South Carolina Surges Past Furman in Colossal Rally
South Carolina erased a second half deficit at Furman to win 59 56 behind Charles Selvy’s 22 points as Frank Selvy’s Furman faltered. At the Palestra Villanova beat Niagara 102 92 with Fran O Hanlon sealing late surge while Georgetown topped St Joseph’s 89 80. Ohio U topped Miami Ohio 71 61 and Louisville beat Dayton 77 69.
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South Carolina
Gamecocks
Furman
Philadelphia
Palestra
Calvin Murphy
Niagara
Frank Selvy
Charles
Fran O'Hanlon
Villanova
Georgetown
St. Joseph's
Murphy
Purple Eagles
Howard Porter
Ohio University
Miami
Ohio
Louisville
Dayton
Associated Press
Greenville
S.C
John Roche
Tom Owens
Tom Riker
O'Hanlon
Wildcats
Chris Ford
Greg McDivitt
Bobcats
Bowling Green
Kent State
Toledo
al Wilcheck
John Dromo
Bowling Briefs Highlights From Caroletes Event
High team game last Wednesday morning for the Carolet es featured Warnekes with 744 and high team series. Evelyn Windham posted 190 in a standout individual game, while Carol Ross had 490 in series and Peg Bethman 487 in additional high series. Other notable marks include Windham 480, Dot Tothill 169, Dot Casto 164, Megs Ryan 510 and various 5 10 marks from players across the session.
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Evelyn Windham
Carol Ross
Peg Bethman
Gwenn Larsen
Dot Casto
Dot Tothill
Jackson Drag Strip Opens With $500 Purse Sunday
Jackson Drag Strip, oldest continuous track in the southeast, opens racing Sunday at 1 p.m. with time trials and eliminations at 3 p.m. Four classes run in eliminators: super stock, street, stock and pure stock. First sanctioned by the National Association of Automobile Racing. Races planned each weekend weather permitting.
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Jackson Drag Strip
National Association of Automobile Racing
NAAA
Walt Menzer
Jackson
Poor Field Shooting Key To Rebel Loss
The USCA Rebels lost 75 59 to Lancaster Regional Campus Lancer, despite strong rebounding. Lancaster dominated boards 38 to 46, forced 31 turnovers while committing 24, while Rebels hit only 26 of 76 field goal attempts. Steve Thomas led Lancers with 32 points, Vic Blackmon top Rebels with 17 points, as Rebels face Columbia Commercial College next in Columbia.
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Ron Hicks
Vic Blackmon
Usca Rebels
Jerry Mackey
Lancaster Lancers
Lancaster
Lancer
Rebels
Lancers
Alfred Asbill
Maroney
Steve Thomas
Billy Bean
Columbia Commercial College
Columbia
Seaver Named AP Male Athlete of the Year
Tom Seaver of the New York Mets is honored as the AP Male Athlete of the Year after leading the team to the NL pennant and World Series title. He edged Joe Namath in voting 96 to 51, with Steve Owens Rod Laver and Joe Kapp among top contenders.
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NEW York
Tom Seaver
Associated Press
Rying
Seaver
New York Mets
Mets
Sandy Koufax
Don Budge
Byron Nelson
Detroit
Denny McLain
Joe Namath
Shea Stadium
Namath
New York Jets
Steve Owens
Oklahoma
Rod Laver
Joe Kapp
Minnesota
Driesell Aims Maryland Toward East Coast UCLA Status
Lefty Driesell targets Maryland as the UCLA of the East after the Terps beat Navy 73 57 to improve to 8 6. Maryland fans rally behind the coach as he eyes an ACC tournament run and a winning season while five home crowds exceed 7 800. Will Hetzel and Rod Horst lead with 16 and 15 points respectively. Navy's Scott Lemko scores 18.
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College Park
Lefty Driesell
University of Maryland
UCLA
Navy
Terps
Driesell
Davidson
Maryland
Lefty
Middies
ACC
Mary
Land
Cole Field House
Washington, D.C
NCAA
South Carolina
Wake Forest
Will Hetzel
Rod Horst
Scott Lemko
Bob Perry
Morale Boost Hopes Lift Trio of ACC and SoCon Teams
East Carolina, Richmond, and Furman seek relief with nonleague foes after tough losses. East Carolina visits No. 11 North Carolina State, Richmond hosts Virginia Tech after a 71-70 loss to VMI, and Furman travels to Georgia Tech after a 59-56 defeat by South Carolina.
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Associated Press
East Carolina
Pirates
Davidson
Wildcats
North Carolina State
Richmond
Spiders
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Tech
Furman
Georgia Tech
South Carolina
Gamecocks
College basketball scores reel with multiple games
Several college games concluded with notable results. Villanova defeated Niagara 102 to 92 while Seton Hall beat American University 64 to 63. Dartmouth routed Harvard 83 to 80 and Syracuse plowed Lafayette 100 to 89. Georgetown defeated St Josephs 89 to 80. Cheyney fell to St Shippenburg 91 to 74. Philadelphia Textile edged Susquehanna 68 to 51. Furman beat South Carolina 59 to 56. Maryland topped Navy 73 to 57. Ky Wesleyan beat SE Missouri 91 to 81.
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Villanova
Niagara
Seton Hall
American U
Dartmouth
Harvard
Syracuse
Lafayette
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Georgetown
D.C
St. Joseph's
Cheyney
South So
Caro
Furman
Maryland
Navy
Ky. Wesleyan
SE Mo
Midwest Detroit 86 and Other College Scores
Basketball scores from various games show Notre Dame 96 over DePaul 73 and Akron 79 in OT against Gannon 80. Louisville 77 over Dayton 69. Drake 65 over Bradley 55. Ohio U 71 over Miami Ohio 61. Kent State 67 over Louisville 77. Ashland 56 and Cleveland State 32.
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Midwest
Detroit
New Orleans
Loyola
Bowling Gr
Kent St
Louisville
Dayton
Notre Dame
DePaul
Drake
Bradley
Ohio U
Miami
Ohio
Gannon
Akron
Ashland
Cleveland St
Nevada Aims to Revive Horse Racing at Las Vegas Downs
In Henderson 17 miles south of Las Vegas developers press a new horse track as supporters cite a 300 000 resident metro area. Opening planned for September but construction pace suggests racing may not begin until next year. Past ventures in Las Vegas failed after brief openings.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Henderson
Las Vegas Downs
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Dee Sears
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Warneke's Cleaners
Edwards
Jackie's Fabrics
Holley Fuel
Park Ave. Supplies
Jack Nicklaus
IHC
Gil Maroney
Bill Galardi
Tim Duvall
Vie Blackmon
Randy Counts
Bob Collins
Andy Johnston
Sports World
Laurens
Dial
Phil. Textile
Susquehanna
Nevada
Joe W. Wells
del Webb
Goodyear
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