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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1971

Page

18

Fake Turf Injury Study Questions Claims Of Safer Surfaces

Dr. Harry H. Kretzler Jr. presented four years of Seattle high school game data showing higher average knee and ankle injuries on astroturf than natural grass. The study, independent of Dr. James Garrick's earlier work, challenges Monsanto's claim of reduced injuries on artificial turf.

Lawrence K. Altman Nyt.newsservice New Orleans Seattle Harry H. Kretzler Jr American—Medical Association Kretzler James G. Garrick University of Washington Monsanto Company St. Louis Monsanto Allan Harlin Frank Inslee

Upset routs headline as Arizona State tops Southern Cal in opener

In the 1971-72 college basketball season opener, unranked Arizona State stunned third-ranked Southern Cal 95-78 at Tempe. Rhea Taylor led ASU with 22 points, Bill Kennedy 21, while Southern Cal shot 33 percent. Other: Maryland beat UCLA 100-83, Marquette, Ohio State, Houston and Florida won. UCLA North Carolina and Long Beach State did not play. Tom McMillen of Maryland had 16 points and 10 rebounds in his debut.

Associated Press Maryland Lefty Driesell UCLA Arizona State Tempe Ariz Marquette St. John’s Minn Ohio State Georgia Tech Atlanta Houston Stanford Florida Louisville Kentucky Northwestern North Carolina Long Beach State Driesell Tom McMillen Pennsylvania Southern Cal Sun Devils Rhea Taylor Bill Kennedy Paul Stoval Southern Cal Little St. John’s Jim Chones al McGuire Luke Witte Buckeyes Dan Gerhard Indians Jerry Hoover Gators Tony Miller Adolph Rupp

No. 11 Jacksonville routs Biscayne in 110-75 win

Top twenty action sees No. 11 Jacksonville overwhelm Biscayne 110-75 as David Brent posts 23 points and 22 rebounds, while Harold Fox adds 24 on 12 of 13 shots. Jim Andrews nets 37 for Kentucky in a 6-11 upset over Northwestern.

Jim Andrews Kentucky Northwestern Barry Moran Jacksonville Biscayne Troot David Brent Harold Fox South Carolina Gamecocks Auburn Wayne Grabiec Henry Wilmore Michigan Notre Dame Digger Phelps Irish

Auburn students hang Cosell in effigy over Sullivan

Auburn University students angry at Howard Cosell's criticism of Heisman winner Pat Sullivan hanged the ABC sportscaster in effigy at a downtown Auburn intersection. They knocked the straw from the hanging dummy and burned it, following comments calling Sullivan undeserving and saying the trophy is a fraud.

Auburn Ala Auburn University Howard Cosell Pat Sullivan ABC Caswell Chattanooga Tenn Sullivan

Cavs ride five game win streak to first class travel

Cleveland's NBA team won their fifth straight by beating Houston 116-110 as Butch Beard 21, John Johnson 20, Bobby Smith 20 led the surge. Davis added 11 in the fourth quarter. Fitch promised first class travel if they kept the streak. Other scores include Chicago over Cincinnati 109-101 and Los Angeles over Boston 124-111.

Associated Press Bill Fitch Cleveland Cavaliers National Basketball Association Cavs Baltimore Charlie Davis Cleveland Houston Chicago Cincinnati Atlanta Detroit Los Angeles Boston Philadelphia Seattle Phoenix Portland NBA Atlanta-to-Cleveland Rockets Butch Beard John Johnson Bobby Smith Davis Austin Carr Rick Roberson

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