Five small schools chase perfect records tonight
Southern Illinois small school teams aim to stay unbeaten as Ridgway faces Galatia for the lead in the Greater Egyptian Conference. Mounds. Douglas travels to Mound City Lovejoy while Walier goes to Royalton and Carlyle visits Sandoval. Tamms hosts Thebes with Charles Vaughn pacing the high-scoring lineup. Other unbeaten squads include Marion Carrier Mills Mt. Vernon West Frankfort Lesser Herrin Metropolis Anna Jonesboro Carbondale.
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Southern Illinois
Ridgway
Galatia
Roger Suttner
Mounds Douglas
Mound City Lovejoy
Walier
Royalton
Carlyle
Sandoval
Tamms
Charles Vaughn
Thebes
Marion
Carrier Mills
Mt. Vernon
West Frankfort
Lesser
Herrin
Metropolis
Anna Jonesboro
Carbondale
High School Football Pairings and Friday Saturday Schedule
A list of Friday December 13 and Saturday December 14 football games trades names of teams including Shawnee Attucks Walier Ridgway Hurst Bush Chester Elkville Thebes Tamms Galatia Rosiclare Nashville Carlyle Sandoval McLeansboro Bluford Woodlawn Dahlgren Crab Orchard Hall Norris City Carmi Herrin Harrisburg Carbondale Marion Centralia Metropolis Norris City Thompsonville Royalton Fairfield Galatia Rosiclare Waltonville Chester Gorham Ridgway Alto Pass Goreville Tamms Nashville Carlyle Carrier Mills Joppa Cairo Shawneetown Carrier Mills Washington count.
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Shawnee
Attucks
Walier
Royalton
Ridgway
Galatia
Hurst Bush
Carterville
Chester
Trico
Elkville
Zeigler
Thebes
Tamms
Golconda
Rosiclare
Douglass
Mound City
Lovejoy du Quoin
Nashville
Tamaroa
Vergennes
Equality
Shawneetown
Carlyle
Sandoval
McLeansboro
Lesser
Bluford
Woodlawn
Dahlgren
Waltonville
Crab Orchard
Thompson Hill
Norris City
Carmi
Herrin
Harrisburg
Mr. Vernon
Benton
Carbondale
Murphysboro
West Frankfort
Pinckneyville
Marion
Centralia
Hurst
Bush
DuQuoin
Metropolis
Thompsonville
Fairfield
Christopher
Anna
Gorham
Alto Pass
Allin
Toppa
Goreville
Aglass
Carlyle Carrier Mills
Cave-in
Two Tourneys Open Tonight in Southern Illinois
Two invitational meets start tonight in Marissa and Karnak. Marissa hosts Char tres Conference play with Coulterville against Red Bud and Steeleville versus Waterloo SP&SP. semifinal winners meet in Marissa. Karnak opens upper bracket with Grand Chain vs Dongola and Vienna vs Cobden. lower bracket sets Mound City vs Brookport and Karnak vs Mounds on Wednesday.
St Mary’s Beats Carterville 37 33 In OT
Herrin St Marys Crusaders win 37 to 33 in overtime at Carterville Monday. Carterville star George scores 18, fouled as time expired to force overtime. Carterville reserves take 31-13. Russell 16 for Carterville Lapinski eight for St Marys.
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Herrin St. Mary's Crusaders
Carterville
Geor
Eres
Herrin
J. Russell
Ile J. Lapinski
Mary
St.Mary
First pari mutuel golf record at Churchill Downs
The first recorded pari mutuel golf in the country occurred in 1879 at Churchill Downs. A colt named Carson won the event and paid $233.20 for a $2 wager.
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Churchill Downs
Carson
Kugman Bowlers Lead Monday Night Loop Action
Kugman bowlers beat Pitcies Shop 2 1 in the Monday Night Ladies League at Speedway Alleys Murphysboro to grab the lead. Brown Shoe fell 2 1 to Famous Shoe while Hufnagels topped City National and Naturalizers shut out MauReen. Team highs include Naturalizers 809 and 2666 series, with Nesler 471 and Childers 467 in the individual standings.
