Erie cage venture led by Schwab aims for top teams
Local fans eye an Erie professional basketball club anchored by Fred Schwab of Corry High School, with Bob Babrow from Erie City League and Gene Powers of Gannon College as coach and booking manager. Backers include John Beck of WICU and Gan tion College’s Powers, targeting Akron Goodyears Cel tics Harlem Globetrotters and more. Corry High juniors show strong form, Blue Jays winning five, while Schwab plans to rebuild next fall with varsity players and junior talent. Postponed Corry games with Tidioute and Waterford rescheduled. Patsy Notte’s Rockets face Eric Santia’s squad. Hogan eyes Los Angeles Open return after auto crash. electric eye foul line debuts at Bowl-Aire.
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Los Angeles
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Beavers Rally To Defeat Erie Strong Vincent
Corry High School Beavers staged a first quarter rally to beat Strong Vincent Colonels 28 to 23 on Gannon College floor. Doug Spaulding led with six points, Williams held to eight, and Ottaway and Coleman contributed strong hustle as Corry climbs in Section T standings.
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200 Keg Club Honors Top NA and AL Hitters
Nine players entered the 200 Club led by Gerald Little with 243 as Vic Cragg followed with 235. Bob Watrous joined with 204 and 203, with Ted Berkey 219, Joe Hughes 215, Danny Dykes 213, Paul A, Chuck William, 203 and Downey 207 also cracking the threshold. Eddie Giosa of Philadelphia defeated Lloyd in a separate bout.
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Bob Watrous
Ted Berkey
Oe Hughes
Danny Dykes
Paula
Chuck William
Downey
Bowling League Scores and Standings Highlight Late Week
The Corry Jamestown lead was trimmed with Ferry's Service shutting them out as Personal Finance split with Corry Journal. Sherwood's Store extended its American League edge by four games after beating Cabins-In-the-Pines. Loblaws split with Deer Head Inn as Owen's Station took three from Bowl-Aire. Individual scores included Bob Watrous 204 148 203 for the winners and Denny Dykes 213 158 161 for Corry Journal.
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Owen's
Ken Spear
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Kim Maynard
Johnstown Pilot Signs Contract For 50 Season
Johnstown announces Roy Nichols of Little Rock Ark will serve as player manager for the 1950 season. Butler, a Detroit Tigers farm affiliate, seeks a new manager to replace Walter Beck and will appoint a new general manager to succeed David Thornton. Johnstown operates independently after a decade as a Brooklyn Dodgers farm club. they won the first half of the league last season but lost to Erie in the playoff.
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Richmond Und Club
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Johnnies
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Winter Golf Tour Opens Amid Hogan Comeback Run
Los Angeles January 6 The 24th Los Angeles Open begins as Ben Hogan returns after a car crash. The event offers top purses over half a million dollars with $15,000 to the winner and $2,600 to the spinner, despite Hogan's challenging comeback from February injuries.
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Los Angeles
Ben Hogan
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Two Cities Seek Franchises in New Grid Loop
Philadelphia January news from AP reports Houston and Buffalo seeking league membership in the new National American Football League. Bell says both cities will be considered at the January 19 meeting if they meet two conditions: unanimous vote of 13 members and fit into an 18-team schedule. Buffalo launches public fund drive for season tickets while Houston pursues financing and stadium plans.
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Buffalo
Bert Bell
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McCarthy
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Chicago
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Bears
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Rice Institute
Louis Expected To Return To Ring Poll Shows Mixed Opinion
A Resned Press yearend poll of 90 sports writers finds 59 predicting Joe Louis will return to boxing, while 31 believe he will stay retired. Louis’s last official bout was June 25, 1948, a knockout of Jersey Joe Walcott in the 11th round at Yankee Stadium.
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New York
Joe Louis
Wight the
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Bic
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Joe Walcott
Yankee Stadium
Founding NAFL Meeting Set to Open January 18
The NAFL founder meeting begins Wednesday January 18 with a pre conference rule session. Bell seeks no major changes to the 1949 NFL code but mentions possible technical adjustments in pass interference interpretation. The agenda through January 29 includes team selections for divisions, player pool distribution, the 1850 schedule, constitutional amendments, new member admissions, and departmental reports.
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Indians Cut As Bradford Manager Contracts Go Out
Cleveland Indians owner Ellis Ryan mails 1950 contract offers. Of 38 players, 11 salary cuts, 22 raises, 5 unchanged. Eleven cuts likely include all \$20,000+ earners excluding Lou Boudreant. Danny Zarnavale named player manager of Terre Haute in the Three Eye League following Pony League pennant.
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PHILL
Cleveland
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Shortstoy
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