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SECTION outhern IllMofem. SECTION Sporfs Classified SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1959 Carbondaie HerrinMurphysbnro, Illinois CarbondaU Herrin Murphysboro, Illinois 4- National Champs Win 58-53j lllini Gymnasts Edge Salukis By Five Points Carbondaie Relies On Press Defense To Spill Du Quoin Southern lllinoisan Sport Talk Royalf on Wins; Some Upsets Prep Games Rovalton's Potoski scor- By Merle Jones "Your Opinion Is As Good As Ours" for the first half but roared back with a .611 field goal percentage in the last two quarter. Greer, recovering from a recent illness, missed only one floor shot and one free throw in Sparked by John Greer's 31-point scoring effort, Carbondaie Community ripped out a 57-49 victor' over Du Quoin on ths Indians' floor Tuesday night. The Terriers avenged an earli- watches football and basketball. Crowd Enjoys Gym Show Even Though Salukis Lose "You should have beaten I cd only three points at Walton-ville Tuesday nteht but the three-point cluster at the end of the game gave the Pirates of Bob Mrs.

Jean Xordber: us loins nhlMMI rriMi-atinr ii tnnnhf hr crnrnrc nr, Dy -0-t margin. Johnson a 53-50 triumph and n. US over a bus oad or stu-; Gfccr diffcrcncc vm virtuallv clinched the Little the third quarter while ripping the nets for a 14 point output. Mine and Bridges were in trouble with four fouls in the third quarter but Greer's shooting show put the Terriers on top by a 41-27 count at the start of the final frame. i i Egvptian Conference title.

The victorv gave Pxoyalton a in the second meeting of the rivals. The slender Terrier guard made 11 of 18 shots from the floor for a .611 average and "in ntii H.vdlUCU for their trip. Next year SIU will face Michigan, Michigan State, Indi- 1 Til I conference and a 13-4 sea ana ana iinnois among omen in ullied nine markers at the frce son mark. Crab Orchard beat Woodlaun 64-62 and Vali- lftrow linc. ne took nine re- Charley Pond told SIU Coach Bill Meade after the lllini had taken a 58 1 2 to victory over SIU at Carbondaie Tuesday night.

Most of the partisan 1,200 SIU fans would agree with Pond's appraisal. The lllini, Abie Grossfeld in particular, did not hae a hot night. Manv observers felt Grossfeld, who got jin gymnastics is reaching a high ier beat Bluford 39-31 in other I league games Tuesday. Bluford, Woodlaun and Waltonville were Rovalton's challengers but all are at least two games off the pace t-ii- IT! -w iltnn cin "llnrli at- pitch which may restore SIU to the national prominence it en-iocd under the tutelage of the late Joe DiGiovanni two decades 320. Bridges fouled out and Grace picked up his fourth personal with slihtlv less than five min-utcs remaining and Du Quoin cut the deficit to 10 points as Steve Riggio hit three nice jumpers.

scoring threat failed to overtake the cushion the Terriers piled up ith the 18 point third bounds and figured in numerous ball steals. Coach Don Raines team, still crippled by illness turned in a solid defensive performance. Gerry Howe is still sidelined, Mike Womack made brief appearances despite a ankle injury and Bart Bridges played with a sore throat. 'ters Fridy with a win at lirst- a third and two fifths, was scored on his reputation ra- abden suffered its second ther than his performance. Johnston City Coach Tom Peeler trotted his basketball team straight loss after 16 wins in, So there even a second ucss out for a Saturday morning prac- aUicp aftrr tr Mir.

i i Hrnnnino an 81-60 decision at iin smnarics, oniv a quarter. Du yuom shot 5U per cent in the last quarter but finished with a .333 floor mark. tew or the tans present probably! Trico. Cobdcn also lost ion in the Pvramid tourney Fri Raines hopes that Howe will be back in the lineup for Car-bondale' two weekend matches. Terriers Shoot .404 The Terriers shot .404 against ac- scoring was knew how the complishcd.

