Buckeye Basketball Brawl Sparks Ohio State Trip to Mpls
Ohio State and Minnesota players were injured after a brawl in the Big Ten game in Minneapolis. Big Ten officials and OSU leaders planned meetings on campus to review film footage and determine next steps. Buckeye center Luke Witte wore patches over an eye and chin after hospital observation for a concussion.
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Columbus
UPI
Big Ten
Minneapolis
Buckeye
Wayne Duke
Ohio State
Herman Rohrig
J. Ed Weaver
OSU
Duke
Fred Taylor
Luke Witte
Mark Wagar
Mark Minor
Witte
University Hospital
Wagar
Flyers Face Black River In Key Firelands Conference Clash
St. Paul travels to Sullivan to tackle Black River in a pivotal FC showdown aimed at closing the gap with Monroeville. Coach Roger Holman laments a poor offense in the last meeting as Jim Kusmik powders the Pirates, while Monroeville and Western Reserve loom in the title race. Route guidance to the arena is provided.
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St. Paul
Monroeville
Sullivan
Black River
Flyers
Edison
Western Reserve
Eagles
Flyer
Roger Holman
Holman
Jim Kusmik
Pirates
South
Mark Rekart
Bill Lodermeier
Rekart
Tom Nelson
Pirate
Trucker Double Weekend Faces Shelby and Willard Tests
Norwalk hosts Shelby Friday and Willard Saturday in a crucial two game stretch. Coach Leonard Hardman stresses not overlooking Shelby while Willard looms as a potent scoring and rebounding threat led by Buurma and Schwan. Willard tops the league in points and rebounds as Norwalk pursues a seventh straight win and a first place tie with Galion.
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Geoff Hammill
Shelby
Willard
Leonard Hardman
John Thompson
Don Kline
Bellevue
Whippets
Truckers
Norwalk
Flashes
Steve Schwan
Hardman
Mike Buurma
Buurma
Fiffin
Marion
Galion
Tigers
Upper Sandusky
Eagle Matmen Clip Cats in 35 23 Victory
Monroeville Eagles beat New London 35 23 to improve to seven wins and two losses. Don Van Fleet and Dennis Van Fleet earned pins, with Van Fleet extending his season total to 12 1. Steve Beer opened with a 19 2 decision. Forfeit wins came from Dan Bemis and Doug Bores at 114 and 121. Gary Jones won 13 0 at 128 and Scott Robbins won 7 2 at 157. Next action February 5 at Edison for Firelands Conference meet.
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Monroeville
Eagle Grapplers
Norwalk
New London
Don van Fleet
HWT
Dennis van Fleet
van Fleet
Steve Beer
Eagles
Dan Bemis
Doug Bores
Gary Jones
Scott Robbins
Edison
Cavaliers Halt Celtics In New Year Win
Cleveland Cavaliers end an 11 game skid with a 112 108 road win over the Boston Celtics. John Johnson scores 10 of 22 in the final period as Butch Beard 23 and Dave Sorenson 20 lead Cleveland while John Havlicek tops Boston with 27 points.
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Boston
UPI
Cleveland Cavaliers
John Johnson
Cavs
Boston Celtics
NBA
New York Knicks
Celtics
Cleveland
Butch Beard
Dave Sorenson
Austin Carr
John Havlicek
Baltimore Bullets
National Basketball Association
Bullets
Buffalo Braves
Wes Unseld
Gus Johnson
Atlanta Hawks
Seattle Sonics
Atlanta
Fred Carter
Philadelphia 76Ers
Cincinnati Royals
Nate Archibald
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Milwaukee Bucks
Detroit Pistons
Ali Plans To Visit Red China
Muhammad Ali said he will visit the People's Republic of China late this summer after a 15 round bout with Mac Foster in Tokyo and an August exhibition in Singapore. He expects meetings with Premier Chou En Lai and other leaders during the trip arranged by his manager Herbert Muhammad.
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Cherry Hill
UPI
Muhammad Ali
Chou En-lai
Peoples Republic of China
Ali
Mac Foster
Tokyo
Singapore
Herbert Muhammad
Joe Frazier
Philadelphia
Chou-En-lai
Arabia
China
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Arnie
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