Illinois Bears National TV Game Saturday
Illinois meets Washington on CBS at 2 PM for a Big Ten game of the week. The Illini, aiming for a 3rd win in four starts, face a veteran Washington club noted for slow defensive pace and balanced scoring led by Harvie Schmidt. Washington’s Ken Wisniewski and Don Ohl highlight a lineup hoping to upset Illinois in Huff Gym.
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George BonSalle
Paul Judson
Bill Ridley
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Iowa
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Bowl-Mor Leaders Drop Three Games
The last-place team defeated league leader Midwest Dairy in the Bowl-Mor League at Carbondale on Thursday. MecNeill's Jewelry swept ABC Liquor, Prosperity Cleaners took two from the Independents, with standings showing Independents and Prosperity leading. Audrey Burdick and Mary Nesler led with top scores and high series across the evening.
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Carbondale
MecNeill’s
ABC Liquor and Prosperity Cleaners
W & Midwest
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Independents
Prosperity
ABC Liquor
Eaglettes
Audrey Burdick
Mary Nester
Midwest
Phyllis Bain
Burdick
Nesler
Vernita Watson
St Louis Hawks Host Ladies Night Sunday Action
The St Louis Hawks stage their first Sunday home game with 50 cent admission for ladies, children, and high school students. Rochester Royals visit, recent Western Division leaders. Pro game at 8 p.m. follows a girls teams prelim.
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Top Bowlers Lead All-Star Bowling Finals After First Day
Berwyn’s Joe Wilman and Detroit’s Anita Cantaline led the opening day of the National All-Star Bowling Tournament finals. Wilman posted 79.34 Petersen points, ahead of Dick Weber on 76.19, while Lubanski topped pins at 3 353. Nagy, hampered by a finger injury, won 8 of 16 and stood 10th. Cantaline led with 39.05 points, edging Marge Herrick by 1.63 points as Wene rose to challenge defending champion. Marion Ladewig struggled, finishing 14th after a rough day.
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Berwyn
Anita Cantaline
Detroit
Wilman
Petersen
Dick Weber
St. Louis
Weber
Eddie Lubanski
Steve Nagy
Don Carter
Dick Hoover
Akron
Ohio
Miss Cantaline
Thunder
Anita
Marge Herrick
Columbus
Sylvia Wene
Miss Wene
Jeanette Grzelak
Rockford, Ill
Laverne Carter
Doris Porter
Los Angeles
Nashua Sails to Florida After World Record Sale
Mighty Nashua sold for a world record 1,251,200 dollars to a Spendthrift Farm syndicate led by Leslie Combs II. Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons will train the 3 year old at Hialeah Park for the February 18 Widener Handicap as Belair Stud’s legacy passes with the sale.
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College Scores Roundup From Early Lineup Contests
Oklahoma 69 Arkansas 59 Tulsa 67 Western Kentucky 56 Kansas State 92 Los Angeles Loyola 66 Oklahoma City 65 Wyoming Drake 72 South Dakota 67 Grinnell 75 Coe 65 Iowa Wesleyan 69 Dubuque Western Illinois 104 Wayland 76 Lake Forest 76 Mcalester 66 Rose Poly 81 Concordia Ind Manchester 92 Hanover 80 Marietta 86 Youngstown 81 John Carroll 88 Western Reserve 64 Hope 83 Albion 58 Illinois Tech 93 Chicago Twins North 79
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Chicago Twirs North
Nashua Races Toward Record with Big Victory Expected
Nashua, carrying $945,415 in the bank, stands as the world’s second richest money winner. He seeks one major win to surpass Citation, who retired in 1951 with $1,085,760. This season Nashua has seven $100,000 wins and $752,550 in earnings, edging past Citation’s 1948 single season record.
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Widener
Citation
Mr. Combs
Sunny Jim
Hialeah
Mr. Fitz
Belair Stud
Combs
Dons Chase 30th Straight Victory In DePaul Tourney
San Francisco, ranked No 1, aims for a 30th straight win in the DePaul tourney opening round. Marquette meets DePaul with Duquesne waiting. winners meet for the title, losers vie for consolation. Bill Russell leads the Dons, while Terry Rand eyes a challenge for SF.
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San Francisco
Duquesne
Bill Russell
Marquette
Terry Rand
DePaul
Penn State
Blue Demons
Ray Meyer
Kentucky
Minnesota
Fight Results from Los Angeles to Saginaw
A string of boxing results across cities shows Antonio Aragon outpointing Don Jordan 147 142 in Los Angeles. Del Flanagan defeats Jimmy Martinez 156 157 in St. Paul. L C Morgan beats Glen Flanagan 136 136 in Dayton. Gene White defeats Don Jasper 196 192 in Duluth.
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Los Aedes
Don Jordan
St. Paul
Minn
del Flanagan
Jimmy Martinez
Phoenix
Ariz
Troy
Ohio
L. C. Morgan
Dayton
Glen Flanagan
Saginaw
Mich
Gene White
Don Jasper
Duluth
Pro Basketball: Minneapolis 135 Syracuse 133 in triple OT
Minneapolis defeats Syracuse 135 133 after three overtimes in a high scoring pro basketball game. Philadelphia beats Fort Wayne 80 to 73.
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Syracuse
Philadelphia
Fort Wayne
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