Youth Pitching Carry HPC Diamond Hopes
High Point College baseball starts with a strong youth movement led by coach Chuck Hartman. Six freshmen headline a lineup with new talent and depth, while top pitcher Joe Kaub anchors a pitching staff with several new arms. The Panthers face Catawba first, then Wilmington, Belmont Abbey, and Atlantic Christian in a tough early stretch as Hartman pushes for team cohesion and a possible conference championship.
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Paul Shinn
High Point College
Panthers
Chuck Hartman
Catawba
Hartman
Wilmington
Belmont Abbey
Atlantic Christian
HPC
Don Hickey
Mark Gebicke
Scott Morgan
Dave Mitcham
Gebicke
Perlozzo
Joe Kaub
Dennis Miller
John Euler
Bill Hegland
David Poole
Tim Bryan
Euler
Hickey
Slingerman
Morgan
Pfeiffer
Guilford
Wooden Says UCLA Different This Year
UCLA coach John Wooden says the team differs this season due to guard style changes led by senior leaders Bill Sweek Ken Heitz and transfer John Vallely. Alcindor’s emergence and diverse lineup have produced a stronger, more balanced Bruins squad with renewed teamwork and depth across the rotation.
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Mike Warren
Lucius Allen
Warren
Allen
UCLA
Bill Sweek
Ken Heitz
John Vallely
Player Seeks First American Victory Since 1965 Open
Pensacola Florida AP reports Gary Player argues golf ball size differs from other sports and notes a final round was scheduled today though the event could not finish. Player, 83, says his drives average 273 yards and despite a career nearing $500,000, outside commitments hinder game work.
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SiMe
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Peri Justee
Wooden
Monsanto Oper
Pensacola
Louisville
Lew
Jim Colbert
Altwice
Eindor
Curtis Rowe
Sid Wicks
John Wooden
Walt Hazzard
Fla
Britain
United States
South
Gudger Leaves Western Carolina for East Texas State
Jim Gudger resigns after 19 years as Western Carolina basketball coach to take the head post at East Texas State University in Commerce Texas. His departure, effective April 30, follows a coaching turnover at Western Carolina and he will coach a European tour this summer.
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N. C
Jim Gudger
Western Carolina University
East Texas State University
Commerce
Tex
Western Carolina
Tom Young
Don Robinson
Gudger
Henry Logan
Jnow
Oakland Oaks
ABA
Kansas City
East Texas State
Lone Star Conference
Dallas
Basketball Coaches Association
NATA
NAIA
Europe
High Point Panthers at Wofford in nonconference meet
The High Point College track team travels to Spartanburg to face Wofford in a nonconference meet. Coach Bob Davidson aims for a strong showing as part of a three-test stretch this week, with Atlantic Christian College hosting Thursday and a trip to Furman Relays in Greenville, D.C. on Friday.
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D.C
High Point College
Wofford
Bob Davidson
Panthers
Atlantic Christian College
Greenville, D.C
Furman
Stoll To Speak To Club Here
Wake Forest head football coach Cal Stoll will address the Wake Forest Deacon Club in High Point at the Brinwood Restaurant on English Road. The 6:30 p.m. meeting includes a meal at 7 and officer elections with a $4 charge. Reservations via 882-7614.
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Cal Stoll
High Point
Brinwood
English Road
Stoll
Wilt Chamberlain Leads NBA Field Goal Percentage
New York AP reports Wilt Chamberlain and seven other NBA players shoot above 50 percent from the floor entering the final week of the regular season. Chamberlain, 7-foot-2 Lakers center, ranks 48th in scoring with 1,602 points, over 600 behind Elvin Hayes. He leads the league in field goal percentage at 58.1, with teammates and rivals like Jerry Lucas Walt Bellamy and Terry Dischinger also near the top.
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Big Willy Chamberlain
National Basketball Association
Chamberlain
Los Angeles Lakers
Elvin Hayes
San Diego
Wilt
Legater
Nag Cutacy
Gore
Rave
High Ind
Leaiell
Igh Ind
Snj
Jerry Lucas
Cincinnati
Ahaa Bac
Will Reed
Walt Frazier
Joe Caldwell
Atlanta
Clinard
Bud Messer
Tom
Hawkins
Los Angeles
Zadér
National Uphol
Mounts Star Tar Heels Will Face Mounts Star Tar Heels Will Face
Purdue star Rick Mount and North Carolina coach Dean Smith prepare for an NCAA tournament opener as Mount and Scott duel in Louisville. Smith frets over injuries to Dick Grubar and Chuck Bagis while praising Purdue’s balanced attack and UCLA’s past playoff form.
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Louisville
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Dean Smith
North Carolina
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Purdue
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Smith
Scott
Lareel
UCLA
Drake
Dick Grubar
Grubar
Jim Delany
Delany
Celtics Psyche Playoff Foes
Boston’s defending NBA champions face a subpar regular season but believe opponents fear them in the playoffs. General Manager Red Auerbach asserts rivals are psychologically afraid, citing the Celtics’ decade of dominance with 10 titles in 12 years and recent comebacks after losses to the Hawks and 76ers.
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Boston
National Basketball Association
Red Auerbach
Celtics
NBA
St. Louis Hawks
Philadelphia ‘Tbers
76Ers
HPC Cagers To Receive Awards Tonight
An awards dinner honoring the High Point College basketball team will be held at 6:30 tonight in Harrison Hall on campus. Five seniors Gene Littles Jim Picka Ron Horney Steve Tatgenhorst and Ron Loewenthal will speak. Trophies will be awarded for the season in the Carolinas Conference District 26 playoffs and the NAIA tournament. Reservations are required.
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Jerry Montgomery
Wake Forest
High Point College
High Point
Tobias
Wright-Womble Pitts
Jaycee
High Point Jaycees
North Carolina
Harrison
Gene Littles
Jim Picka
Ron Horney
Steve Tatgenhorst
Ron Loewenthal
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