Aiken Clinches State Title In thrilling finale at Citizens Field
Aiken dominates the state championship clinching a win over West Ashley as 1,807 fans stay for a trophy ceremony. Key figures include winning pitcher Jeff Roberts and grounder scorer Phil Luton while West Ashley’s Charlie Schleppegrell and Richard Wieters share in the loss and praise the rival team for regionals. Postgame honors go to Willie Bell for Sportsmanship and Barbara Boyle for Wife of the Year.
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Linda Smith
Aiken
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Charlie Smith
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Chip Livingston
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Aiken Captures Legion State Title In Ninth Inning Rally
In a tight battle West Ashley led early but Aiken surged in the ninth. After bases loaded, Cam Perkins ran for Lee and Jerome Bell singled to load them. Pete Sampson struck out and Phil Luton's rising grounder deflected for an error. Aiken won as Mickey Baldwin's relay throw was late. Richard Wieters earned MVP and Willie Bell won Sportsman's Award. Barbara Boyle named Wife Of The Year.
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John Boyle
Two Top Seeds Lose In Tennis
In the South Carolina Closed Tennis Tournament opening round, third seed Ron Smarr of USC fell to Brad Wyche 6-4 2-6 6-4 and seventh seed Chuck Hyatt lost to Rajiv Kapur 6-2 6-1. Kapur retired ill during a match with Tommy Bunch. Other seeds advanced including Keith Richardson, Charlie Aguilar, Staci Goffer, William Poore, Mal Brown, Richard Hardaway, Andy Stein, Sam Applegate, Legrand Carraway, Bill Stone, Judy Cromwell, and Lis Kibler who defeated Debra Allien and Linda Brown respectively.
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Anderson College
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Jim deNoon
Sam Applegate
Charleston
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George Shelton
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Aiken Sponsors Fast Pitch Softball Tournament
Aiken will sponsor a fast pitch softball tournament at the Aiken Air Force Base. Teams from across the state will compete Friday Saturday and Sunday.
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Interleague Play Fails To Clear In Major League Meetings
Major League Baseball rejects interleague play for 1974 as the American League backs it while the National League opposes. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn abstains from casting the deciding vote, citing a legal powers question but leaving open the possibility of future action. Bud Selig of Milwaukee laments the outcome as a blue ribbon steering committee is created to study baseball matters.
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Rookie Ben Crenshaw shines in USI Golf Classic debut
In Sutton Massachusetts Dick Lotz led after a 67 while Bruce Devlin was disqualified for an improper drop. Ben Crenshaw, touted as a top young pro since Jack Nicklaus, opened with a 71 and moved into the second round strong.
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