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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1970
Page
10
Cincinnati Clemson coach Frank Howard reflects on a 10 10 tie with Green Bay at County Stadium in Milwaukee. He notes Packers ball control strengths, few mistakes, and his team’s road progress while detailing defensive technique and film study.
A stock car wreck at the State Fair Raceway in Syracuse killed one spectator and injured seven others, all behind an eight foot fence in the northwest corner. Lee Millington of Cairo New York reportedly swerved and was struck by another car causing his vehicle to flip end over end and cross a wall and fence.
Buddy Baker wins the 1960s’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway after a through day of 20 lead changes and nine cautions. He battles Cale Yarborough for the lead in a dramatic duel and rides to victory aboard a ’70 Dodge Daytona, matching his father Buck’s legacy with Dodge’s first Southern 500 win since ’64.
The Darlington stock car event lists drivers from multiple states with finishes and prize money. Bobby Isaac from Catawba North Carolina in a Dodge shows up among the top earners with substantial purses, while Pete Hamilton from Dedham Massachusetts and Hoss Ellington of Wilmington North Carolina also appear in the results.
Former Davidson standout Jerry Kroll, fifth round pick of the Carolina Cougars, tore a medial cartilage in his left knee during a game at St. Andrews College in Laurinburg. Trainer Tracey James said he might return to the lineup in early December.
Buddy Baker seized the lead on the white flag and waved to the Cotton Owens pit crew as about 70,000 fans watched the finish of the 21st Southern 500 in Darlington. Bobby Isaac finished second after a late pit delay. Yarborough wrecked and Donnie Allison and Pete Hamilton also faced trouble.
In Chapel Hill coach Bill Dooley’s fourth season the Tar Heels aim to rebound from a string of lean years with 34 lettermen returning, led by ACC player of the year Don McCauley. Key starters on offense and defense are listed as UNC schedules Kentucky, NC State, Maryland, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Tulane, Wake Forest, Clemson, Clemson, Duke with a 5-5 record target from 1969 and a strong freshman team producing talent such as Ike Oglesby.
A 90 player pro field tees off at Maggie Valley Country Club for the North Carolina Open a three day 54 hole event with a 7500 dollar purse. Defending champion Roger Watson will compete alongside Brad Anderson Tony Evans and Odell Massey with top amateurs Dale Morey and Bill Harvey also in the field.
Horace Hageman 28 of Lorain Ohio national champion in outboard racing died after a crash during the River Festival Championships on the Ohio River in Portsmouth. Officials say his boat in the 80 90 cubic inch class was struck on the first down river turn by a boat driven by Dan Habig h orst of Cincinnati.
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