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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1977

Page

11

Tar Heels Use Bag of Tricks in Key ACC Victory

North Carolina rallied from seven down with 16 minutes left to beat Wake Forest 77-75 in Winston-Salem. Tommy LaGarde scored 22 and John Kuester hit decisive baskets as Dean Smith’s defense stifled Wake Forest star Rod Griffin.

Associated Press North Carolina Tar Heels Wake Forest Carolina Carl Tacy la- Garde John Kuester Kuester Winston-Salem N.C Mike Thompson Osborne Lockhart Minnesota Illinois Gophers

Hearings End In Finley Suit

In Chicago AP reports hearings in Charles O Finley s 3 5 million suit against baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn have ended A decision is not expected for about two months Judge Frank McGarr asked for final briefs by February 28 The case centers on Finley s sale of three players to the Red Sox and Yankees which Kuhn voided saying they harmed competitive balance The defense argues Kuhn s powers are absolute and the sales were within baseball law The Red Sox and Yankees were dismissed from the suit leaving Finley and Kuhn as the remaining parties

Chicago Charles O. Finley Bowie Kuhn Frank McGarr U.S. District Court Kuhn McGarr Finley Joe Rudi Rollie Boston Red Sox Vida Blue New York Yankees Kuhn McGarr Red Sox Yankees Neil Papiano Bud) Selig Milwaukee Papiano Rudi Fingers

College Scores From Ohio to West Coast

Malone 68 Mount Vernon Nazarene 86. Adrian 86 Defiance 73. East Delaware 73 Maine 67. Fairfield 85 Hawaii 79. Massachusetts 81 Connecticut 80. New Alabama 79 Tennessee State 68. South Carolina 77 Wake Forest 75. Indiana 73 Northwestern 58. Minnesota 83 Illinois 69. Ohio State 60 Wisconsin 58. Purdue 87 Iowa 76. Missouri at Arkansas State. Tulsa 74 Drake 70. Texas St 68 Oklahoma City 65. Arizona State 60 Texas El Paso 69. Arizona State 60. Arizona 89 New Mexico 87. Nevada Reno 87 Portland 86 Oregon 72 Washington 68 OT. Oregon State 61 Washington State 58. Stanford 68 Southern Cal 64. UCLA 82 California 74.

Dean Smith North Carolina Jekyll-and-Hyde Tar Heels Monsters Smith Wake Forest Tommy LaGarde Rod) Griffin Griffin Minnesota Illinois Arizona New Mexico UCLA California Oregon Washington Herman Harris Phil Taylor Wildcats Lobos David Greenwood Marques Johnson Cal Ernie Kent Walter Jordan Purdue Iowa Mike Glenn Southern Illinois Wichita State Ohio State Kevin Ramsey Wisconsin Tony Hall Teko Wynder Tulsa Drake Indiana Northwestern Kent Benson Will Vanley Texas-El Paso Arizona State Mike Bratz Stanford Southern Cal Oregon State Washington State Rocky Smith Delaware Maine Fairfield Hawaii Massachusetts Connecticut South Alabama Tennessee Carolina Midwest Ohio Southwest Missouri Arkansas St Ate Texas Oklahoma City Nevada-Reno Portland

Buckeyes Edge Wisconsin on Tip in Madison

Ohio State rallied from an early deficit to win 60-58 at Wisconsin as Tony Hall tipped in a rebound with two seconds left. Freshmen-heavy lineups tested by a shift to zone defense, Ohio State holding Wisconsin to one basket for eight minutes and seizing the late finale.

Madison Wis Ohio State Buckeyes Wisconsin Bill Cofield Badgers Tony Hall Kelvin Ransey Bob Falk Eldon Miller

Kent State Hosts Ohio In Mid American Conference Clash

Ohio and Kent State both arrive on sinking runs as the Golden Flashes seek to extend a three game series win streak over the Bobcats. Ohio dropped five of six after a hot start and aims to rebound after a 79-71 loss to Marshall.

Bob Maney Kent State Ohio University Golden Flashes Ohio Kent Bobcats Cats Dale Bandy Marshall

Cats fall short as missed chances haunt KSU in Kent State setback

After a hard fought 64 62 loss to Kent State, Bandy praised effort and improved defense but blamed errors and a slow fast break. The Bobcats faced lineup questions with injured center Ernie Whites and uncertain performers among post and guard rotations, while Kent State led by 14.9 point man Burrell McGhee and 6 5 Jim Collins as top scorers.

Bandy Cats KSU Kent State Golden Flashes Randy Mike Borden Scott Stephens Marshall John Kimbel Bobcats Jim Marhulik

NBC to Carry MAC Showdown First Network MAC Test

Central Michigan makes its first regular season network appearance on NBC Saturday at Miami in a showdown of undefeated MAC teams. Miami 3-0 and Central Michigan 2-0 both feature inside outside threats led by Ben Paquette and Leonard Drake. The game headlines a regional TV slate for 1977 with regional matchups across the MAC and other Ohio defenses.

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