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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1971
Page
15
In Atlanta Ga A J Foyt battles Richard Petty for the lead late in the race after a lap loss and an unscheduled tire stop. Petty finishes 1.8 seconds behind as Foyt credits the Wood brothers crew for a strong pit performance. Foyt plans USAC trials and hints at NASCAR return this year while Wood brothers consider a replacement.
High Point College walked off with a 9-8 win at Winston-Salem State as eight errors by the WSS fielders helped HPU erase a 5-5 tie in the sixth inning. Dwight Inge earned the decision for High Point, with Rob Cecil pacing HPU at the plate with two hits including a double.
Boston Bruins finish 54 447 season with 121 points 809 goals and 25 short handed goals breaking 16 team records and 21 individual marks. Phil Esposito nets 76 goals 162 points while Bobby Orr has 102 assists as the Bruins claim East Division title.
A. J. Foyt won the Atlanta 500, beating Richard Petty who finished second after a late challenge. Foyt led most of the race, endured an early pit setback due to a tire, and benefited from 15 to 18 second pit stops by the Wood Brothers. Petty, driving a Plymouth, supported by Ford and Dodge rivals, finished five to six lengths behind after a late duel, with other top finishers including Pete Hamilton third and David Pearson fourth. The event drew about 57,000 spectators.
The Atlanta 500 finish order lists Richard Randleman and Plymouth with top laps but incomplete lines show David Ford 527 laps and earnings of 4490, Bobby Isaac 25 laps 3500, Buddy Baker 25 laps 3000, Charlie Glotebach 239 laps 2500, Jim Vandiver 5 laps 0, plus many drivers with 2,000 to 1,000 dollar prizes across Dodge and Chevrolet entries from Geoff Ford to Benny Parsons. The text is fragmented with multiple names and numbers.
Milwaukee roared to a 126-66 win over San Francisco to even the series and set up a showdown with Chicago for the Western Conference title. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led with 23 points, John McGlothlin 28, and Oscar Robertson tied an NBA playoff record with eight assists in the opening quarter. Baltimore topped Philadelphia 128-120 as Jack Marin led with 33 points, while Chicago beat Los Angeles to force a Tuesday meeting in L.A. Red-hot Gail Goodrich had 19 for the Lakers.
Louie Dampier led the Kentucky Colonels to a 120-110 victory over the Floridians, lifting their East Division semifinal series to 2-? as Dampier declared playoff earnings fuel his drive. Dompier and Scott starred for Virginia in a separate East clash, while Utah blazed past Texas 113-101 in the West semis.
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