Morris to Meet St. Bede in Holiday Tournament Opener
The Morris Redskins draw St. Bede as first round opponent in the Morris Tenth Annual Holiday tournament opening December 18. Ottawa is the top seed with Joliet Catholic second, Coal City third, and St. Bede fourth.
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Morris
St. Bede
Morris Redskins
Ottawa Pirates
Earlville
Coal City
Plainfield
Joliet Catholic
Marseilles
Morris Community High School
Ottawa
Farsighted fan drives 130 miles for telecast catch
Harry Berry of Tulsa, a University of Oklahoma football fan, traveled 130 miles to Oklahoma City to watch a Sooner game on TV. He quipped that he used foresight by marrying an Oklahoma City girl and giving his mother in law a TV for Christmas.
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Tulsa, Oklaha
Harry Berry
University of Oklahoma
Sooner
Oklahoma City
Berry
Tulsa
Intramural Cage Season Kicks Off With Six Teams Playing
The 1957 58 intramural league opened as six teams competed with Peterson Rasmussen and Roth tied for the lead after opening night. Peterson led a 20 17 win over Fritzs while Rasmussen crushed Walshs 45 16 and Roth defeated Washburns 37 17. Leaders included Richard Peterson 11 points for Peterson and Jim Cryer 17 for Rasmussen. Rosters list captains and players for Washburns Roths Fritzs Walshs and Rasmussen’s.
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Morris
Peterson's
Rasmussen's
Roth
Fritz
Richard Peterson
Reinhold Fritz
Washburn
Dick Peckenpaugh
Dick Washburn
Rasmussen
Walsh
Jim Cryer
Ray Aspel
Walsh's
Mike Griffin
Ernie Peredetto
Ray Rasmussen
Roland Stott
Morris Wrestlers Open Season With Two Close Matches
Morris Redskin wrestlers under coach Robert Ferguson opened the season with two tight meets, losing 28 25 at Ottawa after a late disqualification near a possible tie, then beating Rochelle 24 22 at Rochelle. They host Normal Community Thursday at 7 p.m. in Morris High gym.
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Ottawa
Rochelle
Morris Redskin
Robert Ferguson
Morris Grapplers
Pirates
Ken Daggett
Daggett
Morris
Rochelle Grapplers
Morris High School
Defenbaugh
Caruso
Don Fosen
Dick Peckenpaugh
Sheridan
LeBeau
Rees Matthew
Jacobs
Walt Lumpp
Bernadini
Norman Peckenpaugh
Larry Stafford
Claus
Dennis Fosen
Erickson
Dominy
Paul Benson
Joe Sanders
Dick Leslie
John Taylor
Norm Peterson
Bob Truty
Ray Masters
Norm Peckenpaugh
David Masters
Dick Mitchell
Mike Keefer
Phil Helly
Chuck McCray
Frank Barber
Larry Davis
Bernard Scott
High School Basketball Saturday Scores Across Area
Moline 62 over Galesburg 52. Rock Island 57 over Ottawa 46. Bremen 46 over Blue Island 44. Pekin 69 over Canton 56. Spalding 62 over Woodruff 56. East Peoria 73 over Manual 63. Thornton 75 over Lyons 48. Arlington Heights 68 over Glenbrook. Kewanee 63 over Rock Falls 60. Freeport 58 over Dixon 47. Joliet Catholic 72 over Immaculate Conception Elmhurst 33. Taylorville 65 over Springfield 53.
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Moline
Galesburg
Rock Island
Ottawa
Bremen
Blue Island
Pekin
Canton
Spalding
Woodruff
East Peoria
Manual
Thornton
Lyons
Arlington Heights
Glenbrook
Kewanee
Rock Falls
Freeport
Dixon
Joliet Catholic
Immaculate Conception
Elmhurst
Taylorville
Springfield
Local Sports Calendar Highlights Area Matches
A compact schedule lists boys and girls fixtures across multiple leagues. Tuesday features Princeton at Morris and other CVC pairings. Wednesday Chaney Grades visits Morris. Thursday hosts wrestling at Morris. Friday includes Dwight Morris and sectional crossovers. weekend brings Minooka Plainfield and Wilmington games across FVC and related leagues.
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Dwight
Morris
UHS
Plainfield
Newark
FVC
Seneca
Woodland
Cvc
Octavia
Fairbury St. Paul
Braidwood
Coal City
Mazon
Momence
Wilmington
Minooka
Central
Clifton
Mayer Breaks Scoring Jinx To Win 1957 U S Open Title
TOLEDO Ohio Dick Mayer toppled the scoring jinx by winning the 1957 U S Open at Inverness last June. Mayer and Billy Joe Patton were 138 after 36 holes. Sam Snead set a 36 hole record of 138 at Riviera 1948 and Ben Hogan tied it at Northwood 1952. Neither won those titles.
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Toledo
Ohio
Dick Mayer
Inverness
Mayer
Billy Joe Patton
Sam Snead
Riviera
Los Angeles
Ben Hogan
Northwood
Dallas
Snead
Hogan
Redskins Fall 53 40 to Naperville in Cold Shooting
The Morris Redskins shot 27 percent and were outscored by Naperville 53 to 40 on the Naperville court. Weissenhorn led Naperville with 20 points as Morris, now 2-1, struggled to convert, while forward Al Buttry paced Morris with 14. Morris JayVees beat Naperville JayVees 30-23. Ken Winterbottom had 12 for Morris. Doug Brian led Naperville with nine. Morris hosts Princeton Tuesday and opens AHL play Friday vs Dwight.
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Morris Redskins
Naperville
Morris Quintet
Weissenhorn
al Buttry
Morris
Redskins
Morris JayVees
Naperville JayVees
Ken Winterbottom
Doug Brian
Princeton
Dwight Trojans
No Captain for Black Hawks Listed as Alternates Rule
The Chicago Black Hawks have no captain but name four alternate captains Gus Mortson Jimmy Thomson Ted Lindsay and Glen Skov to satisfy NHL rules. Mortson formerly served as captain and the alternates will assume duties on ice as needed.
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Chicago
Chicago Black Hawks
Gus Mortson
Jimmy Thomson
Ted Lindsay
Glen Skov
Mortson
National Hockey League
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America
Scotsman
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Hauge’s
Shell Service
Liberty At
Jackson
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Lexington
Fairbury
St. Paul
Gardner
Reddick
Chaney
Seneca Wilmington
Newark St. Paul
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Hoop
Buttry
Weiss
Prine Nordbr
Holman Welzel
Cryder Jamison
Francois Jelinek
Rellig Groves
Batuso Gumm Sinner
Olson
Echo Lanes
Morris Ire
Eas Wernt
Rire
Teamoose
Cagies
Moose
Cee Ereses
Eagles
No . Seeerae
Lions
Ind
J. Cronin
Ind Cunnea
K C
McMillen Turkey Vinntoy
LaForge’s
Nelson Floral
Anderson Farm Service
Anderson Farm Service I
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J. Lutz
LaForge's
Sereno
Blacksmi
Buchanan
American Institute
Norway
Portland Cement Association
West Washington Street
Illinois
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