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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1972
Page
7
The Journal will not attend city bowling banquets but will accept pictures of league winning teams if team members present themselves at the Journal office on weekdays 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. or Saturday 7 a.m. to noon. Banquet reports will be published if submitted before 7 a.m. the day after the event. Reports may be dropped in the front door mall slot anytime.
Aging knuckleballer Wilhelm, 48, starts spring with a rough outing as the Mets beat the Dodgers 9-1. He faced seven in the seventh, retired one, and drew praise despite the shaky debut. Other exhibition results across the majors noted tight games and key performances by Robinson, Staub, Orta, and Hunter.
Oakland Athletics manager Dick Williams states the team can win without Vida Blue despite his holdout. Key players include Sal Bando Reggie Jackson and Curt Blefary with a strong pitching staff led by Chuck Dobson John Odom and newcomers Holtzman and McLain. Bando Jackson and Monday are top hitters while Mangual takes over center with Duncan Tenace competition behind the plate.
UCLA aims to extend its unbeaten streak beyond 45 games after clinching NCAA title No. 8 with an 81-76 win over Florida State. Coach John Wooden expects key players to return, including Bill Walton, Henry Bibby, and reserves, with freshmen Andre McCarter and Pete Trgovich added. Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Lew Alcindor, is cited in historical context as a benchmark.
Maryland defeated Niagara 100-69 at Madison Square Garden to win the 35th NIT. Lefty Driesell praised the national title as his program's landmark achievement as Bob Bodell led a fast break, Tom McMillen and Len Elmore dominated inside, while McMillen earned MVP honors with 19 points and 16 rebounds.
Ed McCluskey of Farrell High School led the Steelers to a 56-55 win over Chester to claim a seventh straight PIAA Class A title. McCluskey sacrificed his red tie after the victory, as Farrell battled foul trouble and trailed briefly before Jim Morrison and Dan Stewart sealed the lead. Stewart led scoring with 15, Morrison 14, and Prince 10. Chester’s Herman Harris poured in 14 despite a fractured foot. Darby-Colwyn captured Class B with 64-54 over Monaco, and Mount Penn claimed Class C 57-47 over Karns City as the Blast area dominated the state finals.
Corry YMCA boys swim team members placed in the State YMCA Swimming and Diving Championships at the Sewickley Y. Doug Bennink, a diving champion, finished third in the senior division. Rich Zarger was eighth in prep diving, Mike Zarger seventh in cadet diving, and Jeff Furst was the lone swimmer with an eighth place.
Corry native Dave Cochran of Clarion State College earned NAIA All-America honors after finishing sixth in the 200 yard backstroke at the NAIA National Swimming and Diving Championships in Marshall Minnesota. He was Clarion’s lone national qualifier, as the medley relay also placed sixth and Clarion finished 13th overall.
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