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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1976
Page
7
The piece outlines Harold Fletcher's 1977 golf resolutions focused on stance eye on ball and weight shift later reduced by Nick Linster to three basics relax head still and left hand control. Linster, Mansfield Ohio pro, stresses a relaxed swing and a fixed head as axis to keep errors in check.
The guide stresses left hand control as the key to the golf swing. It outlines steps where the left hand pockets power, sets body weight, and leads the down swing while the right hand follows, ending with a relaxed head and New Year wishes.
Barry scores 37 as Golden State beats Chicago 124 106 in a league game hampered by a cold and flu. Walton injures his right knee in the first period and sits out as Portland loses to Milwaukee 127 107. Larry Brown leads Denver past Herb Brown led Detroit 123 106. Cleveland tops Seattle 105 100 and Indiana defeats New Orleans 104 97.
Readable names and figures highlight top performances in high game and high series. Standouts include Jake Eubanks and Debbye Waller for high games and Debbye Waller and Phil Morgan for high series with notable handicaps. Team results feature Aiken Bow and Hardees with multiple scratch and handicap totals.
Kentucky dominated Notre Dame 102-78 in Louisville as coach Joe Hall praised the effort and the Wildcats seized momentum early amid 15 Irish turnovers. The night also featured Cincinnati beating Indiana 52-43, North Carolina topping Weber State 75-54, Minnesota routing Cornell 84-54, and San Francisco remaining unbeaten at 15-0 with an 86-81 Rainbow Classic final over Houston led by Bill Cartwright.
Houston star Otis Birdsong posted 35 points earning MVP honors as Arizona routed SMU 117-85 and Memphis State upset No 17 Arkansas 69-62. Missouri beat Kansas 69-65 to claim the Big Eight title while numerous tourney wins in New York Jacksonville and other cities were noted including Purdue over Manhattan 70-60 and North Carolina Charlotte 104-68 over New Hampshire.
Pitt freshman Tony Dorsett sparked two openings against Georgia in Athens with 101 and 104 rushing yards. Now the No 1 Panthers face Georgia in the Sugar Bowl as Majors retires after the season. Dorsett has built a career NCAA rushing record while Dooley seeks a plan to slow him.
New York the Associated Press honors Bert Jones as the NFL Most Valuable Player after leading the Baltimore Colts to a second straight division title. Forrest Gregg named NFL Coach of the Year by AP. Other briefs note ski jumper Toni Innauer’s win in Oberstdorf and tennis stars advancing in Sydney. Harry Clifford Baujan, former Dayton football coach and athletic director, dies at 23.
A flood of scores from numerous games dominates the board. Notable results include Alcorn 119 over Dillard 117 and Duke 87 over Rice 77. Key bouts feature Kentucky 102 over Notre Dame 78 and Mississippi 84 over Tennessee State 78.
The USC-Aiken Pacers defeated host Coastal Carolina 68-43 to win the Coastal Carolina Holiday Tournament. Darnell Thomas led with 21 points, Faye Ryans 16, and Darcel Bell 14. all earned All Tournament honors. Joan Cribb led Coastal with 16 points, followed by Suzanne Gates and Pat Clark with eight each.
Highland Park Country Club Women’s Golf Association to hold a 7 p.m. board meeting at the 19th Hole. Regular play resumes at 9 30 a.m. Tuesday with Pacers’ next action Jan six hosting USC Lancaster in the Aiken High School gym.
The report lists multiple church teams and game results across boys and girls divisions. Notable outcomes include Mill Bapt and St Marys leading in several matchups, with St Thad and St Pauls NE posting mixed scores in junior and senior categories.
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