USC A Pacers rebound to split with Findlay in baseball twin bill
After a 7 3 early deficit USC Aiken surged back in the nightcap to win 12 7. Randy O Banion had a bases loaded double drove in all Aiken runs but was cut down sliding into third. Kevin Campbell hit an inside the park homer as Roger Sharpe allowed few late hits to seal the victory. Dean Glover also tripled driving in a run as the Pacers rallied for eight runs across two frames.
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Usc-Aiken Pacers
Finlay College
Pacers
Findlay
Randy O'Banion
Aiken
O’banion
Roger Sharpe
Bobby Holcombe
Finlay
Oilers
Pacer
Kevin Campbell
Sharpe
Findley
Dean Glover
O'Banion
Dennis Seiple
Seiple
Brunswick Junior College
Coastal Carolina
Kim Stout
Mark Yasko
Gregg Brown
Nick Hillman
Bobby Bender
Denny Maag
Kevin Hogue
Duane Tooman
Jim Ryan
Ken Leary
Dick Abney
Mark Hite
Terry Rhinehart
Brian Todd
Pacers blow late lead as Findlay takes doubleheader finale
Campbell stars for Aiken with two homers and five RBIs as Pacers drop an 8 6 decision after holding a 5 0 advantage. Seiple, Sharpe combine on mound for USC A while Findlay rallies in bottom of seventh to spoil the sweep with an 8 6 win. Pacers head to Coastal Carolina Saturday for a 1 p m doubleheader.
Fidrych and Busby Highlight Early Spring Baseball
Detroit’s Mark Fidrych shined with six scoreless innings as Toronto fell 4-0 in a spring start, boosting his spring ERA to 0.60. Steve Busby expressed optimism despite a rough line for Kansas City against St. Louis, while other MLB results featured Tommy Boggs and Jeff Burroughs lifting Atlanta over Texas 7-0 and Padres beating Cubs 4-1 in Roger Craig’s first season as manager.
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Steve Busby
Busby
Kansas City
St. Louis Cardinals
Royals
Detroit
Mark Fidrych
Bird
Tigers
Toronto Blue Jays
Fidrych
Pittsburgh
Texas Rangers
Atlanta Br
Tommy Boggs
Jeff Burroughs
Eddie Miller
Rob Belloir
Dale Murphy
Boggs
Rangers
Gene Tenace
Dave Winfield
San Diego Padres
Chicago Cubs
Padres
Roger Craig
Alvin Dark
Bobby Valentine
New York Mets
Cincinnati Reds
Tom Seaver
Reds
Chicago
Ken Kravec
Philadelphia Phillies
White Sox
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Orioles
Dodgers
Lee Lacy
Moore's 60 Leads SCSU Past Southeastern Louisiana Upset
South Carolina State upset defending champion Southeastern Louisiana 100-98 to reach the AIWA national small college semifinals at Francis Marion College. Biola routed Pepperdine 96-60 to join SCSU. Francis Marion set an AIWA scoring record with Pearl Moore's 60 points in a 114-71 win over Eastern Washington.
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Florence
South Carolina State
Biola
California
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Francis Marion College
Southeastern Louisiana
Pepperdine
Berry
Georgia
Midland Lutheran
Nebraska
High Point
North Carolina
William Penn
Iowa
Francis Marion
Pearl Moore
Lady Patriots
Washington
Spinks Declares Autonomy After WBC Title Stripped
Leon Spinks says he decides whom he fights and when as the WBC strips him for refusing to defend against Ken Norton. Norton gets the title while the WBA still recognizes Spinks for his Feb. 15 decision over Muhammad Ali. Spinks spoke in Boston at a charity dinner-boxing show staged by Helen Hall.
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Boston
Leon Spinks
Spinks
World Boxing Council
Ken Norton
WHC
Norton
World Boxing Association
Muhammad Ali
Helen Hall
Equipment Manager Calls Rose the Dirtiest Player in Baseball
Tampa AP report quotes Cincinnati Reds equipment manager Bernie Stowe calling Pete Rose the dirtiest player in baseball. Stowe recalls Rose’s belly slides and notes the team’s high laundry costs, wool socks, and pricey uniforms. He also cites Foster as hard on pants and astroturf causing new wear.
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Fla
Bernie Stowe
Pete Rose
Pete
Stowe
Cincinnati Reds
Rose
Reds
Big Red
Bob Howsam
George Foster
Foster
Houston Named All-State Football? Basketball? Not specified
Terrie Houston of Jackson High was the lone Aiken County player on the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association All-State team. Houston averaged nearly 19 points for 24-1 Indians, while Wagener Salley star Jonathan Robinson, at 32 points per game and 21-3, was left off the team. Coach Billy Freeman called it unfortunate. Honorable mentions included Leon Childs, J.P. Johnson, and Dawn Weeks.
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Terrie Houston
Jackson High
Aiken County
South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association
Houston
Indians
Wagener-Salley
Jonathan Robinson
Robinson
Billy Freeman
Jonathan
War Eagles
Wagener
Leon Childs
Aiken High
J.P. Johnson
Graniteville
Dawn Weeks
Jackson
Heritage Kicks Off At Hilton Head
Hubert Green tops the field at the Sea Pines Heritage Classic seeking a 45000 first prize as Nicklaus and Watson face form slumps and withdrawals by Miller Pate. Weiskopf Schroeder Hinkle graze the strong field at Harbour Town Golf Links CBS TV covers late rounds.
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Heritage
Hilton Head
Hilton Head Island
Jack Nicklaus
Tom Watson
Hubert Green
Sea Pines
Green
Calibogue Sound
Hawaii
Tremely
Nicklaus
Johnny Miller
Jerry Pate
Watson
Lou Graham
Tom Weiskopf
John Schroeder
Lou Hinkle
Cbs-Tv
Jabbar Has Big Night As Lakers Clip Rockets
Kareem Abdul Jabbar scored 31 points with 14 rebounds and 8 blocks to lift the Los Angeles Lakers 124 106 over the Houston Rockets as he neared 20 000 career points. The Rockets fell to a 13th straight defeat while other NBA results included Kings over 76ers 120 108 Celtics over Cavaliers 105 99 Bullets over Jazz 124 108 Nets over Bulls 105 99.
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Associated Press
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Houston Rockets
Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
Jabbar
Lakers
Houston
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Rockets
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Philadelphia 76Ers
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Washington Bullets
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Chicago Bulls
Seattle SuperSonics
Buffalo Braves
Bullets
Jazz
Kevin Grevey
Bob Dandridge
Mitch Kupchak
Washington
Kupchak
Nets
Bulls
Bernard King
New Jersey
John Williamson
Chicago
Milwaukee
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Chuck Moble
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Campbell
Ussca
Web Findlay
Rick Hatfield
Bob Bender
Householder
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Chris Davis
Tim Tagliapietra
Usc-A
Randy O'Benion
Dennis Seipie
Marty Harper
Joey Timmerman
Phillies
Dave Johnson
Chicago White Sox
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Moore
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Freeman
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76Ers
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Tom Burleson
Scott Wedman
Philadelphia
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Wedman
Ron Boone
George McGinnis
Philly
Julius Erving
Celtics
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Sidney Wicks
Dave Bing
Dave Cowens
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