Rickey Honors Wid Matthews In Metropolis Tribute
Branch Rickey surprised Metropolis Rotarians as Vid Matthews Chicago Cubs director was named the town’s distinguished son of 1955. Rickey praised Matthews and recalled honesty industry and kindness as key traits while presenting a plaque honorary Ro tary membership and a vintage bat. Over 200 guests heard brief remarks from Brewer coach Lindell Sturgis and others.
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Metropolis Rotary
Branch Rickey
Merle Jones
Southern
Illindsan
Metropolis
Connie Mack
Metropolis Rotarians
Vid Matthews
Rickey
Pittsburgh
Vid
Jim Hart
Harry Humma
B.D. Fowler
Louisiana Cager Tops 3000 Point Mark in College Basketball
Bob Hopkins of Grambling College becomes the first college player to reach 3000 points, with a season average of 33.8 and a career total of 3062 points in 103 games. NCAA figures credit Hopkins as the record holder, surpassing Carl Hartman of Alderson-Broaddus who finished with 2959. Illinois Normal’s Al Meyer also averages over 30 points at 31.3.
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New York
Bob Hopkins
Grambling
Ncaa Service Bureau
Hopkins
Carl Hartman
Alderson-Broaddus
Hartman
al Meyer
Ilinois Normal
Marion Junior High Beats Harrisburg 58 54 In Comeback
Marion Junior High School defeated Harrisburg 58 to 54 on Thursday at Marion. Darwin Baggett scored 28 points guiding a second half rally after a 9 9 first quarter. Harrisburg led 28 24 at halftime and 44 40 after three quarters.
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Marion Junior High School
Harrisburg
Marion
Darwin Baggett
Fred Kobler
Energy defeats Crainville 58 to 29 in high school game
Energy Grade School beat Crainville 58 29 Thursday night after Crainville won the opening 36 22. Energy players Walker 24 Stout 7 Horn 6 South 9 Pribble 2 led the scoring while Crainville Ferrer 2 Fozzard 15 Hayner 1 Forbes 6 Barnes 5 contributed.
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Crainville
Dotson
Horn
Walker
Stout
South
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Ferrer
Fozzard
Hayner
Forbes
Barnes
Armchair boxing scores differ from ringside view says Ingham
Bob Ingham, St. Louis boxing referee, explains scoring gaps in TV bouts. He notes seven scoring systems, unseen blows, many fouls, and limited round-by-round visibility. He warns judges and fans that color TV will reveal blood better.
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Bob Ingham
St. Louis
Ingham
United States
Bettors
Willie Pep
Pep
Joe Walcott
Walcott
Dongola and Brookport Reach Karnak Finals
Dongola defeated Cobden 64 54 and Brookport beat Mounds 100 78 in the Karnak tournament semifinals. Cobden and Mounds contest third place before Brookport faces Dongola in the final.
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Dongola
Brookport
Karnak
Cobden
Mounds
Prep Scores From Friday Basketball Lights Up Local Courts
Madison 78 over Roxana 61. East St. Louis 63 over Belleville 52. Gillespie 75 over Beald 27. Trinity 55 over U High 47. Benson 78 over Eureka 70. Morton 65 over Tremont 44.
Logan Graders Win Tenth
Murphysboro's Logan Junior High basketball team defeated Shawnee 44 to 30 at Wolf Lake to run its win streak to 10. Beasley led with 11 points while Wilson scored 10 for Shawnee. Logan held an 18 17 halftime edge and surged for 26 points in the second half.
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Murphysboro
Logan
Wolf Lake
Beasley
Wilson
Elkville and Gorham Advance to Elkville Invites Final
Elkville meets Gorham at 8 p m today in the finals of the Elkville invitational grade school tournament after Elkville topped De Soto 69 17 with Greer scoring 24. Gorham edged Sunnyside 29 28 in a tight semi final. Sunnyside meets De Soto for consolation at 6 30 p m following earlier round wins by Sunnyside over Dowell and Elkville over Murphysboro St Andrew s.
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Gorham
Greer
de Soto
Sunnyside
Dowell
Murphysboro St. Andrew’s
Hurst-Bush Defeats Johnston City in Close Duel
Hurst-Bush Grade School stopped Johnston City 32 to 30 on Thursday at Johnston City. Hurst-Bush-Capps scored 12, Brophy 12, Hindman 2, King 6. Johnston City’s Wilson 4, Barra 3, Dascotte 9, Grant 10, Crawford 4.
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Johnston City
Capps
Brophy
Hindman
King
Wilson
Barra
Dascotte
Grant
Crawford
Dodgers Sign Reese To 1956 Contract
Pee Wee Reese, 36 year old captain of Brooklyn’s world champion Dodgers, signed his 1956 contract. He reportedly received an increase of about $1,000 to $36,000.
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Brooklyn
Pee Wee Reese
Dodgers
Salukis Face Ottawa and Rolla Amid Holiday Travel
Southern Illinois hosts Ottawa Kansas at 8 15 p m then meets Rolla at Metropolis Monday in a benefit game. Coach Lynn Helders Salukis aim to reach 3 3 after a mix of results while Ottawa and Rolla bring balanced lineups and notable veterans to the double header.
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Rolla
Metropolis
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
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Kans
University
Southern
Kansas
Illinois
Ken Job
Anna
Dennis Hunnicutt
Granite City
Lynn Rockwell
Belleville
Bob Hunter
Roxana
Dave McKinstry
Hunnicutt
Bill Pital
Ron Jurenka
Charles Miller
Lions Club
Willie Mays Wins Slugging Championship Again
Willie Mays of the New York Giants tops the league slugging race with 382 total bases in 580 at bats for a .659 mark. Duke Snider of Brooklyn is runner up with 338 bases and a .628 average, followed by Eddie Mathews, Ernie Banks, Ted Kluszewski, and Roy Campanella with strong totals.
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Willie Mays
New York Giants
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
Mays
Snider
Eddie Mathews
Milwaukee
Ernie Banks
Chicago
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Roy Campanella
Dodgers
Hockey Scores Montreal Tops New York 2–0
Montreal defeated New York 2 to 0 in a NHL matchup. Detroit blanked Toronto 4 nothing and Boston beat Chicago 4 to 1 in other games.
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Toronto
Boston
Chicago
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