Ali Opponent Is Beat From Start During Coopman Fight Chatter
Muhammad Ali plans to defend his heavyweight title against Jean Pierre Coopman of Belgium with promoter Don King targeting a February 20 bout. Coopman says he feels beaten from the start but will train hard. a New York press conference is set for January 6 or 7. CBS TV rights are discussed and San Juan may host a site. King also mentions a possible April bout with Henry Clark and a July 4 showdown with Ken Norton in the United States. Coopman, 24-3-0 with 10 straight wins, is described as a tough Belgian challenger. his manager insists he is not afraid of Ali.
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Muhammad Ali
Jean-Pierre Coopman
Belgium
Don King
Ali
Coopman
Lion
Flanders
Brussels
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Puerto Rico
United States
CBS
San Juan
Henry Clark
San Francisco
Clark
Dominican Republic
Ken Norton
le Peuple
Karel de Jaegher
Jean- Pierre
Bowling lanes glow with high scores across many leagues
The report lists top performances from Northside Lanes and Winchester groups with standout sets from S Newlin 467 and B Floyd 175, C Pitcock 638, D Eiland 591, J Shrewsbury 607, B Mull 632, and K Lineberg 633 amid diverse leagues like Pioneer Garland Canter and Five For Fun. Multiple teams posted four points.
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S. Newlin
Floyd
Garland Canter
B. Locke
M. Hart
M Chadwick
D. Allen
D. Rowan
R. Haines
C. Baker
Winchester Police Dept
C. Hill
C. Pitcock
A&p Glass
J. Shrewsbury
R. Forsythe
A. Murphy
C Good
H. Turner
B. Prusch
Gillerby
B. Evans
C. Williams
F. Starnes
D. Eiland
Country Club
N. Miller
M. Ellerby
C. Schecter
E. Murphy
A. Anderson
M. Lowery
R. Lofton
R. Powers
C. Good
Jr. Carter
Bo Ragens
C. Hylton
B. Fletcher
Jr O
Bowling league scores and standout sets across Friday through Sunday
In a multi-venue update Triangle Laundromat and Joe's Ocean Cove Late Rollers led with high individual sets such as 605 by C Braithwaite and 585 by C Kerns. Other top stands included R Newling 520, M Chadwick 563, L Strasnider 574, and J Puffenberger 537 as teams like Steam Engines Four Aces and Sanitary Dry Cleaners posted strong showings. The week closed with Sunday Nite Mixed Doubles highlights and a forthcoming position round for 24 teams.
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Grocery
Pifer Office Supply Inc
Abex Corp
J. Master
R. Woroz
P Grim
L. Broadstreet
Cream & Sugar
M. Walker
J. Dodson
B. Jones
Jenny
Betty
J. Russell
B. Messinger
J. Foster
Jensen
C. Cochran
D. Slawson
F. Hazelette
R. Forsythe
M. Newlin
B. Sirbaugh
D. Clark
R. Bowman
J. Shrewsbury
K. Wisecarver
Packard
Hank Walter
Ken McDonald
Atton
Mae Brown
M. Chadwick
C. Eiland
B. Luttrell
J. Cooper
Triangle Laundromat
G Staton
K. Lineberg
S. Sirbaugh
K. Smallwood
C. Braithwaite
Joe's Ocean Cove Late
D. Rutter
B. Taylor
C. Baker
Lineberg
Mary & Bill Evans
Industrial
Nichols
Capital
R. Newling
Charles Kerns
Merriner
E. Mitchell
L. Strasnider
G. Staton
C. Crisman
K. Mull
Becky Miller
White
J. Steidel
Cammer's Cleaners
J. Puffenberger
H. Licklider
R. Hill
Scothorn
D. Scothorn
E.F. Owens
T. Muia
S. Madagan
E Owens
P. Haun
L. Martin
C. Johnson
S. Hoffmaster
R. Powers
D Ashby
B. White
Tony Oates
WIBC
Gerry Meadows
Wiscarver
J Morton
M. Gund
Winchester Police Dept
D. Shirley
B. Dick
T Crisman
T. Sealock
B&m Market
F. Starnes
D. Eiland
B. Mull
B. Sirk
State
B. Santmier
E. Erickson
P. Alger
L. Willey
Ramirez tops Connors in U S Beaten in Davis Cup
Mexico beat the United States 3-2 in Davis Cup North American zone semifinal in Mexico City. Raul Ramirez defeated Jimmy Connors after resuming play to clinch the match and send Mexico to face South Africa. Tony Trabert praised Ramirez’s performance and Mexico’s overall play.
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Paul Ramirez
Mexico
Jimmy Connors
United States
Mexico City
Tony Trabert
U.S
America
Raul Ramirez
Ramirez
Rafael Osuna
South Africa
Colombia
Maryland Holds Second in AP College Basketball Poll
Indiana remains the top team after sweeping Kentucky Georgia and Virginia Tech and collecting 60 of 62 first place votes. Maryland holds second with 1 086 points after a 6 0 start and a rout of Fordham. North Carolina and UCLA move up to third and fourth as Notre Dame Cincinnati and Marquette fill the rest of the top six.
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UCLA
Indiana
Maryland
Associated Press
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Kentucky
Georgia
Virginia Tech
Fordham
Terrapins
Marquette
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Warriors
East Tennessee State
Seattle
Notre Dame
Cincinnati
Alabama
North Carolina State
Tennessee
Louisville
Nevada-Las Vegas
Washington
San Francisco
Rutgers
Michigan
St. John's
New York
Centenary
Min
N.carolina
N.c.st
New L. Vegas
St.John’s
Stafford Triumphs Over Loudoun Valley In Close Dual
In a wrestling meet Stafford edges Loudoun Valley 33 to 30 with key pins and decisions. Standout counts include LV grapplers Mark Johnson and Tim Ames recording decisive victories while STF claims pins from Carl Hansen and Erik Barth.
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Erik Barth
Dale Davis
Tom Massie
Richard LaVoie
Kenny LaVoie
David Reed
Tommy Baldwin
Anthony Price
Farron Lee
Jim Rice
Carl Keyser
Bobby Frye
Tom Mowe
Chris Grey
Kentucky Beats St Louis 126 101 in ABA Showdown
Kentucky led 45 27 by halftime as Bird Averitt scored 25 points in the first three quarters and guided a 126 101 victory over St Louis Spirits. A postgame scuffle saw Kentucky’s Ron The Plumber Thomas prevail in an exchange with rookie M L Carr after the game.
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St. Louis
Bird Averitt
Kentucky
Spirits
Ron
Thomas
M. L. Carr
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