Orphans Edge Marion In Close Battle In New Centralia Gym
Centralia Orphans outlast Marion Wildcats 43-38 in the opening game at the new Marion gym. Gulledge and Cloud sparked a fourth quarter rally to overcome a 31-22 deficit, with Locke keying a late steal and free throws to seal the win. The crowd neared 2800 as South Seven standings emerged with Centralia and Harrisburg 1-0.
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Gorham Defeats Attucks 46-38 in basketball clash
Gorham Mustangs built a 37-24 lead over Attucks and held on for a 46-38 win. Morgan scored 20 for Gorham while Joe Thomas led Attucks with 18. Attucks had won the preliminary 36-30. Gorham improves to 2-0. Next, Attucks visits Thompsonville with Dunbar looming.
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Harrisburg Beats Herrin In South Seven Tilt 37 30
Harrisburg defeated Herrin 37 to 30 in a rough game marked by poor shooting and free throw accuracy. Harrisburg led 9-4 after the first period, held a 18-15 halftime edge, and pulled ahead 21-20 in the third before finishing strong at the line. Zeigler led Harrisburg with 11 points while Karr topped Herrin with nine.
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Zeigler Beats Carbondale 29 24 in See-Saw Game
Zeigler defeated the Carbondale Lincolns 29 to 24 after a tense fourth quarter. The preliminary ended 20 16 with Zeigler taking the lead late as Carbondale's 18 17 third period edge vanished.
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Deacon Bill McKechnie Retires From Baseball To Farm
Bradenton Florida veteran coach Bill McKechnie, longtime Indians staffer, is retiring from baseball to become a farmer. In racing news, Tropical Park’s Blakestown purse goes to Pennon by a length and a half with Egretta and Alsab’s Day close behind. Bowie hosts Snow Hill purse as Alairne edges September. at Tanforan Gordon Gleason rides Blue Wing Teal Shocking Pink and Huon Kid in a trio of wins.
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College Basketball Scores From Across The Nation
A string of college basketball results shows Boston University edging MIT while Syracuse topples Toronto U. and several other campuses including Fordham, Columbia, and North Central posting wins. Notable upsets and close contests mix with higher seeds prevailing across the schedule.
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Brewery Head Edwin J Anderson Named Lions President
Edwin J Anderson was named president of the Detroit Lions football company succeeding D Life Fife. He pledged a solvent financial position, forecast a title contender team for 1950 and backed coach and GM Bo McMillin. He noted a 93 000 loss last year and potential 70 000 to 80 000 loss this year.
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Crucial Games Set for Pro Football Playoffs Across Leagues
Pro football action unfolds with AAC semi finals and NFL top clash in Los Angeles where the Rams face the Cardinals as a key West division decider. Browns host Bills in Cleveland while 49ers meet the Yankees with title implications. Bears visit Steelers as Eagles play Giants. Bulldogs meet Lions and Packers face Redskins. Grzibowski, Syracuse alum, also plays defense for the Orange US team.
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World Series in Bowling Opens at Northwestern Armory
The 1948 World Series of bowling opens at the Northwestern armory with 168 men and 48 women from 38 states. The All-Star tournament, sponsored by the Chicago Tribune, features a new women’s section, a nine day marathon, and round robin finals for the top scorers. Defending champions Connie Schwoegler and Andy Varipapa enter seeded into the match game finals.
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Trico Nips Murphysboro In Red Devil Opener
Murphysboro edged a see-saw 36-34 as Trico rallied in the final 30 seconds to steal the opener. Jeffers and Bollman sparked late scoring while Murphy sboro led 31-31 in the final period before a decisive late push.
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High school basketball pool warned by Southern Illinois writer
A Southern Illinois columnist warns against a planned high school basketball card betting pool aiming to spread gambling across high school games. He cites parallels with college football pools, notes potential for bribery and corruption, and urges coaches officials and players to be vigilant to prevent amateur sports from being ruined by organized wagering.
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Johnston City Graders Stay Undefeated With 45 41 Win
Johnston City defeated Mt. Vernon 45 41 to stay unbeaten this season. Eberhardt led scorers with 15 points, while Shelby 11 Langdon 9 Bearden 8 and Hope 2 added for Johnston City. Richey led Mt. Vernon with 11, with Avant and Friend each at nine.
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Ballard-Drapers Edge Colp All-Stars 59–53
Ballard-Drapers defeated Colp All-Stars 59 to 53 in a closely contested game. The event featured a 36 game match setup with a side purse of 750 dollars, keeping players gler and Varipapa warmed up for the proceedings.
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Pro Basketball Rochester 82 Philadelphia 79
Rochester defeated Philadelphia 82 to 79 in a pro basketball game. The summary notes a close contest with Rochester holding on for the win. The brief references a Waterloo figure of 3 dollars in the same context.
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