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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1974
Page
11
Marquette, ranked sixth, drops to 3-2 after a 80-69 loss to Louisville as coach Al McGuire laments youth and a puzzling season trend. He credits his best shooting team in practice but says execution on court is lacking.
Indiana Pacers fall 118 to 110 to the Kentucky Colonels as coach Bob Leonard accuses referees of bias and aggressive fouling. He claims the striped shirts decided the game and that calls unfairly favored the Colonels.
The ABA Colonels solidify first in the Eastern Division with a fifth win in six days as New York Nets drop 12 percentage points after Utah Stars, 83-77, end their 10-game streak. NBA highlights include Milwaukee over New Orleans 96-76, Los Angeles over Portland 115-102, and Seattle beating Detroit 108-90.
Sharon Walsh of San Rafael California defeated Ilana Kloss 6 4 6 1 to win the women's singles at the Western Province Tennis Championships while Bob Hewitt beat Pat Cramer 6 1 6 0 for the men's crown.
Indiana Pacers president John D. Weissert warned during a radio interview that the team cannot finish the season due to nearly 1 million dollars in debt. A local group bid to buy the club failed, and the board authorized negotiations to move the franchise if liabilities are assumed and shareholders’ $700,000 investment is returned.
Roberto Durant of Panama defended the lightweight title in San Jose Costa Rica by KOing Nasataka Takayama three times in the first round at 1 40. Ould Makhloufi of Algeria kept his lightweight crown with an eighth round technical knockout of Ali Alssaoui in Algiers.
In 14 years 13 outfielders won NL batting titles. Ralph Garr led in 1974 with .303. Only non outfielder to win since 1960 is Joe Torre, who hit .363 in 1971 as a Cardinals third baseman.
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