High Point tops Thomasville in exhibition baseball
High Point High School edged Thomasville 4 3 with an unearned eighth inning run. Jimmy Teer scored after an error on a bunt by Billy Myers, lifting HPHS to the win as Thomasville starter Steve Eller was charged with the loss. Thomasville opens its regular season tomorrow at China Grove. High Point hosts Cranbrook on Saturday in another exhibition.
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High Point High School
Thomasville High
Bulldogs
Jimmy Teer
Butch Wolfe
Thomasville
Steve Eller
Billy Myers
Eller
Bob Younts
Teer
HPHS
Jerry Jones
David Kemp
Sin
Gletons
Kemp
Black Bison
Jones
Myers
Mike Waggoner
Bryce Alford
Clayton Loflin
Kirby Kaney
China Grove
High Point
Cranbrook
Mich
Dodgers Optimistic Spring Camp Lays Ground for Title Run
Dodgers manager Walter Alston sees a possible championship season with strong pitching and speed. Youngsters Frank Howard Willie Davis Tommy Davis Charley Smith and Doug Camilli spearhead a roster mix while Don Drysdale Sandy Koufax and Johnny Podres lead a deep staff.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Los Angeles Dodgers
Walter Alston
Alston
Dodgers
Dodger
Frank Howard
Willie
Tommy Davis
Charley Smith
Ron Perranoski
Doug Camilli
Howard
Willie Davis
Spokane
Duke Snider
Gil Hodges
Larry Sherry
Charley Neal
Maury Wills
Wally Moon
Don Demeter
Parakeet Escape Triggers Accidental Shooting
In Tampa, William L. Wood, 38, was wounded in the hip by a shotgun blast after his wife said the parakeet escaped during a walk. He was in fair condition in a local hospital. Mrs. Wood was detained and later released without charges.
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Tampa
Fla
William L. Wood
Volunteers Urged for Lao Rebel Battle Network
In Taipei Formosa AP reports nationalist China calls for an Asian volunteer army to fight rebels in Laos. Pan Chao ying co chair of Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee proposes volunteers from the Philippines Formosa Thailand and South Korea.
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Taipei
Formosa
Laos
Nationalist
China
Pan Chao-ying
Philippines
Thailand
South Korea
Western Carolina League to open 1961 with six teams
The Western Carolina League will start its second season on May 1 with six teams. Opening day features Lexing ton at Salisbury Rutherford County at Shelby and Newton Con over at Statesville. A second opening day on May 2 repeats pairings with locations swapped. A 110 game schedule runs to August 26 and Rutherford County has been added as the sixth team with a seventh possible applicant under review by April 9.
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Statesville
N.C
Lexington
Salisbury
Rutherford County
Shelby
Newton-Conover
WCL
John Moss
United Nations Urges Sanctions on South Africa
Ghana and the United Arab Republic pressed the UN special political committee to cut diplomatic and trade ties with South Africa over racial segregation. Ambassador Alex Quaison-Lackey called the nation a sick society and urged breaking relations, closing ports to ships flying the South African flag, and boycotting South African goods. Rafik Asha of the UAR backed the proposals as the minimum action.
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United Nations, N. Y
Ghana
United Arab Republic
U. N
South Africa
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Assembly
United Nations
Johannesburg
Rafik Asha
U.A.R
ACC Teams Split Nonconference Games In Monday Action
ACC baseball teams went two and two against nonconference foes as Duke lost to Florida State 10 6 Wake Forest beat Colby 6 1 North Carolina fell to Connecticut 6 2 and Virginia defeated Rhode Island 5 3 Duke and North Carolina had rough innings Duke’s loss came after Florida State exploded for eight runs in the seventh Wake Forest rode seven scoreless innings from Bob Plemmons to a 6 1 win over Colby.
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Associated Press
ACC
Duke
Florida State
Wake Forest
Colby
North Carolina
Connecticut
Maryland
Dartmouth
Virginia
Rhode Island
Western Michigan
Florida
Don Altman
Ray McShane
Seminoles
Blue Devil
Bob Plemmons
Demon Deacons
Jay Franklin
Franklin
Maine
Chico Vejar Retires From Boxing After 11-Year Run
After 17 fights spanning 11 years Chico Vejar, 29, Stamford, Conn., retires to become a public relations man for the Cerebral Palsy Foundation. He ends with a 93-20-4 record after a 10-round decision over Wilfie Greaves at St. Nicholas Arena.
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ED Corrigan
Associated Press
NEW York
Chico Vejar
Stamford
Conn
Vejar
Cerebral Palsy Foundation
Chico
Greaves
Wilfie
Oldest Player Meets Favorite In Ponce de Leon Match
In St Augustine Florida 77 year old Fred Riggin of Port Huron Michigan faces Brock Coffin of Marblehead Massachusetts in a second round of the Ponce de Leon Seniors. Riggin beat E O Manseau 4 and 3 in the first round while Coffin defeated Forrest Andrews 3 and 2. Co medalist M W Reynolds defeated R C Blackmer 3 and 2 and Charles Kendrick upset George Edmonston to meet Walter Cope in later play. John Jacob meets Leslie Taylor in the second round after Kendrick’s upset.