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Kugman
Bec Ee
Pitcies Shop
Murphysboro
Brown Shoe
Famous Shoe
Hufnagels
City National
Naturalizers
MauReen
Kugmans
Mau-Reen ' Modern
Bowling Standings And Scores From Carbondale Meet
The Carbondale bowling results show Ww Rogers and Rodgers leading the team standings with 29 points and the Carbondale Moose at 26. Grammer's Orchard, Gazette Democrat, and Al's DX Service follow with 23 and 19 20 percent marks. Highest team series went to Carbondale Moose 2756, Grammer's Orchard 2676, Gazette Democrat 2585. Highest team game saw Grammer's Orchard 972, Carbondale Moose 969, Cities Service 916. Individual high games list Jim West 213 Ralph Hay 207 Bob Huff 207 Eric Allen 202.
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Rogers & Rodgers
Carbondale Moose
Gazette Democrat
Grammer’s Orchard
Al's
New Era Daily
Universal Match
Jim West
Ralph Hay
Bob Huff
Eric Allen
Benton Marion Frankfort Win in Big Seven Semifinals
West Frankfort defeats Herrin while Marion beats Harrisburg in a high scoring day. Benton tops Carbondale 52 to 41 as Johnson City hosts the Big Seven Conference semifinals with Johnston City and Benton set for tonight.
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West Frankfort
Marion
Johnston City
Benton
Herrin
Mike Sortal
Frankfort
Null
Fisher
Tidwell
Caliper
Saylor
Brown
Doty
Hayes
Hindman
Karas
Sala
Crisler Says He Will Listen If PCC Offers
Ann Arbor, Dec 10 AP H O Fritz Crisler Michigan athletic director for 17 years says he is willing to listen if the Pacific Coast Conference wants him as commissioner He denies seeking the job vacated by Victor O Schmidt and notes preliminary offers could come after the Rose Bowl trip while he plans to attend the Ohio State Oregon game.
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Mich
H. O
Fritz) Crisler
Michigan
Big Ten
Pacific Coast Conference
Crisler
Victor O. Schmidt
Detroit Free Press
PCC
Crisser
Wells
Ohio State
Oregon
College Scores Roundup Sparked by Varied Results
Rice defeats Louisiana State 81 to 56 while SMU posts 66 to 50 over Hamline. Texas Christian wins 65 to 56 against Oklahoma City. Seattle tops Portland State 104 to 54. Montana pockets 64 to 60 over Idaho.
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Rice
Louisiana St
SMU
Hamline
Minn
Texas Christian
Oklahoma City
Seattle
Portland State
Montana
Idaho
49ers Strike It Rich On Field At Gate
San Francisco fans pack Kezar Stadium as the 49ers push toward season goals. Five home games may sell out and total attendance could exceed 660000 with Frankie Albert in a three way tie for first in the NFL Western Conference. Packers loom as a Sunday sellout effort tests security after a prior riot incident.
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San Francisco
San Francisco 49Ers
49Ers
Kezar Stadium
Green Bay
Packers
Frankie Albert
Baltimore
Detroit
Los Angeles Rams
Chicago Bears
Humez Stops Frances in Tourcoing Bout
In Tourcoing France Charles Humez defeated Francisco Frances of Spain in a brief match noting the stoppage occurred in the fourth round.
Australian Boxer Sapp Outpoints Sinn in Mexico Bout
In Mexico City, Sydney Australia-Sapp Or 134 outpointed challenger Bobby Sinn 134 in a lively 12 round bout. Australia remains a prominent venue for featherweight class boxing featuring international contenders.
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Sydney
Australia
Sapp Or
Mexico
Bobby Sinn
Tourney titles and state trophy highlights 1957 summary
Sports notes commemorate three straight regional tourney titles two regional football and basketball trophies frosh soph awards and the 1957 big state championship trophy.
Crainville Defeats Pittsburg In Rough League Contest
Crainville over Pittsburg 45 to 39 after a 15-9 first quarter lead. Barnes 13 and Aird 12 paced Crainville, while Edmonds scored 21 for Pittsburg. Crainville second unit won 33-19 earlier.
