Corry Area Beavers Face Tough Erie East and Meadville Tests
The Corry Area High dribblers with a 6 4 mark and 0 2 in Section II face Erie East in an independent game and then travel to Meadville for a 2 league clash. Coach Cragg leads an underdog effort as Meadville defends the title while Joy’s squad has shown recent scoring bursts.
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Erie East
Corry
Erie
Vic Cragg
Meadville
Bulldogs
Franklin
John Joy
Oil City
Warren
Beavers
Night games surge in 1956 American League schedule
The 1956 AL slate lists 228 night games across eight clubs, surpassing 1953’s prior high. Washington leads with 45 night games, followed by Kansas City 44 and Baltimore 42, with other clubs ranging from 14 to 30. The season opens April 17 and ends September 29, and the Tribe has one holiday home game on Memorial Day against the Chicago White Sox on a bargain bill.
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Washington
Kansas City
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Boston
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Corry area team leads in scoring as twins shine
Sport Shorts notes Corry Area High basketball with scoring twins Paul Dietch and Bill Turner totaling 319 points in 10 games for Ben Var. Dietch tops 200 while Turner nears 200 after strong weeks. Also mentions local council and league updates as well as Dodgers night-game slate rising to 35 with seven games at Taypay City.
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Corry Area
Paul Dietch
Bill Turner
Ben- Var
Dietich
OM City
Grane Commission
Wal
Gralise
Clymer Thilis
Bemus
Pirates
William J. Carpenter
Mt. Jewett
State Commission
Brooklyn Dodgers
Taypey City
Teener League Reorganized for the Coming Season
Teener League reorganized at VEW Fest home with Everett Phillips as president and John McMahon as vice president. Recording secretary election postponed to next meeting. League expands from four to five teams and seeks another sponsor.
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Everett Phillips
John McMahon
Aspciated
Collegians
Babe Ruth
San Francisco Dons
Long Island University
Seton
California
Dons
California Basketball Association
Dayton
Canisius
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Triana
Michigan State
Vanderbilt
Alabama
Kentucky
Vandy
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Bob Burrow
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Auburn
Duke
North Carolina
Clemson
Maryland
West Virginia
Colorado
Kansas
Kansas State
K-State
Town State
St. Laws
Okshoma ‘A & M
Fifth and Sixth Grade Basketball League Opens
Recreation began Saturday with wins by the Globetrotters Junior Beavers and Black Knights. The Black Knights edged the Corry Jets 14 12 as Denny McMahon scored 11. Junior Beavers beat Flying Eagles 12 7, Globetrotters beat Seven Aces 14 8, Hoger Myers led the Globetrotters with 10 points and Jim Olson led the Junior Beavers with six.
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Einy
Globetrotters
Junior Beavers
Black Knights
Corry Jets
Denny McMahon
Beavers
Flying Eagles
Gleetrotters
Hoger Myers
Jim Olson
Palmer Wins Panama Open in Playoff Over Snead
Arnold Palmer of Latrobe Pa won the Panama Open in a six hole sudden-death playoff against Sammy Snead. Palmer captured the $2000 top prize with a 10 foot birdie on the sixth playoff hole. Both finished 72 holes at five under par 283.
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Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Sammy Snead
Palmer
Snead
George Bayer
Cincinnati
Ed Furgol
St Louis
Antonio Cerda
Argentina
Art Wall
Pocono Manor
Purgol
Smead
Scranton Forfeit Victory Award Highlights Wild Game Incident
St Peter's of New Jersey led 69 56 with one minute remaining as an on court incident caused a forfeit and coaching dispute at Scranton. Don Kennedy refused to bring his team back to action after players were involved in bumps and a foul was called.
