Veeck Bid Denied by AL Owners for White Sox
American League owners rejected Bill Veeck’s initial 8.56 million White Sox bid citing too much debt and insufficient cash. Veeck must raise 1.2 million more in debenture money within seven days or the deal falters. league votes showed skepticism about structure and debt equity balance.
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Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
Bill Veeck
Veeck
David Cohen
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Chicago
Allyn
White Sox
Cage sites selected for prep tourneys
IHSA announced regional sectional and super sectional sites for boys basketball with pairings to follow. Class A regionals run Feb 23-27, state finals March 16-20. Class AA regionals March 1-5 with winners reaching Benton or Collinsville and SIU Arena. Venice may defend small title with 188 students in play.
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Illinois High School Association
du Quoin
McLeansboro
Ridgway
Vienna
Eldorado
Anna
Breese Central
Pinckneyville
Waterloo
Sparta
SIU Arena
Marion
Olney
Salem
West Frankfort
Benton
Alton
Belleville
East St. Louis
Granite City
Collinsville
SIU
Lawrenceville
South Seven area schools face shifting class sizes in state race
Enrollment figures show East St. Louis leads Metro East with 3825 students while Benton and West Frankfort rise above small school thresholds. Large districts total 340 with 29 under 1000. Chicago area powers Proviso East Thornridge and others dominate recent Class AA wins, complicating South’s title hopes.
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East St. Louis Assumption
Breese Mater Dei
Robinson
Sparta
Metropolis
Carmi
Lawrenceville
Benton
West Frankfort
Mt. Vernon
Centralia
Carbondale
Marion
Herrin
Harrisburg
Murphysboro
Metro East
East St. Louis
Alton
Belleville West
Belleville East
Granite City South
Cahokia
Collinsville
Edwardsville
Deep South
Chicago
Proviso East
Thornridge
Evanston
LaGrange
Chicago Area
Murphysboro Devils rely on youth amid strong history
Murphysboro under coach Tom Ashman leans on a junior core similar to the 1971-72 Young Devils as the 1975-76 team seeks SEC title. Veterans and freshmen mix with Mark Guetersloh, Steve Adams, Danny Edwards, Mark Linze leading a fast-paced, pressing style on a season opening swing at Herrin and Carbondale.
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Murphysboro
Devils
Tom Ashman
Red Devil
Ashman
Mark Guetersloh
Mark
Steve Adams
Adams
Steve
Danny Edwards
Mark Linze
Edwards
Pete Maravich
Danny
Linze
Lewis Kerrens
Pepper-Pot
John Cole
Jim Townsend
Mike Anderson
Don Kellum
Dick Coons
Mike Swafford
Spirits fall to Squires before sparse 1588 at home
The Spirits of St. Louis lost 114 to 112 to the Virginia Squires in a crowd of 1,588 as Pro team woes continued. Ticky Burden led Squires with 36 points while Marvin Barnes and Maurice Lucas paced the Spirits with 26 and 31. Dave Twardzik hit the decisive basket with 48 seconds left.
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St. Louis
Spirits of
American Basketball Association
Spirits
Virginia Squires
Spirifon
Cleus
Indiana Pacers
Kentucky Colonels
Rod Thorn
Squires
Ticky Burden
Mike Jackson
Moses Malone
Utah
Stars
Randy Denton
Steve Green
Ron Boone
The
Marvin
Barnes
Maurice Lucas
Lucas
Freddie Lewis
Dave Twardzik
Herrin Tigers Hopeful After Strong 1974-75 Rise
Herrin coach Jeff Ferguson expects a tougher season as his 9-17 squad builds on last winter’s regional run. Seven lettermen return led by Maller and Walker, with depth to press and run. The Tigers face Murphysboro Friday and Johnstown City Saturday, aiming to rebound in the South Seven.
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Larry Odell
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Jeff Ferguson
Murphysboro
Johnston City
Ferguson
Devils
Tigers
Mike
Muller
Darrell Walker
Keith Clark
Tim Hamblin
Bruce Lukens
Jeff Robinson
Mike Moore
Maller
Walker
Clark
Mark Lukens
Benton
Carbondale
Gordon Welch
Anna Jonesboro
Mark Boehnlein
McLeansboro
Carl Marcinkowski
Maryland Thumps DePauw 99 42 in uneven basketball test
Maryland routs DePauw 99 42 as No 2 Maryland overwhelms the Tigers 55 20 at halftime and cruises to a lopsided win. Steve Sheppard leads Terps with 17 points while DePauw’s Jeff Halgren tops Tigers with 12 in a one sided game. Other ranked teams also win.
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Syracuse
Buffalo
American U
Catholic U
Princeton
Navy
Bucknell
Penn
Connecticut
Canisius
Boston Col
LeMoyne
Fordham
Yale
Massachusetts
Harvard
Colgate
Cornell
Vermont
New Hampshire
Hl. St
LSU
Hofstra
St. Francis
N. C
Bowdoin
Tufts
South Maryland
DePauw
Tennessee
Duke
Auburn
W. Carolina
N .C. St
E. Carolina
S. Carolina
Toledo
Richmond
Davidson
Alabama
LaSalle
Virginia
Wash. & Lee
Wake Forest
W. Va
Ohio St
N. Kentucky
Associated Press
Maryland
Elmer McCall
Terps
McCall
Cincinnati
Wright State
Arizona
Idaho
North Carolina State
East Carolina
Western Carolina
Arizona State
Seattle-Pacific
Steve Sheppard
Lawrence Boston
John Lucas
Jeff Halgren
Tigers
Local street list from Marion to Harrisburg
A sequence of street names and towns including Marion Carbondale Benton Olney Herrin Flora At. Carme Harrisburg listed in order. The text reads like an index of roads or municipal locations with no accompanying events or actions.
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Marion
Carbondale Benton Olney Herrin Flora
Carme
Harrisburg
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Veecks Sox
Venice
Merle Jones
Young Devils
Darryl Waldron
Dan Edwards
Hamblin
Tope
Moore
Herrin Guard
Mike Mann
Alan Tope
Butch Nevious
Tulane
Clemson
Furman
Grambling
Dillard
Midwest
Wittenberg
Bowling Green
E. Mich
Cleveland St
W. Mich
Wis
Parkside
Ohio U
Jake
N. Court
E. Main
W. Main
N. Park
Industrial Dr
W. 3Rd St. Rt
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