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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1969
Page
16
Celtics aim to rebound after last year and challenge in the fifth game of the series at Philadelphia. The Tears face long odds as no team has recovered from a 38 deficit in three-year NBA history. Ramsay stays hopeful, saying they can still win.
The High Point Central YMCA plans a spring basketball league for boys 13 15 and 16 28 starting April 9 1969. A meeting for interested players is set for Thursday April 3 at 7 pm in the All Purpose Room. Games run Monday for 13 15 year olds and Wednesday for 16 18 year olds with league size determining schedule. Call YMCA Physical Director at 582-684 for details.
The driver vents at NASCAR over a wet race start and fines for missing drivers' meetings. He condemns track conditions, management priorities, and payouts, and says he may race again in USAC or another circuit but not in NASCAR. He plans to seek work elsewhere if needed and calls for drivers to form their own group.
In Pendine Wales the 1927 world land speed record car Babs was exhumed from a sand dune after 42 years. Welsh lecturer Owen Wyn Owen led the recovery and hopes to restore the blue and white car for display or possible operation. The car once belonged to world champion Jeffrey Parry Thomas, who died in the 170 mph crash while pursuing the record.
The Rockets faced the Hawks in San Diego as coach McMahon pressed for more ball movement and fast breaks. Beaty and Bridges led San Diego’s attack while Hudson and Hayes starred for Atlanta, with Beaty guarding Bridges and Hayes hampered by stomach cramps.
Makes DURHAM, N. C. Vic Bubas, longtime Duke basketball coach, will step back from the helm with his teams posting a 213-67 record over ten years and a 76.1 percent winning rate. He went 128-38 against ACC foes, with seven 20 win seasons and top ten national rankings in seven campaigns. Duke has not named a replacement yet. Bubas is a Duke alumnus and former North Carolina State freshman coach with a 64-10 record there.
The article notes a Yankee shift as fewer home runs and more shortstops mark the team this season. Everett Case’s Duke era references hint at roster churn, while Horace Clarke battles Nate Oliver at second base as Mantle retires. Bubas replaces Bradley at Duke, and Pete Pepitone moves from center to first base amid new defensive alignments.
A fragmented read details the Industrial League results with Meirtcom Furniture’s strong second place, plus a mid season Yankees note. Manager Ralph Houk discusses Mantle’s absence and the shift of Tom Tresh Jerry Kenney and Bobby Murcer as three shortstops. Kenney moves to center field while Murcer and Tresh adjust positions.
The Panthers head to Valdosta State then face Georgia Southern tonight with a doubleheader tomorrow at noon. Pitcher Ron Slingerman, 3-0, homered and earned a win as Hartman lauded the team’s timely double plays and clutch plays that preserved a 3-2 victory. High Point also prepares for Ryder College of New Jersey and Holling College of Sayed Park, both regarded as strong foes.
Tonight at Andrews the Hud die Group student members face adult Hud die members in game one at 7 p.m. The second game pairs FCA players with area college players. Thursday moves to Central High gym for Central students versus nonstudent Hod dle members, then Hod dle adults vs FCA players.
Former heavyweight Cassius Clay says he will not discuss boxing again after Elijah Muhammad, head of the Nation of Islam, scolds him for remarks about paying bills. Ali says he prefers the name Muhammad Ali and aims to focus on duties beyond talk.
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