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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1976
Page
9
Top seed Larry Gottfried of Lau Gerhill Florida defeated Mario Martinez of Bolivia 6 1 6 2 in the opening round of the Sunshine Matches Between Nations tournament in Miami Beach.
Army defeats Kings Point 76 to 52 while Syracuse beats Penn State 101 to 63. Jackson State corresponds with Florida A&M 112 to 71 in another East clash.
Weldon Wyatt and Hastings Grice won the 17th Iselin Cup at Palmetto Golf Club with a best ball 36 hole score of 122. Charlie Goforth and Al Peters were second at 123, while Mike Schroder and Vernon Hyman tied for third at 124 and a three way tie for fourth followed.
MONETTA Ridge Spring Monetta High School hosts alumni basketball games Saturday at 7 p m. Former stars Buford McGee Cleophus Lott Walter Lott Terry Kneece Freddie Martin Sammy Wheeler David Stone Patty Householder Mildred Cone Sarah Bow twright Nancy Boatwright Sheri Bell Kayla Raiford Ethel Haltiwanger Donna Reynolds return to face varsity. Admission is 1 dollar.
McNeese State upset Tulsa 20 16 in Shreveport as Oliver Hadnot scampered 25 yards for a late touchdown with 37 seconds left. The Cowboys played shorthanded with 16 players redshirted or dismissed for dormitory misconduct.
Joe Namath of the New York Jets ends a 3-11 season with a 42-3 loss to the Bengals. Namath says he cannot decide his future alone and awaits a new coach and management decisions. Jets president Phil Iselin cites pending coach change as a factor.
Parkettes unofficial standings list F M Bank Park Lanes Snow Cap Brage Heating Exxon No 2 63P s Health Foods Colonial Mobil Homes Seargent s Inn Ga Carolina Leasing Music Mach Consolidated Imp Pigely Wiggly Thermo Disc Satcher Ford with high game and series results for women and men including names Casto Fu nev Gold man Johat Jobat Hallman Ussery and Bubba Beck. Park Avenue Mixed Couples standings show teams Judy s Fluff Cur Mr Ih4 CLWP SB Bubba Beck Park Ave Ra Ws Lamplight Ceramics Harleys Auto Mark Platt s Drugs Charlies No 2 Tommy s TV Charlies Auto Triple G Aiken Prod Food Service Johnson Drugs and other entries with high scores.
Yankee catcher outfielder Thurman Munson led the American League with 105 RBIs in 1976 while posting a .302 batting average for New York.
New York AP reports promoter Don King says he has been offered a chance to handle a rematch between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Herbert Muhammad and Dr. Elias Cordoba. potential venue and purse were not disclosed. Ali may drop other bouts to face Foreman by end of May per WBC conditions.
Chris Evert named Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year in 1976, beating out male rivals. She is the first woman to win outright since 1954 and the only tennis players to hold the honor besides Billie Jean King. Evert praises tennis and women, credits mental focus and coach Tony Roche for doubles' success with Martina Navratilova.
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