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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1967
Page
11
Miss McIntire faces Sandra Post in the first round of the Women's North and South Amateur Golf Tourney as AP Wirephoto captures action.
The 65th Women's North and South Amateur at Pinehurst LCC begins match play with 32 entrants. Notables include Marlene Stewart Streit defending U S and North South titles, Phyllis Preuss and Barbara McIntire among top seeds, and Curtis Cup players Nancy Syms and others in the field. Streit tops medal with 72. Preuss shoots 73 just one behind. Syms and Wilson also strong contenders in upper bracket pairings.
Mrs Probasco defeats Mrs Paul Dye Jr in the opening round as the tournament begins and players tackle a challenging day on the course.
The Western Carolinas League opened its 1967 season with six clubs in action. Lexington beat Statesville 10 9 after a ninth inning rally as five homers flew out. Spartanburg defeated the Red Sox 5 2 behind Mike Biko with 11 strikeouts. Rock Hill topped Gastonia 5 4 while Cash hit a three run homer for Gastonia. Tonight’s schedule features Rock Hill at Gastonia Lexington at Statesville and Greenville at Spartanburg.
Japanese runners lead a record field of 735 in the 71st Boston Marathon from Hopkinton to the Prudential Building. Morio Shigematsu set course records, and Tooru Terasawa heads three newcomers as the favorites in a race expected to be fast and crowded.
Winston-Salem pitchers and batters dominated Portsmouth for a 4 1 victory as Carl Morton converted to pitcher and drove in two runs. Morton also scored and Winston-Salem collected 14 hits before rain halted the sixth inning. Asheville fell 11 5 to Winston-Salem, with Alex Barrett homering twice for Asheville as other games were rained out.
Nanette Minor the Miss North Carolina wore green at the North Wilkesboro stock car race before changing to brown. Bud Moore won the 300 mile road race at Smithfield Texas in a Mercury one two finish with Dan Gurney and Parnelli Jones. Moore cited a bad pit stop as costly but noted a potential finish fight if the stop had gone smoothly.
NBA results note Philadelphia holds a 2 0 lead in the best of seven series over San Francisco as Wednesday games are scheduled. Also mentions junior Jon son qualifying mark at Martinsville and top speed by Carl Stevens at 80.071 mph in a modified car. Indianapolis sprint cars may race at Greenville Pickens Thursday if conditions are favorable and Darel Dieringer’s pit stop set a potential new two tire fuel record.
Chicago coach Billy Reay blasted TV delays during the Stanley Cup semifinal against Toronto. He said commercials disrupt the game pace as the Hawks try to force a deciding win, while star Stan Mikita weighs whether to play with a leg injury and a late lineup decision looms.
AP reports the United States and Russia show signs of healing in athletic relations. Russian officials proposed methods to compensate for preparations of last year’s canceled Los Angeles meet, including trips for athletes or payments in dollars. Hull estimated the final settlement around $100,000 with rubles avoided.
Hal Lackey of High Point wins the Carolinas handball title by defeating Dick Miller of Charlotte 21-14 21-10 in the final. He and Ken Yarborough reach the doubles final after advancing through semis, with further results across singles and masters doubles showing Lackey collecting multiple victories.
In New York Nino Benvenuti outpoints Emile Griffith to claim the world middleweight title. Other notes include Dave Zylgewicz stopping Dave Conti in Houston and Henry Cooper edging Boston Jacobs in Leicester. Paris and Tokyo results are incomplete with partial names and weights.
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