Chicago Marshall Tops Prep Basketball Poll in Illinois
Chicago Marshall earns the No 1 ranking in the AP first weekly Illinois high school basketball poll. East Rockford narrowly trails, Collinsville and Springfield follow, with Clinton 2-0 also listed. The list includes 18 teams with records and poll points from 16 writers, and honorable mentions span Belleville Harrisburg Marion Decatur Paris and others.
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Sovingfield
Chicago Marshall
Associated Press
East Rockford
Secions
Marshall
Collinsville
Springfield
Pinckneyville
Peoria Manual
Bridgeport
Prospect
Centralia
Sehlarman
Hertin
Clinton
Alton
Thornton
Moline
Litchfield
South
Bridgepot
Flora
Herrin
Edwardsville
Me. Leansboro
Anna Jonesboro
Belleville
Harrisburg
Marion
Centea — Springfield
Danville
Schlarman
Greenville
Urbana
Champaign
Farm
Kagten
Decatur
Paris
Taylorville
Peoria
Spalding
East Moline
Sterling
Fulton
Freeport
Crystal Lake
Geneva
LaSalle
Peru
Galesburg
West Rockford
Savannah
Ottawa
Rock Island
Alleman
Chicago
East Maine
Hinsdale
Morton
Cicero
East Provase
Blue Island
Wauke
Gan
Bloom
Carver
Crane Joliet
DuSable
Niles
Notre Dame
Ohio State Tops AP Cage Poll In First Week
The Associated Press poll places Ohio State with 35 of 36 first place votes and 9.0 points per a 10-98 scale, leading Bradley Detroit Indiana North Carolina and others as college basketball’s early rankings. Numerous teams receive votes including UCLA Utah State Kansas and Kentucky in a congested top 25.
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Associated Press
Ohio State
Associated Press’ Panel of
Detroit
Bradley
Gag
Indiana
N. Carolina
St. Bonaventure
St. John's
Duke
Louisville
Wwwni
Carolina St
Auburn
Maryland
UCLA
Utah State
Georgia Tech
Kansas
Wichita
Utah
Illinois
Kentucky
Dayton
Kansas State
Providence
Cincinnati
California
Western Kentucky
Brigham Youre
St. Louis
Niagara
Memphis State
Michigan State
Tennessee
Southern California
Colorado
Oklahoma City
Purdue
Virginia Tech
Boston
College
Ovepen Siale
Duquesne
Vanderile
Saluki
North Carolina State
SIU
Illini Lose First Game At Colorado
Illinois fell 90 81 at Colorado as Big Ten teams went 5 on the road in a rare loss for the undefeated Illini Indiana beat Missouri 66 53 Walt Bellamy led the Hoosiers with 20 points Terry Dischinger led Purdue with 81 South Iowa beat Creighton 89 71 Nelson scored 30 for Iowa Allen 18 rebounds for Iowa as Colorado used a late run to hold off Illinois after a 46 13 halftime deficit.
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Associated Press
Big Ten
Ilinois
Illinois
Colorado
Ohio State
Michigan State
Indiana
Purdue
Iowa
Detroit
Missouri
Creighton
Walt Bellamy
Hoosiers
Terry Dischinger
Eader
Dischinger
South
Harrisburg
Purdbt Vernon
Dug
West Frankfort
Arin
I Pee den Nelson
Frank Allen
Nelson
Title Game Sold out in Southern Illinois Football Tie
The National Football League championship game at Franklin Field will be moved back if Western Conference race ends in a tie. Officials say tickets are oversold and no more tickets will be available for the December 26 date. The story lists towns and scores from the Southern Illinois region and notes Bluford Hast Vallee and other players involved.
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Little Egyptian Woodlawn
Royalton
Crab Orchard
Philadelphia
Bee
Waltonville
Philadelphia Eagles
Vallee
Bluford
Pata
Thompsonville
Franklin Field
Southern Illin
Johnston City
Metropolis
McLeansboro
Norris City
Kansas Dean Rans Big Kansas Dean Rans Big Howventic
The Big Eight Conference declared Kansas halfback Bers Dean Inelligible after rule changes. Lawrence Woodruff of the Big Blatt faculty committee, Kansas representative, led a vote to strip Kansas of its 1960 football title and award it to Missouri for alleged improper recruitment of Coan through entertainment. The committee granted a forfeit of Kansas victories over Colorado and Missouri. The vote shifted from a 2 to 1 majority to a simple majority in this matter.
