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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1971
Page
11
Detroit loses three straight games in 48 hours and drops to fourth in the Midwest. Terry Dischinger.
Kentucky rallied from 11 down in the second half to beat the New York Nets 125-121 as Darrell Carrier and Cincy Powell fueled a late surge. Powell scored 29 with 18 in the final two quarters, Carrier 24 with 17 in the last two periods, and Carrier's late free throws gave Kentucky the lead for good. Rick Barry scored 39 for the Nets, who saw their five game win streak snapped. Virginia beat Carolina 124-119, Utah over Denver 120-107, and Indiana edged the Rockets 121-107 in other ABA action.
Left-handed bowler Johnny Petraglia of Brooklyn won the Winston-Salem Bowling Classic earning $10,000. He rolled 202 in a tiebreaker against left-hander Larry Lichstein of Windsor Locks who posted 196.
Springboro searches for umpires and scorekeepers for the Knothole program. About 206 boys signed up for summer play, with 105 in Major League for ages 10 to 12 and 101 in Minor League for ages eight and nine. Call John Balgo or Dan Muldowney to help.
Atlantic Division teams lead the latest NBA standings. Recent results show shifts in the top four positions, with key players contributing notable scoring and assist totals for the season standings.
The schedule lists multiple games with final scores such as Baltimore 121 over Atlanta 119, Chicago 125 over Detroit 112, Portland 123 over Cleveland 105, Los Angeles 124 over Boston 115, Seattle 135 over Philadelphia 128, Milwaukee 125 over Phoenix 97, and Virginia 124 over Carolina 119. The lone scheduled matchup is San Francisco at Buffalo and Indiana at Memphis plus Kentucky 125 over New York 121 and Utah 120 over Denver 107.
Ohio Conference tournament pairings set with Denison hosting first roundaction at Granville and Baldwin Wallace. Wooster excluded for ineligibility due to a summer basketball camp. NAIA District 22 pairings include Central State vs Findlay and Ohio Dominican vs Findlay with finals March 3 and culminates in Kansas City.
Lee Trevino trail in weather disrupted Tucson Open with 36 holes to play. He vows to birdie-heavy pushing rivals J. C. Snead Dale Douglass and DeWitt Weaver while others abandon after rain and snow delays.
Chicago's Bobby Hull moved past Maurice Richard for second in all time NHL scoring with his 27th career hat trick as the Black Hawks beat Los Angeles 7-5. Toronto's Maple Leafs crushed Minnesota 4-1 behind Bernie Parent, while New York and St. Louis won their games.
East Division standings list Boston and New York with points and goals for and against. Local finishers include Carol Vancouver, Strassburger, Judy Gausling and Sue Ritter among others with various placements in floor, balance beam, vault, and all-around across age groups O and under 13 14 15 18.
Franklin High gymnast Doug Griffith earned all around honors and qualified in five state events after the regional meet at Princeton High. He won both high bar and parallel bars, as Franklin placed third in team points with 122 56. The state finals at University of Dayton Fieldhouse run team finals Friday at 1 pm and individual finals Saturday at 8 pm.
The Middletown High swim team earned nine points in the Southwest District finals at Princeton and will send only the 400 yard freestyle relay to state. Monroe High scored one point. St. Xavier led with 122, Mariemont 41, Princeton 36, Oak Hills 29, Anderson 17. Eighteen teams competed.
The YMCA girls team finished second Saturday in an invitational gymnastics meet held in Cambridge.
Ruth Jessen, a Seattle native aboard a long medical comeback, won the Sears Women's World Classic at Port St. Lucie CC with a 220 total, two strokes ahead of Sandra Palmer who finished runner up. Palmer led by three before the final round, as Jessen posted a closing 72 to clinch the $60,000 prize.
Clark Graebner nicknamed Clark Kent clinched the $50 000 U S National Indoor Open title after saving two match points against Cliff Richey. Graebner won 2 6 7 6 14 74 60 to take $9 000, while Juan Gilbert and Manolo Orantes claimed the doubles crown, beating Graebner and Thomaz Koch 6 3 4 6 7 6 Grabbing a rare grass title eludes Graebner who plans to try Forest Hills this year.
France's Francoise Durr ranked ninth upset Billie Jean King to win 2000 dollars at Lighthouse Point. Durr, who topped King 6 3 3 6 6 3, raises her season earnings to 6600 dollars while King's winnings for the year reach 16000 dollars. Rosemary Casals beat Kerry Melville 6 3 6 1 for third place.
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