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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1972
Page
18
The piece mocks pro basketball off the court maneuvers including the Carolina Cougars bid for Billy Cunningham and the McDaniels league jumps. It notes hair length myths, rumors about Todd Munchak, and Virginia’s All-America push for guard Barry Parkhill with praise from Red Auerbach and Jerry West.
The Associated Press lists results and upcoming games for the Pro Cage standings. Thursday saw Milwaukee beat Cincinnati and New York over Chicago. Friday features Houston at Buffalo and more matchups across the league.
A legal dispute over Jim McDaniels's salary and a $50 000 bonus threatens his NBA career luck with Western Kentucky and Villanova. The case touches on pro contracts tied to a 1971 NCAA tournament second place and a potential Seattle SuperSonics signing amid eligibility concerns.
Gregory Moreno of Metropolitan State College in Minneapolis clocked 34.5 seconds to win the opening slalom at Beech Mountain for the National Junior College Ski Racing Championships. Scott Hill of Hudson Valley Junior College took second, with Tom Stapleton of Alfred State College third. Alfred State leads the team standings after the slalom, followed by Hudson Valley and Lees-McRae.
Northeast Guilford defeated Jamestown 73 to 57 with Cy Alexander scoring 23 for NC and Danny Craddock adding 15 for Jamestown. Westchester beat Forsyth Day School 63 to 49 led by Robert Everhardt 31 and Bill Hall 19. Jamestown topped Northeast Guilford 42 to 32 as Roger Hodge and Dennis Matier led. Westchester edged Immaculate Heart 45 to 36 with David Davison 13 and Sheppard 16 scoring for IH.
Allen Jay girls beat Southern Guilford 40 33 to reach the Piedmont 2-A final against Gibsonville. Madden led with 15 points, Gray 10, while Southern’s Purgaon 12 Hodgin 10. Western Guilford boys upset Southern Guilford 67 60 to reach the boys title game against Gibsonville.
Butch Gearhart of Houston led by 109 pins after 18 qualifying games in the Winston-Salem Bowling Classic with 23 pros remaining from 160 starters. Skee Foremsky trailed atop 210 average, while Dave Davis, Bob McGregor, and Nelson Burton Jr. followed in the top five. Each match-play victory adds a 30 pin bonus as the field cuts to five finalists for Saturday’s telecast.
Trinity led 45-34 before Eastern’s Brown Price and Marley rallied to surge ahead. Brown scored 26 for Eastern while Ewings led Trinity with 21 points as the game went to overtime after a late goaltending call and a buzzer miss. Girls game followed with Southwest defeating Central as Needham and Smith each had nine.
Val Pinnix scored 21 as Andrews girls edge Grimsley 32 to 27 to capture the Guilford County tournament at Page. Grimsley erased a 15 point halftime gap to tie late in the game. Pinnix and Debbie Johnson earned All Tournament honors as Andrews advances to the District championship.
Laverne Miller and Marge Mears lead women bowlers in a roundup featuring results from league play. Mary Flynn tops averages at 181 while Dee Poston and Mary Price post notable high games and series. Top teams include Cracker Jacks and Carolina Auto Glass with high team scores and several players posting 500 series and multiple 200 games.
Marquette University center Jim Chones has signed to play for the New York Nets of the ABA. The 6 foot 11 inch junior informed coach Al McGuire late Thursday night and departs college basketball after leading Marquette to 21 straight wins while averaging 20.6 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. The university plans to award his bachelor’s degree at a future commencement.
Dean Loucks 36 was named Fordham University head football coach replacing Jim Lansing who resigned after seven years. Loucks played quarterback at Yale from 1953 to 1957 and most recently served two seasons as defensive coach at Iona College.
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