Furman Captures Southern Conference Championship
Furman Paladins, seeded No 2, defeated top seed Davidson 99 to 81 to win the Southern Conference title. Coach Joe Williams said they do not plan elaborate game plans for any single opponent. Furman improves to 20 8 and earns an NCAA East Regional berth in Philadelphia against Syracuse.
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Richmond
Davidson
Wildcats
Joe Williams
Furman
Paladins
Williams
Philadelphia
Syracuse
Charlotte
N. C
Mayes
Roy Simpson
Fesser
Moose’ Leonard
Dunn
Leonard
Moose
Holland
AAU Names Team to Face USSR Harriers
The Amateur Athletic Union named a 26 member American men’s squad to compete against the USSR in an indoor track meet on March 16 in Richmond Virginia. Several listed stars may not attend due to pro plans injuries or scheduling conflicts while key athletes like Steve Smith and Rod Milburn are tentatively slated to compete with others uncertain.
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Richmond
Amateur Athletic Union
Brian Oldfield
University of Chicago
Pocatello
Idaho
Norman Tate
New York Pioneer Club
AAU
George Frenn
Dwight Stones
Marty Liquori
Randy Williams
Southern California
Steve Smith
Long Beach State
Smith
Rod Milburn
Southern University
Tom Hill
U. S. Army
George Woods
Los Angeles
John Craft
Chris Dunn
Colgate University
Tracy Smith
New York
Craft
Milburn
Dunn
al Schoeterman
New York A. C
Juris Luzins
U. S. Marines
Liquori
Reggie McAfee
University of North Carolina
Howell Michael
Marines
Herb Washington
Michigan State
Ivory Crockett
Philadelphia Pioneers
U. S
Loyola Nips RMC For Championship
Loyola of Baltimore defeated Randolph Macon 72 to 71 in overtime to win the Mason-Dixon Conference Tournament title. Rod Floyd Ed Butler and Kevin Robinson starred for Loyola as Roanoke and NCAA fate affected the Greyhounds.
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Buckeye Potts Star
SALEM
Loyola of Baltimore
Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets
Mason-Dixon
Rod Floyd
Ed Butler
Greyhounds
Roanoke
Kevin Robinson
Floyd
Jackets
Loyola
RMC
Paul Feeley
Fletcher Johnson
Loyola Crew
Biscayne College
Buddy Allin Clinches Citrus Open In Record Margin
Buddy Allin cruised to the Florida Citrus Open title at Rio Pinar with a 23 under par 265, eight strokes ahead of Charles Coody who finished 15 under. The Vietnam veteran earned $30,000 after a five under 67 final round.
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Orlando
Fla
Buddy Allin
Vietnam
Allin
Gay Brower
Rio Pinar Country Club
Gibby Gilbert
Charles Coody
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Homero Blancas
Grier Jones
Kermit Zarley
Lee Trevino
Pro Basketball Scores Roundup and Schedule
A rundown of Saturday results: Baltimore 97 over New York 75, Atlanta 136 over Houston 125, Seattle 115 over Detroit 113, Chicago 117 over Golden State 116. Sundays include Baltimore 106 over New York 97 and Atlanta 138 over Philadelphia 130 with other notable victo ries. Tuesday schedules feature Boston at Buffalo and Seattle at New York among multiple matchups.
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Baltimore
New York
Atanta
Houston
Seattle
Detroit
Chicago
Golden State
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Boston
Buffalo
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Portland
Associated Press
WIL. Pet. G.B. Boston
Luray Wins Regionals In Narrow Championship Victory
The Luray Bulldogs defeated Buckingham 57 to 53 to claim the Group A Region B title and a state tournament bid. Jimmy Arrington led with 26 points while Marion Washington added 14 as Luray overcame a slow start and tense finish.
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Harrisonburg
Luray Bulldogs
Buckingham Knights
Dogs
James River
University Hall
Charlottesville
Luray Quint
Buckingham
Bulldogs
Luray
Marion Washington
Jimmy Arrington
Washington
Buckingham Braxton
Watson VW
Cox Carter
Sutler
Luray Allen Arrington VW
K. A. Green
B'ham Luray
State Title Games Preview at Virginia This Weekend
Twelve teams from regular season and playoffs converge on the University of Virginia for three state scholastic basketball finals. Notable: Petersburg seeks its first title with an unbeaten run by the Crimson Wave. Norcom, West Springfield, and Halifax County headline Group AAA semifinals. Group AA and A feature tight regional showdowns and upsets across Culpeper, Kennedy of Suffolk, Luray, and James River.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
AAA
Petersburg
Crimson Wave
Chamon Hopewell
West Springfield
Norcom
Halifax County
Culpeper
Drewry Mason
Kennedy
Suffolk
Radford
Luray
James River
West Point
Powell Valley
William Fleming
Turner Ashby
Peninsula
Warwick
Dave Koesters
T. C. Williams
Lee
Springfield
Darkhorse
John Marshall
Park View
Appomattox
Marion
Unclear Racing Names List Noted in Fragment
A fragmented OCR list presents horse or boat names including Godies Hobo Greek Canoe Omegene Pam's Choice Rio's Miss Lucky Norm Rector's Crossroad Close Cat and Delfy's Prince without context or clear event details. The text lacks dates locations or outcomes.
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Godies
Pam
Rio
Lucky Norm
Rector’s Crossroad
Close Cat
Compwill
Delfy
Prince
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San Diego
Squires
THE
Carolina Cougars
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American Basketball Association
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Nets
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Joe Caldwell
Carolina
Cunningham
Caldwell
Indiana
Dallas
Kentucky
Memphis
Denver
Utah
Virginia
Terry Holland
N. C. State
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Greg Dunn
Miami
Buddy Allen
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Torre
Tim McCarver
McCarver
Cardinals
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Philadelphia Phillies
Larry Horowitz
Norfolk
State
Golden Phoenix
Portland VZ
ABA East
WIL. Pet. G.B. Carolina
West Utah
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Northumberland
Luray Edge
James River Whip
Ft. Chiswell
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