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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1972
Page
7
Butch Gearhart of Houston tops the field by 109 pins in the Winston-Salem Bowling Classic. Of 160 starters, 23 pros remain after 18 qualifying games, with an average of 198 needed to advance. Semifinals begin, eight matches today, with 16 more, shaping five finalists for Saturday’s telecast.
Convict boxer Lee Hunter, aiming for the U S Olympic team, returns from a European tour. He recalls a Moscow TKO loss after overextending a punch, but notes victories over a British amateur champion in London and a Russian opponent at Zhdanov.
Marquette University center Jim Chones signed to play for the New York Nets of the ABA. The 6 foot 11 junior informed Marquette coach Al McGuire late Thursday night and had averaged 20.6 points and 11.9 rebounds a game as Marquette won 21 straight.
Gregory Moreno of Metropolitan State College Minneapolis won the slalom in 34.5 seconds at Beech Mountain. Scott Hill of Hudson Valley Junior College finished second and Tom Stapleton of Alfred State College placed third as the National Junior College Ski Racing Championships opened with the slalom.
In Athens Georgia Miami holds a slim lead over Southern Illinois entering day two of the 10th annual Southern Intercollegiate Invitational championships. SIU won two of Thursday's three events but trailed Miami 84 82 in the team standings with Georgia third at 66 South Carolina fourth at 56 and Florida State fifth at 22.
The Monarchs used outside and inside shots to pierce East Carolina’s zone, finishing 92 to 79. Old Dominion shot 58.4 percent as they built a nine point halftime margin in Thursday’s Southern Conference game.
Eastern leaders Boston and New York hold top records while Cleveland and Cincinnati trail. The West shows Milwaukee and Los Angeles atop division charts with key results from Thursday and upcoming Friday through Saturday games across the league.
Aikenites can look forward to Andy Alecks's Heart Fund Horse Show on Sunday at Horse Show Park on Dibble Road. The 16 class event starts at 11 a.m. with $250 in stakes across three classes and $100 prizes for the Junior Working Hunter and Working Hunter Stakes, plus $50 for the Pony Hunter stake. Judge Jack Goodwin and ringmaster Chris Mulcahey lead, while the Senior Citizens Club handles refreshments.
Seattle SuperSonics sign 7 foot rookie Jim McDaniels from the ABA as Carolina Cougars file suit in Los Angeles seeking $1 million damages and an injunction to stop him from playing for another team. McDaniels to potentially play Sunday against Portland after a Friday appearance versus Golden State.
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