Italy defeats U S in Davis Cup final singles
Italy’s Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola upset the United States in the interzone final to earn the right to challenge Australia in Sydney. Pietrangeli beat Earl Buchholz in five sets and Sirola defeated Barry MacKay as Italy leveled the series before the decisive doubles.
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Nicola Pietrangeli
Orlando Sirola
Tenns Heights
Abrupty
United States
Pietrangeli
Earl ‘Butch’ Buchholz
St. Louis
Towering Simla
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
U.S
Sirola
Australia
Sydney
Buchholz
MacKay
Barry
U. S
Earl Buchholz
Eight MSU wrestlers hail from Lansing area
Eight members of Michigan State University wrestling team are from Lansing. The detail highlights local ties as the squad trains for the season.
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Michigan State
Lansing
McKinley sorry racket throw draws US apologies
Davis Cup captain David Freed and player Chuck McKinley issued apologies after McKinley hurled his racket into the crowd following a five set doubles loss to Italy's Pietrangeli and Sirola in Perth. McKinley said he was deeply sorry and concerned he may have hurt someone.
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Sirola
MacKay
Buchholz
Pietrangeli
David Freed
U.S
Freed
United States
Chuck McKinley
McKinley
St. Louis
Earl Buchholz
Italy
Nicola Pietrangeli
Orlando Sirola
Miller
Goalby Wins Florida Open in Coral Gables
Bob Goalby captured the Coral Gables Open title at the Biltmore course with a 272 total, reporting a self-imposed penalty after a foot touch by Walter Montgomery’s bag on the final hole. Finsterwald and Kroll finished one and two strokes behind respectively.
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Bob Goalby
Walter Montgomery
Baton Rouge
Montgomery
Belleville
Ill
Goalby
Don Finsterwald
Tequesta
Fla
Ted Kroll
Fort Lauderdale
Finsterwald
Kroll
Prep Schedule Recaps Dec 13 16 Games Across Southern Illinois
A dense list shows high school basketball matchups on Tuesday December 13 Friday December 16 and Saturday December 17. Schools include Cobden Attucks Cairo Charleston Carrier Mills Galatia Rosiclare Cave-in-Rock Zeigler Christopher Trico U School Elkville Mills Prairie Equality Hurst Bush Gorham Douglas Lovejoy Sparta Nashville Valier Seesser Anna Jonesboro Du Quoin Venice Heerlin Centralia Mt. Vernon Marion Benton Cairo Carbondale St Louis Lincoln Carrier Mills Shawnee Carterville Royalton Christopher Eldorado Metropolis Ridgway Shawneetown Galatia Golconda Vienna Harrisburg West Frankfort Trico Hurst Bush McLeansboro Pinckneyville Murphysboro and more.
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Attucks
Cairo
Charleston
Carrier Mills
Galatia
Rosiclare
Cave-in-Rock
Zeigler
Christopher Trico
U. School
Elkville
Mills
Prairie
Equality
Hurst Bush
Gorham Douglas
Lovejoy
Sparta
Nashville
Valier
Seesser
Anna Jonesboro
du Quoin
Venice
Heerlin
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Marion
Benton
Carbondale
Chester E. St. Louis
Lincoln
Shawnee
Carterville
Royalton
Christopher
Eldorado
Metropolis
Ridgway
Shawneetown
Golconda
Vienna
Harrisbug
West Frankfort
Trico
McLeansboro
Johnston City
Pinckneyville
Murphysboro
Herrin
Harrisburg
Mt. Carmel
Gorham
Shawnee West
Frankfort
Rigney In Line For Angel Job
Los Angeles Angles name their new field manager today with Bill Rigney seen as the leading candidate. Speculation lists Bob Elliott and other veterans among possible choices as the club prepares for spring training at Wrigley Field without new player acquisitions.
