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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1956
Page
7
Michigan State narrows the gap to Oklahoma in the AP poll as Georgia Tech and TCU occupy next spots. The scrambled text shows a college football or basketball ranking discussion with multiple teams named, including Michigan State and the Sooners, amid a noisy OCR page with numerous errors and partial phrases.
A garbled sports brief references Philadelphia Phillies and Flyers, plus New Jersey and Lexington racing contexts. It mentions a world trotter Nimble Cully and a horse racing event near Belmonte, with scattered names like Atlas, Golden One, and Tinka. The text is incomplete but notes a mid February event and a long list of entities.
The list shows 30 bowlers with three top scores 268 207 and 208. Names appearing include Dick Smith Walt Shannon P Brendel Gluvin Al Tihresal Willams Kelsey Dorman W Lovelind H Roskowsk P Dibnowaki M Cobbett Ottaway Weeks B Lamuette TE Marr Morton Gouney J Bletus Ten Haken W Moses M Quereveld G Ton H Beckerink M Chris Holton Chillock P Dorriniee.
Readable details show boxer Puddy DeMarco set for a charity bout at the Arena in Philadelphia in November. The event features Larry Hourdman in a heavyweight role and includes plans tied to the regional boxing circuit and a prior hospital visit in Brownsville.
Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees and Lew Burdette of Milwaukee led the earned run average races in the 1956 sister leagues. Ford topped the American League with a 2.47 ERA while Burdette led the NL with a 2.11. Both earned their first ERA titles as pitchers with top win totals that year.
Mike Fetchick fired a 66 to win the Western Open by five strokes, claiming the $8,000 top prize. Jay Hebert was second with 73, Doug Ford third at 72, and Don Jonny tied for fourth with 74. Fetchick claimed the toughest round he ever played despite the win and noted a butterfly-like stomach during the round.
The nine bout card features Barry Allison defending the New England middleweight title against Sammy Walker at Valley Arena. The odd 11 round plan arose from a rescheduled Monday match after last night’s card was canceled, with Allison favoring 10 rounds and Walker pushing for 12.
The Corry Jayvees improved to 4-1-1 by defeating Titusville Junior Rockets 13-7. Terry Williams scored on a two yard run, De Mille returned a kickoff 98 yards for a TD, and Jerry Lewis advanced to the Rockets' 9 before John Mowray finished the scoring drive. Titusville fell to 2-3-1.
Pittsburgh Duquesne, University and University of Pittsburgh basketball teams began pre season drills yesterday. Duquesne graduated two stars, All America center Si Green and Gilard Mickey Winograd. Both teams will host home games at Pitt field house this season. Duquesne played last season at the Evansden home court which is being demolished.
Cleveland coach Paul Brown tried directing the Browns by radio in players helmets. Giants intercepted messages intended for quarterback George Ratterman, winning 21-9. Earlier Chicago Cardinals used the setup to defeat Cleveland 9-1 in the season opener.
The Providence bout saw Vince Martinez stopping Ringi Nocero at 153 in Paterson New Jersey. In Monroe Louisiana Clarence Cook weighed 155 and outpointed Del Flanagan at 156 in St Paul Minnesota lasting ten rounds.
Sugar Hart, aka Garnett Hart, dominated Earl Dennis with a third round technical knockout at St Nicholas Arena. The 21 year old Philadelphian extended his streak to nine straight victories, winning 17 of 18. Hart showcased a full punch repertoire, including jabs, hooks, and body shots, staggering and dropping Dennis in the third round.
Baltimore Orioles announce Pali Richards will remain in charge as manager general manager through the 1959 season. Directors plan to add an executive vice president to work with the president and board. Richards will retain full jurisdiction over all player personnel for both the major club and the farm system. Dennis Hart weighs 146 pounds and Dennis weighs 143½.
A confidential Big Ten report criticizes athletic aid practices as fueling an offer system that skews recruiting. It warns the conference could become a farm system for pro sports and notes subsidies have risen sharply from 1948 to 1955. The two-part study, led by Commissioner Wilson, targets work aid programs and unearned aid.
Patterson and Moore are set to clash in Chicago Stadium on November 30. The International Boxing Club announced plans for the heavyweight title bout with telecast details under discussion. Both fighters have begun training, Patterson at Greenwood Lake and Moore at Lakeside, and will arrive in Chicago three weeks early for final preparations.
Sugar Hart of Philadelphia defeats Earl Dennis of New York in a sprint event, finishing in 3: clock time not fully listed. Hart, 146 pounds, 30s?, elevated pace as the crowd watched.
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