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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1955
Page
7
A writer urges Corry to adopt a supervised grade school basketball program to boost youth development. Citing Titusville as a model, the piece notes lowered baskets and smaller balls for fourth to sixth graders, with daily games after school, building coordination and fundamentals for future high school teams.
Two standout bouts headline the week as Holly Mims battles Rocky Castellini in Cleveland followed by Glen Flanagan facing Duillo Lol of Italy in Miami Beach. The Mims Castellini winner eyes a shot at Bobo Olson’s 160 lb crown. Lol makes his American debut against light puncher Flanagan as fans brace for a thriller.
In the American Hockey League the race for top point scorer narrows to two players, Cleveland’s Herod Glover and Eddie Olson. Glover has 24 goals and 1 assist in 34 games, totaling 26 points, while Olson adds 26 goals and 28 assists in 34 games, leading the league. Zeigler Topparani of Providence sits third with 43 points, followed by Jon Wharton of Buffalo with 42 and Paul Larivee of Providence with 41.
Kentucky maintains first place in the Associated Press basketball poll after a 50-58 loss to Georgia Tech. NC State rises to second, Duquesne drops to third behind LaSalle and San Francisco, with Missouri and Illinois also in the top 10 as voting reflects a close margin atop the national rankings.
New York NCAA Football Rules Committee opened its third day discussion on shifts and substitutions. Coaches urged banning the sucker shift and proposed ending the four minute end of half reentry, while the committee held 45 rules changes with only one likely to be seriously considered. Also reports of last night's boxing results from St Paul Montreal Providence and college basketball scores across multiple schools.
Corry Area High men seek the 500th win as they host Youngsville High on the Wright School floor. Jayvee games start at 7:00 followed by the varsity. Dallas Haight leads the Eagles with Nelson, Culver, and McCullough supporting. Walt Latos replaces Bob Miller in the guard spot.
Dayton edged Duquesne 68 67 as guard Ray Dieringer hit the deciding shot with seven seconds left. Duquesne’s star forward Green scored 27 but lacked support from injured Dick Ricketts, who managed only one point. Kentucky routed DePaul 92 59 after Georgia Tech’s upset loss, while other Tuesday results included Vanderbilt down Tech, Michigan State over Indiana, and Wisconsin beating Wisconsin.
Garcia, 2-1 favorite, loses a unanimous 10-round decision to Bobby Bell in Brooklyn, dashing a likely title bout with Sandy Saddler. Constance and Brown fight to a dull 10-round draw at St Nick’s, leaving Constance’s welter hopes stalled. Garcia sustains facial cuts requiring stitches, citing overtraining as a factor.
Annapolis Md The Naval Academy expected to issue a statement clarifying Eddie Erdelatzs status after he returned from a Chesapeake Bay duck hunting trip and acknowledged talks with Dan Reeves owner of the Los Angeles Rams. Reeves had said Erdelatz was not offered a job but was under consideration.
Colorado defeated Kansas 65 to 54 while Marquette triumphed over Loyola 92 to 77. Arkansas beat Rice 83 to 61 and Tulsa won 65 to 62 against Detroit. Oregon posted 68 to 45 over Washington State, with San Francisco 56 over San Jose State.
Joe Jones a 6 foot guard at Farrell High School has been ruled eligible to continue with the late champion team after a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League committee meeting. Transferred from Indiana Pennsylvania in 1983, custody details show uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Joseph Williams have legal custody.
The Chicago White Sox manager projects Cleveland as the main rival in the American League. He notes the Yankees’ added pitchers Turley Larsen and others, but believes Cleveland is the team to beat while Detroit and Boston show promise. He cites Walt Dropo and Bob Nieman joining from Detroit as power for the Sox.
In the City Volleyball League last night a three way tie for first emerged as Ajax and Corry Jamestown posted wins while the Aero Supply squad took two of three from the Professional Men. Loblaws and Raymonds also recorded losses as standings show Professional Men 3 Ajax 3 Corry Jamestown 3.
Chicago March 5 Will Harridge president of the American League called for prompt dismissal or a prompt trial of a 12 million dollar anti trust suit filed three years ago by Liberty Broadcasting System of Dallas against 12 major league teams. He noted a bankruptcy court trustee sought authority to dismiss the suit upon a 200000 settlement, with both sides accepting subject to court approval.
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