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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1972
Page
9
Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr, Huntsville resident Rod Peevy and pilot James Lain escaped injury when a Piper Twin Commander crash landed and broke apart at Scottsboro Airport. All three walked away with no apparent injuries.
Defending champion Tennessee opened with 394 strokes at the Red Fox Country Club to lead the sixth annual tournament by 22 over Wofford. Wake Forest is third at 419. Mike Mills of Tennessee posted the opening low with a 77.
A boxing program in Spartanburg to raise funds for Bob by Lee Hunter a South Carolina prisoner heading to the Munich Olympics featured amateur fights and two pro bouts Hunter accompanied by a guard fought Joe Smith of High Point NC in an amateur lightweight exhibition with no decision announced.
In St. Petersburg Florida AP reports owners and players ready for a pay dispute as pension talks near a strike. Owners vote not to increase their prior offer following near unanimous players votes.
UCLA and Louisville meet in the NCAA semifinal as John Wooden’s undefeated Bruins chase a sixth straight title while North Carolina and Florida State play the other semi. The winners advance to Saturday’s final in Los Angeles.
Sebring Florida opened practice and time trials for the 12 hour Grand Prix of Endurance. Between 60 and 70 starters were expected after two days of trials with top speeds and laps shaping the field. Notable absences included Mark Donohue Jo Siffert, while Ferrari Alfa Romeo Lola and a Gulf Mirage prepared under FIA three liter rules.
The Aiken Recreation Department crowns champions in church league divisions Termites First Presbyterian Mite Girls South Aiken Presbyterian Mite Boys Second Baptist Midget Girls Millbrook Baptist Midget Boys St. Gerard's Senior Girls St. John's Senior Boys Second Baptist.
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