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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1973
Page
14
Coach Paul Walker criticizes Lima officials after a 87-76 loss. He and Lima coach Jim Romey debate calls and defense allowances. Middletown and Lima discuss standardizing officiating and exchanging named referees for future meetings.
Hamilton Branch Campus coach George Burkhart vows revenge after a 76 58 loss to Miami Warriors. The Chiefs seek a nine game home run while Miami aims to break a five game streak in a cross county rivalry with game time at Fairfield Junior High Gym 7 30 p m.
George Foreman dethroned Joe Frazier in Kingston at National Stadium, stopping the defending champion in 1:35 of the second round. The 24 year old former delinquent seized the crown as Frazier, favored 3 2 to 1, fell early and repeatedly hit the canvas. Foreman vowed rest then a tour to motivate youth.
The AP high school basketball poll adds shocks for Middletown Middies and Madison Mohawks after weekend losses. Middies fall from seventh to outside the top 19 while Mohawks drop from 11th to a tie for 12th as Waverly leads Class A and Fort Recovery sits third in Class A.
The top preps across Ohio list Class AAA and AA leaders with win totals and point tallies. Cleveland East Tech leads AAA at 11-2 with 180 points, while Waverly tops Class AA at 10-0 with 190 points. additional top teams include Canton Lehman, Barberton, Newark, Hamilton Taft, Mansfield Senior, Columbus South, Boardman, Springfield South, Middletown, and others with 10 or more points. The packet also lists strong small schools like Gnadenhutten Indian Valley South, Marion Pleasant, Fort Recovery, Wapakoneta St. Joseph, Sebring, McDonald, Zanesville Rosecrans, Fostoria St. Wendelin, Strasburg, and Greenwich South Central with varying records and scores.
Cleveland East Tech remains the top Class AAA team at 11-2 as the Scarabs shared first with Hamilton Taft last week. Taft dropped to fifth after slipping to 11-2.
Texas World Speedway names inaugural USAC doubleheader the Texas Twin 200s with two 200 mile races on April 7. Purses total over 125000, featuring Indianapolis type cars and stock cars under the USAC banner.
The Pittsburgh local Baseball Writers Association voted to award a Roberto Clemente memorial plaque to an outstanding Pirates player each year and to donate $250 to the Roberto Clemente Fund. Clemente, an 18 year veteran, died in a plane crash delivering relief to Nicaragua earthquake victims.
In round one Foreman lands a crushing up percut on Frazier’s chin. Frazier staggers but rises for the eight count. Two more rights floor the champion and a third heavy blow sends him under the ropes before the round ends.
George Foreman delivered a brutal barrage to Joe Frazier as the champion fell twice. Referee timing 1:35 of the second round ended the bout with Foreman claiming the title after Frazier failed to rise. Durham entered the ring as the bout concluded.
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