FT FM FP 3 2 4 7 4. 3 2 day. 'I he team responded ith a 65-60 upset in over st Frankfort Saturdav. 4 i it 1 1 1 2 i C'DALE Hine Langan Grace Greer Bridges Womack Mitchell Jamison Totals 4 6 31 0 5 4 0 9 0 0 tne Indians, which is a Dig improvement for Carbondaie who has been hampered throughout the year with sub-par scoring. An effective press played a big part in the Terrier triumph.

"Our West Frankfort Coach George Iubelt did the same thing after his club scored a 56-54 won over Marion on Friday, Jan. 9. But the next night the Redbirds lost to Centralia 82-63. Southern Six Conference lead to Hurst-Bush, which has one loop loss compared to two for Cob- The Black Diamond race became a dogfight again as Scsser i upended Zeigler 92-72 with Ron Maddox getting 35 points for the winners. Elkville, which finished last a year ago, is now the only team with only one defeat but Zeigler, Scsser and Carter-wile each hae lost onlv tuo lea- 11 18 5 5 2 0 47 The scoring is done by four judges after each individual performance.

A perfect performance would bring a score of 100, though there are virtually no 100 scores and were none Tuesday. Each judge who, incidentally, has a pretty girl "secretary" who flashes his score to the of- 0 0 4 startm2 to shape is rcaiiv 19 19 12 24 57 FT FM up," Raines said. Du QUOIN A SIU Athletic Director In a came, there Don He 7 1 2 3 0 Keeper on a si ate- Bovdston has radio-phobia can't stand to listen to a broad The hih and low scores arc eliminated, the two middle scores guc games. Pinckncvville sixth won its Xeal Longshore Pxiggio Appino Frederick Marek Jent were 44 personal fouls. Du Quoin made only 12 field goals but picked up points at the bonus lane, making 25 of 37 attempts.

Leon Longshore, usually a strons corin2 threat for the In- 1 4 1 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 3 0 4 6 14 11 3 9 0 2 TTe University of Illinois qvnr nasties team scored a 58 to 53 ictorv oer Southern Illinois at GiiVmctale Tuesday niht before 1,200 enthusiastic fans. The five-point defeat bv a chool shich has won the Hiq Ten title every year since 1950 ind shared the nations co.lci-ste title last year was far from decisive. Southern, in fact, held i 29-19 lead after three events and then sacd in the hih bar, parallel bar and to a point vehere the Salukis could not pos-iblv win before the tumblinj finale bcan. Coach Bill Meade's SaluVis produced 11 scorers to eiht point-getters for Charley Pond's lllini. Gymnastics, unlike other iports, pas no attention to balanced scoring or depth.

It's quality that counts in ITie lllini had the qualitv in the persons of Abie Grossfcld and Don Tonrv, each of whom won two events as they split 33' points. Allen Hancv also came up with two seconds for eight points. Bundin Leonard Kalakian of SIU was the mvt popular performer as he won the trampoline and tumbling events and finished second in free exercise for 16 points. John Taylor as the next most productive Saluki in collecting 91? points in free exercise, side horse, hih bar and parallel bars. The results: Free Exercise 1.

Don Tonrv (1) 1S3 2. Len Kalakian (S) 166 I. Jack Wilev (S) 164 4. Ed Gombos (1) 158 5. John Taylor fS) 157 Trampoline 1.

Kalakian 177 2. Allen an ev (I) 169 5. JonShidler (S) 145 4. Gordon Claycomb (I) 139 5. Rom Ruppcrt (I) 45 Side Horse 1.

BobKies(S) 173 2. John Ostarcllo (S) 160 Jim Blazek (I) 157 4. Taylor 147 5. Abi Grossfeld (1) 133 High Bar 1. Tonrv 183 2.

Tavlor ISO 3. Grossfeld 174 4. Gombos 169 5. Jerry Bickenbach (S) 155 Parallel Bars 1. Grossfeld 17S 2.

Pat Bird (I) 173 I. Taylor 172 3. Tonrv 172 5.FredTijerina (S) 164 Rings 1. GroWeld 1S2 2. Ed Foster (S) 176 S.Bird 175 4.

Tonrv 175 5 Chuck Milliard (S) 170 Tumbling 1. Kalakian 175 2. Harvey 171 3. Wilev 170 4. HugK'BlanevS) 160 5.

