Cost of Victory Lingers in Midwest Basketball Clash
UPI columnist Milton Richman discusses the Minnesota Ohio State brawl and the football like pressure on coaches to win at all costs. He notes Minnesota coach Bill Musselman shared blame, but argues discipline and respect for rules are fading across sports and business.
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UPI
New York
Midwest
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Ohio State
Bill Musselman
Musselman
Ashland College
McCarthy
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Kareem Jabbar
Wilt Chamberlain
Connie Hawkins
Oscar Robertson
Jerry West
Los Angeles Lakers
Walt Frazier
Dave DeBusschere
John Havlicek
Boston
UVM jumping star enters Harris Hill
Norwegian freshman Peter Kongsli of the University of Vermont headlines the Fred H. Harris Memorial Ski Jumping Tournament in Brattleboro starting at 1 p.m. Sunday. Kongsli, undefeated this season, leads a strong UVM contingent with teammates Grimmes and Guldbranson as 80 entries pace the field on the 251 foot Brattleboro Hill. Spectators are urged to arrive by noon to ease gate congestion.
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Peter Kongsli
Norway
Fred H. Harris
University of Vermont
Kongsli
Lake Placid
Chicago
Ill
Holmenkollen
UVM
Martin Grimmes
Knut Guldbranson
Brattleboro Hill
Peter Robes
Alan Sargent
Sargent
University of Maine to open summer sports program
The University of Maine will launch a two month summer youth sports clinic program open to boys ages 6 to 16 and girls 6 to 16 for swimming. The plan adapts NCAA National Youth Program and provides housing meals and daily coaching on campus. Camps run June 18 to Aug 18 with specific sessions in baseball basketball football and swimming.
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Orono
Maine
University of Maine
University
Hal Westerman
NCAA
Jack Butterfield
Hame
Tom “Skip
Chappelle
Walter Abbott
Penny Estes
Nova High School
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Westerman
Windham co ed gains fame but not from basketball
Karen Wise a Windham College basketball candidate receives national attention for challenging gender barriers. The 5 foot 5 guard has rarely played, yet media interest and legal talks with the ECAC and ACLU surround her bid to join the men’s team, impacting intercollegiate policy.
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Windham
Putney
UPI
Karen Wise
Windham College
Karen
Life Magazine
Philadelphia
Mike Douglas
Gaithersburg, Md
Eastern College Athletic Conference
ECAC
Eugene C. Winslow
Belknap College
Center Harbor
N.H
Belknap
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Winslow
Bob Vanelli
Windham-Wise-Winslow
Stars surge to sixth straight win in ABA thriller
Utah Stars beat the New York Nets 119 to 114 to extend their Western Division lead to seven games as Red Robbins 28 points and 18 rebounds pace the victory. Rick Barry scored 50 with 21 in the first half and 18 in the third for New York. Jimmy Jones sealed it with 1:20 left. Kentucky Colonels topple Pittsburgh Condors 129-105 behind Dan Issel's 37 points as they widen the Eastern lead.
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Utah Stars
American Basketball Association
Stars
Rick Barry
New York Nets
Indiana Pacers
Red Robbins
Jimmy Jones
Barry
Dan Issel
Kentucky Colonels
Pittsburgh Condors
Colonels
Condors
Dave Lattin
Skeeter Swift
Virginia Squires
TV sportscasters rated and smartest netmen picked
Hollywood UPI notes reflections of a television sports fan. Don Meredith and Howard Cosell drew huge publicity for their ABC Monday night football telecasts, yet excellence and style demand more than flamboyant talk.
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Hollywood
UPI
Don Meredith
Howard Cosell
ABC
Archer Returns to Phoenix Open Site as Favorite
Archer, tall and lanky, returns to the Phoenix Country Club course eight years after his amateur triumph to contend in the $125,000 Phoenix Open. The field includes Miller Barber, Grier Jones, Bob Rosburg, Gene Littler, Johnny Miller, and Billy Casper, with Paul Harney withdrawing due to flu.
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Archer
Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
George Archer
Phoenix Country Club
Willie Low
Tucson
Miller Barber
Phoenix
Grier Jones
Bob Rosburg
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Lee Trevi
San Diego
Paul Harney
Gene Littler
Palmer
Johnny Miller
Billy Casper
Boston College Upsets St John In Tight NCAA Bid Run
Boston College rallied in the final minutes to beat St John’s 70 66 as the Eagles erased a late deficit. Dave Walker, Jim Phelan, and Dan Cilcullen sparked the comeback with key plays and late free throws. St John’s got 21 from Greg Cluess, while BC’s Cilcullen and Phelan each had 16. Providence fell to Rhode Island 75 73 as Rhode Island’s Steve Rowell scored 20 and Phil Hickson sealed it with two free throws. Marvin Barnes led Providence with 23 points. Ernie Digregorio had 22. John Brown poured in 33 as Missouri defeated Nebraska 80 65 to take first in the Big Eight.
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Frank Mulzoff
Mulzoff
St. John’s
N.Y
Redmen
Boston College
Dave Walker
Eagles
Jim Phelan
Dan Cilcullen
Cilcullen
Phelan
Greg Cluess
Phil Hickson
Steve Rowell
Rhode Island
Providence
Marvin Barnes
Friars
Ernie Digregorio
John Brown
Missouri
Nebraska
Ogden Corp. Seizes Suffolk Downs in Boston
For the third time in three years the Suffolk Downs ownership changed hands. Ogden Leisure, Inc. of New York acquired the financially troubled East Boston track over the weekend from Jim Edwards, who bought it last year from Realty Equities for 11.5 million dollars. Edwards had invested about 1.5 million in improvements and planned a further 1 million this year.
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Boston
UPI
Suffolk Downs
Ogden Corp
New York
Ogden Leisure, Inc
Jim Edwards
Realty Equities, Inc
Ogden
Scarboro Downs Race Track
Scarborough
Maine
Edwards
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Knicks
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Reed
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Curt Gowdy
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