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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1974
Page
5
Phillies pitcher Jim Lonborg without a walk dominates the Cubs 9-2, earning a meal reward from manager Danny Ozark. Lonborg improves to 1-0 after the win, while Houston, Cincinnati, Montreal and San Francisco also win. Rain halts Pirates vs Mets.
The schedule lists NHL playoff semifinals with New York at Philadelphia and Chicago at Boston as games on Sunday and Friday television slots. Chicago leads 1-0. WHA and NBA lines note Toronto 6 Chicago 4, Minnesota leads 10, Milwaukee leads 20, and New York leads 3-0 in various divisions with national TV coverage.
Southwest Randolph Cougars beat West Davidson 4-2 in baseball with a fast first inning rally. In golf, they won 161-172 over East Davidson led by Mike Brower who shot 36 to medalist honors. Keith Pierce led East with 40 as Southwest improves to 4-4 and East to 6-4 in CCC.
Helms hit his first homer as Atlanta posted a run sequence against Houston. Pitchers Niekro and Roberts allowed multiple runs while Metsger, Menke, and DaRoberts contributed. Errors and wild pitches aided the scoring as Atlanta held a late lead plus RBI singles from Oates and Capra.
Denton pitcher Ken Smith fired a no hitter Friday afternoon to blank Central High School of Winston Salem in high school baseball action. Ronnie Covington went two for three to lead the Raider offense as Denton moved to 4- in the season.
Top seeded John Newcombe drew Brian Fairlie in a first round match of the Holton Tennis Classic in St. Louis. Stan Smith, the defending champion and second seed, faces Patricio Cornejo. The final is set for Sunday, April 28.
AP reports that 15 year old Mary Decker star may know best as a medical expert says spaghetti and other starches provide energy for competition. Dr Hodges of UC Davis says protein is less important for performance. He recommends athletes consume 55 percent carbohydrates, 33 percent fat and 12 percent protein before events.
Winston-Salem AP reports German horse Wustenchef opened as the favorite for the $10,000 Tanglewood Cup steeplechase a two mile race over five jumps on a Dixie Steeplechase Circuit program. The field includes Metello June Hollow Clover Over Breaking Dawn and Gun Gold.
Randleman, top of Central Carolina Conference, defeated Ledford 3-0 to extend its league streak. The Tigers needed only two hits, capitalizing on three Panther errors to secure the win as Ledford falls to 3-3 in CCC and 5-4 overall. Randleman improves to 8-2 overall and 7-0 in CCC.
U S District Court Judge David Porter issued a temporary restraining order against linebacker Bill Bergey and World Football League rivals. The Bengals sued after Bergey signed with the WFL Norfolk franchise, with the order preventing any Bengals contract player from engaging with WFL entities until the April 29 hearing on a preliminary injunction.
High Point College placed seventh of sixteen at the West Georgia Relays in Carrollton. Mike Turmalla set a school record with 14:40 in the three mile, Mike Bogdon placed second in the javelin at 201 feet 3 inches, Joe Meek ran 1:56.1 in the 880, and Joe Beach threw 43 feet in the shot. Albany State won the meet. HPC’s next meet is Monday against Campbell at Andrews High track. start time listed as 2345.
A dense snapshot shows American and National League teams with standings, recent results, and upcoming games. Highlights include Baltimore at New York, Boston at Cleveland, Texas at Minnesota, and Oakland at California. Several NL matchups list Pittsburgh at New York and San Francisco at Los Angeles with rain postponements and pending listings.
Ferguson Jenkins praised the need for body arm and mental approach as Boston attacked for a 10-2 win over the Twins. Texas backed Jenkins to beat Minnesota and faced Oakland last Sunday. In other AL games Red Sox beat Indians 6-3 and Orioles topped Yankees 5-3. White Sox edged Royals 5-4. A’s beat Angels 5-1 as Reggie Jackson homered for his seventh. NL: Phillies 9 Chicago 2 and Cincinnati 8 San Diego 4, Montreal 5 St Louis 4, Houston 8 Atlanta 2, SF 5 LA 4. Mets-Pittsburgh rained out.
Trinity and Ledford swept Central Carolina Conference events Friday with Trinity topping East 99 42 and Ledford dominating Hartford Southwest and Randleman. John Lucas led Trinity scoring 16 percent of points while Randy Lanier and Eddie Stoddard added 14 and 12 percent respectively. Boston notes: Igor Bachner, ex Montreal Olympiques player, signed with the Boston Minutemen of the North American Soccer League.
Salisbury defeated Thomasville 142 to 28 in a South Piedmont Conference dual meet. Al Craddock won the 440 yard dash, and Thomasville captured the 440 yard relay as the Bulldogs secured only two event wins. Thomasville to host county schools next Friday in the county meet.
Westchester Academy’s girls tennis team defeated Forsyth Country Day School 8-1 to improve to 2-1 on the season. Wins came from Mally Hutchins Linda Ix Sally Diffendal Peggy Ix Dillard Field and Laura Wood.
Wayne Dillon, 18, Toros center, eyes a long East Division final against the Chicago Cougars after scoring twice in a 6-4 Toronto win. He struggled in prior playoffs and hopes this series won’t mirror that drought. Game two at Maple Leaf Gardens Monday. third game in Chicago.
Thomasville High School tennis squads both dropped Friday matches. The boys lost 6-3 to Albemarle in the South Piedmont Conference with John Brinkley and Tim Ballard winning singles and Brinkley/Jasperse taking a doubles point. The girls were swept 9-0 by Lexington, winless at 0-6. The boys stand 1-3 in league play. girls travel to Kannapolis Monday then to South Rowan Tuesday and Salisbury Friday.
High Point Boxing Center hosts a five team event at 8 pm featuring 16 bouts. Teams from High Point Greensboro Winston Salem and Charlotte square off with doors open for admission.
CHARLESTON, D.C. AP George Burns of Port Washington New York holds an eight stroke lead at 203 after 54 holes of the 72 hole Azalea Invitational at the Country Club of Charleston a 6432 yard par 71 course. Bobby Gause Mickey Van Gerbig and Mike Tokarczyk trail in pursuit.
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