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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1969
Page
6
Howie McHugh, Celtics publicist, sits and points as he yells from his seat at the scor ing table. Referee Madden is visible in the bottom photo, while the team appears restrained and moving away from the area.
Andrews High School track opened with a 38 to ? win over Madison Mayodan. Donnie Johnson led with 14.44 points for the afternoon. Jackson won the 20 yard dash and 100 dash, placed in the broad jump, and ran on a winning relay. Little contributed 8.5 points as Haiiston led Madison Mayodan with 13 points.
Southeast defeated Ragsdale 10-0 behind Terry Clapp's two hit pitching. Clapp allowed two singles as Southeast tallied twice in the second and six times in the third. Southeast had seven hits while Ragsdale committed three errors. Ragsdale falls to 2-2.
Orangeburg South Carolina AP Wake Forest forged a 24 stroke lead midway through the Staple Palmetto Intercollegiate Invitational with a 719 team total from its top five after two rounds. Maryland moved up from fifth to second place.
Phillips writes about a Georgia drag racing incident that killed several people when a car lost control and struck spectators. The piece notes a string of fatalities in the state, including a recent crowd tragedy and ongoing public safety concerns.
The story recounts racing and insurance talk in Georgia, referencing an accident similar to Richard Petty’s and a state bill requiring $1 billion insurance for tracks. It mentions a legislative committee and a 500 miler event with lawmakers attending.
Postseason events across the country pause to honor former President Dwight D. Eisenhower who died in Washington. Major leagues schedule ceremonies, postponements, and minute silences as teams observe the president’s memory before and during weekend games and events.
Boston derailed Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA playoff game 118 to 103. Sam Jones sparked the Celtics with scoring while Larry Siegfried Emmette Bryant led a dominant second half surge. Bill Russell and others faced foul trouble, but Boston depth carried the win.
In Miami, Murphy and rivals chase the Masters leaders with Gene Goab and Jack Nicklaus among the contenders. The field battles a forgiving course while cut lines loom and players push for a final round surge.
Murphy, a large personable rookie, shoots 66 at Country Club of Miami to tie the course record and lead the National Airlines tourney with 135 nine under par. He nets eight birdies including four straight as questions linger over the field’s next challengers.
Dick Siderowf of Westport Conn leads the Azalea Invitational after 54 holes with 216 total. Pawley's Island’s Dillard Traynham sits second at 220, while Jim McColl of Charleston is third after a 75 in the third round. The Masters champ Gene Sarazen era is referenced and Jack Grout coaches Nicklaus, with Go lby facing a slump and fan reaction following the 1965 Masters.
The text outlines a challenging No 8 hole at Blair Park described as a 181 yard par three all over water with bunkers left and right. A drive must favor the left or center to avoid water and set up a precise second shot between traps. Future note mentions Blair Park tomorrow.
Larry Davidson pitched a one hit 5-0 win for Allen Day over Trinity. He walked three and fanned 11 as the Jaybirds scored two in the second and three in the third. Gary Meredith belted a three run homer with two aboard, while Allen Jay collected five hits.
The American Basketball Association filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking an injunction and damages likely to run to millions against the National Basketball Association accusing it of monopoly. ABA cites contracts and player poaching as violations and seeks voiding option clauses and protection against player and coach blacklisting.
Reynolds defeated High Point Central 4-1 as R J Reynolds silenced the Bison with a five inning run then added three in the sixth to seal the win. Gary Rogers absorbed the loss and drops to 1-2 while Reynolds improves to 4-3 on the season.
Minnesota unloaded some heavy lumber Friday and none of it belonged to Harmon Killebrew Bob Allison or Tony Oliva. The Twins smacked four home runs two by Cesar Tovar and Rod Carew another by Graig Nettles and one by Joe Grzenda to beat the Dodgers. Amid other major league results, Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 9-2, Chicago Cubs defeated San Francisco 8-4, California beat San Diego 8-1, Cleveland outslugged Oakland 12-2, Baltimore topped the Yankees 3-1.
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