Whites Win 26-25 in High Point Blue White Grid Tilt
The 1960 High Point High School Whites edged the Blues 26-25 in a fast paced spring game. White backs led by Max Murrow and Jimmy Simeon moved the ball effectively while Edwin James and Bob Chambers sparked the Blues in a late surge. The Whites opened scoring and maintained the lead despite Blues threats and missed extra points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
Albion Millis Stadium
Dal Bayles
High Point
Edgar Banks
Tom Morley
Edwin James
James
Morley
Bob Chambers
Chambers
Banks
Marley
BLUES
Blue
Bob Zimmerman
Jimmy Simeon
Max Murrow
Simeon
Murrow
Olympic Roundup: Aussies Germans English Win Medals
The first full scale Olympic controversy centers on Australia Germany and Britain winning golds while the U S faces a protest over the 100 meter freestyle finish between John Devitt and Lance Larson. Italy led cycling medals as the U S set a world relay record and defeated Japan in basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
John Devitt
America
Lance Larson
International Swimming Federation
Italy
Germany
England
Anita Lonsbrough
Britain
Ingrid Kramer
East Germany
Paula Jean Pope
Devitt
Larson
Max Ritter
Ritter
Dawn Fraser
Chris von Saltza
Miss Fraser
Miss von Saltza
Carolyn Wood
United States
Japan
France
Brazil
Russia
U S Team Crushes Japan 125-66 in Olympics
Ohio State star Jerry Lucas led the United States to a 125 66 victory over Japan as Oscar Robertson and Jerry West added double figure outputs. The win keeps the Americans on track for the semifinals with Hungary looming next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Jerry Lucas
Ohio State
U.S
Japan
Lucas
Buckeye
Pete Newell
Cincinnati
Oscar Robertson
Jerry West
West
Takashi Itoyama
Indiana
Walt Bellamy
Shutaro Shoji
West Virginia Star
Boozer
Kansas State
Peoria
Terry Dischinger
Terre Haute
Ind
United States
Middletown
Ohio
Yasu
Quick Whistle Frustrates U S in Olympic Basketball
U S coach Pete Newell says European officiating makes players tense and nervous as they adapt to stricter calls on dribbling steps and fakes. He cites West and Robertson struggling to adjust and notes language barriers complicate games. A separate incident involved a misread whistle in a foreign tongue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Rose
Associated Press
ROME
U.S
Pete Newell
University of California
Newell
States
Jerry West
West Virginia
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati
West
Robertson
America
Tooter
Junior High Grid Drills Begin This Week
Junior high football opens in High Point with Ferndale and Northeast programs. Ferndale players report at 1 p.m. today at the Ferndale gym to collect gear, with practices set for Monday afternoon. Northeast players receive gear at noon Monday and start practice later in the week.
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High Point
Ray Correll
Ferndale Junior High
Ferndale Gym
Northeast Junior High
Hubert Wright
Wright
Reliable Wins Opener Loses Second In Finals
Reliable Mfg tied North Carolina State Softball Championship hopes after a 3 2 comeback over City Beverage of Winston-Salem in the opener but lost the deciding game 2 0. Holt limited Reliable to two hits in both games as City Beverage claimed the title and Holt dominated the mound for Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hoffman
Charlotte
Reliable Mfg. Co
North Carolina
High Point
High
Reliable
Winston - Salem
Holt
City Beverage
Pee Wee Williams
Williams
Harry Oldham
Jim Jones
Jim Jarrett
Williams Dave Jarrett
Jarrett
Raymond Hicks
Bob Easter
Jack Knox
Jarrell
Dave Burtner
Burtner
Jack Harkness
Winston-Salem
Oldham
Ivis Jones
J’rett
Baster
Beck
Blomleysg
Davis
Merrill
King
Bennettib
A.wims
Bennett
Ee Neyere Eeewennee
City Gerecsan
Cudd
City Beverage Pitching Seminary
Heat Strains Olympic Officials Amid Rome Games
In Rome officials moved to ease the heat toll at the Olympics after the death of Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen. Schedule changes shifted the 50 km walk start and other long events were moved to cooler hours. Sunstroke and heat exhaustion affected several athletes as teams adjusted to Rome’s late-summer heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Knud Enemark Jensen
International Olympic Committee
Caesars
Jensen
Jorgen Jorgensen
Raya Mohamed
Pakistan
O. Toschev
Olympic Village
Herb Elliott
Australia
Olympic
Wright Wins Ladies PGA Open by Two Strokes at Grossinger
Mickey Wright of San Diego earned $7,500 and a 218 total over 54 holes to win the Ladies PGA Open in Grossinger New York. She edged Joyce Ziske by two strokes with rounds of par 72, 72, and 74.
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Grossinger
N.Y
Mickey Wright
San Diego
Calif
Joyce Ziske
Waterford
Wis
Miss Wright
Carolinas Qualifying For Am Set Tuesday
Sixty eight men compete for eight U S Amateur berths in 36 hole Carolinas qualifying at the Country Club of Spartanburg Tuesday. Play begins 7 a m with a 11 30 a m second round. Notables include Charlie Smith Gastonia and Dave Smith his brother with other North and South and Southern Amateur contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie MacKenzie
Webster
N.Y
Joann Prentice
Birmingham
Ala
Louise Suggs
Kathy Cornelius
Betsy Rawls
Marilyn Smith
Miss Smith
Ann Rutherford
Lebanon
Spartanburg
S.C
U.S
Carolinas
Country Club
St. Louis
Charlie Smith
Gastonia
Dave Smith
Charlie
Bill Harvey
Greensboro
Dale Morey
Morganton
Larry Beck
Kinston
Bill Williamson
Charlotte
South Carolina
Charles Dudley
Greenville
Buddy Baker
Florence
Jim Pulliam
Columbia
Cobby Ware
Augusta
Tommy Aaron
Gainesville
Billy Joe Patton
I.C
Indianapolis
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Bill Sheffield
Mike Dunlap
John Savas
Enterprise
Raymond Rogers
Lee Sherrill
Sherill
Sherrill
Chuck Ritchie
Winston
U. S
Ted Smits
By Harvey Hudson
Says Newell
High Point Enterprise
Wartn
Jones
Ee Smith
Emner
Kumi Oshima
Hideo Kanekawa
Will Grimsley
Geoffrey Dyson
Track and Field Forces
John Kelley
Boston
Gabriel
Harry) Korobkov
Moscow
George Thorpe
San Francisco
New York
Midwest
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