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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1959
Page
8
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a train or road feature with measurements and directions. It references a location near Port and Leom and notes a ride or passage in the area. Details are unclear due to missing text and garbled words.
Beavers, under Coach Vic Cragg in his sixth year, emphasize four lettermen and a strong core as they prepare for a challenging 1958-59 season. Key players include Jim Davison, Bob McVicker, Doug Stewart, Tom Morse, and LeRoy Hidek, with injuries affecting Rodney Person and Gary Paige. Scrimmages begin, aiming to reverse a two-year 42-8 slump and restore Corry hoop tradition.
Mary Hnatyszyn led the VIFW Ladies A circuit with a 244 game and 177 for a 553 series. Marion Bulard added 190 and Det. Morton 178. In Bowl-Aive B League Archie Wetmore paced with 223 while Walt Shannon and Bob Smith had 224 and 223. Other B League leaders included Gary Diniwfelder 213 Walt Nollinger 208 Dick Mason 204 Ken Hartford 203 Frank Puckley 202 Allan Long 200 Ed Bailey 218 Ed Borstorff 214 Ron Hiscox 206. In the Corry Dames Town League Walt Deutschlander led with 214, followed by Bob Eddy 210 A. McCaslin 201 and P Craker 200.
The Washington Senators will start the 1960 American League season at home against the Boston Red Sox on April 18. Other AL teams begin play the next day. Opening day ceremonies were planned with possible presidential attendance. the ceremonial pitch will be tossed before the Red Sox game.
Los Angeles report outlines Ernesto Figueroa of Mexico City beating Javellana Kid of Manila by outpoint. Last night’s action features featherweight prospects in the Beavers Cage slate for 1959 60.
At a district meeting rivalry and objections marked a debate over merging leagues. Leaders from Grove City, Shaypsville, and nearby schools attended a gathering chaired by H. D. Leberman. Willing and opposing voices clashed as a plan faced scrutiny from eight angles. The event highlighted regional sports governance and community stakes.
George Weiss, general manager of the New York Yankees, says no wholesale changes are planned after meeting dethroned champions. He mentions possible minor shifts but nothing drastic and discusses his annual Johns Hopkins checkup.
Michigan State seeks a Rose Bowl path by beating Miami while Northwestern Minnesota clash strings the Big Ten contenders. Wisconsin’s NBC broadcast highlights the showdown as Syracuse, USC and others eye bowls. Conference titles and bowl bids hinge on Saturday’s pivotal games across the nation.
The Mobile Open golf tournament began with rookie Pittman from Tulsa pacing the field in round one and Maxwell from Odessa setting a pace at 69. Eddie Langert and Tack Mills matched 69s as 32 players posted under par in the 6 3 half yard municipal course, amid a lightly revised course.
In town for talks with Lee MacPhail general manager of the Ballymore Orioles the group plans discussions on team affairs and management matters during their visit.
The New York Knickerbockers beat Cincinnati 134 to 109 but remain in last place in the Eastern Division with a 5-7 record. They’ve won five games all against Western teams, while five losses came to division rivals. Rick Guerin scored 25 points and Ray Felix added 28 as Cincinnati’s defense allowed 134 points.
The provided OCR fragment lists distorted team names and scores, mentioning Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Minnesota, and New York in scattered lines. It includes references to yesterday and tomorrow schedules with broken city names and odd spellings, lacking coherent game results or dates.
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