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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1971
Page
20
The Falcons face Pfeiffer as Inge’s performance lifts the team, while Hartman notes freshman Roger will start against Gardner‑Webb. With Benson and Cude sidelined, High Point leans on remaining hurlers to salvage the Carolinas Conference tournament, eyeing a tough run for the title.
Steele outlines roster and strategy with McDaniels and McClain additions. He cites inside strength and perimeter defense improvements, stresses rookie camp importance, and notes likely roster changes and new campaign additions from last year’s list.
Roosevelt Raceway saw a third straight nightly high in harness racing off track handle. The New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. announced Thursday's handle reached 271,886 dollars, up from 268,600 on Wednesday and 253,974 on Tuesday.
MLB schedule shows Friday night matchups including Los Angeles at Chicago Cincinnati at Philadelphia Atlanta at New York San Francisco at Houston Oakland at St Louis San Diego at St Louis and detailed standings with Boston leading the American League East and Oakland atop the West, with results from Thursday including Boston 5 New York 2 and Detroit 5 Cleveland 3 in 11 innings.
Harry Reeves of Andrews was named captain of the U.S. shooting team. The squad will compete in the Pan American Games in Cali Colombia in June.
An anonymous bomb threat telephoned Cleveland Stadium during the sixth inning of the Indians versus Tigers game. The threat culminated in an explosion in the 11th inning, signed by Willie Horton, who hit a two run homer to give Detroit a 5-3 win. Horton also connected off Steve Ingeri after a leadoff walk to Jim Northrup. Norm Cash homered for Detroit and Vada Pinson for Cleveland as Detroit built a 3-2 lead in the ninth before Joe Coleman wrestled with control but earned the win. Meanwhile Boston beat New York 5-2, Oakland crushed Milwaukee 7-3, and California shaded Minnesota 1-0. Baltimore and Washington were rainouts after three innings. Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals had no schedule.
Bob Bourne led the Maumelle Open after a four under par 68. The 27 year old reiterated his philosophy of staying focused on the next shot as he built a two stroke lead over Mike Morley and Ken Fulton with six birdies and two bogeys. Bourne travels with his wife and receives support from Ivan Roberts who covers his expenses.
A turbine car returns to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Designer Howard Millican says it’s too slow to qualify under normal rules, but could qualify if conditions favor it. The effort aims to challenge USAC turbine restrictions and showcase potential for the future, with Allison engineers aiding development and Millican’s team backing the project.
George Knudson and Homero Blancas shared the first round lead at the Colonial Invitational in Fort Worth. Amateur Ben Crenshaw, 19, shot 67 to sit two behind, drawing praise for his tee and putting. Crenshaw, UT freshman, said he wants to finish school and plans to turn pro later.
Bob Allison, with 19 Grand National wins over seven years, signs to drive a 1970 Mercury Cougar in Road Atlanta’s Lanier 250 Grand American NASCAR race on Sunday. He teams with Pete Hamilton Richard Brooks Buck Buddy Baker and Tiny Lund in the event.
In Sao Paulo, the Soviet Union defeated Japan 94 to 66 before a crowd of 13,000, as the final round robin games began. Brazil edged France 55 to 51 in the other matchup.
The Peninsula Pilots defeated Raleigh-Durham 2-1 to extend their win streak to seven and pull ahead in the Carolina League standings. Rusty Klobas and Don Kinzel delivered the decisive hits in the fourth after a tight game, with a run scoring ground out in the third. Other league games saw Kinston beat Rocky Mount 5-2, Lynchburg prevail 8-4 over Burlington, and Winston-Salem at Salem postponed by rain.
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