Herrin Tigers top Centralia in 78 52 South Seven tilt
Herrin Tigers overcame a 14 14 first quarter stalemate to outscore Centralia Orphans 25 13 in the final period and win 78 52. John Tidwell led Herrin with 33 points and nine rebounds while Junior Schuchman paced Centralia with 19 points.
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Herrin Tigers
Centralia Orphans
Centralia
Herrin
Tiger
Tigers
Jimmy Evers
Igers
Orphans
John Tidwell
Tidwell
Junior Schuchman
Tigers Cubs
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Rod Singer
Ron Ward
Terry Brandon
Jefferson Box
Heard
Finney
Norwood
Page
Schuchman
Neimann
Bonner
O'Neal
Curry
Scheriger
Doggone Trouble Ends When Lindy the Sheep Dog Intervenes
In Louisville, a telephone trouble shooter faced a puzzled situation as Mrs. J. R. Jones claimed they never answer a call on the party line. Lindy, the family's sheep dog, jumped on the phone knocking the receiver off the stand and ending the disturbance.
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Telephone Company
J. R. Jones
Lindy
Alto Pass Upsets Roy alton in Vergennes Final
Alto Pass pulled a mild upset by beating favored Royalton 56 to 46 in the Vergennes blind draw championship. McGill scored 34 points for Alto Pass in the title game. Tamaroa defeated Vergennes 46 to 39 in the third place game.
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Alto Pass
Former Egypt prep stars return home for holidays
An open forum notes many ex Egypt players from Michigan to Texas A&M plan home visits over Christmas. The piece lists graduates by college and hometown, naming Ted Green, Don Ohl, Alan Gosnell and others, and mentions SIU's basketball schedule and a possible new field house.
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Egypt Prep
Egypt
Michigan
Ted Green
University of North Dakota
SIU
Texas Em & M
Herrin
Tom McKie Uses Borehound Candy to Ease Game Tension
West Frankfort official scorer Tom McKie, a prominent coal miner, attends home games and brings a sack of borehound candy to munch during tense moments.
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Tom McKie
West Frankfort
Christopher Wins Tourney Title at Carterville 51 50
Christopher outscored Carterville 38-30 by three quarters and held off a late Lion rally to win 51-50 in Friday night final. Lesser beat Elkville 78-50 for third as a strong second half erased a 30-28 halftime gap. Carterville Noakes hit a late basket with three seconds left but Christopher prevailed.
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Carterville
Lesser
Elkville
P.D. Noakes
Mound City
Mounds
Grand Chain
Allin
Mounds Douglass
Lovejoy
Cairo Sumner
Charleston
Kinmundy
Patoka
Ramsey
LaGrove
Sangamon Valley
Mpionshi Fisher
Mansfield
Saybrook-Arrowsmith
Mahomet
University School Lynxes top Gorham in 53 44 Friday night
University School Lynxes improved to 4-3 by defeating Gorham 53 44. George Bricker led with 12 points and rebounds, while John Mees matched Bricker with 12. Gorham won the preliminary 33-30 as Gorham’s Korando and Tut hill paced scoring.
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Chuck Thate
University School
Lynxes
Gorham
George Bricker
John Mees
Kent Brandon
Richard Norman
Bill Chaney
Charles Reinhardt
U. School
Mees
Bricker
Norman
Brandon
Chaney
Reinhardt
Korando
Tuthill
Hellmer
Shields
Shobel
Gibbs
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Bird in Hand after pheasant crashes through window
In San Jose Illinois Mrs Leonard Nelson watched TV as her husband Kenneth Ragsdale and her son in law returned empty handed from a pheasant hunt. A pheasant then crashed through the living room window in the Nelson home.
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San Jose, Ill
Leonard Nelson
Kenneth Ragsdale
Mardelle
Murphysboro Tops Johnston City 74 59 in Contested Showdown
Murphysboro used a hot first period and strong height to defeat Johnston City 74 to 59. Ken Lavender led with 24 points as Murphysboro built a 25 13 first period edge and never trailed, with Jamison scoring 14 and Grant 10 for Johnston City.
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Ken Lavender
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Grant
Johnston City
Clayton
Hafeli
Hayes
Reed
Engram
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Mantle’s 1956 52nd HR follows Greenberg’s 58 in 1938
Before Mickey Mantle’s 52 homer season in 1956, the last AL player to top 50 homers was Hank Greenberg with 58 for the Detroit Tigers in 1938.
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Mickey Mantle
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Holiday tournaments spotlight in Illinois and beyond
Holiday basketball meet fields 16 teams including Pinckneyville Herrin Collinsville and Rock Island Alleman with Edwardsville Shelton and Centralia among hopefuls. Weeklong schedule features first round Dec 26 27 with finals Saturday as swelled field includes Mt. Vernon Du Quoin Carbondale West Frankfort and more.
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Herrin
Collinsville
Carmi
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Benton
Olney
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Robinson
Bradley
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Galatia
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Harrisburg
Carrier Mills
Rossclare
Eldorado
Metropolis
Basketball tournament schedule with multiple towns listed
West Frankfort Edwardsville versus Harrisburg at 8 p.m. Mt Vernon versus Murphysboro at 9 15 p.m. Carbondale versus Sterling at 7 30 p.m. West Frankfort versus Du Quoin at 9 p.m. First round losers start consolation Friday afternoon. Consolation and championship finals Saturday.
