Maroons Beat Wayne In Rough 42 35 Victory
Southern Illinois Maroons defeated Wayne University 42 to 35 in Detroit to cap a holiday road trip with three wins in four games. Hall and Goss were ejected after a second period altercation.
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Detroit
Wayne-Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois
Southern Ilinois
Dick Hall
Tartar
Chuck Goss
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Goss
Southern Illinois University Maroons
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Hartwick
N. Y
College
Sienna
Cortland
Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Millikin
Flora
Flora Firemen
Decatur
Arkansas State
Eastern
Western
Mt Vernon and Danville Win In Downstate Illinois High School Basketball
Mt Vernon defeated Benton 68 to 18 while Danville beat Kankakee 59 to 56 to stay undefeated with seven wins. West Aurora won 53 to 37 over Joliet. Teutopolis and Pekin also claimed victories in holiday action. Freeport led Rockford 60 to 42. Pekin claimed overtime win for its seventh in a row.
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Mt. Vernon
Danville
Illinois
Benton
Kankakee
Kays
Davidson College names UNC aide as football coach
Charlie Jamerson resigned as Davidson College football coach. Crowell Little, UNC freshman coach, was appointed successor while Jamerson remains Davidson’s baseball coach.
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N. C
Charlie Jamerson
Crowell Little
University of North Carolina
Jameson
Anderson seen as Holy Cross football coach return
Reports say Eddie Anderson may leave Iowa to rejoin Holy Cross as head coach. Holy Cross officials say they know nothing, while Os manski’s former star pupil linkage is noted by the New York Post.
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Mass
Holy Cross
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Iowa City
Anderson
Eugene Flynn
New York Post
Bill Osmanski
Massachusetts
Osmanski
Daily Journal to Haventh Annual Independent Tourney
The Daily Journal of Herrin will host its fifth annual independent basketball tournament next year sanctioned by the A A U. Games at Herrin High School gym precede a best two of three playoff with Centralia district to select Southern Illinois state entrants. The Marion Mules and Herrin teams are notable entrants, with past champs including Anna and Du Quoin Owls.
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Carbondale Kda's
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Royalton
Valier
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Bob Connell
Bob Borum
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Centralia Orphans Rout Herrin Tigers 65-35
Centralia led 27-19 at halftime and surged to a 65-35 victory over Herrin, powered by a fast, all‑court defense and a 24-for-71 shooting night. Don Karr, Kenny Ferguson and Denzil Walker were among Herrin’s top scorers, while Centralia spanned eight players in scoring and outshot the Tigers 0.338 to 0.222. The result extends Herrin’s skid to six losses in seven games.
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Dick Wham
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Dave Graham
St Johns young coach McGuire guides 10 game surge
New York December reports praise Frank McGuire for turning St Johns into a well conditioned, hustling squad. The Redmen, led by a largely sophomore lineup with one senior captain, have won 10 straight and promise further improvement as major tests like Utah and Temple loom.
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DePaul
Canisius
N.Y.U
Temple
St. John's
Jerry Calabrese
Redmen
Tropical Park betting lags behind prior meet totals
In Miami on December 24, betting for the Tropical Park meeting fell about a half million dollars short of the same period last year. The feature event saw a nine dollar ten cent payoff per head, while overall wagering lagged through the first 18 days of the current meeting.
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Fla
Tropical Park
Open Forum Bets on Tournament Winners Across Several Regions
Forum hosts pick sides for first rounds with Centralia and Mt. Vernon touted as tourney favorites. Dark horses include Tilden Marion Lincoln Pinckneyville. Regional matchups span Centralia Tilden Granite City Lincoln Marion over Belleville Vandalia Pinckneyville Salem and more with tourney winners noted.
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Tilden
Pana
Granite City
Quincy
Lincoln
Lawrenceville
Marion
Champaign
West Rockford
Belleville
Vandalia
Thornton
Olney
Pinckneyville
Salem
Vernon
Prep Basketball Scores Across Illinois Messy Night of Results
Centralia 65 Herrin 35. Mt. Vernon 68 Benton 18. Danville 59 Kankakee 56. Lincoln (E St. Louis) 59 Greenville 48. Moline 40 Canton 35. Quincy 37 Bloomington 29. Alleman 55 Erie 38. Multiple games listed with varied scores and schools including Belleville Marion Teutopolis Champaign St Edwards Joliet Pekin Geneseo.
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Benton
Waltonville
Walier
Murphysboro
Sparta
Arlington Heights
Niles
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Marion
LaGrange
Olney
Salem
Pana
Champaign
St. Edwards
Zion-Benton
Thornton
Calumet City
Tilden
de Paul
W. Aurora
Joliet
Hooper scores by mistake in Benton win over Mt Vernon
Max Hooper, Benton center, accidentally tipped a rebound into Benton’s basket against Mt Vernon, mirroring a mix up with his own team. The game ended 68 to 18 as Benton claimed victory without John Bauer and Rich ard Neal who missed play.
