Bulldogs edge Bristol in 73 72 thriller
Tazewell Bulldogs led by Greg Cochran's 34 points survive a tight late game at Bristol, 73-72. Leon Yost earns the win with two free throws with 13 seconds left as Bristol and Tazewell trade leads through the fourth quarter.
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Cannon Rejects Baseball Offer
Cannon declined a $50 000 a year offer to join a baseball job full time. The 48 year old judge cited personal reasons known to himself and a few player representatives. Reports say the decision, announced last week, aimed to allow a Chicago setup with commuting, while he remains on the Circuit Court at $25 000. He has been a judge since 195.
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Italian Boxer Dominates Jordan Title Bout in Rome
Italian middleweight Nino Benvenuti fought hard to defeat Nigeria's Dick Tiger in Rome. The 7-year veteran from Trieste, European champion, faced a tough challenge from the faster opponent Fullmer, who was warned in the 10th round for a low head position.
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Athens Smashes Greenville to Halt Ten-Game skid
Athens Trojans end a ten-game losing streak with a 68-45 victory over Greenville at Greenville. Hobie Keaton leads with 22 points, Stanley Walls 11, Scotty White and Gary Alvis 10 each, while Mason Johnson tops Greenville with 18.
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Jaeger Cubs Rally Past Gilbert for Ninth Win
Jaeger Cubs seize ninth win with a 74 to 63 victory over Gilbert. Ed Seward led with 19 points and 17 rebounds, Jerry Kennedy and Kenny Peaks each scored 15, while David White poured in 30 for Gilbert in a tight first half.
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Hambletonian Worth $150000 Set for Aug 31 at Du Quoin
Du QuoinState Fair officials announced the Hambletonian harness race with a $150000 purse will be staged August 31 at the fairgrounds. AP report notes the event is harness racing's premier glamour fixture and was confirmed by Fair President Don Hayes on Friday.
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Lebanon Overpowers Garden 71 59 in Friday Showdown
Lebanon's Pioneers, led by Butch Noe with a %-point night and a 19 point burst in the third period, defeated Garden's Green Dragons 71-59. The contest swung after intermission as Lebanon opened a 57-41 edge, then held off a Garden surge in the fourth to seal the win.
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Park Central Triumph Over Pirates In Tight Conference Clash
Donnie Jackson scored 15 points and Bill Peterstown added 13 as Park Central edged Pirates. Scorers listed include Petertown and Grbes with several players contributing, while Smith Weiss Robs Nestor Buford Blevins and Godfrey posted points in a high tempo game.
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Park Central
Thundering Herd
Peterstown
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Richlands Triumphs Over Hurley 64 59
Richlands High School Blue Tornado beat Hurley 64 to 59 at Tienda Didew night. Bobby O Malley scored seven field goals and went five of eight at the line to pace Richlands.
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Richlands High School
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Richlands Tornado Rally Nets Victory Over Hurley
Doug Caudle led Richlands with 17 points as the Tornado overcame an early deficit to beat Hurley 97 59. Donnie Lee added 17 and Dickie Justice 12 for Hurley in a hard fought high school boys basketball matchup. Richlands jumped to 17 6 and led 35 32 at halftime, then widened the gap after a close third quarter.
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Net Tourney Set At Richmond
Eight top amateur players including Arthur Ashe Cliff Richey Chuck McKinley and Charlie Pasarell compete in the Fidelity Bankers Indoor Tournament in Richmond Ashe seeded No 1 and favored by locals Ashe ranked No 2 in the USLTA list with Richey No 3 McKinley No 4 Pasarell No 5 Also Frank Froehling Gene Scott Bitsy Warrico and New Zealand's In Crockenton among the field Don Dell is in reserve.
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Gator Bowl Teams Will Get 161934 Each
Georgia Tech and Texas Tech will each receive 161,934 for playing in the Gator Bowl on December 31. A spokesman said the team shares are the largest ever paid, surpassing the 139,038 given to Florida State University and Oklahoma in 1965.
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Concord Spanks Senators 75 68 in close battle
Concord's Mountain Lions used a 12 point stretch in the final five minutes to defeat Davis and Elkins 75 to 68 at Athens. The Lions improved to 6 14 this season and led 41-38 at halftime while shooting 38 percent for the game.
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Bryant College Ace Takes Scoring Lead
New York AP reports Bryant College Rhode Island guard Tom Smile tops the nation in individual scoring among small college basketball players, bringing a smile to Bryant College as he leads in points.
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Hoffa Plans to Organize Pro Athletes With Teamsters Drive
Hoffa announces a plan to organize professional athletes with the Teamsters led by Harold J. Gibbons of St. Louis. Charles O'Brien says Detroit Lions meetings occurred this week while officials from leagues comment on player unions and retirement plans.
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Chuck) O’brien
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Track Meet At Convention Hall Slates Tonight
In Philadelphia the annual Inquirer track and field meet at Convention Hall features top vaulters led by world indoor record holder Pennel and competitors Klaus Lehnertz Rudolf Tomasek and Mel Hein Jr Bill Baillie faces George Young in the two mile while Josef Odlezil leads the mile field and the meet record of 8 51 6 is expected to fall
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Pros Adopt Hands Off Policy on Arthur Ashe
The ten nis pros will not pressure Arthur Ashe to turn pro to protect the United States Davis Cup hopes this year. Jack Remap says Ashe has shown interest in playing pro, but the team will avoid him for now. The Australians improve as the cup chances grow, while Kramer plans a busy pro tour with stops in Los Angeles Chicago Detroit and New York and a major event in England.
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Princeton Tigers: Eighth win seals 73 67 road victory
Princeton defeats Richwood 73 to 67 to move to 8-5 led by Henry Sims and Richwood’s late run. Puckett, Princeton’s top scorer, held scoreless as Dorey and Williams contributed key points in the fourth to pull away after a tight fourth quarter.
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Elkhorn Edges Kimball 70 68 on late Edwards winner
George Edwards hit a field goal with five seconds left to lift Elkhorn past Kimball 70 68 at home. Kimball tied it at 66 with under a minute remaining but Edwards sealed the win. Larry Harrison scored 33 for Elkhorn. Clarence Henderson led Kimball with 19.
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Welch Big Creek Game Snowed Out and Rescheduled
Three area games were postponed including the Welch Big Creek clash in War. Welch Big Creek is set for Saturday February 26 while Welch Logan has been moved to Wednesday February 9. Glen Rogers Matoaka Honaker Pocahontas also postponed with no make ups announced for those games.
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