Maroons Open Season with 69 41 Win Over Kirksville
Southern Illinois University Maroons beat Kirksville 69 to 41 in the season opener in Kirksville Missouri. Millikin led the second half scoring with 22 points and Long added 11 in the period as Southern built a strong defensive rebound effort. Coach Lynn Holder rotated 11 players, ensuring each scored at least once.
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Prep Schedule December high school football matchups
A dense list of upcoming prep games across southern Illinois with Dec 5 6 8 9 10 dates. Teams include Trico Royalton Hurst Bush Zeigler Mound City Alto Pass Thompsonville Christopher Cairo Grand Tower Gorham Du Quoin Carbondale Equality Murphysboro Chester Elkville Lesser Cairo St Joseph Mounds Lawrenceville Bridgeport Dec 8 Royalton Walier Dec 9 Ridgway Norris City Hurst Bush Carterville Alto Pass Dongola Cobden Wolf Lake West Frankfort Centralia Marion Mt Vernon Paris Salem Herrin Johnston City Carrier Mills Eldorado Anna Jonesboro Du Quoin Benton Harrisburg Gorham Lesser Vergennes Waltonville Zeigler Kristopher University School Blkville Rosiclare Galatia Carbondale Chester Grand Tower Trico Cairo Paducah Tilghman Thompsonville Equality Fairfield Lawrenceville Bridgeport Flora Dec 10 Carrier Mills Ridgway Belleville Centralia Attacks Madison Mt Vernon Salem Pinckneyville Sparta Benton Herrin Johnston City West Frankfort Eldorado Marion
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New York Athletes Dominate National A A U Cross Country
Wilt of the New York Athletic Club won the 10 000 meter national cross country title. Syracuse University took the team crown as defending champion Michigan State finished runner up. Bowie Maryland saw Double Brandy win the Bryan and O Hara Memorial handicap by a length and a half. San Bruno California saw Miche set a Tanforan track record for the mile and a quarter. Charles R Coe of Oklahoma City named national amateur golf champion with Sam Snead taking pro honors. Mrs George Zaharias named top woman pro and Marlene Bauer top amateur. Westhampton Beach New York reports Black Gum winning the National Red dog trials.
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Leahy Laments Five Losses For Next Notre Dame Team
Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy predicts the 1950 Irish will be weaker after finishing 36-0-2 over four years. He notes nine and a half starters depart and lists key losses including Hart Sitko and Martin, with twelve veterans returning and few fresh prospects. The team edged SMU 27 20 in a rugged finale.
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Southern Home Game Ticket Sales Same as Past
Southern Illinois University will sell tickets for the first home basketball game against Southeast Louisiana at 6 pm with student tickets honored. Admission is 1 dollar for adults and 50 cents for high school students, and December 13 hosts Cape Girardeau.
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Williams Defends Lightweight Title Against Dawson in 15 Rounder
Ike Williams puts his lightweight crown on the line tonight at Convention Hall against Freddy Dawson in a 15 round bout. Top ticket price is $6.50 with about 10 000 fans expected. Williams is a 2 to 1 favorite after two prior non title wins and a disputed 10 round decision versus Dawson. Williams fights under a cloud after a National Boxing Association suspension tied to a California commission dispute over a prior contract and owed promotion funds.
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Local hoops results from Marion to Paris area schools
Basketball scores include Marion 50 over Johnston City 39. Centralia 50 over Paris 28. Pinckneyville 63 over Anna Jonesboro Granite City 49. Chester 41 over West Frankfort 47. McLeansboro 45 over Collinsville. Sparta 40 over Du Quoin 32. Marissa 27.
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Herrin Ballard-Drapers Meet Carbondale Veath Sport Mart Tonight
The Herrin Ballard-Drapers face the Carbondale Veath Sport Mart at Herrin Lincoln gym tonight at eight o clock.
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Maroon Reserves Face SIU Prelim in Carbondale Night
Maroon reserves meet Southern Illinois University two freshman teams in Carbondale tomorrow night before the Southeast Louisiana varsity game. The 6 30 p.m. preliminary features players from Herrin Murphysboro Belleville and Norris City on the Reds and East St Louis Centralia Herrin and Cape Girardeau on the Whites. A goal is a trip to St Louis for the winner.
