Bruins and Cougars face big Lew Alcindor question in Astrodome showdown
UCLA star Lew Alcindor remains a question as doctors decide if he can remove an eye patch for the Houston game. UCLA, 47 straight wins, will play the top ranked Cougars before a sold out 55,000 crowd in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Lew Alcindor
America
UCLA
Astrodome
Alcindor
Bruins
Portland
Los Angeles
Wonders
Houston Cougars
John Wooden
Guy Lewis
Big Lew
SIU Arena to Host Wichita State in Regional Telecast
Southern Illinois University hosts Wichita State at 12 45 p m in a regional TV matchup broadcast to 31 stations across six states. SIU seeks its fifth straight win as Hartman notes Wichita's strong play and road losses to top programs.
SIU Hosts First Saturday Home Game Televised
Southern Illinois University plans its first Saturday afternoon home basketball game against Wichita State with about 10 000 potential fans and a Midwest network telecast. SIU trails 7 500 home attendance so far this season and tickets remain available while Wichita brings an 6 6 record and 87 point scoring pace. Coach Jack Hartman notes fast tempo and pressure defense likely fuel an exciting arena show as Tim Ricci and Rick Basso face lineup injuries and lineup changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Wichita
Midwest
Neema Kinny
N.I. T
Wichita University
SIU
Salukis
Gary Thompson
UCLA
Arizona State
Utah
Utah State
New Mexico State
Michigan State
Shocker
Dave Skinner
Saluki
Jack Hartman
Missouri cancels SIU meet over freshman rule
Missouri cancels a swimming meet with Southern Illinois in Carbondale after SIU coach Ray Essick planned to use freshmen in the varsity competition. The decision stems from NCAA rule changes allowing freshmen to compete at the varsity level in most sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Merle Jones
Southern Illinois University Today
University of Missouri
Carbondale
SIU
Ray Essick
Sparta Tops Trico In Mid Winter Tournament Showdown
In Sparta at the Mid Winter tournament, Sparta defeated Trico 56-52 as Dan Beard and Vince Boston fueled the rally. Rosendahl led Trico with 23 points while Robison and Beard each scored 12 for Sparta. Mater Dei beat Mascoutah 56-48 with Ron Strieker scoring 22 for the Knights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breese Mater Dei
Mascoutah
Sparta
Trico
du Quoin
Cahokia
Murphysboro
Highland
Mater Dei
Knights
Ron Strieker
Barry Ward
Bulldogs
Dan Beard
Vince Boston
Pioneers
Rosendahl
Dale Robert
Steve Roberts
Robison
Beard
Bremer
Boston
Rosendoh
Robert
Fulton
Levan
Deppe
Springfield Girl on Olympic Team
Three Illinois skaters under 21 are named to the 1968 Olympic speed skating team after Milwaukee trials. Dianee Holum and Sally Blatchford of Northbrook and Toy Dorgan of Springfield selected as the seven woman squad. The report notes a dispute over nonappearance penalties and stresses NCAA and conference rule considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Illinois
Dianee Holum
Sally Blatchford
Northbrook
Toy Dorgan
Springfield
Wrestling Saturday at Carbondale in Mardale tournament
Two Missouri teams from Charleston and Jackson join six Illinois squads from Carbondale Murphysboro Carmi Centralia Lawrenceville and Belleville East in the eighth annual Mardale wrestling tournament at Bowen Gymnasium Carbondale. Prelims start 11 a.m. semifinals 1 30 p.m. and finals 4 p.m. Two mats run actions simultaneously throughout the meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Illinois
Mardale
Carbondale
Bowen Gymnasium
Charleston
Jackson
Ilinois
Murphysboro
Carmi
Centralia
Lawrenceville
Belleville
First Indy winner Ray Harroun dies at 89 in Indiana
Ray Harroun, 89, the 1911 Indianapolis 500 winner and 1910 AAA champion, died at St. John’s Hospital in Anderson, Indiana from a heart ailment. An inventor, he created a carburetor for kerosene fuel and contributed to Marmon and Maxwell engineering. Survived by his widow Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental
Marmon Autos
Maxwell
Saginaw
Mich
American Automobile Association
Marmon Company
Indianapolis
Harroun
Mary
Also Mentioned on This Page
N.I.T
Ron Washington
Camilo Pasqual
Washington
Washington Senators
Miami
Camilo Pascual
Burt Hawkins
Senators
Benton Benton
Herrin
Benton
Deifenbach
Stewart
Dawson
James
Pace
Bigham
Smith
Jones
Shadowers
O’connor
Watson
Miller
Christopher Royalton
Christopher
Zeigler
Prudent
Orlandini
Butler
McCulley
Gaddis
Gramer
Christopher Rice
MacDonald
Kritz
Stritzel
Anderton
Anna
Energy Energy
Creal Springs
Beltz
Griffith
Colbert
R. Stroh
E. Stroh
Denton
Vaughn
Cosby
Energy
Leo
Gibson
Omaha
Neb
Chicago Cub
Leo Durocher
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Gibson
Durocher
Omaha Sportscasters Association
St. Louis
Larry Odell
Southern Illinois
Wichita State University
Shockers
T.v.s.-Tv Sports Inc
Marquette
Sasuki
Arizona
Wsiu-Channel 8
Hartman
WSU
SSU
Bradley
Drake
Armstrong
Mississippi State
Greg Carney
Ron Mendell
Carl Williamson
Carney
Mendell
Williams
Southern
Alabama
Warren Armstrong
Tim Ricci
West Frankfort
Ricci
Lesser
Rick Basso
Carterville
Larry Willis
Dowell
Toyota
Leon Webb
West
Marion
Club Legionnaire
POST
Sun
Ron Head and
THE
Country Cowboys
NCAA
Bill Turnage
Southern Illinoisan
Don Boydston
Missouri Valley
Boydston
Missouri Long
Ed Mossotti
Jerry
Randolph County
Chester
Evansville
Steeleville
St. Boniface
Dunker
Stefani
Bauer
Denjon
Renner
Simpson
St. Mark
Rohlfing
Mueller
Kahre
Wedemeyer
Chadderton
Red Bud
Central
St. John
Dollin
Harrell
Bagsby
Diewald
Faust
R. Eggemeyer
Hubert
Kloth
Roche
Kesseler
A. Eggemeyer
Tilden
Thielemann
Search
Buening
Witbart
Knop
Ranta
Schwartz
Carlyle
Welch
Cox
Marin
Risley
Marvel
Moore
White
St. Mary’s Catholic
St. Mark’s Lutheran
St. John’s Catholic
St. John’s Lutheran
BUICK
Baudino
Chrysler
V.I.P
Ed Karr
Jay Lynn
N. Park
Cripps
Indy
Vic Koenig
Vic
Southern Illinois Volume Dealer
Chevrolet
Uniroyal
Royal New Tires
Jake
Recap Inc
N. Court
E. Madison
E. Main
O’dale
H.T
Bonne
Swindell
Motor, Inc
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!