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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1973
Page
7
CGA executive secretary Hale Van Hoy announced a new tournament for the 1973 schedule. The event runs June 19 to 24 at the Country Club of South Carolina in Florence. An 18 hole qualifying round will seed 64 players into match play with two rounds on day two and a 36 hole final. handicaps of 10 or less required.
The Atlantic Coast Conference opens its annual business meeting in Greensboro tonight and continues through Wednesday. ACC Commissioner Bob James says the key item is establishing a conference position on NCAA reorganization following the recent national meeting.
Columbia Capitals beat Aiken High School 62 49 as Hornets drop sixth loss of season and fourth to Columbia area foes. Aiken led early 7 2 but Capitals ran off ten straight points and held on. Ken Davis led Columbia with 23 points while Bobby Moore topped Aiken with 13. The Aiken girls defeated Union 62 26.
East Carolina University coach Tom Quinn said former Pirate star Jim Fairley drifted after dropping out, moved to New York, drove a cab, then returned to Greenville where he was not employed. The remarks came as Fairley and his girlfriend were reported to have been shot in an incident.
Rod Milburn tied the world mark in the 50 yard indoor high hurdles with a 58 second victory at the Knights of Columbus meet in Cleveland.
In San Juan Puerto Rico Leroy Kelly of the Cleveland Browns and Del Unser of the Philadelphia Phillies captured a five stroke victory in the American Airlines Classic.
New Zealand golfer Bob Charles shot a two under par 70 to finish at 282 for 72 holes and claim the South African Championship title in Durban.
Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 6 4 6 3 to claim the Fidelity World Championship in Richmond Virginia. The top seed from Australia secured the title with decisive straight sets victory.
Australian driver Frank Matich in the Repco Matich won the fifth Tasman Cup race in Queensland with nearly 32 seconds ahead of New Zealander Graham McRae.
John Schlee wins the Hawaiian Open in Honolulu as his wife Sherri enjoys a sunny beach day. A courier arrives with the news he is approaching the 71st hole to lead the tournament.
Bill Eubanks of Batesburg Leesville nailed a late jumper to lift B-L to a 68 67 win over LBC High School. It marked the Lions eighth defeat of the season and left LBC with a tough near miss late in the contest.
Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood drove a Porsche Carrera to a surprise victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona. The pair finished nearly 85 miles ahead of the Ferrari GTB and outpaced other rivals as they paced the field at an average 111 mph. Gregg plans a lighter racing schedule to spend more time with family while Haywood aims to become a top flight pro.
IOC selects Innsbruck Austria over Lake Placid Chamonix and Tampere after Denver withdrew. Rev Bernard Fell pled for Lake Placid but faced heavy odds as Innsbruck with facilities from 1964 Games prevails. Colorado voters rejected state funding, Salt Lake City later proposed as alternate.
About 40 skiers race for a $20,000 purse at the Snow Carnival of the South in the Boone Banner Elk area. Miami Dolphins star Bob Matheson, a Boone native, serves as grand marshal for the festivities.
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