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East St Louis other top 10 grid teams ready for state finaU will turn its balanced high-powered offense loose against Capitol Conference champion Normal (Community) in the Gass'4A game Saturday morning Coach Bob E-Rabs have been aweseome offensively an season and have been held under 27 points only once a 7-2 win over Downers Grove (North) on Oct 4 Rockford (East) brings a 22-game win streak into the affair Normal (Community) is led by fullback-turned quarter-bad: Kurt Swearingen and sprinter-turned halfback Dave Short both of whom have gained over 1800 yards rush-'ing this season The finale features the "Afterburner of East St Louis against die defense-oriented Spartans of North Carmel will be the underdog in the Gass 3A game against Little Seven champion West Chicago West Chicago coached by Paul Unruh has an enrollment of 1628 and if scheduled to leave die Little Seven next season to Join the Glen Ellyn and Wheaton schools in a new league The Wildcats nipped Geneseo 3-0 in the quarterfinals and then blasted Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception) 204 hi the semifinals Coach Larry ML Carmel Aces have won two cliff-hangers en route to die finals nipping ML Son 14-13 in -the first game and -then Quincy (Catholic Boys) 34 in overtime in the semifinals Rated as one of the greatest teams the City of Rockford has produced Rockford (East) brook (Glenbrook North) to die Class SA title Southwestern Conference champion East St Louis which returned 40 lettermen from last team is led' by quarterback Maurice Tolsra and halfback Stanley Braggs both of whom' were members of the state champion relay teams last spring The Flyers have destroyed three foes thusfar in the playoffs including a 46-' 0 blitzing of Chicago Catholic League champion Gordon Tech in die semifinals Glenbrook North die Central Suburban North champion after nipping powerful Evanston 74 in the playoff opener has gained momentum each game and trounced highly regarded Villa Park (Willowbrook) 26-7 in the semifinals Windows at 8 am Friday and at 9:30 am Saturday An announcement of the availability of single-session tickets will be made later in the week after each of the competing schools has had an opportunity to sell its allotment All but one of die finalists earned their berths in the playoffs by claiming their conference championship Concord (Triopia) emerged from one of the three berths per class which were filled from die ranks of independent schools conference cochampions selected by their league or conference runners-up Triopia is an independent Schools were classified on the basis of average conference enrollment A total of 5 con- tur (St Teresa) (12-0) 2:30 pm Class 3A West Chi- cago (12-0) vs ML Carmel (11-1) 11 am Class 4A Rockford (East) (12-0) vs Normal (Community) (120) 1:30 pm Class SA Northbrook (Glenbrook North) (11-0) vs East St Louis (Sr) (120) 1 The dramatic impact of "November a kissing cousin to the "March of the annual basket--ball tournaments is expected to lure capacity crowds to Hancock Stadium both days Should singfe-session tickets (which allow the bearer the opportunity to see all games scheduled that day) be available they will go on sale at die Hancock Stadium Ticket BLOOMINGTON Ten schools with a combined record of 115-2 including eight unbeaten teams will 'converge on Hancock Stadium on the campus of Illinois State University this weekend to Hie first-ever title games in five classes in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Football Playoff Series Champions win be crowned in three classes the smallest three Friday beginning at 9:30 am The remaining two champions will be crowned Saturday beginning at 11 am Pairings for the title games 9:30 am Class Flanagan (11-0) vs Concord (Triopia) (11-0) Nora Class 2A Alexis (11-1) vs Deca i iOi i a i 5iqff! i i i 1 1 I I 1 1 Wimn HFj WtHhW WH Htv W-Vt -v 4m- ond season' The Falcons belted previously unbeaten Genoa-Kingston 37-7 in their semifinal game Triopia coach- ed by Don Kemp who is in his 22nd year blanked Villa Grove! 144 in die semifinals' duced four straight shutouts and has allowed only 26 points in 11 games this season Flanagan the Mid-State Conference cnampkm wim an enrollment of 171 is coached by Roger Zehr who is in his sec ferences were divided evenly among the five classes The Gass 1A tide game will Flanagan's powerful offense-led by high-scoring fullback Greg Gundy against a Triopia defense that has pro- ite Eagles win -Sd MVP over 3 to win after we had been the dogs of baseball for two yeari The year just kept getting more exciting asit went Burroughs who is known to his teammates as America" because of his power-fid build and enormous per hit J01 connected to 25 imers and led the league with 118 runs batted in last season my second year of major league ball have to say mat Ted Williams taught me to mink at the plate a little that hitting just walking up there and taking three Burroughs added "And I also have to say that (manager) Billy Martin was a terrific influence on me It was really nice to start