GrosftfeM 158 straight Southwest Ecrvptian cam; 7 7 5 4 4 5 1 36 cast of a Saluki contest. He sits by the radio, however, and turns it on every few minutes just ta learn the score. totaled to "ive the performer his 1 'TJ 8 7 3 5 0 0 to maintain its two-came lead, points for the event. IT TAKES MUSCLE The Iiuqc biceps of lllini Abie Grossicld strain as he docs a handstand on the rings in a ovm meet Caibondale C7 C7 Tuesdav niht. Grossfcld won two events and scored 17 points to lead the lllini to a fic-point victorv over SIU.

0 1 dians. had an off a night Keller downing Chester 59-42. Carbon-1 The man with the most dale scored a 57-49 surprise at! points per event gets first place Du Quoin. and six points for his team. Sec- Lirtle Alto Pass continued un- ond.

third, fourth and fifth places scored only six points, PREP BASKETBALL Carbondaie 57, Du Quoin 49 12 25 12 20 49 9 is 1657 5 13 9 2249 Du Quoin jumped to a quick Totals Cdale Du Quoin Coultcrvillc 87, Vergcnnes 48p- lead but Greer, ball handler beaten in the Mound Citv tour- 2et 4, 3, 2, 1 points. Malcolm Hine and Dick Grace .1 r- Csrnien Piccone New Football Coach Af Southern Illinois U. put tne snoe on tne otner toot as pRQ BASKETBALL ncy on the strength of a 68-42 win oer Grand Chain. Mound Citv beat Cairo 63-57 in the other round cme. Gymnastics, unlike most other team sports, depends upon individual brilliance rather than team depth and balance.

Gross- tne i erncrs pulled to a com- EasUm jvision mand at the end ot the tirst quar-1 pct qjj ter. Carbondaie pressed 34 13 .723 Earl Lee's Cahokia Com- feld and Don Tonrv of Illinois Carmen Piccone was appointed couraced and quit football be-Ranches ported their third win scored 33 li of their team's 58 Vi men dropped back into a JL-i-zytxK York 27 20 .574 zone wnen the Indians movediSvracuse 2 22 .522 7 9h, 14 points. Len Kalakian had lb head football coach at Southern fore they get a good chance tOj1" a r.ow a win ai in- it r. i .1 i-; Nashville. 20 27 .426 Phila.

points for SIU. The top perfor Illinois university dv me boaraimake me ixansmon irom nin i i mers enters as manv as five Trico 81, Cobden 60 Ridgway 87, Galatia 45 Gorham 82, Karnak 62 Golconda 69, Vienna 60 Metropolis 72, Eldorado 55 Hurst-Buh 70, Carterville 65 Pinckncvville 59, Chester 42 Sparta 63, Freeburg 48 Cahokia 47, Nashville 41 Kinmundy 103, Cisne 57 Columbia 58, Dupo 51 Roxana 64, W'ood River 58 Sesser 92, Zeigler 72 Valier 39, Bluford 31 Douglass 5.9, Sumner 57 Bridgeport 73, Olney 64 Flora 86, Mt. Carmel 74 Lawrenceville 59, Fairfield 51 of Trustees Tuesday afternoon. the bail downcourt. Greer Leads Way Greer tallied nine points in the second quarter, hitting adeptly on 20 feet jump shots on the events.

Western Division St. Louis 33 12 .733 Detroit 19 29 .396 17 29 .370 He assumes the duties as head vujuinuia uuu school to college play. ja 5g.51 nin over ana Line coach Bob Franz, djftoxana upset Wood River 64-58 coach Andv Yau2hn and prob-jin two games which knocked lhe balukis have a return en coach in time to plan for spring 15U 21 Vi He succeeds! I right side of the keyhole. The1 Cin. 13 35 .271 practice March ablv backfield coach 1 1 any down the stock of two Southwestern Illinois powers.

resigned after Tuesday Results Shay will return on the staff. Al Kawal, who four seasons. lerners outscored Du Quoin by a 14-13 margin in the period and held a 23-18 cushion at the half- gagement with the lllini at Champaign Feb. 21. "We may not catch up with them this year," said Meade, "but next year I think we can.

