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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1956
Page
7
A state fishing ban starts today and lasts until the trout season opens April 15. It applies only to ponds lakes and certain streams stocked with trout, with enforcement defined by possession of fishing gear on prohibited waters. The Fish Commission lists waters and will issue booklets with rules at license purchase.
Cleveland Indians general manager Greenberg proposes paying players 100 dollars for each regular season game finished in two hours or less. Funds go to a players’ fund managed by manager Lopez and the team may use it as they see fit. Past seasons averaged about two hours twenty minutes per game with some long exhibitions fueling the idea.
Jamestown Dick Hart of Erie leads the 185 and under class with an 1181 six-time score as prize money guarantees 1000 dollars. Mendville meets Kane 16 in an interdistrict PIAA Class A basketball playoff at Westminster College Saturday. The Wolves beat Pittsburgh Oliver 69 58 to reach the Western Regional. Ludwig Lightbrn and Lb. G. Morkon headline March 28 boxing at the Cleveland Arena, a nationally televised show.
Pitt manager Bragan says he will not umpire or bat and expects no trouble with National League umpires. He notes his past reputation as an umpire batter is behind him and tilts toward protest only when decisions seem unfair.
Sal Maglie starred for the Cleveland Indians in an exhibition win over the Chicago Cubs 11-7. He retired nine straight Cubs after issuing a walk, with three strikeouts in three innings. Other exhibitions: Giants beat Orioles 7-6. Cardinals beat Tigers 3-2. Yankees edged Red Sox 3-2.
Opening-round upsets shake the field as defending champs San Francisco, Iowa, Kentucky, and Utah tumble. Dartmouth beats West Virginia in OT, Connecticut defeats Manhattan, SMU edges Texas Tech, and Oklahoma City cruises past Memphis State. By Associated Lie.
SMU failed to hold a late lead as Krebs with 22 and Krog with 13 spurred a final push for a 59 57 victory, after a 40 35 halftime edge by Manhattan and a second half surge by Ron Bishnell. Memphis State trailed Oklahoma City earlier before a height advantage swung the game.
Clearwater Florida report says southpaw Max Lanier, formerly with the St. Louis Cardinals and Mexican League, pitched batting practice and was invited by GM Roy Hamey for a thorough look. If signed, the Phillies would add two of baseball's oldest pitchers, Dickson and Lanier, both 40.
Shorty Doan rolled 224 to lead a night of high bowling marks including Ed Jerichrey 203 and Hank Roskowski 210. Women’s division saw Grice Rogers top with 196 as Clart HS and Ginny Martin also posted solid scores. District finals across scholastic basketball highlighted by Radnor over Chester 63 61 and Reading over Carlisle 5 20 with other regional results. London’s Ron Barton defeated Albert Finch 173 174 for Heathenvy weight title contender news.
A fragmented OCR list shows bowling results with participant names and scores. The readable items include entries like Chass A and several players with scores near eighty plus, indicating a regional turnout and competitive frame counts.
CHICAGO broadcasted welterweight title bout features Carmen Basilio defending versus Johnny Saxton at Chicago Stadium before a 10,000 crowd. Basilio, 28, 48-11-7 with 22 KOs, holds a 30-30 purse split consensus, while Saxton, 25, 6-4-2 with 20 KOs, seeks first defense since dethroning Gavilan. The bout, part of Abe Broadcast Network coverage, caps Basilio’s second title defense since June 1955.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Podres faces draft again as critic Williams attacks draft boards and political writers as gutless for keeping him from baseball. Williams says Podres paid the penalty for World Series fame and faults authorities for deferring him and pressuring teams.
Julius McCoy, standout guard from Farrell High School, was honored as the most valuable player by Stvemimuis State's annual basketball dinner. The event highlighted his varsity contributions and noted his upcoming season prospects. Boston and Detroit scores appear as unrelated line items in the report.
Williams recounts a Marine Merit 34 citation from 1952 and denounces deferment inequality. He argues college students and corporate workers stay at work while players lose part of their productive years.
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