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Shelbyville
East St. Louis
Edwardsville
Harrisburg
Mt. Vernon
Murphysboro
Woods River Basketball Tournament Schedule Summary
Wood River hosts Taylorville Madison Flora Roxana Mattoon Jerseyville Anna Jonesboro in first round games from 1 45 pm to 8 30 pm Then losers play two games Friday at 1 45 pm and winners two at 7 pm An tition and title games start at 7 pm
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Johnston City
East St. Louis
Anna Jonesboro
Wood River
Chester
Pontiac
Taylorville
Madison
Flora
Roxana
Blind draw meet set for Dec 27 28 at four sites
A regional blind draw track meet is scheduled December 27 and 28 involving Carrier Mills Rossclare Eldora and Metropolis. Organizers plan four competition sites and a single event schedule for classification and results.
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Carrier Mills
Rossclare
Eldorado
Metropolis
Taxi Driver Accuses Patron of Ripping Him Off
An Oklahoma City visitor told police he was invited to a drink by a taxi driver after a ride to a nightclub. He paid 8.95 dollars for the time described as meter minutes while inside. The driver claims that sum covered the period.
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Oklahoma City
Illinois Tech Prep Tournament Leads Weekend Scores
Prep basketball rounds feature Tilden, Marshall, Englewood and more as Illinois Tech Tournament results stack up. Teams like Streator, Rock Island, Carthage and Canton post notable wins amid wide-score matchups and tournament title developments.
Rochester ae Player Joe Lund Helps Five Taagee
A fragment notes Joe Lund of Rochester involved with five Taagee. The text is incomplete but identifies Lund and a team or group named Taagee in a sporting or club context.
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Joe Lund
Rochester Ae
Taagee
Trico and Chester Clash in Point Totals Summary
Trico and Chester posted varied scoring lines with players McClintock Segar and Ma lone among top scorers. Chester-Draves led with a strong showing as Trico-Roberts and Nisbet paced their side with double digits.
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Draves
Seymour
McClintock
Segar
Malone
Cowell
Roberts
Hogan
Nisbet
Vogt
Addison
Richmond
High School Basketball Scores and Player Totals
C ville and Coulterville knotted a close game with Marissa leading scoring. Marissa Smith top scorer with 22 points while Heyl and Johnson added double digits for their teams.
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Heyl
Johnson
Harris
Weshinskey
Sparta Team Shines In 75 Point Victory
Caholia leads Sparta with 65 points on 14 rebounds 9 assists while Caholia Foggy and Walker add strong totals. Sparta-Bardo roll past opponents 75 65 with balanced scoring and key contributions from Gleghorn Reid and Keene.
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Deppong
Heil
Jung
Basketball score roundup for Dongola and Cobden teams
Dongola led 70 to 63 after four quarters with Cobden trailing. Key scorers included Davis 1 and McClellan 4 for Dongola while Ginsberg 10 Bernhard 14 Yates 6 and Burnett 5 contributed for Cobden. The teams faced off in a regional matchup with late free throws and substitutions affecting the final margin.
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Sykes
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Yates
Burnett
Smith
Campbell
Mound City Defeats Mounds In Scoring Slugfest
Mound City moved to 80 points while Mounds scored 58 in a high scoring game. Key contributors for Mound City included Hopkins 19 and George 12 while Mounds saw Buckles 17 and Hog andobler 10 lead the offense.
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Palmer
Elders
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Cross
Malley
Grand
Elgin Tops West Rockford 103 79 in Hard Fought Nine Straight
Elgin High School defeated West Rockford 103 79 extending its winning streak to seven. Pinckneyville, Collinsville, and Lanphier also posted easy wins as state rankings show several top teams rolling past opponents. Galesburg beat Paris 58 52 as Collinsville prepared for Belleville. East Aurora defeated East Rockford 75 52.
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Argo
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Marion Wildcats Roar Past Benton For 62 53 Win
Marion uses hot second half shooting .654 to beat Benton 62 53 in South Seven Conference action. John Shotton leads with 14 points, supported by Gulley 13 and Andersons, as Marion improves to 5 2 overall and 2 1 in conference.
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Jim Anderson
Joe Gulley
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Dave
Merriweather
Johnston City and Carbondale Triumph in Invitational Play
Johnston City beat Herrin 53 to 46 to seize first place in the Johnston City grade school invitational tournament. Carbondale won its eighth win in 10 games, 47 to 41 over Bento for third place. Johnston City players listed include Babbington Kee Lilton Vick Curry and others. Carbondale's tally features Taylor Hiller Brumley Holmes Diamond and more.
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Curry
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Diamond
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Budslick
Michigan State Purdue tied 5-5-1 in series history
Michigan State and Purdue remain evenly matched with five victories apiece and one tie in their football series, reflecting a balanced rivalry between the programs.
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Michigan State
Purdue
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