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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1978
Page
14
Southern Illinois upset fourth ranked Indiana State 79 to 76 on Thursday night erasing Larry Bird's 38 point effort. Coach Bob King praised SIU for offense and quickness while noting defensive shortfalls to fix before Illinois State game.
The piece reports Charley Finley accusing Commissioner Bowie Kuhn of delaying decisions on the Reds Oakland A's Vida Blue deal, outlining potential lost interest and damages. It notes 40 days since the trade's announcement, estimated lost income, and possible further impact on the sale of the A's. It also covers college basketball results and Notre Dame close win over Villanova with quotes from Massimino and Phelps.
Indiana beat Ohio State 77-63 as Bobby Knight praised rebounding and effort. Ray Tolbert scored a career high 24 for Indiana while Mike Woodson led in rebounds with 20 and 19 points, and Kevin Ransey had 19 for the Buckeyes. Indiana broke a three game skid and moved to 2-3 in conference play.
Boston College 69 Colgate 90 Ithaca 7 St Josephs Pa Mt Saint Amarute 47 Syracuse 106 La Salle 96 West Virginia 67 Duquesne 74 Furman 66 Tennessee Chattanooga 8% Jones East Carolina 74 McNeese St 58 SE Louisiana 57 Bradley 81 Tulsa 78 Creighton 87 Drake 77 Indiana 77 Ohio St 63 Michigan 83 Wisconsin 64 Michigan St 60 Purdue 1 Minnesota 70 Illinois 66 Northwestern 62 Iowa 59 Notre Dame 70 Villanova 69 Illinois 79 Indiana St 76 Tiffin 82 Walsh 58 Air Force 65 Cleveland St 58 Brigham Young 87 Arizona 86 Fresno St 70 Long Beach St 56 Fullerton St 81 San Jose St 66 San Diego St 90 California 65 Stanford 108 Alaska 98 Utah 64 Arizona St W Texas St 76 Oklahoma City 7
In Tokyo Australia leads Japan two matches to none as Geoff Masters tops Jun Kuki 6 1 6 3 6 2 and Phil Dent defeats Kenichi Hirai 6 2 10 8 6 0. New Zealand edges India 2 1 as Chris Lewis and Onny Varun win singles. Navratilova and three others win in Houston as top seeds advance at the $100,000 Women’s Pro Tennis event.
Eastern Michigan seeks first MAC win against Miami University as the Redskins, led by Archie Aldridge at 20.4 ppg, face the Hurons in a p.m. battle. Miami sits 4-1 in the league, 9-5 overall, with Harmon and Jamison averaging 12.1 and 10.4.
Monroe High girls sprinted to a 14-2 first quarter and went on to defeat host Fenwick 66-43 in a Mid Miami League game. Jane Murphy led Monroe with 24 points as they improve to 3-3 overall and 2-0 in league play, while Fenwick drops to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in league action behind Mary Lynn Abell’s 20 points.
Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 117 to 109 and Chicago beat Atlanta 105 to 95 while Milwaukee topped Denver 114 to 109 and Phoenix downed New York 134 to 114. Giles Melcode of the California Seals posted six assists in the 1974-75 NHL season.
Snow storms force widespread postponements and cancellations across area high school games. Several games have been rescheduled for late January and February, with others still awaiting new dates.
The Challenge Bowl between Big Ten and Pacific all stars faces an uncertain future after its Seattle Kingdome debut. Promoter Michael Campbell says the game may air on network TV or need alternative revenue routes, noting a small crowd and a monetary loss though not catastrophic.
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