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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1958
Page
7
Corry’s 1957-58 season closed with a narrow 1 point loss to Oil City. Beavers, winless in Section II, had two top scorers in the league and showed late promise. Coach Cragg expects better results next season with two top scorers returning and four rising juniors.
Karkosky led Warren with 48 points while Terry Williams from Coiry earned 36 to secure a place on the All Section TE first team in a poll by the Oi City Derrick. Williams totaled 110 Section II points for the leadership, with 296 total markers overall. Williams and teammates edged ahead of Bodamer and Lynch on the second tier, as Franklin and Titusville squads earned multiple mentions. The voting reflected six coaches’ ballots and named several players from Titusville, Meadville, Franklin, and Corry in the top honors and honorable mentions amidst a busy scoring season.
Four Section II mat champions advanced into the District 10 finals by beating Mercer County titlists in Greenville. Titusville’s Jim DeMille at 106 pounds and Phil Myer at 187 pins, while Franklin’s Roger Sloan and Oil City’s Dan Winger won at 120 and 138 pounds. Sloan and Myer remain undefeated. The four will meet Erie County champions Saturday at Allegheny College Meadville, with semifinals in the afternoon and finals at 6 PM.
The crystal ball finished with 208 correct and 72 misses for the season, a .741 average, down from a high .764. Early totals opened 7-6 and 8-6, with a low 0.4598 on the first night. In league play the crystal went 28-6, non league 21-19, predicting Cory and Corry games with mixed accuracy.
The Derrick poll surveyed Section mentors naming the ten top players on an all opposition team. Williams and Lynch were the only juniors on the first squad, with Thom as and Peto leading the second squad. The voting used a 50 point scale based on trust and merit, with several players earning high scores from five mentors.
Yardley of the Detroit Pistons seeks three scoring marks as the NBA season narrows. He trails Milan with 198 points this season and holds a 25 point lead over runner-up Schayes, eyeing top season totals and per-game averages amid a high-stakes push.
Aero Supply extended its City League win streak to nine with a 93-51 romp, while Corry Billiards edged Klinkers Photogs 38-37 in a tight late finish. Key scorers included Gil Wascwk leading the Photogs with 14 and Allan Long with 10 for the Billiards. Jim Burkhart led Aero with 30 points, joined by Stockton 16 and Burkhart 16.
Nebraska defeated NCAA-bound Kansas State 55-48 in Lincoln to tighten the AP Cage Rankings. Kansas State slipped from No. 1 after the loss, as West Virginia Cincinnati San Francisco and Temple moved into prominent positions. Nebraska improved with a second-half surge while Boozer led the Huskers with 19 points as Kansas State played without Jo Parr and lost scoring ace Bot Boozer late.
The oval bowling scene was filled with high scores as Bowl-Aire Met A League action showed Bill Hammond posting several top games and a 8621 series. Harold Coan reached a 601 set while others like Walt Goretond 218 and Mary Perkins 226 posted standout marks amid a noisy scoring night.
Willie Marshall boosts AHL scoring lead with four points last week to reach 12 point margin. Hershey’s center totals include 34 goals and 5 assists, while Dane Fisher and Jimmy Moore chase in second place with 76 points each. Johnny Bower dominates goaltending as Cleveland and Hershey reports mix with boxing results and club standings.
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