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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1960
Page
7
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Corry High School hosts Youngsville in a key Section 1 game as the Beavers, riding a five game skid and a 1-5 start, aim to snap the stretch with senior starters leading a lineup that includes Davison Morse McVicker Stewart Bleck. Youngsville counters with Becker Sample Loomis and the Natale brothers as both teams seek momentum after a holiday layoff.
Cincinnati tops the Associated Press college basketball poll as the unbeaten Bearcats win 150 of 175 ballots. California moves to second with 11 firsts and 1,343 points, while West Virginia holds third with 12 firsts and 1,140 points. Bradley and Utah also rise as USC ends a 25 game win streak.
The Corry High wrestling team features Griswold, among the strongest on the squad, with great potential noted by the coach. The athlete, son of Mr and Mrs Ray Griswold Sr, resides at BR D 1 Columbus. Journal Photo
The Circuit City Volleyball League debuts its 1960 season with 12 teams, including three new clubs Moose’s Id Restaurant Kinley Insurance and the Corry Faculty, playing six matches weekly at Corry Area High School through March 23 with playoffs for the top eight in April.
In the AP year end poll 27 year old Swede Ingemar Johansson won the Athlete of the Year award for 1959 after shocking Floyd Patterson to claim the world heavyweight title last June. He led with 120 votes of 288, ahead of Johnny Unitas with 54, marking the second boxing winner in the poll's history dating to 1931.
Lily League action opened the 1960 junior division with three games at Wright School court. Rockets beat Jokers 56 45, Aero Jets defeated Stompers 69 12, and Future Farmers edged Student Council 35 23. Bob Hunt led Rockets with 23 points, Mike McLaughlin 16. John Roach 17 and Rodney Person 15 paced the Jets. Thornton Boutwell 21 and Terry Houser 14 led the FFA and Council respectively. A full city schedule will follow later this week.
Corry Rad and Gun Club enters the Northwestern Pennsylvania Rifle League for 1980 with two teams A and B. Twelve shooters form the A squad led by Eugene Davis and George Patterson while ten compose the B team including Dick Crosscut and Jim Crosscut. Matches run Fridays through mid April with alternated weeks of idle teams, opening at Lawrence Park.
Merle Ottaway led Bowl-Aire Men's A League with a 618 series featuring 227 and 216 as top games. Other 200s ranged from Tab Weeks 202-211 to Joe Jungfleisch 208-211 and Ernie Kache’s 292. Additional scorers included Dick Smith 221 and Vince Legters 244 in Clymer League. Archie Welmore posted a 207 in McInnes Steel circuit. Venue standings list Bemis Service and Hammond’s leading in team totals.
Boston defeats Syracuse 127 to 120 in a high tempo NBA matchup. Individual scoring details not listed. game showcases late surge by the Celtics and strong efforts from Boston guards.
Northwestern meets Fairview and Wattsburg while Erie area teams like Strong Vincent, Erie Tech, and Harbor Creek face varied foes. The slate lists matches including Youngsville at Corry, Titusville at Rocky Grove, St Johns Girard versus Edinboro, and several others across Erie, Crawford, and neighboring districts.
Atsuto Fukumoto won a points decision over Shigeru Ito in Tokyo last night. Fukumoto held a narrow edge, earning the judges’ votes after ten rounds. Ito pressed late but could not overturn the deficit in the closely contested bout.
California roared past USC 60-45 in Los Angeles, avenging a 65-57 loss from Saturday as Darrall Imhoff left the floor briefly with a mouth injury. Cal's smothering defense held USC to six first-half field goals and 32 percent shooting, in a double header that also featured UCLA over Washington.
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