Belleville Grabs First In Prep Poll
Belleville Maroons jump from ninth to first in the Illinois prep basketball AP poll after a 54 53 title game win over Centralia. McLeansboro rises to third. Collinsville and Chicago Carver also high. Newcomers Carver Lockport Elgin enter, while Moline Harrisburg and Chicago DuSable drop.
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Rock Island
Paris
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Rochelle
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Joliet Catholic
Peoria
Limestone
Lanphier
Chicago de LaSalle
Carmi
Toluca
Carrier Mills
West Frankfort
Rock Island Alleman
East Peoria
Edwardsville
Stephen Decatur
Rockford East
New Trier
Metropolis
Cahokia
Granite City
Packers Triumph In Frigid Yankee Stadium Championship
Green Bay won 16 to 7 over the Giants at Yankee Stadium in 20 degree wind gusts, clinching their eighth NFL title and fifth playoff win in seven years. Ray Nitschke starred on defense, with Jerry Kramer kicking three field goals as the Packers overcome cold, fumbles, and a late Giants push.
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Erich Barnes
Max McGee
Dim Collier
Arkansas
Nitschke
Sam Horner
Jerry Kramer
Thousands Flee New York To See Game On TV
Pro football fans fled New York areas to escape a 75 mile NFL blackout of the championship game. Travelers poured into Pennsylvania New Jersey and Connecticut as motels filled and bars set up antennas to receive Philadelphia broadcasts. New Haven Arena offered a barbecue and large screen viewing at four dollars fifty per person.
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Vindicated Packers Triumph Over Giants In Championship Defense
The Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants 16-7 at Yankee Stadium to claim their second straight title, with coach Vince Lombardi praising his team and Giants coach Allie Sherman emphasizing they fought hard. Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke starred, recovering two fumbles and driving a key interception return, earning the game's outstanding player award.
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Associated Press
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Vince Lombardi
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Paul Hornung
Y. A. Tittle
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Phil King
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Taylor
Dan Currie
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Jim Taylor
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Roger Suttner
Ridgway
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Bob Dallas
Suttner
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Jim
Dallas
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Willie Wood
Wood
Tom Kelleher
NFL
Pete Rozelle
Bow Games On Gridiron Tomorrow
College bowl lineups set with top teams in Rose, Sugar, Cotton, and Orange Bowls. USC meets Wisconsin in Pasadena while Mississippi faces Arkansas in New Orleans and LSU clashes with Texas in Dallas. Alabama takes on Oklahoma in Miami.
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Tigers
Jerry Stovall
Longhorns
Ray Poage
Lee Roy Jordan
Sooners
Nisbet Still Coaching Amid Family and Old-Times Ties
Southern Illinois sport talk recaps Tom Nisbet Sr as he remains a coach at Thornton during his son Tommy Jr’s senior season at New Trier. It notes Nisbet’s Thorntom days, ties with Lou Boudreau and Harry Combes, and his shift to New Trier three years ago. It also mentions Roger Suttner and Ridgway’s looming schedule, plus Steve Fisher’s knee injury and a stop in Evansville tournament results.
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Tom Nisbet
Tommy
New Trier
Nisbet
Centralia
Lou Boudreau
Thornton
Harvey
Ilinois
Boudreau
Harry Combes
Illinois
Pick" Denner
East St. Louis
Jim Vopicka
Morton
Cicero
Vopicka
Jim, Jr
American Legion
Berwyn
Lakers rally past Detroit for 136-130 win
In a tight NBA slate Los Angeles erased an 18 point deficit to beat Detroit 136-130. Jerry West played through flu symptoms, scored 28 with 17 in the final period to lift the Lakers, while St Louis edged Chicago 107-100 and Pettit led the Hawks with 31.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Los Angeles
Detroit
Hawks
Jerry West
Lakers
West
Fae
Bob Pettit
Kelleher
Wood
Hawk
Pettit
Rozelle
Walt Bellamy
Lakers And Hawks Triumph In NBA Duel
The Los Angeles Lakers and St. Louis Hawks, top teams, won on Sunday night in an Associated Press report. The game highlighted the Lakers and Hawks extending their leads as the season progresses, underscoring the disparity between the rich and the rest in the league.
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Associated Press
National Basketball Association
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St.Louis Hawks
Wadamm Tivician
Illini Meet Irish Tonight In Chicago
Fourth ranked Illinois eyes 8-0 start as they face Notre Dame in Chicago in the opener of a two game doubleheader. Loyola of Chicago also tops the bill taking on Dayton while other Big Ten teams and nonconference foes fill the schedule ahead of the title race.
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Iowa
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Ken Siebel
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Marcus Sanders
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