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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1960
Page
10
Carbondale Terriers beat Chester 79 to 60 in the Southwest Egyptian Conference opener. Hargrave scored 30 points in three quarters before fouling out, while Taylor added 24 to form a sharp one-two scoring punch.
Pinckneyville opened with a 20-2 run on Friday night on Murphysboro’s court to defend the Southwest Egyptian Conference title. Don Stanton’s Panthers used a stifling press to rattle the Devils, building a 45-20 halftime lead and pulling away to a 79-48 victory. Bill Lacy scored 12 in the first period, Don Fulton added 12 first-half points, and Jack Margenthaler added 11 in the third as Pinckneyville extended its winning streak over Murphysboro to 22 straight games dating to 1950.
Devil coach Ernie Bozarth used a short lineup as Murphysboro fell 79 to 48 to Pinckneyville. Willy Brown led Murphysboro with 22 points while Pinckneyville dominated the boards and shot 49 percent. Pinckneyville players Fy llon, Matsgenthaler and Lacy paced the win with double digit totals.
Oakland defeated Denver 49 to 10 as the Raiders dominated the Western Division cellar game. Dedication and strong defense propelled Oakland to a lopsided victory over the Broncos.
University School led 13 11 in the first quarter and built a 27 point halftime cushion, routing Cairo 56 37. Black scored 17, Brumley 15, Danby 11 for U School while Cairo’s Martin and Thomas added points in a high scoring Friday night at home.
Coach Jim Wilkinson's Salukis, missing top men due to exams, routed Miami of Ohio 26 0. Ed Lewis earned the only fall by pinning Dee Kaiser in 5 19 for the 187 pound class as SIU won two exhibition bouts and listed individual wins across weight classes before an idle period and AAU plans in Omaha.
Joppa remained unbeaten by overcoming Mound City 62 to 43 to win the Karnak Invitational. Paul King led Joppa with 27 points while Paul Johnson added 18 as Mound City fell short. Brookport claimed third by beating Mounds 68 to 49.
Chicago White Sox announce a 72 game spring training schedule with 15 games at Sarasota Florida. The exhibition season opens late March 4 against Detroit in Sarasota and closes with a city series against the Cubs including Cobden Minton Yates semsmier Marsh Flick. A race track note in New York mentions Mrs Durante and Edie Hirsch sharing a $2 ticket.
A long list of high school basketball results with final scores for Johnston City, McLeansboro Carbondale, Chester Centralia, Herrin Mount Vernon, Nashville Albion Lawrenceville Pinckneyville Murphysboro TM W Frankfort Harrisburg Bridgeport Carmi Grayville Norris City Metropolis Eldorado Trico Hurst Bush Christopher Royalton Attacks Cobden Carrier Mills East St. Louis Lincoln Vienna Gollconda Marion Benton Shawnee Carterville Shawneetown Galatia Du Quoin Anna Jonesboro Fairfield Flora Ottawa Rock Falls Sterling Dixon Marshall Carver Rock Island E Moline Crane Alleman Moline Iowa City Galesburg Monmouth Pontiac Washington Prospect East Leyden Bloom Collinsville East St. Louis Belleville Gamte City Edwardsville Alton Peoria Manual Pekin Equality Ridgway Waterloo Champaign Stephen Decatur Danville Schlarman Eisenhower Rockford E LaSalle-Peru Geneva Mooseheart St Charles Belvidere Waukegan Evanston Morton Niles Proviso Highland Park Downers Grove York Arlington Riverside Brookfield Okanville Carlyle Springfield Griffin St Teresa Urbana Wood River Springfield Feitshang Greenville Effingham Hillsboro Pana Litchfield Shelbyville Vandalia Jerseyville Joppa Mound City Consolation Mounds Brookport Wayne City Waltonville Okanville Carlyle Wayne City Bluford Allendale Lebanon Cahokia Columbia Fort St Louis Assumption. The note at the end mentions sun spots not visible to the naked eye except in mist or fog.
Centralia fought to a 55 43 setback as Herrin surged ahead in the fourth quarter. Virgil Martin sparked Centralia with five straight victories at home, while Richard Rapp and Herb Williams helped key the late Orphans run. Herrin led 11 8 after the first, then 30 27 at one point, before Centralia faded.
Stirling Moss driving a Porsche won the Cape Grand Prix, a 139 mile race at Sillarney, in 1 hour 48 minutes. Joachim Bons Niet, the Swedish champion, finished second, also in a Porsche.
Marion Wildcats edge Benton 53 to 51 on the Ranger floor as Tom Midgett leads with 16 points. Marion built early leads 18-16 and 30-25 at halftime, held off a Benton fourth-quarter rally, and shot 45.7 percent while Benton made 34.0 percent.
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