Bill Walton Stars as UCLA Wins 87 6 Over Memphis State
St. Louis AP UCLA routs Memphis State 87 61 in a record 44 point performance by Bill Walton who finishes 21 of 22 from the field for a .955 shooting night. Walton leaves with a sprained ankle after UCLA seals its 30th straight win and 9th NCAA crown in 10 years. Indiana defeats Providence 97 79 in the consolation game.
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Notre Dame
Memphis
Baseball Hall Of Famer George Sisler Dies At 80
Baseball star and Hall of Fame member George Sisler died at St Mary’s Health Center in Richmond Heights Missouri at age 80. Funeral plans remained incomplete. Sisler, who joined the Hall in 1938, batted .340 over 16 major league seasons and set a 1922 .420 American League single season record. He began as a pitcher after leaving the University of Michigan and later became a celebrated hitter with 257 hits in 1920 and leading runs bases and batting in 1920. He is survived by his wife Kathleen, daughter Francis Drochelman, and three sons George Jr Dick and David with another son and son-in-law named.
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St. Mary’s Health Center
St. Louis
Ouster
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Francis Drochelman
David
George Jr
Rochester
Nashville
William F. Drochelman
George
Ty Cobb
University of Michigan
Branch Rickey Sr
Rickey
St. Louis Browns
J F K 50 Mile Hike Draws 1807 Applicants
More than 1800 people entered the J F K 50 mile Hike with 1807 applications sent to the Cumberland Valley Athletic Club. Organizer Guy Whidden noted the entry fee increase may limit final entrants and that bad weather could deter some hikers. The event, fifth ir eleventh annual, starts 7 a m in Boonsboro and ends at St James School near Hagerstown with several notable entrants and four congressmen among the applicants.
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Cumberland Valley Athletic Club
Whidden
Boonsboro
St. James School
Hagerstown
Deaf All America bid fuels MSD star Jennings rise
MSD high school center Touching All FOR PEDRO JENNINGS seeks a Deaf All-America basketball honor as questionnaires reach coach Paul Barr. Jennings averaged 24.1 points per game in the regular season and 24.2 in the Deaf Association Tournament, leading county scoring. Barr notes strong interest from Deaf American and the National Fraternal Society of the Deaf, with teammate Mark Ames earning first team honors on the California football squad.
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MSD
Paul Barr
Secon
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Jennings
California
MSC Guard Jennings Eyes All American Status
Barr predicts Jennings could earn honorable mention or even first or second team on an All American basketball list. Jennings, a 6'4" 24.1 point scorer at MSC, credits late start for rapid rise and aims to play college ball at Gallaudet or the National Institute of Technology while finishing another MSC year and honing his game in Washington DC pick-up games.
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Larry Johnson
California
Jennings
Barr
Oriole
Gallaudet
Ashington
D.C
May Elected President of Frederick Touchdown Club
George E. May Sr a Frederick businessman and sports figure was elected president of the Frederick Touchdown Club Inc for 1973 at Ernis Italian Kitchen May is a charter member and earlier served on the Board of Governors He is also president of the Frederick Midget Football League and the East Frederick Little League John J Byrnes Harry O Smith Eugene Curfman Carroll Eicholtz and others were elected to officer and board roles with terms varying two or one years A President's Reception is planned for May with details to be announced
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Touchdown Club
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Harry 0. Smith
Walkersville
Eugene Curfman
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Union Bridge
Carroll Eicholtz
Sjamsville
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