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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1968
Page
28
Jockey Hall discusses weight control and height adapting to riding. He folds to stay in stride and notes 95 percent of jockeys cut weight. He recalls a varied career from trainer's son to California ride, now at the Fair Grounds with 13 winners from 89 mounts, unsure of future clientele.
Appalachian beat Catawba 73 to 64 in Salisbury as Allen Price scored 24 points on 11 field goals. Dwight Durante limited to 24 for Catawba while Garland Davis added 12. Appalachian improves to 5-5 in conference and 8-6 overall. Catawba stands 6-3 in conference and 12-3 on the season.
Dallas businessman Clint Murchison announced a translucent plastic bubble will slide over the stadium roof in two to three minutes, creating an indoor playing surface for non football events. Radiant heat will warm all seats when needed, with cost added only in the hundreds of thousands. The Irvin site near Irving, seven miles west of Dallas, aims for completion in 1970 and plans to sell bonds tied to season tickets to fund construction.
Buster Mathis opened training for his March 4 heavyweight clash with Joe Frazier in Hyde Park New York. In a three round workout before about 100 observers he showed fast hands peppering Eddie Vick with counterpunches that stifled Vick's aggression.
In Coventry England a nine hole course unexpectedly gained a tenth hole six feet wide and two feet deep in a bombed area from World War II. Early morning players found the feature and alerted authorities. Police and Army bomb disposal teams could not resolve the issue and declared the course unplayable.
Lenoir Rhyne beat Atlantic Christian 101 79 to break a fourth place tie in the Carolinas Conference. Bill Davis led with 27 points, Dan Daugherty added 22, David Wells 17, Clyde Stallsmith 22 for ACC. Lenoir Rhyne improves to 6-5 overall and 6-2 in the league. ACC falls to 6-3 in conference play.
Nate Thurmond of the San Francisco Warriors will miss the season after a knee ligament injury suffered against the Philadelphia 76ers in Oakland. After a two hour operation at St Marys Hospital he faces six to eight weeks in a cast and muscle rehab with a playoff return possible. Center Clyde Lee shifts to Thurmonds spot as the Warriors chase the Western Division title behind St Louis.
Richard Petty seeks a first Riverside 500 victory as Ford and Plymouth duel. In the $87,000 NASCAR classic Petty starts fourth behind pole winner Dan Gurney, with Parnelli Jones aboard a Ford in the front row and Pearson also clocking fast laps. Other top contenders include Yarborough Andretti Foyt and Dieringer as the field assembles for the 11 am start and an approximate $18 000 to the winner.
The Greensboro Generals improved to 34-10-4 with a 9-4 Eastern Hockey League victory over Knoxville. Greensboro led 2-1 before exploding for seven goals in the final period. Kas Lysionek scored four times, others adding goals as John Ross made 21 saves. Next home game hosts Nashville, with 3,406 in attendance.
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