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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1959
Page
7
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The piece notes a near perfect 18 0 slate in forecasts spoiled by a Friday scoreless wait during the Snegertown-Conneatt Valley clash. It previews Corry at Titusville, Meadville vs City, Millcreek and East at Harborcreek, Fairview vs Girard, and St Marys aiming at extending a 5 game win streak, with Johnsonburg eyed for an upset.
Forecast calls for changing skies and scattered showers as local prep football results shape state action. Meadville beats Ol City, Franklin tops Grove City, Bradford over Kane, Johnsonburg favored over St. Marys, and Erie Tech or Millerenk could go either way with the Centaurs showing resilience.
Union City High School has hired a new junior varsity waskerball coach after Dick Fox moved to varsity edge mentor. Bob Zanotti, a Reinhorn State Teachers College graduate, will lead the Bear Cats for the 1959 60 season. Zanotti coached junior varsity at Edinboro and played for the Red Raiders varsity. He is a Leechburg Pennsylvania High School alumnus who later attended Edinboro.
Rec League action at Loveland Field featured two close games. Notre Dame and Penn State tied 13-13 as Slippery Rock defeated Louisiana State 12-12. The night saw LSU edge Slippery Rock earlier through a late 72 yard drive, while Notre Dame rallied to tie Penn State after a Walsh scoring burst.
In an exhibition at the Minneapolis Armory the Boston Celtics defeated Philadelphia 103 to 98. Wilt Chamberlain outscored Russell 26 to 16 but Russell surged in the fourth quarter scoring eight points to clinch the win for Boston. It marked the first clash between Chamberlain, the 7-2 former Globe Trotter, and Celtic defender Russell.
Boston beat New York 4 to 2 and Detroit edged Chicago 0 to 2 on Wednesday. Thursday features Toronto at Montreal and Chicago at Detroit in upcoming games.
Bears travel to Face Edinboro in a key Erie County League game as Union City aims for an upset. Bears seek momentum after losses to Waterford Westeyville North East and Lawrence Park while Edinboro presses a fast pace in the county circuit. The Green and White lineup features Harold Hunter Bob Burl Nort Van Epps Don Troyer Job Dagcott Dawson Als dork Lynn Ryland and Bob Weldner. Bo Gates starts at quarterback with Inhns Ros and Still carrying, Jack Dingle at fullback. The Bears hope injuries subside to challenge the Ed lisbert Laivaders. Also tonight Tan vere Park visits Northwest Waterford with North East Fairview at Girard after circuit clashes tomorrow.
Stanford's Chris Burford and Ben Robinson headline the nation's pass receivers with Burford adding two touchdowns against Washington and Robinson amassing 24 yards on 16 receptions. The piece notes NCAA statistics with Aking, Garvin, Allen and Turner leading various categories and closes with last night's Houston boxing results.
Exhibition results across eight games feature teams such as Philadelphia St Louis Syracuse Minneapolis Detroit New York and Allentown. Final tallies include St Louis 120 Syracuse 115 and Philadelphia 103 98 with other matchups listed in sequence.
Lucas earns Back of the Week honors for a strong all around game against Army. He anchors a staunch defense, makes key tackles, and scores two touchdowns while rushing for 60 yards and gaining 97 through the air, as Penn State wins 17 11. Teammates and coach praise his versatility as a triple threat in a rough Army matchup.
Pimmins race tek selects 1940s figures Shoes Maker Shoemaker and Carroll Shilling join Mack Garner in the Jockeys Hall of Fame after a national vote by sports writers and broadcasters. Shoe Maker’s first win was April 29, 1949, and he nears 4,000 wins as Shilling, once top earner, faced a lengthy ban after a 1910 incident at Havre de Grace.
Sonny Staples led VPW Men's A League with 225 as the scoring surge continued. Harry Oldenski 212, Jacke Cus or 220, Al Baressi 214, Meyle Straway 20, Bob Marton 204, Al Barr 203, Burlingame 210, Bil Mitchell 202 and Leon Rout among toppers. In Bowl-Alre Harold Cassée and Bill Stockton posted 200s. Ford Stewart paced Raymond League with 310, Tom Varrass 208, Everett Philipps 207, Fred Clark and Paul Mitchs ell led Up Elks Antlers with 205 each.
Detroit AP Leo Durocher says he refused a solid three year contract to manage the Cleveland Indians after talks in Pittsburgh with Frank Lane and Nate Dalin. He cited contract terms as the reason and said he spoke with Lew Perini about the job and had also received an approach from Branch Rickey.
Williams demands a rematch with Sonny Liston after stopping Curley Lee in the 10th round. The Californian challenger was knocked unconscious for two minutes by a right uppercut with 55 seconds left in the final round of the nationally televised heavyweight bout.
In a chaotic season summary, Sam Jones of the San Francisco Giants edges LA rival and Sha Miller for the ERA title with 85 earned runs in 271 innings and a 4.82 ERA. The Dodgers' Buser Critic praises Warren Spahn and Bub Buhl finishes behind, while Miller, St. Louis and Chicago figures cluster in the ERA race amid late playoff chatter.
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