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Newspaper

The Mountain Statesman

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1976

Page

7

Recreation League Action Returns for Second Weekend

Grafton Taylor County Recreation Commission basketball leagues completed their second weekend with two ladies' games Saturday and four men's games Sunday. Tygart Valley Auto Sales ran to a 58-41 win over Strand Pool Room led by Linda Baker's 26. Kale Motors beat Lynch 56-35 as Leslie Ellis poured in 24. In men’s play Black and White Tavern defeated First National Bank 79-59 led by Weaver’s 25. Kale Motors stayed atop standings with a 91-79 win over Hickory Inn as Bill McDaniel scored 21. Strand Pool Room beat Rex Hide 89-77 led by Mark Menshaw 23. Philippi edged Bartlett's Funeral Home 84-81 as Theodore Williams topped Bartlett's with 94 in a season best. Men resume Wednesday with two games.

Grafton Taylor County Recreation Commission Tygart Valley Auto Sales Strand Pool Room Linda Baker Janie Powell Tygart Valley Donna Shaffer Ramona Current Kale Motors Lynch Leslie Ellis Russell Patty Hefferin Strand Black and White Tavern First National Bank Black and White B. Weaver Kalo Hickory Inn Stevens Amusement Bill McDaniel Bob Hussion Kalo Motors Rick Jones Keith Taylor Bartlett Philippi Poling Bill Bowers Theodore Williams Danny Turner Ladies‘ League Lynch Or Men’ League Philippa Black and White Tavern Bartlett's Funeral Home Kory Inn

Kentucky Rout Kansas 90-63 as Rupp Arena Debuts

Kentucky overwhelmed Kansas 90-63 at Rupp Arena in Lexington as Ted Owens praised Kentucky’s defense. Jack Givens led with 15 points while James Lee added 14 and Rick Robey 13 for the Southeastern Conference squad. Notre Dame upset UCLA 66-63 and Marquette, Nevada Las Vegas, and others posted wins across a busy Saturday slate.

Kentucky King Adolph Rupp Rupp Lexington Kansas Ted Owens Owens Jayhawks Marquette Penn State Notre Dame UCLA Nevada-Las Vegas San Diego State San Francisco Utah Jack Givens Givens Wildcats James Lee Rick Robey Dwayne Casey John Douglas Rich Branning Notre x Pases Paley Pavilion Prane Brian Williams Cincinnati St. Joseph's Indiana Herman Harris

Local Tri County Bowling League results and standings

First National Bank beat Parrish Agency 184 to 11 split. Spoilers defeated George Motors 24 to 6. Kalo Motors topped Four Corners Restaurant 19 to 11. U S Army Reserve won against Fire Department 17 to 13. Trickett Trucking defeated Garden Fresh Market 282 to 600 series by players led by Tom Broadstock 630 and others. Standings list First National Bank Spoilers Parrish Agency Trickett Trucking George Motors Kale Motors Four Corners Restaurant Fire Department Garden Fresh Market U S Army Reserve. Wednesday Afternoon Coffee League results show Lyn Cris Lanes beating Lucky Strikes and Pink's Texaco, Jerry's Auto, Sharon's Beauty Center and others, with high team and individual totals for Carolyn Hall Linda Croll and others.

TRI County First National Bank Parrish Agency George Motors Kalo Motors Four Corners U.S. Army Reserve Fire Department Trickett Garden Fresh Market Tom Broadstock T.K. Cole Dave Cox Howard Watkins Junior Knotts Ken Chambers John McDaniel Jim Riggleman Mike Hulley Don Sapp Charlie James Jay Kale Ray Grinnan Chuck Kirkpatrick Harold Teets Garmie Bartlett Richard Steadman Bob Richmond Charlie Johnson Andy Gallo Bill Turpczy Trickett Trucking Kale Motors Scnence Carolyn Hall Linda Croll Sharon Elder Mary Kite Alice Lucas Maycelle Murray Juanita Cobb Catherine Kale Sharon Criss Karen Cox Evelyn Henry Carla Frederick Vonda Reneman Gloria Lemley Jo Hill Jean Faulkner Doris Weaver Barbara Lough Barbara Willis Sarah Slack Oleda Kite Ann Stemple Ruth Johns Woodman Pink Texaco Malone's Drug Frederick's Grocery Sharon's Beauty Center Jerry's Auto Lyn Cris

Marshall Wins Despite Choking In Invitational Final

Marshall University captured the Marshall Memorial Invitational with a 98-88 overtime win over Idaho State after a late collapse that saw a 15 point lead slip away. Jeff Cook fueled late Bengals rallies and Dave Miller earned MVP honors as Marshall faced fan boos and questions about leadership and lineup cohesion.

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O J Simpson wins NFL rushing title despite Bills season

O J Simpson rushed for 171 yards against the Baltimore Colts to clinch his fourth NFL rushing title in five years, finishing with 1503 yards while the Bills fell 58 20 to 15. Walter Payton was runner up with 1390, as Buffalo endured a 2 15 season and Simpson called it a losing year despite the feat. Bernard Jackson of Cincinnati said he will request a trade after losing his starting job to Marvin Cobb and pending a meeting with Mike Brown.

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