Maravich Learns To Fly For Marauding Hawks
The Associated Press notes Pete Maravich, Atlanta’s rookie guard, showcasing hot scoring with 28 points as the Hawks routed Cleveland 119-107. Walt Bellamy added 24, Walt Wesley 23, and Bobby Smith 22 for the losers, with multiple NBA results from Friday night and ABA action including Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, and others. John Havlicek led Celtics with 30 as teams jockeyed in a busy night of pro basketball.
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Associated Press
Pete Maravich
Atlanta
National Basketball Association
Cleveland
Walt Bellamy
Hawks
Walt Esley
Bobby Smith
Jerry Sloan
Walker
Weiss
Chicago
Cincinnati
Tom van Arndale
Boston
Johnny Green
Royals
John Havlicek
Celtics
Jo-Jo White
Court strikes down NBA signing rule over college players
In Los Angeles a U S District Court ruled the NBA ban on signing college players before graduation violates the Sherman Antitrust Act. Judge Warren Ferguson issued the injunction stopping enforcement as litigation from Spencer Haywood proceeded, potentially affecting the March 29 NBA draft and opening the door for underclassmen and even high school players to be drafted.
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LOS Angeles
U.S
National Basketball Association
Warren Ferguson
NBA
Spencer Haywood
Seattle SuperSonics
Ferguson
U.S. Supreme Court
New York City
Mississippi
Johnny Neumann
Southern California
Paul Westphall
Marquette
Jim Chones
Allie McGuire
Long Beach
Ed Ratleff
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Lewis Brown
Verbam Dei
Haywood
Denver Rockets
J. Walter Kennedy
Denver
American Basketball Association
Rockets
Seattle
NBC
Sam Schulman
ABA
Board of Governors
Kennedy
Schulman
Hoist The Flag Dominates Debut At Bowie In 1971
Hoist The Flag, 3-year-old son of Tom Rolfe, won a $9,500 allowance by 15 lengths at Bowie Race Course in his 1971 debut. He covered six furlongs in 1:10 3-5, fastest at the meet, boosting his Kentucky Derby odds to 3-1 while earning $5,700 for owner Mrs. Stephen C. Clark Jr. The win came with trainer Sidney Watters Jr. and jockey Jean Cruget aboard, as To The Man finished second and Backsliding third.
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Howie
Bowie Race Course
Tom Rolfe
Stephen C. Clark Jr
Sidney Watters Jr
Jean Cruget
Robinson Debuts As Major Pilot
Frank Robinson, star outfielder and aspiring Negro manager, leads an all-star squad against the Yankees in Fort Lauderdale as he takes his first major league manager shot. His team includes Hank Aaron and Clete Boyer, with players from four other clubs, while injuries shake spring action across the leagues.
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Associated Press
Frank Robinson
Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees
Fort Lauderdale
Santurce
Baltimore
Paul Blair
Dave Johnson
Andy Etchebarren
Davie Leonhard
Earl Weaver
Robby
Florida
Washington
Los Angeles
Montreal
Atlanta
Hank Aaron
Clete Boyer
Wes Parker
Maury Wills
Willie Davis
Jim Lefebvre
Dale Unser
Joe Foy
Paul
New York Mets
Tom Seaver
Jerry Koosman
Charlie Williams
Mets
St. Louis
Williams
Kansas To Play Nebraska Final Big Eight Showdown
Kansas, 13-0, hosts Nebraska, 5-8, at Allen Field House in a showdown for a perfect league record. Kansas seeks a 14-0 Big Eight mark and a five-game conference margin, with star players Dave Robisch and Bud Stallworth opposed by Marvin Stewart. Kansas aims to wrap up the regular season as they head to NCAA regionals. Nebraska eyes a needed win to avoid joining a three-way tie for second.
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Kan
Kansas Jayhawks
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Allen Field House
Jayhawks
Nebraska
Dave Robisch
Bud Stallworth
Kansas
Marvin Stewart
Cornhuskers
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas State
Lincoln
Neb
Wichita
New York
Zarley Takes 2nd Round Lead In Citrus Open
Ker mit Zarley fires a course record 64 to lead the Florida Citrus Invitational at Rio Pinar with a 36 hole total of 152 12 under par one stroke ahead of Orville Moody. Arnold Palmer sits third at 134 as Sundry veterans struggle for the final rounds.
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Fia
Kermit Zarley
Bob Hope
Zarley
Rio Pinar Country Club
Orville Moody
Moody
Arnold Palmer
Bob Murphy
Mason Rudolph
Julius Boros
Bobby Nichols
Rudolph
Nichols
Murphy
Boros
Jerry Heard
Palmer
Gary Player
Lee Trevino
Bob Lunn
Tony Jacklin
England
Sam Snead
Doug Sanders
Tom Shaw
Patek-Cake For Royals Defeat Yankees In Exhibition
Fred Patek, 5-foot-4 shortstop, stole two bases, scored twice, had three hits in four trips, and drove in two in Kansas Citys 8-6 win over the New York Yankees in Fort Myers. His eighth inning single scored Rich Severson and Paul Schaal to break a 6-6 tie. The Yankees loaded the bases in the ninth but Ted Abernathy induced a double play. New York's 15 hits to Royals 12 and five errors marked the game.
