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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1975
Page
4
Augusta, Ga. veteran Billy Casper, a 1970 Masters champ and season money leader, trails leader Jack Nicklaus but remains optimistic. He shares his weathered skill on slow greens, balances an Utah orchard life with golf, and notes his age and form while hoping for a Green Coat.
High Point College improved to 22-2 with a 6-4 nonconference victory over Campbell as Lew Lyon pitched well despite two costly two-run innings. Otis Foster extended his hitting streak to 22, while Harold Lea was elected president of the Oak Hollow Golf Association. The Panthers next travel to Gardner-Webb then host Elon. Campbell 022 000 000 4 High Point 050 100 0x 4. Cayson, Johnson, Lyon, Sharp. We Lyon (30).
Nicklaus leads Miller by 11 shots at the 1975 Masters as Augusta National hosts a clash between Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller. Miller laments crummy putting while Bruce Crampton and Lee Trevino offer playful barbs. Nicklaus maintains focus on the course’s water risk and his strong form, warning of twists in the final two rounds. Arnold Palmer sits tied for second as Nicklaus oversees a challenging finish.
Nicklaus holds a five stroke lead entering the final 36 holes at Augusta National as Lee Trevino Gary Player and Bobby Nichols insist the Masters is not over. Nicklaus says he will not gloat and notes he has seen many finishes at Augusta.
Nicklaus leads a crowded Masters field after a round marked by water hazards and late drama. Palmer, Casper, Watson, Weiskopf, Trevino and others sit within a stroke or two, while Player and Miller falter. Elder exits, and Nicklaus projects a historic Grand Slam potential as the second round looms.
Baseball notes detail Catfish Hunter’s rough Yankee debut in a 5-3 loss to Detroit, with Willie Horton and Nate Colbert delivering homers. Hank Aaron returns to Milwaukee for a 6-2 Brewers win over Cleveland, while other AL results show Boston over Baltimore in 12 innings and Royals, A’s, and Angels posting wins. Andrew’s track team rises to 1-0 after a four team meet, with Ted Brown setting a new triple jump record and multiple Raiders claiming event titles.
Rain halted first day time trials for the Rebel 500 at Darlington Raceway delaying the starting order. The morning session will fill the first 20 spots at 10 a.m. with 16 more berths decided in a 1 p.m. round, then a second chance for late arrivals after Thursday's drawing. Richard Petty praised the new pavement but cautioned it will take time to adapt as Bloys Britts was hospitalized with a heart attack while watching proceedings.
SAN FRANCISCO AP A judge will allow evidence on the Rozelle rule and part of the college draft to reach a jury in Joe Kapp v NFL. Judge William Sweigert set May 19 as trial, ruling the rule may restrain a player's team choice and is subject to factual evaluation.
North Carolina State All American David Thompson poured in 31 points in a high scoring session to lift the South All Stars past the Midwest 109 98 in Honolulu. Bowling Green’s Cornelius Cash added 26 as the West defeated the East 100 95. Thompson shot 9 of 11 and helped the South build a 58 46 halftime lead after Thursday’s 41 point effort in a 114 113 loss.
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