Unbeaten Egypt Teams Drop Big Falls in Week
A slate of 18 unbeaten Egypt prep squads saw 10 suffer losses last week. Notable results include Carbondale 64 Murphysboro 59, Shawnee 57 University School 53, Kankak 70 Mound City 61, and Cen tralia 58-52 over West Frankfort. Patoka fell 67-65 to Ramsey, with Wood River 84-79 over Nashville and Rosiclare 77-58 over Galatia. Mt Vernon tourney pairings announced for Dec 27-30 with tickets selling.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
Shawnee
University School
Karnak
Mound City
Hurst Bush
Centralia
West Frankfort
McLeansboro
Carmi
Nashville
Wood River
Galatia
Rosiclare
Patoka
Ramsey
Woodlawn
Shawneetown
Herrin
Mounds Douglass
Lesser
Pinckneyville
Eldorado
Karnak Tourney Prep Basketball Matches List
Basketball schedule for Tuesday December 13 features Marion at Herrin Johnston City at Anna Jonesboro at Chester Sparta at Chester Du Quoin at Nashville Valier at Elkville Zeigler at Lesser Equality at Ridgway Coulterville at Royalton Attucks at Crab Orchard Waltonville Thebes at Goreville Allin at Joppa Cairo at Trico LaGrave at Carlyle Eldorado at Albion Grand Chain at Tamms Shawnee at Hurst Bush Metropolis at Rossclare Odin at Sandoval Salem at Fairfield.
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Karnak
Marion
Herrin
Johnston City
Anna Jonesboro
Chester
Sparta
du Quoin
Nashville
Valier
Elkville
Zeigler
McLeansboro
Lesser
South Kentucky edges DePaul in close game
South Kentucky beats DePaul 71 to 69 in a tight matchup. Wake Forest defeats Virginia 82 to 69. Mississippi State tops Arkansas State 95 to 79. Florida over Tampa 110 to 62. Mississippi State beats Southwestern Tennessee 76 to 63. Miami Florida surpasses Loyola Louisiana 83 to 82.
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South Kentucky
DePaul
Wake Forest
Virginia
Miss
Ark. St
Florida
Tampa
Miss. St
Pepsi Maintains City League Lead At Marion Bowl
Pepsi-Cola held the league lead with a 512 series by Feurer and From Stag Beer Orville Kuehner added 505 as Pepsi beat Stag. Orkin Exterminators moved to a second place tie by sweeping Monarch Tavern. Kemp bowled 574 for Bank of Marion and Brehm 539 for Marion Lions.
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Joe Fredman
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Hank Wein
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Bank of Maron
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Ted Williams Expects to Play Next Season with Red Sox
In Miami on December 13 the aging Red Sox star Ted Williams said there is a good chance he will return for another season. He noted he feels well and would quit baseball if traded, and he could not commit definitively but favored playing again.
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Williams
SIU Faces Michigan State In Big Ten Opener
Southern Illinois visits Michigan State for a single game road trip as the Salukis, underdog off two wins in three starts, aim to upset the undefeated Spartans who are projected to finish third in the conference behind Illinois and Iowa. Julius McCoy, Duane Peterson, Pat Wilson, Walt Godfrey, and Jim Raymond headline SIU’s veterans.
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Forddy Anderson
Bradley
Illinois
Iowa
Southern
Julius McCoy
al Ferrari
Duane Peterson
Pat Wilson
Walt Godfrey
Jim Raymond
Bee
Salukis
Lansing
Ottawa University
Chittyville Defeats Crainville 70 to 19 in Crainville
McSpadden scored 22 for Chittyville while Wood added 16 and Stein 11 in a 70 19 win. Crainville was led by Fozzard with 11 points and Ferrell 4. St Marys set to play Monday at Chittyville.
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Crainville
McSpadden
Chittyville
Woodis
Fozzard
Nossinger
C. Steinmetzz
Wieland
J. Steinmetzz
Connell
Ferrel
Barnes
St. Mary’s
Cowboys, Indians clash in overtime win
Omaha University coach Jack Cotton kept his team on the floor at halftime against South Dakota. The Indians rallied after the break, sinking 14 of 18 free throws and winning 62 to 53.
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Omaha University
Jack Cotton
South Dakota
Indians
Cotton
Southwest Rice Tops Louisiana State
Southwest Rice defeated Louisiana State 85 to 60 in a college basketball game. Oklahoma A&M edged Baylor 59 to 48, and Texas A&M beat Tulane 85 to 66 in separate action.
