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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1972
Page
15
Cincinnati Loveland's boys basketball team, under coach Charlie Harker, started the season by getting crew cuts to boost morale after taunts. Star guard Hal Ward, a 6-foot-3 senior averaging 21.7 points, says short hair helps them see plays clearly and stay focused.
Seattle Sonics crushed the Central Division foe Kansas City Royals 118-96 as Seattle extended its dominance over the division to 13 straight wins. Spencer Haywood scored 28 for Seattle while Tom Van Arsdale paced Kansas City with 22 and Nate Archibald sat out with flu.
In Columbus AP reports Marshall remains suspended by the MAC for alleged recruiting violations. The Marshall University program has hired new coaches and an athletic director and improved its facilities while awaiting reinstatement discussions at the Council of Presidents semiannual session.
Box score from Roosevelt Sorg Paper No 1-85 shows Boggs 1 9 1 19 Spence 4 0 8 C Combs V1 1 23 J Combs 3 4 10 Tibbs 6 0 12 Johnson 5 3 13 totals 9 85 Coca Cola 60 Lawson 1 3 5 James 10 2 C Williams 2 0 4 Franklin 11 2 24 R Williams 10 5 25 totals 25 10 60 Half 33 30 Sorg
In a tight game, Burress and Howard led scores for Sorg Paper with 6 12 14 and 13 7 33 respectively while Hill and Thomas contributed to a 75 point total. O'Hair Harrison Woods Faulkner Long paced the other side as Sorg Paper won 75 to 68 after a 38 33 halftime edge.
In Sapporo Bar bra Cochran won the women's special slalom and Anne Henning added bronze in 1000 meters as the United States earned six medals overall. On the men's side, Ondrej Nepela captured figure skating gold as the US failed to medal.
The Cochran family in Richmond Virginia watched Barbara Cochran win a gold medal in the women's slalom at Sapporo Japan. Marilyn Cochran had fallen, prompting mixed emotions as Barbara stood top of the podium while Bob Cochran also competes on the U S ski team.
Sapporo Japan AP report says the International Ski Federation declined to sanction veteran French skier Annie Famose over alleged employment with a French radio and television station. FIS board called the matter an accident and did not suspend her beyond the Games.
Ed Fabing delivers a 704 series on 257 204 243 for 257, 204, 243 at Sports Bowl. He stars for team 5 in the Classic League, achieving his first ever 700 series with a high game of 257 and solid support from a crowded honor roll of local bowlers and scores across multiple teams.
Diamond Fiber-798 and Diamond Nail-58 clash with scores of 70 to 58 as players Moore Gates and Mitchell lead Diamond Fiber with double digits. Thompson Laungster Hollow Lindsay and Johnston pace Diamond Nail-58 in a tight contest. Hal notes Fiber 28 23 edge.
Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles was named the player who best typifies baseball on and off the field. The award, chosen by a committee of writers broadcasters and executives, honors performance and character. Willie Mays won the inaugural award last year with other finalists including Ernie Banks Al Kaline and Harmon Killebrew.
The Athenians beat Princeton Gray 57 to 37 as Vic Marchant scored 19. Spartans defeated Lebanon War rior freshmen 51 to 39 with Pete Johnson at 19. Princeton Scarlet edged Titans 51 to 50 as Donnie Faris scored 18. Trojans lost 59 to 45 at Richmond Sophomore C with Bob Johnson netting 14.
The top three Patron Division teams in the Armco Six-Foot-and-Under League all won at the Armory. Pipe Shop remained undefeated with an 84 to 68 victory over Hamilton Blast Furnace as Gerald Eversole scored 19. BOF moved to 7-1 after a 71-60 win over Hot Strip Maintenance with Jim Parks totaling 24. The Vikings beat Open Hearth 53-51 behind Jim Thompson’s 15, keeping them in third place with five wins in nine games.
Verity Middle School seventh graders won 43 86 over Manchester with Kevin Murphy scoring 25 points. The Verity eighth graders defeated Manchester 52 4 with Dan Blair and Bobby Ramey each scoring 12. Manchester was led by McChesney with 23.
Veteran Bob Rosburg seized a 36-hole lead at the Bob Hope Desert Classic with a 136 total after a three under 69 at Bermuda Dunes. He sits one stroke ahead of Jerry Heard as Arnold Palmer and Deane Beman trail at 137 in the pro am format.
Edgewood High freshmen defeated Ross 38 29 at Trenton as Steve Lucas scored 11 points nine in the fourth quarter and Mike Oliver added nine to lift their season record to 9 3.
WHA prepares its first draft in Anaheim with no players yet and four teams unnamed. Founders include Gary Davidson who helped start the ABA. President W D Hunter notes drafts will span pro, college, amateur, European and Olympic players, risking a bidding war with the NHL as contracts lapse.
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