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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1972
Page
11
Benny Phillips chronicles a sunbaked scene at Charlotte Motor Speedway after the World 600. A crowd of 82,500 sweltered as dust, spilled liquids, and fatigue blanketed the infield. Buddy Baker emerged as the winner amid the gritty aftermath and fan rituals.
Mark Donohue claimed victory at the Indianapolis 500 with a record average speed of 162.962 mph. Jerry Grant was bumped from second to 12th after officials upheld Unser's protest over illegal refueling, boosting Al Unser to second and altering prize money distribution for the top finishers.
George Follmer of Arcadia California took over his teammate's Javelin after his car failed. He led from the eighth lap and averaged 75.35 mph over 95 laps to win the Bryar 200 mile Trans-American road race for the second straight year. Milt Minter of Tarzana California finished second in a Pontiac Firebird, two laps behind.
The Orioles, led by Baylor Grich and Pat Dobson, swept Cleveland 6 1 to cut the Indians lead to 1% games. Dobson pitched five hits as New York and Oakland won, while Milwaukee routed Boston and Detroit fell to the Yankees. Rettenmund totaled three hits with a pair of runs scored as Baltimore bolstered its AL East hold.
Liberty wins 7-6 after Mike Woody drives in the winning run with a grounder as High Point rallies to tie in the ninth. Geoff Beaston and Dennis Harris doubled for two runs in the sixth, Chippy Miller lasts eight innings for High Point.
Barbara Maegaard 25 works at Hialeah race track near Miami from 5 30 to 9 a m then attends school to teach physical education and study drug education She has ridden horses since age 12 but has no ambition to become a jockey.
Notes from the tour report Lou Graham says good rounds spread among players while bad rounds spread as well after a best ball 15 under by Graham Nicklaus and Blancas amid Texas tournament buzz. Sponsors eye a 50000 prize for best aggregate across Nelson Colonial and Houston events as Pro Tour Network falters. Dave Stockton joked about a spectator snake and reclaimed his putter to kill it. the crowd cheered at the odd moment.
Al Attles former NBA star and current San Francisco Warriors coach will run the Model Cities summer basketball camp for boys and girls. Registration extended to Friday, with 600 spots split evenly. Boys meet at High Point College June 12 30 in three camps. girls at Bennett College Greens boro in three two week sessions June 7 July 14.
High Point's Central YMCA offers summer programs including basketball gymnastics skin diving and a summer fun club. Programs start by June 12 with limited registration and a meeting June 6 at 6 30 p m for basketball league rules. Participants must be 15 or older and club members.
Sandra Palmer capped a record 10 stroke win at Pine Needles with a 72 final round, earning 3000 dollars, a green jacket, a life-size crown replica and a year’s use of a foreign sports car. Wright and Rankin tied for second at 293, Whitworth and Hagge tied for fourth at 295. Palmer heads next to Baltimore as Pine Needles hosts the event and TV coverage may follow.
Bob Lunn ends a 16 month winless run by capturing the Atlanta Classic with a final round 69. He posts 275 total at the Atlanta Country Club to hold off Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus who were close behind as Nicklaus eyed a possible course record.
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