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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1972
Page
6
The USCA Pacers improved to 12 4 on the season and 10 0 in the Palmetto Athletic Conference with a 103 61 road win over Sumter Clemson. Coach Lew Perkins praised the 50 percent shooting and dominant rebounding as the team posted another big scoring margin.
Claude Jenkins scored 23 as Aiken Pacers build a 20 point second quarter lead and cruise to a 91 64 win over USC Union. Freddy Perry tops with 26 while Armstrong keys Bantams with 20 points 13 rebounds. Coach Perkins lauds defensive effort by Williams and Anderson. Pacers face Citadel freshmen next in Charleston.
Chicago guard Chet Walker scored 56 points to set a team single game scoring record as the Bulls beat the Royals 119 to 94 in Cincinnati. The 10th season veteran surpassed Bob Love's 47 points from March 15, 1970, and downplayed the feat, saying 50 points has never been a personal goal.
Ard Schenk of the Netherlands becomes the first speed skater since 1952 to score a triple in the 5000 and 10,000 meters at the 11th Winter Olympics. He earns Olympic gold in the 10,000 while Verkerk takes silver and Stensen wins bronze as Schenk eyes defending his 1976 titles. Dan Carroll leads U S with a ninth in the 10,000.
Grier Jones won the Ha waiian Open in Honolulu after a sudden-death playoff with Bob Murphy. The 25-year-old claimed $40,000 first prize, finishing 14 under par 274 on the 7,122-yard Waialae course. Charles Coody was third at 275.
Cincinnati edged Detroit in overtime 133 to 132 while Chicago beat Buffalo 130 to 96. Atlanta defeated Cleveland 120 to 107 and Milwaukee beat Houston 119 to 112. Los Angeles topped Golden State 108 to 107 with Phoenix 118 Portland 117 in overtime.
Minnesota defeats Iowa 53-52 in a tense Big Ten showdown. No fight erupted following a Jan 25 melee that suspended two Gophers, while Musselman downplayed criticism and discarded his gold blazer. The upset keeps Minnesota tied with Ohio State at 6-1 atop the conference.
Cromer in a Chevrolet Camaro defeats Maverick Ed Skelton in a best of three feature at Jackson Dragway. Cromer clocked 10.25 seconds at 135.26 mph. Ricky Strouman won the modified event in a Chevy II. Everette Keysley earned Super Stock in a Camaro with 12.76 seconds. Richard Skelton led ET bracket in a Pontiac and John Smith won stock eliminator in a Javelin.
Jefferson Junior High crushed Barnwell 56 28 to stay undefeated at nine games. Jeff Moment led with 19 points, Harold Wright 15, Wilbert Geter 13. Jefferson girls beat Barnwell 27 17 with Rosalind Stewart scoring 19. Girls now 2 5 for the season. Jefferson will host Paul Knox Junior High at 6 30 in North Augusta tonight.
Buffalo defeated Boston 8-2 as Rick Martin and Jim Lorentz each scored twice. Boston coach Tom Johnson called it the Bruins worst game under his tenure after they had not lost in 13 games. Other scores included New York-Toronto 2-2 and Montreal 4-2 over Vancouver.
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