Demise of Corry Basketball Ends Austerity Era At Corry High
A local sports column laments Corry Beavers basketball decline after a 2-18 season, cites anonymous critics and long-time coach Vic Cragg, and urges deep reappraisal of the program. The piece argues coaching alone cannot lift the team and calls for broader redevelopment to restore local interest.
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Corry High
Vic Cragg
Crag
Pred Schwab
John Malonovich
Corry
John Joy
Cragg
Meadville
Beavers
Anonymous
Strong Feeder Program for Corry Basketball
The piece critiques Corry High’s basketball pipeline from grade school to varsity, noting fifth and sixth graders receive coaching, but junior high neglects early fundamentals. It cites Franklin and Meadville as YMCA-strong towns with early basketball culture, and calls for a local YMCA gym to bolster off season practice.
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Fred Schwab
Blue Jay
Corry
Beavers
Recreation League
Corry High
Carl Linborg
Franklin
Knights
Jim McCullough
McCullough
YMCA
Oil City
Meadville
Warren
Erie
Corry Seeks Church and School Basketball Leagues
In Corry a discussion unfolds on building winter hoops through church and school leagues. St Edward's seventh and eighth graders finished unbeaten and could join a new program at East Pleasant street. A Presbyterian gym pilot and a Corry High school program could seed seven to eight teams, echoing Meadville’s model.
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Corry
St. Edward's
Ben Galderone
East Pleasant Street
Presbyterian Church
St. D'S
Meadville
Corry High
Swift Beats Akins In Close Wembley Bout
Wally Swift won a decision over Virgil Akins at Wembley Stadium in a bout promoted by Harry Levene, signaling a possible world welterweight title shot against Don Jordan. The referee’s ruling split the crowd, with AP scoring Swift six rounds to Akins four. Akins had a brief surge in the first round but Swift held on for the win before about 10,000 spectators.
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Tost
Jordan
Los Angeles
Ike Powell
Associated Press
Swift
Akins
St. Louis
Swifl
Cal and WVU Open NCAA Run With Wins
California defending champion Cal edged Idaho State 71 44 after a 71 70 victory over West Virginia, while West Virginia topped Navy 94 66. The first round games spread across San Francisco New York and Lexington Ky with six winners advancing to regional semifinals.
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California
Bears
Mountaineers
West Virginia
Cal
Idaho State
Jerry West
Navy
San Francisco
New York
Lexington
Madison Square Garden
Connecticut
Duke
Princeton
Western Kentucky
Miami
Fla
Ohio U
Notre Dame
Thef Bears
Charlotte
N.C
Louisville
Manhattan
Kan
Seattle
New Mexico State
Oregon
Corvallis
Ore
Kansas
Kansas State
No Gamer Tonight Sparta and Barneys Win Close City League Games
Spartansburg remained unbeaten in the City Basketball League senior division with a 33-31 rally over Moose's Bar & Restaurant in the nightcap at Corry Area High School gym. Barney's Firestone edged Corry Beverage 46-42 as the two top teams widened their margin by six through late surges. Glenn Cook led Spartans with 13 points while Terry Williams and Tom Linski paced Barney's with 14 points combined. Ed Slagle scored 10 for Corry Beverage, and Chuck Elehynski led the Restaurateers with 11 in a tight low‑scoring affair.
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Spartansburg
Moose's Bar & Restaurant
Barney's Firestone
Corry Beverage
Corry Area High School
Beverage Five
Barney's
Beveragemen
Terry Williams
Tom Linski
Sonny Blakeslee
John Gibson
Ed Slagler
Moose's
Ted
Moose
Glenn Cook
Chuck Elehynski
Restaurateers
Moose’s
Rowland
Willams
Linski
L Middleton
al Gilmore
Nichols — Aero Engineering
Swanson Aero Shop
Johnson Rage
BK A's Vew
Pitts Ajax
Aero Jets
Rogers Steel
Rogers No
McInnes Steel Ag
Thompson's
Mapie Mabel's Shoppe
Blakeslee Es
Elgin Lab
Slagle
J. Slagle
Gilmore
Gibson, Err Aero
Enir
Mabel
Toohey Aero Shop
Rogers
Reed
Tai
Thompson
Ajax
TAL
Rogers No. Barney's
Corry Bev
Melnnes
Moose's Bar & Rest
Glory Hatenh
Wisdom SL
Ottaway
Virtue al
Elchynski Bennett's
Unity al
Englen
Corry Pharmia
Cummings Thompson
Bowling leaders post solid scores in local leagues
Harry Oldenski and Fred Mouldowney topped Bowl-Aire Industrial with 211 and 201 games, Glenn Hepler 154. Lulu Williams led VFWB with 202, Jo Harvey 185 Mildred Hall 177 Thelma Paulson 176. Dorothy Wotus paced Bowl-Aire B with 195, Marilyn Ingram 186 Kay Messina 183. Trene Tinka 186 Laura Snow 188 in CDA. Marion Sullivans 179. Ruth Clark led Av arlon B with 175.
