Franklin Knights Dominate Section II Football Season
Franklin's Black Knights soared with 164 points for the season and allowed 13, dominating Section II. Corry, Warren, Titusville, Meadville, and Oil City followed. Titusville's Hipwell starred, Franklin's Connack led a deep lineup, and Meadville and Oil City showed growth for 1960.
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Warren
Corry
Titusville
Oi City
Oil City
Franklin
Meadville
Dragons
Fred Harris
Lou Fogle
Ron Baughman
Knight
Hipwell
Rockets
Pranklin
Beavers
Cory
City Ag
Celtics Start Fast With Four Straight Wins This Season
The Boston Celtics open the season strong with four consecutive wins after a pair of road victories. They beat the Cincinnati Royals 124 109 and the New York Knicks 34109 on consecutive nights, led by Bil Sharman with 25 and Tommy Heinson 22. The St Louis Hawks defeated the Minneapolis Lakers 198 101 on Sunday.
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Associated Press
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Assn
Boston
Minneapoli Lakers
Celts
Cincinnati Royals
New York Knicks
St. Louis Hawks
Minneapolis Lakers
Philadelphia Warriors
Detroit Pistons
Syracuse Nats
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Royals
Bil Sharman
Tommy Helsohn
Jack Twyman
Lakers
Hawks
Snead and Ford Tie in Eldorado Pro Member Golf Tourney
In Palm Desert Snead and Ford finished four under par in a tie at the Eldorado Country Club Pro Member event, a Ryder Cup prelude. Snead shot six under Sunday and Ford posted 67 for a 138 total, three strokes ahead of Scotland's Ec Brown, with Brown earning 675 dollars in prize money and others close behind.
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Palm Desbren
Vans
Sim Snead
Doug Ford
Feld
Eldorado Country Club
Great Britain
United States
Snead
Ford
Spead
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Crystal River
Scotland
Ec Brown
Brown
Hob Rosburg
Palo Alto
Calif
Harry Weetman
England
Hockey scores and schedules update
Yesterday Montreal defeated New York 4 to 2 with Dabroil scoring twice while Chicago beat Boston 6 to 2 and Toronto triumphed 3 to 2 over Boston. Saturdays results saw Toronto 4 Boston 3 and Montreal 2 Detroit 2. Today's schedule shows no games with Boston and Chicago tomorrow.
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Montreal
New York
Dabroil
Chicago
Boston
Toronto
Detroit
Section II Champions list through 1959 with schools
The record shows annual champions in Section II from 1951 to 1959, listing Meadville Corry Warren and Franklin among others. Notable years include 1953 and 1956 won by Corry, 1955 by Warren, and 1959 by Franklin, with multiple team entries such as Meadville Titusville and Frank in appearing in the sequence.
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Meadville
Corry
Warren
Meadville-Titusville
Bowling league scorers and results show high scores
Bob Eddy led with a 661 series after 245 and 234 in the Bowl Aire Mixed Doubles. Chuck Williams was second with 217, followed by Tom Clark 213 and Emory Benson 209. Sophie Douglas 184 and Betty Curtis 180 led the ladies. Team results: Splitters 2368, Ringers 2260, Gophers 2245, Entydids 2342, Red Sox 2169, Hit & Miss 2312, Happy Losers 2498, Headpins 2193.
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Bob Eddy
Chuck Williams
Tom Clark
Emory Benson
Sophie Douglas
Betty Curtis
Gophers
Red Sox
Happy Losers
Weekend Fight Results and Nearby Scores Summary
The clipping lists NBA results with Boston beating Cincinnati 124 109 and St Louis defeating Minneapolis 138 101. It also notes Saturday results Boston 123 New York 109 and Philadelphia 120 Detroit 112, Syracuse 117 Minneapolis 108, and St Louis 108 Cincinnati 102. A brief boxing note mentions GARACAS with Chestnut New York and Ultima Ramos Cuba drawing, plus other bout references in Los Angeles and Portland with limited details.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Minneapolis
New York
Philadelphia
Detroit
Syracuse
St St. Louis
Garacas
the Chestnut
Ultima Ramos
Cuba
Drew
Los Angeles
Rivers
Custton
Lincoln
Portland
Ore
Rival Coaches See 49ers As Next Champs
San Francisco leads NFL Western Division at 5-1 after a 37 point win over Detroit. Coach Red Hickey praised his squad while Lions coach George Wilson and Detroit president Edwin Anderson lauded the 49ers as capable of sweeping the season. J D Smith opened scoring with a 74 yard run, then Hugh McElhenny caught a 10 yard TD pass and later scored on a 62 yard run.
