Aiken Hornets Track Team Faces Rebuilding Year
Coach Bill Clyburn says 1971 Aiken High sprinters Ricky Hallman Levi Isaac James Johnson show fair speed while the team develops. Top events include pole vault and shot put with Roger West and James Arburgh rising contenders. The squad has three early meets and aims to peak by mid-April for regional action.
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Levi Isaac
James Johnson
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Mac Baldwin
Jerome Bell
Bell
Bernard Walker
Christian Scheel
Paul Summer
Freddie Edeburn
Ron Shelly
James Arburgh
Roger West
Allendale-Fairfax
Eau Claire
Airport
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Carolina
Cavaliers Ink Austin Carr in NBA Signing
Notre Dame star Austin Carr, named College Player of the Year by the Associated Press, signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Buffalo Braves added seven foot Elmore Smith of Kentucky State, and the ABA’s Virginia Squires signed Julius Erving of Massachusetts.
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National Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
Notre Dame
Austin Carr
Cleveland Cavaliers
Buffalo Braves
NBA
Elmore Smith
Kentucky State
Virginia Squires
ABA
Julius Erving
University of Massachusetts
Brazil sweep Bolivia in Davis Cup eliminations
Brazil completed a 5 0 Davis Cup victory over Bolivia in Porto Alegre. Edson Mandarino defeated Ramiro Benavides in straight sets 6 0 6 2 6 3, and Thomas Koch beat Oscar Chiarella 6 1 6 0 6 1. Brazil advances to meet Ecuador in Porto Alegre April 16 18.
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Associated Press
Brazil
Bolivia
Edson Mandarino
Ramiro Benavides
Thomas Koch
Oscar Chiarella
Porto Alegre
Ecuador
Wake Forest Opens Spring Drills With 85 Candidates
Wake Forest begins four weeks of spring practice as the defending ACC champion and plans an intrasquad game on May 1. The Demon Deacons held a two hour session focusing on conditioning with 85 players reporting, the largest turnout in years.
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Winston — Salem
Wake Forest
Demon Deacons
Cal Stoll
Elmore Smith Signs With Buffalo
Elmore Smith a 7 foot center from Kentucky State signed a pro basketball contract with the Buffalo Braves. He rejected a $2.2 million offer from the Carolina Cougars to play in the NBA. Buffalo club president Paul L. Snyder said payments would be spread over 20 years and did not specify the contract amount.
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Kentucky
Carolina Cougars
Buffalo Braves
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Buffalo Club
NBA
Smith
Bowling Briefs Highlight Local League Scores And Notables
F G Gunter Construction Co led handicap games with 666 while Leminick Pharmacy sub Jim Morris posted 217 scratch. Lew Bell sub for Satcher Ford notched 203 185, and Evelyn Windham achieved a 539 series including a 214 game. Harra Windham, Drifters League’s youngest member, rolled 247 scratch to earn WIBC 100 Pins award.
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Gunter Construction Co
BT Barnes
Leminick Pharmacy
James Morris
Lew Bell
Satcher Ford
Farmers and Merchants Bank
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Drifters League
WIBC
Heart of Aiken
Seminick Pharmacy
Quattiebaum Studios Village Pharmacy
Beils Cabinet Works
Lominiek Pharmacy
Lominict Pharmacy
Opening Day Chaos as Reds Errored Braves Win 7-4
Cincinnati made six errors led by three by Woody Woodward and allowed Atlanta to open the season with a 7-4 victory. Bill Singer struggled with the Astros and the Senators beat Oakland 8-0 as Nixon missed the Washington opener. Other early games set NL and AL matchups across major leagues.
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Woody Woodward
Atlanta
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
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Senators
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
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San Diego
Boston
Kansas City
California
Milwaukee
Minnesota
DeBusschere’s Diary Reveals Bill Bradley’s Charisma
In his Open Man diary on the Knicks road to the NBA title Dave DeBusschere highlights Bill Bradley as roommate Rhodes Scholar and possible future president. Bradley jokes about impostor letters and his identity as fans question his fame.
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New York Knicks
National Basketball Association
Dave DeBusschere
Bill Bradley
Bradley
DeBusschere
Frazier Plans Brief Talk With South Carolina Lawmakers
Boxer Joe Frazier travels to Columbia to meet with the state General Assembly in a joint session he will attend not deliver a formal speech. He says he will rap with lawmakers about his views and the racial issues facing his hometown of Beaufort. He notes Beaufort’s lasting poverty and hunger while reflecting on his humble family origins.
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Joe Frazier
South Carolina
Frazier
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Columbia
Racing Roundup from Aqueduct Bowie Gulfstream and More
In New York Paraje won the Double Jay Purse at Aqueduct by a nose over Tunex. In Bowie Seminole Joe edged Backsliding in a photo finish. Gulfstream Park headliner saw Bid Award hold off Striking Way for a nose win. Suffolk Downs feature Roman Summer broke his left front ankle yet finished to win. Lincoln Downs Cumberland Marathon Handicap saw Southern Count lead early and win by four lengths over Arctic Bunny.
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Hallandale
Arctic Bunny
Lincoln Downs
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