St Paul Faces Lakeshore Test After Sluggish Shooting
St Paul coach Mike Ebert drills a 30 percent shooting club ahead of Lakeshore Conference twin bill at Grand Rapids and Berlin Heights. Key players include Long Fortney Weaver Parsons Gill, with Berlin Heights led by Strickler in a 7 p.m. Saturday clash.
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Madison Square Garden to Stage Double Boxing Card
UPI reports the opening Madison Square Garden will host a double header featuring Emile Griffith vs Nino Benvenuti for the middleweight title and Buster Mathis vs Joe Frazier for a local heavyweight crown. The March 4 or 8 card also involves a New York Massachusetts version of the heavyweight title with a $505,000 guarantee to the four fighters.
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Knicks Snap Six-Game Slide With 129 115 Win Over 76ers
New coach Red Holzman earns his first victory as the Knicks beat Philadelphia 129 115 to end a nearly three year drought. Walt Bellamy and Rick Barnett each scored 30 while Wilt Chamberlain led the 76ers with 39 points in defeat.
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Browns to split QB duties in Playoff Bowl clash
Cleveland Browns coach Blanton Collier plans a two quarterback arrangement with Frank Ryan and Gary Lane in the Playoff Bowl against the Los Angeles Rams in Miami. Lane could play up to half the game while Ryan remains the likely starter. lineman Bob Matheson may see action, and Browns top draft pick has received a draft notice from Uncle Sam.
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Norwalk Truckers Readying For Willard Clash Friday Night
Norwalk Norwalk High School hosts Willard in a Northern Ohio League game Friday at 8 pm. The Truckers, led by 2 handed comeback shooter Fisher, seek defense and a third win after a 73 64 holiday victory over Crestview.
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NBA Standings Wednesday Results
Chicago beat Baltimore 113 to 94 New York topped Philadelphia 129 to 115 Boston won 113 to 103 and Los Angeles defeated San Diego 103 126 St Louis 126 appears in standings notes
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Leagues Merge Sets Name and Division Alignments
Selection of a new league name and schedules will be completed today and Friday in meetings of the merged National Professional Soccer League and United Soccer Association.
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Sophomore Scott Helps UNC Reach 100th Victory
Charlie Scott joined teammates Larry Miller and Rusty Clark to push North Carolina past Wake Forest 74 62 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game securing Dean Smith his 100th Tar Heel coaching win. The sophomore’s performance aided the milestone after a string of close games.
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Classified Ad for Sporting Goods Sale
A simple classified notice promotes selling sporting goods and provides a contact phone number 662 4241 for buyers to call.
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Houston Ace Leads Nation in Scoring This Season
Elvin Hayes of Houston leads the nation with 418 points through last Saturday, ranking 15th all time with 2,119 career points. Pete Maravich of LSU tops per game average at 44.9 on 359 points in eight games this season.
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Kelly To Start Throwing For Indians Pitcher
Tom Kelley of the Cleveland Indians, who just had a cast removed from his throwing arm, is expected to begin practicing in about three weeks. He turned 24 today after undergoing surgery three weeks ago to remove calcium deposits and a tendon from his right arm. Tribe president Gabe Paul says such deposits are not usually serious.
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Cleveland Stokers to see ownership shift by league today
Two Cleveland businessmen Howard M. Metzenbaum and A. T. Bonda took a majority stake in the Cleveland Stokers with a league approval expected in New York City. The change follows their roles as former directors under the previous regime.
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