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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1961
Page
13
Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp said the 1-9 season was his worst yet but that his squad gave all it had. The Wildcats fell 87-74 to Ohio State in the NCAA Mid East regional, drawing praise from Rupp for the effort and optimism about finding stronger players.
Local stars dominated the fracas with Atlantic Christian’s Jack Boyd and High Point’s Jack Short scoring 19 and 18. Doug Moe powered the Big Four with 19 points and 16 rebounds while UNC’s York Larese struggled. About 1,000 empty seats marked the turnout for a competitive night.
Doug from page 2 B helped set a new mark for small college players as a recent contest proceeds to the Boys Home of North Carolina Inc. based at Lake Waccamaw. The Boys Home is a pet project of the sponsoring High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The Chicago White Sox star Minnie Minoso, who will be 38 on his next birthday, defends his longevity after a standout 1960 season. He batted .311 with a league lead in hits, 100 RBIs, 17 stolen bases, and high marks in runs, doubles, and outfield assists while stressing pride, dignity, and continued effort.
Ralph Houk, fresh manag er of the New York Yankees, predicts a repeat title and cites strong depth in pitching led by Ford Turley Durar and staff. Mantle Maris Lopez Berra Howard Skowron Richardson Kubek Boyer key figures return as the club builds on last season.
USAC moves into the Southern stock car scene with a 100 mile race at New Concord Speedway on Easter Sunday April 2. Bruton Smith owner says purse ranges from 7000 to 11000 dollars as NASCAR dominance faces new competition. He calls it not a fight but a bid to improve racing and purses for drivers.
Hitters smother fences in exhibitions as multiple teams collect 18 to 27 hits. Cardinals beat Reds 14-5. Indians rally to 12-5 over Giants with three homers. Yankees outslug Dodgers 11-8. Red Sox hold off Angels 8-7. Pirates edge Orioles, A’s beat Senators in ninth. Mantle, Wertz, Leek pace homers. Lumpe delivers game winner for Kansas City.
Results for Monday show St. Louis defeating Cincinnati 14 to 5 and Baltimore 7 to 6 over Pittsburgh while New York toppled Los Angeles 11 to 8. Cleveland beat San Francisco 12 to 5 and Boston beat Los Angeles 8 to 7 as Kansas City lost 4 to 3 to Washington.
The season’s high games and series are led by Doc Board in both high game and high series. Monarch takes the high team game and VFW No. 619 the high team series.
The Associated Press notes no games schedule yet in the NBA playoffs. Boston leads the best of seven semifinal 1-0 and Los Angeles faces St. Louis in the first game of their series.
NC State defeated Dartmouth 14 to 4 while Catawba beat Wofford 4 to 0. North Carolina topped NC State in track 106 while Presbyterian at Furman was canceled. Davidson beat High Point 19 to 2 in golf. National AAU basketball first round results listed with teams and locations.
San Francisco Al Medrano outpointed Harry Campbell in a 135 pound bout. Chicago Joey Reynolds stopped Antonio Marcil la in the 1st round. New York Jose Gonzalez stopped Victory Zalazar in a featherweight bout. Paris Solomon Boyshaw and Gracieux Lamperts drew in a lightweight clash.
Montreal faces Chicago in the best-of-seven semi final opener aiming for a sixth straight title. Coach Toe Blake says the team is in fighting trim after a wire-to-wire league finish and expects a tougher grind this year with another game set in Montreal on Thursday.
Ex collegiate sluggers Ty Cline Dick Howser and Dick McAuliffe head a wave of Sally South Atlantic League and Class A hopefuls chasing major league berths at Florida and Arizona camps. Others include Tim McCarver Chris Cannizzaro Chet Boak Hector Maestri Jack Baldschun Jack Kubiszyn Bob Allen and Doug Camilli as they compete for limited openings with the Indians White Sox Senators Dodgers and Phillies.
In a postgame scene Duke and Wake Forest figures mingled with fans. Duke coach Bubas congratulated Alley Hart as Hart lamented fatigue and the late stop, while Wake Forest big Len Chappel attended with Carmichael and others enjoying the matchup and the crowd’s energy.
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