Fastest 1.000 Won't Count In Record Books
At Albuquerque Invitational, Kenya's Mite Boit won the 824 yard title after the event was shortened from 1000 yards when the final lap started too soon. Kenya's Bolt declared winner with no time or placings disclosed. Wendy Koenig won the 600 yard race in 1 218, defeating Kathy Hammond who finished third. Marilyn Neufville topped the 300 yard event in 35.4 seconds. Chi Cheng scratched from the 60 yard hurdles. Kjell Isaksson pulled muscle. Steve Smith cleared 18 feet indoors for a pole vault high. Al Feurerbach set a new shot put mark at 69 feet 5 1/4 inches at the Oregon Invitational.
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Mite Boit Boit
Wendy Koenig
Kathy Hammond
Sacramento Roadrunners
Marilyn Neufville
Los Angeles
Chi Cheng
Kjell Isaksson
Isaksson
California State
Steve Smith
New York
Oregon
al Feurerbach
Fittipaldi Wins Argentine Grand Prix In Tight Finish
Brazilian world champion Emerson Fittipaldi drives a Lotus John Player Special to first place at the 199 1/2 mile Argentine Grand Prix at Buenos Aires suburb, beating Jacky Stewart and Francois Cevert. Cevert finishes second with Stewart third in a Tyrrell Ford lineup.
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Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil
Scotland
Jacky Stewart
Fittipaldi
Stewart
Jackie
Francois Cevert
France
Cevert
Jacky Ickx
Denis Hulme
New Zealand
UC suspends Ron Hightower after campus incident
University of Cincinnati coach Gale Catlett suspends forward Ron Hightower indefinitely following an incident on campus. Hightower, averaging about four points per game, is alleged to have struck a female Friday night. He has appeared in 14 of 17 games this season after transferring from Morris Junior College.
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University of Cincinnati
Gale Catlett
Ron Hightower
Hightower
University
Morris Junior College
Pittsburgh
Fairlie wins Rothmans International singles title
New Zealand’s Brian Fairlie defeats Britain's Mark Cox 2 4 6 2 6 7 6 to claim the men's singles at the Rothmans International tourney in London. Margaret Court overcomes a leg issue to beat Nancy Gunter 7 5 6 7 5 for a $25 000 British Motors event in Los Angeles. Ilie Nastase wins Midlands International title for a third straight year as Jimmy Connors retires with a bad ankle in Omaha. Jay Robinson beats Gus Lampo to win the Denver Open in bowling. Alan Rollinson wins the Tasman Cup in Invercargill edging Sam Posey. Sam Snead dominates the PGA Seniors with a 72hole total of 268 in Palm Beach Gardens.
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Romania
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Jay Robinson
Gus Lampo
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Invercargill
New Zealand
Britain
Alan Rollinson
Duckham
McRae
Sam Posey
Surtees
TSNB
Palm Beach Gardens
Fla
Sam Snead
Julius Boros
Rangers Boss Finds Formula For Montreal Victory
Ranger coach Emile Francis says beating Detroit before Montreal helped them and angered the Canadiens. Detroit defeated Montreal 4 2 to end their 13 game unbeaten run as Jean Rattel and others led New York’s 5 3 win over Toronto and Boucha’s fast goal sparked Montreal’s early strike.
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Associated Press
New York Rangers
Emile Francis
National Hockey League
Montreal
Rangers
Detroit
Red Wings
Canadiens
Jean Ratelle
Toronto
Francis
Gems Rout Seals in 12-1 IHL victory at Hara Arena
The Dayton Gems crushed the Columbus Golden Seals 12-1 at Hara Arena to strengthen their grip on first in the South Division as five goals opened the game and three and four followed. The 12-goal output ties a season high for Dayton. Columbus suffered its worst loss of the year with an 11-goal margin.
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Toronto
Rave Keon
Paul Henderson
Ed Giacomin
Boucha
Guy Lapointe
Montreal
Detroit
Marcel Dionne
Nick Libbett
Guy Charron
Canadiens
Jacques Lemaire
Denis DeJordy
Dayton
Dayton Gems
Columbus Golden Seals
Hara Arena
Gems
Fort Wayne Komets
Columbus
Saginaw
Seven Goals Pave Wins For WHA Teams In Weekend Action
Houston Aeros beat Chicago Cougars 4-3 extending their win streak to six and remaining undefeated versus Chicago. Los Angeles Sharks routed New York Raiders 9-2 with seven different scorers in the first two periods. Winnipeg's Bordeleau set up Hull's winner as the Jets edged Ottawa 5-4. Alberta Oilers defeated Philadelphia Blazers 4-2.
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Associated Press
Houston Aeros
Los Angeles Sharks
World Hockey Association
Aeros
Chicago Cougars
Sharks
Los Angeles
New York Raiders
Chris Bordeleau
Bobby Hull
Winnipeg Jets
Ottawa Nationals
Alberta Oilers
Philadelphia Blazers
Frank Hughes
Houston
Cougars
Duke Harris
Ear
Swords Tie With Robins in AHL Clash
Cincinnati Swords and Richmond Robins battled to a 2-2 tie after Murray Kuntz scored with 4:41 left in the third period. Goalie Gary Bromley extended his unbeaten streak to 14 games as other AHL results included Rochester 3 Boston 3 and Virginia 4 Rhode Island 1.
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Murray Kuntz
Cincinnati Swords
Richmond Robins
Swords
Gary Bromley
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Rochester
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Virginia
Rhode Island
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Jacksonville
New Haven
Baltimore
Lima District Shifts Class A Basketball Tournament
The Northwestern District Board moves the Lima Class A district tournament to Lima Shawnee High School for March 7 8 10 after Lima Senior gym was ruled unusable due to flood damage from a Christmas vacation water line break.
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Ohio
Northwestern
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Lima Shawnee High School
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