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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1971
Page
7
The Chicago Cubs announced Leo Durocher will remain manager for the upcoming season after a high level meeting with owner Phil Wrigley and executives. The news ends speculation that Whitey Lockman or Ernie Banks might replace him.
Bob Verga, ex Duke star and ABA guard with the Carolina Cougars, is traded to the Pittsburgh Condors for 6-8 forward Stew Johnson. Johnson from Murray State averages 14.9 points in his career and 65 rebounds this season, now in his fifth year. Verga, in his fifth season, averaged 22.3 points over four years but slipped to 18.8 last season after a 27.5 high the prior year.
Louis I. Kaplan of St. Paul bets on his scrap-iron business to back a new WHA franchise. He stopped North Stars tickets after a dissatisfying season and plans Midwest Saints to begin play in October 1972.
Gerry Glenn of the New York Athletic Club defeated Chet Krizek of Milwaukee 50-40 to win the National Invitational Three-Cushion Billiards Championship in Minneapolis with a 9-0 round robin record. Krizek finished 7-2, while Walt Jones of St Paul was third at 6-3 and Mort Winski of Chicago was 5-4.
Erskine defeats Campbell 4 3 at Buses Creek North Carolina to clinch the NAIA Region 5 title. The victory advances the South Carolina college to the NAIA national tournament December 1 to 4 in Dunn North Carolina joining seven other qualifiers.
Newberry Indians sit 2-1-1 in the Carolinas Conference and lead four of six major team statistics while Presbyterian trails at 3-1. Elon tops the league 5-0. Newberry averages 201.6 rushing yards per game over 10, ahead of Presbyterian and owns the top defensive figure at 171.9 yards per game versus 254 for Presbyterian.
NFL divisional clashes loom with the 49ers, Redskins, Dolphins, and other teams inches apart atop their brackets. Key rematches feature Washington and Dallas, and Miami versus Baltimore, as injuries and quarterback shuffles shape Sunday’s slate.
Notre Dame announced on Thursday the team voted 2 to 1 to skip bowl participation. Coach Ara Parseghian cited a vocal group and urged focus on the regular season ended with an 8-1 record and a loss to Southern California.
Readable lines show scattered team names and uneven scores from a bowling league page. No clear event or outcome due to garbled OCR. Key entities: Auket Office Supply Palmetto Security, Lynettes Carrousel Holmes Jewelers Sheriff Paul Grant Porter Motors.
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