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Norris City
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Centralia
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Eldorado Football Faces Mass Player Losses and Future Plans
Eldorado, once a top football program in Egypt this fall, loses its core trio Justice Ewan and Sutton along with ten other players including Baldwin Coffee Whitler Lovellette Dillard Burnett Read Bray and Watson. Ten lettermen seven juniors and three sophomores return next year. IA C talks in Chicago may expand the conference with Indiana State Ball State and Valparaiso eyed as members. Allan Edwards of Marion high recalls Arthur Trout lineage and early coaching roots at Centrals.
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Egypt Cagers Suffer Slow Night Against Illinois and McKendree
Southern Illinois basketball players faced tough results in the Illinois-Butler games. Roy Gatewood, the lone Egyptian starter from Salem, scored one basket as Illinois edged Butler 60 56. The reserve 52 49 win saw limited scoring from four SIU men, with Paul Eckert of Herrin leading Egyptians with five points. McKendree outings fared better for SIU, Jim Burnett of West Frankfort scoring 21 and Bobby Lee and Kirk from Mt. Vernon adding points. Urbana lost to Champaign 41 37 after leading 29 15 entering the final period. Champaign shot 40.5 percent to Urbana 16.6.
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Illinois prep hoops show powerhouses take early leads
Centralia Orphans opened with four straight wins including 48 38 over Marion. Danville averaged 65 points per game with a 66 32 win over Streator. Kankakee and Moline also won their third straight. East Moline and Evanston Wildkits posted three and four wins respectively as Hillsboro and Springfield rolled to three wins. Nationwide, teams like Robinson Casey Mt Vernon and others also tally three wins as the season starts.
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Southern Illinois cage squad cut to 30 men
Southern Illinois university basketball coach Lynn Holder reduced the team to 30 players for the season with Bill O'Brien as reserves coach. The group includes Goss Hughes Colborni ng Mill ikin Bozarth Gladson Davis Kis sack Burnett Miller Castilla Hake Horst Wickman Eckert Duncan Goodwin Thate Henley Brandon A Smith Parker Thompson Cox MecCormick Gann Ryan J Smith Garrett.
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Grade School Basketball Schedule Featuring Local Matchups
Herrin St Mary's visits Murphysboro St Andrew's as Murphysboro hosts Carterville at 7 30 p m Herrin plays Benton Christopher meets Carbondale Lincoln on December 7 Murphysboro faces Johnston City 7 30 p m Herrin towns Carbondale Attacks Carterville Carbondale Lincoln at Joiner University school at DeSoto pm
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Marion Wildcats Win Johnston City Home Opener 50 39
Marion defeats Johnston City 50 to 39 at the Johnston City gym in the home opener. Williams led Johnston City with 19 points while Marion’s John Kent and Bill Cloud contributed key scoring as the Wildcats pulled away in the second half.
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Florida Seeks Red Sanders From UCLA Amid Higher Offer
UCLA coach Henry Sanders is courted by Florida in a high bid rumored around 20 000 dollars. Sanders, a personable Southerner, wants to discuss with UCLA bosses before deciding. His UCLA contract runs two more years and Florida reportedly offers more money than his 12 000 dollar deal.
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Red) Sanders
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North Carolina A and T Adopts Two Platoons In Orange Blossom
Miami report notes North Carolina A and T plans to use two offensive platoons with a separate defense unit in the Orange Blossom game against Florida A and M. Coach William Bell relies on a single wing offer and a T formation setup plus three platoons.
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Illinois Adopts Modified Closing Free Throw Rule In High School Basketball
Illinois High School Association backs a local version of the national rule change on late game free throws. The modification allows possession for the trailing team after a made shot or an out-of-bounds play, with a center jump starting each quarter and a ban on certain substitutions.
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Big Ten Quints In 16 Games Schedule Preview
The Big Ten basketball warm up features 16 games this week. Northwestern hosts Ripon while Michigan State visits Iowa and Ohio State welcomes Marquette. Wisconsin plays Kansas State and Michigan hosts Miami of Ohio as part of a packed slate with additional matchups across Illinois Oklahoma and more. DePaul defeats Ohio State 70 68 last Saturday as DePaul and LaSalle meet in Chicago Stadium alongside the Colorado Northwestern tilt. The Lady Byng Trophy honors the NHL’s most gentlemanly and effective player annually.
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Baldrini Wins McAndrew Trophy as IAC MVP
Dick Baldrini of Illinois Normal Redbirds won the William McAndrew trophy as the IAC’s most valuable football player. He edged Bill Crum of Eastern Panthers by one vote, with coaches from five IAC schools casting ballots after team selections. Baldrini is a Highwood resident and a four letterman across football basketball baseball and track.
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