Iowa Beats Bills 79 77 in Big Ten Spotlight
Iowa outlasted St. Louis 79 77 as Purdue fell 77 72 to Wake Forest. Illinois lost to Oklahoma 105 104 and Indiana 93 84 to Kansas State while Purdue blew a halftime edge in a deathless defeat. Dave Roach led Iowa with 32 points.
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Freeman Spur grade tournament opens with Sunnyside win
Sunnyside defeated Giant City 44 to 31 and Chittyville beat Carbondale Glendale 62 to 34 as the Freeman Spur grade basketball tournament opened Monday. Tonight Crainville plays Sunnyside at 6 30 p m and Freeman Spur meets Chittyville with leading scorers listed for each side.
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Bobcats Beat SIU At Free Throw Line 79 69
Ohio University defeated Southern Illinois 79 to 69 in Athens as Jerry Jackson led the Bobcats with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Don Hill added 15, while SIU faltered from the line and never led, with Ed Bigham scoring 12 for the Salukis in a loss that drops SIU to winless in conference preparations.
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Texas Wins National Grid Crown in Unbeaten Season
Unbeaten Texas captures the national college football championship in the final AP poll of 1963. Texas earned 34 first place votes and 460 points, Navy finished second with 10 firsts and 418 points, Pittsburgh had 5 firsts, and Illinois rose to No 3 with 361 points. The Longhorns, 10-0, meet Navy in the Cotton Bowl.
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Herrin and Johnston City Grade Teams Advance
Herrin defeated Carbondale Lincoln 54 to 31 in opening Benton grade basketball round. Johnston City topped West Frankfort 62 to 42 as Metropolis and Marion games set for 6 30 p m tonight with Pinckneyville the follow up.
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Prep Basketball Ratings Kadoks Centralia Top Ranked Hall Of Fame Admits Ten Grid Greats
Ten grid greats including nine players and one coach will be inducted into the Football Hall of Fame at a National Football Foundation dinner. Living honorees spoke at the New York Football Writers' luncheon about their thrills and gratitude, while the deceased inductees include Bum McClung Buck Wharton and George Woodruff.
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Black Diamond Race Promises Close Contests In SI Hockey
In Southern Illinois basketball, Zeigler-Royalton leads the crowded race with a 2-0 mark while Carterville sits at 0-2. Regional notes highlight Cobden in the Southern Six, Anna Jonesboro's high scoring, Centra lia, Sparta, and Pinckneyville contenders, plus early national prep rankings with Collinsville, Cent ra lia, and Sparta atop. Also notes on Rose Bowl program purchase and Coach Shannahan’s Johnston City schedule.
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Sugar Ray Robinson Faces Vanucci and McNeeley Beats Sabedong
In Paris Robinson outpointed Vanucci while in Boston McNeeley defeated Sabedong over ten rounds. Robinson, listed at 16012, fought in Paris against Vanucci at 15742. McNeeley from Medfield, Mass. won against Sabedong from Hawaii in a ten round decision.
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Last Egypt Holiday Tourney May Be Scrapped After This Year
This year’s Egyptian Holiday Tournament at Harrisburg may be the final edition. Sponsors Harrisburg Mt. Vernon and West Frankfort high schools announced plans to cancel next year due to competition from other meets as interest wanes with more invites. The Dec 26-28 event features eight teams Carbondale Du Quoin Carmi Metropolis Murphysboro Mt. Vernon Harrisburg and West Frankfort. London Winstone beat John O’Brien in a 12 round decision. Oakland bouts: Bobo Olson and Hank Casey fought to a draw.
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Tech Raiders first five-win season since 1955
This season Texas Tech achieves five wins, the first time the Red Raiders have reached five victories in a season since 1955, marking a historic return to a five-win tally.
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