Ottawa Faces Earlville in Tourney Opener
Morris Holiday Tournament begins with Ottawa 5 2 meeting Earlville 4 2 at 6 30 p m Ottawa ranked sixth in state faces a tough Earlville squad Earlville has beaten Newark Waterman Geneva and Paw Paw while losing narrowly to Mendota and Seneca Coal City also opens against Plainfield with hopes of a ninth straight win Joliet Catholic and Marseilles meet and Morris hosts St Bede in the nightcap Losers game closes the opening slate Classified Ads Get Results.
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Seneca
LaSalle
Marquette
Geneseo
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Coal City Coalers
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St. Paul
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Morris Holiday Tourney Team Records Showwide Scoring
Coal City dominates early games with wins over Odell Beecher and Minooka while Joliet Catholic edges foes and Ottawa posts two wins. Morris and Plainfield split results as Seneca and Marseilles suffer losses in the Morris tournament standings.
Pompey vs Hinnant Lights Heavyweight Bout Tonight
Yolande Pompey of Trinidad and Clarence Hinnant of Miami meet in a 10 round light heavyweight bout at Chicago Stadium. Pompey, No. 6 contender, is 23 KOs in 29 wins of 35. Hinnant is No. 7 with 20 KOs in 25 wins and 10 losses as he starts a comeback following a knockout loss to Harold Johnson.
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Newark Norsemen Beat Serena Huskers 59 50
Newark Norsemen led all night to defeat Serena Huskers 59 to 50 in a non conference game. Stan Dale scored 18 points and Allen Halverson 17 for Newark while Gordon Gullakson led Serena with 19 points. The Serena JayVees edged Newark JayVees 38 36 in the same card.
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Morris Holiday Tourney Heads to Midweek Action
Sports calendar notes the Morris Holiday Tournament on Wednesday with matchups including Braidwood at Woodland. Thursday features Crete Monee at Wilmington and St Paul at Cornell. Friday pits Seneca against Minooka in CVC play and Pontiac at Dwight with Newark visiting Oswego in the FVC.
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Braidwood
Woodland
Coal Valley
Wilmington
Coal City
Seneca
St. Paul
Dwight
Fight Results From Boston and Other Cities
Boston Willie Pep outpointed Jimmy Connors 131 to 127 in Hartford. San Jose Willie Morton outpointed Joey Abasta 141 to 143 with 10 rounds. Harold Johnson KO Sid Peaks 179 to 215 in Philadelphia. Bob Butcher outpointed Tommy Fields 198 to 194 in San Francisco. Ray Terrazas out pointed Don Alderson 1424 to 143% in El Paso.
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Jimmy Connors
New Bedford
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Joey Abasta
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Philadelphia
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Bob Butcher
San Francisco
Tommy Fields
Colorado Springs
Colo
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el Paso
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Canonsburg
Fairbury Downs Dwight 63-46 in UHL Clash
Fairbury Tartars topple Dwight Trojans 63 46 in UHL action. Dick Doran scored 20 for Fairbury, while Dwight’s Dave Steinich added 12 as the hosts pulled away in the second quarter and held the lead. JayVee game result noted. racing news and classifieds peek in.
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Dick Doran
Dwicht
Dave Steinich
Gardner Panthers Fall to Saunemin 88 53 on Tuesday
The Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers trailed Saunemin 88 to 53 after a Thursday night contest. Four regulars were sidelined with injuries but Gardner remained competitive through the first half before Saunemin pulled away in the second half. The Gardner Jay-Vees had previously defeated Saunemin Jay-Vees 60-54.
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College Basketball Scores Across Midwest and East
DePaul edged Purdue 60 55 while Notre Dame topped Chio 82 63 and Xavier beat Fordham 85 82. Detroit beat St Francis Pa 79 73 and Oklahoma downed Tulsa 46 38. Augustana Ill 57 Monmouth 56 fil Tech 74 Chicago Twins 41. Greenville 73 Blackburn 64 and Penn 67 LaSalle 66 OT. Columbia 68 Colgate 63 Temple 60 Texas A M 44 Bowling Green 81 Duquesne 77 OT. West Va 76 Richmond 74 OT. South Carolina 62 Duke 51 Geo Wash 67 Wake Forest 45. Women’s International Bowling Congress reports 865 603 members.
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Wilmington Wildcats top Braidwood in Coal Valley clash
Wilmington Wildcats defeated Braidwood Comets 57 to 45 on Braidwood court Tuesday night to seize the No 1 spot in the Coal Valley Conference. Wilmington improves to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in conference, while Braidwood drops to 2-3.
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Braidwood Court
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Seneca
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Notre Dame Adds Two Former Coaches to Football Staff
Bernie Witucki former Tulsa head coach and Bernie Crimmins who coached Indiana for five years join Notre Dame football staff at their alma mater.
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Bernie Witucki
Tulsa
Bernie Crimmins
Indiana
Notre Dame
High School Basketball Scores Roundup
LaSalle-Peru edged Streator 53 52 while Fairbury beat Dwight 63 46. Other results include Wilmington 57 45 over Braidwood and Grant Park 60 39 over Momence.
Tiskilwa Tourney Second Round Scores
Wyanet defeated Granville 56 to 47 and Walnut beat LaRose 60 to 41 in the Tiskilwa tournament second round. In Sangamon tourney play Fisher 49 LeRoy 41 and Farmer City 67 Octavia 55. Galva tourney results Toulon 68 ROVA 60 and Riverdale 63 Princeville 55.
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LaRose
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Farmer City
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NBA Scores and Schedule From Wednesday Action
The St Louis team defeated Detroit 106 to 99 while New York topped Syracuse 123 to 117. Wednesday schedule includes Philadelphia at Minneapolis.
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Seneca Defeats Mazon 83-69 to Run Winning Streak
Seneca Fighting Irish remained unbeaten after beating Mazon Red Devils 83-69 in a non conference game. Bob Kein led Seneca with 22 points while Dave Mair scored 21 for Mazon.
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DDT Use Won’t Harm Trout Says Montana Official
Helena Mont proper use of DDT does not kill trout states A A O Claire director of Montana Fish and Game Dept. He notes aerial spraying of spruce bud infected forests uses at most one pound of DDT per acre in oil base spray and would rarely cause serious trout losses.
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A. A. O'Claire
Montana
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