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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1961
Page
10
Detroit with Bob Scheffing at the helm benefited from a surge of young talent led by Jim Donohue as the Tigers topped the weekend slate in the American League. Donohue saved a win, while Kralick and others posted key performances as Baltimore, Cleveland and Chicago also posted wins in a variegated league slate.
Left-hander Mahaffey struck out 17 Cubs on a day full of near-milestones and standout performances. Frank Sullivan backed him with a 1-0 shutout as Philadelphia and the rest of the league battled, while Spahn notched win No. 289 on his 40th birthday. Moon homered for the Dodgers, boosting a 5-1 win over Cincinnati as San Francisco and St. Louis split a two game set.
Richard Petty of Randleman North Carolina took the 100 mile Grand National late model race at the Virginia State Fairgrounds Richmond Ohio with a 62.01 mph pace earning 1100 dollars and beating Cotton Owens by a lap. Owens of Spartanburg drove a 1960 Pontiac followed by Buck Baker third Ned Jarrett fourth and Elmo Langley fifth. A crowd of 10 400 watched Junior Johnson set Hickory speed record in the Hickory 250 at Hickory Speedway driving a 1961 Pontiac with 66.65 mph average, just ahead of Buck Baker. Also results from Bowman Gray Winston Salem and South Boston and Asheville tracks with multiple class wins and top finishers.
A field of 142 competes for 64 match play spots in the 61st North and South amateur at Pinehurst No 2. Defending champion Charlie Smith of Gastonia leads a strong group including Billy Joe Patton and Frank Strafaci. The field features 25 states with Pennsylvania supplying 26 players and begins with a Tuesday first round, then two more rounds, ending in a 36 hole final Saturday.
Four years after Finch Field hosted the Hi-Tom squad the Phillies face a reality check as five players from that team reach the major leagues. Mahaffey, Greene, Short, Curry and Keegan carved pro paths while Mahaffey endured a season ending hernia after a strong start. a later doubleheader win showed his high strikeout capability.
Summary of interleague and league results with scores for Minnesota 1 Washington 0 and Cleveland 10 Kansas City 8 among others. Also notes additional doubleheader and postponed game schedules including New York at Detroit Los Angeles at Chicago and Cleveland at Baltimore with listed matchups and times.
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