Attucks Triumphs Over Gorham in Turbulent Tourney Tilt
Attucks rolled over Gorham 27 baskets in 80 attempts while Gorham managed 8 field goals. Jerry Brown led Attucks with 20 in the third period, Reliford and Alexander added double digits, Geiger paced Gorham with 12, Rathjen 10. Hurst-Bush’s squad faces Cairo Sumner next, then Shawnee vs Mounds Douglass in the nightcap. Attucks meets Trico Monday, with tonight’s winners meeting tomorrow.
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Randall Heins
Merle Geiger
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James Slaughter
Ernest Force
Jerry Brown
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Ted Williams Hopes Return To Baseball After Service
Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox slugger now serving a second stint in the Marine Air Force, expects to resume his baseball career when discharged next September. He told reporters in Miami that if he feels right he will return to baseball, aiming for Korea deployment this winter. The 34 year old outfielder left a high paying Boston job to rejoin the Marines after serving as a flight instructor in World War II.
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Miami
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Korea
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Missouri Nips Iowa State In Big 7 Tournament Action
Missouri edged Iowa State 63 to 61 in Big 7 play while Kansas defeated Nebraska 73 to 66. In the Southwest tournament Baylox beat Texas 57 to 43 and Rice downed Texas Christian 68 to 49.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Iowa State
Kansas
Nebraska
Baylox
Texas
Rice
Christian
Trico Opens Attucks Tournament With Victory Over Colp
One now Roy Gerlach of Trico elevates for a short jumper in a 63-47 win over Colp in the Attucks tournament opener. Teammates include Carol Bockhorn and Gene Herberger contributing key points.
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Roy Gerlach
Trico
Colp
Carol Bockhorn
Gene Herberger
Gorham’s Geiger Soars, Attucks Beats Carbondale in Tournament
Merle Geiger, 51, of Gorham jumps high for a layup against Attucks in Carbondale as No. 54 John Hellmer watches. Geiger’s attempt fails but Attucks defeats Gorham 63 to 32 in a tournament game.
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Ginning
Attucks
Merle Geiger
Gorham
Carbondale
John Hellmer
Geiger
Open Forum Preview and Centralia Tourney Officials Named
An open forum outlines opinions as good as ours with Centralia hosting next week officials: Russell Shields Greenville Joe Przada East St Louis Jim McCoskey Murphysboro Claude Rhodes Benton Ford Peebles Marion Bob Blondi Benton. Bill Hornsby Falstaff rep to wed in Belleville Friday. Eric Driggers Mt Vernon official works Mt Vernon and Paris tournaments then heads to Kansas City for a national rules meeting New Year’s Day. Paul McKinnis Eldorado retires from basketball this year.
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Centralia
Russell Shields
Greenville
Joe Przada
East St. Louis
Jim McCoskey
Murphysboro
Claude Rhodes
Benton
Ford Peebles
Marion
Bob Blondi
Eric Driggers
Mt. Vernon
Paris
Kansas City
Paul McKinnis
Eldorado
Syracuse Football Players Make Good In Classroom Work
Syracuse's Orange Bowl football team excels academically with 20 starters averaging B minus. Six players study physical education while others pursue pre medical, pre law, education, liberal arts, business and fine arts.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Finlay
Crawford
DeKalb Prep Tourney Results From Regional Brackets
Regional prep basketball results list scores from DeKalb and Mt. Vernon rounds. Teams such as DeKalb Leyden Woodstock Riverside Lakeview Mt. Zion St. Anthony Morris Ottawa Joliet Catholic Marquette and others posted wins and losses across quarter finals semi finals and first round matchups with several close finishes and large margins.
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Riverside
Maple Park
Illinois Tech
de Sable
Lane Tech
Lakeview Lanphier
Clinton
Mt. Zion
Beecher City
Sullivan
Fellshans
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High Normal
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Brownstown
Eastern
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Ottawa
Joliet Catholic
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St. Anne
Crete-Monee
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Earlville
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Coal City
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Plainfield
Grant Park Beecher
Momence
Minoka
Peotone
Fulton Geneseo
Savanna
Orion
Erie
Carlyle
O'Fallon
Marissa
Carbondale
Trico
Corp
C’dale
Gorham
Spartans and Wildcats Open Big Ten Play Tonight
Michigan State travels to Evanston to face Northwestern in the season’s first Big Ten game. Northwestern, under new coach Waldo Fisher, carries a 1-1 mark after beating Butler 90 72 and losing to Western Michigan 95 79.
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Wildcats
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Waldo Fisher
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Western Michigan
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Iowa
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Wisconsin
Oregon
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Loyola
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Cagers Open NY Tourney at Madison Square Garden
Eight handpicked teams begin the holiday festival basketball tourney at Madison Square Garden in New York. LaSalle Explorers, defending National Invitation Tournament champions, are favored as top-ranked choices. Afternoon games pair Manhattan against Vincennes and LaSalle against DePaul, while evening doubleheaders feature St John’s vs Miami of Ohio and NYU against Utah State.
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Madison Square Garden
LaSalle Explorers
Manhattan
Vincinnas
LaSalle
DePaul
DePaul 6-1, Evening — St. John’s
Miami
Ohio
New York U
Utah State
Two Regular Browns to Mill Title Contest
Cleveland Browns face Detroit Lions in the world championship game at Municipal Stadium after injuries bench speedie and Jones. Buddy Parker says Lions approach the title tilt normally as about 50 000 fans expected with Mutual radio and Dumont television coverage at 1 p.m. CST.
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Browns
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Lions
Municipal Stadium
Paul Brown
Mac Speedie
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Buddy Parker
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Speedie
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Indiana Pacers Top Celtics 85 74 in NBA Tilt
Indianapolis defeated Boston 85 to 74 as the game highlighted fast-paced scoring. Al Sharkey noted for his relentless focus, despite basketball notes, while not sitting during play.
Boxing card results from multiple city matches
In New York Vince Martinez stopped Don Williams in a 9 round bout. West Palm Beach Emerson Butcher out pointed Chief Crazy Horse in a 10 round match. Edmonton Georgie Dunn stopped in a separate bout.
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Paterson
N. J
Don Williams
Worcester
Mass
West Palm Beach
Fla
Emerson Butcher
Rock Island
Ill
Crazy Horse
Rosebud
Edmonton
Alberta
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Trojans End Scrimmage For Bowl Game
Southern California prepares for the Rose Bowl with a final scrimmage before facing Wisconsin on New Years Day. Coach Jess Hill expects a last tune up while Ivy Williamson notes Wisconsin is in midseason form and remains wary of Harland Carr’s knee injury.
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Trojans
Jess Hill
Wisconsin
Ivy Williamson
Badgers
Williamson
Jim Haluska
Ivy
Haluska
Harland Carr
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