ACC Opener Signals Busy Weekend Of College Football
ACC opens with six games as Wake Forest hosts N C State in Winston Salem while Clemson faces The Citadel Tennessee hosts Duke Florida welcomes Carolina Richmond battles Maryland Washington meets Virginia and Clemson hosts The Citadel Dukes fall to Volunteers in Knoxville Duke seeks rebound after 1975 plans and Wake Forest eyes upset over State in a season preview style column with projected scores and key players referenced.
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Deacons
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Citadel
Clemson
Richmond
Maryland
Virginia
Washington
Duke
Tennessee
Carolina
Florida
Tampa
Watson Considers World Golf Spot
Watson and rivals opened the World Open at Pinehurst with six under par 65 sharing the first round lead. Tom Watson admitted he had not played to his potential earlier in the year but felt he could still win as Bob E. Smith and George Burns joined him atop the par-71 course. Jack Nicklaus, defending champion and last week’s World Series of Golf winner, did not break par.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Tom Watson
Watson
Bob E. Smith
George Burns
Pinehurst Country Club
Jack Nicklaus
Smith seeks 72 hole win after late Dallas surge
High Point and others posted low scores as IP 72, Gay Brewer, Forrest Ferler, Jerry Pate, Jerry McGee and David Graham rose near the top. Hale Irwin and Ray Floyd also figured in the packed leaderboard while Burns, new to pro ranks, spoke of coming home to Dallas and learning from earlier missteps as scores fell deep into the 60s. McGee warned the field not to expect such scores the rest of the week.
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Gay Brewer
Forrest Ferler
Jerry Pate
U.S
Jerry McGee
David Graham
Hale Irwin
Charles Coody
Gibby Gilbert
Joe Porter
Bobby Mitchell
Bobby Walzer
Ray Floyd
Prep Schedule Friday's High School Football Matches
Friday fixtures feature High Point Central visiting Thomasville Page and Andrews hosting Allen Jay. Southeast Guilford meets Ragsdale, Southwest Randolph plays Denton, East Randolph faces Randleman, Southern Guilford meets Western Guilford, East Davidson clashes with West Mecklenburg, North Davidson plays West Davidson, West Montgomery visits Central Davidson, and Lexington travels to Trinity.
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Thomasville
Page
Andrews
Allen Jay
Ledford
Guilford
Ragsdale
Randolph
Denton
East
Randleman
Southern
Western
Davidson
West Mecklenburg
North Davidson
West Davidson
West Montgomery
Lexington
Trinity
Baby Bison Fall 14 to 12 in Close Overnight Game
The High Point Central team lost 14 12 after failing to convert a late extra point. Clarence Quick rushed 54 yards for Baby Bison scoring in the second and third quarters but both two point attempts failed. Sterling Welborn and Quick added scores in the third period as HP Central could not close the gap.
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Clarence Quick
Bison
Huns
Sterling Welborn
Quick
Tulle
Trun Taned
Tene
Welborn
Major Accomplishments Of Bill France Sr In NASCAR Reign
Daytona Beach report outlines four key achievements by Bill France Sr. as NASCAR president including ACCUS worldwide recognition, Daytona International Speedway built in 1959, elevating the Southern 500 at Darlington to a superspeedway event, and his major disappointment over Talladega and a driver walkout. He credits ACCUS formation for global access to NASCAR events and recalls steering toward FIA after AAA left racing. He emphasizes the Daytona project as a pinnacle.
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Nascar
Daytona Beach
Fla
National Motor Sports Press Association
Auto Racing Hall of Fame
Automobile Competition Committee of the
United States
ACCUS
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Darlington Raceway
Bill Jr
France
Talladega
Alabama International Motor Speedway
Bill
Beach
Darlington
Norm Witte
Harold
Bob Colvin
Barney Wallace
Charlotte
Bruins Dominate Sun Devils in Telivised Thriller
UCLA quarterback Jeff Dankworth stars as the No.3 Arizona State, in a 28 to 10 defeat at Sun Devil Stadium. Dankworth rushes for 155 yards and two scores, snapping ASU’s 13 game winning streak as the Bruins roll up 486 rushing yards and stifle the mythical title bid.
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Ariz
Arizona State
Sun Devils
Ucla Bruins
Jeff Dankworth
Dankworth
John Sciarra
Bruins
Devils
Sun Devil Stadium
Panthers Win Cross Country Over Ferrum
High Point College Panthers opened cross country with a 20 to 46 victory over Ferrum College in Rocky Mount Virginia. Junior transfer Mark Hamlett led with a 28 16 six mile time as Ferrum’s Mark Carper took the individual win. The Panthers swept the next six spots and prepare for Wake Forest on Sept 18.
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Panthers
High Point College
Ferrum College
Mark Hamlett
Ferrum
Mark Carper
Demon Demons
Wake Forest
High Point
King Orantes Falls To Borg In Open
In Forest Hills, Manuel Orantes, defending U.S. Open king, was upset by Bjorn Borg in a five set quarterfinal battle 4-6 6-0 6-2 5-7 4-6. Borg survived late pressure as Orantes rallied, with passing shots and deep lobs turning the tide before Borg closed out the match. Earlier, Ilie Nastase defeated Dick Stockton 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3 in the other quarterfinal.
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Forest Hills
N.Y
Manuel Orantes
Bjorn Borg
Borg
Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
Stadium Court
West Side Tennis Club
Ilie _ Nastase
Dick Stockton
Dallas
Nastase
King
Trinity JV Tops Lexington In Narrow Win
Trinity Junior Varsity edged Lexington High JV 14 to 12 in a hard fought game. Lexington had a 24 yard TD pass but missed the extra point, while Mark Calloway and John Harris traded scores for Trinity with a late go ahead play.
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Trinity
Lexington High
Yellow Jackets
Mit
Lexington
Mark Calloway
Yellow Dockers
John Harris
Harris
Coversion
Tandy
Op Pats
Callowek
England
Ingram
HPC Soccer Match Set With UNC Tonight
High Point College hosts a preseason soccer tournament on its field with an 8 pm match pitting High Point against UNC Chapel Hill. Carolina ranked top power after finishing eighth last season. opening afternoon featured Davidson versus Lynchburg at 3 30. Losers play tomorrow at 1, winners at 3 30. High Point opens regular season Thursday at Appalachian.
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High Port College
High Point
UNC Chapel
Will Carolina
Davidson
Lynchburg
High Point College Alfiersly
Appalachian
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