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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1960
Page
7
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A sports narrative recounts a Corry versus Oil City season finale linked to a February 28, 1958 game. The piece spoofs fate and media melodrama as errors by referees and clock misreads alter a last second finish, leaving Corry fans awaiting a February 8 rematch while wagering on vindication.
Local sports wrap recounts Corry’s Beavers fall to Titusville and Meadville edging Franklin while Oil City surprises Warren by 23. The column predicts Warren over Titusville, Franklin over Oil City, Erie Academy over Harbor Creek, Union City over Northwestern, and several near-term matchups, noting a 145 58 732 record after Friday’s 11 game showing.
Corry Area High School hosts the 10th annual All-Sports Banquet at 6 30 p m in the high school cafeteria. Top awards include the 1959 Section 1 track and field trophy to coaches Calderone and Yard and the Meadville Industrial Bowl for the football team. Individual prizes include the Richard Bachemer Memorial Trophy for football and the Ball Wrestling Award. Ed Latos earns baseball MVP honors. two tennis champions from the Corry Tennis Club receive trophies. three City League trophies go to Aero Supply Corry Loan and Corry Jamestown. Ray Eliot delivers the keynote. Toastmaster Dallas Smiley presides. Over 450 expected for the event.
Corry Savings and Loan, the leading team in the VFW Ladies A League, beat a Union City women’s squad 2406 to 3313 at the Vets' Club lanes. Marie Wotus led with 204 and 25, while Rose Gluvna and Marion Bulard added 185 and 180. W. Gage led the visitors with 100. Bowl-Aire action also highlighted junior and boys divisions with scores from Sophie Douglas 203 and others, plus top junior girls Mary Houser 113 110 and leaders Linda Wetmore 108 Kathy Berry 100 Martha Houser 112 Cheryl Migliacclo 105 near Lake and Girard.
Results summarize that Detroit defeated Philadelphia 130 to 110 and New York beat Minneapolis 164 to 115 while St. Louis routed Cincinnati 108 to 100 and Boston defeated Syracuse 130 to 11 on Saturday. Sunday's scores show Boston 131 Syracuse 110 and St Louis 155 New York 129 with Philadelphia 104 Cincinnati 95. Monday’s schedule lists Detroit at Philadelphia and Detroit against Syracuse at New York, with St Louis at New York. Also noted are boxing bout results in Sao Paulo featuring Ernesto Miranda and Sanny Kid in a 10 round draw.
In week two at the Weight School gymnasium Indy morning the top four first-round voters kept winning days. The Little Beavers Torpedoes and Satellites led with 2 0 records in the fifth final sixth grade group. The Buccaneers lost 12 10 to the Troubleshooters in a close game.
Litle Beavers lead with 22 points as they topple Globetrotters 22 to 14. Satellites top Swamp Foxes 18 to 10 with Mike Dubrosky scoring eight. Torpedoes beat Planets 16 to 10 as Dick Lobdell and Carl Reed share 12 points. Next Saturday the Beavers meet the Torpedoes at 9. Other games include Swamp Foxes versus Troubleshunters at 9:20, Satellites versus Buccaneers at 10, and Planets versus Globetroters at 10:30.
The financially strapped Minneapolis Lakers sent star Dick Garmaker plus Ray Felix to the New York Knicks for $25,000 and two players including the Lakers No 2 draft pick. Garmaker has four NBA All Star selections. Felix had fallen out with coach Levane and was inactive with New York. Meanwhile the Knicks crushed St Louis 155 129 as Warriors beat Royals and Celtics defeated Nationals.
Chicago 2 New York 1 Montreal 4 Detroit 2 Boston 3 Toronto 3 tier Montreal 3 Chicago 2 Boston 6 Toronto 2 New York 2 Detroit 4. Monday games had no schedule. Tuesday games listed none.
Corry High’s wrestling team heads to Milleréek for a non league match while the Beavers swim squad visits Meadville seeking first wins in three seasons. Matmen boast an improved lineup and recent 28 12 victory over Millcreek, with standout Dick Malek returning at 112 pounds. Swimmers bring a strong roster as favorites to challenge Meadville, led by divers John Kelsey and Roger Lacey with Kelsey undefeated in three meets.
Corry archers dominated a three club trophy shoot at East Main Street range scoring 2240 for Titusville and 1655 for Youngsville. Dic Kinney led Corry with 433 followed by Ralph Bailey 421 and Carl Wastak 377. Other Corry members were Kurt Lindberg 356 Earl Price 336 and John Fisher 317. Titusville top scorer P. Shrout with 293 and Youngsville leader G Crippen with 343.
The Corry YMCA junior swimming team faced Titusville Saturday, with the mermen sweeping all three divisions. Final score 146 to 77. Cadets led by two firsts in the Under 12 prep division and multiple strong showings by Titusville swimmers.
Ken Venturi, 28, captured $5,350 in Bing Crosby's 19th annual clambake at Pebble Beach amid one of the worst storms. He now aims for the Desert Classic in Palm Springs two weeks away with a $12,000 top prize, skipping the San Diego Open.
Meadville’s undefeated junior team faces a strong Meadville squad on the Corny Area High Schnot court at 2 30 pm. The Blue Jays boast wins after close losses and rely on Dick Scholton Harold Bromley Ronnie Johnson Tom Flowers and Mike Hanna to lead the offense with Coach Ben Calderone’s crew including Jim Barber Mile Baresi John Butters and Art Hutchis.
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