Blair Blasts Damascus 66 54 in Varsity Clash
Blair High School defeated Damascus 66 to 54 ending Damascus one game win streak. Blair's Steve Breiterman led with 16 points while Blair teammates Deming and Brown added 13 and 14. Damascus was paced by Hambone Hawkins with 19 and Steve Fawkine with 17 in a game that saw Blair lead 19-11 after the first quarter and 43-24 at halftime.
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Damascus
Blair
Hambone Hawkins
Steve Breiterman
Deming
Brown
Blazers
Tom Knoll
Steve Fawkine
Blair Damascus
Beall
Kobritz
Saylor
Seleniano
Hart
Howard
Knoll
Breiterman
Hawkins
Demins
Pryor
Isaacs
F Blair
Jv—Blair
Held 4 rookies sign bird pact with Orioles
Baltimore announces 1997 contracts for veteran Woodie Held and four rookie outfielders. Held, 33, batted .207 last season as utility player in ninth major league year. Rookies signed are Mike Fiore, Dave May, Curt Morton, and Merv Rettmund, bringing the club to 21 under contract for the coming season.
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Batimore
Woodie Held
Baltimore Orioles
Held
Orioles
Mike Fiore
Dave May
Curt Morton
Merv Rettenmund
Hightower Sold To Pistons
Baltimore Bullets transfer forward Wayne Hightower to the Detroit Pistons in a straight cash deal. The price was not disclosed. Hightower, a four year NBA veteran at 6.9 scoring, had seen limited action after the Bullets added Ray Scott in a recent three way swap.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Bullets
Wayne Hightower
Detroit Pistons
Hightower
Bullets
Ray Scott
Detroit
Los Angeles
Rudy LaRusso
Mel Counts
Kerner Signals Possible Pause in Hawks Sale
St Louis Hawks owner Ben Kerner hinted he may not sell the NBA team soon as the sale drags on. The St Louis Post Dispatch cited oblique remarks suggesting he could pull the club off the market if a buyer isn’t found promptly. Hawks attorney Aubuchon said negotiations with several groups continue. Kerner cited an arthritic condition as the reason for considering selling.
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Kerner
St. Louis Hawks
NBA
ST. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ben Kerner
National Basketball Association
Hawks
Michael J. Aubuchon
AAU Warns Of Competition in Unapproved Event
New York United States Amateur Athletic Union warned athletes especially nonstudents against competing in unauthenticated meets. Col Don Hull executive director urged sponsors coaches and athletes to ensure all requirements are met to protect U S athletes Olympic chances amid a dispute with the NCAA over event sponsorship. The warning targeted those no longer in school and indicated no punitive action for students who competed in unauthorised events.
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New York
Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States
U.S
Don Hull
AAU
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Santa Anita Jockey Wins Woolf Award
Arcadia California AP jockey Donald Pierce, 29, a three time Santa Anita Handicap winner, is named 1967 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award by turf and sportswriters. Pierce, born in Crebit Oklahoma, lives in Phoenix with his wife Norma and three children. the award will be presented February 15 at Santa Anita.
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Arcadia
Calif
Donald Pierce
George Woolf
Pierce
Woolf
Santa Anita
Crebit
Okla
Ruidoso Downs
N.M
Norma
Phoenix
Ariz
Rankin Dies In Columbus At 72
Allen R. Rankin, 72, former U S Seniors golf champion and Ohio links titles winner, died Monday in Grant Hospital Columbus. Services will be held here Wednesday.
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Columbus, Ohio
Allen R. Rankin
U.S
Grant Hospital
State drops plan to hike take at Maryland tracks
Bowie Md AP chairman J Newton Brewer Jr said he dropped plans to raise the pari mutuel take from 13 to 14 percent and no bill is being drawn up unless the governor personally wants it. Commission members Jackson Hetzer and Chewning want more time to study the proposal.
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Bowie, Md
J. Newton Brewer Jr
Maryland Racing Commission
Brewer
Commission
Carle A. Jackson
C. William Hetzer
E. Taylor Chewning
Grange Seeks Prisoner Road Cleaning in Frederick County
Frederick County Pomona Grange passed a resolution urging that prisoners at the county jail be employed to remove obstacles and debris from Frederick County roads. Secretary Mrs. Charles Putman said the measure would likely go to County Commissioners Tuesday, sparked by rising beautification costs and jail maintenance expenses.
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Frederick County
Pomona Grange
Charles Putman
County Grange
Braddock Grange
County Grange Meeting Targets Road Debris Issue
A Saturday meeting at Unionville Grange Hall brought together twelve Grange organizations in the county to discuss prisoners trimming and clearing highway debris left by careless and indifferent persons.
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Unionville Grange Hall
McGraw Returns to Camp Lejeune for Marine Reserve Training
New York Mets said Tug McGraw, left handed pitcher, reported to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina for one month of Reserve training with the Marines. He had previously completed six months of active military duty.
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NEW York
Tug McGraw
Camp Lejeune
N.C
New York Mets
Baltimore Boxer Shot To Death
William Wynn, a sometime boxer known as The Baltimore Terror, was shot to death in a pool hall on Pennsylvania Avenue and Smithson Street after an argument. Witnesses say a man pulled a gun, fired, and fled. a satchel of boxing gear and a robe bearing The Baltimore Terror were found at the scene.
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Baltimor
William Wynn
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Avenue
Smithson Street
Wynn
Services Set For Corbett, LSU Athletic Leader
Private funeral services will be held Tuesday for James J. Corbett, who built LSU's athletic program into a thriving enterprise during 12 years as athletic director. Following his death from a heart attack in New Orleans, sports figures expressed sympathy as LSU decided to proceed with the basketball game against Vanderbilt. Services are at 11:30 a.m. with burial at Green Oaks Cemetery. pallbearers will be student athletes from each sport.
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LSU
Vanderbilt
Jim
John Hunter
L3u
Green Oaks
Rabenhorst Funeral Home
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