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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1972
Page
7
Top-seeded Pembroke State meets Atlantic Christian in the District 29 tournament opener at 8 p.m. Second seed UNC Wilmington faces Methodist in the 3:30 p.m. game and 8 p.m. slot.
Erskine meets South Carolina State at noon while Newberry faces Western Carolina in the Intercollegiate Athletics baseball tournament at 3 p.m. Newberry secured the top seed heading into the events.
Furman defeated South Carolina 3-1 in the first game and won the nightcap to finish the season at 19-13. USC ended with a 25-15 mark for the year.
Clemson lost two games in Maryland ending a rough ACC road swing. The Tigers were routed 7-0 in the first game and 3-0 in the finale, dropping to 19-15 overall and 6-7 in conference play. Terence Tapin, Bob Grossman, and Rich Fillings starred for Maryland as Clemson struggled on offense.
The report notes Joe DiMaggio and other former Yankees stars will salute Casey Stengel on June 4 at Dodger Stadium before the Dodgers and Cardinals game. The event honors Stengel, who managed and played for New York and led teams against DiMaggio’s era.
Russian high jumper Valery Brumel, 30, Olympic gold medalist, married Yelena Petushkova, 1970 dressage world champion. Tass said Petushkova is a Soviet Olympic team candidate. Brumel has retired due to injuries and works as a track and field coach.
George Foreman the No 3 heavyweight meets 32 year old Argentine Miguel Paez in Oakland tonight as his 36th opponent. Foreman from Hayward has a 32 knockout wins record.
Homero Blancas fired a three under par 67 to win low pro honors in the pro am prelude to the Colonial National Invitation at Trinity River course. He finished 32 35 for a 67 and earned $500, with Bruce Devlin second at 68 and $425.
Bobby Unser predicts a 200 mph lap at Indianapolis is possible though not this year. He recently set an unofficial 194.721 mph lap in practice, with 191 plus mph sessions, saying speeds come from faster chutes and smart driving as he contends for pole position.
Coca-Cola remained undefeated with a 3-1 victory over J.B. White's to widen its edge over Satcher's Motor Company in the Pony League. Satcher's moved to 2-1 while White's dropped to 1-2, as three other teams also stood at 1-2. In National Minor action Tastee-Freeze won 10-5 over Lyon-Croft Weeks and Hunter Realty then edged Hydrick's Appliance 5-4, with Triangle Pontiac taking 7-5 over Franzblau's Hardware in the same division. Pat Rideout earned the win for Triangle with Anthony Lloyd losing.
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