Saints Roll Over Trojans 28-8 in season opener
Saints defeated Ridge Spring Monetta 28 to 8 as Raysor and Voight led St. Angela's ground game. Bethman connected for a 20 yard TD to Caver and Hodges added a late score with a two point conversion.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1971
Page
6
Saints defeated Ridge Spring Monetta 28 to 8 as Raysor and Voight led St. Angela's ground game. Bethman connected for a 20 yard TD to Caver and Hodges added a late score with a two point conversion.
Jackson Indians defeated Allendale-Fairfax 24 22 in a late rally. Greg Williams connected with Jerry Cofer for the first TD and later to Nicky Mims for the two point conversion securing the win. Skeet Beatwright caught a 25 yard TD late for RSM in a final surge.
Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors opened their U S Open runs with decisive first round wins on the center court in Forest Hills. Connors beat Alex Olmedo in a five setter while Evert routed Edda Buding 6 1 6 0, both highlighting two handed backhands and youthful confidence.
The Aiken Booster Club has sold about 400 season football tickets in three weeks and aims to reach 800 by next Tuesday when sales end. Tickets cost 14 dollars for adults and 7 dollars for children and fund the entire athletic program. Tickets available at Alvano's Restaurant Crumpler Realty and Hydrick Appliance and Piano Store.
Virginia halfback Bill Troup announces he will transfer from the University of Virginia to South Carolina. He says the move was planned long in advance and cites discussions with various people. Sophomore Davis notes Troup would face a tough transition upon arrival today.
McMillen said he has not quit Maryland or planned to turn pro under hardship provisions. The denial came after reports published by the Greensboro Daily News and national NBA outlets. He spoke by telephone from Mansfield Pennsylvania to a university press contact.
Dallas and Baltimore meet in an exhibition game at Memorial Stadium with both teams hampered by injuries and illness. The matchup features rookies and fringe players as teams rest key veterans during the late exhibition period for a national TV audience.
North Carolina linebacker Jim Webster of Winston-Salem is out for the season after severe neck muscle and ligament damage from a scrimmage. Coach Bill Dooley calls the loss a staggering blow to the team amid Webster's history of injuries including a broken leg and a knee ligament tear.
Fort Marcy, a seven year old gelding owned by Paul Mellon and trained by Elliott Burch, starts on the road this holiday weekend. He carries No 7 on the equine millionaires list with earnings of 1 106 406 and runs in the Kelly Olympic Handicap on the grass at Atlantic City this Saturday.
Trevino, in his first start since an emergency appendectomy, admits fatigue after the pro am as he prepares for the opening round of the Greater Hartford Open in Wethersfield Connecticut. He has yet to practice and hopes to shake off the rust in the $110,000 event.
The 20th annual Southern 500 Festival begins in Darlington with preliminary beauty pageants and related activities marking the start of the event.
Belmont Park hosts the $10,000 Pubs Purse where Young Amer ica defeats Wildcat Country by two lengths. In Atlantic City Charlie's Lounge leads Delta's Hope to win the Somers Point Purse by four lengths. Early Jane Jay prevails at Stanton over Alert Native in Delaware feature. Better Sea wins Hawthorne Coman Brother Purse. Miles Ty son leads Del Mar feature by ten lengths over Fond Regards. Ed N Mert beats Living Color at Rockingham.
Eddie Pearce 19 of Temple Terrace Fla shoots 69 to tie for the lead at 139 through 36 holes of the 71st US Amateur. Jim McLean 21 of Seattle carded 67 to share the lead at Wilmington Country Club as both pursue the national title and pro ambitions.
Aiken hosts Richmond Academy at 8 p.m. North Augusta welcomes Strom Thurmond. Graniteville hosts LBC. Wagener Salley hosts Swansea as the county opens play tonight.
In a mixed slate of high school football results, Booker T. Washington and C. A. Johnson battled to a 0 0 tie. Eau Claire and Spring Valley Northwestern drew 13 13. Pendleton and Liberty finished tied 14 14. Jackson won 8 to Allendale-Fairfax Barnwell 34 Denmark-Clar 6. Ruffin defeated Bowman 20 Wallace 38 McBee 6. Thornwell beat Ford 28 6. West Florence triumphed 34 Timmonsville 6.
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