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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1972
Page
7
John Miller stares as his final putt lips past the hole forcing sudden death with Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus sinks an 18 foot birdie to win the top prize of 28000 dollars at Pebble Beach.
At Pebble Beach California Jack Nicklaus edged Johnny Miller in a playoff to win the Bing Crosby National Pro Am worth 140000 dollars. Nicklaus sank an 18 foot birdie on the first playoff hole for a 28000 prize. Miller admitted he played poorly as Nicklaus overcame a late bogey run and bad finishing round.
College games feature Duquesne, St Bonaventure, Rider, Lafayette, Catholic U, Boston U, Temple, Fordham, St Johns NY, Seton Hall, Army, Susquehanna, Holy Cross, Penn St, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Virginia, Mississippi, Houston, Duke, Clemson, Kentucky, Iowa State, Michigan, Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, DePaul, Dayton, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston, and more with varied results and notable upsets. The capsule highlights scores and team matchups across conferences and regions.
Virginia Military Institute sits at the cellar in the Southern Conference as Furman and Davidson pull ahead with 4-2 records. The Citadel edged VMI 68-62 in overtime to join a three way tie for third, while Davidson routed Richmond 112-80 and Furman lost 82-73 to East Carolina. Davidson had six players in double figures led by Falconi with 19 and Minkin with 16. Richmond's Jacobs topped 10 points.
Aiken Junior High School defeated Paul Knox Junior High 44 to 37 in boys action with Marion Curry scoring 22. In girls play Aiken won 49 to 29 led by Darcel Bell with 22 points. girls now stand 3 and 3.
Hockey East results show Boston, New York, Montreal and Detroit among teams with mixed records. West Division lists Chicago, St Louis, Minnesota and Los Angeles with several wins and ties. Weekend results include Buffalo beating Montreal and Toronto losing to Boston, with several scheduled games remaining.
Professional basketball results from the Associated Press show Seattle defeating Phoenix 116 to 110. Milwaukee beat Portland 122 to 97. Baltimore 107 over Phoenix 109. Houston 108 over Cincinnati 128. Cleveland 108 over Atlanta 124. Philadelphia noted with incomplete line.
Pistol Pete Maravich return from mononucleosis hits peak as he tallies 50 points on 18 of 29 shooting and 14 of 18 free throws to lift the Atlanta Hawks past the Philadelphia 76ers 124-116. He adds six assists in the victory while Billy Cunningham scores 45 for Philadelphia. Milwaukee routs Portland 120-97. Kareem Abdul Jabbar leads with 29 for the Bucks.
USC Aiken Pacers extended their league lead with a 79 to 57 win over USC Spartanburg. Freddie Parish scored 21 points while Danny McVicker added 16 and Steve Zelenkowicz 14, with Claude Jenkins at 13 for the Pacers. Maxie Elliott led Spartanburg with the top scoring effort.
The Aiken High School football banquet will be held at St John s Methodist Church Fellowship Hall at 7 30 p m on Thursday January 20. Guests include Bill Rowe USC defensive coach and Bo Davies USC defensive back. Tickets cost 450 each and are available at Hydricks Aiken Sporting Goods Alvanos and Cullums of Aiken.
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