Anglers Report Crappie Limits on Clark Hill and Area Lakes
Heavy rains push Clark Hill water up a foot as anglers report strong crappie catches under the Little River Bridge and in Soap Creek. Bass action remains fair in 10 to 15 feet with plastic worms and rattling lures. Locals from Aiken and Johnston, including the Cline and Scott families, fish cooperatively along various rivers and lakes, while shellcracker records fall at a local pond.
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C.W. Kilbey
Clark Hill
Army Engineers
Little River Bridge
Robert Cline
Aiken
Lake Murray
Louisiana
Marion
Moultrie
Robert Duncan
Cooper River
Edwin Scott
Clinton Clark
Johnston
Moncks Corner
Expert Fisherman Ward Bags 36-Pound Striper Below Dam
Beech Island fishing expert Frank Ward continued his winning streak by taking a 36 pound rockfish from the rushing waters below the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam. Ward is known for outguessing fish and winning contests sponsored by the Savannah River Project where he works.
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Frank Ward
Beech Island
Savannah Bluff
Ward
Savannah River Project
Gibbs Lynn Qualify In Golf
The defending champion John Gibbs of North Augusta and 1971 titleholder John Cubelic of Columbia qualified for the title flight at the South Carolina Junior championship. Cubelic led opening round with 73, Gibbs tied for second at 74, while 19 players advanced after 76s.
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Lexington
South Carolina Golf Association
John Gibbs
North Augusta
John Cubelic
Columbia
Cubelic
Gibbs
Jackie Donnelly
Anderson
Brian Grab
Orangeburg
Jimmy Yahnis
Florence
Bruce Ericson
Myrtle Beach
Bert Atkinson
William Christian
Beaufort
Fred Spigner
Clarendon
John Atkinson
Chuck Statler Jr
Arthur Hightower
Berkeley
Bengals Trade Wide Receiver To Saints
Cincinnati trades wide receiver Drew Buie to the New Orleans Saints for a draft pick in an NFL transaction.
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Bengals
Saints
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Bengals
National Football League
Drew Buie
New Orleans Saints
Livingston 1 Hits Laurens in Benefit Legion Opener
Chip Livingston pitched a one hitter with 18 strikeouts as Aiken beat Laurens 12 0 at Citizens Field in a benefit game for Paul Bookstaver. Proceeds totaled 350 with 300 from about 300 attendees and 50 from Aiken Post 26. Willie Bell led off the game with a triple and Jerome Bell followed with a run scoring single.
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Aiken
Chip Livingston
Laurens
American Legion
Citizens Field
Livingston
Benny Milam
Phil Luton
Aitken
Paul Bookstaver
American Legion Post 26
Bookstayer
Buster Smith
Laurens High School
Smith
Chip
Willie Bell
South Carolina State
Jerome
Willie
Aiken Nine Rally Sparks Inside the Park Homer
In a June 6 1973 game Aiken High pressed to a 6 inning stretch as Paul Martin tripled scoring twice and Jerome Bell hit an inside the park homer off center field. Foster leads off with a single and steals to set up scoring. three wild pitches and a passed ball aid the visitors.
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Paul Martin
Martin
Martin Foster
Willie Bell
Foster
Jerome Bell
Gregg Parrs
Phil Luton
Sham Ready To Challenge Secretariat In Belmont Stakes
AP reports trainer Pancho Martin declared Sham in perfect condition after the final workout ahead of the Belmont Stakes. The field includes My Gallant Pvt Smiles and Twice A Prince aiming to thwart Secretariat and end his Triple Crown bid.
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NEW York
Pancho Martin
Sham
Secretariat
Martin
My Gallant
Pvt. Smiles
Beutler Advances In British Amateur Golf Match
Beutler, 19, from Clarkston Washington, edged Willie Milne at Royal Porthcawl to reach the British Amateur third round. Milne surged back with late pars but Beutler holed a two foot putt on 18 after a lucky chip miscue. Beutler funded his trip with a bank loan and a Snake River Dam labor wage, aiming to advance further as 20 Americans remain in the field.
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Beutler
Clarkston
Wash
Willie Milne
Royal Porthcawl
Bristol Channel
Washington State University
Milne
Snake River
Wales
Steve Martin
Martin
Frank Draper
Seattle
Nastase Wins French Open With Clay Focus
Ilie Nastase, newly crowned French Open champion, criticizes rivals who played too much indoor tennis in winter. He notes seven or eight clay tournaments beforehand and dominates Pilic 6 3 6 3 6 0 in the final, while rivals Smith Ashe and Newcombe failed to reach the quarter finals after WCT circuit play.
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Paris
Ilie Nastase
Nastase
Nikki Pilic
Yugoslavia
Stan Smith
Arthur Ashe
United States
John Newcombe
Australia
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Outdoors Report
Santee-Cooper
Wallace T. Riley
Riley
Milwaukee
Schlitz
Tad
Andre
Bala
Scott Hunter
H Bell
Bell
RF Martin
Luton
Parrs
Li Foster
Laurens Lasress Roach
CF Petty
Lothridge
SS Thompson
P Lattimore
RF Smith
Milam
Porthcawl
John Beutler
Windsor
Rome
Mendel
Canada
Canadian Rockies
Ford
Satcher Ford Aiken Augusta Hwy
Reed
Bankamericard
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