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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1971
Page
6
ABC-TV will air a pre season college football show about the January Cotton Bowl where Notre Dame ended Texas 30 game win streak. The program covers Royal and the Longhorns, clips of Darrell Royal, the wishbone offense, and postgame reflections.
Richard Petty, from Randleman North Carolina, appears virtually assured of winning the Winston Cup as the top NASCAR Grand National driver. He finished second in the Talladega 500 Sunday, raising his point total to 3304 while James Hylton trails with 3078. Cecil Gordon sits third in the standings. In Grand American, Buddy Baker of Charlotte and Tiny Lund of Cross South Carolina are close, with Baker at 702 and Lund 700, followed by Wayne Andrews of Siler City North Carolina.
Six of seven ACC teams started drills Monday with Clemson practicing earlier under an NCAA rule. Wake Forest and others went without pads as Coach Cal Stoll noted staff evaluating weaknesses and assignment changes since spring. The Deacons face Davidson of the Southern Conference in Winston-Salem.
Lloyd Hutchinson right fielder for the Spartanburg Phlllis from Boulder Colorado is named August player of the month. He leads the league in home runs runs batted in and total bases with a .338 batting average. Announcement made by league president John H. Moss on Monday.
The Western Carolinas League closes its season with the pennant winner decided and Greenwood and Anderson each placing four players on the all star squad. Spartanburg manager Bob Wellman chosen as team manager.
Dick Williams rose from player to manager over 25 years, guiding the Oakland Athletics to a division lead in July. The piece notes 22 managerial changes since 1955 and Williams’s clash with former Boston/Red Sox star Carl Yastrzemski as a key issue in his Boston tenure.
Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer top seed the field as match play returns to the pro golf tour in Pinehurst after a 14 year gap. Nicklaus faces Ray Floyd while Palmer meets Bruce Devlin in the opening round of the 200000 dollar United States Match Play Championship with an 18 hole final set for Sunday.
Ilie Nastase and Ion Tiriac won key singles as Romania beat Brazil 3-2 to advance to the Challenge Round against the United States October 8-10 in Charlotte. Romania seeks its third straight playoff appearance, while the U.S. will name its team later.
Jimmy White shot 73 to lead the 15 17 year old division by one stroke over Dickey Myer as over 50 local juniors entered the two day Highland Park event. Mike Scherffius and Dwayne Kitchings both posted 75 while Jim McNair led the 13 14 bracket with 78. Betsy Majors topped the girls with 80.
16 year old Chris Evert of Fort Lauderdale defeated Britain's Virginia Wade 6 1 6 1 at Harold T Clark Stadium in Cleveland Heights to seal the United States thirty sixth Wightman Cup in 43 years joining Valerie Ziegenfues and the USA in a dominant run. Wade and Joyce Williams had earlier won the decisive doubles match 10 8 4 6 1 over Miss Everett and Carol Graebner.
Detroit second baseman Dick McAuliffe homered three runs and added a double as the Tigers beat the Twins 4-2. After a season of downs he lifted his average to .206 with a three-hit spree and a tougher, more aggressive approach at the plate. Manager Billy Martin kept faith in him during the slump.
The New Orleans Saints rest No. 1 draft pick Archie Manning after a foot injury from last weekend's loss to Kansas City. Manning will stay out until fully healed as Saints prep for the fourth game at San Diego.
World Tennis Championship points race tightens at Sea Pines Harbor Town courts as top seeds like Tom Okker Rod Laver John Newcombe and Arthur Ashe compete. Points earned count toward this year and the 1972 playoffs with $100000 in prize money and CBS TV coverage. Laver leads in money with 207767 while Okker trails at 79451 as players weigh rest against crucial points.
In Saratoga Shuvee carried top weight to a neck victory over Double Delta in the Diana Handicap. At Delaware Park T.V. Rerun won by two lengths over Malvinas in the Porterhouse Purse. Atlantic City saw Suc cesfully nosing Heavenly Robes to take the Northfield Purse. In Arlington Dark Star King beat Careful Manners by two lengths. At Rockingham Whistler's Aunt led from start to finish to win Musical Annie. Del Mar featured Pinjara taking the lead and holding on to defeat Esquivera by two lengths.
St Angela High School booster club will meet tonight at 7:30 for catfish stew in the school cafeteria. Members plan discussion on upcoming events and fundraising efforts.
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