Austin's Top Seed In TVC Basketball Tournament
Austin High School's undefeated Black Bears are the No 1 seed in the 1975 75 TVC tournament to be held January 6 10 at Bradshaw High School. Russellville is No 2 with ten teams competing including Decatur Athens and Deshler. Austin opens against Athens at 6 30 p m Tuesday Jan 6 with Decatur facing Deshler at 8 p m.
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TVC
Austin High School
Black Bears
Bradshaw High School
Austin
Decatur
Hartselle
Athens
Sheffield
Bradshaw
Coffee
Cullman
Deshler
Russellville
Decatur High School
Red Raiders
McKay Honored At Liberty Bowl As Bryant Congratulates
Southern Cal coach John McKay receives a Liberty Bowl tribute in Memphis with Paul Bear Bryant in attendance. The story notes USC’s hot start, a midseason slide, and McKay’s impending departure to coach the NFL Tampa franchise after the season. Trojans crushed Texas A and M 200 in the event coverage.
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Southern Cal
John McKay
Alabama
Paul
Bear) Bryant
McKay
Bryant
Memphis
Trojans
Texas A & M
USC
NFL Tampa
Free Agent Ruling Shakes Baseball With Messersmith McNally
Impartial arbitrator Peter Seitz declared Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally free agents after 1975 without contracts. The 2-1 decision, financed by Marvin Miller, threatens the reserve clause and prompts MLB to appeal. Owners plan court action in Kansas City to overturn the ruling.
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NEW York
Andy Messersmith
Dave McNally
Peter Seitz
Catfish Hunter
Messersmith
McNally
Seitz
Marvin Miller
Major League Baseball Players Association
Miller
John Gaherin
Baseball
Major League Baseball
Kansas City
Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal
Lee MacPhail
Hartselle Sheffield Lead 10-Team Bracket Semis
Schedule outlines Jan 7 to Jan 10 matchups. Early rounds include Hartselle vs Sheffield and Decatur vs Deshler with Austin facing Athens and Bradshaw meeting the Hartselle Sheffield winner. Winners advance to Friday semis and Saturday final.
Action Begins Friday At Danville In VAC Basketball Tourney
The Valley Athletic Conference Tournament starts Friday in Danville with ten teams in a single elimination. Tanner is top seed followed by ABS West Morgan and Falkville. First round games include Danville Ardmore West Limestone Clements Tanner Elkmont. Semifinals Monday and final Tuesday at 7 00 p m.
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Valley Athletic Conference
Danville
Ardmore
West Limestone
Clements
Tanner
Elkmont
Falkville
West Morgan
East Limestone
Athens Bible School
ABS
Danville-Ardmore
West Limestone-Clements
Lions Prep for Sugar Bowl in Windy 25-Degree Practice
Penn State holds a brief Sugar Bowl week workout in wind whips at 25 degrees and plans a Harrisburg gathering before flying to New Orleans. Coach Jordan’s successor Barfield adds a new running back Mike Locklear. Cefalo fully recovered boosts the Lion offense. Alabama and Penn State each get 20 minutes of SuperDome work as Sugar Bowl schedule tightens.
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Penn State
New Orleans
John Morris
Nittany Lions
Harrisburg
Tulane Stadium
Alabama
SuperDome
Charley Thornton
Tide
Legion Field
Morris
Jimmy Cefalo
Cefalo
Lions
Temple
Stanford
Ohio State
Iowa
John Andress
Ralph (Shug
Auburn
Gary Redding
Larry McCoy
Athens
Huntsville
Golden Eagles
McCoy
Randy Miller
Bill Ming
Eagles fire McCormack amid owner Tose’s anger
Philadelphia Eagles owner Leonard Tose announced the firing of head coach Mike McCormack after a three year contract. General Manager Jim Murray and team officials condemned the move as unpopular and questioned who would replace McCormack as the team heads into the NFL draft and expansion draft. McCormack said he learned of the decision in a brief morning meeting and expressed pride in the team’s improvements.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Murray
Mike McCormack
Murray
Leonard Tose
Eagles
Jimmy Murray
Tose
McCormack
Denver
Paul Brown
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Brown
Plainview Seeks Trio of Titles in Christmas Tournament
Plainview earns berths in three championship finals at the Plainview Christmas Tournament. In sixth grade action Plainview beat Cotaco 34 30 in overtime with Winton leading the scorers. Speake defeated Priceville 35 20 as Griffin scored 17. Plainview beat Eva 23 31 in fifth grade. Brindley Mountain routed Priceville 28 7 in fourth grade. Final pairings: Plainview fourth vs Brindley Mt at 6, fifth at 7, sixth Plainview vs Speake at 8.
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Plainview
Speake
Cotaco
Winton
Priceville
Griffin
Eva
Monk
Brindley Mt
McKay Leaves USC After Liberty Bowl Win
USC defeated Texas A&M 20 to 0 in the Liberty Bowl, closing John McKay’s 16-year USC tenure before he heads to coach the new Tampa Bay NFL team. Ricky Bell starred with a 76 yard touchdown reception set up by Vince Evans, while Bell finished with 82 rushing yards on 28 attempts.
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Memphis
John McKay
University of Southern California Trojans
Texas A&m
McKay
USC
Tampa Bay
Trojans
Ricky Bell
Bell
Aggies
Vince Evans
Donnie Hickman
A&m
Garth Ten Napel
Jay
Dave Lewis
Emory Bellard
Evans
Long
Randy Simmrin
Pat Thomas
Simmrin
Thomas
Mosi Tatupu
Glen Walker
Mets Veteran Ed Kranepool to be Honored at Levittown Event
Levittown New York veteran Ed Kranepool of the New York Mets will be honored at the 16th annual Levittown Youth Council on January 31. Kranepool, the last surviving member of the 1962 Mets, led the NL in batting this past season with a .323 average in 106 games.
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Kranepool
Levittown
N.Y
Ed Kranepool
New York Mets
Levittown Youth Council
Mets
National League Baseball
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Messersmith and McNally
Bears
Billy Mitchell
Shug
Brindley Mountain
Borden
Mike Jay
Ryan
Ryan Junior High School
Joppa Junior High
Joppa
Welti
David Wright
Tony Latham
Wright
Union Grove
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