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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1961
Page
7
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Kansas State and Marquette clinch NCAA bids as eight teams are set for the 24 team tournament. Kansas State beat Nebraska 77 76 to secure Big Eight slot while Marquette joins as an at large Midwest entrant. Texas Tech faltered 94 81 in overtime to Rice Houston. Mississippi State cited state law affecting NCAA bid. Iowa sixth ranked Minnesota 73 62 over Purdue as action continued.
The 68th annual American Bowling Congress tournament opens in Detroit at Cobo Hall this Saturday. Over 32,000 bowlers from 47 states plus D C, Canada and Puerto Rico compete for more than $460,000 in prize money in classic, regular and booster divisions across singles doubles and team events.
In New York, Soviet athletic official Seanid Khomenkoy defended Jot Thomas after his two high jump losses to Russia's Valery Bruinel. Khomenkoy argued Thomas would still excel against any top jumper, noting Bruinel and Thomas often dominate their field.
Wilma Rudolph, Olympic champion, named Female Athlete of the Year for 1960 by The Associated Press poll. The 20 year old Tennessee native gained fame for her sprinting, overcoming illness and adversity to win Olympic gold and become a global sports symbol.
Ohio State, extending its season win streak to 12, remains the top team in the AP poll. Saint Bonaventure trails second with a narrow margin over Cincinnati, while Wichita, Bradley, North Carolina, Kansas State, West Virginia, Duke, and others follow in the top ranks.
An organizational meeting for a Corry beagle club will be held at the YMCA this evening at 7 30. Open to all beagle owners and enthusiasts, the session will feature talks by notable beaglers including Bob Greene of Corry and Bob Slike of Bradford, who will outline the club objectives.
In Harrisburg AP text depicts Wilkinsburg and Beallsville surviving first round tilts in the WPIAL District 7 basketball tournament. Springdale remains unbeaten, with Har-Brook awaiting the quarterfinal winner. McKeesport and Connellsville draw in a future quarterfinal matchup as Dnaheer Maitity features in clues for the next round.
Philadelphia recap shows Hayward posting 108 in a marked meet with scattered OCR errors across participants and venues. Mention appears to reference a standings or scoring line, with garbled names and locations implying a sports or competitive event from Philadelphia.
Gary Paige tops the Wil Cory Beavers scoring with 52 points in a 22 point win over teammate Mickey McMahon. Teammates Steve Olson Paul Bauer, Joe Baressi Harald Bromley and Bob Witkwire fill the top six with 75 107 36 34 and 82 points respectively. Beavers total 972 points in 20 games and Paige 99 field goals and 4 free throws lead individual totals.
Erie Tech A tops District 10 poll finishing 21 1 with wins over Franklin and Academy and an 18 game streak after a lone loss to Conneaut Valley Meadsville and Hickory follow in standings with Meadville earning third place and strong Vincent fifth. last night’s boxing results list Perkins and Hughes prevailing in Chicago and Baltimore respectively.
Corry Area High School grapples with regional eligibility after District 10 results. John Kelsey, unbeaten in 10 meets, finished fourth in diving, risking missing the Butler regional if protests fail. Other Corry swimmers and relay teams placed fourth or sixth as Erie area schools dominated the six-team meet.
The Little Dutchmen of Anville-Cleont High School routed Myerstown on their home court. Final score 121 to 46. Anville-Cleont extended to 11 straight wins and 36-0 in the Lebanon County Basketball League. Hi nes led with 32 points, Boo Morris had 31, and the team shot 61 percent from the field.
Numerous bowlers posted high scores in four men’s leagues at the VFW event. Ray Blynt led with a 223 game and 200 series, while Wall Laveland topped a 234 single. John Wootard and Tony Steg also posted 209/213 and 242/203 respectively, with several others posting 217 to 270 in the mixed results.
New York reports Wilt Chamberlain is expected to surpass his single season NBA scoring record in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Chamberlain had reached 2,702 points after his latest effort, with a chilly start limiting early progress. he trails last season's record by a small margin.
In New York, Ted Wright of Detroit defeated Gomer Hart of Philadelphia in a boxing match. The bout featured Wright stopping Hart in the later rounds as the crowd watched intently in the arena.
Pirates pitcher Vernon Law told reporters at the Pirates camp that he aims for a 20 win season with help from his teammates. He pitched 20 wins last year with nine losses and led the majors in wins. Law also won two World Series games against the Yankees.
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