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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1972
Page
12
Du Quoin sneaks past Carrier Mills 60-59 as Louis Baxter feeds Steve Toler for a late layup with six seconds left after Carrier Mills misses a decisive free throw. Mann fouls out, Bryant converts two, but the rally falls short and Du Quoin advances in the Class A state playoff race.
Du Quoin defeats Carrier Mills 60 to 59 in a late sectional final, with Louis Baxter and Barry Dickerson leading the clinching run and L. Baxter securing key rebounds. Carrier Mills foul trouble and late free throws shaped the finish as Rollins led with 12 points and Highman fouled out late. Braulio Baeza noted as jockey for Numbered Account in wrap.
The Big Ten opens a March session in Chicago with a Minnesota basketball case under appeal seeking reinstatement for two suspended Gophers. A Michigan State professor will protest racial discrimination while debates on freshmen eligibility and redshirting loom. The conference weighs a four year varsity rule amid support from athletic directors and growing faculty backing.
Steve Toler, 50, grabbed a key rebound on a missed Carrier Mills free throw with 18 seconds left and scored the winning basket with six seconds to go as Du Quoin outlasted Carrier Mills 60-59 in the Eldorado sectional final. No. 1 Eldorado advances to face Meridian Sparta in the SIU Arena Tuesday. Du Quoin reserve Roger Schneider, 40, smiles in foreground.
Canadian champion George Chuvalo agreed Friday to fight former world champion Muhammad Ali in Vancouver on May 1. Chuvalo will earn 65000 with a 12 round scheduled match, while Ali is guaranteed 200000. The bout, postponed from March 13 after Chuvalo's stable mate Stewart Gray died, hinges on final signatures by Ali and his lawyer.
Meridian 27 1 faces Du Quoin 23 4 in SIU Arena for the right to reach the Elite Eight for under 750 enrollment. The Tuesday winner meets either Shabbona 27 0 or Elgin St Edward 24 2 in a Friday noon game. Also notes Meridian 85 Pinckneyville 63 and Du Quoin 60 Carrier Mills 59. Phillies pitcher Ken Reynolds sidelined a week due to chest inflammation.
Meridian used bench depth to overwhelm Pinckneyville 85 to 63 in the Sparta Class A sectional Friday. Key reserves Meeks and Hudson combined for 28 points while Curtis Bogan fouled out late, as Meridian pulled away in the third quarter and shown depth when foul trouble hit early.
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