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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1977
Page
12
The Boxing Brothers fight Eddie Benson Saturday and are scheduled to appear on the same card May 7 in their hometown of St. Louis.
Olympic light heavyweight champion Leon Spinks discusses fear of pressure before his pro debut won by fifth round knockout. His brother Mike Spinks, Olympic middleweight champ, plans his own pro debut on the CBS telecast. promoter Butch Lewis eyes global stardom for the brothers on a St Louis card May 7 and future bouts in Montreal and Monte Carlo.
The Virginia 500 at Martinsville will award grand father clocks as trophies funded by Gravely Furniture. Richard Petty and Fred Lorenzen are noted past winners, with $15,800 prize money plus $1,000 Sun-Drop pole and $5,000 lap money.
The Raiders won the Ledford Easter Baseball Tournament with a 3-1 championship victory over Ledford. Andrews stole six bases, Mike Slack pitched MVP form, and Ledford misplayed a throw allowing Andrews to grab the lead in the late innings. Ledford had five hits, and Mike Bean drove in the Panthers’ lone run.
Cincinnati coach Terry Slater rallies his Stingers as they face the Racers in game two with goalie Jacques Caron out and Norm Lapointe starting. Winnipeg leads San Diego as New England and Quebec meet, while Edmonton and Houston begin the fourth game series.
Toronto tops Detroit 5-3 to move a half game up in the AL East as Kansas City edges New York in 13 innings and Texas slips past Cleveland in 10. John Mayberry delivers the walk off run in the 13th, while Roy Hartsfield praises the team’s rallying wins.
The Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies, each coming off near identical NL finishes, suffer three game losing streaks. Astros beat Reds 4-3 as Cliff Johnson key homer and Doug Konieczny win his first in over a year. Braves edge Dodgers 7-6 with Willie Montanez driving in the decisive run.
Kathy Farrer of Decatur Alabama opened with a 72 for a one stroke lead in the 36 hole Ladies International Satellite Tournament in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Beth Solomon and Beverly Klass tied for second at 74 with Debbie Meisterlin close behind. Emilie leads the amateurs with 85 as invitations to Moss Creek event are announced.
The article notes Bear Bryant highlighting former University of Kentucky quarterback Babe Parilli and Alabama luminaries Joe Namath Kenny Stabler Scott Hunter Steve Sloan and Richard Todd as examples of his production. It discusses speculation about his retirement and Bryant’s view of his role as chairman of the board with a staff of capable coaches. He emphasizes he stays as long as the university desires and credits surrounding coaches for his success.
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