Merry Mexican Trevino Named AP Athlete of the Year
Trevino, the 32 year old from El Paso, won the Associated Press Athlete of the Year for 1971 with 118 votes, ahead of Joe Torre, Roberto Clemente, and Kareem Abdul Jabbar. He capped a dominant golf season with the $150,000 Tucson Open as he aims to win the Masters.
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Cale To Host District Meet Tournament Chorus
The Cale Red Devils will host Area 13 Class B Jr. Boys District Tourney February 7 to 12 with 21 teams. Semi finals Friday February 11 and final February 12 at 7 30 pm. Admission 25c students 50c adults until Thursday then 50c students 1.00 adults.
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WVU Star Harris Killed In I-79 Crash Near Fairmont
Former West Virginia forward Larry Harris, 21, died when his car hit a bridge abutment on Interstate 79 near Fairmont. Teammate Sam Oglesby, 22, was severely injured after undergoing over four hours of surgery. The tragedy compounds the Mountaineers troubles after two players were ruled academically ineligible, dropping their record from 5-0 to 7-3.
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Swaps May Hit Redskins in NFL Draft Shuffle
George Allen rebuilt the Washington Redskins by trading draft picks for proven players, posting a 9-4-1 record and a playoff bid before losing to San Francisco. The draft begins Feb 1 with the Redskins holding only 10 selections while New Orleans leads with 23 and Buffalo picks first after a 1-13 season. Coin flips among 19 teams set the first round order, listing Buffalo at 1 and Dallas at 26, with various teams holding multiple picks due to trades.
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Jones Record at Stake in Riverside Winston 500 Trials
Riverside California AP Parnelli Jones two year speed record on the line as about 35 drivers race for a front row berth in Sunday's Winston Western 500. Qualifying at 1 p.m. will set the first 15 spots in the 44 car field on the 2.62 mile course. Jones set the track mark of 113.310 mph in 1970 but is not entered this year. Favorite poles include Richard Petty A J Foyt Ray Elden and Mark Donahue making stock car debut in an American Motors Matador.
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Penns Chuck Daly awards first game ball after upset win
Penn coach Chuck Daly presented Corky Calhoun with his first ever game ball after Calhoun scored 20 points and grabbed four rebounds in Penns 74-64 upset of 15th ranked Villanova. Phil Hankinson led with 24 points as Penn improved to 10-2 while Nova dropped to 11-3.
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Hope to Host Junior Olympic Cage Meet at Jones Field House
Hope Parks and Recreation plans district Junior Olympic basketball tournament at Jones Field House on Saturday January 22 starting 9 00 a m Boys Junior Division sixth and seventh grades and Boys Midget Division fourteenth Independent Play Results Here are the outcomes from Guernsey Gym Monday night games Anderson Frazier beat Davis Discount 102 86 Williamson and Smith led with 36 and 19 Archer 16 East 14 for the losers In the 9 00 p m game Perry s Truck Stop won 98 63 over Industrial Products Henley 23 Brown 18 Williams 17 Jordan 13 Next games Friday January 21 Perry s vs Young American at 7 00 Davis Discount vs Butane Gas at 9 00
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Olympic Flame Arrives in Hakodate for Sapporo Relay
The Olympic Flame reaches Hakodate in Hokkaido aboard a ferry escorted by five destroyers. Relay runners will carry the flame toward Sapporo for the Feb 3 to 13 Winter Games.
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Hog Aggie Game to Be Televised in SWC Action
In a regionally televised slate, Texas A&M faces Arkansas at Fayetteville Saturday as SWC leaders battle away from home. Texas Tech and Rice, and Texas Christian at SMU, also play. Key leaders include Greg Lowery 25.9 ppg for Tech, Martin Terry 22.4 ppg for Arkansas, Steve Emshoff 70 percent FG for Rice, Ralph Palomar 57.1 percent for Tech, Simpson Degrate 10.8 rpg for TCU, and Pat Fees 86.7 percent free throws for Baylor.
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Majors Offered Tech Coach Job Call Likely Within Week
Iowa State Coach Johnny Majors reportedly will be offered the Georgia Tech head football job within a week and is expected to accept. The Atlanta Constitution says Majors plans a Tech visit, with Tech officials seeking permission to talk, as Tech seeks a successor after Bud Carson’s firing.
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Hall of Famers React to Hall of Fame Election
Sandy Koufax Yogi Berra and Early Wynn joined Hall of Fame in a 1960s era vote. Wynn, picking tomatoes in Nokomis Florida, welcomed election after three previous failures. Koufax led with 344 votes, Berra 339, Wynn 301 in a 396-ballot field.
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