Sectional tournaments slated for Marion Salem
Illinois High School Association assigns regional and sectional sites for 60 regional and 15 sectional meets with 16 advancing to finals March 18 21 in Huff Gym University of Illinois. District centers to be announced by Jan 15 and play begins Feb 23 at about 45 centers.
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Illinois High School Association
Chicago
Huft Gymnasium
University of Illinoi
Aledo
Anna Jonesboro
Arlington Heights
Auburn
Aurora West
Barry
Beardstown
Belleville
Twp
Campbell Hill
Trico
Canrig Carmi
Carthage
Centralia
Champaign
Clinton
Collinsville
Decatur
Lakeview
Elgin
Faibury
Flora
Freeport Sr
Galesburg Sr
Gardner Gardner So
Wilmington
Woodruff
Pittsfield
Ranton
Rochelle
Rockford East
Rock Island Sr
Shelbyville
Sterling
Frankfort
Westville
Denville
H. S
Re Shi Moline
Langs Heating Tops Senior House Bowling in Marion
Langs Heating captured undisputed first place in Senior House bowling at Marion Bowl Friday night by winning three of four points as Wohlwend Motors and H H Garage trailed. Vic Carneghi set season records with a 255 single and 626 series for H H RD and Don Williams led Wohlwend with 513.
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Allen
Herrin Coca-Cola
Wt CP
Langs Heating
Wohlwend Motors
H1 & H Garage
Marion Motors
Coca Cola
F.W
Wilson Texaco
Melody Lane
Allen Ind. A
College Scores Across The Nation Basketball Roundup
Duquesne defeated St Francis 65 53 while Niagara edged Bowling Green 65 55 Minnesota stopped Xavier 76 71 and Marquette beat Ripon 83 55 DePaul beat St Norbert 86 58 Northern 74 57 Whitewater over Hl College 45 Wayne 82 76 Hope 100 68 Oklahoma City 49 Drake 45 Wisconsin 81 60 Purdue 85 Louisville 89 Mississippi 100 Ark St 80 Tulane 79 Pensacola NAS 49 W Kv 56 Morehead 33 Colorado 70 Utah State 66.
United Press Names Illinois High School Coaches to Top 15
United Press forms Illinois Board of Coaches a 15 member panel to rate the top 15 downstate basketball teams weekly. Members include Virgil Wilson of Marion and coaches from Hebron Quin cy Rock Island Pinckneyville Kankakee and others. Ratings begin Tuesday based on results through the prior Friday with some Saturday results possible.
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Springfield
United Press Today
Illinois Board of Coaches
Downstate
Illinois
United Press Board of Coaches
Champaign
Virgil
Cass” Wilosn
Marion
Wilson
Harold Hutchins
Mt. Vernon
Russ Ahern
Hebron
George Latham
Quincy
Wilbur N. Allen
Rock Island
Merill ‘Duster’ Thomas
Pinckneyville
Earl Jones
Kankakee
Robert Lyons
Faylorville
Francis Dant
Madison
Stu Becker
Peoria Manual
Joe Spudich
Freeport
Gilbert Love
Ottawa
Tom Nisbet
Thornton
Harvey
John Chapman
Jacksonville
Joe Featherley
Lawrenceville
Harold J. Jester
Herrin Frosh Edge Attucks In Season Opener
Herrin freshman basketball beat Carbondale Attucks 43 to 39 in Herrin. Regular frosh players Richard Jones Charles Hamilton and Ronnie Gray were held out until the last four minutes to secure the win. Jerry Margrave led Herrin with 10 points. Alexander top-scored for Attucks with 16.
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Herrin
Carbondale Attucks Frosh
Bob Hutchison
Richard Jones
Charles Hamilton
Ronnie Gray
Frosh-Soph
Hutchison
Jerry Margrave
Attucks
Gray
Jones
Hamilton
Margrave
Alexander
Brown Tops Catches Record In Major College Football
Six foot Ed Brown of Fordham set the major college single season receptions record with 57 catches in eight games. He topped runner up Barney Poole and Art Weiner who tied for second with 46 to 47 catches. In the final game against New York University Brown made 15 catches for 233 yards.Joe McLaren of Drake was next with 47, followed by John Carroll Holy Cross with 46, and Rocky Ryan and Rex Smith of Illinois with 45 each.
