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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1961
Page
11
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The NFL owners debated how to stock the Minnesota Vikings with 36 players from 11 named choices, with one faction backing a limited pool and another favoring the Cowboys’ 11-player precedent. Talks touched on a 14-game schedule, reduced exhibition games, and TV package deals amid weather and ballpark constraints.
In Boston the Los Angeles Angels spent 375000 on five first year players including pitchers Aubrey Gatewood and Bob Sprout and infielder Don Ross. Sprout posted 15 7 with a 2 61 ERA in the Midwest League while Gatewood hit 95 with 2 65 ERA in the Northern League. Don Ross batted .343 in 14 games for Vancouver and Gene Leek drew 30000 with Mobile in the Southern Association last year. Dean Chance rated highly by scouts posted 12 9 for Appleton in the Three Eye League.
The Associated Press notes the Southern Conference could field six players averaging 20 or more points this season for the first time since 1956. Jeff Cohen of William and Mary leads at 22.9 points per game, with Gary Daniels of The Citadel at 22.0 and Chris Smith among the other 20 point scorers.
High Point's Black Bison travel to East Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte hoping to halt a three game losing streak. Ken Rich sits out Reynolds game with illness while Mike Dunlap fights a foot infection. Hailey of East led last meeting with 20 points as Bison seek to control him and break the slide on a strange floor.
Northeast Junior High School trounced Jamestown 16-1 in the opening period and finished 54-22 as Eddie Edwards scored 19 points and Larry Culler 11 for the winners. Mann led Jamestown with nine. Northeast improves to 4-2 and hosts Lexington next week.
Virginia Tech senior Jerry Smith of Furman West Virginia's Rod Thorn and VMI's Norm Halberstadt posted high marks with 21.0, 20.7 and 20.5 respectively. George Washington's Jon Feldman bids to join the select group with a 19.6 average as bidding remains brisk.
Ferndale Junior High School clinched its sixth straight win by defeating Lexington Junior High 61-29. Ferndale led 13-2 early, surged to a 27-8 halftime edge, and widened the gap in the second half led by Quinn Koontz with 12 points and George McDowell with nine. Clark topped Lexington with 11 points. Ferndale, now 6-0, travels to Ledford Thursday.
Indigenous Venezuelans captured electric eels by luring them into shallow water and driving horses through the pools to absorb the eels attacking the animals. After the eels exhausted their shocks, the hunters reeled in and secured the stunned fish for consumption.
Central Davidson leads boys play at 10-0 in league, facing West Davidson 8-1 on the road. Ragsdale paces girls with 10-0, Denton 8-2 second. Denton boys 5-5 meets Ragsdale 2-8. Ledford hosts Fair Grove. Pilot visits North Davidson. Trinity rests before Friday clash with Central Davidson.
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