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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1957
Page
12
Harrisburg defeats Carbondale 63 59 in Carbondale with a late rally and clock issues. Lovelace leads Carbondale with 23 points while Hassett has 19 for Harrisburg.
Attucks posted its 10th win in 11 games at Carterville on Tuesday night, a 63 51 decision. The Bluebirds led early, Attucks pulled away late, with Jones 22 and Thomas 14 leading scoring. Brown contributed nine rebounds after replacing fouledout Thomas.
Dike Ed dleman influences a generation of fans as coaches Scottie Lynch of Tamms and Clemon Johnson of Dongola compare their stars Charles Vaughn and Joe Aden to the schoolboy legend. Vaughn, a 6 foot 2 guard, earns praise for all around play while Aden is hailed as one of the era’s best. Ed dleman’s prep career at Centralia and roots near Karnak anchor the praise.
Timmy Brown the Cleveland rookie fullback led the NFL in rushing with 942 yards on 202 carries and a 4.7 average. He set a league single game mark with 237 rushing yards. Rick Casares was second with 700 yards, Don Bosseler third with 673 yards, and Ollie Matson top receiver Billy Wilson led the season in receptions as Cleveland and other teams finished the season.
John Mees leads with a 140 point scoring average at U School while Charles Reinhardt sits near 20 points per game. Coulterville falters after a strong start as Tommy Hood suffers a season ending ankle injury. Vergennes coach seeks two officials for Thebes game amid scheduling issues. Dick Lehr earns Fairfield win 57 to 54 over Mt Carmel, the latter the defending North Egypt Conference champion.
Senior John Olson, holder of Northern Illinois scoring records, has quit basketball because of a recurring back injury. He will miss the game at STU Saturday night. He would have been eligible for only seven games, so his loss is not a big surprise to Leatherneck Coach Bill Healey.
Zeigler leads Christopher in a high school basketball tilt with final scores Zeigler 67 Christopher 51. Key players include Zeigler Hiller Forrester Knight Sanders Pasquino and Christopher-West Lemmen Gossett Evans Kirkpatrick.
Valier defeats Sesser 70 to 64 in a high school basketball meeting with Sesser Flatt tallying 26 points. Maddox leads Valier with 17 while Cavaletto adds 8 and Bradley 9 as Valier-Farmer and Sesser-Flatt share scorers with Vercelino 13 and Henson 13 for their teams.
Cobden defeated Dongola 66 to 61 in a high scoring game. Key players include Cobden Middleton Van Consert and Casey with double figures while Dongola’s Early Davis and Sykes led their offense. The match featured multiple lead changes and strong late defense.
Bluford 25 2013 14 72 Cisne 16 9 17 18 60 Cisne Johnson 15 Shehorn 10 Smith 4 Selms 8 Holbaugh 13 Wylie 6 Fearn 3 Atteberry 1. J Wilson 24 R Wilson 7 Scott 16 Young 4 Bradley 6 Monaghan 2.
A list of basketball fixtures for Thursday December 19 through Saturday December 21 features Woodlawn at Wayne City and numerous regional pairings including Centralia at Herrin Chester at Carbondale West Frankfort at Harrisburg Benton at Marion Murphysboro at Pinckneyville Nashville at Mt Vernon Sparta at Cahokia Mound City at Vienna Metropolis at Rosiclare Shawneetown at Galatia Cobden at Grand Chain Du Quoin at Anna and Joppa at Karnak plus several uncertain entries for Friday and Saturday with unclear opponents.
Adams Photo Litho 4, Kent 498. Marion Ellis 9, Feurer 491. Marion VFW 3, Casey 562. Prairie Packing 1, Herrin 499. Diagraph Bradley 3, Andersek 409. Cities Service 1, Sears 487. Southern Homes 3, Lang 502. Hi Way Cabinets 1, McClellan 494. Marion Motors 3, Barnes 593. Jakes Tires 1, Ragain 536. High game Barnes 243. High team game Marion Motors 1,065. High team series Marion Motors 2,963.
Fragmentary game box shows scoring by players including Grace 16 and Kane 10 with other names and points listed in unclear order. No teams, date, or event context provided.
St Mary's of Herrin defeated Creal Springs 33 to 23 on Tuesday night. Creal Springs top scorer was B Lindsey with 14 points while St Mary's balanced attack produced the win. The St Mary's second unit won 27-26 in the opener.
Three small school invitational tournaments start this week in Southern Illinois with Lesser hosting Carterville Elkville and Christopher in a blind draw meet Thursday and Friday at 7 pm. Ridgway defeated Shawneetown 95 51 and Cave in Rock edged Equality 60 59. Waltonville beat Ashley 76 62 and Tamaroa defeated Vergennes 59 55 in opening games at Tamaroa. Thursday Tamaroa meets Dahlgren at 7 pm and Royalton plays Waltonville.
Only West Virginia and Southern Methodist managed to defend their sectional basketball titles in 1957. Both programs held on to the crown amid a competitive field as the season advanced.
University School Lynxes beat Elkville 82 58 as Reinhardt 29 Mees 26 Bruinsma 15 lead scoring. Bruinsma 16 rebounds. Elkville shot 417 from the field and 33 percent free throws. Lynxes improve to 4 3 and set to face Vergennes on Jan 3.
Chicago December 18 The University of Illinois unveils a bowl shaped assembly hall for 20000 seats. Cost about 7.5 million dollars with completion aimed for September 1960. It will host all varsity basketball games and the Illinois High School Basketball Tournament, designed by Harrison and Abramovitz.
Maryland Oklahoma Wyoming and Oregon State repeat as conference wrestling champions in 1957. The four schools secured top honors in their respective leagues, highlighting a dominant season across the circuits.
The Pacific Coast Conference faces collapse after UCLA USC and California left. Washington proposes dissolution by June 30, risking a seven-member league and the future Rose Bowl contract with the Big Ten. Internal disputes and penalties accelerate the split.
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