Favorites Triumph In Centralia Tourney Opener
Unbeaten Herrin Collinsville, Rock Island Alleman, Pinckneyville and Carmi advance to quarterfinals with opening round wins at Centralia. Herrin beats Litchfield 71 50 behind Tidwell 27 points as Collinsville tops Benton 74 46. Marion shatters Olney 103 75 to set scoring record. Quincy slips past Bradley 48 45.
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Rock Island Alleman
Pinckneyville
Collinsville
Herrin
Quincy
Centralia
Carmi
Marion
Salem
Herring
Litchfield
Tigers
John Tidwell
Olney
Jack Anderson
Alleman
Mcleansboro
Rock Islanders
Robinson
Jimmy Evers
Belleville
Bradley
R. L. Jackman
George Latham
Latham
Litchfield - Benton
Olney -Salem
Bradley - Robinson
Alleman - Carmi
Herrin - Collinsville
Marion-Pinckneyville
Centralia - Quincy
Walt Kirk
Salem Wildcats
Duster
Thomas Pinckneyville
Maurice Rushing
Alex Life
Morris Steevens
Tommy Decker
Steevens
Panthers
Ifiue
Pincks
Aussies Sweep Davis Cup Final Over United States
Australia completed a 5-0 Davis Cup victory as Ken Rosewall and Lew Hoad won the final two singles. Rosewall dropped Sam Giava 4-6 6-1 8-5 7-5 and Vic Seixas fell to Lew Hoad 6-2 7-5 6-3.
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Australia
United States
Ken Rosewall
Lew Hoad
Rosewall
University of Texas
Sam Giva
Vic Seixas
Down Under
Sam
College Basketball Tournaments Roundup and Scores
Dixie Classic first round results include North Carolina 97 over Utah 76 and Duke 73 over West Virginia 67. Other winners were N C State 84 over Iowa 70, Wake Forest 74 over DePaul 68, and Orange Bowl action Stanford 68 over Valparaiso 51.
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Georgia Tech Pitt Open Bow Play Saturday
Georgia Tech and Pitt join senior all-stars in three bowls tomorrow with CBS covering the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville at 12 45 pm CST NBC airing the Blue Gray and East West games from Montgomery and San Francisco.
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Bobby Dodd
Area Teams Fall At Wood River
Anna Jonesboro lost to Wood River 79-45 in the Wood River tournament first round. Chester fell 42-35 to Streator at Pontiac. Leedio Cabutti's Champaign team lost 50-46 in overtime to unbeaten Glenbard at the Kanke Kee tourney. Woodlawn beat Egypt Embing Ashley 82-66.
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Wood River
Chester
Streator
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Glenbard
Kankekee
Woodlawn
Egypt
Eee Mbing
Ashley
Wood River 1924
Lewis
Lutz
Herrin School Wins Second Tourney Game
St. Mary's of Herrin defeated St. Philip's of East St. Louis 35 to 14 in a quarterfinal of an East St. Louis tournament. Takacs led with 11 points as St. Mary's built a steady lead after two nights of scoring. Other St. Mary's contributors included Fisher Venegoni and Caliper. St. Philip's Hassard Hor jmer and De Mars scored for their team.
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East St. Louis
St. Phillip’s
Takacs
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St. Mary’s
St. Philip’s
J. Fisher
Venegoni
Caliper
Marion Wildcats First to Score 100 In Centralia Tourney
Marion Wildcats set a Centralia holiday tourney record with 103 points, defeating Olney 103 to 75 to establish a new single game total of 178. Wendell Starrick’s pressing press disruption sparked the uprising as Marion broke away from an early 13-6 deficit.
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Centralia
Wendell Starrick
Marion Wildcats
Starrick
Wildcats
Olney
Litchfield
Johnston City
Harold Merriwether
Jack Anderson
Jim Anderson
Charles Odum
Johnston City natives field four coaches in Centralia tourney
First round pairings in the Centralia tournament pit four Johnston City natives against each other as coaches Ralph Davison Vern Fletcher and Wen dell Starrick lead Benton Colinsville Marion and Olney. The side story notes brothers Vern and Cecil Fletcher and possible fifth Johnston City coach Leedie Cabutti. Jack Klosterman enjoys spectator role shifting from basketball to football coaching at Effingham and Dike Eddleman now referees upstate.
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Johnston City
Ralph Davison
Benton
Vergil Fletcher
Colinsville Kahoks
Wendell Starrick
Marion Wildcats
Cecil Fletcher
Olney Tigers
Fletchers
Marvin Wyatt
Starrick
Fletcher
Patoka
Vergil
Kahoks
Marion
Leedie Cabutti
Chings
Jack Klosterman
Dike Eddleman
Jack
Pana
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Flaming Heart
Gibson City
Hurricane Jackson Wins Close Heavyweight Bout
In Milwaukee at the Arena Tommy Hurricane Jackson won a unanimous 10 round decision over Julio Mederos. Jackson weighed 195½ pounds and used a late surge to secure the victory as Mederos, at 193¾ pounds, landed hard punches and staggered his opponent in the final rounds. Mederos went down on a supposed slip in the tenth, but no count was given.
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Hurricane
Jackson
Julio Mederos
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Hoad Denies Turning Pro After Davis Cup Victory
Lew Hoad rebuts reports of turning professional claiming satisfaction with remaining a Davis Cup teammate for Australia. He spoke at the Davis Cup presentation ceremonies and said he plans to be back next year.
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Lew Hoad
Australia
Prep Tournaments Upset Run Fueled By Close Finishes
In a day of high school basketball results, Paxton beat Hooneston 42 41 and Rankin edged Rantoul 68 66 with Lakeview advancing. Mt Zion topped Tri City 72 59 while Maron defeated Lakeview 74 54 and Centralia beat Herrin 68 50.
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West Frankfort Redbirds Triumph Over Du Quoin in Tourney
West Frankfort Redbirds defeated Du Quoin 70 to 58 to reach the semifinals of the Egyptian Holiday tournament, ending Du Quoin’s six game win streak. Vlado Zavich scored 21 and led rebounds with nine as W Franklin shot over 49 percent while Du Quoin made 40 percent.
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Local High School Basketball Schedule
Games today include Harrisburg at Murphysboro at 1 00 p m Seutie versus Du Dupin at 3 00 p m Mt Vernon hosts Edwardsville at 7 30 p m Mt Vernon meets West Frankfort at 7 30 p m Carbondale plays West Frankfort at 9 00 p m
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Carbondale Terriers Reach Semi Finals With Sterling Win
Carbondale Terriers beat Sterling by 19 points to advance to the semi finals. Jay Lovelace led with 23 points, followed by Harry Bobbitt 14 and Mike Langan 16 as Carbondale shot 53.2 percent and three players hit double figures. The opening quarter had the Terriers up 17-14.
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Terriers
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Lovelace
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Carbondale
Phog Allen Forms Foundation to Review AAU Olympic Role
Kansas City December 28 AP Phog Allen former Kansas coach says a non profit foundation is being created to probe the AAU handling of American participation in the Olympics. He notes upcoming coverage and aims for colleges to gain a bigger voice in Olympic affairs. He has long criticized the AAU after Wes Santee was suspended for expense money.
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Phog Allen
University of Kansas
Amateur Athletic Union
Allen
Hampton Happy to Lead Toronto Argonauts Coach
Hampton Pool former Los Angeles Rams coach expressed pleasure at his appointment as coach of the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Big Four Football Union.
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Hampton Pool
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