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ST. Augustine
George Edmonston
Tampa
Walter Cope
Chicago
M. W. Reynolds
Dallas
R. C. Blackmer
John Jacob
Canton
Ohio
Leslie Taylor
Rutherfordton
N.C
Pothole Spotters Form City Club in Lancaster
Mayor Thomas J. Monaghan invites Lancaster residents to join the Pothole Spotters Club. Membership requires reporting potholes to the streets department. He cites a severe winter and city size as reasons many potholes remain unrepaired. Lancaster's population is about 61,000.
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Lancaster
Thomas J. Monaghan
Eisenhower to author second book and magazine pieces
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced from Palm Springs that he will write a second book focusing on his eight years in the presidency and the lessons learned. He plans occasional magazine articles alongside the project. His WWII memoir Crusade in Europe has sold over 10 million copies in the United States and about 250,000 abroad since 1948.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Dwight D. Eir
Eisenhower
Europe
America
Razor Carrier Pleads Guilty to Carrying Razor
William R. Taylor 19 pleaded guilty in municipal court to carrying a straight razor. He testified he carried it to cut his fingernails.
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Washington (Ap
William R. Taylor
Exhibition Baseball Monday Results Summary
Results from spring exhibition games list outcomes for multiple teams. Minnesota beat Baltimore 12 to 9 while Detroit edged Washington 6 to 5 in 10 innings. Milwaukee defeated Chicago A 1 0 and Los Angeles N beat St. Louis 11 to 2. Cincinnati topped Detroit 11 to 9 and Chicago N defeated San Francisco 7 to 4. Los Angeles A won 9 to 7 over Cleveland. Tuesday schedules feature several matchups across Florida Arizona and California venues. Cincinnati and Detroit play at Lakeland, New York visits Pittsburgh at Fort Myers, and other results and pairings follow with multiple split squads noted.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
New York
Milwaukee
Chicago
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Clearwater
St. Petersburg
Sarasota
Boston
Phoenix
Tampa
Miami
Palm Springs
Pittsburgh
West Palm Beach
Transit Authority Calls For Knights In Subways
New York City Transit Authority launches posters urging male riders to display chivalry and give up seats for women as a playful nod to medieval manners. The campaign, titled Be a knight for a day, targets a crowded transportation system known for a high shove and push environment.
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New York
City Transit Authority
Pressure Mounts In YMCA Gold Medal Tourney Showdown
Four games set at the local YMCA gym as the Gold Medal basketball event advances toward quarterfinals. Chicken Thief faces Archdale Manufacturing in a key Class C matchup at 5 45 with ledgers including Jim Swiggett and Charlie McPherson. Globe edged Rainey Shell 64 63 in a late rally, Harold O Kelly scoring 17 for the victors. Salmon's All Stars beat Fritts Motor 66 54 in Class B led by Juy Irvin 22 points. Chicken Thief beat Germanton All Stars 61 53 with Jim Swiggett 28 points and Powers Construction crushed Hopewell Methodist 56 26 led by Gary Hedrick 20.
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YMCA
Chicken Thief
Archdale Manufacturing
Jim Swiggett
Larry Swiggett
Bob Johnson
Bob Fulp
Archdale Club
Charlie McPherson
Mike Dunlap
Don Tuggle
Don Royal
Globe
Rainey Shell
Greensboro
Rainey
Harold O'Kelly
Richard Cross
R. F. Taylor and James
Allen Jay Aces
Brother Larry
Sonny Swain
Jim Parrish
Powers Construction
Hopewell Methodist Church
Powers
Gary Hedrick
Central
Davidson
Kennedy
Hopewell
Sainteing Hedrick
L. Kennedy Beck
Snider
Kennedy Williams
Kennedy Ingram
Huskin
Hales
Younts
Bennett
Ingram
P.jones
Johnson
Jones Pulp
Johnson Gregory
J.parrish
J Swiggett
L.swiggett
Rutledge
Poyner
Lakers Aim for Sixth In Western Finals Game Six
The Los Angeles Lakers, led by Elgin Baylor with 47 points, take a 3-2 series lead over the St Louis Hawks in the Western finals. St Louis misses 6-9 Clyde Lovellette who is out for the season with a twisted spine, as the teams prepare for game six.
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ST. Louis
Los Angeles Lakers
Elgin Baylor
St. Louise Hawks
Lakers
Baylor
Hawks
Laker Court
National Basketball Association
Clyde Lovellette
Big Clyde
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Kanoy
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Larry Jenkins
Paul Swing
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Bob Hoffman
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Hunt Pen Company
Fleet Tire Company
Winston-Salem
Thorss Car Works
Hail Oil Co
Mor-Lo and
Moody Tile
Salmon
All-Stars
Fritts Motor
Juy Irvin
Elon
Stanfield
Gill
Anderson
Bowman
Gentry
Nash Jewelry
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Lancer
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