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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1972
Page
10
Paul Shine surveys the 1972 baseball strike with Nixon's intervention and potential delays. He discusses how a shortened season could redefine records, batting titles, and era comparisons, noting impact on players like Roger Maris and Hank Aaron, umpire labor, and NFLPA support implications.
New York AP reports a meeting on the baseball pension dispute as players seek full salaries during a 162 game schedule while owners split over back pay. Oakland's Charlie Finley joins others in pressuring compromise, stating pay should come for the full season. The owners propose a $400,000 raise to the pension package atop prior $490,000 for health care.
In Uniondale New York on Monday night the Nets suffered a defeat despite an off shooting night for Rick Barry. The Nets fell to the Colonels as their plan to win this game remained unfulfilled.
The first Little League tryouts are scheduled for Saturday April 15 at 1 pm for boys ages 8 to 12 not on a team. Tryouts will be held at Oakview Park Shady Brook School Northern League Armstrong Park Johnson St. School Piedmont League Montlieu School Field Parkview School National League Brentwood Park Leonard St. School American Cedrow Park Jamestown Union Hill Millis Road Eastern League Goldston Park Cloverdale Oak Hill Fairview St. School Dixie League Hedgecock Park Northwood School Tomlinson School Southern Allen Jay Park Allen Jay League.
The baseball strike reaches day 7 with players demanding full season salaries while owners deduct 1/182 of pay per day. For a $17 500 minimum, loss is 95.15 daily. for a $200 000 earner, 1098.90 daily. Owners cite about 2.3 million in game losses plus NBC Game of the Week fallout. Finley cites at least 250 000 lost so far.
Wake Forest holds both team and individual leads at halftime of the Big Four Golf Tournament after the second round in Chapel Hill. The Deacons trail North Carolina State by 14 strokes, with Duke third and North Carolina fourth in a seven-school field. Eddie Pearce of Wake Forest leads at five under par. Ken Dye of NC State and Bill Mallon of Duke are five strokes back in a tie for second.
The Businessmen's Club of High Point and the Parks and Recreation Department seek coaches and sponsors for this summer's Little League program. Interested individuals should contact Jon Giles, Athletic Director of the Parks and Recreation Department.
MISENHEIMER High Point College Panthers beat Pfeiffer College 8-1 to extend the winning streak to four and reach 10 wins on the season. Javier Sanjines and Peter Ranney won at singles, while HP swept all three doubles, with coach Ray Alley calling for better effort in upcoming road tests.
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