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Newspaper

Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1972

Page

3

Cowboys Can Clinch Wild Card Berth This Saturday

United Press International reports the Dallas Cowboys can clinch a wild card playoff berth by beating the Washington Redskins on Saturday. The Redskins, already division champs, may rest players as Green Bay, Detroit, and Minnesota chase the NFC Central crown with pivotal games. Pittsburgh leads the AFC Central as Cincinnati and Cleveland fight to stay alive.

Dallas Cowboys Washigton Redskins Redskins Cowboys Dallas Washington Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings Cleveland Browns Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Cincinnati Atlanta San Francisco Green Bay Minnesota Pittsburgh Houston Miami New York Giants Los Angeles St. Louis Detroit Buffalo Chicago Philadelphia San Diego Denver Baltimore Kansas City New England New Orleans New York Dets Oakland

Pacer Rally Falls Short In Virginia ABA Tilt

Indiana Pacers lose 132 129 to the Virginia Squires as Julius Erving scores 41 points for Virginia while George McGinnis puts up 31 for Indiana Donnie Freeman adds 23 Mel Daniels 24 and the Pacers outscore the Squires 31 23 in the final period but still fall short to tie the Squires for second in the Eastern Division

Richmond UPI Indiana ‘Pacers Virginia Squires Dr. Jr Julius Erving Indiana Squires Virginia George McGinnis Mel Daniels Donnie Freeman Pacers

Globetrotters to Play in Greene County Arena

Harlem Globetrotters will face the Washington Nationals at Switz City Central gym on Tuesday December 19 at 8 p.m. Lin ton Civitan Club sponsors the fundraiser with $4 adults and $2.50 students. Hallie Bryant will hold free clinics December 14 at area high schools. Advanced tickets go on sale early next week in local towns.

Harlem Globetrotters Central Gym Decemer 19 Marques Haynes Hubert Rusbie Showboat Hall Pablo Robertson Greene County Switz City Central Linton Civitan Club The Coun Hallie Bryant Indianapolis Crispus Attucks I U Linton Lyons Jasonville Washington Nationals Globetrotters International Switz City

Linton Junior High Teams Beat Shelburn

Linton Junior High defeated Shelburn in basketball at Shelburn gym. The eighth grade won 34 to 17 and the seventh 40 to 31 with Linton leading 20-0 after one quarter and 29-7 at halftime. Scorers included Haun Simmons Stockrahm Elliott Lehman Gaither Heeles Gauher Shere Lucas for Linton and Jones Walker Woodsmall Woodward for Shelburn.

Linton Shelburn Panthers Haun Simmons David Stockrahm Elliott Lehman Shawn J.gaither Heeles M. Gaither Shere Lucas Schofield Cox Phegley Wilson Trueblood Ridley Collins McGuire Gabbard Gentry Newton Stockrahm Jones Walker Woodsmall Woodward

Weekend Basketball Schedule Loaded With Local Matches

Area teams play eight games tonight and five on Saturday with several home games. Notable matchups include State High Sycamores visiting for a 3-2 start, Bloomfield at Lin ton, and Bloomfield at North Daviess. Shakamak hosts Needmore while Eastern faces Barr Reeve and Monrovia visits, plus North Central takes on North Vernon and North Knox plays Loogootee.