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Louisiana St
Okla
A& M
Baylor
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Tulane
Kugman Bowlers Extend Monday League Lead
Kugman bowlers won 3 to 0 over Twiss Beauty Shop to widen their lead in the Monday Night Ladies League at Speedway Alleys Murphysboro. Hufnagels moved to second with a 2-1 win over Naturalizers as Grace's Beauty Shop beat Brown Shoe 3-0 and Al & Ray's took 2-1 over First National. Standings show Kugmans 30 wins 12 losses, Hufnagels 39, First National 22 20, Al and Ray 21 21, Grace's 21 21, Naturalizers 20 22, Brown Shoe 16 26, Twiss 15 27. Doris Cottom of First National led with 187 high single while Mary Wohlwend and Florence Hardin posted top series for Kugmans and Al and Ray's respectively.
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Speedway
Murphysboro
Hufnagels
Naturalizers
Grace’s Beauty Shop
Brown Shoe
al & Ray’s
Kugmans
al and Ray
Grace's
Twiss
Doris Cottom
Florence Hardin
al and Ray’s
Mary Wholwend
Red Top Ups Bowling Seizes Senior League Lead
Red Top Liquor of Herrin extended its first place margin in the Marion Senior House Bowling League by sweeping Cities Service for four points. Floyd Sutton led Red Top with 536, while E. Hamilton paced Cities Service with 492. John’s Drive-In fell to Morgan Mines as Russ Gans rolled 486 for the winners, and Charles Stevens had 461 for John’s Drive-In. Marion Motors beat Charles Stone four points behind B. Flack’s 570 and B. Knott’s 425 for Stone. The Marion VFW and Ellis split 2-2. H. Armstrong led the Veterans with 557 and G. Brehm topped the Elks with 534.
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Cities Service
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Red Top
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Charles Stevens
Marion Motors
Charles Stone
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B. Flack
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Stone
College Basketball Scores From Weekend Card
Midwest Ohio State defeated Oklahoma 89 to 68. Southern Methodist beat Wisconsin 75 to 62. St Louis toppled Indiana 86 to 75. Wichita edged Nebraska 71 to 46. Drake downed Kansas State 70 to 64. Texas Western beat Creighton 58 to 57. Omaha University won 62 to 53 against South Dakota. Central Michigan 84 Ferris Institute 53. Western Illinois 105 St Ambrose 66. Mich Normal 50 Hillsdale 42. East Boston College 75 Rhode Island 72. Far West Colorado 60 Iowa 57.
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Western Illinois
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Mich. Normal
Hillsdale College
Braves Sign Ed Matthews To Two Year Contract
The Milwaukee Braves report no contract trouble with slugging third baseman Ed Matthews who has a two year deal extending through 1956. The agreement covers Matthews securing his role with the club for the next two seasons.
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Milwaukee Braves
Ed Matthews
Alabama Star Al Larry Sets 1950 Receiving Records
Al Larry earned a spring trial with the Chicago Bubs after catching 35 passes for 756 yards for Alabama in 1950. The year’s totals stood as school receiving records.
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Chicago Bubs
Alabama
Iowa Falls 60 57 to Colorado in Big Ten slate
Iowa, the defending champion and fourth ranked team, lost 60-57 to Colorado as Indiana and Wisconsin also dropped, leaving Michigan State the Big Ten's lone undefeated team. Ohio State beat Oklahoma 89-68 and Wisconsin fell to SMU 75-62.
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Indiana
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Robin Freeman
Towa
Colorado
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Michigan State
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Illinois
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Oklahoma
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Minnesota
Jerry Krebs
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Carl Cain
Wrestling Talk Steals Show At St Louis Clinic
At a St Louis clinic for coaches and officials the crowd’s roar favored 67 year old Frank Lewis known as the Strangler a former wrestling star who argued wrestling is not honest He boasted of chest neck and arm size and offered 20000 to beat top heavyweight boxers in exhibition style He described wrestling as showmanship driven by public desire for mayhem. Robin Freeman leads Big Ten scoring with 147 points in four Ohio State games ahead of Dick Miller and Frank Howard in points and pace.
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Frank Lane
Cardinal
Hsh Illinois
Iky Stalcup
Missouri
Cas Ed
Strangler) Lewis
Bob Ingham
Strangler
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Lou Thesz
Robin Freeman
Chicago
Ohio State
Freeman
Dick Miller
Wisconsin
Frank Howard
Northwestern
Dick Mast
Purdue
Ron Jecha
Rollins Drops 46 as Carrier Mills Rout Harrisburg Five
Oliver Rollins nicknamed the Big Cat scored 46 points to lift Carrier Mills to a 109 49 win over Harrisburg. Rollins shot 16 baskets and 14 free throws to push his season total to 269 points in eight games while the Wildcats led 23 2 after the first quarter and exploded for 39 points in the fourth. He fell six points short of his career best 52.
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Carrier Mills
Harrisburg
Wildcats
Rollins
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