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Howventic
Kan
Dee
Kansas
Bers
Sys
Lawrence Woodrulf
Big Blatt
Woodrulf
Narsas
Missouri
Coan
Colorado
Kunsie
Woodrult
Healthy Again Geiger Reports For National Guard Duty
Boston Red Sox slugger Gary Geiger, 23, recovering from a collapsed lung, has attended National Guard drills in Carbondale and will join spring training in Scottsdale. He plans to marry Lynn Weatherly in February and honeymoon in Arizona after a career disrupted by illness and injury last season.
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Gary Geiger
Boston Red Sox
National Guard
Carbondale
Sand Ridge
Geiger
Sox
Scottsdale, Ariz
Guard
West Sycamore Street
Boston
Chicago White Sox
Lynn Weatherly
Murphysboro
Southern
Llinais University
Arizona
Cardinal
Gorham High
White Sox acquire Baumann in Boston trade for pitching staff
Murphysboro 12-14 15-50 Chester AL 10 26 10-87 Boston, Dec. 13 AP. The American League official pitching averages confirm 1960 league leaders. Baumann, 27, joins Chicago after a season with Boston and Detroit standout Jim Bunning tops ERA with 2.79, while Bunning led with 21 wins and 201 strikeouts in 262 innings.
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Chester Murphysboro
Chester AL
Boston
Murphysboro
King
Ham
Frank Baumann
Chicago
Lin
Hawthorne
Bratton
Brown
Underwood
Fitzpatrick
Wiggins
Shaw
Hartcock
Innnings
Jim Bunning
Detroit
Bunning
Baumann
Chester-Torrona 23 Floyd 32 scorecard recap
Chester torrona trails Floyd by nine as Limbaugh scores eight Ambeau seven Leavell seven Ripplemeyer one in a tight game. The tally highlights individual scorers and the final differential in a concise sports summary.
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Chester — Torrona
Floyd
Limbaugh
Ambeau
Leavell
Ripplemeyer
Derby Winners Ride at San Juan Track El Comandante
Eddie Arcaro Willie Shoemaker BH Hartack and Milo Valenzuela four Derby champions have ridden at San Juan's El Comandante race track according to race reports noting the presence of top jockeys from the Kentucky Derby circuit.
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Eddie Arcaro
Willie Shoemaker
BH Hartack
Milo Valenquela
San Juan
el Comandante
Herrin and Marion win in Big Seven Grade Conference tourney
Herrin tops Metropolis 43 23 and Marion defeats West Frankfort 71 34 in Johnston City first round. Marion meets Herrin at 6 30 p m Wednesday while Benton faces St Mary's Herrin and Johnston City meet Pinckneyville tonight.
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Marion
Herrin
Tournnament
Johnston City
Metropolis
West Franksfort
Benton
St. Mary's of Herrin
Pinckneyville
Ilinois
Goreville
Mounds Douglass
Hurs
Bush
Joppa
Jana
Jonesboro
McLeansboro
Land Pinckneyville
West Frankfort
Harrisburg
du Quoin
Chester
Karnak
Wayne City Invitational Opens This Week
Wayne City hosts a midweek invitational tournament with quarterfinals next Monday and Tuesday and finals set for December 28. First-round games run December 14 to 17 with sessions at 7 p.m. except Saturday’s three-game slot.
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Wayne City
Thompsonville
Dahl
Crab Orchard
Wallei
Zeigler
Mills Prairie
Crossville
Elkville
Allendale
Bluford
Waltom
Altaimont 'S
Cisne
Lesser
Woodlawn
Enfield
Centralia Holiday Basketball Pairings Announced Today
Centralia hosts a three-session holiday tournament on December 29 and 30 with morning 9 15 am, afternoon 1 15 pm and night 6 45 pm games. Notable matchups include Peoria Manual vs Carbondale and Herrin vs Morton of Cicero in early rounds.
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Centralia
Peoria Manual
Carbondale
Hertin
Wood River
Chamaign - Taylorville
Pinckneyville- Belleville
Morton
Cherd Marion
Danville Schlarman
Salem
Centralia-Springfield Fellshaws
Granite City-Benton
Orphan
Jimmy Evers
Pinckneyville
Herrin
Cicero
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Fred Haney
Los Angeles
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