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New York
Ed Brown
Fordham
Brown
Ncaa Service Bureau
Mississippi
Barney Poole
Art Weiner
North Carolina
New 1949
York U
Joe McClaren
Drake
John Carroll
Holy Cross
Rocky Ryan
Rex Smith
Illinois
Attucks Leads Fourth Annual Invi tational Pairings Announced
Principal J Q Clark released the fourth annual Attucks invitational basketball tourney pairings for Carbondale. Dec 26 features Trico vs Colp and Attucks vs Gorham. Dec 27 Cairo Sumner vs Hurst Bush and Mounds Douglass vs Shawnee. Dec 29 winners from games 1 and 3 meet, and winners from 2 and 4 meet. Dec 30 includes losers of 5 and 6 then winners of 5 and 6. Attucks is the top pick, with Gorham and Mounds Douglass as contenders. Hurst Bush is surprisingly rated at fifth. Officials are McCoskey, Rhodes, Schmidt, and Wilkinson. Admission 40 cents students, 70 cents adults per session.
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J. Q. Clark
Carbondale
Trico
Colp
Attucks
Gorham
Cairo Sumner
Hurst Bush
Mounds Douglass
Shawnee
McCoskey
Murphysboro
Rhodes
Benton
Schmidt
Wilkinson
West Frankfort
Cardinal Signs Dixie Walker as Outfield Coach
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Fred Dixie Walker as outfield coach for the 1953 season. Walker, a former teammate of manager Eddie Stanky, replaces Terry Moore who was fired after a managerial dispute last season.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Fred
Dixie
Walker
Eddie Stanky
Terry Moore
Stanky
Anna-Jonesboro Du Quoin clash notes rebound pursuit
Anna-Jonesboro center Bob Pitts appears singled out as the lone player chasing a key rebound in the Friday matchup with Du Quoin. Local observers note his effort stands out in a tight game context.
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Bob Pitts
Anna - Jonesboro Center
Local Conference Standings and Upcoming Schedule
Regional standings show Flora, Bridgeport, and Shawneetown leading in the Tri-County group with Mounds atop the Greater WITOR standings. The schedule lists games Tuesday through Saturday including Flora at Bridgeport and Mt. Carmel, with individual high scores noted for Goldes Carbondale Elks and Murphysboro Moose.
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Flora
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Salem
Lawrenceville
Mt. Carmel
Olney
Carmi
Greater Witir
Pet Galatia
Shawneetown
Brookport
Cave-in-Rock
Vienna
Golconda
Sas Ridgway
Pet Mounds
Alto Pass
Carbondale Moose
Mound City
Goldes
Thebes
Carbondale Elks
Harrisburg
Vernon
Benton
Louis Furst
W. Frankfort
Ed Gehring
Herrin
Charles Highsmith
Marion
Eldorado
Randall Cavins
Louie Furst
Archie Wal
Johnston City
Cau Ee
North Egypt
Mt Carmel
Pincknewville
Murphysboro
Carbondale Flora
Anna-Jonesboro
Sparta
Chester Olney
du Quoin
Carbondale
Chester Pinckneyville
Pincknerville
Edwardsville
Collinsville
Unclear Pairings of Cities and Games
In readable fragments, list shows multiple town matchups: Vienna versus Metropolis, Shawneetown versus Ridgway, Cave-in-Rock versus Vienna, Brookport versus Golconda, Rosiclare versus Galatia, Eldorado versus Ridgway, Carrier Mills versus Galatia.
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Vienna
Metropolis
Shawneetown
Ridgway Cave-in-Rock
Brookport
Golconda
Rosiclare
Galatia
Eldorado
Week of Scores From Mound City Area Games
Last week results show Mound City 65 over Thebes 49 and Ullin 40 to 60 win over Mounds. Alto Pass led Dongola 65 34 as Cobden defeated Mounds 86 72 Goreville 53 Ullin 44.