They lose both Grossfeld and Tonry by graduation and they will have The 29-vear-old Piccone, a Red Devils Crippled St. Louis 112, New York 111 (OT) Cincinnati 100, Philadelphia 92 Philadelphia native who came to! way point. The Terriers shot onlv .276 St. Anthony 63, Beecher City to come up with some exception- 41 SIU four years ago as Kawal backfield coach after thev met at Temple University, received a continuing appointment for no definite period of time. allv good bov.s to replace them.

Wright Joins Faughn On Shelf Murphysboro basketball for- to gradually regain use of his Jersevville 43, Litchfield 41 O'Fallon 72, New Athens 58 a vinn! 'T enjoyed this meet tonight more than any sports event I've ors UUUVUVUHWUHH HIM 1 I I I II broken rirht foot. time" caiH nnp vrao vjrenara ot. ooaiawn seen in a Ion hat are Piccone's head coach? plans as runes absorbed a second crippl-ling blow Monday after- I coach who normally ol Mound Uty b5, Uairo 5 Both players were first string members of the Red Devil basket area prep "First I've got to find when junior Bob Wright WINTER IS HER NOTICE Ud. uu r. suffered a bone chip ana went -c i i.

11 1 on the shell tor several weeks. SHEKINAH LODGE ball team were lost by bone fractures in the same season. I "Faughn and Wright went, through out entire 10-game foot-, ball schedule, plus all of our prac-; ticcs, without any major injury! and thev call this basketball ccnter Larrv Fauchn Senior i uacKiit'iu ui qudiiei ijjlk nil Norwood, halfbacks Cirver Shannon and Rancttc Lew is and HE GROUP BOYS a fractured bone in the suticrcd fullback Cecil Hart bv gradua-ifoot three weeks ago. The cast PRICES SLASHED ON ALL PRICE TAGS ARLYN FURNITURE HERRIN AC IE 1 a mild sport!" Colborn said. No.

241, A.F.t A. M. SPECIAL MEETING THURS. JAN. 29, 1959 6:30 p.

m. WORK IN EA DEGREE A. W. Sutton, WM. was removed over the weekend.

Coach Bob Col born said Wright was engaged in a "one on one" defensive drill when he hon. Line holdovers will be plentiful and there are some experienced backs returning but the without anv con- backs being lost have been the1 "folded up Reduced To Sell TRIC0UNTY Alto Pass 6 0 Mound City 5 1 Mounds 4 3 Thebes 3 3 Ullin 2 6 tact. Lolborn said rieht ap- Everett V. Miller, Secy. 1 1.000 .833 .571 .500 .250 .000 parcntlv twisted his left foot.

BRADLEY FACULTY PAY ON YEAR-ROUND BASIS Peoria, Jan. 28 (AP) NOW ONLY A doctor's examination revealed a bone chip, putting Wright out of action at least several 0 7 I -JL" WHEN YOU BUY I weeks, Colborn said. "bread and butter" men for about three seasons. Piccone will also seek a back-field coach to replace himself and a coach for the junior varsity. "I want to try to build up a junior varsitv schedule and program if at all possible," he said.

"Our junior varsitv program has not been a strong one and usually our freshmen arc not ready for varsitv ball Manv become dis- 1 Charlotte, X.C. Randy Sandy, 160, New York, outpointed Walter Irby, 160, Columbia, S.C. 10. Faughn will not be able to rejoin the squad for at least two weeks, with doctor's instructions ill ui FREE GIFTS FREE PRIZES THURSDAY, JAM. 29TII HOODED ZIPPER and TOGGLE COAT I S' BE SURE T0 GET I Faculty salaries at Bradley University have been increased and appointment of faculty members will be for a year instead of nine months.

Bradler trustees Tuesday announced that effective Sept. 1, maximum salaries for professors will be $10,500, associate profes-wrs will get $9,000, assistant pro-ftuoit $7,500 and instructors $6,000. Dr. Harold P. Rodes, Bradley president, said the new rate is considerably than present salaries.

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