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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1961
Page
5
United Press International reports a year end view of 1961 earnings showing higher costs and lower profits despite available production. Gabriel Hauge of Manufactures Hanover Trust argues progress requires more people earning more for producing more, warning of a growth threat from excess security and income distribution.
Bobcats overpower Seymour 64 to 57 in a home game lifting their record while four Bobcats hit double figures Travis McCain James Self Johnny Thornton and Jimmy Hamm lead scorers Peters of Seymour tops with 23. Childress improves to 46 percent shooting.
Bob Feller, 18 seasons with the Cleveland Indians, tops the list of newly eligible players for Baseball's Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. Jackie Robinson and Phil Rizzuto also headline the class under a revised system set to begin next month. Special runoff ballots may be used if no election occurs on the first 1962 ballot. Eligibility requires retirement at least five years, excluding recent stars like Ted Williams and Stan Musial.
Oscar Fraley looks back at a packed year of sports moments from Missouri Navy Orange Bowl to Molly Suggs golf and Mantle drives. He recalls Archie Moore Suggs Johansson Mantle Hutchinson and Maris along with World Series memories and the hush of autos and airplanes replacing trains. The piece closes with Fraley’s imagined theme song just one more chance.
United Press International reports a series of college games across multiple tournaments. Notable outcomes include Wisconsin 105 over Dayton 93 and Cincinnati 64 over LaSalle 56 at New York events, with Saint John’s NY defeating Dartmouth 71 to 40 and Providence 61 over New York U 73 in consolation play.
Green Bay Packers star Paul Hornung won the 1961 NFL Player of the Year in a United Press International poll. He led the league in scoring with 146 points, despite a pulled leg muscle and Army call‑up mid season, contributing as runner passer and place kicker.
New York Giants aim to exploit a depleted Green Bay defensive backfield hampered by illness and injuries. Quarterbacks A Tittle and Charlie Conerly will attack Symank and Whittenton, with veteran Tunnell and rookie Adderley in reserve as the Packers seek a playoff upset in Milwaukee.
Ronnie Rossen of Broadus Montana won the bull riding top money with 176 points on Ross Hoss for 411 dollars in the National Finals Rodeo second go round. Eddie Akridge Midland Texas led bareback bronc with 166. James Bynum Forreston Texas won steer wrestling in 52.5 seconds for first. Dean Oliver Boise Idaho placed ninth in calf roping. Benny Reynolds Melrose Montana earned second in steer wrestling. Harry Charters Melba Idaho won steer wrestling second go. Mike Isley Salmon Idaho topped bareback bronc night. Marty Wood Bowness Alberta won saddle bronc. Don McLaughlin Fort Worth Texas had best calf roping at 11.3 seconds. Jim Shoulders Henryetta Oklahoma, 16-time champ, rode out of chute on Number 66. The mule challenge offered 911 dollars if Shoulders cleared two of three rides. The world champ bronc rider Horses back in action tonight.
Don MecLaughling of Fort Worth Texas posted 11.3 seconds earning $411. Sonny Davis of Kenn N M finished second with 13.0 seconds and $308. Ronnye Sewalt from Chic Texas clocked 14.9 seconds earning $205. Bobby Feals of Justin Texas completed in 17.1 seconds for $103.
A gas clock that erupts with flame on the hour will adorn the gas industry building at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. Time is shown by the number of illuminated spokes on the fiery display.
The National Bowling League says it has solidified its position by creating a prize kitty over 100000 dollars for the remaining teams to share at season end. Six or seven teams will finish the year as owners from Dallas Detroit Los Angeles Fresno New York and Minneapolis St Paul met to address league problems. Commissioner Dick Charles says the league guarantees completion of its first season and announces a new schedule on January 10 as Omaha and San Antonio exit and Kansas City withdraws.
Greenbelt Scratch Team leads as Three Musketeers and Fire Plugs compete in a tight pack. Top games feature Lewellen with 226, Lo ter 223, Selman 210. Lewellen tops with 600 series, Selman 569, Husband 568. Hashers lead team games at 578 while Three Musketeers hold 567 in team series. Three Musketeers post 1618 as a team series high.
Five foreign born heavyweights have held the crown Bob Fitzsimmons England Tommy Burns Canada Max Schmeling Germany Primo Carnera Italy and Ingemar Johansson Sweden. College background standouts include Hamas Harris La Starza Nova and Pastor. Fat Tony Galento scored three straight knockouts in Detroit on August 6 1931.
The City Bowling Association opens its tournament at Greenbelt Lanes tonight with team play at 6 30 and 9 p m. Doubles and singles proceed tomorrow. Prizes will be awarded and the public is invited to watch.
Walter Rosebud Edgerton, 63, defeated John Henry Johnson in four rounds at the Broadway Athletic Club in February 1916. Johnson was 45.
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