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Mound City
Thebes
Dongola
Ullin
Mounds
Alto Pass
Cobden
Goreville
Coal Best Team Leads Standings With Pairings
Hurst-Bush shows 2 0 1.000 and Zeigler 10 1.000 atop the coal league with Elkville and U. School near .333 and .000. Pairings include Christopher at Univers Hurst-Bush at Elkville Carterville at Lesser Elkville at Vergennes Alto Pass at University School and Hurst-Bush at Lesser Zeigler at Carterville Hurst-Bush at Cairo school.
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COAL
Hurst-Bush
Zeigler
Lesser
Elkville
U. School
Christopher
Carterville
Univers
Vergennes Alto Pass
University School
Cairo
Illini Open Season With Loyola In Huff Gym Battle
Illinois, tallest roster in state history, faces Loyola Chicago to start a 22 game schedule at Huff Gym. Coach Harry Combes plans either Bob Peterson or Max Hooper at forward with Clive Folmer, center Johnny Kerr, guards Jimmy Bredar and Irv Bemoras. Loyola arrives with 6-4 Elwood Sigwards and 6-6 Dick Clark.
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Illinois
Illini
Huff Gym
Loyola of Chicago
Harry Combes
Bob Peterson
Max Hooper
Clive Follmer
Johnny Kerr
Jimmy Bredar
Irv Bemoras
Chicago
Peterson
Kerr
Hooper
Mt. Vernon Flash
Loyola
Combes
Michigan
Nick Kladis
Don Hanrahan
George Ireland
Kladis
Hanrahan
Ramblers
Chicagoans
Capt
Elwood Sigwards
Dick Clark
Ripon
Creighton
Elmhurst
Big Max
Michigan State Sets First Down Record Against Texas A and M
Michigan State tallied a new team record for total first downs this season, surpassing by three their previous mark of 27 set last year against Pittsburgh.
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Michigan State
Texas A. & M
Pittsburgh
New Foul Rule Confusion Stirs Egypt Court Calls
A coach cites officials miscalling a one and one free throw when a teammate crossed the lane early. The rule would grant a second shot if the first misses, but the late call left the shot dead. Many Egyptian players from Illinois to Mississippi colleges rise to stardom, the writer notes.
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Egypt
Egypt Prep Cagers Shine Across Colleges
Bob Wilkinson of West Frankfort contributed four points as Egypt prep cagers faced the Illinois varsity in a 77-63 defeat. The lineup also featured Judson twins from Hebron and other state standouts, with several former Egypt players now on college squads including Washington and St Louis U touring teams.
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Bob Wilkinson
West Frankfort
Illinois
Wilkinson
Judson Twins
Hebron
Bill Ridley
Taylorville
Bruce Brothers
Quincey
Bob Kimpling
Nashville
Washington
Don Stanton
Pinckneyville
Pat Partingston
Sparta
St. Louis U
Ohio State
Egypt
Herrin Cager Has Knee Operation
Carl Mitchell Herrin Township High School senior and Herrin Tigers scorer underwent knee surgery at Barnes Hospital St Louis. The left knee operation to remove cartilage was his second in under a year with a prior procedure on the right knee on April 26 1952. He is the son of Clyde and Mrs Mitchell and may be out six to eight weeks before returning to basketball.
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Carl Mitchell
Herrin Twnship High School
Herrin Tigers
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Young Mitchell
Clyde Mitchell
Indianapolis Triumph Over Minneapolis 81 to 76
The Pacers edged the Minneapolis team 81 to 76 as Milwaukee defeated Syracuse 101 to 89. Key players contributed in a low scoring night with tight defense and late baskets sealing the outcomes.
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Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Syracuse
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Salem Bradley
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Bobby Lee
Mt.Vernon
Beloit
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Chuck Westall
Mack Stanley
Bob Jewell
Jerry Houghton
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