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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1971
Page
7
In Belfast Northern Ireland sport operates on a restricted scale amid political turmoil. Day games replace night fixtures causing revenue loss as buses fail after dark and bombings and shootings plague the city. Two Belfast soccer clubs quit their stadiums and boxing meets are cancelled.
William and Mary fullback Phil Mosser repeated as Southern Conference offensive player of the week after carrying 29 times for 129 yards in a 28-23 defeat by West Virginia. The 192-pound senior from Butler NJ returned from injury to add a 17 yard catch and a 24 yard kickoff return.
Pistol Pete Maravich will miss the opening night lineup due to infectious mononucleosis. The Hawks, led by Richie Guerin, begin the 26th NBA season with Maravich sidelined for at least five games after a strong rookie year at LSU. He averaged 23.2 points for Atlanta last season.
Five ACC teams recovered from weekend losses as NC State and Clemson won for the league. Wake Forest, Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland all fell to nonconference opponents as Notre Dame and Tulane loom next. Virginia, Duke, and Maryland face further tests with key players nursing injuries and uncertain lineups.
George Thorpe of Detroit shot four under par 68 to lead the PGA School Tournament at Palm Beach Gardens. Nine of 75 candidates were under par as the 108-hole event began at the 6,908-yard east course. Ken Harrelson, ex Indians first baseman turned pro golfer, shot 72 with a triple bogey on the 10th hole.
Five pro am golf tournaments are scheduled at Pinehurst Country Club starting Thursday with 506 players entered. The top five pro am teams meet Wednesday to begin play for the title and the winning team receives a new car as the prize in the preliminary to the PGA Club Pro Championship.
Maryland return specialist Larry Marshall and Clemson linebacker Larry Hefner earned ACC defensive player of the week honors. Hefner powered Clemson to a 3-0 win over Duke in the Oyster Bowl, with 13 tackles and five assists. Marshall added 10 tackles and a 39 yard punt return that set up Maryland’s only TD in a 23-13 loss to Syracuse.
The 1971 72 migratory waterfowl season runs December 2 through January 20 with daily bag limits including four ducks, eight in possession, and one goose per day for most geese. Special limits apply to mergansers hooded mergansers canvasbacks redheads bluewing teals and a bonus scaup take may be added later. Drawings for game management areas in Georgetown and Columbia will allocate limited hunting permits with up to 14 hunters per day and 320 total for the season.
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