Illini Frosh Varsity Give Combes Hope
Chicago AP reports Harry Combes recalls last season’s losing year as Illinois opens 1961-62 strong with wins over Butler Oklahoma Creighton Iowa State and Xavier. He praises a top freshman class including Skip Thoren Bogie Redman Larry Bauer and Trenton Jackson. The current squad, led by Bill Buswell, shows improved defense offense and team play with 25 percent better output and higher shot quality.
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Harry Combes
Illinois
Mlini
Butler
Oklahoma
Creighton
Iowa ‘State
Xavier
Champaign
Cornell University
Combes
Tinois
Chicago Basketball Writers'’ Association
Thoren
Larry Bauer
Springfield
Trenton, Jackson
Rochester
N.Y
Jerry Colangelo
Bill Buswell
Brooklyn
Bill
Aso
Elkville Wins Upstart Wayne City Tournament Semifinal
Elkville beat Crab Orchard 70 to 55 in a Wayne City semifinal and Allendale defeated Wayne City 62 to 56 to reach the title game. Elkville and Allendale advance to the championship on Thursday night.
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Elkville
Wayne City
Crab Orchard
Allendale
C. Orchard
Kees
Crews
Claybrook
Piper
R. Wiggins
Foster
J. Richey
Gray
Allen
Parks
T. Bailey
J. Bailey
W. City
Beesley
Kemper
Wilcox
Riggs
Gher
Sanders
Dickey
Sledge
Richards
Miller
Wood
Thomason
Prep Basketball Friday Dec 22 Pairings
Du Quoin visits Carbondale while McLeansboro plays Pinckneyville Eldorado travels to Benton Carrier Mills heads to Harrisburg Sparta clashes with Cahokia Shawneetown meets Joppa Gorham faces Steeleville
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du Quoin
Carbondale
McLeinsboro
Pinckneyville
Eldorado
Benton
Lynxes Reach Shawnee Finals In Upset Run
Mound City’ second loss of the year 58 53 as University School upset them. Shawnee advances with a 65 37 semifinal win over Douglass. Both finalists surprise, with Shawnee and Mound City set to meet after third place game.
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University School
Mounds City
Mounds Douglass
Shawnee
Mound City
Tamms
Lynxes
Doug Tass
U. School
Martin
Danby
Hunter
Fligoy
Mees
Horrell
Oliver
Burd
Humble
Evers
Beck
Boston AFL President Declares NFL Whipped In Corner
Boston, Dec. 220SP Bill Sullivan, president of Boston's American Football League club, says the National Football League has been whipped and now lies in the corner. He claims by two years AFL has signed more than its share of top draft choices, while still respecting the NFL for creating pro football interest on television.
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Boston
Bill Sullivan
AFL
NFL
Sullivan
Bowling highs and team totals from league night
Individual high series P Stewart 534 D Glenn 529 N arindle 522. Team high game Strikers 794 Oldsters 794 Saints 793. Team high series Saints 2314 Oldsters 2313 Ten Pins 2309.
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Glenn
Arindle
Strikers
Oldsters
Saints
Ten Pins
Herrin Methodist
Little Davids
É ‘Gothard
D. Glens
Ne ‘Grindle
Rival Teams In Agreement Over Player Moves
Cleveland reports that Dick Baynett will play for the Cleveland Pipers in the American Basketball League under an amicable settlement with the Syracuse Nationals of the NBA. The accord follows a judge barring Baynett from Pipers play. Details were not disclosed. An NBA-NBA team deal also involved Keny Sears and the San Francisco ABL club with New York Knicks. terms unspecified.
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Cleveland
Dick Baynett
Tennessee State
Cleveland Pipers
Syracuse Nationals
National Basketball Association
NBA
New York
Barnett
Pipers
New York Knicks
San Francisco
Kenny Sears
Knicks
Sears
Browns land Eric Davis in three year contract
Cleveland and Buffalo competed for Syracuse star Eric Davis before he chose the Browns. Arthur Modell announced a three year deal with Cleveland worth 80 000 to 95 000 salary plus 15 000 bonus. Bills offered well over 100 000 and possibly 135 000. Modell praised the decision, noting Davis put long term future ahead of immediate pay. Davis starred at Syracuse and set records later surpassed by the 6 2 215 pound back.
