Wesleyan Ends Southern's Home Gym Mastery 62 56
Wesleyan beat Southern Illinois University Maroons 62 to 56 on the Carbondale court in a rough exhibition. Captain Tom Millikin led Southern with 17 first-half points while Wesleyan rallied, aided by Wroah and Wrinkles and a late 18-point surge to pull away.
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Southern
Merle Jones
Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois University Maroons
Illinois Wesleyan
Carbondale
Eastern
Maroon
Titans
Maroons
Tom Millikin
Tom
Bob Johnson
Bob Wichman
East St. Louis
Wroan
Wrinkles
Wroah
Wichman
Millikin
Hildebrand
Lynn Holder
Flora
Murray
Metropolis
Marion Looms Over West Frankfort in South Rivalry
Sports column previews Christmas weekend basketball picks with Marion favored to beat West Frankfort in a feature game. Other matchups include Paris versus Carbondale and Decatur versus East St. Louis as pundit odds and regional teams are highlighted for holiday play.
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Morton
Cicero
Oak Park
West Rockford
West Auro_ra
Aurora
Paris
Carbondale
Johnston City
Egypt
Gillespie
Carrollton
Lincoln
Springfield
Lanphier
Peoria Manuel
Peoria Woodruff
Woodruff
Kewanee
East Moline
Princeton
Decatur
East St. Louis
Rice Owls Three Non Texas Players on 1950 51 Team
Houston AP reports Rice Owls roster includes three out of state players John Lyle from Matawan New Jersey Dean Small from Sandborn Indiana and Edward Kelley from Washington DC for the 1950 51 season.
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Houston
Rice Owls
Texas
John Lyle
Matawan
N. J
Dean Small
Sandborn, Ind
Edward Kelley
Washington, D. C
Murphysboro Opens New Gym Friday Night
Murphysboro will open its new gymnasium Friday night December 29 with a three game dedication program starting at 6 00 PM The event features Murphysboro past present and future basketball figures in a triple header including St Andrews junior high vs Logan junior high and a varsity alumni game The $900 electric scoreboard funds will help finalize the arena modeled after Herrin’s concrete bowl know as the new gym dedication event proceeds go to payoff the scoreboard and the event features all local players and alumni with several from last year’s varsity set to participate
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St. Andrew’s
Logan
Murphysboro High School
Concrete Bowl
Herrin
Bob Hardy
Hardy
Carthage College
Frank Borgsmiller
Bob Jewell
Ted Koenigsmark
Aldrick Butler
Earl Reese
John E. Worthen
Dick Copin
Odds Makers Forecast Close Bowl Games
New York December 21 AP reports odds makers predict eight post season football games will be close with no clear favorite. Early lines set several toss ups and one point differences including North-South pick em East West game and Rose Sugar Cotton Orange Gator bowls with listed margins.
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New York
Miami
San Francisco
Montgomery
Ala
California
Michigan
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Texas
Tennessee
Clemson
Wyoming
Washington and Lee
Centralia Christmas tournament opens with Morton Lincoln top contenders
The Centralia Christmas basketball tournament features Morton of Cicero and Lincoln Railsplitters near the top in state ratings by United Press and Associated Press. Quincy and Marion also figure strongly with long histories in the event, while Chicago area Postl aims for success with eight returners.
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Lincoln
Merle Jones
Southern Illinoisan
Centralia
Jim Vopicka
Cicero
United Press
Freeport
Associated Press
Paul Johnson
Lincoln Railsplitters
U.P
A.P
Lawrenceville
Marion
Quincy
Tilden
Pekin High Forum Sets Rules for Basketball Officials
Officials report a Pekin meeting on new rules interpretation for basketball. The crowd of about 135 discussed intentional fouls and hand signals, with two free throws for clear fouls and strict substitution limits. Local officials from Murphysboro Benton Chester attended plus Ted Search.
Shooting Is Better But Methods Vary In Basketball
Coaches credit improved shooting for higher scoring as one handed shots rise in style. Players Elkville notable for one handers include Melvin Claybrooks Nance and McIlwain. Don Karr nicknamed Swish reforms his release while Karl uses high elbow technique. Frank Logsdon remains a top scorer with a two hand overhead jump shot. Centralia and Mt Vernon also feature distinctive long distance shots. Coaches avoid forcing changes if players can score their own way.
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Elkville
Bluebirds
Melvin Claybrooks
Nance
MclIlwain
Karl
Frank Logsdon
Harrisburg
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
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Perrine St
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20Th St
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