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Los Angeles Angels
Bill Rigney
San Francisco Giants
Angels
Wrigley Field
Rigney
Casey Stengel
Leo Durocher
Billy Jurgess
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Giants
Durocher
Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tom Sheehan
Energy Grade Tourney Opens at Energy High
The four day Little Egyptian Conference grade school basketball eliminations start at 6 45 p m with Creal Springs facing Chittyville Energy meets Cambria in the second game Pittsburg meets Freeman Spur on Tuesday Sunnyside draws Crainville All games at Energy High 6 45 and 8 15 with semi finals Wednesday and finals Thursday Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students.
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Creal Springs
Chittyville
Energy
Cambria
Pittsburg
Freeman Spur
Sunnyside
Crainville
Columbia Starback Don Savini Paces 1960 Football Scoring
Senior Don Savini led Columbia's football team with 26 points during the 1960 season, pacing the offense and providing key contributions in multiple games.
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Don Savini
Columbia
Johnston City Hosts Big Seven Grade Conference Tourney
Johnston City will host the Big Seven Grade Conference invitational basketball tournament tonight through Tuesday. Participating teams include Marion, Herrin, Benton, West Frankfort, Johnston City, plus Pinckneyville, Metropolis and Herrin St. Mary’s. Schedule features Herrin vs Metropolis and Marion vs West Frankfort on Monday with Benton vs St. Mary’s and Pinckneyville vs Johnston City. Semifinals are Wednesday and the finals Thursday.
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Johnston City
Marion
Herrin
Benton
West Frankfort
Pinckneyville
Metropolis
Herrin St. Mary’s
Goose Season Closes Today in Most Illinois Areas
The 1960 waterfowl season ends today across Illinois with goose hunting halted except in Alexander, Jackson, Union and Williamson Counties until December 15. A prearranged limit of 14 000 geese already killed prompts a state order ending goose hunting today in those counties as well.
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Illinois
Alexander
Jackson
Union
Williamson
Packers Clinch Tie For West Title As Colts Fall
The Green Bay Packers clinch a tie for the NFL Western Conference title as the Baltimore Colts lose to the Rams 10-3 helped by Billy Wade's 66-yard touchdown run. Green Bay had earlier defeated San Francisco 13-0 in muddy Kezar Stadium with Paul Hornung scoring all points.
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Packers
Vanderbilt
Billy Wade
Los Angeles Rams
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Wade
Rams
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San Francisco
Kezar Stadium
Paul Hornung
Detroit
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Lions
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Bears
Cleveland
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Giants
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Redskins
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Miami
AP introduces new state prep basketball ratings system
The Associated Press unveils a new state wide rating method for prep basketball beginning Tuesday. A 14 member AP board plus two staffers will vote, with regional sports writers contributing. Ratings will spotlight top 15 teams statewide and top 10 in four areas, aiming to spark interest despite no decisive proof of dominance.
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Associated Press State Prep
Chicago
Chicago Marshall
Far South
John Rackaway
Mt. Vernon
Roy O’neal
Carmi
Don Blarski
Alton
Bert Bertine
Tommy Kouzmanoff
Forrest Kyle
Ben Abrams
Herb Jannusch
Southern Illinois
Doyle Royal Coaches Maryland Soccer 13 Seasons
Doyle Royal has led the University of Maryland soccer team for 13 seasons, guiding the program through multiple campaigns and shaping its competitive approach. The tenure underscores his long term role in developing players and sustaining team progress.
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Doyle Royal
University of Maryland
Orlofsky to Meet Russian Team at Penn State
SIU Olympic gymnast Fred Orlofsky will compete against a Russian team at Penn State on January 14. The event highlights the international matchup and showcases his bid for national honors.
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SIU
Charley Vaughn
STU
Vaughn
Fred Orlofsky
Penn State
Weekend Fights Paret Retains Welter Title In NY Bout
In New York Kenny Paret also known as Kid Paret defeated Federico Thompson by outpoint for the world welterweight title, Paret at 147 pounds Thompson 145 2 pounds. Paret retains his title in a hotly contested bout.
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New York
Benny
Kid) Paret
Cuba
Federico Thompson
Argentanna
Paret
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