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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1973
Page
7
NASCAR adds the Music City USA 420 to Nashville Fairgrounds speedway as a second annual Grand National race on May 12 with 420 laps on a 5 eighths mile track and 40430 prize money. Expected entrants include top drivers Richard Petty and Bobby Allison alongside the Aug. 26 Nashville 420 event.
Maryland seeks a seventh straight ACC wrestling title as semifinals loom in Durham. Maryland Coach Sally Krouse’s Terps outscored rivals last season, while North Carolina State Duke and North Carolina are among five contenders. Wake Forest and Clemson sit out.
Montreal Expos announce contracts for 1973 with Denis McSween Barry Foote and Bombo Rivera. McSween from St Timothee Foote from Smithfield and Rivera from Ponce expand the winter roster to 24 under contract.
Bryan Allen of England along with Nigerians Patrick Okpomu and Paul Osanebi shot five under par 66 to share the lead in the 1973 Nigerian Open Golf Championship held at Lagos.
Tony Jacklin of England shot seven under par 65 to take the first round lead at the Bogota Open in Bogota Colombia.
Australian Ken Rosewall defeats England's Roger Taylor 6 1 7 5 to reach the Cologne World Champion Tennis Tournament quarter finals in Cologne Germany.
World lightweight champion Roberto Duran of Panama City stopped Mexico's Juan Medina in the seventh round. Medina opened a cut over Duran's eye in round four but could not seize the moment. The non title bout at the Olympic Auditorium drew 3,028 spectators and a $16,158 gate. Duran improved to 42-1 while Medina fell to 31-1.
East Carolina led after an all five events Thursday night scoring 219 points while Virginia Military Institute 97 and William and Mary 67 trailed. Pirates swimmers set three meet records as action began in Lexington Virginia.
Bobby Riggs, 55, claims Billie Jean King could not beat him in a three-set match and offers $5,000 as proof. He spoke at a news conference while King played in an Indianapolis tournament, arguing women’s tennis lacks deserved attention and prize money.
Forrest Fezler and Gay Brewer shared the opening round lead at the Jackie Gleason Inverrary National Airlines Golf Classic in Fort Lauderdale. Both shot 67 five under. Lee Trevino and Gilroy Gilbert were two behind with 69. The $260000 event offers $52000 to the winner. Crampton withdrew after a 77.
The schedule lists church league matchups across age groups from Mite to Senior. Events include Baptists, Millbrook, St Johns, St Thaddeus, and Schofield Gym hosts on Saturday March 3 with championship games for Mite Girls, Mite Boys, Midget Girls, Senior Girls, Midget Boys, and Senior Boys.
MLBPA executive director Marvin Miller held sectional briefings with major leaguers in Los Angeles to sample mood ahead of further talks with owners. He aims to report back to New York before meetings continue in Chicago and March 9 deadline looms with potential strike actions.
In New York Valery Borzov the 1972 Olympic sprint champion faces a strong field at Madison Square Garden for the National AAU Track and Field Championships. He aims to rebound after two indoor misses and will contend with Robert Taylor Delano Meriwether Herb Washington Hailey Crawford Ivory Crockett Willie Deckard Willie McGee Chuck Smith among others as four Russians enter the meet to shape the US team for a March 16 clash with the Soviet Union in Richmond Va.
Kennedy Junior High School won twice last night, topping Freedman Vocational School 32 to 12 in girls action and defeating Batesburg 59 to 19 in boys play. Charles Simpkins led the boys with 14 points, while Sarah Fair and Candy McKevie each scored six in the girls game. The make-up game against Barnwell is set for tomorrow at 2.
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