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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1963
Page
7
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A former fan uncovered brochures praising Corry’s Keystone basketball five from the 1920s. The Keystones, founded in 1910, gained prominence by beating teams from across the eastern United States and earning fame from Cortland to Lorain, Kansas plains to the Atlantic seaboard.
The 1925 26 yearbook lauds Corry Keystones as offering the city its greatest basketball era with players like Howard Rheen Art Pitts Norm Miller and Theo Williams and notes early rosters included Merle Cowles Charlie Shuss Pat Murray Frank Brady Lester Sample Victor Sindeau Bill Lindendell Vincent Hubbell Hasty Jones and more. It recalls they lacked seven footers and vital statistics were not listed while praising their all around play and floor work in a time before dunking and modern boxcar scoring.
Corry figures Sheen and Pitts, long residents, left marks in early 20th century hoops. The forward captain of 1924-25 led a 24-6- record team, while Pitts joined the Independent quintet in 1921 as the youngest member. Art Pitts Jr later excelled in football at Princeton University, showing athletic lineage.
At Harrisburg and Meadville venues, district finals set for Class A across districts. Catasauqua faces Wilson Boro. Punxsutawney meets Knoch. Erie Tech opposes Sharpsville. Clarion battles Sparta in District Nine playoff at Corry Area High.
The Detroit Pistons clinched a playoff berth by beating the San Francisco Warriors 131 to 123 in overtime in Fort Wayne Indiana. Detroit opens a two game lead over Golden State with three games remaining in the regular season.
Williams and Daniels meet tonight in a 10 round nationally televised heavyweight bout. Williams, ranked No. 4 and from Houston, faces Billy Daniels of New York, the No. 1 heavyweight, in a key WBA showdown broadcast from Miami Beach Convention Hall.
Pensacola Florida AP three golfers share the lead in the Pensacola Open with Jimmy Clark 65, Johnny Fott and Bobby Nichols at 136 after Friday’s play. Boros Palmer Brewer one stroke back at 137 while Bayer Boynton McGowan Rudolph 138.
Grambling College of Louisiana, with two stars from the 1961 NAIA title team, leads 42 teams as favorite in the NAIA basketball tournament starting in Kansas City. The Tigers, 26-2, topped Prairie View and beat Dillard to reach the Kansas City meet for the fourth time in five years. Nor more than 44 words?
AP reports Sweden defeated Russia 21 in a surprising upset opening paths in Group A. The Swedes lead with 4 points after two games while the Czechs and Canadians trail with two points each from one game. Russia and Finland each hold two points from 11 records. West Germany East Germany and the United States have no points.
Al Lopez Jr., son of White Sox manager, has been elected captain of the University of Florida baseball team in Gainesville.
District 4 final saw Scranton Central win 60 to 6 over Nanticoke in a lopsided Class A championship. Other results include Middletown edging Gov Mifflin 42 41 in District 4 semi finals and several regional playoff contests across Districts 5 7 9 10 12 with multiple close scores and overtime noted for some games.
The Detroit Stroh's posted a 3,204 three game opening in the ABC Classic Division, the best since the division's years. Pat Tanmeet bowled 279 as the 1,146 opener stood as the top pro game in the Classic Division. The team trails Helln Tackle by 2,953 in the second block with six games to go.
Preseason odds favor New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers to capture the 1963 World Series as spring training opens with seven games in Florida, two in Arizona and one in California. Odds from Las Vegas list the Yankees at 2 to 3 to win the American League, with the Giants and Dodgers near the top of the National League. Details list club records and last season finishes for both leagues as the exhibition season begins.
In Annapolis Maryland Syracuse led by Jim Nance and Gerry Everling looks to win the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association title for the first time in 13 years. Eight Orangemen reach semifinals while Pitt and Penn State trail with 6 and 5. Nance, former Pennsylvania heavyweight champ, weighs in as a top seed as Syracuse plates 18 points to lead after one round. Lehigh Navy and Rutgers also field defending champions among the semifinals.
Johnstown, Pa. selection lists Kirl Lauehner and Shiprock’s Bob Byler as seniors and a repeat from last year, with Byler noted as the coaches’ unanimous pick for the 1962 63 squad. Terry Crouthamel Mansfield and Bob Herzie Bloomsburg named among honorees.
Local rifle teams did not compete as Walnut Creek withdrew from the league during the second half. Botttie A and Byfleijen were to have led the Exlet tes last night half but the schedule shifted as teams idle two weeks into the rifle league.
Little Jim Beatty, 21, of Los Angeles, surged to a two mile mark of 8 34.4 at the Chicago Stadium board oval, shaving nearly four seconds from Murray Halberg’s 1961 record. The crowd of 16 759 witnessed Beatty’s bold push moments after Tom O Hara reclaimed the Bankers Mile record in a brisk relay night.
Art Hyland and Bill Bradley powered Princeton to the Ivy League title with 45 combined points in a playoff win over Yale. Elsewhere, Tennessee Tech routed Morehead 80 14 to capture an NCAA berth in a separate playoff, while Stanford and other teams pursued remaining tourney spots.
Ben Hogan, age 30, is recovering after yesterday’s operation to repair a painful left shoulder collarbone Veléet. The famed golfer’s condition traces to injuries from the 1949 automobile accident that nearly claimed his life.
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