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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1954
Page
7
Wisconsin faces Ohio State in a pivotal Big Ten clash that could decide the Rose Bowl bid, with both teams chasing conference title hopes. Mississippi and Arkansas also draw bowl implications as Ole Miss leads the SEC alongside Arkansas in the Southwest race.
Corry Area High Beavers, 5-1, travel to North East to face Grapepickers, six straight wins. North East hopes for upset after 65-0 last year. Beavers seek strong defense to contain Tony San Filippo and Kim Concilla, while missing Dick Sorenson and John Burkhart.
Philadelphia Herald reports the Philadelphia Athletics new owners, a nine man syndicate led by Arthur Rosenberg, press for American League approval. Roy Mack has not provided the signed bill of particulars, delaying league action. At a Philadelphia meeting the purchase agreement was finalized and handed to the Macks for signing. hockey scores also noted: Detroit 5 Boston 8 Toronto 3 Montreal 1. Hershey 4 Springfield 3.
NEW YORK It was December October for Johnny Sixton today Santa Claus paid another visit to the freshly crowned welterweight champion and dropped another present down his chimney nine susp pension of his 15 day jail sentence for 12 trafic violations. But just how long Santa will continue to bestow favors on the 24 year old Negro champ remains to be seen. There was talk of a possible title bout with Carmen Basilio the No. 1 offender from Canistota N D but that was clouded by the shouts of ex champion Kid Gavilan’s handlers that the Gubasi has an ironclad return bout contract. The reluctant champion about as taut as aid boring a fighter to come on the scene in modern days has been a party to four pile “geinkers” if the last three years. He reached the apex of his career entertaining the customers in Philadelphia's Convention Hall Wednesday night when he decisioned Gav in LAST NIGHT'S FIGHTS BIRMINGHAM Alabama Tom Eldridge Thompson Quantico Va knocked out Billy Godfrey Asheville NC 3. (Light-heavyweights but exact weights not available.)
Titusville Junior High Eleven defeated Corry with a 26 to 0 score as Howie Sampson starred with three rushing touchdowns including a 80 yard opener. Max Cole added a four yard TD plunge in the third quarter while Corry, despite gains, could not offset the early Titusville burst.
Members of the Gorry arew mugh football squad, coaches and managers, about 55 strong. The Beaver Club will gift the crew for the Pitt Northwestern game in Pittsburgh tomorrow. The party will travel in private cars funded by boosters, depart the city soon after eight and return that evening, with money provided for one meal during the trip.
Sy Sal Manganera and Merl Fitch posted a 211 pace in last evening's Inagic bowl games. Other strong scores followed with Grakor uy Ed Berry at 202, Bob Owens Jr 208, and Len Mignuccio 203 in a night of high marks.
Corry Jamestown League results show Maintenance leading in the standings with high games by Lucille Ghaveli and Aughey Danesh. Corry Savings and Loan edged Ajax Pumps in the National League, Hillside Grocery split with McInnes Steel in the American League, and TAGM Electric swept Gulf Service. The poster notes a postponed world flyweight title bout between Yoshio Shirai and Pascual Peres due to Peres illness.
Light heavyweight Patterson, a 17th pro victim in eight rounds, faces Joe Gannon in New York at Madison Square Garden in a min event. Gannon, 21, 173 pounds, is Rocky Marciano’s sparring partner and former AAU welterweight champ now riding a seven win streak since returning from the Army.
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