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Cleveland
Ernie Davis
Cleveland Browns
Anthony Www
DeFilippo
Syracuse
Arthur B. Modell
Browns
David Lag
Jim Brown
Buffalo
Bills
American Football League
Davis
Dick Gallagsher
Modell
Beaie
National Football League
Brown
Rupp Hopes Tourney Will Tell Future
Kentucky coach Rupp seeks proof of progress as the Wildcats open the Kentucky Invitational with Kansas State and Xavier in Lexington. The tourney tests a rebuilding team against Tennessee and other major outfits while Colorado, Purdue, Wichita, and Saint Bonaventure win in scattered results across midweek college games.
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Rupp
Fragmented High School Scores Across Illinois Tournaments
A scattered OCR read shows numerous game results with towns and teams such as DePat Farina, Maroa, Deland, Morrisonville, Paris, Palatine, Lewistown, Galva, Knoxville, Alexis, Avon, Morris, Ottawa, LaSalle Peru, Coal City, Findlay, Odin, St Elmo, Brownstown, Heyworth, Armstrong, Wapella, Bridgeport Mount Carmel, Altamont, Sumner, Oblong, Cerro Gordo, Mount Zion, Lovington, Moweaqua, Erie Prophetstown, Sterling/Newman, Lisle, Naperville, Yorkville, Lockport, Wheaton. The mix suggests a statewide basketball tournament with many small-school pairings and scores.
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Morris Toltet
Ottawa
Morris
Bradley
LaSalle-Peru
Coal City
Elno Cowden
Findlay
Odin
St. Elmo
Brownstown
Bethany
Farmer City Beason
Heyworth
Armstrong
Wapella
Bridgeport
Mount Carmel
Altamont
Sumner
Oblong
Cerro Gordo
Mount Zion
Mount Zion 56, ‘Lovington SL
Moweaqua
SAV Erie
Prophetstown
Sterlin’Newman
Weekend ABA title chase and local tournament mix
Undefeated teams loom as Cham paign New Trier Pinckneyville Belleville Benton Auburn and other rivals enter Centrialia tournament contention. Oilers star Blanda guides a late surge after a rough start as Houston aims for a landmark nine straight wins and record yardage marks amid a bustling sports weekend.
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Phickeyville
Érosstown
East Rockford
Calinevile
Sbutti
Champsig
Frosh Basketball at Carbondale Highlights City Meet
In Carbondale the frosh basketball clash produced scores 55 to 23 with Marion players Bulliner Baggett Angell Watson Clark Merrill Stevenson Shadawens Simmons Biggs Smothers contributing. Detals show early season exhibitions and team standings amid local bowling results and Mets Cards spring notes.
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Carbondale
Marion
Grave
Hawerton
Bain
Phillips
Silvania
Darnell
Bulliner
Baggett Ll
Angell
Watson
Clark
Merrill
Stevenson
Shadawens
Simmons
Biggs
Smothers
College Basketball Scores From Midwest to Far West
A roundup of college basketball results shows Cincinnati 84 over Colorado 67, Purdue 83 over Evansville 77, Bradley 89 over Brown 63, Creighton 91 over Ricé 5, Toledo 96 over Citadel 53, Nevada 60 over Oklahoma State, Colorado State 44, Wichita 66 over Santa Clara 40, Drake 82 over San Diego State 51, Tulsa 74 over Hardin-Simmons, Georgia Tech edge Missouri 57, East Pitt 74 over Syracuse 63, SMU 91 over Vanderbilt 73, Texas 103 over East Texas 67, New Mexico 63 over San Jose State 51, Utah State 77 over Pacific 64.
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Rupp
Kansas State
Xavier
Lexington
Telnnessee
Wildcats
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Grevnmat
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Paul ‘Hogue
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Brown
Iowa
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Don Nelson
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Pacific University
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Ricé
Toledo
Citadel
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East
Southwest Smu
Vanderbilt
Texas
East Texas
New Mexico
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