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Sive
Philadelphia
Gil Hodges
Billy Champion
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
John Kennedy
Fred Patek
Kansas City
New York Yankees
Kurt Bevacqua
Willie Smith
Cincinnati
Minnesota
Ted Ahlaender
John Lowenstein
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Indians
Craig Nettles
Chuck Hinton
San Francisco
Oakland
Alan Gallagher
Hector Torres
Chicago Cubs
California Angels
Orlando Cepeda
Atlanta
Braves
Montreal Expos
Tom Grieve
Washington Senators
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
Brooks Robinson
Joe Foy
Kim Lefebvre
Los Angeles Dodgers
Tokyo Giants
Giants
Tsuneo Horiuchi
Fort Myers
Fla
Kansas City Royals
Patek
Rich Severson
Paul Schaal
Severson
Carl Taylor
Yankees
Ted Abernathy
Yanks
Royals
New York
Pro Basketball Friday Results And Weekend Schedule
NBA scores show Atlanta beat Cleveland 119 107 and Chicago defeated Phoenix 116 92. Detroit won 133 129 over Portland, Cincinnati 128 104 over Boston, Buffalo 116 109 over Los Angeles and San Francisco 111 98 over Seattle. Weekend games include Atlanta Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Baltimore San Diego Detroit San Francisco Phoenix Chicago Boston Philadelphia Atlanta Buffalo Portland Phoenix Milwaukee Detroit Los Angeles Baltimore Seattle Cincinnati Cleveland. East and West divisions list teams and win percentages with Kentucky Indiana New York Pittsburgh Floridians Carolina Memphis Denver Utah Texas Louisville. Saturday features Kentucky Pittsburgh Carolina Dallas Indiana Virginia Roanoke Floridians Kentucky Memphis and Denver Indiana Utah Carolina Greensboro.
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Chicago
Phoenix
Detroit
Portland
San Francisco
Seattle
Buffalo
Los Angeles
American Basketball Association
Indiana
Utah
New York
Denver
Texas
Carolina
Chet Walker
Bobby Weiss
Bulls
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Cardinal
Joe Hague
Philadelphia
Kansas City
New York AG
Minnesota
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Cleveland
Milwaukee
California
Washington
Baltimore
Atlanta
Montreal
Tokyo Giants
San Diego
Madison
Wis
U. of Wash
W. L. Pet
Virginia
Kentucky
Pittsburgh
Memphis
Dallas
Roanoke
Wee
Rata
Greensboro
Olympic Skiing In Jeopardy At Sapporo Hopeful IOC Vote
The IOC met in Lausanne to decide Alpine skiing fate at the next games in Sapporo Japan. Brundage accuses top skiers of breaking rules over a Mammoth Mountain camp while Hodler defends them as teachers of elementary skiing. A postal vote by 75 IOC members will reveal the outcome.
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Switzerland
International Olympic Committee
Sapporo
Japan
Prince Tasuneyoshi Takeda
Nineman
IOC
FIS International Ski Federation
Avery Brundage
Mammouth Mountain
Calif
Marc Hodler
FIS
Brundage
Hodler
IOC Congress
Paseo Vashon Vie For Missouri Class L Title
In St Louis Kansas City Paseo and Vashon chase the Missouri Class L basketball crown. Paseo edged DeSoto 65 46 to reach finals while Vashon defeated Rockhurst 75 57 and carries a 21 2 record into the title game. Otis Jackson and James Blanks each had 12 baskets for Paseo and Roscoe Simmons led Vashon with 24 points.
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St.louis
Kansas City Paseo
Vashon
Paseo
DeSoto
Kansas City Rockhurst
Rockhurst
Bruce Faulkner
Kansas City
Otis Jackson
James Blanks
Jackson
Blanks
Rangers Rally in 7-2 Win Streak Pushes Record Pace
The New York Rangers, in their best season, improved to 43 wins and 97 points as they beat Philadelphia 7-2 to stretch their unbeaten run to 10 games, while Boston holds a 10 point lead atop the East and chases the club scoring record with 10 games left. The Canadiens remain 16 points back, making a return to first unlikely.
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New York Rangers
Philadelphia
Rangers
Boston
Bruins
Canadiens
Kentucky Wesleyan Wins Midwest Regional Title
Kentucky Wesleyan, a defensive club with a careful shot plan, defeated Northeast Missouri State 60-48 to win the NCAA Midwest regional title. Jim Smith led with 18 points for Kentucky Wesleyan, while Northeast Missouri’s Joe Boyer scored 18. North Dakota State beat St Olaf 96-94 to take third place as Pat Driscoll and Scott Howe hit late free throws for North Dakota.
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Kirksville
Kentucky Wesleyan
Northeast Missouri State
Panthers
Jim Smith
Bulldogs
Joe Boyer
Northeast Missouri
North Dakota State
St. Olaf
Minnesota
Pat Driscoll
Scott Howe
North Dakota
Paris High names award winners at booster banquet
Paris High School honored athletes at the annual Booster Club banquet in the school gym. Guest speaker Jerry Stovall of the St. Louis Cardinals showed 1970 football films and introduced Jim Hart. Ed Threlkeld earned multiple awards including all conference and MVP, with Tim Harrison and others receiving various honors for basketball and football performances.
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Paris
Paris High School
Jerry Stovall
St. Louis Football Cardinals
Football Cardinals
Jim Hart
Cardinals
Ed Threlkeld
Threlkeld
Tim Harrison
David Crain
Glenn Turner
Don, Williams
Nelson Pyle
Jo Branham
David Fisher
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Bill Butler
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National Association of Intercollegiate Atheltics
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Ike Pearson
U.S. Basketball Writers Assn
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Fred Horton
Wayne Yates
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Ann Sladek
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