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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1975
Page
9
Ontario California AP reports stock car star Bobby Allison, who has earned over a million dollars, admits motion sickness in passenger cars and elevators. He says riding at 200 mph in a race car is easier than being a passenger, and he dislikes needing someone to pull over so he can exit when ill.
ACC to hold three day meetings in Greensboro to finalize the March 6 8 championship basketball tournament plans and address routine matters. Athletic directors start with an afternoon session then reconvene Wednesday as the basketball committee and the television committee.
AP reports Utah Stars head coach Morris Buckwalter has been fired. The team plans to replace him with Tom Nissalke, ex Spurs and Super Sonics coach. Buckwalter spoke by phone from Norfolk, Virginia, after a 97 80 win over the Virginia Squires, with an official Salt Lake City news conference planned.
The Amateur Athletic Union announced that 22 new world records and record-tying performances were approved by the IAAF through December 31, including Ivory Crockett's 9.0 second 100 yard dash. The achievements elevate the track sport’s official honor roll.
Cary Middlecoff and Julius Boros were elected to the Professional Golfers Association Hall of Fame, joining an elite group of 40 others already enshrined.
In Landover Maryland the Capitals sent their leading scorer Dennis Dupere to the St Louis Blues in exchange for wings Garnet Bailey and Stan Gilbertson in an NHL trade.
Seattle SuperSonics president Sam Schulman said he may talk to Coach Bill Russell about attending his induction into the National Basketball Hall of Fame. Schulman said Russell plans to skip the April 28 ceremony in Springfield Massachusetts and he hopes the reasons are not deep rooted. Russell is in his second year as Sonics coach after being named to the Hall for his 13 years with the Boston Celtics.
The Junior Bowling Tournament featured 73 competitors aged 7 to 20, with results across Bantam to Senior divisions. Top performances include Bragg 1778 in Bantam Boys, Thacker 1771 in Junior Girls, Pearson 1810 in Senior Boys, and a Park Lanes Singles and Doubles venue with Teams at Aiken Bowl. Team highs include Streakers 699 in team game and Heep Busters Four 2410 in team high series.
Miami Dolphins receiver Marlin Briscoe nicknamed The Magician is pictured in Minneapolis as he gains salary and bonus rewards while he remains a plaintiff in a suit against the NFL over alleged monopolistic practices. The suit targets the NFL Commissioner and club owners as 16 players contend the Rozelle Rule harms free agency. Briscoe, 29, says he struggled to sign with Denver.
AP roundup lists men and women college results from the East Midwest Southwest and West with scores including St Vincent 83 Carnegie Mellon 46 and Notre Dame 99 Minnesota 54 plus hockey and racing venues from Garden State Park Keystone Lincoln Downs Hialeah Bowie New Orleans Fair Grounds and Oaklawn Park reporting winners and purses
Muhammad Ali says his future fight earnings will support groups such as the NAACP the Negro College Fund and the Black Muslims after taxes and expenses. He cites his upcoming defense against Chuck Wepner on March 24 at the Cleveland Coliseum and urges wealthy Black Americans to help. Wepner Ken Norton and Don King attend the news conference announcing the plan or fights.
Economic pressures shrink two Class A leagues the Western Carolinas and the Carolina to four teams each they join to play 48 interleague games plus 96 within their own circuits Wallace McKenna heads the Carolina league with Lynchburg Salem Rocky Mount and Winston Salem as members The Western Carolinas league led by John Moss features Anderson Charleston Greenwood and Spartanburg in its 16th season Peninsula VA and Kinston NC left last year reducing both circuits to four teams
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