And most importantly his ever-scrapping Vikings had Just fallen to St Henry 58-51 to break the school's long tradition of notaries over the Eagles in the past "I just wish I had those last 49 seconds to play over he muttered Trailing S2-S1 with those 49 seconds left St Paul brought the ball back to its end of die court But instead of slowing things down the Vikings continued their run and gun offense as Jeff Hebranc let sail with a 30-footer The shot missed and me game was over as far as me Vikings By ROGER SCHLUETER News-Democrat Sports Writer BELLEVILLE Joe Kloatei maim quickly escaped from the steaming shower room to take refuge in the cool hallway outside His baptism as the new St Paul head basketball coach had -already been put under enough fire at the Althoff gym Tuesday night He played with a team missing three of its better and taller players A couple of foul calls had gone against him One of his top players had fouled out Just' as me score was tied NEW YORK (UPI) Jeff Burroughs of the Texas Rangers a protege of Ted Williams who started the 1974 season hop-' ing to avoid the was voted the American most valuable player today by a decisive margin over a trio of the world champion Oakland The 23-year old native of Long Beach Calif third youngest player ever to win an MVP award received 248 points in voting by a 24-man committee of the Baseball Writers Association of America Stan Musial in 1943 and Vida Blue in 1971 were the only players ever to win the award at a younger age Following Burroughs in the voting were me Oakland Trio-Joe Rudi wim 16116 points Sal Bando wim 14316 and Reggie Jackson wim 119 with Ferguson Jenkins of the Rangers fifth at 118 points the greatest honor a player can get said Burroughs when notified of his election it makes it even greater being only 23 years old and in Boudrias Crusaders place 4 on league team The Althoff Crusaders placed four men on me first team of the 1974 All-Bi-State Conference football team 1 Three Crusaders were named to the first string offense and one to the defensive uniL Bolt was selected as center A1 Alberter and Tom Taggart were selected as running backs on offense Barry Frazier was named to the defensive team as a safety Members of the all-conference team are selected by the coaches of the conference SL Louis High led the schools in number of players on the honorary team wim seven two on offense and five on defense DeSmet and CBC each had six gridders named as all-on-ference The Spartans and the Cadets had four each on the offensive team and two each on the defensive uniL Althoff gridders dominated the second team wim five Crusaders on offense and five on defense SL Louis High placed seven men on the second team DeSmet six and CBC managed only one Althoff senior A1 Alberter wss mentioned bom on th first team offensive unit as a running back and on the fecond team for Us efforts as a punter w--'- 1574 ALL4I-STATR COHFRRINCR TRAM FIRST TRAM Flyers top voting in Southwestern East St powerful Flyers captured 13 of die top 22 spots the first team of the 1974 All-Southwestern Conference football squad Coach Corny Perry's unit also placed five men on die second team Quarterback Maurice Tolsra running backs Fred Ford and Brian Leonard ends Eugene Byrd and Kellen Winslow tackle Gary Smith and center Erwin McIntyre of East St Louis were named to the first offensive unit in voting conducted by me coaches Tackle Cleveland Crosby end Lee Malone linebacker Mike Hill and halfbacks Kenneth Jones and Stan Braggs are the Flyers representatives on first defensive team Belleville East placed Roger Cook at tackle Dave Jankowski at guard and Jim Sobieralski kicker on the offensive first team Rusty Lisch (punter) was the lone Belleville West player to get a first team nod either offensively or defensively Tolsra barely nudged Lisch out of the first team QB position though Jerry Ashman (running back) of Collinsville and the Lancers' Sobieralski were the only juniors to make the first team WM ALL-SOimtWESTiaN CONFERENCE ISAM FIRST TRAM OfftMB scores were concerned St Henry immediately passed through die St Paul press for a basket from Steve Schell and men added four more free throws to grab its second win of the season "We knew we probably were only going to get one shot so I wanted them to work it closer to the Klostermann said thinking about that last 30-footer and other long shots the Vikings had taken and missed during the game just got to learn when to shoot and whim not to he added found out that when we got inside we scored a little" For St Henry Coach Rick Keefe me win brought happiness and problems 'For 51 points I still mink we a pretty good said is the first time SL Paul has ever been beaten by us mat I can remember It was a good victory and the boys really worked for it" Despite three straight turnovers at one point SL Henry rushed off to a 124 first period lead as cold shooting and turnovers plagued SL Paul But while the point production increased only slowly through the game St Paul came back to take a 45-43 lead halfway through me final quarter Keefe attributed much of this