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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1964
Page
7
Fragmentary text references Grove, Bat, spinal area, and a wrestling context with scattered phrases about a match. Names and coherent facts are largely unreadable, leaving only hints of a planned bout or medical concern without clear participants or outcomes.
Meadville moves up in area ratings, rated second in Polly Point and Northwest Sports polls behind undefeated Erie Prep. Dippel lists Meadville tied with Erie Academy for District Two ranking. notes three Class AB teams in top 10. Also mentions Corry, Spartansburg, and top Western Pa teams per Dippel, plus upcoming Jamestown sports banquet with Ralph Houk as main speaker and Koufax lore.
The Associated Press weekly college basketball poll shows UCLA atop the rankings with 38 first place votes and 423 points while Michigan climbs to second with 390. Loyola of Chicago moves to third as Davidson, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Duke, Oregon State, and Wichita State round out the top ten.
Pete Glavis led the B League with 135 201 and 216 while Bhacke Williams topped the A League at Bowl-Aire with 212 397 and 12. Other B Leaguers surfaced in 200s as did multiple A League bowlers including Perrin Blchynski Barr Junge feiseh Hess Dinglelder Cummings Oesch Ollaway Staples Hand. Walt Nollinger bowled 209 for Melmes Steel Shop at Avalon Center. Gloyd Cuntmines hit 217 in Clymer Handicap League at BowlAire. John Heil 215 Legters 204 Querreveld 203 Ruff 208. Bill Rovhrig 204 tops in VEW Businessmen. Standings show Kinley Nolga Columbus Toit Conn’y Beverage 36 wins top, amid local league chatter. The YMCA pool area expected to fill tonight for Warren Beverage Basketball against Eldredge Club of Tonawanda, AAU power. Beaver Banquet date at local cafeteria noted.
Frank B. Wildman Jr a 57 year old Pennsylvania oil business figure was elected chairman of the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission at a reorganizational meeting. Wildman sits on the Synthane Corp Oaks board and the advisory board of the Norristown Philadelphia National Bank office and was appointed to the commission last November by Gov Scranton replacing the late Alfred M Klein.
In Philadelphia Stanley Hayward of 151 outpointed Dick Turner of 151, both from Philadelphia, over ten rounds. In Tokyo Masao Gondo 160 defeated Fumio Kai 1572, Japan, by points in a World War bout.
Wake Forest and Loyola Chicago suffered upset defeats as weeks near exams cut schedules. Loyola, ranked third, lost 83 85 at Memphis State despite a strong start to a 11 of 12 run, while Wake Forest fell behind as coach Bones McKinney kept pace on the bench with a seat belt gag. Other top teams idle with exams. Minnesota visits Michigan in a key Big Ten clash and Purdue meets Notre Dame at Fort Wayne.
Cincinnati catcher Johnny Edwards, the busiest catcher last season, signs with the Reds as the first 1964 contract. The 25 year old left handed batter caught 148 games and led the league in chances and putouts while surviving an umpire benching incident at the All Star game. Other notable signings include Dodgers Wes Parker and Dick Tracewski, Cubs pitchers Burdette Carlander and Shurr, Twins Bernie Allen Goryl and Nieson, Yankees Bill Stafford Kint, Indians Al Smith, and Phillies Alex Johnson.
Duquesne star and Orange Bowl participant Al DeLuca will be the Beaver Club banquet speaker at Corry Area High School cafe. DeLuca, a St Vincent College associate professor, coached at St. Vincent 1948 62 and led the 1949 undefeated team, later guiding a Tangerine Bowl win in 1950. Also featured are Dick Groat Joe Connell and local officials with trophies in football basketball and other sports. Banquet starts at 6 30.
World lightweight champion Carlos Ortiz and challenger Ken Lane face legal snags delaying a planned WBA title bout. Ortiz warns of a lawsuit if the WBA strips him while Lane battles the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission over a bout with Johnny Bizarro.
Scholastic swimming results show Erie hosts 55 Erie Academy 31 while Erie Prep 63 Erie Tech 22. The piece notes a boxing bout Jan 30 in Erie Pa between Lane and Bizarro, with Commission Chairman Frank B Wildman Jr saying Lane must fulfill the obligation to fight or face suspension. if he fails, the commission would seek Lane suspension by the WBA.
Forest Wright, 17, a Gotcue Gloves boxer and former high school star from Flint, died in a Flint hospital after sustaining a massive brain hemorrhage during a Friday night bout with Louis Pulliam of Grand Blanc. Doctors cited a possible injury from his head hitting the canvas as the cause.
Lillard and Bopp head a sharply reduced field into the final day as the event trims from 283 entrants to 48 women and 96 men. Mrs. Bopp set a record 4195 total, with 760, 907 and 807 in series. Lillard posted 498 across 20 games and 44 four game blocks.
Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors remains the league's top scorer with 35.3 points per game this season, down from 46.2 last year. He also tops the field goal percentage at .522, holding a five point lead over Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati, who averages 29.9 and leads in assists at 10.4 per game.
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the signing of pitcher Alvin McBean to a contract for the 1964 season, declaring him the first player to sign with the club.
The Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax, MVP and AP Male Athlete of the Year, won the Pro Athlete of the Year honor after a record season with 15 strikeouts in the World Series opener. He was offered an estimated $60,000 contract and earned the $10,000 diamond-studded trophy. Y A Tittle placed second in voting with 158 points.
CORRY NOT SCHEDULED. Tonight features racing through a slate of high school basketball games. Spartansburg visits Pleasantville while Rocky Grove plays Titusville and Brookville faces Branklin in separate showdowns. Continuous action includes Erie Tech at Meadville followed by Oil City at Erie Strong Vincent and North East at Wattsburg. Other matchups pit Northwestern against Union City General McLane at Wesleyville and Lawrence Park at Fort Le Boeuf. Additional games include Girard at Fairview Harborcreek at Erie Hast Hickory at Greenville, Mercer at Grove City, Clymer at Jamestown, Jayvee West Forest at Youngsville, Northern Area at Tidioute, Townville at Conneaut Lake, Cambridge Springs at Randolph, Conneaut Valley at Saeger Town, Lakeview at Reynolds, Commodore Perry at Cochranton.
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