Holiday Tournaments Ready Across Southern Illinois
Three holiday basketball tournaments begin with top ranked teams from Pinckneyville to Danville Schlarman in Centralia and Harrisburg events. Centralia hosts a wide field including Peoria Manual, Carbondale, Champaign, and Morton of Cicero with games across Wednesday through Friday, while Mt. Vernon and Harrisburg compete in the Egyptian Holiday Tournament opening December 28.
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Salukis Battle At Quincy N A L A Holiday Meet
Veterans from Tennessee A&I Southern Illinois Willa Madonna, William Jewell and others join Quincy College Hawks in the seventh annual Quincy College N A L A holiday tournament next week. Seven teams play three games daily December 2029 with opening matchups featuring Southern Illinois and Villa Madonna and Western Illinois vs Emporia State. The field includes Ohio State Xavier Yale Colorado State and Illinois Wesleyan, with Xavier rebounding from a recent win.
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Eagles and Packers Meet in Pro Football Championship
Philadelphia Eagles clash with Green Bay Packers in the NFL championship at Franklin Field. Packers bring strong running and safety, while Eagles rely on passing and defense. NBC telecasts at 2 pm CST. forecast clear with low 20s temps and light earlier snow. A sellout crowd of 67,000 expected to watch the game under bare-field conditions.
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Steelers Sign Veteran Tackle Varrichione To Three Year Pact
Pittsburgh December 24 AP Veteran tackle Frank Varrichione has signed a three year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Details of the deal were not disclosed. The announcement also mentions Michigan freshman tackle Jim Stathopoulos from Mississippi as part of the National Football League update.
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Bears Sign Stanford Quarterback Norman
Chicago reports Stanford quarterback Dick Norman, 21, signed by the Chicago Bears in the NFL fifth round after setting three single game college records. Norman was eligible for the 1959 draft.
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Shawnee Meet Postponed Amid Weather Delays
The Shawnee Invitational basketball tournament was postponed Friday and Saturday due to bad weather. The schedule shifts to Monday night with Hurst Bush versus Cairo Summer at 7 p.m. and University School facing Shawnee in the second game. Finals are set for Tuesday night.
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Prep Basketball Friday Scores From Illinois Area
Pinckneyville over Feltshans 79 to 49. Springfield defeats Taylorville 46 to 39. Town City loses to Rock Island 49 to 40. Moline beats Cedar Rapids Jefferison 65 to 58. East Moline tops Cedar Rapids Washington 52 to 44. Sterling defeats Geneseo 63 to 46. Lawrenceville edge Robinson 45 to 43. Wood River tops Alton 70 to 67. Belleville over E St Louis 46 to 42. Flora defeats Teutopolis 73 to 61. Schlarman beats Paris 63 to 0.
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Cedar Rapids
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East Moline
Washington
Sterling
Geneseo
Lawrenceville
Robinson
Wood River
Alton
Belleville
E. St. Louis
Flora
Teutopolis
Schlarman
Paris
Yanks' No 1 N Netters Turned Pros
Barry MacKay and Earl Buchholz Jr signed pro contracts and lead the USLTA ranking for 1940. Darlene Hard and Karen Hantze top the women's list. Bernard Bartzen is No 2, Olmeda topped last year. Rankings await USLTA convention approval in New Orleans on Feb 4.
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Earl Buchholz, Jr
United States Lawn Tennis Association
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Montebello
Calif
Karen Hantze
San Diego
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New Orleans
MacKay
Buchholz
Bernard
Tut) Bartzen
Dallas
Alex Olmeda
Ohio State Favored in New York Cage Tourney
Ohio State's unbeaten Buckeyes, the nation's No. 1 college basketball team, were heavy favorites to win the ECAC Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden, opening with afternoon and evening doubleheaders on Tuesday.
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Detroit Heavy Tourney Choice
Detroit prepares for a charity heavy tournament with Bob Cali in focus. Officials emphasize a quick schedule setup and community support as December 24 approaches. Local teams and sponsors line up for a high energy event to aid youth programs.
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Bob Cali
1960s Southern Illinois sports shine in state meets
The period highlighted SIU and area teams with Redbirds near record highs, West Frankfort and Carbondale strong showings, and champions in track, gymnastics, and golf. Key figures included Le Tingle retirement, Ray Padovan American records, and coaches like Bleyer, Hutchison, and Davis shaping prep sports across Southern Illinois.
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Sandyjean Turf Winner Dominates Tropical Park Classic
Sandyjean ridden by James Cassidy led from the start to win the Clorida Breedare championship for 2 year-olds at Tropical Park. Roscoe T. O'Neil's Roneil was second, Randera third, Meison fourth. Time 1:45.25. purse $13,300. Sandyjean earned $3,510 from a $730 payoff. Dream On was scratched.
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Auerbach Confronts Referee in Celtics Victory Over Detroit
Red Auerbach and NBA referee Sid Borgia engaged in a heated exchange during the second period of Boston versus Detroit. Borgia technical fouled Auerbach after an arm grab and he was ejected as Bob Cousy led the Celtics to a 150 to 106 win.
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National Basketball Assn
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Detroit Tigers Announce 29-Game Spring Training Schedule
The Detroit Tigers reveal a 29 game spring schedule with exhibitions against most Florida clubs except the Washington Senators. Under new manager Bob Schefting, camp opens February 28 at Lakeland. Grapefruit opener is March 10 vs the Chicago White Sox in Sarasota. The Tigers face the Twins and Cardinals four times each, and meet Baltimore in Detroit’s lone spring night game on March 31 in Miami.
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Byrne Was the Man
New York AP reports Casey Stengel hinted he valued a single traded player he later reacquired. Speculation pointed to Eno Slaughter Ralph Terry Bob Cerv, with all heads roles moving to Kansas City before the Yankees reclaimed the figure. Pitching coach Ed Lipat clarified the remark as referring to Tom Byrne.
Benton Tops Eldorado 67 56 in Narrow Basketball Win
Benton Rangers outscored Eldorado 19 11 16 18 to seal a 67 56 prep victory. Benton shot .620 from 26 of 50 while Eldorado hit .425 on 20 of 47. Terry Thomas and Bill Kerley led Benton with 10 points each, Joe Kingery scored 18 for Eldorado.
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Belino honored as top college back by Washington club
The Naval Academy’s Joe Belino was chosen by Washington’s Touchdown Club as the outstanding college football back of the year.
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Washington
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