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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1958
Page
7
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Six major conferences face pivotal games this week with title chances hinging on outcomes. Northwestern, Oklahoma, LSU, Clemson, SMU, TCU and Texas loom as contenders while Army sits atop the national rankings and meets Pitt in a potential East title decider.
The St. Louis Cardinals arrived in Tokyo led by manager Sally Hemus who vowed to win all 16 games on their Japan tour and contend for the 1959 National League pennant. The team, flying from Okinawa aboard the Cardina Special, was greeted by over 1,500 fans including waving schoolchildren.
In Kingston Jamaica Ixanc Logart from Cuba and Gerald Gray from Kingston battled to a draw at welterweight. In California Holly Wook faced Pantie Armstead in a 133 pound bout, while Jimmy Horkeby weighed 133 pounds and faced an unknown opponent in a lightweight vacant title bout effort.
Don Jordan of Los Angeles faces Mexico’s Gaspar Ortega in a 19 round return television clash at Long Beach California with the winner meeting welterweight champion Virgil Akins in Los Angeles December 5. Ortega and Jordan have traded a disputed split decision previously as both men seek the next title opportunity and momentum. Sonny Liston seeks his 15th straight win in St Louis Friday night in a 10 round televised bout.
A wind driven blaze swept through Marlboro Race Track trapping and killing at least 26 horses. Two more were so badly burned they had to be shot. About 27 other horses were injured as wind whipped flames destroyed two barns and damaged two more, with damage pegged over 200000 dollars.
Ernie Stautner, Steelers defensive tackle, went to hospital after a mistaken injection for a bruised shoulder. A Cleveland Browns 27 they 10 victory followed as he slept through the game and was revived at Cleveland Clinic Hospital in unstable condition last night.
Mike Hawthorne of Casablanca clinches the world auto driving title with a victory in the Grand Prix of Marreco. Briton Blir ing finishes second in a tight race at the event.
Game wardens and deputies launch a pre hunting season crackdown across Erie County. Violators face maximum penalties under Pennsylvania Game Laws. Two recent arrests resulted in fines: William L. Holden paid 105 dollars for a deer carcass, Donald Dylewski paid 25 dollars for a ringneck pheasant, both killed out of season.
Jack Burke Jr. of Houston defeats Ken Venturi of San Francisco on the second hole of a sudden death playoff to clinch the Japan Open after finishing 72 holes tied. Other notes cite Garden State Park stakes and Belmont Park results with listed purses and winners.
Readable names include Army star with 124 rushing yards and 3 receptions for 34 yards in a nine-eight win over Virginia. Tulane drives for 14-6 upset at Navy, Northwestern scores three TDs in a 195-24 rout of Michigan, and Notre Dame beats Duke 4-7 with Monty Stickles TD and a field goal.
Cleveland defeated Pittsburgh 27-10 as four fumbles by the Steelers spoiled drives. Browns QB Milt Plum and fullback Jim Brown led a strong attack with Brown rushing for 149 yards on 19 carries, plus a 27 yard reception for a second score. Plum completed 8 of 18 passes for 138 yards and three touchdowns, while Ray Renfro and Bobby Mitchell added one score each. Steelers QB Bobby Layne went 14 of 26 for 133 yards and Tom Tracy had a 47 yard field goal.
The Chicago Bears, favored to win the Western Conference, hold sole second place in the NFL standings a game behind Baltimore after defeating Los Angeles 1-0. Owner-coach George Halas was involved in one of the brawls that broke out, likely fueling the team’s tough attitude.
Harrisburg report surveys top high school football teams across Pennsylvania. Bradford remains undefeated and poised among the state’s strongest scholastic squads, with emphasis on Bradford’s wins over Erie East, Corry and Warren and other standout programs like Central Dauphin, North Catholic, and Mount Carmel, highlighting Bradford among elite teams across multiple sections.
Rams lead 7-0 when Ed Brown's sideline pass to Hayton Hill is stopped by hard hits. Halas and Burroughs clash before calmer Bear retaliation. Baltimore expands division lead with 40-14 over Detroit. Cleveland wins 27-10 over Pittsburgh to stay atop the East. Cardinals beat the Giants 23-6. 49ers edge Eagles 30-24. Washington downed Green Bay 37-21. Shofner hooks up with Wade for a 92-yard score as Los Angeles maintains pace.
DETROIT AP The Detroit Lions stumble in NFL play, dropping four straight games and slipping to last in the Western Division. Coach George Wilson vows not to give up, as Detroit faces three straight road games against Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Cleveland while Baltimore and Chicago pull away in the standings. Unitas again shines for the Colts with a TD pass to Mutscheller, while Willie Galimore powers Chicago past the Lions with two touchdowns. Cleveland extends East lead behind Jimmy Brown and rookie Bob Mitchell.
Syracuse defeated Detroit 203 to 94 in a Sunday game. Cincinnati edged Boston 98 to 96 in another Sunday exhibition. Saturday exhibitions included New York 108 and College All Stars 83, Boston 195 and Cincinnati 103.
Lafayette College stunned Temple 8 30 with a trick play dubbed The Thing. Bob Howard faked a left stance and centered diagonally for Charley Bartos to run 61 yards for a touchdown as Wayne Cipriani cried signals and chaos on the line. Lafayette, led by Jim McConlogue, preserved its third straight MAC victory after a Dartmouth loss.
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