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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1963
Page
7
A garbled OCR fragment references an editor in Texas during or after a seizure era. Names and places are unreadable, with scattered terms like insurgents and a probable death or discovery motif. The piece lacks coherent facts to form a clear news item.
Tab Weeks a Corry bowling standout seeks a TV challenge on Beat the Champ this Saturday afternoon on WBEN TV Channel 4 from 1 to 6 PM. He beat 71 top Jamestown bowlers in a four-game rolloff to earn the chance, facing Rocky Czarnecki a 220-pounder in a David against Goliath matchup with Weeks holding a 190 to 200 composite average across four leagues.
The Associated Press reports 11 schools accepted bids for the NCAA and NIT postseasons. Notable NCAA selections include Loyola Chicago and NYU in regional brackets, with others spread across Midwest Far West and Mideast regions. NIT bids went to Miami Florida Providence Canisius. Tournament runs March 14-23 at Freedom Hall Louisville and other sites.
Gene Fullmer enters final two days of training for his middleweight title shot at Dick Tiger amid an air of confidence. He knocked out sparring partner Ed Hickman in the first round yesterday, leaving Hickman unconscious for five minutes before trainers revived him. Odds shifted toward Tiger as mistakes and form drew mixed reactions from camp observers.
College basketball races stay tight as Ohio State and Illinois share Big Ten lead after wins. Mississippi State and Auburn stay tied for SEC top with Missouri, Georgia and others in pursuit. Loyola of Chicago wins, Bowling Green beats Loyola as Harold Anderson earns 500th win. several teams eye NCAA and NIT berths.
Dick Heber of Baltimore led the regular-division three-game series with a 674 total as Monday action shifted leaders in the GCL Manual American Bowling Compress Tournament. Dick Ward of Carey, Ohio, moved into a top nine-game total of 1860 with a 245 final game, while Rochester’s Americans, a family team of five, posted a strong showing. John Osowick of Port Jervis, Bill Stanfield of Grand Rapids, and others trailed with notable scores.
The Cincinnati Reds moved quickly to lock up pitcher Joey Jay after his 21-10 season and pennant help in 196L. Manager Bill DeWitt announced a substantial raise, with terms undisclosed, as opening spring training nears.
Edinboro and Indiana share the top spot in the Western Section of the Pennsylvania State Colleges basketball conference after Indiana beat Edinboro 75 to 68. Mansfield appears to have clinched the Eastern Section with a 48 to 47 win over Juniata Bloomaburg, as each team holds 62 league records and 194 rating points with two league games left.
The BowlAire Men’s A League erupted with the loudest bowling night this season as three 600 series and 24 scores of 200 plus highlight the action. Ed Barr led with a 243 opening, finishing 647 for a new BowlAire A League high, while son Larry Barr rang up 247s. Moose’s Restaurant set a three-game mark, and numerous bowlers posted multiple 200s including Chick Williams 202 202 and Ed Barr 647.
Tomorrow features Meadville at Greenville Oil City at Cranberry Dunkirk Industrial at Clymer Erie East at Franklin and multiple neighborhood showdowns including Union City at Girard Strong Vincent at Harborcreek and Northwestern at Lawrence Park. The slate notes a combined 225 points and Bloomsburg with 93 points on the season.
Washington and Jefferson won 53 49 late rally over John Carroll in Cleveland. Steubenville’s SteubenVille handed a heavy loss while Pennsylvanian teams and Youngstown State mixed results. Scholastic swimming results include Eric Stroi Vineet 47 Erie Prep and Erie Academy 61 with Erie Trek 25 and Meadville 16.
Readable scores show Florence Lamielle leading the Bowl-Aire Ladies League with a 217 high game and 573 three-game series. Meerhoff's teams posted the high team game at 830 and the high team series at 2289. Other top individuals include Kamielle with 217 and Lamielle again in a 573.
In New York AP reports the World Council of Professional Boxing approved July 1 as the start for title fight return bouts. Nat Fleischer Harry Markson praised it while others called it restrictive, saying it ends shotgun contracts and ensures rematches may be needed for close or off nights.
Zephyr Terry Dischinger leads the league in field goal percentage in his rookie NBA season with 401 makes on 761 attempts for 52.7 percent. Wilt Chamberlain trails him in percentage while continuing to lead in scoring with 2,883 points at 45.8 points per game.
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