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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1956
Page
7
Beaver trapping season ends at noon with a much lower take than last year. Basil Lamielle led with four beavers. few others report success. Pelts fetch low prices from $3 for small skins to about $20 for best blanket pelts. Prior state totals were 4,176 in the state last year, 3,495 in 1954, and 2,304 in 1953.
The 82nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 5 lists 169 thoroughbreds eligible for the race. The event promises a record purse with about 62 500 to the winner, plus added money and entry/start costs totaling over 100 000. Only 12 to 20 of the hopefuls are expected to reach Louisville for the race day.
Ted Francisco a Corry area athlete earned honorable mention on the Erie County Class basketball All Star squad after years of varsity play. Hickory advances to District 10 finals by beating Erie Tech 69 61 at Furrell. Meadville faces Mercer County School at Furrell next Saturday in the district showdown. Other Mercer County schools are favored to win titles with Mercer to face Conneaut Valley at Allegheny College in Class B and Predoria set to challenge Plonguntville in Class C. Harvey Kuenn of the Detroit Tigers signed for higher pay as he nears five Major League seasons and becomes the team’s highest paid player.
Shelly Mayfield captured a baton rouge winter tour golf title by three strokes finishing 277 to win 2200. He led by two after a 22 foot birdie at the 17th and 68s by Ford and Burkemond tied for second. Mayfield heads to Los Angeles to visit his new daughter after the win.
AUSA track case shocks the sport as Wes Santee, banned for life by the AAU over expenses, runs in the Knights of Columbus Mile under a temporary injunction. His attorney Grimes fights the AAU appeal while others like Brundage weigh in. If injunction becomes permanent, Santee reverts to amateur status. The Columbian Mile saw Don Bragg and George Syndar shine amid the controversy.
Smith of Cincinnati faces DeMarco of Boston in the top bout at the Boston Garden tonight. The heavyweight scene features comeback talk for Wallace and other midweek matchups, with telecast plans unclear and past results cited.
In senior intramural action the Hypo Blasts beat the Crewants 45 to 18 for their eighth straight victory. Dukes defeated the Bums 28 to 24 and Knownothings toppled Warriors 47 to 18. Jaggi led the Hypo Blasts with 20, Maloney had 18 for Knownothings, Dyer paced the Dukes with 10, and Johnson led the Bums with 12.
Slippery Rock Pennsylvania strong Vincent posts 46 points to win Western Regional swimming meet. Ettone Vincent earns Western title with 20 points, South Hills follows, Oliver and Erie Academy place high as teams tally scores. Meadville, Coropolis, McKeesport and Vandergrift fail to score.
Kansas City reports reveal Willie Naulls of UCLA and Joe Holup of George Washington join the college all stars for the U S Olympic basketball playoffs set for April 2 to 4. Earlier picks include Bill Russell and K C Jones of San Francisco Jim Paxson Dayton Paul Judson Timels and Hal Lear Temple. An additional seven players remain to be chosen.
National League results include Montreal 6 Detroit 4 and Chicago 2 New York 2. American League Providence 5 Buffalo 3 and Pittsburgh 4 Springfield 3. Professional basketball Bouton 128 Philadelphia 114 and New York 118 Syracuse 111. Fort Wayne 103 Rochester 8 and Minneapolis 113 8b. Darkmouth 90 Brown 79 with two overtimes.
Marion Bulard led Ciné A singles with 558 to top the City Women’s Bowling Association tournament at Bowl-Aire. Frances Hurlbut captured Class B singles 477 and Tom Chiriensio 477 won Class C. A doubles trio led Class A 1083, while Hurlbut and Lille won Class B doubles and Motus-Curtis topped Class C. All events champs named Rogers, Hurlbut, Sventek with scores. prize list includes dozens of top finishers and hundreds in hand-cap totals.
Only four berths remain empty in the 25 team NCAA championship tournament with two filled tonight. Conference champions claim the spots: SEC Big Ten Big Seven Ohio Valley. Kentucky Iowa State Kansas Missouri Morehead to contest final spots. NC State won ACC title while West Virginia Dartmouth Houston clinched titles in their leagues.
Fenn 60, Columbia 58. Princeton 0. Comet 14. Drugwickne 83. St Francis Wi. Canisiuski. Niagaeni. Navy, Army: fT. Fordham 78, Seton Hall 74. Kentucky 101, Tennessee 1. Ohio State 6, Michigan State 4. Tows 6, Ulinois 73.
Wolfe, a Corry Area High School alumnus now a Denison University freshman, won the 440 yard dash at a quadrangular track meet against Capitol, Ohio Wesleyan, and MusKingum with a time of 85.1 seconds. Despite not being his best indoor time, the win reflects his limited indoor track experience and adaptation to the turns on the indoor course.
In a close American Hockey League chase the Providence Reds hold 7 or 7 points, with the Pittsburgh Hornets close behind. Both teams won Sunday games, the Reds beating Buffalo 6 3 and the Hornets defeating Springfield 4 3. Marshall scored twice in overtime to key Pittsburgh’s 3 2 victory, his third goal of the game, as Delewett added a late score for the winner.
Myers, Fla. Indications are that Manager Bobby Bragan is unhappy with the progress made by the Pittsburgh Pirates in their first days of training. He cited plans for more work, saying daily sessions could be beneficial, and noted the team will continue to instruct. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh announced the loss of catcher Hing Peterson to a fractured arm suffered last August.
Major league camps opened to intra squad action as veterans and rookies blasted balls. Rudy Regalado slugged three homers in a Cleveland Indians led tilt, Willie Mays hit a 400 foot homer for the New York Giants, and rookies Wes Covington Felix Mantilla and Harmon Killebrew homered in others. No hits were recorded in a Washington exhibition by Al Curtis. Yankees signed Billy Martin and Jim Konstanty for about 20 000 each as Dave Philley joined Orioles for 23 000. Ted Kluszewski and Hank Satter returned to action for the Cubs and Redlegs respectively.
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