Bowling Results Elks League Nov 13 Leads and Lows

In the Elks League action dated November 13, Wheelers led by Donoghue 641 Collins 540 Butcher 504 Irish 490 and Kirk 479 went 3 0. Jims 1ga posted 520 425 430 497 477 going 0 3. Pirtles Wall 519 McBride 383 Powell 603 Meahlmann 521 Duncan 420 at 1 2. Moose Coulomb 457 Murdock 518 Cantrell 560 Lucas 448 Clayton Sr 502 went 2 1. Anderson Stiegerwald 457 Cory 390 Burgess 434 Coan 388 Smith 328 went 3 0. Comet Coal Clayton 262 Walker 403 Nolan 286 Priest 342 Rode 425 went 0 3. In Chesty Mixed League on November 19 Potato Chips G Mentillo 406 L Mentillo 400 R Blanton 384 L Blanton 565 won 3 0. PORK RINDS B Weddle 352 R Puckett 431 H Puckett 445 E Weddle 638 went 0 3. Corn Chips L Ball 344 D Harper 309 R Bogard 410 B Earle 412 went 1 2. Pretzels R Ashcraft 294 J Ashcraft 436 R Anthony 273 KE Anthony 418 went 2 1. Corniel R Turchi 516 T Burgess 374 F Walker 401 L Liston 456 went 2 1. Ripples L Corbin 476 V Barnard 439 D Hiatt 269 Paul Hiatt 403 went 1 2.

Wheelers Donoghue Collins Butcher Irish Kirk JIMS Corbin Nichols Jackson Frank D. Clayton, Jr Pirtles— Wall McBride Powell Meahlmann Duncan Moose—Coulomb Murdock Cantrell Lucas Clayton Sr Anderson—Stiegerwald Cory Burgess Coan Smith Comet Coal Clayton Walker Nolan Priest Rode B. Weddle R. Puckett H. Puckett E. Weddle L. Ball D. Harper R. Bogard B. Earle R. Ashcraft J. Ashcraft R. Anthony KE. Anthony Corniel R. Turchi T. Burgess F. Walker L. Liston Ripples L. Corbin V. Barnard D. Hiatt Paul Hiatt

Indiana high school hoops schedule scrolls across Friday night

Tonight Terre Haute State visits Linton while Bloomfield plays North Daviess. Central meets Shoals and Eastern hosts Barr Reeve. Worthington faces Dugger Needmore and Shakamak clashes with North Central. North Ver million vs North Knox at Loogootee. Saturday Bloomfield hosts Linton Shawswick tackles Central Monrovia meets Eastern Staunton plays Worthington. North Central travels to Vincennes.

Linter Miner State High Sycamores Clay City Rosedale Dugger Terre Haute Bloomfield Cardinals Linton Gymnasium Steve Sickbert Owen Valley Bloomfield North Daviess Cougars Miners Sullivan Dewayne Phipps Rick Crynes Bill Hamilton Mike Sparks Dan Kunkel Phipps Jay James James Callane Sickbert Hamilton Central Tigers Shawswick Shoals Centrol Braves L and M Tigers Worthington Staunton Terre Haute State Linton North Daviess

B Team Classic Schedule Set Across County

The reserve version of the holiday basketball classic will be held Monday and Tuesday with Bloomfield Central Worthington and Linton. Games run Monday at Linton and Bloomfield. 6:30 Bloomfield vs Central and 7:30 Linton vs Worthington. Tuesday features Bloomfield vs Worthington at 6:30 and Linton vs Central at 7:30 at Bloomfield.

Bloomfield Central Worthington Linton

Linton Frosh Beat Brazil Frosh in Home Game

The Linton Freshman team defeated Brazil Frosh 47 to 38 at home on Thursday night. Coach Jim Hiseman praised the effort as the best of the season, with Joh Bredeweg grabbing 11 rebounds and Dan Carpenter adding 7.

Linton Brazil Frosh Jim Hiseman Joh Bredeweg Dan Carpenter Crynes Jones Carpenter Couts Bredeweg Brazil R. Brown Alvey Myers Hyde Howes J Brown Mayle Kircher Terry Schwinghammer Miner Fresh Boetier

Dugger Junior High Teams Fall At Oaktown

Dugger Junior High eighth graders lost a close game at Oaktown with a 28 27 final as Dugger trailed 22 15 at halftime and cut the gap in the final period. Dugger scorers included Cox 13 and Hobbs 6 with Hale adding 8 and Wright 4. Seventh graders fell 38 31.

Oaktown Dugger Woodward Hale Cox Hobbs Wright Goff Hurley Ridge Hirsch

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