Ohio bowler is broke discouraged on PBA tour
Akron based bowler Ron Bell recounts his failed bid on the Professional Bowlers Association tour. After 16 stops he is $5,000 in sponsor debt with $4,220 earned, having sold most of his equipment and taken part time work. He fears bankruptcy but hopes to bowl again in a league, away from Akron.
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Professional Bowlers Association
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Ohio
Bell
Portland
Akron
Bengals shun NFLPA as dues paid by few players
Bengals plan to boycott the NFL Players Association with only two players paying dues. Tommy Casanova and rookie Scott Perry are listed as members, while others abstain amid contract talks and winter meetings in Las Vegas.
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Cincinnati Bengals
National Football League Players Association
LPA
Tommy Casanova
Players’ Association
Casanova
Louisiana
Scott Perry
Las Vegas
Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers
Washington
Atlanta
New England
Los Angeles
Arrows Open League Play vs Trail in Mike Task Night
Wayne Trace area basketball features two of three scheduled games Preble Shawnee at National Trail and New Miami at Ross with Greenview at Blanchester in a non league tilt. Preble Shawnee holds a 2-5 record with a five game skid while National Trail is 0-6. Arrows sit 1-1 in WTL play while Trail starts league play. New Miami stands 3-3 and 1-1 in WTL after dropping two of three. Ross is 0-6 and 0-1 in league action.
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Wayne Trace
Preble Shawnee
National Trail
New Miami
Ross
Greenview
Blanchester
Arrows
WTL
Middletown Tennis Club A Team Beats West Side 2 1
In Cincinnati the Middletown Tennis Club women’s A team defeated West Side Racquet Club 2 1. Barnes Striebich beat Shuff Stille 61 61 and Dishun Wiley defeated Class Flereveld 46 76 75. Mercer McAllister beat Grimes Verity 63 64 for the West Side side.
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Cincinnati
Middletown Tennis Club
West Side Racquet Club
Barnes Striebich
Shuff Stille
Dishun Wiley
Class Flereveld
Mercer McAllister
Grimes Verity
Middiettes overpower Centerville 56 to 30 for second win
Middletown High girls basketball rolls to a 56 30 victory over visiting Centerville to claim their second win this season. Shaun Miller scores 19 and Anne Tipton adds 12 as the Middiettes extend a nine point halftime lead to 17 after three quarters and set up a 6 p.m. game at Monroe on Thursday.
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Centerville
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Moore
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Tipton
Johnson
Miller
Clark
Love
Lemmons
Cogles
Kerr
Local Church League Scores Rostered In Rotary Style
Grace Baptist 67 over So Middletown Church of God 56. Faith United Methodist 56 versus Trinity Baptist 3. Harlan Park Church of God 77 defeats Trenton Nazarene 5. Yankee Road 78 over Eaton 57. Hamilton Pleasant Ave. 80 beats Breie Blvd. 53. Grand Avenue 69 defeats Trenton 5.
Ali Divorce Decree Awarded $2 Million to Khalilah Ali
In Chicago a Circuit Court judge granted heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali’s wife Khalilah Ali a divorce with about $2 million in benefits. She gains custody of four children, a South Side apartment building, a Flossmoor home, two cars including a Rolls Royce, and a trust fund for the youngsters. The hearing had Khalilah as the sole witness. Ali did not attend. The suit accused desertion and cited Islam.
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Chicago
Muhammad Ali
Robert L. Hunter
Circuit Court
Khalilah Ali
Ali
Flossmoor
Laver Borg to Compete in Cincinnati Indoor Tourney
Rod Laver Bjorn Borg and rookie Billy Martin are set for a 22 000 indoor tennis event at Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati February 12. They will play round robin then a best of three sets final between top two scorers. Borg and Laver are longtime tennis greats. Martin was named male rookie of 1976 by Tennis Magazine.
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Cincinnati
Rod Laver
Bjorn Borg
Billy Martin
Riverfront Coliseum
Borg
Laver
Martin
Canadiens Rally Past Flyers 6-4 in Lively Third
Montreal defeats Philadelphia 6-4 as Jacques Lemaire leads with a goal and three assists. The Canadiens surged with three unanswered goals in the third period while Bernie Parent faced 55 shots and Ken Dryden stopped 24.
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Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers
Jacques Lemaire
Canadiens
Flyers
Bobby Clarke
Bernie Parent
Ken Dryden
Parent
Rejean Houle
Tom Bladen
WHA schedule eyed for European games next season
Indianapolis Racers official says WHA might stage regular season games in Finland Sweden Norway Germany and possibly Czechoslovakia next year. The plan could count toward standings with talks ongoing and a Czech invitation explored.
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World Hockey Association
Indianapolis Racers
Europe
Harold Ducote
Hockey Management Inc
Racers
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Ducote
WHA
Ben Hatskin
Girls Cage Schedules Include Cincinnati Matches
Wednesday games list Cincinnati Country versus Edgewood and New Miami versus Springboro at Bellbrook. Also Middletown visits Monroe and Preble Shawnee faces Fenwick on Thursday. Friday features Harrison at Lakota.
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New Miami
Springboro
Bellbrook
Middletown
Monroe
Preble
Fenwick
Harrison
Lakota
Shoes May Change Franklin's Future In Pro Gridiron
Texas A M sophomore Tony Franklin stars as a barefoot kicker with a 65 yard season long and a Sun Bowl 62 yarder. NFL rules may force shoe use and change crossbar targets but scouts see a hot trade commodity despite uncertainties about pro shoes.
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LOS Angeles
Tony Franklin
Texas A&m
Jim Kensil
National Football League
NFL
Franklin
Florida
Miami University MUM cancels two JV basketball games
Miami University Middletown announces the cancellation of two junior varsity games after Urbana and Cincinnati JVs drop their JV programs. The university will not replace these contests and cites a new freshman eligibility rule as the reason, with both schools cutting their JV teams.
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Miami University-Middletown
University of Cincinnati
Braves suffer road loss as Spurs surge past 142 109
Buffalo Braves coach Tates Locke accepts responsibility after his team falls to the San Antonio Spurs 142-109 in San Antonio. The defeat drops the Braves to 15 losses in 19 road games while the Spurs push their home record to 15 2 and win a sixth straight at home. The Spurs built a 66 50 halftime lead and pulled away with a 17 0 run in the third quarter.
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Buffalo Braves
Tates Locke
San Antonio Spurs
Braves
National Basketball Association
Locke
Spurs
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