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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1971
Page
12
Eight of twelve surviving teams reach the 49th Ohio high school basketball tourney at St John Arena with new format. Semifinals begin Thursday for Class A and Friday for Class AA and AAA, leading to title games Saturday.
UCLA the top ranked team travels to the Astrodome in Houston for the NCAA semifinal round where they face Kansas as Western Kentucky and Villanova meet for the other slot. The Bruins seek a fifth straight title while memories linger of their 1968 upset by Houston ending a 47 game win streak.
Providence coach Dave Gavitt braces for North Carolina pressure as the Friars prepare for the NIT quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden. Guard Dave Lewis remains a game-time decision after twisting an ankle on March 1, while North Carolina’s Dean Smith notes a shift in confidence after a 90-49 win over Massachusetts.
The Big Ten rejected Northwestern Universitys proposal to let the Chicago Bears play at Dyche Stadium for a three year contract after earlier turning down a five year deal. Marcus Plant called the vote divided and noted no immediate appeal. George Halas called the ruling a giant step backwards.
Ray White of Ventura stopped Chuck Hamilton of Sacramento after a 175 pound bout in Woodland Hills California. Al Romano of North Adams knocked out Danny Heath of Lowell in the 9th round at 147 pounds.
C W Wimp Hegley a 39 year old Nashville Tennessee native was named offensive line coach of the New York Jets AP reports He has served as Purdue University offensive line coach for the past four years and will join the Jets this season.
Australia’s Rod Laver, ranked No 4, heads a field led by John Newcombe at the Chicago leg of the World Championship of Tennis. Arthur Ashe is No 2 and Ken Rosewall No 3 in a 32 man field. Laver recently won the New York phase of the Tennis Champion Classic, boosting 1971 earnings to $150,000, as Chicago offers a $10,000 top prize over the week.
Jockey Jean Cruguet praised Hoist the Flag after a seven length Bay Shore triumph. The 1970 two year old champion and Derby favorite sped seven furlongs in 1 21 flat at Aqueduct, the fastest by a three year old.
Hal Greer with 23 and Archie Clark 21 lead the 76ers past the Baltimore Bullets 120-108 as they prep for the first round. Lakers edge Knicks 101-98. Pistons top Chicago 116-111. Seattle beats San Francisco 119-106. Celtics rout Cincinnati 135-110. Rockets crush Phoenix 432-114. Trail Blazers nip Cavaliers 113-110.
Utah Stars beat Kentucky 123 109 to grab a slim West lead. Floridians 109 103 over Memphis and Texas Chaps 129 115 over Virginia tighten East and West races. Carolina Cougars 143 136 in OT over Pittsburgh to halt a losing streak.
Pro basketball standings and results list Sundays games with scores for Portland Cleveland Philadelphia Baltimore Boston Cincinnati Detroit Chicago Los Angeles New York San Diego Phoenix Seattle San Francisco and more. Monday shows no games. remaining results include Carolina Pittsburgh Utah Kentucky Texas Virginia Floridians Memphis and Utah at Indiana.
State tourney set at St John Arena Columbus with Walnut Ridge facing Akron Central Hower Dunbar meeting East Tech. Class AA matches include Tipp City Canton Lehman Warren Champion Maysville and more with Thursday Friday games and regional results across Columbus Canton Cincinnati Bowling Green Athens and Cincinnati venues.
A series of exhibition games reports scores from California to Tokyo. Notable results include San Diego 7 over Minnesota 5, Houston 3 over Montreal 5 in 14 innings, Oakland 10 over Chicago A 6, and Tokyo Lotte Orions 4 in Melbourne? 14 innings. The standings show diverse results across multiple teams and venues.
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