Illini Third In Poll Of Cage Teams
LaSalle leads the AP national college basketball poll with 26 first place votes and 692 points. Kansas State second with 552 points. Illinois third after beating Michigan 96 66. Rankings list Seton Hall Oklahoma A M NC State Notre Dame Holy Cross Washington LSU and others in the top 10.
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Associated Press
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Kansas State
Kansas
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Michigan
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Louisville
Oklahoma A&m
North Carolina State
Notre Dame
Holy Cross
Washington
Louisiana State
Seton Hall
Oklahoma
A&m
N. C. State
Western Kentucky
UCLA
Oklahoma City
St Bonaventure
Tulsa
Minnesota
St. Louis
California
Indiana
Navy
Illinois Cafe Gains On League Leader
Illinois Cafe earns two wins to close on league leader as REA's Acuff posts 575 and Catani 529 for Illinois Cafe. Lee's Service takes two from International Staple No 1 while Moncur tops Lee with 538. International Staple No 2 dips four pins to White Top Cab with Samuels 477 and Gill 439. Motel Marion wins two from O P Allen and Sons. Wesley 488 leads Motel. Lee's Service posts team high 2409 in series and 863 in a game. Acuff's 575 high series and Catani's 213 high game noted.
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Cate
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Marion
Gill
Motel
O. P. Allen and Sons
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Harper
Allen
Lee
Acuff
Catani
Staple
Taple
Open Forum Discussion At Port Plaza Fisher Smith Row
An open forum discussion at the port explored community opinions on costs driving residents away. The dialogue highlighted personal angles with Fisher described as single and Smith as a married man with a family.
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Smith
Reidland
Fisher
Mt Vernon to host Egyptian Holiday basketball tourney
Athletic Director Stan Changnon released the pairings for the Egyptian Holiday tournament slated Friday and Saturday December 26 27 at Mt Vernon. The event features eight teams this year rotating among Mt Vernon Harrisburg and West Frankfort with games every day across two venues.
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Mt. Vernon
Harrisburg
West Frankfort
United Press Top 15 Illinois High School Teams Listed
The United Press releases season opening ratings for Illinois high school basketball with 15 teams named and their points led by Kankakee at 214 and La Grange at 180. Honorable mentions include Mt Carmel Lawrenceville Harrisburg Sparta West Frankfort Robinson Patoka and others.
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United Press Board of of Coaches
Kankakee
la Grange
Pinckneyville
Mr. Vernon
Thornton Harvey
Monmouth
Centralia
Madison
Quincey
Collinsville
Decatur
Canton
Edwardsville
Pekin
Moline
Mt. Carmel
Lawrenceville
Harrisburg
Sparta
West Frankfort
Robinson
Patoka
Boxing results show winners by points and stops
Boston-Ezzard Charles defeated Frankie Buford by stoppage in Cincinnati. Brooklyn Billy Gilliam outpointed Bob Baker in Orange New Jersey. Toronto John L Sullivan stopped Gus Rubinici in Toronto.
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Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
Frankie Buford
Oakland
Calif
Brooklyn
Billy Gilliam
Orange
N. J
Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
Toronto
John L
Sullivan
Preston
Lancashire
England
Gus Rubinici
Moore Favored Over Maxim in 15 Round Title Fight
In St Louis Archie Moore is an 8 to 5 favorite to beat Joey Maxim for the light heavyweight title. Maxim, confident, predicts a victory and vows to use his left jab and hook. The bout pays Maxim about $100000 and airs at 9 p.m. CST broadcast nationally excluding St Louis and nearby 100 miles.
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Joey Maxim
Archie Moore
Moore
Bob Murphy
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joey
Maxim
Curtis Sheppard
St Louis
Rechter's Bowling Leads with 2224 Series in Marion League
Rechter's topped Crouse Jewelry by posting a 774 team game and 2224 team series in the Marion Ladies League. Bell rolled 204 and 502 for Rechter's while Guyman added 194 and 509. Hood led Crouse with 411.
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Crouse Jewelry
Marion
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Rechter
S. Hood
Crouse
Modern Beauty
Marion Baking Company
R. Smith
Modern
Wein
Bakers
General Telephone
Gilbert’s
Walgreen
Acuf
Telephone
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White City
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Peckler
Morgan
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Beauty
Crouse Jewel
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College basketball results from various conferences
East Seton Hall defeated Louisville 77 to 66. Niagara beat Springfield 67 to 53. South Virginia won 69 to 62 against VMI. Mississippi Southern State ousted Western Michigan 77 to 61. Loyola of Louisiana routed Valparaiso 52 to 41. Wisconsin topped Iowa 75 to 70. Illinois beat Michigan 96 to 66. Kansas State defeated San Francisco 81 to 60. LaSalle won 77 to 70 against Southwest Missouri. Creighton beat Portland 88 to 67. Colorado defeated Washington State 76 to 46. Caterpillars beat Gonzaga.
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Louisville
Niagara
Springfield
South Virginia
VMI
Miss. So
West
Mich
Loyola
Valparaiso
Midwest
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Kansas State
San Fran
LaSalle
S. West Mo
Creighton
Portland
Great Lakes
Reynolds Pace Earned Run Mark Tops League Hurlers
Allie Reynolds of the New York Yankees led the American League with a 2.07 ERA in 1952, going 20- to claim the ERA title and posting 160 strikeouts with six shutouts in 244 innings. Other leaders included Robert Shantz with 24 wins and Early Wynn with 23 victories.
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Allie Reynolds
New York Yankee
Associated Press
Allie
Reynolds
Robert Shantz
Philadelphia
Early Wynn
Cleveland
Lemon
Joe Dobson
Chicago
Billy Pierce
Quebec-Bryan Kelly Edges Opponent In Title Bout
Quebec fighter Bryan Kelly, 143, from Niagara Falls Ontario, defeated Mario Lerro, 144, of Cuba by outpoint in a disputed match.
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Quebéc
Bryan Kelly
Niagara Falls
Ont
Mario Lerro
Cuba
Elmer Lewis Garage Auto and Truck Repair Complete
Elmer Lewis Garage completes extensive auto and truck repair services offering full mechanical, electrical, and preventative maintenance. The shop announces new equipment upgrades and expanded hours to serve customers in the local area.
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Elmer Lewis
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