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Pittsburg
Barnes
Gninville
Aird
Fike
Jenkins
Russell
Cunningham
Edmonds
Williams
Otey
Edwards
Toronto-Arthur King Faces Yama Baha Ma Bout
Toronto fighter Arthur King outpointed Yama Baha Ma at 150 to 152 percent in a bout held in Bimini, BWI. King secured victory through a clear edge on points.
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Toronto
Arthur King
Herrin Freshmen Roll Over West Frankfort
Herrin High School freshmen basketball jumped to a 30-8 lead and cruised past West Frankfort 68-28 on Monday night. Herrin’s scoring included D Davis 2, Clovers 14, Pitchford 4, Mikutis 2, Williams 11, Hamilton 16, Takacs 14, Hogan 8, Newton 2, Burlison 2, Berra 2, Hudson 8. West Frankfort’s Davis 2, Clover 14, Takacs 4, Mikutis 2, Lewis 1, Armes 2, Mocaby 3, Williams 5, Williams 8, etc.
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West Frankfort
Herrin
Davis
Clover
Pitchford
Mikutis
Lewis
Armes
Mocaby
Herring D. Williams
J. Williams
Hamilton
Takacs
Hogan
Newton
Burlison
Berra
Hudson
Giardello Eyes West Coast Fights Next Summer
Joe Giardello plans several West Coast bouts next summer and says he wants to carve out time to root for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the idle period.
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Joe Giardello
Los Angeles Dodgers
Boxing Results Across Cities Highlight Welterweight Bets
In San Francisco Kenny Lane stopped Luke Easter in 8 rounds at 138 14. In New York Frankie Ruff outpointed Frankie Ippolito over 10 rounds at 139 pounds. Paris Germinal Ballarin defeated Italo Scortichini over 10 rounds. Nottingham Percy Lewis beat Charlie Hill in 10 rounds.
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San Francisco
Kenny Lane
Muskegon
Mich
Luke Easter
New York
Frankie Ruff
Frankie Ippolito
Paris
Germinal Ballarin
France
Italo Scortichini
Italy
Nottingham
England
Percy Lewis
Trinidad
Charlie Hill
Scotland
Open Forum Highlights Reader Opinions and Local Sports Highlights
Leonard Bruggemann clarifies bowling records at Buena Vista Lanes disputing a 287 high game while noting a 716 series as a league alley record. Champaign cagers edge Stephen Decatur 44 43 on late free throws amid foul controversy. Jean swimmer tops 200 yard backstroke 32 starts with one loss. Cubs trade discussed as Taylor Phillips and Sammy Taylor join Braves for Rush Kaiser Haas. NAC meeting updates baseball schedules and football sideline rule. Centralia tourney pairings to be released. Collinsville stunned by Cathedral. Herrin rises to No 1 in weekly UPI poll.
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Leonard Bruggemann
Chester
Buena Vista Lanes
Justice Guker
Buena Vista
Lee Cabutti
Champaign Cagers
Stephen Decatur
Sid Johnson
Champaign
Decatur
Johnson
Cub
Bob Rush
Don Kaiser
Eddie Haas
Braves
Taylor Phillips
Sammy Taylor
Cubs
Haas
Paul Minner
Root
Blake
Carleton
Malone
Bush
Lee
Warneke
Larry French
Western Wins 200th Game Under Morley Coach
Western Illinois beat Quincy 61 60 marking the Leatherheads 200th basketball win since Stix Morley took over. Morley enters his eleventh season with a 200 67 record and has led the team to three IAC titles in a row as a preseason favorite.
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Western
Cage
Morley
Western Illinois
Quincy
Coach Gene Harlow Resigns at Arkansas State after Carbondale Game
Arkansas State football coach Gene Harlow resigns following the post game clash with LIU in Carbondale this fall. The team faced a tense finish and leadership change at a pivotal moment for the program.
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Gene Harlow
Arkansas
Liu
Carbondale
Hes
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