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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1971
Page
7
East Carolina sophomore end Robin Hogue from Virginia Beach led the Pirates to a 31-25 victory over The Citadel with 11 tackles and five assists. His lockdown defense helped hold a late Citadel drive at the ECU 9 as the clock expired.
Chicago Bears halfback Gale Sayers plans a Sunday return at Soldier Field against the New Orleans Saints hoping to spark the offense. Sayers, who led the NFL with 1,032 rushing yards in 1969 after knee surgery in 1968, has had two knee surgeries and limited play this season with late-season hopes fading.
The Utah Stars announced they signed star guard Jimmy Jones from the Pros to a multiyear contract after he became a free agent. Jones averaged 21.4 points per game over four ABA seasons, and his option notice from Memphis arrived after the deadline, leading to the deal.
Tom Quann, an 18 year old freshman at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa NC, tries a 25 hour free throw marathon to surpass 76 percent and 8000 attempts. He began with one handed shooting then shifted to two handed underhand after ten hours as he keeps shooting through the weekend.
The World Hockey Association calls for owners willing to stick with it for three or four years to reach parity, signaling a long term investment in the league despite uncertain early returns.
Pittsburgh faces the San Francisco Giants in game three of the NL playoffs with Dock Ellis possibly sidelined by an aching elbow. Coach Danny Murtaugh may start Nelson Briles against Juan Marichal while Steve Blass could start game four. Ellis quarrels with management over travel costs, Willie Stargell seeks his power, and Charlie Fox relies on pitching edge as Marichal carries a hip issue into the matchup.
Duke defeats Stanford 54 14 in Palo Alto as Randy Chambers Art Bosetti doubtful for Clemson clash in Norfolk while Steve Jones may see limited action McGee stresses versatility on defense and multi positional play.
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