AAU Boxing Comes to High Point at City Lake Gym
Amateur boxing returns to High Point as the Carolinas AAU championships open Thursday at City Lake Gym. About 100 fighters enter from teams including High Point Greensboro Winston Salem Charlotte Army Navy Marines Gastonia Mount Holly Seagrove Lenoir Newton Charleston S C Sumter S C. Ricky Whitt of Trinity headlines the High Point club in a 106 pound bid with a possible move to 112 pounds.
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Conover Named Head Coach at Rice University
Rice University president Norman Hackerman named Al Conover as head football coach and promoted Red Bale to athletic director. The move ends a two week search to replace Bill Peterson who left to coach the Houston Oilers. Conover previously coordinated the Owls offense after one year at Rice.
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Ali Arrives In Kuwait On Gulf Tour
Former world heavyweight champion Muhamad Ali arrived in Kuwait to a hero’s welcome attended by about 10 000 including many women. He planned meetings with Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah and a boxing exhibition and lecture at Kuwait University.
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Bantom Leads St. Joe Past Boston 82-68 in New England
Mik Bantom, 6-foot-9 junior, scored 33 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as St. Joseph's of Pennsylvania defeated Boston College 82-68 in Newton Massachusetts. The Eagles built a 37-24 halftime lead after an 8-0 run and BC veteran scorers Pete Schmid and Jim Phelan posted 20 and 17 points.
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Cowboys Ready for Super Bowl Bid After Near Miss
Dallas heads to New Orleans for Super Bowl VI after five straight losses in title games. Coach Landry calls this the club’s best team, with Staubach guiding a stronger offense and a Doomsday Defense aiming to redemption against the Colts in New Orleans.
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Monday Signs Cubs Contract
The Chicago Cubs announced the signing of outfielder Rick Monday to a 1972 contract. Monday was acquired in a December trade that sent pitcher Ken Holtzman to the Oakland Athletics. Terms were not disclosed.
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Ozaki Fires 67 to Win NZ PGA Championship
Masaki Ozaki known as Jumbo shot a final round 67 to finish four under par and win the New Zealand PGA Championship by seven strokes over Bob Charles and Takashi Murakami.
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