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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1955
Page
7
Corry Area High School basketball closes its first half with home game against Meadville tomorrow night and a Friday trip to Warren. Meadville, 3-8 overall and 0-3 in league play, features veteran coach John Jay and players Jim Passillg and the Jenkins brothers. Warren hosts Corry Friday as Coach Joe Massa seeks a bounce back.
Reports from nearby counties in Pennsylvania indicate a poor season for varying hare snowshoe rabbits. The period from January through mid season saw conditions unfriendly to hunting with a population lower than last year and reduced hare harvest. Officials estimate about 2700 hares were bagged, with only one hunter attributed to puntiré.
Debut of Sam Bareset as radio announcer for Ol City Corry game. Ronnie Gates boxes on Erie boxing program, loses decision to Herb Dillon. Corry High trails opponents 105 points to 587. Beavers average 64 against 63 for Orange and Black. Kentucky poised to stay top after 84-66 win over Tennessee. Lionel Hebert wins $165 and brother Jay $220 at San Diego Open. Sharon vs Farrell scholastic basketball clash looms with PIAA Dinas title implications. Eddie Joost invited to Indians camp for possible utility infield role. College basketball results: St Bonaventure 64 Siena 60. Penn 91 Yale 74. Duquesne 67 vs Bonaventure 60. Manhattan 7, St Francis 5. Lehigh 76 Vintas 84. Temple 72 Muhlenberg 69. Canisius 79 Siena 44. Williams 67 Dartmouth 40. Northwestern 82 Iowa 73. St Louis 7 Wichita 6. Michigan State 107 Minnesota 75.
Northwestern leads the Big Ten at 3-1 and hosts Minnesota, a three-way second with 3-2 records. Minnesota favors a clash in Minneapolis. Tulsa and Houston face a stern test as Tulsa shares top of the Missouri Valley. Ivy leaders Cornell and Penn tied for first. Utah atop Skyline. Georgia strong in SEC race. Baylor andSMU in SWC mix. Oregon State holds Northern Division lead. UCLA and Stanford tied for Southern lead.
Angelo Brisei, 26, making his U S debut, meets Pete Adams in a 10 round middleweight bout at St Nicholas Arena New York. DuMont televises at 10 p m EST. Also on card Paddy Young and Tony Johnson meet in a New York light heavyweight 10 rounder at Eastern Park Brooklyn telecast by ABC TV at 10 p m EST.
Warren bowlers defeated Corry Jaycees at the VFW alleys. Marehone led visitors with 911 802 773 series while Corry totaled 771 726 934. Raymond Blynt starred for Warren with a 34 game. Other Warren players included Bill Hammond Conrad Monroe Ed Zowatsky and Frank Anthony. The other match saw Warren score 287 100 128 to Corry 587 627 45. The quad featured Hill Pelfter Howie Lee Bill Hall Clint Pratt and Milt Cherry.
Tommy Bolt captured the 1955 San Diego Open with a 274 total, earning $2,800. Gene Littler, runner-up with 219, and Johnny Palmer, Ted Kroll, Frankie Haas Jr., Bo Wininger, and Jack Burke followed. Bolt led from the first round 64 and finished with a 71 final round, while Littler’s posting improved his standing despite a mid-tournament 73.
Wes Santee, the American miler from Kansas, disappointed 10,000 fans in Philadelphia by winning the mile in a slow 4:10.5. After the race he said he did not aim to break records, noting that you need a pacemaker to set marks.
College basketball results include Oregon State 58 Oregon 64 in overtime, Washington State 74 at Washington 66, New Mexico 66 Denver 56, Idaho State 82 Colorado State 10, and Brigham Young 60 at Washington 74. NBA scores show New York 98 Syracuse 94 with overtime noted, Philadelphia 9? Fork Wayne 105 Rochester 84.
Briggs and Stratton, Clinton and Continental Motors Sales and Service offer auto painting and related services. Contact phones are 3-5535 and 2-4191 for CADY & COLLIER.
Chicago reporting on 49 revisions by baseballs Playing Rules Committee. Intentional passes may hit or balk if catcher steps outside a 43 inch wide box behind home plate. Pitchers must deliver within 20 seconds with bases unoccupied, enforced by a stopwatch, with a ball called for delays. Ted Williams noted as a long limbed example.
A list of college basketball results shows Purdue over Ohio State 98 to 82, Kansas State 79 over Iowa State 67, Eastern Kentucky 67 over Seattle, Oklahoma City 64, Kentucky 64 over Tennessee 66, N C State 16 against LaSalle 73, Georgia 68, Auburn 83, Vanderbilt 83 over Georgia Tech 63, Navy 71 over Penn Military 40, West Virginia 101 over Virginia Military 77, Furman 117 over Morehead (Ky) 180, Texas Christian 71 over Texas A and M, Stanford 58 over Hawaii 51, plus jockey scores and National/American League baseball game results such as New York 3 Boston 0 and Chicago 3 Montreal 5.
The schedule lists each league match for the week across City Volleyball League and Aero Basketball with times and teams. Weekend events include the Teen Frolics from 7 to 11 PM and multiple Grade School League results such as Eagles 20 Globetrotters 10, Flying Aces 8 Untamed Panthers 4, and Shooting Stars 18 Junior Beavers 16 with top scorers named Steve Olson, Jerry Darling, and Robert stunt.
Pittsburgh outfielder Sid Gorton 46 signed with the Pirates for about 27000 dollars reportedly making him the club’s highest paid player. He will start his seventh season after hitting 306 with 12 homers in 1954. The Pirates also announced the signing of right hander Bod Friend, 24, who had a 7-4-1 record last year. Saturday night’s boxing card in Hollywood featured Jose Louis Co ord defeating Ruben Smith in a ten round bout.
Philadelphia reports that the Canadian Rugby Union and the National Football League plan a further attempt to resolve player contract disputes. Ralph Cooper of Hamilton and other Canadian reps met NFL Commissioner Bert Bell in a four hour session. Bell said progress toward burying the hatchet was made and an amicable solution is sought for disputes over signed players. Also noted is Saturday night's boxing result from Waterville, Tommy Cogran defeating Larry Griffin.
District trappers begin seeking Whely water areas for beaver sets as the 1985 season starts February 14 at 7 a m and runs to noon March 5 Dams to be closed before opening day Muskrat season ends February 1 Skunks and opossums are unprotected and may be taken in unlimited numbers by licensed trappers until September 1.
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