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SAN Francisco
San Francisco Agers
Detroit
Lions
49Ers
Red Hickey
Lion
George Wilson
Edwin Anderson
Hickey
Sunny Kezar
J. D. Smith
Salion
Hugh McElhenny
A. Tittle
Ken Webb
McHihenny
Tittle
Mac
Syracuse and Penn State Set for Clash of Top Teams Saturday
Syracuse and Penn State, both unbeaten, face a pivotal test as LSU Northwestern Wisconsin Texas seek bowls and national glory. Syracuse, ranked fifth, aims to stay perfect behind coach Ben Schwarzawalder after a 35-0 win over Pitt while Penn State rides a seven-game winning streak in a high stakes showdown at University Park. The landscape features bowl dreams, potential rematches, and scattered top-ten shakeups across the college gridiron.
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Service Academies
Syracuse
Penn State
Louisiana State
Northwestern
Texas
University Park
LSU
Mississippi
Associated Press Weekly
National Ledger
Wisconsin
Baylor
Ben Schwarzawalder
Orange
Pitt
West Virginia
Lions
Mounties
Michigan
Southern California
California
Trojans
Washington
Pasadena
Auburn
Florida
Georgia Tech
Duke
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Yale
Dartmouth
Harvard
Cleveland Browns Dominated Colts 38 to 31 in Baltimore
Jimmy Brown exploded for five touchdowns and a 70 yard fumble return to spark Cleveland as they toppled the Baltimore Colts 38 31. The victory boosted the Browns into a second place tie in the East behind the Giants while San Francisco moved into Western lead with a 34 7 win over Detroit. Brown’s 737 season total through six games highlighted a day of strong performances across the NFL with other scores listing Giants over Green Bay 20 3 and Chicago teams winning.
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Colts
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National Football League
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NFL
Brown
San Francisco
49Ers
Detroit
Philadelphia
New York Giants
Giants
Green Bay
Washington
Chicago
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Bears
Los Angeles
Pro Football Standings Highlight Week Across Teams
NFL action centered on Chicago at New York and Baltimore at Washington with San Francisco defeating Detroit and Philadelphia holding Cleveland. Notable feats included Ernie Nevers all time six TDs against the Bears long ago, Unitas passing four Colt TDs, and a 73 yard scoring run by J D Smith for the 49ers. Hugh McElhenny returned for San Francisco with two TDs and Vince Lombardi’s Packers suffered a third straight setback as Alex Webster scored twice for the Giants.
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Ernie Nevers
Cardinals
Bears
Cleveland
Bill Jones
Browns
Johnny Unitas
49Ers
Lions
J. D. Smith
Smith
Brown
Philadelphia
Tommy McDonald
Hugh McElhenny
Y. A. Tittle
Giants
Vince
Norm van Brocklin
Redskins
Eagles
Don Bosseler
Merger eyed for ten team Northwestern grid conference
The Journal surveys nine coaches on a proposed two league merger of Section II and Section HI football into a single ten team conference. Corry Area High School coach Lol Hanna backs the plan, cites added scheduling viability and regional matchups, while noting travel and eligibility concerns remain.
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Lol Hanna
Corry Area High School
Hanna
Corry High
The
Beavers
Northwestern Pennsylvania
the Journal
Unbeaten College Teams Trimmed in Weekend Action
Mississippi and Yale dropped from the undefeated list as Dartmouth and Louisiana State handed them defeats. LSU, Penn State, Texas, and North Texas State each tallied seven wins while Northwestern, Syracuse, and Southern California held six. The note also lists a weekend lacrosse result: Sparks defeated Hagerle 17 3 in Wis.
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Mississippi
Yale
Dartmouth
Mississip
Louistiana State
Billy Cannon
LSU
Penn State
Texas
North Texas State
Northwestern
Syracuse
Southern California
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