Bluefield State Unveils Ambitious 1973 Football Schedule
Bluefield State College announces a nine game 1973 schedule with eight conference games and five home contests at Mitchell Stadium. The schedule includes West Virginia Tech West Virginia State Concord and Emory and Henry as yearly rivals, plus new matchups with Shepherd and Fairmont. Coach Sid Cure expects a strong returning backfield and depth concerns on the line and defense.
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West Liberty
Hilltoppers
BSC
West Virginia State
West Virginia Tech
Concord
Emory and Henry
Emory
Shepherd
Fairmont
Alabama
Jacksonville State
Washington
D. C
Mitchell Stadium
Tech
Glenville
Wesleyan
Salem
Sid Cure
Sid
Big Blue
West Virginia Conference splits into two divisions for football title
The WV state conference moves to a two division format with Southern and Northern groups. Southern: Bluefield State Concord WV State WV Tech Glenville. Northern: Fairmont West Liberty Salem Shepherd Wesleyan. The ten member schools field football teams.
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West Virginia State Conference
Bluefield State
Concord
West Virginia State
West Virginia Tech
Glenville
Fairmont
West Liberty
Salem
Shepherd
Wesleyan
Gregg Minter Favored In Today's Grand Prix Race
Peter Gregg a four time winner this year and bearded Milt Minter look like the drivers to beat in the third leg of the 1973 Trans Am series at Watkins Glen. Gregg from Jacksonville Florida has won Daytona and Sebring earlier, and Road Atlanta, but lost to Minter at Lime Rock. The 92 mile Trans Am race carries a $25 000 purse and precedes a Formula Super Vees event and a Continental Formula 5000 race featuring Scheckter Redman Donohue and others.
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Peter Gregg
Milt Minter
Gregg
Jacksonville
Fla
Daytona Beach
Sebring
Minter
Lime Rock
Conn
Bertil Roos
Goteborg
Sweden
U.S
Jody Scheckter
South Africa
Britain
Brian Redman
Mark Donohue
Mid-Ohio
American Motors
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Donohue
Scheckter
Tony Adamowicz
Bret Lunger
Graham McRae
David Hobbs
Tony Dean
Tim Schenken
Frank Matich
Australia
Brown Eyes Repurchase of Kentucky Colonels Interest
Louisville businessman John Y. Brown Jr. says he will buy back 50 percent of the Kentucky Colonels and seeks buyers for the remaining half. Cincinnati Sports Inc plans to sell. Brown hopes to keep the team in Louisville and pursue investors within 10 days.
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Colonels
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The
Cincinnati Sports, Inc
Lexington
Cincinnati Group
Louisville Times
ABA
National Basketball Association
Reds Sign Garvey From Ashtabula Ohio
The Cincinnati Reds announced the signing of their No 4 selection in the summer free agent draft Pat Garvey of Ashtabula Ohio who pitched seven innings in his only high school appearances this season.
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Cincinnati Reds
Pat Garvey
Ashtabula
Ohio
Meni
Cepeda Drives In Big Runs For Red Sox
Orlando Cepeda, listed as OC and serving as a DH this spring, drove in 12 runs in his first 10 games with Boston, including five home runs after a five day layoff.
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Boston
Orlando Cepeda
Boston Red Sox
Shue Takes Over 76ers To Rebuild After Bad Season
Gene Shue was appointed coach of the Philadelphia 76ers vowing to develop a winner after the team posted a 9–73 record last season. He will replace the recently quit coach with a two year contract, focusing on building a contender with Doug Collins and a renewed center position.
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Gene Shue
Baltimore Bullets
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 76Ers
NBA
Shue
76Ers
Don DeJardin
Bullets
Don
Maryland
Billy Tohill Leaves Hospital
Texas Christian University head coach Billy Tohill left John Peter Smith Hospital after more than two months of treatment for injuries from a traffic accident. He suffered the amputation of his right foot and began walking with crutches during the past week while undergoing therapy. He plans to return to the office part time in July and said he aims to host a steak grill and iced tea celebration at home.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Billy Tohill
Texas Christian University
John Peter Smith
Tohill
Jim Pittman
Idaho President Accepts Blame For Recruiting Violations
University of Idaho President Ernest Hartung took personal responsibility for recruiting violations that led to a one year probation by the Big Sky Conference. Regents voted 6-1 against censuring him and postponed action on leaving the Big Sky for the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference until July. Hartung described the admissions as a calculated risk for exceeding the 62 fulltime scholarships.
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Hartung
Reds Set Pace In NL All-Star Balloting
The Reds lead early in NL All-Star fan voting with Johnny Bench at 89 314 votes, Pete Rose 51 480, and Joe Morgan 48 128. Hank Aaron tops first base ballots with 64 405, while Chris Speier leads at shortstop with 42 086. Voting breakdown lists Henry Aaron and others across positions as the 1973 game slated for July 24 in Kansas City.
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Bowie Kuhn
Johnny Bench
Pete Rose
Joe Morgan
Rose
Morgan
Hank Aaron
Atlanta Braves
Bench
Aaron
Chris Speier
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Reds
Tony Perez
Denis Menke
Bobby Tolan
Speier
Bobby Bonds
Trail Rose
Cesar Cedeno
Houston Astros
Henry Aaron
Atlanta
Willie Starget
Pittsburgh
Willie McCovey
San Francisco
Lee May
Houston
Bill Buckner
Los Angeles
Glenn Beckett
Chicago
Derrell Evans
Don Kessinger
Bud Harrelson
Bill Russell
Gene Riley
Manny Sanguilien
Dave Rader
Ted Simmons
St. Louis
Randy Hundley
Bob Watson
Billy Williams
Lou Brock
Rick Monday
Garry Maddox
al Oliver
Scheinblum Traded to Angels for Two Players
Richie Scheinblum parts with the Reds after a Friday trade to the California Angels for players to be named later. He accuses Cincinnati of giving him no chance and cites age disputes as a long running issue. He notes potential use as a designated hitter and jokes about finally getting a chance to play in California.
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Kansas City
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San Diego Padres
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Andy Kosco
Indianapolis
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The
Scheinburn
Pete Rose
All You Got to Do Is Ask Murray Olderman
Q and A style column with sports and cultural tidbits. Highlights include Richie Allen enjoying batting practice in Chicago without fan hassle, the first musicians who wrote songs about baseball stars, the Peterson Kekich marital saga, and talk of designated hitters in the World Series. Also notes Old-Timers Day origins and a UCLA track background for Tom Bradley.
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Richie
Allen
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Oakland
Kenny Holtzman
H. D. Thoreau
Bradley
UCLA
Kenny Washington
Woody Strode
Len Alan Cranston
California
King Wins In Player Tennis Tourney Semifinals
Billie Jean King and Erik Van Dillen won semifinal matches at the John Player Tennis Tournament in Nottingham. King defeated Rosemary Casals to reach a final against Virginia Wade, while Van Dillen beat Jimmy Connors in three sets. Frew McMillan edged Tom Gorman to reach the other final.
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England
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
Erik van Dillen
San Mateo
Frew McMillan
South Africa
Tom Gorman
Seattle
McMillan
van Dillen
Forest Hills
Gorman
U.S
Connors
Blazers Sign Two Players in WHA Deals
The Vancouver Blazers announced multi year contracts with forward Jean Tetreault age 20 and defenseman Peter McNamee age 22. Tetreault had 28 goals and 58 assists with Drummondville Rangers in the QMJHL last season. McNamee played for the University of Pennsylvania last year.
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Jean Tetreault
Drummondville Rangers
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Peter McNamee
Whitby
Ont
University of Pennsylvania
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