Twins win as crowd tops 40 thousand in inaugural season
A large crowd of 40,118 watched the Twins beat the Tigers as Detroit blew a 2-0 lead and two errors, including a key error by Chico Fernandez. Rocky Colavito went hitless in a 10-game stretch. Jim Gentile hit two Orioles homers, but the Angels won on a squeeze by Ryne Duren. Indians rallied with six seventh-inning runs at Washington. Red Sox won with a six-run rally over the A’s as Ed Rakow took the loss.
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White Sox
Ray Herbert
Chico Fernandez
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Jim Gentile
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Angels
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Joe Koppe
Steve Bilko
Eli Grhaj
Barber
Billy Hoeft
Indians
Washington
Bob Allen
Mike Garcia
Red Sox
A‘s
Ed Rakow
Frank Malzone
Sworug
Chet Nichols
Johnson Beats Cotton For NBA Light Heavy Title
The Associated Press reports Seattle fighter Harold Johnson, 173, won over Eddie Cotton, 170, in Seattle to capture the NBA light heavyweight title. Johnson took the bout after a 15th round decision securing the championship for Seattle.
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Harold Johnson
Philladelphia
Eddie Cotton
Lou Will Return To N C State As Coach
Lou Pucillo, former NC State backcourt star, will coach the freshman team this season. He replaces Lee Terrill, who resigns to join Eastman Chemical in Kingsport, Tennessee, as George Pickett moves to assistant coach. Case calls the hire a stroke of good fortune and notes Terrill’s seven-year WolfPack tenure.
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Lou Pucillo
North Carolina State
Pucillo
Greensboro
Page High School
Everett Case
Wolfpack
Lee Terrill
Eastman Chemical Products Co
Kingsport
Tenn
George Pickett
North Carolina
In.c. State
Terrill
Associated Press
Atlantic Coast
Case
Wolf‘pack
Reynolds Leads SGA First Round at Linville
Reynolds of Dallas wins medal in the Southern Golf Association senior tournament at Linville Golf Club, shooting 73 to lead a field of 54. Maurice Smith of Charlotte and Albert Villegas of New Orleans trailed by one stroke, with North Carolinians among the 16 finalists.
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Charlotte
Southern Golf Association
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Albert’ . Villegas
New Orleans
Tom Walsh
Greenville
Miss
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Wilson, N.C
Softball Tourney Ends With Two Title Games Tonight
The Women State Softball Tournament wraps with two finals tonight after two weeks of play from 22 teams. Laur ie Shop and Worthville split wins to stay alive in Class B, while Holt s Hosiery meets Valdese in Class A action as Worthville seeks the crown and Laurie Shop forces a deciding game. Kathleen Griffin won Miss North Carolina Softball 1961. Doris Ann Joyce, Linda Howerton among runners-up.
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Stultz
Fields
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Calicut
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Claudette Thomas Ross
North Carolina
Kathleen Griffin
Miss Griffin
Hooper-Moore
Reidsville
Snow Studio
Bob Hoffman
Archdele V.F.W
Rockingham Finance
Draper Ywca Stars
Holt's Hosiery
Burlington
Holt’s
Hickory Grove
Holt's Hosiery Cruises To 92 7 Victory Over Valdese
Holt's Hosiery built an early four run first inning with two triples and a fielders choice, then added runs in the second and fifth to notch a 92 decision over Valdese in the Clavg Aightcap. Anita Bumgardner hit the Valdese homer for the only score. Margie Myers led Holt's with three for four as Sue Myers and Stutz each had two of Holt's hits.
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Stars
Marie Stultz
Linda Fields
Mary Inman
Fields
Draper
Margaret Ester
Ester
Joanne Rumbley
Laurie Shop
Reidsville
Laurie
Etta Dunevant
Margie Myers
Stutz
Sue Myers
Holt
Valdese
Holtrung
Anita Bumgardner
Janet Smith
Becky Rogers
Marie
Connie Bumgardner
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