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Assiemren Ereen Scranton
Berrinton Univesity
St. Peter's
New Jersey
Ube Noor
Jorsey Phiyors
Don Kennedy
Villanova dominates Knights of Columbus indoor meet with five wins
Villanova stars led the Wildcats to five event victories at the Knights of Columbus Games in Boston. Phil Reavis cleared 6 feet 8 1/4 inches in the high jump, Ron Delaney won the mile, Charlie Jenkins claimed the 600, Don Bragg tied for pole vault, and George Snyder won the 50 yard dash as Villanova tied for first in another event.
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Tike
Villanova
Wildcats
Philadelphia
Phil Reavis
Somerville
Mass
Ron Delaney
Dublin
Ireland
Charlie Jenkins
Olympic
Cambridge
Manhattan
George Snyder
Don Bragg
Rey
Bob Richards
Don Lay
Jerry Welbourn
Harrison Dillard
Horace Ashenfelter
Tom Courtney
Fordham
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Professional Basketball Scores Across Cities
National League results include Detroit 2 Montreal 0 and New York 2 Chicago 0. In other games, New York 109 Boston 104 Syracuse 99 Rochester 88 Fort Wayne 104 Minneapolis 59 Philadelphia 103 St Louis 98 and Toronto 4 Boston 1.
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Boston
Syracuse
Rochester
Fort Wayne
Minbnapolia
Philadelphia
Louis
Detroit
Montreal
Chicago
Toronto
East Scores 31 30 Win In Pro Bowl Game
The East earned a 31 30 victory in the sixth annual Pro Bowl as Ollie Matson starred for the East and Jack Christiansen opened with a 103 yard kickoff return for the West. A disputed late play involving Joe Scudero prompted calls for an automatic safety.
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Sociated Press
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Gonzales
Eal
Joe Scudero
Washington Redskins
Scudero
Fon
Sid Gillman
The
Weat
Ollie Matson
Chicago Cardinals
Jack Christiansen
Detroit Lions
Wek Butler
Pittsburgh
Les Richter
Middlecoff repeats Crosby Open victory in mud drenched debut
Cary Middlecoff, at Pebble Beach in heavy rain, shot 68 to win the Crosby Clambake with a 202 total, a record for the three course event. Trailing was Mike Souchak at 207 and Bob Rosburg tied for third at 211. The win earned Middlecoff 2500 dollars as the field battled under water on Cypress Paint and Monterey courses.
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Eusele Beach
Calif
Cary Middlecoff
Tennessean
Pebble Beach
Mike Souchak
Duke University
Bob Rosburg
San Francisco
Middlecatf
Bill Ogden
Chicago
Ben Howin
Bing Crowley
Crosby Ted
Television schedule highlights and kids shows listed
WBEN TV Buffalo Channel 4 tonight and Tuesday show a dense slate with children’s theatre Captain Kangaroo Robin Hood and Sherlock Holmes among cartoons and news. Program blocks include The Morning Show News and Weather plus entertainment from Patti Page and Phil Silvers.
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Wben-Tv
Buffalo
Gette Autry
H—Burna
Alien Godfrey
Cartonn Chpern
Moore
Arthur Godfrey
Matines Playhouse
Robert Q Lewis
Bob Crosby
Annile Oakley
Director's Playhouse
Phil Silvers
Navy Log
Millie
Red Skelton
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Nova Weather
Saddler Puts Title On Block
A world featherweight title bout is set for Wednesday in San Francisco with champion Sandy Saddler facing Flash Blorde. Saddler, 29, seeks to defend the title he won in 1950 from Willie Pep, after a long layoff since facing Teddy Davis. The fight comes amid investigations into the boxing guild and tense regulatory actions in New York.
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Asoerseo Eves
San Francisco
Sandy Saddler
Flash Blorde
Boxing Guild
Saddler
Willie Pep
Teddy
Red Top
Philippines
Manila
Open School For Fish Wardens In Bellefonte Pa
The state Fish Commission opened its fifth training school for wardens in Bellefonte with about 55 wardens attending and more joining over the next two weeks. Instructors include Sullivan deputy attorney general and Penn State faculty members.
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Associated Press
Bellefonte
State Fish Commisson
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