to a problem he's never had the pleasure of worrying about before: his 6-7 sophomore center Stan Elf rink was double-teamed 'Tve never had a boy big enough to be double-teamed Keefe said laughing I know what to do when they put players in front and in back of kept asking me what they were supposed to do and all I could say was Elf rink's being double-teamed there has to be somebody open' Keefe added "I'm going to have to go through some basketball books -Despite the extra attention Elf rink still popped in seven of 12 field goals and seven of seven free throws to 21 points and the scoring honors Teammate Steve Schell added 13 while Rich Kudia contributed 13 The Eagles whole however shot only 33 per cent down from me 56 per cent success they had-against Coultervilleainme season opener SL FaN (51) FOA FBFTA FT FF 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Raa MeOriair lad St Lada Dan Jaakawiki BdiaaBM Bad Rayar CmR BaHmWa Rad Brea Oneway Altkaff FWS Ml Plri J44 HMiy ML Ftm Tkran SL FaN Jit SL Mum an Bl Imm Bad SL Laid NEW VORK (UPI) -The European Professional Basketball League a concept many thought would dissolve in the planning stages became official Tuesday wim me drafting of 166 former US professional and college stars to compete in an eight-team league beginning next Jan 17 Gene Moore a 6-foot-9 center who played in both pro leagues and starred at SL Louis University was the first player chosen in the draft while Shaler Hali-mon an ex-Utah State star who at one time was the No 1 pick of the Philadelphia 76ers was the second one picked Moore wu drafted by Barcelona and Halimon went to Switzerland to depart by a chartered plane Sunday for New York Joe Torre drove In three of the runs wim a home run The Mets had Torre on third and Ed Kranepool on second wim two out in me fourth but failed to score when second baseman Shozo Doi robbed Don Hahn of a hit wim a fine running throw to firsL Torre and Kranepool had singled off starter Nobuhiro The Mets took a 4-8 lead in the top of the fifth Ron Hodgesdoubled and wenttothird as Hank Webb who had relieved Randy Tate in me third bunted safely over first baseman Sadaharu Oh Wayne Gait rett popped out but Felix Millan singled scoring Hodges John Milner grounded out and Torre followed with his home run scoring Webb and Millan aheadofhim But me Mets lead wu short-lived as the Giants sent 13 batters to me plate in their half of the Inning to win the game with seven runs on seven hits and 'three walks Tennis winning a doubles match wim his partner Manuel Orantes of Spain in the Argentine Open touraa-menL The pair oeat Oscar Escribano and Roberto Car-routhers both of Argentina 27 6-1 6-2 PITTSBURGH (UPI) Tennis star Evonne Goolagong who combined with Pittsburgh Triangles teammate Peggy Michel to win the Wimbledon doubles crown has signed a new two-year contract with tho World Team Tennli club 1 Triangles owner Frank Fuhrer who announced-foe signing Tuesday said Miu contract did not include the former escape clauses and partial saSss'lajSd pls? schedule with the Triangles but other terms of the new contract were not disclosed want all of my players signed to 44-match contracts" Fuhrer said Goolagong missed four matches last season and we lost all ur- She was me second player signed by the Triangles Mark Cox acquired in an off-season trade wim the Florida Flamingos signed earlier Fuhrer also announced mat Dan McGibbeny publicity director for mo Triangles had been named assistant general manager Basketball ST tOUIS (UPI) The Spirits of SL Louis Tuesday night signed free agent guard Tom Ingelsby who had been waived by the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association Ingelsby who played 48 games wim Atlanta last year Joined the team immediately and was scheduled to be in uniform for Wednesday night's game against me New York Nets in New York a club spokesman said To make room on me roster the Spirits placed rookie guard Jimmy Foster of Connecticut on waivers PEORIA III (UPI) Guard Jim Caruthers scored 21 poins Tuesday as Bradley showed depth and shooting talent in beating a touring Brazilian national basketball team 8279 in an exhibition game But it was new forward Mike Davis teamed with four lettermen who led all scorers with 25 points The loss dropped me Brazilians to 1-2 on their tour which continues Wednesday against Drake in Des Moines Iowa Gilson de Jesus led the Brazilians with 18 points Lull de Melo had 14 and both Adilson Naclmento and Roberto Correa had 11 points Baseball SHIZUOKA Japan (UPI) The Yomiuri Giants erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning Wednesday and beat the New York Mets 'M before 30000 at Kusanagi Stadium to cap their 11-game series wim six wins three losses and two ties Yogi Berra's Mets who arrived on OcL 24 finished their 18-game goodwill series as guests of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper with a record of nine wins seven losses and two ties They are scheduled BUENOS AIRES (UPI) Argentine Guillermo Vilas clinched the 896000 Commercial Union Grand iPrix of tennis on his home territory Tuesday by.