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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1961
Page
11
The piece discusses patrol film use in races next year, Minn ie Minoso and other players, Joppa and several area teams with undefeated starts, Tamms at 6 0, West Frankfort at Pinckneyville clash, and shifts in coaching and pro moves. It also notes Cahokia racing dates, Winnipeg Hamilton finals, Antwine trades, and Illinois swimming and Big Ten standings.
Indiana University leads a star-studded field at Southern Illinois University as illness sidelines Ted Stickles. Notables from Kansas Kansas State Illinois join Hoosiers including Olympians Troy Somers and Ray Padogan. The two-session meet at University High pool aims for packed crowds and fast times with Jastremski Stock and Schiltz in top events.
Las Vegas November 1959 reports indicate Gene Fullmer and Benny Paret face a 13 round title bout for Fullmer's NBA middleweight crown not at stake for Paret's welterweight title. Fullmer, 30, holds the NBA belt with seven defenses since 1959. Paret, 24, seeks both titles. broadcast on ABC TV from Las Vegas Convention Center. Fullmer favored at 3-1. Paret aims to extend dominant knockouts and avoid upset.
The 1960 state high school basketball tournament opens February 26 with 44 district meets followed by regional and sectional rounds at one week intervals. Eight first round centers and sectional pairings include Aurora East, Decatur, East St. Louis, Eldorado, Evanston, Peoria, Quincy, and Rock Island with regional centers feeding Harrisburg, Anna Murphysboro, Pinckneyville, and West Frankfort. Local districts include Cobden, Attucks, Waltonville, and Enfield.
The Steeleville invitational basketball meet starts tonight with four teams Red Bud Marissa Trico and Steeleville. The finals are set for Saturday with Pinkerton 464 Eula Dobbs 427 and Helen Kruse 415 high scores in the meet results.
In Carbondale Cambria leads Glendale 47 to 33 at halftime with Cambria players Cooper 18 and Tyner 12 accounting for most points and Glendale’s Fox 6 Hicholtz 6 Wright 2 contributing. Sacred Heart score shows 80 36 line with Du Quoin Eisenhauer 11 Lau 3 Campanella 5 among Du Quoin Chester and Carbondale Higgins Nor man scoring in early rounds.
Kansas State, coached by Tex Winter, looks set to defend its Big Eight title after a 71-60 win over St Louis on the Billikens floor. The Wildcats, ranked No 8 in the AP poll, also beat New Mexico 94-52 in their opener.
Baltimore Colts visit Los Angeles to strengthen their bid for second in the NFL Western Conference by beating the Rams who share third place with Minnesota. Baltimore stands 7 5 while the Rams are 3 9 with CBS televising the 3 30 p m CST game. The day also features Giants Eagles clash in Philadelphia with winner aiming for the Eastern title tie. Green Bay clinched the West title by beating the Giants 20 17.
Southern Illinois basketball, after losses to Niagara and Seton Hall, aims to rebound as they invade Central Missouri State and Northeast Missouri State. Captain Vaughn leads with 33 points, Spira 22, Lenifer 18, Henson 16, Gualdoni 11, Hood 19 off the bench, while Gallatin emphasizes rebounding and volume shooting to regain footing. The Salukis seek partial revenge against Kirksville's Bulldogs, who beat them last season.
Pairings were announced this week for two December invitational basketball tournaments. The Egyptian Holiday meet will be at Mt. Vernon December 26 to 30, pairing Harrisburg with Du Quoin, Mt. Vernon with Johnston City, West Frankfort with Murphysboro, and Carmi with Attucks. Manager Bob Scheffing leads Karnak’s 10th annual tournament.
The Big Ten moves toward a favorable Rose Bowl contract, aiming to renew with the Big Five after a 6-4 majority is expected. The plan replaces need-based aid with academic achievement standards, allowing Minnesota or others to go if invited, with UCLA as a likely 1963 opponent.
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