Galesburg Tops AP Illinois 1st Basketball Poll
Galesburg Silver Streaks earned the No 1 ranking in the AP weekly Illinois high school basketball poll. Elmhurst York is No 2 with Mount Vernon Effingham Stephen Decatur, and other top teams listed with records and poll points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Associated Press
Illinois
Pekin
Elmhurst
York
Mount Vernon
Effingham
Stephen Decatur
Decatur
Lockport Central
Aurora
Elmhurst York
Collinsville
Chi
Crane Tech
LaSalle-Peru
Danville Schlarman
Aurora East
Waukegan
Peoria Central
Rockford West
Alton
Champaign Central
Peoria Spalding
DeKalb
Quincy
Harvey Thornton
Edwardsville
Pittsfield
Chicago St. Patrick
Morton East
Rockford Guilford
Joliet West
Moline
Roanoke-Benson
Lincoln
Blue Island
Eisenhower
Barrington
Proviso East
East St. Louis
Marion
Patoka
Ridgway
New Trier East
Sparta
Eldorado
Bridgeport
Rock Island
Alleman
Toluca
North Chicago
Madison
Homewood
Prep prestige poll signals start of high school basketball season
AP report notes the first statewide prep poll excludes Benton despite strong showings by Roanoke Benson and nearby contenders. It highlights Christmas week tournaments at Carbondale and Centralia and how winners may influence future rankings amid a crowded Southern Illinois scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Prep
Benton
Roanoke- Benson
Rangers
Carbondale
Centralia
Southern Illinois
Ridgway
Eldorado
Mt. Vernon
Rams
Indiana and Purdue win cage games in college basketball night
Indiana and Purdue both triumphed as Top Ten teams on the road or at home. Indiana edged Kansas State 89-83 at Bloomington to move to 4-0, led by Earl Schneider's 26 points, while Princeton beat Rutgers 83-54 behind Christ Thomforde's 15. Marquette, St Bonaventure, Detroit, and Notre Dame also posted victories with notable performances from George Thompson, Bob Lanier, Bill Butler, and Bob Arnzen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bill van Breda Kolff
Princeton
Tigers
Pete Carril
Rutgers
The
Scarlet
van Breda
Christ Thomforde
N.J
Indiana
Hoosiers
Kansas State
Bloomington
Ind
Earl Schneider
Marquette
George Thompson
Brad Luchini
Air Force
Milwaukee
Wis
St. Bonaventure
Xavier
Ohio
Olean
N.Y
Bill Butler
Bob Lanier
Detroit
West Virginia
Bruce Dowdan
Titans
Dave Reaser
Notre Dame
Southern Methodist
South Bend
Bob Arnzen
Bob Whitmore
Fighting Irish
Wayne City meet opens with routs in first round
Mills Prairie walloped Dahlgren 82 36 led by six double figure scorers including Butch Flecks with 19 points. Enfield defeated Cisne 65 48 as they shut out Cisne in the final quarter to erase a halftime 36 34 edge. Next up Friday night the winners meet Bruford Alto Pass or Wayne City Christopher. losers eliminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills Prairie
Dahlgren
Enfield
Cisne
Wayne City
Bruford-Alto Pass
Wayne City-Christopher
Belangee
Gray
Flechs
Haegele
Funkhouser
W. Belangee
Musgrave
Simpson
Lemke
Hart
Kennedy
E. Belangee
Willis
Lewis
Stocke
Marlin
Simmons
Williams
Dickey
Talbert
Richardson
Obrecht
Wickham
Chapman
Pipher
Boozer Nears NBA Scoring Lead After Hot Week
Chicago Bulls forward Bob Boozer rose from seventh to third in the NBA scoring race with 682 points for a 22.7 average after a 112 point week. Dave Bing of Detroit still tops with 748 points and 28.8 average as Wilt Chamberlain leads in field goal percentage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bob Boozer
National Basketball Association
Chicago Bulls
NBA
Boozer
Bulls
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Dave Bing
Detroit
Elgin Baylor
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia
Jon McGlocklin
San Diego
Nate Thurmond
San Francisco
Chamberlain
Pitcher Dobson Sets Winter League Strikeout Record
Pat Dobson a 26 year old right hander for the Detroit Tigers struck out 21 batters in nine innings to set a Winter League record. He led his San Juan team to a 6 3 six hit win over Arecibo as the league noted left handers record and major league records for strikeouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Pat Dobson
Detroit Tigers
Dobson
Tigers
Arecibo
Satchel Paige
Bob Turley
Juan Pizzaro
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sandy Koufax
Bob Feller
Hagge Sues Stranahan Over 1965 Apartment Assault
Marlene Hagge, former top women golfer, sues Frank Stranahan in Palm Beach County for injuries from an alleged 1965 incident in Delray Beach. She seeks more than $5,000 and punitive damages, claiming permanent left arm injury and pain affecting earning power. Hagge ranked among the tour’s top 10 before the incident. Stranahan, a Toledo businessman, is named in the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach, Fla
Marlene Hagge
Palm Beach County
Frank Stranahan
Stranahan
Toledo
Miss Hagge
Delray Beach
Fla
Ladies’ Professional Golf Association
Ed Kirkland
Orlando
Marlene
Kirkland
Palm Beach
Sarasota
Devine backs Cardinals GM role amid repeat uncertainty
Bing Devine says a repeat NL title is unlikely and wants five year patience. He will lean on Stan Musial for help in signing players while new GM handles logistics at Busch Stadium. Musial commits to assist as needed, with a noted weakness at the GM level. The news conference followed discussions on team strength and leadership. Also noted are summary figures showing parimutuel horse betting surpassing $4 billion annually in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Devine
St. Louis Cardinals
Devine
Cardinals
National League Shows Repeaters Are Few and Far Between,” Devine
Stan
Musial
Busch Stadium
United States
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Goose season closes in four SI counties at 3 p.m.
The Illinois Conservation Department announced a Wednesday 3 p.m. close for the Canada goose season in Alexander, Jackson, Union and Williamson counties. The 20,000 goose quota, set by the Fish and Wildlife Service, will be reached by the close of Wednesday’s hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Illinois Conservation Department
Canada
Alexander
Jackson
Union
Williamson
Fish and Wildlife Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
Metropolis
Cairo
Harold Mescher
St. Louis
Graham Lawrence
Auckland
New Zealand
New
Purdue
Red Bud
Pinckneyville
Chester
Goreville
Zeigler-Royalton
Chevrolet
Southern
Service Department
Carbondale, If
McCulloch
Art Ross
Mgr
South Carbondale
Royal New
Jake
Recap Inc
N. Court
E. Madison
Herrin
E Main
C‘dale
Vanue
Oldsmobile
Swindell
Motor, Inc
Bing
Hyde Park
Harlan
Griggsville
Brussels
Riverton
Buffalo
Prosser
Amundson
Bowen
Lindblom
Harrison
Roosevelt
Lane
Quigley N
Steinmetz
Tuley
Cathedral
Wells
Hales Fran
Hirsch
St. Philip
Walker
Kelly
Kenwood
O’fallon Tech
Sumner
Triad
West Frankfort
Hiram Walker
Etroit
Tom
Hiram Walker & Sons Limited
Walkerville
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!