UCLA Leads AP Top 20 in 1970 71 College Basketball Poll
UCLA holds first place in the AP preseason college basketball poll for 1970 71. Jacksonville moves to third, Marquette rises to No 4, Kentucky slips to fifth. South Carolina Notre Dame Drake Penn USC and Villanova round out the top ten with Notre Dame at sixth after an 85 82 loss to South Carolina.
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Church Box Scores: Knights of Columbus Defeat St Pauls UCC
Box scores show Knights of Columbus 87 over St Pauls UCC 42 with top scorers Brumfield 21 and Holweger 19 for KC. St Pauls led by Wells 11 and Justice 9 as halftime stood 44 18 KC. Gypsum yardline?
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Sales Triumphs 54 to 28 in Armco Slo-Break League
Sales defeated Engineering 54 to 28 at Verity as Dave Shockey and Joe Wills led with 19 points each. Engineering’s Dan Schultz had 13 for high honors, while Research beat Instrument Repair 49 to 33 with Bob Glodowski 20 points and Fred Day 11 for Repairs. Hot Strip edged International 34 to 30 in the final quarter with Rick Wright scoring 18.
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Engineering
Engineers
Verity
Dave Shockey
Joe Wills
Dan Schultz
Research
Bob Glodowski
Fred Day
Hot Strip
International
Rick Wright
Tom Johnson
Roger Kistner
Individual Scoring Totals in Local Basketball Standings
A series of player scores and season totals are listed for multiple athletes including M Densmore S Payne D Wesco L Wetzel D Pfeiffer T Combs J Gump J Mikovich McCoy Miller Guy C Weaver with various game-by-game and cumulative figures. The numbers appear as four-per-entry lines indicating points rebounds assists and totals.
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S. Payne
D. Wesco
L. Wetzel
D. Pfeiffer
T. Combs
J. Gump
J. Mikovich
McCoy
J. Miller
Browns Regain Lead With Victory Over Oilers
Cleveland tops Houston 21-10 at the Astrodome to pull even atop the AFC Central as coach Blanton Collier nears retirement. Bill Nelson connected for 161 yards and a score, Leroy Kelly ran 108 yards, and Gary Collins caught a one yard TD pass.
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Blanton Collier
Cleveland Browns
Houston Oilers
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Cincinnati
Nelson
Gary Collins
Kelly
National Football League
Bo Scott
Alcindor Leads NBA Scoring Despite Limited Time
Lew Alcindor of the Bucks plays every game this season but totals only 23 minutes per game. He tops the NBA with 32.2 points per game while shooting .579 from the field, second in field goal percentage behind Johnny Green. Elvin Hayes and John Havlicek are tied for second in scoring at 29.4, with Lou Hudson fourth at 28.4 and Jerry West fifth at 27.4. West leads in assists at 10.2 per game. Wilt Chamberlain has 19.5 rebounds per game and Dick Snyder tops free throws at .867.
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Jerry West
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Wilt Chamberlain
Los Angeles
Dick Snyder
Seattle
Mat Champion Falls To Death In Accidental Fall
Henry Newell aged 19, a former high school wrestling champion at John F. Kennedy High School and Kent State University freshman on an athletic scholarship, fell through a window at his Cleveland home. Police ruled the death accidental as sleepwalking was noted.
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Cleveland
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Bruins Power Leads NHL Scoring Race in East
New York AP reports Boston’s Phil Esposito tops the league with 49 points after 26 games, followed by Bobby Orr with 38 points and Ken Hodge with 34. John McKenzie is tied for fifth with Detroit’s Alex Delvecchio at 30 points.
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Phil Esposito
Bobby Orr
Ken Hodge
John McKenzie
Detroit
Alex Delvecchio
Alworth Sues Chargers for 5.6 Million Over Contract
All pro receiver Lance Alworth files a 5.6 million suit in San Diego Superior Court claiming breach of contract and antitrust violations by the Chargers. He seeks voiding of his contract and free agency to negotiate with any team. A federal suit follows, arguing AFL NFL merger era competition and potential damages based on a free market.
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Cliff Richey withdraws from Tokyo tennis tournament
Cliff Richey of San Angelo Texas pulls out of a $50,000 Tokyo event in Japan due to suspected hepatitis. The six day championship, co sponsored by the International Lawn Tennis Federation, began Monday with Rosewall Franulovic, Laver Kodes in remaining singles and Smith Ashe pairing in doubles.
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Brewer tops 600 Club Sweeper at Eastern Lanes
Wilma Brewer wins first place in the 600 Club Sweeper with a 933 handicap series amid a field of 55. Her 201 166 243 231 841 plus 92 handicap earns top honors and a trophy, which she gifts to Illa Gibbs. Gibbs adds 806 actual. Tootsie Bryant finishes second with 881 total and Sherry Pennington third with 879.
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Syracuse University football racism report criticizes suspensions
A student owned newspaper reports a university committee condemns suspensions of black athletes who boycotted spring practice as institutional racism. The panel urges efforts to lessen hardship and suggests contacting opponents for extra eligibility this year. The official report is expected soon.
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Browns edge Oilers with late first half comeback
The Browns halted the Oilers at the Cleveland one foot line twice in the second quarter denying Joe Dawkins a gain. Cleveland then mounted a 99 yard drive capped by a touchdown to seize the lead with eight seconds left in the half. Kelly added a 32 yard run to spark the march, as Cleveland beat Houston 28 14 three weeks earlier and became the first Central Division team to defeat a fellow division foe twice this season.
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Trenton Stars Spark Eastern Illinois Win Over Martin Oil
Two former Trenton High players helped Eastern Illinois beat Martin Oil 101 84 in Charleston. Larry Million scored nine points and pulled 13 rebounds while Danny Derickson added 20 points on eight of 10 shooting and four of five at the line.
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Larry Million
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Million
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