NCAA Eases Path for Walton and US Team Against Russians
The NCAA agreed to consider sanctioning an eight game tour allowing top college players including Bill Walton to participate against the Soviet team. UCLA may decide Walton's status, and an AAU application was rushed to sanction. Senate pressure and a Purdue measure push for a fast decision to include underclassmen in the series.
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America
Soviet Union
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House
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Walton
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Special House Education
The
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AAU
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John Dellenback
Ore
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Steve Downing
Indiana
Ernie DiGregorio
Providence
Mike Edwards
Tennessee
Doug Collins
Illinois State
Peter Peyser
R-N.y
Ncaa Council
Peyser
Senators
Kansas City
Dellenback
James G. O'Hara
D-Mich
Lexington wins first AAU Basketball Championship title
Lexington defeated Cincinnati 89 to 84 to claim its first Men’s AAU Championship. George Bryant led Lexington with 29 points and earned tournament MVP honors, averaging 34.2 points per game on the run from Eastern Kentucky alumni. The Armed Forces All Stars beat Tampa 112 to 85 for third place in the consolation game.
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Ashland
Lexington
Cincinnati
George Bryant
Eastern Kentucky University
Armed Forces All Stars
Tampa
University Stars Dominate In 125-106 All Star Victory
The University club defeated the College all stars 125 to 106 in Kennedy high's seventh annual Iowa College Senior all star game. Drake's Dennis Bell led with 28 points as Iowa State and Coe stars anchored the winning squad. Bell earned MVP honors while Carrithers and Harris were top performers for the losing team. Attendance neared 800.
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Clint Harris
Iowa State
Dennis Bell
Drake
Bill Carrithers
Paul Maaske
Marcus Jackson
University Club
Iowa
Kennedy High
Maaske
Cornell College
Jackson
Coe
Howard Stacey
Bobby Robinson
Bell
Cedar Rapids Sports Club
Harris
Carrithers
C. R. Washington
Carruthers
Bill
Rick Williams
Rick
Cleo Kilgore
David Langston
Tony Johnson
Martinez Denman
Eorse Green
Parson
University
Clin Harris
Iowa St
Cleok Martinez Denmen
Feraki
Astros Tie Then Win in Cocoa Exhibition
Cedar Rapids Astros split a pair with the Houston Green Pool squad in Cocoa Florida. Lillis says Houston could field a competitive Midwest team as Posada Sosa Siebert led a 11-1 afternoon win after a 1-1 eight inning morning draw. Gardner homered and several players collected multi hit days.
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Fla
Cedar Rapids Astros
Houston
Denver
Columbus
Cedar Rapids
Bob Lillis
Jim Williams
Wayne Terwilliger
Leo Posada
Cedar Raphs
Lillis
Midwest
St. Louis Cardinals
C.R
Greenies
Larry Blenes
Ed Wims
Gréenies
Enright Named to U S Junior Team for German Tourney
Mark Enright of Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Steve Manker of Valley West Des Moines are selected by United States Army Europe to join six other top high school athletes on a junior all star squad traveling to Mann heim Germany for the Albert Schweitzer International Youth Basketball tournament April 22 28 The team aims to strengthen the U S presence in Europe and will train a week in advance learning international rules while staying in a mini Olympic Village.
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Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Mark Enright
U.S
Enright
Valley of West Des Moines
Steve Manker
United States Army Europe
USA
Albert Schweitzer
Mannheim
Germany
German Basketball Federation
Europe
Allan C. Torgerson
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Turkey
Belgium
Luxemburg
England
France
Finland
Torgerson
Kennedy
Mark and
Manker
Bob Siegel
Nebraska
Cliff Poindexter
California
Kent Ben‘son
Indiana
Alis Paine
Pennsylvania
Stewart
United States
Mannhelm-Heidelberg
Kodak Classic Field Set for Rochester December Date
The 1973 Kodak College Basketball Classic will be held in Rochester New York with Niagara University Texas Christian Colgate and host Rochester selected for the December 28 and 29 tourney dates announced by AP on Tuesday.
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Rochester
Niagara
Texas Christian
Colgate
Phillies Bring Danny Ozark to Cocoa for Exhbition
The Philadelphia Phillies new manager Danny Ozark visits Cocoa with his club to play the Houston Astros in an exhibition that was rained out. Ozark reflects on Carlton and Lonborg as key pitchers, the team’s 59 97 record last year, and his two year contract. He recalls his Dodgers years and comments on Maury Wills and Walter Alston amid manager rumors.
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Fla
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Danny
Philadelphia Phillies
Cocoa
Houston Astros
Lowe
Cedar Rapids
Phils
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Washington Senators
Steve Carlton
Carlton
The
Don Money
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Jim Lonborg
Cy Young
Red Sox
Lonborg
Brewers
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Dodger
Olean
N. Y
Walter Alston
L. A
Maury Wills
Alston
Jim Gilliam
Wills
Walter
Maury
Gilliam
Watt Alston
Sandy Koufax
NBC
ASA Plans To Use Computer Records
The Amateur Softball Association of America will implement a computerized record-keeping operation this season. Executive director Don E. Porter says it will provide a complete statistical breakdown for fielding, hitting and pitching and improve equality and competition in future years. It is described as the first time a national amateur sports organization has computerized its records.
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Oklahoma City
Amateur Softball Association of America
Don E. Porter
Association
Porter
Pirates Trade Sands for Tigers Zachary
BRADENTON Florida AP The Pittsburgh Pirates traded backup catcher Charlie Sands to the Detroit Tigers for pitcher Chris Zachary.
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Pirates
Tigers
Zachary
Bradenton
Fla
Pittsburgh Pirates
Charlie Sands
Detroit Tigers
Chris Zachary
BU student Vic Stanfield named ECAC Division 1 sophomore of the year
Vic Stanfield a sophomore from Mississauga Ontario and member of Boston University hockey was named ECAC Division 1 sophomore of the year on Monday. The award recognizes his standout performance and team contributions during the season.
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Boston
Vic Stanfield
Mississauga
Ont
Boston University
Quick Sellout For Cage Meet In Greensboro
The 1974 NCAA finals at the Greensboro Coliseum sold out on the first day of mail order. Public sale began for 8,800 seats, with the rest allocated to the four teams the Basketball Coaches Association and the NCAA. Mail volume reached 20,000 pieces, and a drawing will select about 2,200 orders to be filled if each requests four tickets.
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Greensboro
N.C
Greensboro Coliseum
Basketball Coaches Association
NCAA
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Jose Sosa
Paul Siebert
Hloss
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Art Gardner
Rafaél “Tatis
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Bill Me Jendez
Usdesea
Poindexter
Dick Stewart
Heidelberg American High School
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ASA
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