Uniontown Meets Norristown For A State Title
Harrisburg AP reports Uniontown and Norristown reach the PIAA Class A state final after regional wins. Uniontown dominated Fifth Avenue 66-49 to reach the title, while Norristown defeated Catasauqua 67-52 in a battle of senior stars led by Jim Williams and Don Cartwright. The final is set for the State Farm Show Building in Harrisburg with nearby B and C championships scheduled the same night.
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Corry Pistol Team Wins Two Matches
The Corry pistol team defeated the Erie Keystone Club in the Penn York Pistol League at the local Rod and Gun Club range. Scores were 1385 to 1324 and 1377 to 1308 with 22 caliber rifles. Norm McElroy led the Corry squad in the first match scoring 284 and Dick Lindberg topped the nightcap with 286. The report lists only top five scores. other Corry members included Joe Briskie Jim Briskie Merrill Lillie Kurt Lindberg Chuck Post and Jim Peterson.
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Erie Keystone Clu
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Jim Briskie
Merrill Lillie
Kurt Lindberg
Chucky Post
Jim Peterson
Packers Moving To Philadelphia Rumor Grows
Philadelphia reports Eddie Gottlieb may buy the Chicago Packers and move them to Philadelphia next season. The Bulletin cites a Kim Hefferan story noting Gottlieb could pay about $500000 for the Packers using roughly $850000 from the Warriors sale.
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Uniontown Raiders ready for Norristown clash in title game
Uniontown captured the Western Regional with a 66-49 win over Fifth Avenue and will face Norristown, which won the Eastern Regional 67-52 over Catasauqua, for the Class A state championship in Harrisburg. Coach Abe Everhart praised his squad despite Don Yates being held to seven points, noting Pete Smith and Allyn Curry sparked the backcourt and Ron Sepic fueled the offense. Fifth Avenue coach George Cupples commended Uniontown as a solid club and hoped his team could execute its fast break better.
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Ron Sepic
Allyn Curry
Red Raiders
Don Yates
Pittsburgh
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Espe Curry
George Cupples
Philly Nats Play Finale in Eastern Semifinal Duel
The Philadelphia Warriors host the Syracuse Nats in Convention Hall for the fifth game of a best-of-five semifinal. The winner advances to face Boston in the finals starting Saturday at Boston Garden. Detroit meets Los Angeles in the Western final, with two games in LA.
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Krausse Assigned to Binghamton After Camp
Lew Krausse from Chester, Pa, sent to Kansas City Athletics minor league camp in Daytona Beach and expected to be assigned to Binghamton N Y of the Class A Eastern League. The $125,000 bonus pitcher signed out of high school a year ago was sent to the minor league camp yesterday with five other players.
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Semifinal Field Set In City Volleyball League Play
Four teams remain after last night’s first round playoff at Corry Area High School gym. Moose's Restaurant, BPM 1, Kinley-Dolan, and Ajax won in straight or 2-1 fashion to advance, with upcoming semifinals scheduled for next week and a final berth at stake.
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Lehigh Chiefs Eastern Hope In Wrestling Hope
Oklahoma State enters NCAA wrestling as strong favorite on their home mat with Lehigh as toughest eastern challenger. Pendleton Angell Betrixhe among standouts. Lehigh and OSU both boast multiple champions from the Big Eight and eastern tournaments.
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Jim Betrixhe
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Chuck Smartt
Chuck Moore
White Gloves Strictly Taboo in Major League Baseball
Commissioner Ford Frick has ordered uniform glove color across teams to avoid unfair signaling. He telegrammed all clubs citing Rule 115 A prohibiting white or gray gloves for pitchers. The aim is to ensure visibility of the ball and prevent distraction from glove movement during play.
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Orioles Lose Pitching Depth As Injuries Hit Spring Training
The Orioles face a shaky start as Chuck Estrada joins a list of starters sidelined by shoulder pain while Jack Fisher is scratched. Steve Barber and Milt Pappas are out or limited, forcing Billy Hitchcock to shuffle the rotation with Hal Brown, Dick Hall, and Billy Hoeft. The club won 12 against Cincinnati in a Tampa workout as Lew Krausse heads to the minors.
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Norm Bass
Bob Grim
Washington
West Palm Beach
Lew Krausse
Chicago
Scottsdale
Marvy Throneberry
Russ Snyder
Dayton St. John's Favored To Cop NIT Semifinal Contests
Dayton St John’s favored to win NIT semifinal games at Madison Square Garden. Dayton faces Loyola Chicago in one semifinal while St John’s and Duquesne meet in the other. Key performers include Bill Chmielewski and Gordie Hatton for Dayton and Vic Rouse for Loyola, with Leroy Hillis starring for St John’s and Willie Somerset for Duquesne.
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Papp defeats Jones in Vienna boxing bout
Hungarian fighter Laszlo Papp outpointed Ralph Jones in Vienna in a 10 round match. Papp dominated early rounds and sealed the decision on points to improve his record. Jones, representing New York, pressed late but could not overturn the scoring.
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Tiger) Jones
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Big Men’s Series Highlight in A League at VFW
The three big men’s series ran in the A League at VFW. Miss Rouse’s 14 highlighted the Women of the Moose circuit at Avalon Center. Merkle led with 218 205 and 235 in games, the only VFW kegler with more than one double century. Doulas 246 propelled him to 600 circle, Coan 218, and other A Leaguers included Tungflenseh 235 Snow 203 Hotchkiss 211 Perkins 214 Willett 208 Root 211 Brynt 201 Robinson 214 Paver 201 Mussina 201, Stepies 182 168 154, Debury 181, McCrat 208, Bangs 4, Keefer 100. Boly Coons headlined Raymond League at Bowl-Ave with 243. Reed 23% runner-up, Eder 12, Dubrosky 203, Dun her 202, Bradford 22 for top in Men’s C League at Bowl-Aire.
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