Bristol Bristol Signs Foster and Local Players Entering Season
High Point area baseball notes recap Otis Foster's move to Bristol in the Eastern League where he opened with a hit and scored the tying run. Blaine Smith and Roy Dixon shine for UNC and NC State, with Dixon making All-ACC second team and His speed and arm noted. A High Point College game ends with a controversial call that could have led to a forfeit, spotlighting balancing records like a checkbook.
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High Point
High Point College
Foster
Smith
N.C. State
Morrall Retires After 21 NFL Seasons With Dolphins
Earl Morrall, 43, announces retirement after a long career with four Super Bowl teams and a key role in the 1972 Dolphins perfect season. He cites rebuilding needs and limited action last year, thanking coach Don Shula and reflecting on 255 regular-season games and 20,809 passing yards.
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MIAMI
Earl Morrall
Morrall
George Blanda
Miami Dolphins
Michigan State
Orrall
Dolphins
Don Shula
Shula
Blanda
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Detroit
New York Giants
Giants
Fran Tarkenton
Baltimore
Johnny Unitas
Unitas
Colts
Dallas
Bob Griese
NFL
Tony Dorsett Promises NFL Draft Success Now
The piece notes Heisman winner Tony Dorsett as a top first round pick in the NFL draft and predicts big bucks and success, contrasting with past winners like Jay Berwanger. It references prior players such as Greg Pruitt Archie Griffin Otis Armstrong and Robert Newhouse as a trend of small running backs finding pro stars.
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New York
Tony Dorsett
Greg Pruitt
Archie Griffin
Otis Amstrong
Robert Newhouse
Jay Berwanger
NFL
Berwanger Passes Up No 1 Bears Contract in 1935 Standoff
In 1935 at the Sherman Hotel Chicago Jay Berwanger the One Man Team refused a two year 12500 salary offer from George Halas of the Bears after Philadelphia drafted him No 1. The deal collapsed and Berwanger never played pro football while later becoming a millionaire. He later said his main regret was not buying a Bears season ticket at the time.
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Jay Berwanger
George Halas
University of Chicago
Chicago Bears
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Bob Woolfs
Berwanger
Halas
Sherman Hotel
Chicago
Philadelphia Eagles
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George
Blazers Edge Nuggets 108 92 in Nba Playoff Elimination
Portland routs Denver 108 to 92 to reach the Western Conference finals against the Warriors or Lakers. Johnny Davis led Portland with 25 points after earning a hardship start, with Lionel Hollins and Bill Walton contributing key moments.
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Portland
Orc
Johnny Davis
Portland Trail Blazers
National Basketball Association
Davis
Blazers
Denver Nuggets
Philadelphia
Houston
Lionel Hollins
Larry Steele
Walton
Seattle Slew Favored in 103rd Derby Challenge
John Fulton trains Steve's Friend for George Steinbrenner as the colt seeks a stunner in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Despite long odds and questions about rest, Fulton believes Steve's Friend can handle the 1 1/4 mile race, with jockey Ruben Hernandez aboard and plans to skip the Preakness if not fit.
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Louisville
John Fulton
Steve
Churchill Downs
Seattle
New York Yankee Board
George Steinbrenner
Pimlico
Companion
Ruben Hernandez
Fulton
Steinbrenner
Islanders Set To Face Canadiens In Semifinal Battle
New York Islanders defend their pedigree as contenders against the Montreal Canadiens in a pivotal semifinal showdown. Dave Lewis urges fans to remember the club reached the NHL semifinals the past three years and will not bow out easily despite trailing 3-1 in the series.
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Associated Press
New York Islanders
Islanders
Montreal Canadiens
New York
Dave Lewis
Local Tryouts Drift Toward Dream of Canadian Grid Coach
More than 200 hopefuls gathered at Broughton High School in Raleigh for a Montreal Alouettes tryout. Most were ruled out by age or speed as coaches sought a few viable prospects among players from Darryl Smith to Joe Corbett, with some hoping to catch a NFL or CFL eye.
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Broughton High School
Montreal Alouettes
Darryl Smith
Western Kentucky
Philadelphia
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Webster
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