckes 203 196 148 follow. Junior League at Avalon Center saw Dave Wetmore and Martha Hanser as standouts with 475 and 364. Bantams led by Tom Harvey 283 Linda Wetmore 233. Notre Dame Alumni elect Oliver H Hunter II of New Castle Pa, FBI agent and former track star, as president.
Don Thomas, once a Celtic star, now stars for the Tramps as the Jr High league reorganizes for the second half. Porgy Five sit atop at 3-4, Celts and Nationals at 2-2, Tramps at 1-3 with Thomas scoring 4% points in four games and multiple players hitting double digits.
Hershey Pennsylvania skater Johnny Lite placed second in the singles at the North American championships, trailing Don McPherson of Stratford Ontario. Lite, the national figure skating champion, rose from fifth with strong free skating including two triple revolution jumps as McPherson dominated in school figures and won the event. The Canadian team swept all four team competition tries over the weekend.
In Steamboat Springs Colorado Gene Rottarel of the University of Minnesota jumped 5 feet yesterday to win the United States jumping championship. The event drew attention as a standout performance in a national meet.
Hayes Jones dominant in Detroit coached by a schoolteacher, clinching his first straight indoor hurdles win at the Mason-Dixon Games in Cleveland era. The 3000 crowd saw six American indoor records set in events led by Florida A&M and Georgetown University relays and women’s sprints, with notable athletes such as Willye White cited.
West Covina pro Don January shot 22 under par 266 over four rounds to win the Tucson Open, leading wire to wire and collecting 3,500 dollars. He finished one stroke ahead of defending champion Phil Rodgers and Gene Littler, who tied for second, with a total prize of 1,450 dollars for the runner up.
Former pitcher Jim Hearn won the Baseball Player's Golf Tour event in Florida with a 7 hole total of 801, finishing 21 strokes over par. Despite a soggy course and drizzle, the 6 foot 8, 220 pound player built and protected a four stroke lead, closing with a 78 as bogeys on the final three holes cost him a lower score and he edged Billy Herman of the Boston Red Sox staff.
Jean Cragg holds first in the Women's Handicap bowling tournament at Bowl-Aire. Her 557 triple over the weekend tops the Class A singles, with Kip Caruso second at 526 and Erma Chase third at 525. Opening rounds were Saturday and Sunday. next weekend concludes at East Washington lanes. Class B leads Mary Lou Frisina at 52, Lorna Armburger second at 3, Katherine Spoon tops Class C singles with ald. Erma Cole runner up at 502. Top teams in three brackets are Fogle's, Mike's Pizzeria and Friendship. Class A doubles leaders include Carroll-Gingna and Douglas-Gronostaj.
Four teams sit atop the fifth and sixth grade rec league with 5-1 records after Saturday games. Tornadoes and Globe trotters lead tied for first alongside Speed Demons and Sharks, while top scorers include Dan Taylor with 76 points and Rein Pold with 60.
Barry MacKay leads the U S professional tennis tour tied with Rosewall after a 6 4 6 4 win over Luis Ayala in Baltimore at the Civic Center. Rosewall beat Rod Laver to stay close. Buchholz defeated Gimeno while Rosewall and Gimeno won a doubles match with Laver and Buchholz.
Associated Press reports a major rule change enlarging the pitcher’s target by about 10 inches from shoulder to knee, seen as helping Yankees star Stan Williams. Ralph Houk and pitching coach Johnny Sain back the change, while Williams notes it may aid when wild, yet he must keep pitches down when he’s sharp. Whitey Ford joins the staff after signing for roughly 47000, boosting a revamped Boston pitching group led by Bill Monbouquette, who had 15 wins and a no-hitter last season. Lee Thomas arrives early with the Angels, working with pitchers and catchers in Palm Springs.
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