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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1974
Page
10
National League East standings show St Louis leading at 66 54 with Montreal and New York further behind. Weekend results include Atlanta defeating New York 46 to 3 and Cincinnati beating Montreal 10 to 7. American League games feature Boston, Baltimore, New York, and Chicago with multiple results across the schedule.
Tim Shaw a 16 year old from Long Beach California powered to a world record 200 meter freestyle in 1 01 66 at the Amateur Athletic Union National Swimming Meet in Concord California. Shirley Babashoff from Fountain Valley set a women's 200 meter freestyle world record of 2 02 94 in the same session.
In Decatur Alabama Mississippi defeated Hartsville South Carolina 42 with a first inning rally led by Jeff Murphey and Don Perry driving in three. Mississippi pitcher Monte Mangano and Harold Jackson contributed in the fifth. Penacola Florida won four run burst to topple West Monroe Louisiana as Cliff Boyd and Jimmy Anthony drove in key runs.
Tiant and the Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 3-0 as Tiant secured his 20th victory on six hits. Tommy Harper started Boston’s offense with a leadoff homer off Vida Blue and the Sox added two more runs. Other AL results included Yankees 10-4 over the Angels and Orioles 4-1 over the Twins. National League scores listed: Cincinnati 10 Montreal 7, Atlanta 4-6, New York 3-0, Pittsburgh 6 San Diego 9.
The Miami Dolphins 21 9 win over Minnesota sets up a top clash with the Los Angeles Rams as Chuck Knox notes Miami may be the best. Other NFL matchups include Giants at Steelers and 49ers at Chiefs with exhibition play shaping depth charts.
Charlotte mayor John Bell met with Bell of Boston to pursue a WFL franchise for the city. Bell hopes to bring home games this season and could decide next week with a possible deal involving Memorial Stadium rents and concession operation. He may seek local or outside investors as he weighs a hospital stadium loss gamble for long term growth.
The Western Football League standings list Eastern Division leaders Florida and New York S and Philadelphia with mixed records. Chicago leads Central Division with 6 wins while Detroit remains winless. Hawaiians top the West with 6 wins and no losses. Thursday results include Chicago 35 Detroit 23 and Birmingham at Chicago on national TV.
National football league schedule lists Saturday games including New York Giants at Pittsburgh Washington at Cleveland Denver at Green Bay Miami at Los Angeles Dallas at New Orleans San Francisco at Kansas City Philadelphia at Oakland New England at San Diego Sunday Buffalo hosts Minnesota Monday night features Chicago at Baltimore Detroit at Cincinnati Atlanta visiting Houston.
Newport R I AP Time may be running out for two time America's cup defender Intrepid in its bid to again represent the United States Courageous has dimmed Intrepids hopes by winning a third straight race The New York Yacht Club must choose by Sept 3 between Intrepid Courageous and other contenders France and Australia South Cross
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