Clay Wins Sixth Round Stop Of Cooper In London
Cassius Clay defends his heavyweight title by stopping Henry Cooper in the sixth round at Arsenal Stadium London in front of 42000 spectators. A deep gash over Coopers eye opened as Clay stormed in with a decisive one two, ending the bout at 1 minute 38 seconds.
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Clay
Copper
Cassius Clay
Henry Cooper
Louisville
Cooper
George Smith
England
Arsenal
Boo Fitzsimmons
Associated Press
Sonny Liston
Miami Beach
Fla
Liston
Floyd Patterson
George Chuvalo
Marion Hosts Baseball Meet Season Opens at City Park
The Marion sectional baseball tournament begins Monday at 4 p.m. at the city park diamond with Murphysboro versus Carmi in the first game. Du Quoin meets Sparta Tuesday at 4 p.m. and the two first round winners play Wednesday at 4 p.m. for the title. Official judges are Stuart Schmidt West Frankfort Ewald Pyle Du Quoin and Herbert Brooking Marion. The Marion sectional winner advances to the state tournament in Peoria June 2 3 to face the DeKalb sectional winner June 2 at 11 30 a.m.
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Murphysboro
Carmi
du Quoin
Sparta
Stuart Schmidt
West Frankfort
Ewald Pyle
Herbert Brooking
Marion
Peoria
Carterville, Gierens Lead Illinois State Golf Meet
Carterville finished 10th as Ralph Gierens of St. Edward Elgin won the individual title with 158 after a 81 77 for 36 holes at the University of Illinois Savoy course. New Trier East won team honors with 660 followed by Central Lockport 672 and Galesburg 673.
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New Trier
Winnetka
Ralph Gievens
St. Edwards
Elgin
University of Illinois
Savoy
Central Lockport
Galesburg
Gierens
William Cvengros
Trinity
Bloomington
William Dutch
Glenbard West
Glen Elgyn
Carterville
Southern Illinois
Jerry Glenn
Phil Noakes
Steve Hanock
Pinckneyville
Hartzog Praises Deppe After Double State Sprint Win
SIU coach Lew Hartzog hailed Allen Deppe after the Trico sprinter won both the 100 and 220 yard dashes at the state meet in Champaign. Deppe, set to enroll at Southern Illinois University this fall, impressed Hartzog with his courage and rising speed.
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Southern Illinois University
Lew Hartzog
Champaign
Trico
Allen Deppe
SIU
Deppe
Hartzog
Kauai King Wins Preakness To Chase Triple Crown
Kauai King, trained by Don Brumfield, led from the break and won the 91st Preakness by two lengths over Stupendous at Pimlico, earning 129000 and boosting year total to 369027. Amberoid seized third as the Maryland bred Native Dancer son again faced Stupendous, with Belmon t Stakes looming on June 4 for the possible Crown.
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Omaha
Neb
Citation
Kentucky Derby. But Stupendous
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Wheatley Stable
Stupendous
Braulio Baeza
Don Brumfield
King
Blue Skyer
Indulto
Brumfield
Nashua
Reginald Webster
Bill Boland
Industo
Understanding
Deppe doubles in state track as Evanston wins title
Trico star Allen Deppe wins both the 100 and 220 yard dashes at Champaign state prep meet with times 9.9 and 21.2. Evanston captures the team crown with 30 points, Bloom Chicago Heights follows with 21, and East St. Louis leads downstate with 15. Records fall across events including 440 dash 47.3 by Bill Bahnfeldh and 1:28.1 880 relay by East St. Louis.
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Trico High School
Campbell Hill
Champaign
Illinois
Evanston
Cook County
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Chicago Heights
East St. Louis
Bill Bahnfleth
Palatine
Thom Walters
Urbana
Charles Bareither
al Janulis
York
Taft
Chicago
Elmhurst
Rockford
Auburn
New Trier
Winnetka
Lonnell Poole
John Wright
Wheaton
John Johnson
John Smith
Main
Des Plaines
Tom Bayless
Roy Houston
Rick Wohlhuter
St. Charles
Ken Ward
Proviso East
Maywood
Harshell Benberry
Christ Hill
Glenbard West
Steven Campbell
Ronald Zaeske
Deerfield
Eric Mansker
Marshall
Melvin Hilliard
Phillips
Maine
Trico
Mack Herron
Farragut
Larry Erickson
Morton West
Berwyn
Dave Jenkins
Richard Lewis
John Davis
Bill Bahnfeldh
Lindsey Hickman
Feilshans
Springfield
Steve Campbell
Brad Richardson
Olney
Jesse Sibert
Allison
Geneva
Terry Webb
Glenbrook South
Glenview
Hershell Ben
Deppe Dominates State Dash Titles for Trico
Allen Deppe of Trico swept both the 100 and 220 yard dashes at Champaign, overcoming tough wind and carrying extra runs on Friday to reach finals. His victories outpaced rivals including Mack Herron of Farragut, marking a standout performance against area and state competition.
Deppe Leads Trico Sprinters to State Meet Honors
The piece notes Allen Deppe, a new track transfer with no prior sprint experience, excelled at the state meet, earning two blue ribbons and helping Trico place fifth behind Evanston Bloom East St. Louis York. It mentions Tom Freeman of West Frankfort and nearby results, plus other local track anecdotes and SIU happenings.
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Loris Lambert
Trico
Deppe
Evanston
Bloom
East St. Louis
York
Alton
Champaign
Lincoln
West Frankfort
Tom Freeman
Tom
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Merle Jones
Bob Packard
Jack Hartman
Coffeyville, Kans
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Chester Lawrence
Vienna
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