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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1974
Page
7
Seattle hosts the 24th NBA All Star game with 12 players from each conference before 14 360 in attendance. Expansion to an 18th team for 1974 75 looms as the major topic at the Board of Governors meeting after the NBA ABA merger proposal expired January 4.
The piece notes possible NBA sites for next season including San Diego Toronto New Orleans and Minneapolis Saint Paul while referencing the ABA move of the Conquistadors to Los Angeles San Diego’s return to contention and the ongoing All Star game discussions are framed against the era’s power balance with stars like Kareem Abdul Jabbar Bob Lanier Nate Thurmond and Dave Cowens among others.
In Tri Valley Conference action Nelsonville York hosts Alexander in a key early season showdown for third place behind Vinton County and Belpre. Nelsonville York sits 4-5 overall, 2-2 in league play, while Alexander is 6-4 and 2-2.
Sebring from Mahoning County leads the AP Ohio high school basketball rankings with 216 points after winning eight straight, one point ahead of Mansfield St Peters. The list covers Class AAA top teams like Canton McKinley and Boardman, plus other districts and 10-point thresholds for additional schools.
Charlie Pace a veteran European traveler will speak on European Hosteling tonight at 8 p.m. in the Middle School Cafeteria with slides and discussion.
Baltimore Orioles appoint Bob Engle of Lebanon Pennsylvania as a full time scout overseeing free agent coverage in Ohio Indiana Michigan and northern Kentucky starting January 1 He will relocate to Columbus Ohio and has prior experience with the Kansas City Royals as an associate scout He is a Colorado University alumnus and has served as an assistant baseball coach and athletic department administrator.
Billie Jean King won the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year award with 487 votes, defeating Olga Korbut and others. The honor includes the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Trophy, honoring her achievements in tennis and sports leadership.
UCLA remains No. 1 with a 12-0 start and an 87 game win streak after beatings of Washington State California and Stanford. Notre Dame sits 8-0 and hosts UCLA then travels to Los Angeles as the second ranked team in the AP poll with a 920 point vote total.
Harold Caudill fuels a Vinton County turnaround as the Vikings rise to 9-1 midway through the season and contend for the Tri league lead. Last year they finished 11-10 and were picked to finish fourth in a six team field.
Caudill set a school record with 25 rebounds and 20 points in a 77 67 win over Nelsonville then had 10 points and 15 rebounds in Saturday’s victory over Miller earning Messenger Athlete of the Week honors.
Eastern US college scores and pro leagues show scattered results with multiple games listed in basketball and hockey standings. Notable college results include American U 65 Temple 64 and Virginia 110 Athletes in Action 99, plus Florida 92 Auburn 81.
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