U. School Indians Nab Cage Wins
U. School defeated Equality 83-63 and Johnston City beat Elverado 75-33 in first round Black Diamond Conference tourney action at Elkville. Semifinals set as Carterville vs Zeigler-Royalton and U. School vs Johnston City tonight.
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Bill Turnage
Southern Illinoisan University
Johnston City
Elkville
U. School
Equality
Elverado
Carterville
Zeigler - Royalton
Lynxes
Mike Higgins
Cardinals
Roger Tedrick
Tim Higgins
Mark Hofford
Indians
Falcons
Ron Shelton
Mike McDaniel
Gerald Sanders
Tedrick
T. Higgins
Norman
Aikman
M. Higgins
Geilhausen
Heisler
Renzaglia
Mercer
Tally
C. Ensminger
Colbert
R. Ensminger
W. Pearce
J. Pearce
Wenzel
Barnhill Traded From Hawks to Pistons
St Louis Hawks send veteran guard John Barnhill to Detroit Pistons for forward Joe Caldwell in a second deal between the teams this week. Caldwell, 6-foot-5 and Arizona State alumnus, averaged 10.3 points this season and will join St Louis to face the 76ers. Barnhill spent four seasons in St Louis, averaging 8.5 points before holding out. Michigan State tops Purdue 14 10 to take a 10 9 lead in their series.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Hawks
John Barnhill
Detroit Pistons
Joe Caldwell
National Basketball Association
Hawks
Charley Vaughn
John Tresvant
Pistons
Red
Caldwell
Arizona State
Philadelphia 76Ers
Barnhill
Tennessee State University
Prep Basketball Tourneys Highlight Rockford and Peoria Results
Tournament play across Rockford Peoria and surrounding towns produced decisive wins and close losses. Notable scores include Harlem 72 Aurora East 44 and De LaSalle 59 Marian Catholic 47 with OT thrills St. Ignatius 80 Little Flower 76.
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Rockford
Peoria Spalding
Antioch
Carl Sandburg
Chicago
Anna Loses In Breese Quarterfinal
Mater Dei of Breese defeated Anna Jonesboro 70 to 58 in the Breese quarterfinals of the Mater Dei holiday basketball tourney. Rendleman led Anna with 20 points as Mater Dei built a 14 point lead and held on after Anna trimmed the gap late. Schulte led all scorers with 23 for Mater Dei. Ratermann added 22.
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Roy Franke
Mater Dei
Breese
Anna Jonesboro
Wildcats
Carroll Belcher
Knights
Anna
Jerseyville
East St. Louis
Madison
Highland
Tom Beer
Paul Ratermann
Gary Moss
John Schaefer
Tom Schulte
Darryl Rendleman
Rendleman
Ratermann
Schulte
Schaefer
Froehling Leads Richardson When Darkness Halts Sugar Bowl Match
In New Orleans Frank Froehling of Miami and top seed Ham Richardson of Dallas hold a 2-1 lead in the Sugar Bowl Invitational semifinal before play was stopped at dusk. Richardson won the first set 8-4 and Froehling took the second 12-10. Holberg defeated Belkin 6-4 6-2 to face the Froehling Richardson winner for the title.
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Frank Froehling
Miami
Fla
Ham Richardson
Dallas
Tex
Froehling
Richardson
Forheling
Ron Holbert
New York
Mike Belkin
Holmberg
Belkin
Froehling-Richardson
Executive Named Golf Senior of Year
Norwalk Connecticut AP Bob Kiersky a 58 year old soft drink sales executive from Pittsburgh PA who won the USGA Senior Amateur title was named golf Senior of the Year by Golf Digest Magazine today Kiersky once played minor league baseball and semipro football and basketball.
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Norwalk
St Paul Open Tourney Dates Set at Keller Course
The Professional Golfers Association announced the St. Paul Open will be played July 14 to 17 at Keller Course in St. Paul Minnesota.
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St. Paul, Minn
Professional Golfers Association
Keller Course
Weather clouds Rose Bowl as MSU UCLA coaches fear rain
In Pasadena the Rose Bowl atmosphere grows tense as forecasters warn of possible rain and wind for the Michigan State vs UCLA showdown. Officials and fans await updates while tarpaulins shield the turf and teams prepare for outdoor workouts.
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Bob Voges
Associated Press
Pasadena
Calif
Michigan State
UCLA
U.S. Weather Bureau
Rose Bowl
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
MSU
Duffy Daugherty
Australia and Spain split final Challenge Round matches
In Sydney Australia the unofficial world amateur championship saw Spain's Manuel Santana beat Roy Emerson 2-6 6-2 6-4 15-13 while Australia’s Fred Stolle defeated Manuel Gilbert 6-2 6-4 8-6. Australia had already clinched the Davis Cup by winning the prior two singles and the doubles.
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Australia
Spain
Manual Santana
Roy Emerson
Santana
Emerson
White City Stadium
Fred Stolle
Manuel Gilbert
Jones Knocks Out Archie McBride in Miami Beach Bout
Associated Press reports Doug Jones of New York defeated Archie McBride of Trenton New Jersey by knockout in Miami Beach.
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Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fla
Doug Jones
New York
Archie McBride
Trenton
N.J
Nixon Fired After Year With Steelers
Pittsburgh owner Art Rooney dismissed Mike Nixon as head coach after a 2 12 season. Nixon and his assistants Lavern Torgeson Tom Keane Ernie Hefferle and Jim Doran were dismissed as Rooney begins interviewing candidates for the post.
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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Art Rooney
Nixon
Buddy Parker
Rooney
Pittsburgh
Mike
Steelers
NFL
Harland Svare
Los Angeles Rams
Lavern Torgeson
Tom Keane
Ernie Hefferle
Jim Doran
Wilt Bers Top Celtics In Close East Race
Wilt Chamberlain led the 76ers past the Celtics 102-93 as Philadelphia narrowed theEast standings gap. Russell scored 11 with 17 rebounds for Boston while Havlicek had 28 and Greer 27 for Philadelphia in a head to head clash.
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East
Philadelphia
Warriors
Wilt ‘Chamberlain
Boston
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
St. Louis
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Hal Greer
John Havlicek
Sam Jones
College Basketball Results From Holiday Tournaments
ECAC Holiday Festival saw Villanova beat Colorado State 68 57 and Georgetown edge New York University 88 87. In the Los Angeles Classic Vanderbilt defeated Syracuse 113 98 while Southern California beat Northwestern 63 75. Louisville edged Miami 85 84 in overtime. Virginia Tech topped Texas A&M 101 82. Wichita State defeated Xavier Ohio 81. Big Eight saw Kansas 69 Kansas State 63 and Iowa State 89 Colorado 72. Far West Classic Stanford 88 Washington State 77. Evansville Tourney Marquette 74 Yale 68. WCAC Santa Barbara 80 St Marys Calif 77. San Jose State 67 Loyola Calif 62. Rainbow Classic Tulsa 92 Washington 76 Ohio State 88 Wake Forest 81 Cincinnati 84 Utah 66.
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Kansas St
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Chuvalo Tackles Colletti in London January Bout
Canadi an heavyweight king George Chuvalo will fight Eduardo Colletti, an Argentine living in Italy, in a 10 round bout in London on January 25. Manager Irving Ungerman announced the plan on Tuesday.
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George Chuvalo
England
London
Eduardo Colletti
Italy
Irving Ungerman
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