Bears Rebound Into Win Column In 83-48 Rout
Austin Black Bears toppled West Morgan 83-48 as Jerry Smith led with 19 points and Charles Lee Martin added 16. West Morgan struggled offensively, hitting 21 percent from the floor, while Austin dominated rebounding 62-31 and closed the game with a strong second half.
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Allbrooks
Ronald Hill
Doug
Bob Bates
Moulton Red Devils Beat West Point 82-76
Moulton High School Red Devils defeated West Point Warriors 82 to 76 as four players reached double figures. Gwen Shelton led Moulton with 20 points while Marlon Priest added 17 and D Blankenship 13. West Point earned a separate 67-62 win in the B game.
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Lawrence County High School
Red Devils
West Point Warriors
Gwen Shelton
Marlon Priest
Lowery
West Point
Charles Whithire
Roger Bowling
Grant Bete
George Carraway
Sam Yeager
Marlon
D. Blankenship
J. Blankenship
Five Area Tilts Tonight Features Five Junior College Games
Calhoun Junior College visits Northeast Mississippi Junior College at Priceville in a slate of five area games. Also on the card Athens College goes to Montgomery to face Huntingdon College. West Morgan plays at Mt. Hope, Sparkman hosts Ryan, and Clements visits Athens Bible School.
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Calhoun Junior College
Northeast Mississippi Junior College
Priceville
Athens College
Montgomery
Huntingdon College
West Morgan
Mt. Hope
Sparkman
Ryan
Clements
Athens Bible School
Tide Wins 85-72 as Bama Rips Hurricanes in Tuscaloosa
Alabama defeated Miami 85-72 behind 24 from Elliott and 22 by Adkins after a 46-39 halftime margin. Harrison grabbed 14 rebounds, Curnett led Miami with 20, while the Tide improved to 2-2 and prep for a Monday game against Florida in the Memorial Coliseum.
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Tommy Couchman
Daily Sports
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Miami
Alabama
Hurricanes
Tide
Gary Elliott
George Harrison
The
Crimsons
C. M. Newton
Elliott
Adkins
Rich Deppe
Don Curnett
University of South Alabama
Jimmy Hollon
Andy Denny
Florida
Memorial Coliseum
Stevenson
Holl‘worth
Cannaday
Deppe
Curnutt
Harrison
Roddy
Hutstar
Hoover
White
PGA Golfers End Feud With Unified Tournament Plan
The PGA and the American Professional Golfers group announced a settlement creating a tournament policy board to govern the tour. The board includes three private citizens, PGA officers, and four touring pros with voting power, plus nonvoting advisers Gates and Rogers.
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T Leo Fraser
PGA
Gardner Dickinson
Players Group
APG
Sam Gates
Tour
Tournament Policy Board
Gates
William D. Rogers
Fraser
Dickinson
Lakeside Narrowly Loses To Huntsville In Debut
Lakeside High falls 61 to 60 to Huntsville High in the season opener for the visitors. Charles Kelley scores 16 for Lakeside as the team resumes regular play after Christmas with a four team invitational next weekend. They host Moulton at 7 15 Friday following Trinity Athens versus Central Courtland at 6.
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Lakeside High
Decatur
Tigers
Charles Kelley
Lakeside
Moulton
Trinity of Athens
Central of
Blue Eagles edge Good Hope in OT 70 68
Eva rallied to beat Good Hope 70 68 in overtime after a 60 60 tie. Larry Moss led Eva with 31 points while Ricky McDonald scored 19 for Good Hope. Good Hope A team won 55 50 in the B game. Eva hosts Danville Tuesday.
