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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1976
Page
21
The New York Giants refused to dump coach Bill Arnsparger, pledging a full three seasons through 1976 to turn the club around amid player tensions. The column mixes reader questions on baseball, football, and sports trivia with notes on Dodger Stadium firsts and Heisman debates.
In a suspended contest Montreal Expos led Chicago Cubs 12 to 6 before rain halted play. The game resumes with Geta listed in score details, but the final outcome remains to be decided.
Baseball results and upcoming games across leagues. Montreal beat Chicago 12 6 completing a suspended game, Chicago then Montreal 5 4. Los Angeles defeated Houston 7 2. Friday clashes include Cincinnati at Montreal and Atlanta at Philadelphia with several intercity matchups. Standings show New York leading with 7 2 778, while California and Oakland trail.
Salisbury defeats Trinity with a 5 run edge as high school baseball standings show Salisbury leading Trinity in recent results.
Brian Gottfried beat Billy Martin 6-2, 6-2 in the Denver World Championship Tennis quarterfinals. Ross Case toppled Geoff Masters 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals. Gottfried needs the Denver title to gain one of eight Dallas finals berths, saying he played with incentive after arriving early to adjust to the altitude.
NASCAR limits pit stops to one jack for tire changes at Martinsville. Cale Yarborough leads practice at 83.901 mph as qualifiers vie for the Virginia 500 pole and prize money. Other top contenders include Dave Marcis, David Pearson, Darrell Waltrip, and Richard Petty among fast laps.
Wake Forest faced Clemson in the opening ACC tournament double elimination round while Virginia and Maryland met in the other first round game. Maryland beat Duke 10 innings 10-9, Virginia beat North Carolina 8-6 and Wake Forest beat NC State 7-3 in a pitchers duel before pulling away in the seventh. Clemson, 29-13 overall, starts Ron Musselman against Wake Forest. Merle Henkel will start for the Deacons.
ST LOUIS The National League fined Lynn Metilethen 300 and suspended him five days for involvement in a beanball clash with the New York Mets. Golf Mike Reasor shot 65 to take a one stroke lead in the New Orleans Open first round. Tennis Guillermo Vilas beat Karl Meiler 6 4 60 to reach the World Championship Tennis quarter finals in Stockholm. Denver Brian Gottfried defeated Billy Martin 62 62 to advance to the Denver WCT semifinals. Bowling Edie Jo Neal led 16 qualifying games in the Women’s World Invitational in Baltimore.
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