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Mt. Vernon
John Bauer
Richard Neal
Bauer
Neal
University of Illinois
Ohio University
Wisconsin
Washington
Indiana
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Iowa
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Valier
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Thompsonville
Waltonville
California Bears face Ohio State in Rose Bowl setback
Coach Lynn Waldorf criticized the California football team after a scrimmage loss to Ohio State. The Bears meet the Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena on January 2. Cal reserves and freshmen produced six touchdowns from the five yard line in the workout.
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North South All Star football teams conclude training
North and South All Star squads wrap up their schedules with scrimmages in Miami. Yale coach Herman Hickman staged a 50 minute game like scrimmage with four touchdowns including a 95 yard TD by John Sandsuky of Villanova. Players Mickman Minnesota Billy Bye Bob Lally Notre Dame Al Canoova Boston College featured. Spectators near 50 000 expected for Monday charity game at Orange Bowl with proceeds benefiting the Mahi Shrine Temple children's hospital fund.
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Minnesota
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Bob Lally
Notre Dame
al Canoova
Boston College
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Southern Rebels
Mahi Shrine
Children’s Hospital Fund
Escapes Injuries in Missouri Car Crash
Doren Nash twenty of Galesburg Illinois escaped injury when a car carrying two Pennsylvania soldiers on furlough left route 63 in Lovelake Missouri. The soldiers suffered concussions and lacerations.
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Doren Nash
Galesburg
Route
Pennsylvania
Murphysboro Defeats Sparta for Third SW Conference Win
Murphysboro Red Devils beat the Sparta Bulldogs 51 to 32 at home to remain unbeaten in the Southwestern Egyptian Conference. Key scores came from Ted Koenigsmark and Frank Borgsmiller in the third period as Murphysboro built a 42 30 lead, then closed strong late. Sparta’s Williams led scoring with 14 points as Murphysboro used a balanced attack with nine players scoring. The win leaves Murphysboro and Pinckneyville as the league’s only unbeatens. next, Murphysboro hosts Pinckneyville on January 6 and then plays Metropolis in the Johnston City Coal Cities Tournament.
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C'ingham
Sims
K’mark
East All-Stars Favored In Shrine Game At Palo Alto
The East West Shrine charity game at Palo Alto lists the East as a 7 point favorite over the West. East coach Andy Kerr notes West leads in conditioning with two scrimmages, while the East trains sans contact. Lindy Berry Day highlights Lindy Berry and Eddie Lebaron as West standouts during practice.
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Lindy Berry
Palo Alto
Texas Christian
Eddie Lebaron
College of Pacific
Mississippi
Kentucky Wildcats Heading for Miami
Kentucky’s Orange Bowl bound Wildcats depart Cacao Florida after a six day training camp. Coach Paul Bryant leads a 44 man traveling squad through a final full scrimmage before traveling 200 miles to Miami for the Rose Bowl Classic against Santa Clara on January 2.
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Wildcats
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Bear) Bryant
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Grade Tournament Draw Set For Johnston City Monday
Four grade school teams Herrin Johnston City Marion and West Frankfort start a blind draw tournament at Johnston City Monday. First games begin at 7 p m with the draw deciding the matchups. The championship will be decided Tuesday night after the consolation game at 7 p m.
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Herrin
Johnston City
Marion
West Frankfort
Johnston City Indians Triumph 35 Harrisburg 29
Johnston City edged Harrisburg 35 to 29 in a slow game. Davies and Durham sparked the offense with five baskets in the third quarter as Williams and Hofford led Johnston City with early scoring and Logsdon battled Williams on defense.
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Durham
Johnston City
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Hofford
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Crowe
Indians
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Hoffard
É Raley
Smith
J Ewell
D’erry
Luckett
Walters Named Boston Braves Pitching Coach
The Boston Braves hired Bucky Walters as pitching coach after he left Cincinnati where he managed last season. Walters accepted the offer following approval from Warren Giles and will work with young arms like Antonelli Uhle Jr Roy Allen and Donovan to develop starting potential.
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Bucky Walters
Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Braves
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Reds
Cincinnati
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Billy Southworth
Sudbury
Ohio
Southworth
Johnny Antonelli
George Uhle, Jr
Normie Roy
Billy Allen
Dick Donovan
Phillies
Bucky
Johnny Nuen
Luke Sewell
Christmas Party For Ohio State Gridders
Ohio State Rose Bowl squad, in Pasadena for the sixth practice day, will attend a Christmas party at the Huntington hotel tonight. Each player will receive gifts from Santa Claus. A light defensive and passing drill was planned with no heavy scrimmage scheduled.
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Huntington Hotel
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