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Morris
Austin
Decatur
Ricky Hardin
Cullman Bees
Eva
Blue Eagles
Good Hope
Danville
Larry Moss
Ricky McDonald
Glenn Davis
Jerry Holmes
John Ryan
Wendel West
Ross Woodard
Roland Holmes
Roger Pierce
Hal Johnson
Shabel
Billy Byrd
Brad Scott
Namath Plans Nationwide Chain of Broadway Joe's Restaurants
Jets quarterback Joe Namath advances his business venture by filing a stock offering with the SEC for Broadway Joe's Inc. The firm, which opened its first Miami restaurant December 9, seeks to expand nationwide with a limited menu and speedy service. The filing lists 530,000 outstanding shares with Namath holding 145,000. If the 200,000 share offering at $10 each succeeds, the public would invest $2 million.
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Joe Namath
New York Jets
Broadway Joe’s, Inc
Securities and Exchange Commission
Namath
Miami
Fla
Regulatory Commission
Courtland Hawks hold off Hatton Hornets 73 to 71
Courtland Hawks surge to an early lead and fend off a late Hatton rally to win 73 71. Gary Hutto tops Courtland with 28 points followed by Selma Hill 20 Elton Kimbrell 15 and Greg McCollum 10. Hatton’s Stanley Steadman 22 and Jimmy Mills 18 lead scoring.
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Hatton
Gary Hutto
Selma Hill
Elton Kimbrell
Greg McCollum
Randy Sommers
Reginald Haygood
Jimmy Mills
Lanny Whisenant
Stanley Steadan
Larry Pace
Awe
Atton
Namath group to control majority of shares after stake sale
The prospective deal shows Namath and his associates holding 72 percent of the stock and investing 255000 dollars to secure control, while another party owns 28 percent. The arrangement highlights a consolidated ownership structure and significant investment by the management group.
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Namath
Danville Edges Union Hill In Overtime Thriller
Danville Hawks overcome Union Hill 65 64 in overtime as Mike Baker scores 12 and Prentice Cornett leads Union Hill with 20. Danville also wins the junior game 36 28.
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Hawks
Union Hill
Mike Baker
Prentice Cornett
Priceville beats Hartselle in OT to reach 11 wins
Priceville High Bulldogs outscored Hartselle Tigers 6 4 in overtime to win 54 52 and extend their winning streak to 11. Chris Davis led Priceville with 15 points, while Dwain Keel topped Hartselle with 21. The game tied 48 48 after regulation as Tony Rooks delivered the decisive basket.
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Priceville High
Bulldogs
Hartselle
Tigers
Decatur
Falkville
Athens
Charles Orr
Tony Rooks
Chris Davis
Dwain Keel
Jim Hampton
Calvin Russell
Orr
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P’ville
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Rennie Blagburn
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Baseball Brass to Meet in Chicago for Commissioner Talks
Major league baseball owners will meet December 20 in Chicago to discuss the commissionership and related matters. A planning committee spokesman said the time is 5 p.m. EST at the O’Hare Inn, with Eckert serving until a successor is named after resigning last Friday in San Francisco.
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Major League Baseball
Chicago
Major League Planning Committee
O'Hare Inn
William D. Eckert
San Francisco
Ryan Upends Princeton in Navy Dominance
The Ryan Red Devils upset Princeton with an 81 to 88 defeat in a Friday night game. Robert Whisenant led Ryan with 29 points while Princeton’s Larry Knight scored 24 in a closely contested contest.
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Ryan Red Devils
Navy
Princeton
Henry Ralph
Devils
Robert Whisenant
Larry Knight
Liberty Bowl Showdown Looms as Hokies Battle Rebels
Virginia Tech and Ole Miss prepare for a Liberty Bowl clash in Memphis with ABC national telecast. Hokies seek a fifth straight win behind a tough defense led by Mike Widger as Archie Manning steers a prolific Rebel passing game. Agnew attends as crowd targets about 50 000 with a 60 by 90 flag display.
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John Vaught
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Jerry Claiborne
Memphis
Ron Speer
Associated Press
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Archie Manning
Rebels
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Frank Trapp
Glenn Cannon
al Kincaid
Ken Edwards
Edwards
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Spiro Agnew
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