A Presidential Baseball Train Team in America
Aiken Standard columnist muses on trains and the Truman Library then imagines a Presidential Baseball Team traveling by train. The lineup features presidents and leaders from Roosevelt to Kennedy, with Adams as manager, celebrating historic figures as players.
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Kansas City
Harry S Truman
Independence
New York City
Truman
Harry
Travis
America
Chicago
St. Louis
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Chris Chambliss
Calvin Coolidge
Charlie Gehringer
Detroit Tigers
Dwight Eisenhower
Normandy
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
John Kennedy
St. Louis Cardinals
Musial
Moore
Slaughter
Thomas Jefferson
Kennedy
White House
John Adams
Abigail
High School Standouts Eye Clemson and South Carolina Offers
South Africa prospect Michael Perry heads to Clemson with his brother joining Clemson as linebackers Robbie Chapman from Broome and Reggie Martin from Lake View also choose Clemson. South Carolina targets include Leroy Martin Hillcrest Ray Bingham Kingstree Woody Myers Kingstree and Randy Anderson Broome. Other players like Bobo Holoman Myrtle Beach and Richard Ramey Greenwood show undecided or ineligible statuses with various college interests.
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Michael Perry
South Africa
William
Clemson University
Tiger
Robbie Chapman
Spartanburg
Broome
Lake View
Reggie Martin
Lawrence Brunson
Leroy Martin
Dalzell
Hillcrest
Ray Bingham
Kingstree
Woody Myers
University of South Carolina
Martin
Bingham
Clemson
Burton
Sandlapper
Brunson
South Carolina
Chapman
Randy Anderson
Broome High
Bobo Holoman
Myrtle Beach
Anderson
Holoman
Tigers
Gamecocks
East
Memphis State Stuns Wichita State Behind Turner Rally
Memphis State edged Wichita State 85-73 as Andre Turner scored 10 of his 22 in the final minutes. The Shockers, ranked 16th, saw their lead slip after turnovers at 69 all. Wichita State’s 17-3 mark could drop in next AP poll.
Turner fuels Memphis win as Wichita falters at line
In a hard fought game Memphis State beat Wichita 69 69 with Turner delivering key scoring late. Memphis also got 22 from Bobby Parks while Wichita’s Aubrey Sherrod led with 18 as Antoine Carr struggled with foul trouble. Arkansas dominated Baylor 74 63 as Joe Kleine posted 25 points. Louisville beat Florida State 74 69 behind Scooter McCray 20 points. Pittsburgh upset ranked Syracuse as Clyde Vaughan dropped 24 and Pitt forced turnovers in the road win.
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Memphis
Wichita
Xavier McDaniel
Turner
Smithson
Memphis State
Dana Kirk
Tigers
Bobby Parks
Aubrey Sherrod
Antoine Carr
Waco
Texas
Joe Kleine
Darrell Walker
Arkansas
Baylor
Razorbacks
Kleine
Eddie Sutton
Louisville
Scooter McCray
Brother Rodney
Florida State
Cardinals
Scooter
Pittsburgh
Clyde Vaughan
Pitt
Panthers
St. John's
Syracuse
Billy Culbertson
George Allen
Leo Rautins
Jim Boeheim
Darmondy Steal Ends Wildcats Delay In Columbia
South Carolina defeats Davidson 65 to 62 after Kevin Darmody steals an in bounds pass with 36 seconds left. Jimmy Hawthorne and Scot Sanderson propel the Gamecocks to the win as Davidson fails to score after the turnover.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Davidson
Bobby Hussey
Kevin Darmody
Gamecocks
Jimmy Hawthorne
Cliff Tribus
Wildcats
Gerald Peacock
Hussey
Carmody
Scot Sanderson
Brian Rowan
Sanderson
Idaho
Brittain
Davison
S.carolina
S. Carolina
Rowan
USC Women Hold Off Lady Patriots in Narrow Victory
The USC Lady Gamecocks defeated Francis Marion College 95-89 after overcoming 10 turnovers in the second half. Evelyn Johnson led with 36 points, Sharon Rivers added 19, and Sharon Gilmore 16 as USC improved to ten wins on the season. The team hosts New Orleans Thursday at 7 30 p.m.
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Columbia
Lady Gamecocks
University of South Carolina
Francis Marion College
Lady Patriots
USC
Sharon Rivers
Carolina
Evelyn Johnson
Rivers
Sharon Gilmore
New Orleans
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Mike Strickland
Aiken Standard
All America
Perry
Louisiana State
Greenwood
Richard Ramey
Jacksonville State
Livingston University
Alabama
Gardner-Webb
Dwayne Meadows
Fredric Logan
Wofford
Western Carolina
East Tennessee State
Curtis Alston
Middleton
Charleston
Murray State
Kentucky
Herschel Nissenson
Wichita State Shockers
Associated Press
Wichita State
Gene Smithson
Little Turner
Little General
Andre Turner
Keith Lee
Zarko Durisi
Darmondy
Rick Wilson
Harold Martin
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