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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1985
Page
11
LSU visits Kentucky at 8 p.m. on USA in a marquee college basketball matchup. Boxing features Truvel versus Mendez at 9 p.m. on ESPN for a televised boxing card.
The Gamecock Club of Aiken re elected all officers and chairmen at a session held at Houndslake. A May 14 banquet at Houndslake will feature USC football coach Jim Morrison as speaker, with tickets at 10 dollars.
Lanny Wadkins vented about slow play before the 44th Bing Crosby National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. He highlighted groups like Tom Watson and Craig Stadler and urged action to speed up rounds while noting his Los Angeles Open win and early-season success. He faces rivals such as Nicklaus Trevino Crenshaw Irwin in a $90,000 first prize event with CBS TV coverage planned for the weekend.
Clemson coach Cliff Ellis lauded a hard fought 52 50 victory over 11th ranked North Carolina. Chris Michael hit the winning 18 footer with 3 seconds left as UNC missed a final 20 footer. Tar Heels fall to 14 5, Clemson improves to 11 7 and 3 5 in ACC.
Michael Jordan secretly attended North Carolina’s 66 62 loss to Georgia Tech at Carmichael Auditorium. The Wilmington native, in casual dress, spoke of heartache at not playing for UNC and praised coach Dean Smith’s team concept while acknowledging Chicago teammates are young and lack veterans.
Olympic super heavyweight Tyrell Biggs has undergone three weeks in patient treatment for an unnamed drug problem and is now an outpatient. Promoter Dan Duva said Biggs could return to fighting in March or April, after a Jan. 19 release from Carey Unit Hospital in Orange, California.
Aiken County standout Keith Lewis will join the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams Brice Stadium after three years as a key starter for Silver Bluff. Lewis rushed for about 3,500 yards in two seasons and held top offensive honors in the region, choosing USC over several finalists.
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