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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1973
Page
7
Providence College coach Dave Gavitt, guiding the fifth ranked Friars with a 24 2 record and a 14 game win streak, earns district coach of the year honors for the third straight season in his fourth year at Providence.
Brad Gilman a junior from Los Angeles will captain Dartmouth swimming next season. He holds the Big Green records in the 400 and 500 yard freestyle and will compete this weekend at the Eastern Seaboard championships at West Point New York.
Vida Blue and catcher Dave Duncan arrived with unresolved contract talks with owner Charles O. Finley and joined the Oakland Athletics at Mesa training camp. Manager Dick Williams voiced optimism about their conditioning after a likely 10 day ramp-up. The A's begin exhibition play against the Milwaukee Brewers. Blue sat out much of last season until May 2 amid a prior holdout.
Top seeds Chris Evert and Evonne Goolagong look toward a likely final in the Maureen Connolly Brinker tournament. Evert swept Lesley Charles 6 0 6 2 and beat Cindy Brinker 6 0 6 0 to reach the quarterfinals, facing 17 year old Marita Redondo who defeated Janet Young after Goolagong triumphed over Marie Neumannova 6 3 6 2.
In Hartford Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen face Roy Emerson and Ken Rosewall in the Aetna World Cup at Trinity College. Stan Smith and John Newcombe had a dramatic prior win, with Smith beating Newcombe 7 6 6 7 7 5 in a 2 hour 13 minute match after Smith returned from a two week skiing trip.
The Atlanta Hawks extended their winning streak against Portland to eight games over two seasons by defeating the Trail Blazers 135 129. Pete Maravich led with 39 points and 13 assists while Lou Hudson added 34. Center Walt Bellamy sealed the win with a late three point play.
South Korea’s Kim Seingapore Open champion shot a three under par 68 to take early first round lead, while Singapore hometown favorite struggled to find form at the top of the leaderboard.
Mike McGrath of El Cerrito California holds a four pin edge over Earl Anthony of Tacoma Washington as they enter the BPAA U S Open Tourney semifinal round in New York.
The defending champion Jim Crumley of Oregon State fell 11 8 to Gene Barber of Trenton State in the 177 pound class as top seed Crumley and defending champ Bill Murdock of Washington were upset in the first round. Iowa State holds a slim lead entering quarter finals.
Lee Trevino shot an eight under 64 to take the lead at the Doral Eastern Open. Jack Nicklaus is in a group at 69, four strokes back, as Jerry McGee and Bob Barbarossa tied for second at 68. Rosburg also tied for second, two behind Nicklaus.
General Manager Stu Holcomb faces retaliation as White Sox holdouts Jay Johnstone Ed Spiezio and other players balk at pay cuts. Bahnsen Andrews and Reichardt seek higher salaries while Killebrew accepts a slash with contingencies. Other signings and exhibition results follow.
Dixie Youth Baseball signups for boys 8 to 12 begin Saturday March 10 at Traughber Field, Aiken, from 2 to 5 PM. Additional signup sessions run March 12–16 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM at Traughber Field. Major league tryouts for boys 10 to 12 not yet on a Major League team are March 19–27, while Minor League tryouts for ages 8 and 9 occur March 19–21.
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