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Harry Oldenski
Fred Mouldowney
Glenn Hepler
Lulu Williams
Jo Harvey
Mildred Hall
Thelma Paulson
Doroty Wotus
NBA Results and Schedule for Tuesday to Thursday
Tuesday results show Saint Louis defeating Detroit 122 to 101. Wednesday schedules include New York at Boston and Philadelphia at Syracuse with St Louis at Cincinnati and Minneapolis at Detroit. Thursday closes the regular season with New York at Minneapolis. only game.
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NBA
Louis
Detroit
New York
Boston
Philadelphite
Syracuse
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Associated Press
Montreal
Chicago
Toronto
Strong Vincent dominates Meadville in District Class A clash
The Strong Vincent Colonels upset Meadville 65 59 to halt the Bulldogs perfect Section II run and set up a District title showdown with Sharpsville. Jack Lockwood led with 30 points and 10 rebounds, Ed Tansey added 40, while Meadville’s Bob Hunter 17 and John Grannis 14 tried to keep pace in a see saw playoff affair.
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Jonn Joy
Meadville Bulldogs
Meadville Machine
Farrell
Eric Strong Vincent
Bulldogs
Jack Lockwood
Colonels
Sharpsville
Lockwood
Nets
Meadville Monsters
Jayboys
Franklin
Tech Lin
Ed Tansey
Meadville
Bob Hunter
John Grannis
Phil Passildo
Larry Graham
Braves Holdout List Grows As Season Nears
Lew Burdette and four Braves teammates remain unsigned as spring training opens. Don McMahon Wes Covington Bobby Avila plus Derby holdouts Mamm Mantle Maxwell Woodling Minoso Lepezio and Griggs also linger. Yankees sign Kubek for about 18000 with a modest raise.
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New York
Mickey Mantle
Detroit
Charlie Maxwell
Gene Woodling
Baltimore
Minnie Minoso
Chicago
White Sox
Pittsburgh
Joe Christopher
Washington
Hal Griggs
Ted Lepeio
Philadelphia
Braves
Los Angeles
Johnny Logan
Yankees
Tony Kubek
Hockey Results Detroit 3 Montreal 0
Detroit shutout Montreal 3 to 0 in last night’s hockey action. Bout details include a California rules technical draw after a sixth round clash left John son with a severe forehead cut from a butt.
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Los Angeles
Don Johnson
Juan Ramirez
Mexico
Johnson
California
Hawks Finish Home Season With 122 101 Win Over Detroit
The St. Louis Hawks, Western Division titlists, closed their Kiel Auditorium home slate with a 122 to 101 victory over Detroit. Their home record stands 26-5, overall 45-29, with one road game left at Cincinnati.
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Associated
St. Louis Hawke
Hawks
National Basketball Association
Detroit
Kiel Auditorium
Cincinnall
Last Night's Fights Across Three Cities
Boxing results from San Jose Oakland and McKeesport last night show Paul Andres knocked out Willie Richardson in San Jose while Louis Andrade out pointed Steve Mendoza in Oakland and Chuck Taylor outpointed Carmen Price in McKeesport with ten rounds.
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Calif
Paul Andrews
Los Angeles
Willie Richardson
Oakland
Louis Andrade
Fresno
Steve Mendoza
Mckeesport
Chuck Taylor
Detroit
Carmen Price
Armbridge
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