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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1959
Page
7
Beavers basketball program at Corry Area High School readies its M51-Advage initiative as players and coaches finalize preparations for a new era.
Latty Barr led Bowl-Aire Thealstalal League with a 609 series including 224 and 204 high games as Lois Huth converted a 1-10 split and posted 184 in a lively Bowl-Aire Ladies event. Avalon skaters added 179 Bard Wickwire and 178 Belly Dernonde Harvey with Frank Hartbuy at 16 one eighty eight in a separate security run. Marie Wotus led VPW Ladies and 182 topped the CDA kuslerettes in another result of the night.
National League attendance in 1959 totaled 9,884,200, ranking third in league history. Four teams surpassed a million fans, led by the Los Angeles Dodgers with 2,070,520. Milwaukee, San Francisco, and Pittsburgh also exceeded one million, while Milwaukee declined by 221,409 from the prior year.
Los Angeles based report states 22 year old Peruvian Olmedo will join a major professional team in the coming days. He declined comment as his attorney Daniel Gage promised an announcement next Monday but provided no details.
Corry's Section 11 wrestling chiefs report the Rockets have eight lettermen returning for 1959 60 led by three defending champions. Junior and senior standouts fill the lineup with several weight classes still open. The Rockets, 10 1 last season, lost two seniors but expect a strong season with Franklin and other independent matches on the slate.
Eric Boxer defeated Dick White of Youngstown in 43 seconds of the first round by technical knockout in a six round bout at the Cauley Auditorium. Pittsburgh's Tony Christy beat Joseph Constantine in a six round decision. Ferenc Martiniozich stopped Leonard Gamble in the second round of a four rounder.
The Titusville Rockets enter the 1959-60 season weakened by five returning starters and coach Bus Shaney on sabbatical. Gene Schlosser steps in as coach and assistant, inheriting a lineup led by senior Fred Bloom and a core of juniors Broadharel and Rosequist. Meadville, Meadvill’s status and Franklin, Warren vie for top spots as Titusville eye a fifth place finish in Section II. The schedule opens with Greensville and includes clashes with Meadville, Corry, and Mill Creek, with high hopes tempered by injuries and limited veteran presence.
Former AL batting champion Mickey Vernon is considered for the Pittsburgh Pirates coaching staff as first base coach to replace Gearhart DeToro, who returns to scouting supervision. Vernon, 17-year major leaguer, won the 1953 batting title and the 1946 crown with strong averages, splitting the 1959 season with Cleveland and Milwaukee. he resides in Wallingford, Pennsylvania.
Syracuse demands a win to chase third in the East while the Knicks face playoff pressure. The Pistons crushed the Royals 14 to 0 in the West as Madison Square Garden hosts a rough night with 7,350 in attendance. John Koudet leads the Nats with 22 points and Jayye Kenry Sears nets 29 for the Knicks.
The American League drew 4,149,454 fans in 1959, a club record and up about 25 percent from 1958. The New York Yankees led with 1,522,010 at home and 1,905,798 overall on the road. Only Boston failed to rise, while Detroit also topped 1 million attendance at 1,120,? The report notes Chicago and Cleveland and others posting gains in the season’s gate totals.
Tuesday had no games. Wednesday features Boston vs New York. Thursday's NHL card includes Montreal at Detroit and Toronto at Chicago, followed by New York at Boston.
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