Lorenzen Triumphs In Rebel 300 At Darlington Race
Fred Lorenzen and Curtis Turner dueled for 217 laps in Darlington South Carolina before Lorenzen edged Turner on the 218th lap to win the Rebel 300 in a 1961 Ford. The race drew about 32 000 fans, set per lap speed records, and saw Fireball Roberts finish third after late tire trouble. Lorenzen earned 8860 dollars, Turner 5140, Roberts 4840, Allen 3140, Burdick 2340.
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Darlington
Lorenzen
Roberts
Rex White
White
Turner
Fireball
Rebel 300 Stock Car Race Finish List at Darlington
AP report lists finishers of the Rebel 300 at Darlington South Carolina with driver names, home towns, cars and prize money. Fred Lorenzen Elmhurst Ford $8860 leads, followed by Curtis Turner Charlotte Ford $4840 and Johnny Allen Atlanta Chevrolet $3100 among a field of 32 drivers with varied vehicles and purses.
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Darlington
Fred Lorenzen
Elmhurst
Til
Ford
Curtis Turner
Charlotte
N.C
Johnny Allen
Atlenta
Chevrolet
Bob Burdick
Omaha
Neb
Pontiac
Glen
Fireball) Roberts
Daytons Beach
Fis
Marvin Panch
Daytone Beach
Ralph Earnhardt
Kannapolis
Bobby Johns
Miami
Banio Matthews
Asheville
Ned Jarrett
Newton
N. C
Leery Frank
C. Spencer
Inman
Fie
Rex White
Spartanburg
Buddy Baker
Chrysler
Jimmy Thompson
Monroe
Thunderbird
Tor Dill
Erie
Paul Lewis
Johnson City
Tenn
Waddell
Timmonsville
Carry Back Wins 87th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
Facts and figures show Carry Back winning the 87th Derby. Owner Mrs. Katherine Price of Miami trained by J A Price bred by J A Price. The distance was 1 1/4 miles in 2 04 with a purse of 1 463 000 and winner’s share 120 500. Mutual payoffs list Carry Back returning 7 4 20, Crozier 4 60, Bass Clef 5 60.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Carry Back
Katherine Price
Miami
Fla
J. A. Price
Crozier
Bass Clef
Carry Back Wins Derby at Churchill Downs in 2 4/5 Minute Finish
Carry Back the Florida bred colt ridden by Johnny Sellers surged from 11th at halfway to win the 87th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in 2 04. He paid 7 to win 4.20 to place and 3.20 to show. Crozier finished two lengths back with Bass Clef third and Dr Miller fourth.
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Louisville
Carry Back
Ancient Churchill Downs
Johnny Sellers
Fred W. Hooper
Vera EF. Smith
Ethel D. Jacobs
Dr. Miller
Katherine Price
Miami
Needles
Calumet Farm
Tim Tam
Jack Price
Crozier
Bass Clef
Dr. Miler
Star Blou
Hooper
Coral Gables
Fla
Braulio Baca
Ronnie Baldwin
Ronnie
Ace
Jay Fox
Saggy
Citation
Havre DeGrace
Maryland
Churchill Downs
Alberta Ranches
Johnny Longden
Globemaster
Wood Memorial
Aqueduct
Johnny Rotz
Longden
Carry Back Big Bargain Triumphs in Derby Run
Carry Back, the Derby winner owned by Mrs. Katherine Price and trained by Jack Price, was bought cheaply after purchasing Carry Back’s dam Joppy for $300 and breeding to Saggy. The Derby victory earned $120,000, lifting his career earnings to $612,368.
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Louisville, Ky
Carry Back
Katherine Price
Jack
Miami
Fla
Price
Joppy
Saggy
Citation
Lorenzen Learns Tough Lesson in Rebel 300 at Darlington
Fred Lorenzen, 26, battles NASCAR veteran Curtis Turner in a 300 mile Rebel 300 duel at Darlington Raceway. Lorenzen slips past on the penultimate lap to win after a hard fought restart sequence. He notes Turner blocked pass attempts and even rammed the car after the race. Tire changes and cautions marred the race as Lorenzen preserves his lifelong pursuit of the Southern 500.
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Darlington
S. C
Fred Lorenzen
Lorenzen
Nascar
Curtis Turner
Turner
Charlotte
Fred
Reynolds Dominates State Track Meet Qualifiers at Winston-Salem
Reynolds High of Winston-Salem won the sectional meet with 434 points, setting seven records as athletes like James McGraw and Steve Philo broke marks in hurdles and sprints. Twelve High Point athletes earned state meet berths in Raleigh, with multiple seconds and thirds sealing qualification across relays, jumps, and throws.
