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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1962
Page
10
High Point's Black Bison visit Burlington to face the Bulldogs in a pivotal Central 4-A Conference game. Both teams sit 2-1 in league play and are tied for first with three others. a win boosts their title hopes.
High Point hosts Burlington as the Bison, riding a three game win streak, seek to extend the run tonight. Gil Ford leads scoring recently, with Ken Rich and Lee Sherrill contributing while Burlington counters with height and a tough defense.
Unbeaten Ohio State repeats as top team with all 42 first place votes in the AP poll covering games through last Saturday. Duke remains seven while Kentucky, Cincinnati and Kansas State stay strong in the top four. Southern California rises to fifth after a bye week.
Charlottesville report confirms Steve Sebo will become Virginia's athletic director this June after resigning as New York Titans general manager. President Edgar F. Shannon Jr. will seek board approval, with Sebo citing a desire to settle in a quiet college town and be near his family.
Doug Ford, 39, won the Bing Crosby Golf Tournament title at Pebble Beach after a 72 holes plus playoff against Joe Campbell. Ford totaled 286, edged Campbell on the first extra hole, and collected 5,300 plus 1,000 in pro-am as Dudley Wysong’s team finished fourth. Rodgers and Nicklaus also earned money in the event.
Providence RI chief Don Prout 192 pounds outpointed Tom McNeeley Arlington MA 10 rounds. Bob Cleroux 207 pounds Montreal knocked out Cecil Gray Halifax 3 rounds for Canadian heavyweight title. Burke Emery 164 percent Sherbrooke QC stopped Jimmy White Athens GA 7 rounds. Gale Kerwin Canada knocked out Buddy King Charlotte NC 2 rounds.
Maryland defeated Miami Florida 71 to 68 while Ohio State beat Purdue 91 to 65 and Michigan State topped Minnesota 84 to 79 Stanford edged Washington State 67 51 Nevada beat Nevada Southern 71 to 51 E Tenn State won 91 79 over Murray Kentucky
SANFORD N C AP Herb Thomas, former NASCAR driver, said he planned a return to racing after head and internal injuries from a Shelby crash. He later said he would undergo medical exams at Daytona Beach to see if a comeback is possible. Thomas, 39, won NASCAR titles in 1951 and 1953 and previously claimed the Southern 500 three times.
New York Knicks, in last place in the Eastern Division, beat the Chicago Packers 131 to 94 at Moline Illinois. The win stopped a drought of holding opponents under 100 points, a feat not achieved since November 17 1959. Cincinnati Royals also won, beating the Detroit Pistons 115 to 106 at Dayton Ohio.
Roger Maris wins the $10,000 S. Rae Hickok prize as pro athlete of 1961 at the Rochester Press and Radio Clubs dinner in Rochester New York. He receives the diamond-studded belt after a record 61 homers and a year ago saw Arnold Palmer win the trophy.
The Allen Jaybird cage teams host Monticello tonight in a Guilford County doubleheader. Both Jaybird boys and girls seek conference victory number five after starting 4-1 in the loop this season.
East Carolina College Ballot to leave the Carolinas Conference at end of the current school year. The decision follows scholarship cuts and aligns with pursuit of entry into the Southern Conference. Other CC members foresee openings but expect no rush to fill them as schools weigh football requirements and admissions.
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