Friday Night Clash Highlights Week In MVAL Action
MVAL action features Mission San Jose Irvington and Mission Viejo battles for second place Friday at 8 30 p.m. on MSJ floor while Kennedy hosts James Logan. Washington at Newark closes the league schedule with Newark visiting De La Salle. Kennedy leads at 3 0 0.
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Old college try wins open mile for John Mason
John Mason of the Pacific Coast Track Club edged John Lawson in the Traders Mile at the UPI track championships in Kansas City. Mason, a former Fort Hays State miler, clocked a slow but winning 4 0.3 for 12 laps, claiming his fifth straight mile victory at this meet. Van Nelson set the opening pace before fading to last among five. Eastern Michigan captured the team title as five records were tied or broken over the two-night event.
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UPI
Jobe Mason
Mason
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Kan
Pacific Coast Track Club
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Kenya
Kipchoge Kemo
Los Angeles
van Nelson
St. Geel Aeau
Eastern Michigan
Giants to play Santa Clara on May 21 at Buck Shaw
The Giants meet the University of Santa Clara May 21 at 1 p.m. at Buck Shaw Stadium. The game, announced by Giants president Horace Stoneham and Bronco athletic director Pat Malley, benefits the Bronco Beach Foundation which arranges stadium improvements and supports Bronco intramural programs.
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Bronco Beach Foundation, Inc
Barry tops Miami as Caps rally to 113 106 win
Washington defeats the Miami Floridians 113 to 106 in an ABA game. Barry scores 25 points with support from George Carter and Mike Barrett 19 each. Don Freeman leads Miami with 32 as the teams traded early leads before Washington pulled away late.
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UPI
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Rick Barry
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Miami Floridians
American Basketball Association
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George Carter
Mike Barret
Don Freeman
Freeman
Barrett
Thyl
Ira Harge
Don Sidle
Tricart Sportsmobile: three wheeled all terrain vehicle
New all terrain vehicle called the Tricart Sportsmobile will hit markets in April. A three wheeler combining snowmobile, trail bike and dune buggy the contraption is about five feet long and four feet wide. Inventor John Plessinger of Dayton Ohio describes it as a modern take on a childhood tricycle built for active outdoors types. It operates on sand snow and shallow streams with steering by hands or feet and can perform power slides wheelies and spins. Price around 750 dollars with a 3.5 gallon fuel tank providing about five hours of cruising.
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UPI
John Plessinger
Dayton
Ohio
Plessingr
Plessinger
Crambrook ‘Academy of Arts and Sciences
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Divian
Sperry Rai
Ie Braun
Rockets soar with Belmont as new ABA coach in Denver
Former referee Joe Belmont becomes acting coach of the Denver Rockets, guiding a 15 game win streak and arena attendance records. Under his leadership the team climbs from last to second in the Western Division, with Belmont stressing offense, faster play, and a showy style aided by the three point rule and new shot clock.
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John McLendon
Rockets
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Larry Jones
Byron Becka
Rockers
Philadelphia
Duke University
Blue Devils
DC Truckers
Rockets win 15th in row in Denver with record bid
The Denver Rockets beat Dallas 118 to 17 as Spencer Haywood cleared the back boards 26 times and Larry Jones scored 90 points. Denver could tie the ABA record for straight wins with a win over New York Friday. the record is 16 by the Oakland Oaks now the Washington Cups.
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UPI
Denver Rockets
Spencer Haywood
Larry Jones Pang
Dallas
American Basketball Association
New York
Oakland Oaks
Australian tennis final shocks with Crealy upset
Sydney via UPI reports Australian Dick Crealy, seeded 12th and once 100-1 to win, defeated England’s Roger Taylor in a semifinal of the Austrian Open championships. The 6 foot 4 inch Crealy won 3 9 11 86 146 86, earning a place to meet Arthur Ashe in the final.
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Sydney
UPI
Dick Crealy
Roger Taylor
Taylon
Arthur Ashe
49ers May Seek Kicker In Draft After Gobbling Clues
Bay Area teams the 49ers and Raiders remain tight lipped on their draft plans with kicker the likely first target. San Francisco faces ninth pick while Oakland holds the 24th spot as coaches weigh other needs including defense and offensive line while the draft looms.
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Ers
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Chicago Bear
Los Angeles
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Mike Elschaid
George Blanda
Gavrie
Nhebody
Oakland
San Francisco Player Wins Metropolitan Open Ladies Title
Cecilia Martinez of San Francisco, ranked seventh in the United States, captured the Metropolitan Open ladies singles with a 2 6 2, 6 0 victory over defending champion Pat Yngayo of the Philippines. Eddie Cruz lost the singles final to Raymundo Deyro 6 2, 4 6, 3 6. The 22 year old Martinez completed her second Philippine title by then winning the mixed doubles with Cruz on Thursday.
Packers' grid aide spurns Florida past
Green Bay assistant Forrest Gregg said he declined an offer to join Doug Dickey at the University of Florida. He spoke with Packers coach Paul Bengtson and chose to stay with the Packers. Gregg, 36, had been named an assistant in 1969 and may return to play next season.
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UPI
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Doug Dickey
University of Florida
Packers
Paul Bengts
Bengtson
Gregg
Dame Pattie Sold to Canadian Industrialist for Trials
Former America's Cup yacht racer Dame Pattie has been sold to Canadian industrialist George O'Brien Jr. He declined to disclose the price but said he would use the 12 meter yacht for trials and planned to rename it Endless Summer when it arrives in Vancouver in April.
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UPI
George O'Brien Jr
O'Brien
O’brien
Vancouver
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