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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1955
Page
7
Major league baseball in Milwaukee shows the Braves selling 804536 paid admissions for 72 home games in the 1983 season. The figure already surpasses half the NL clubs total in 1954, and the club led majors in attendance last season, hinting at a possible all-time attendance record if they win the pennant.
A sweeping shift in college football leadership unfolds as at least 12 new head coaches will debut next season with three moving between campuses. Names linked include Dartmouth, Houston, Loras, New Mexico A and M, Norwich, Oregon State and Xavier while Nebraska and Texas face renewed pressure on their coaching chairs after tough 1984 results.
Corry Area High cagers will play a local game in the gym on Tuesday evening with Titusville providing the opposition The fourth annual Sports Night banquet at Jamestown drew about 700 guests One of the features was the tribute to Dr Harold A Balldell Jamestown High School football coach for 28 years The event highlighted the local sports scene with multiple notes on coaches and players.
Fire bust eight dollars and scattered scores across districts with Corry 45 Farrell 64 Beaver Falls 3 Grie Vincent 88 Mittereck 28 Eri Academy 66 Oll City 46 Titaville 1 Grove City 7 Shavon 66 New Castle 60 Mercer 63 Greenville 45 Kane 69 Bradford 40 Albion 87 Union City 46 Ninbora 70 North East 59 Suegerstown 75 Bpartanshure 26.
North Carolina defeated NC State 84-80 to claim undisputed first in the Atlantic Coast Conference. George Washington edged Maryland 63-15, Yale outlasted Dartmouth in double overtime 89-? and Rice beat Texas Christian 73-63 as other top games reshaped national rankings. Washington State toppled Idaho 53-29, South Carolina edged Clemson 90-87, William and Mary beat VMI 88-68, Baylor finished strong against Texas A&M 96-77.
Palmerton High School earned a 39 to 32 win over Stroudsburg by breaking the host’s zone defense. The Hilltoppers took a 22 to 26 halftime lead, used a late third period tap in, then employed a ball freeze to control play and seal the victory as Stroudsburg abandoned the zone with six minutes remaining.
Pitcher Nelson King, who posted 16 wins and 5 losses with New Orleans in the Southern Association last season, has signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the upcoming year.
Bobby Chesne of Holyoke outpointed Tony Longo of Baltimore after nine rounds in a 127 pound bout. Davey Moore of Detroit topped John Barnes of Detroit over 6 rounds at 140 pounds, in Springfield Ohio.
Erie East dribblers defeated Corry Area High 56 to 45 at Wright School gym. Toran led with 20 points as Wolfe fouled out late, Dietsch and Biletnikoff added 15 each for East, Weldner 18 for Corry, with Corry nearing a comeback before the final minutes sealed the win.
Ed Barr featured last evening's assault on the maples in league competition with a 234 game and 15 soves. Other high counts follow including Bob Walts 225 and 205. Ed Berry 201. Clark Lord 201. Chuck Willett 24 and Pete Russell Jr 201. Milton Bulard led women's events with 221 and 223. Dorothy Lytton 177. Lee Bucha 183. Barbara Wackwire 181. Dorothy Walsh 177. Janet Harvey 198. Joan Beard Stey 191.
Associated Press reports a 10 round telecasted bout at Chicago Stadium where middleweight champion hopeful Robinson, 34, seeks a comeback win over Yonkers native Tiger Jones, a 26 year old hard hitter. CBS telecasts at 10 p.m. EST.
Yule led Dartmouth to an 83 70 win while Holy Cross defeated American University 73. Bethany West Virginia beat Grove City 80 50. George Washington prevailed over North Carolina 80 78. South Carolina 90 beat Clemson 87. William and Mary 88 defeated Virginia Military 68. Chicago Loyola 96 topped Lotus 0. Western Michigan 88 over Bowling Green 76. Texas Christian 68 beat Baylor 80. Texas A M 77 defeated Washington State 69. Idaho 39 not specified.
A PCC president defends coastal and Big Ten football TV plans amid a campus official attack. Prof Emmett Moore of Washington State College says PCC seeks balance and protects regional interests while recognizing smaller schools. The comment follows Franklin and Marshall official J Shober Barr’s charge that conferences act selfishly. In Miami Beach, Bobby Dykes edged Andy Mayfield on points in a middleweight bout.
At Madison Square Garden 13,148 watched the East defeat the West 100-91 in the NBA All-Star game. Bill Sharman earned MVP honors after a decisive 10-point run, with Bob Cousy scoring 20 points and Dolph Schayes adding 15. The East maintained dominance in the series, securing their fourth win in five meetings.
Rain halted the Hopkins Trophy international golf matches between Canada and the United States at La Jolla Country Club. Singles were set to resume today after nine holes were completed yesterday, with Kim Pollard and Verne Mikkelsen contributing 17 and 16 points for the Western team in a Nassau scoring format. Rex Layne of Salt Lake City defeated Kirby Seals of Los Angeles 6 to 0.
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