Wooden Reflects On Pressure After Event
Wooden says any pressure is over but adds it remains to be seen how the team will react in conference play. He notes opponents have added incentive and calls it the rub of the green.
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1973
Page
13
Wooden says any pressure is over but adds it remains to be seen how the team will react in conference play. He notes opponents have added incentive and calls it the rub of the green.
UCLA's 82 63 win at Notre Dame ended the Bruins 61 game winning streak tying San Francisco's record. Coach Johnny Wooden says the pressure shifts to the conference race with Southern California next while Notre Dame's Digger Phelps and John Shumate clash with Wood en on the sidelines. Keith Wilkes led UCLA with 20 points as Gil Walton dominated with 16 and 12 rebounds.
Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil led the 85th lap to seize the Argentine Grand Prix win by about two seconds over Francois Cevert of France. Jackie Stewart finished third with Jackie Ickx fourth and Denis Hulme fifth as the 200 mile race concluded in Buenos Aires amid a 50 000 strong crowd.
Bill Shoemaker the winningest jockey in history faces six to eight weeks sidelined after surgery for a fractured base of the right thumb from a two horse spill at Santa Anita Park. Count Eiffel and Two Worlds were involved with the latter humanely destroyed.
Norm Van Lier sank four straight free throws in the final minute to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 110-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons in a rough NBA game.
The eight Ivy League schools reaffirm a need based financial aid policy for all students including athletes and disassociate from NCAA plans for one year athletic scholarships. The presidents say admission decisions rest with each school's admissions office and align with a crystal clear Ivy ethos.
In Las Vegas the Soviet team won six of eleven bouts as Russian boxers dominated lighter divisions while Frank Williams of Cincinnati upset Vladimir Mirojuk in a near 19-year-old clash. Nick Wells of Fort Worth knocked out Yuri Nasterov for a heavyweights win and Joey Hadley lost to Cheslav Semestev in the middleweight bout.
Levelland hosts the Invitational where the Lubbock Golden Gloves team takes nine championships. Amala brothers Arthur Domingo and Raymond secure three victories along with multiple other local boxers across divisions.
Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association formed at South Plains Scouts seminar in Waco. Ray Knoblauch of Bellaire says the move aids baseball with an exchange of ideas and denies a split from the existing Texas High School Coaches Association. Bobby Moegle of Lubbock Monterey named vice president and David Krueger of Taylor named secretary.
The Golden Bear edged strong winds at Carmel Bay to win the playoff and take $36,000. Nicklaus boosted his career earnings with a late surge as Iverson and Wadkins faltered with bogeys, while Palmer four putted on the 11th hole.
The NFL Draft will open at 7 am CST Tuesday with 447 players? The top picks include Mike Tilleman to the Atlanta Falcons and multiple teams such as Buffalo Miami New York Jets and Pittsburgh expected to have the most selections across two days. The first round order features New Orleans Philadelphia New England St Louis Baltimore and others with several picks tied to traded assets and interleague moves.
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