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Winston-Salem
Reynolds High
Demons
Northwest Forsyth
James McGraw
Reynolds
Steve Philo
Jerry Gillespie
Northwest
Hank Barden
Greensboro
Page
Ray Kernodle
Siler City
Reggie Loy
Burlington
High Point
Mutuel Wagering Down From 1960 Derby Odds
Racing fans at Louisville Kentucky wagered 1 483 164 at the parimutuel windows on the Derby Saturday, a total 7 035 below last year. The Derby record wagering was 1 677 178 in 1955 when Swaps won.
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Louisville
Swaps
Lorenzen Wins Rebel 300 in Legal Pass at Darlington
Fred Lorenzen won the fifth Rebel 300 at Darlington after passing Curtis Turner with three laps left. Turner protested the move, claiming contact, while Lorenzen defended it as a legal pass. Lorenzen noted his faster car and held pace, including a brief late pit stop and a tire blowout on lap 70.
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Darlington
S.C
Fred Lorenzen
Curtis Turner
Turner
Lorenzen
Charlotte, N.C
Saturday Results Across ACC Teams and Like Sports
Aggregated results show multiple college games across baseball track lacrosse and football with Maryland Duke North Carolina State Clemson Wake Forest Virginia Military Furman The Citadel Newberry Presbyterian East Carolina Catawba Wilmington College display wins and losses. Notable football Maryland beats Alumni 21 to 14 and tennis Maryland defeats Clemson 6 to 0.
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N.C. State
Maryland
Davidson
Richmond
Duke
Clemson
Guilford
Atlantic Christian
High Point
Western Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Wake Forest
South Carolina
Virginia Military
Furman
the Citadel
Georgia Southern
Newberry & Presbyterian
East Carolina
Catawba
Wilmington College
North Carolina Frosh
Navy
Pitt
West Virginia
Presbyterian
Army
U. of Baltimore
Alumni
High Point Tennis Team Beats Greensboro B Squad 6 3
High Point's tennis team defeated Greensboro's B team 6 3 in Piedmont Tennis Association play. Koonce and Moore led with two singles wins each, and the duo also claimed the only doubles victory for Furniture City.
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Greensboro
High Point
Piedmont Tennis Association
High Pointers
Arnold Koonce
Bob Moore
Jacobs
Ralph Gurley
Bob Furnas
Jordan Washburn
Koonce
Moore
Furniture City
Bill Eller
Bob May
Earl Walter Ae
Harold Garner
Ralph Now
Lonnie Herbin
Joe Furnas
Lee Davis
Nelson Macklin
Saturday Scores Across Minor Leagues
Saturday results from several leagues show Columbia defeating Asheville 8 4 in the South Atlantic. Also in the league Greenville and Portsmouth split with Knoxville, while Charlotte won 9 0 against Charleston. International League play included San Juan 4 Toronto with rain delays for Jersey City at Buffalo and Syracuse at Richmond. Carolina League games saw Winston Salem Raleigh 4 Greensboro and Durham 3. Western Carolina League reports Shelby 7 Lexington 1.
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Associated Press
Columbia
Asheville
Greenville & Portsmouth
Knoxville
Charlotte
Charleston
San Juan
Toronto
Jersey City
Buffalo
Syracuse
Richmond
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Greensboro
Snead Opens Lead With 69 in Tournament of Champions
Sam Snead fired a 3 under par 69 to take a five stroke lead at 204 after three rounds in Las Vegas. Jay Hebert collapsed with a 78 while Gary Player and Tommy Bolt chased five behind. Arnold Palmer faltered with a 9 on the 15th. Crowd over 11,000 cheered the 48-year-old star after a 50-foot birdie on 18.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Sam Snead
Slammer
West Virginia
Jay He
Snead
Gary Player
Tommy Bolt
Stan Leonard
Doug Ford
Hebert
Billy Casper Jr
Sam
Lafayette
Tan
Lady Luck
Arnold Palmer
Sam Snead Seerae
Eh Teneene
Tommy Bolt Aevawe
Ford
Gene Act
Csacea Cecaseeg Petri
Art Wall Jr
Don Finsterwald
Lionel Hebert Besesesonn
Don Fairfield
Rnie Vossier
Ber Teeenten
Bod Goalby
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Grandstand
Holman-Moody
Curtis
Allen
Burdick
Crozier Is
Derby
John F. Chandler
Leonard P. Sasso
Emil A. Dust
Dearborn
Jacket Stable
Light Talk
Robert Lehman
Ambropoise
Sellers
Crotier
High Point Enterprise
Elmhurst, Ill
Bunny Hembel
Darlington Internationl Raceway
Hugh Norman
Tom Honeycutt
Jimmy Simeon
Chuck Ritchie
Ernest Green
Tom Marley
Ben Peck
Raymond Rogers
David Watkins
Ken Truitt
Guy Carr
Ken Rich
Lorenen
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Koonce-Moore
Elier- Reeves
Hardin-Wall
Morrow -Wisenberg
Furnas-Martingale
Hardin-Washburn
Bob Myers
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