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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1976
Page
10
Chicago plans to select Artis Gilmore the 7 foot 2 center from Kentucky in the dispersal NBA draft. The Bulls will pay about 1.1 million for the rights with roughly 3 million expected in total value from the process.
Aiken Standard reports on a proposed rights payment plan for Kentucky and St Louis players under the ABA NBA merger. It notes indemnities for non admitted clubs and partial ABA Players Association payments. Atlanta held the No 2 pick with Marvin Barnes valued at 500000 and Moses Malone at 350000. The draft spans up to three rounds with 22 teams picking by inverse record order. The first round order lists Chicago Atlanta Kansas City Detroit Portland New York Knicks New Orleans Milwaukee Indiana Los Angeles Houston Phoenix Seattle Philadelphia Buffalo Washington San Antonio New York Nets Boston Denver and Golden State.
Yu Li Cullivan, 33, from Taiwan, arrives in Lexington with no horse experience to pursue a dream of becoming a jockey. She travels from Cedar Rapids, navigates uncertainty, relies on strangers for help, and faces opposition from her separated husband. Mrs. Daniel Lotero notes she must start at the bottom.
The 46th SCGA championship starts at Snee Farm Country Club with a 202-golfer field led by defending champion Parker Moore of Laurens. Among favorites is Dick Horne of Mt. Pleasant, home-course edge noted as Snee Farm plays about 6800 yards. former winners Dillard Trynham Hamp Lathrop and Gus Sylvan also compete.
The Associated Press tally shows Brett and Rivers pacing American League batting and runs with Buchholz in pitching standings. In the National League, Rose and Foster lead batting and home runs, while Morgan and Schmidt head key RBI and fielding marks. Multiple games and race results fill the day’s sports wire with standings and forthcoming schedules.
Dwight Stones broke his own world high jump mark with a 7 feet 7% inch leap at the Philadelphia Bicentennial Meet of Champions. Chako Higuchi led after round one with six under par 68 at Sunningdale for the European Women's Golf Championship. Raul Ramirez beat Jairo Velasco 6-7 6-3 6-3 to reach the third round of the $100000 International Pro Tennis Tour in North Conway. Deon Joubert defeated Adrian Clark 6-1 6-3 to reach the Concord Open third round at Kiamesha Lake.
Dwight Stones of Long Beach State clears 7 ft 7 in at the Philadelphia meet to reaffirm his status as the world's top high jumper after a third place at the Olympics. The article highlights his confidence, crowd reaction, and tie to Olympic and NCAA events, while noting other Dream Mile results and sport tensions affecting future races.
Dick Ruthven outdueled Randy Jones 1-0 as Atlanta tops San Diego in front of 2,715. Rod Gilbreath and Jim Wynn drove in the game's only run with a ninth inning double. Elsewhere NL scores include Houston 1 Los Angeles 0 and SF 4 Cincinnati 1.
Frank Robinson will serve as Cleveland Indians manager earning 75 000 while also acting as designated hitter this season under two contracts. His total reported pay could reach 200 000 if he remains a DH, as he eyes 600 home runs. He hit nine homers in 49 games last season to lift his career total to 583.
Nine For Mata Club swimmers competed at the South Carolina long course and Junior Olympics meet in Greenville last weekend. Edward Giard and Tom Hennelly qualified for the Junior Olympic Reconal meet to be held at Fort Benning Georgia this weekend. The team collected 24 medals from Greenville with Edward Giard and Mary Giard along with Nancy Ferrara Daggie Bransome Hennally Craig Crawford Bret Crawford and Jill Crawford among the medalists.
Spartanburg reports 7-4 transfer John Wilkins signs a grant in aid with the University of South Carolina. Wilkins, a Bailin Springs High School graduate, will be eligible in the second semester after transferring from North Carolina A&T. Coach Bill Reitmeier says Wilkins will boost rebounding and interior defense for his two year program.
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