Promoter Uses Boxing Rehab To Help Incarcerated Stars
Bill Daniels, head of Daniels and Associates, backs ex-convict athletes like Ron Lyle and Bobby Lee Hunter as part of a rehabilitation push. He runs ABA's Denver enterprise and funds boxing comebacks while stressing that love and opportunity matter more than money. He aims to give displaced athletes a fair start and oversee their paths to pro careers or other work.
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Bill Daniels
Colorado
Ron Lyle
South Carolina
Bobby Lee Hunter
Earl Manigault
Harlem
D. C. Barker
Daniels
American Basketball Association
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ABA
Daniels and Associates
Lyle
Jerry Quarry
Cali
Colombia
Lyle Quarry
Madison Square Garden
Bobby Lee
Denver
Cotton Bowl highlight film offers view of Lowery run
The Cotton Bowl Athletic Association offers a three angle view of Texas QB Al Lowerys 34 yard TD that beat Alabama 17 13. Interested groups write Box 7185 Dallas Texas 75209 with preferred viewing date and two alternates. No rental fee but return charges apply. Narrated by Lindsey Nelson.
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Texas
Alan Lowery
Alabama
Lowry
Lindsey Nelson
Zurbriggen wins women's giant slalom at Alyeska
Bernadette Zurbriggen of Switzerland, 18, captured the women's giant slalom title at Alyeska, Alaska, with a 1:23.21 run on the 1,200-meter course. Annemarie Proell of Austria faded after missing a gate while pushing hard. Monika Kaserer and Kathy Kreier followed in the podium race.
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Alyeska
Alaska
Bernadette Zurbriggen
Switzerland
Miss Zurbriggen
Annemarie Proell
Austria
Miss Proell
Hansi Hinterseer
Monika Kaserer
Astros May See Santos As Spring Training Surprise
In Cocoa Florida Astros manager Leo Durocher praised Dominican pitcher Ramon de la Santos as a potential spring training surprise. De la Santos retired six of seven batters in an intrasquad game while starter Larry Dierker remains sidelined after hand surgery. Grady Hattons edged the Preston Games 7 6 with hits from Wynn Cedeno and Milner delivering the offense.
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Houston
Durocher
de la Santos
Astros
Larry Dierker
Grady Hatton
Preston
Jim Wynn
Cesar Cedeno
Milt Ramirez
Larry Howard
Norm Miller
Roger Metzger
Tommy Helms
Bird Averitt Holds Scoring Crown Lead in College Basketball
Pepperdine star William Bird Averitt has dominated the season with 33.9 points per game and seems set to secure the national scoring title. James Fly Williams has a remote chance if he averages 54.4 in five tourney games. Raymond Lewis of UCLA, Willie Biles of Tulsa, and Aron Stewart of Richmond round out top four with 32.9, 30.3, and 30.0 respectively.
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William “Bird” Averitt
Pepperdine
James
Williams
Raymond Lewis
Los Angeles State
Averitt
Tulsa
Willie Biles
Aron Stewart
Richmond
SMU fires two assistant coaches amid discipline clash
Bitter SMU assistant Mike Pinkham accused head coach Bob Prewitt of lax discipline after Pinkham and Neal Kinland were dismissed while Prewitt kept his job with a one year contract. Pinkham claimed players arrived late to practice and three drank the night before a game. He questioned recruitment and team control as the Mustangs sat 7 7.
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Dallas
Mike Pinkham
Pinkham
Neal Kinland
Bob Prewitt
Mustangs
Prewitt
Arkansas
Neal
SMU
Ira Terrell
Sammy Herve
Zach Thiel
Yankees finalize minor league managerial lineup across leagues
The Yankees assign Howard Doc Edwards as West Haven manager in the Eastern League. Bobby Cox, 1972 West Haven pilot, will manage Syracuse in the International League. Other Yankee farm leaders: Gene Hassell at Kinston, Pete Ward at Fort Lauderdale, Hank Majeski at Oneonta, and Jerry Walker at Johnson City.
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NEW York
Howard
Doc) Edwards
West Haven Yankees
New York Yankees
Bobby Cox
West Haven
Syracuse
Yankee
Gene Hassell
Kinston
Pete Ward
Fort Lauderdale
Hank Majeski
Oneonta
Jerry Walker
Johnson City
Giants Lose McCovey To Exhibition Injuries
San Francisco Giants place first baseman Willie McCovey on the injured list for several exhibition games due to persistent foot and knee problems. He had an injection of cortisone after reporting knee pain amid a troubled foot arch.
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Gordon D.S. Peterson
Associated Press
Willie
San Francisco Giants
Willie McCovey
McCovey
New York Mets
Mays
Change in Johnny Bench Seen as Maturing Haste
In Tampa, Sparky Anderson notes Johnny Bench has matured and taken charge at camp after a winter lung lesion and surgery. Bench, 25, led the NL with 40 homers and 125 RBIs last season and now runs drills with a businesslike approach guiding teammates and autographs.
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Fla
Johnny Bench
Sparky Anderson
John
Anderson
Reds
Bench
Rooney misses big plays and Super Bowl ticket
Pitts burgh Steelers owner Art Rooney failed to influence the late rally against Oakland and missed key plays, while he gave away his Super Bowl ticket to a Philadelphia friend as Miami defeated Washington 14 to 7 on TV.
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Art Rooney
Pittsburgh Steelers
Oakland
Los Angeles
Rooney
Philadelphia
Miami
Washington
CBS must show cause why NBA talks with ABC should proceed
New York State Supreme Court Judge Wilfred A. Waltemade issued a show-cause order setting March 13 for CBS to justify why the NBA should not be required to bargain in good faith with American Broadcasting Company SPORTS Inc. ABC had filed to have the 1973 74 NBA CBS contract declared null and void claiming no formal agreement exists but that a deal was allegedly made with CBS despite ABC turning down an unacceptable contract.
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Columbia Broadcasting System
National Basketball Association
American Broadcasting Company Sports, Inc
State Supreme Court
Wilfred A. Waltemade
ABC
NBA
CBS
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