Simpson stars as USC routs Indiana in Rose Bowl
O J Simpson scores both Trojan touchdowns to power Southern California to a 14 to 3 Rose Bowl victory over Indiana. He gains 128 yards on 25 carries as USC seals the national title claim. Indiana’s lone points come on a 27 yard field goal by Dave Kornowa.
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Associated Press
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Trojan
John Pont
USC
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Ron Yary
Dennis Borne
Kornowa
Dave Kornowa
McKay
Scott
Harry Gonso
John Eisenberger
Clark wins Grand Prix in Johannesburg to set record
Jim Clark of Scotland captured the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami driving a Lotus Ford. The victory gave Clark his 25th Grand Prix win, breaking the record and surpassing Juan Manuel Fangio, with Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt finishing second and third.
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Jim Clark
Scotland
Clark
Juan Manuel Fangio
Kyalami
Graham Hill
Lotus Ford
Joachen Rindt
Australia
Unbeaten prep teams dwindle across Southern Illinois
The article notes many previously undefeated South Central Illinois basketball squads lost games last week. Teams such as Sparta, Herrin, Pinckneyville, Carbondale, Mt. Vernon, and others saw multiple setbacks, leaving Collinsville, Alton, Edwardsville and Madison among the remaining strong programs in the region.
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Eisenhower
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Cobden at Vienna and Carterville at Christopher Prep Basketball
Tuesday schedule lists Cobden visiting Vienna and Carterville traveling to Christopher for prep basketball action.
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Carterville
Christopher
Little Egyptian Conference opens with Waltonville Thompsonville clash
The Little Egyptian Conference basketball tournament opens tonight at Bluford with Waltonville facing Thompsonville in a single contest. Wednesday pairings include Woodlawn Dahlgren and Crab Orchard Tamaroa. semifinals Thursday feature upper bracket Waltonville-Thompsonville winner vs Bruford and Wednesday winners in lower bracket. finals Friday.
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Woodlawn - Dahlgren
Crab Orchard
Tamaroa
Bruford
Waltonville - Thompsonville
Carbondale Holiday Tourney Sets Attendance Record
The Carbondale holiday basketball tournament drew 27,700 fans across nine sessions. Collinsville beat Alton 78 73 for Virgil Fletcher's 518th win. Parker set multiple scoring records with 146 points and MVP honors. Alton’s Kenny Griffin set a free throw mark briefly, Tolliver of Pinckneyville also posted a new free throw record.
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Southern Illinois
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Alton
Collinsville
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Alan Crews
du Quoin
Indians
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Joel Tolliver
Pinckneyville
Sonny Wills
Leon Huff
Kenny Griffin
West Frankfort
Griffin
Parker
Terry Bethel
Mt. Vernon
Tolliver
Johnston City
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