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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1966
Page
8
Ray Pre, Jim Murray attacks Cassius Clay amid draft debate, mixing Civil War memory and patriotism. The column ridicules Clay’s stance, mocks his wealth and status, and urges a different kind of protest against the war effort.
The Philadelphia Hawks defeated Providence 60-67 at the Palestra for a ninth straight win and a 22-4 season mark. Matt Guokas 21 and Cliff Anderson 19 led the scoring with 40 points among them as Jim Walker had 23 for Providence.
Edinboro meets Cheyney in a Pennsylvan ia State Colleges Conference title deciding week of March 14. Cheyney requested a date change to play Albright in the NCAA division tournament March 4-5 at Reading. Edinboro enters district NAIA final with strong 25-0 season and 17-3 overall.
The Associated Press ranked Cheyney State Wolves as the top small college basketball team for 1966 after an unbeaten 26 0 regular season. Illinois was No 1 overall, with Grambling Northern Michigan State Tennessee State and Jacksonville also in the AP top ten.
Cal Griffith, Minnesota Twins president, tops a field including Jim Grant and Tony Oliva in the battle for AL executive honors as talks with Grant, Burzie, Versalles, and Koufax’s Dodgers era move forward. Brooks Robinson and the Dodgers seek raises and new contracts as Koufax Drysdale and Wills shape the outcome.
Corry Area High School hosts donkey basketball tomorrow after the basketball season ends. Two games are scheduled at the high school gym under Future Farmers of America auspices. The first game features the high school faculty with a 9 p.m. capper between the local FFA and the Clarmer FFA. Participants include Carl Allen Edward Bellingerhigh school players Jaquith Jo Jaquith Paul Kubich and David Levis.
Valley defeats Cedar 61 in a Class A playoff game as Johnstown beats Tyrone 68 to 54 and Huntingdon down Richland 61 to 48. In other action Monaca defeats Jim Thorpe 90 to 77 in overtime in the Anthracite League final. weather and other scores noted.
Merkle posted 210 296 and 181 while Staples added 216 213 as top scores. Other leaders include Robbie Robinson 225 Bill Sami 220 Shorty Coan 214 John Woodard 213 Ned Lawson 210 Fred Clark 208 and Fran Jukes 243 in Women of the Moose play. Raymond League and Elks AnTler League results noted. Moose's Rest & Bar lead Moose standings 49 25.
The city volleyball race tightens as Moose's Restaurant and Ajax prepare for a head-to-head showdown next Wednesday. Moose's leads the league by one point with Ajax tied at 2.5 points.
Readable scraps show matchups including State Farm versus Raymonds and Meadow Brook versus Kinley-Dolan. Listed times include 7:15 Kinley-Dolan versus Meadow Brook and 9:15 Ajax against Moose's with State Farm facing Raymonds.
Penn officials deliberate over a bid to the PIO tournament as Barnes and Bush clash on whether athletes meet a 16 academic criterion. The dispute centers on a New York deadline and is tied to NEA guidance relayed by Walter Byers.
Ambiguous remnants describe a tied scoring moment between Freedom Norwin and an opponent as teams push toward quarter finals. The fragment mentions McKeesport Monaco and a three pointer by Garth, with mentions of late game tensions and remaining time.
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