Catawba Takes Track Title With Park Breaks Records
Catawba Indians win the North State conference meet as Jim Park shatters two marks in the mile and two mile. ECC captain Jessel Curry scores for the Pirates but ECC misses the title, High Point and Lenoir Rhyne follow. Park also helps in the mile relay and high jump while Deese and Dean tie for 880. More details on page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessel Curry
Portsmouth
ECC Pirates
Curry
Bucs
Catawba
Mickey Dean
High Point
Roby Deese
ECC
Bob Patterson
Tommy Skidmore
Track Results and Team Standings From East Conference Meet
East Carolina and High Point lead team standings as Catawba, Lenoir Rhyne, Elon, and Atlantic Christian compete. Individual winners include Woody Daly Atlantic Christian in 100 yard dash and W Daly again in 220 yard dash with times near 10.3 and 23.4 seconds. New records noted for events such as the two mile and relay marks, with multiple schools achieving top spots in sprints, distance events, and field events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catawba
East Carolina
High Point
Woody Daly
Atlantic Christian
James Speight 'Pee
Dave Nabinger
Wayne Weddington
W. Daly
Delawor
James Speight
Southern Motors routs Bi-Rite in 6-0 win at Harvell Park
Southern Motors of High Point beat Bi-Rite of Greensboro 6-0 at Harvell Park as Ray Francis pitched a two-hit gem with a five-run fourth inning. Banks Payne led the offense with a solo homer and later, a 2-run triple by Francis and key hits by Randall Johnson and Payne propelled the scoring. Southern improves to 6-0 on the season while Bi-Rite drops to 3-2.
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Southern Motors
High Point
Ray ‘Francis
Harvell Park
Piedmont
Etary
Bi-Rite
Greens
Francis
Jin
Southern
Banks Payne
Randall Johnsson
Payne
Pee Oeee Leal Ae Floy
Maryland dominates ACC track meet at Columbia
Maryland wins seven of fifteen events at the ACC meet in Columbia with 106 percent of possible points. Dave Scurlock of North Carolina sets a 440 yard dash record and anchors a second place relay. Bill Johnson of Maryland breaks the high hurdles mark. Clemson’s Paul Snyder javelin record highlights a strong Terrapins performance.
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Columbia
S. C
Maryland
Duke
North Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina State
Wake Forest
Dave Scurlock
Robert A. Fetzer
Scurlock
Bill Johnson
Clemson
Paul Snyder
South Carolina
Jonas Iyland
Donald Whitaker
Dave Leas
Tom Bazemore
John Davis
N. C. State
Jim Faskett
Cowles Lupfert
Bobby Jones
Cary
Jim Starboard
Don Good Joe
Lyndon Deborde
Claude Gibson
Don Goodroe
Hurdies
Larry Salmon
Wilbur Simmons
Dick Hoagland
Bjorn Anderson
Cari
Ward
Frazier Smith
North
Nick Kavalakides
Carlton Sores
Ray Stanley
Dave Sime
Bduke
North State Net Golf and Tennis Championships Set
The North State Conference golf and tennis championships begin Monday with golf at Starmount Forest and tennis at the same venue. No clear favorite for the individual golf title following Jim Ward’s year ago win. In team play Guilford and East Carolina lead unbeaten records as East Maurice Everett of East Carolina has exhausted eligibility in singles.
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Greensboro
Starmount Forest Country Club
High Point
Jim Ward
Maurice Everette
East Carolina
Bill Huegele
Everett
Guilford
Palmer Leads Oklahoma City Open After 54 Holes
Arnold Palmer shot a sparkling 5 under par 67 to vault to the top of the Oklahoma City Open with a 54-hole total of 204, two strokes ahead of Tommy Jacobs who slipped to a 206 after a 73 in the third round. Bob Goalby and Don Fairfield sit close at 208 as the field heads into the final round at Twin Hills Country Club.
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Oklahoma City
Arnold Palmer
Ligonier
Palmer
Twin Hills Country Club
Tommy Jacobs
Whittier
Calif Jacobs
Jacobs
Oklahoma
Glen Fowler
Bob Goalby
Crystal River
Fia
Don Fairfield
Casey
Ill
Roberts Sets Rebel 300 Speed Record at Darlington
Glenn Fireball Roberts of Daytona Beach wins the Rebel 300 at Darlington, achieving a race record 115.903 mph. Joe Weatherly finishes second, Larry Frank third, with Turner and Baker out after late-race incidents as a 30,000-strong crowd watches. Roberts earns 7,000 of the 30,000 purse, with other top finishers and prizes listed.
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Darlington
S. C
Glenn Fireball Roberts
Daytona Beach
Fla
Roberts
Curtis Turner
Charlotte
Turner
Baker
Joe Weatherly
Norfolk
Larry Frank
Greenville
F.C
Weatherby
Rey
Frank
Bobby Johns
Miami
Dick Petty
Jim Reed
Rex White
White
Reed
Spain advances to third round in European Davis Cup
Spain defeats Switzerland in doubles to reach the third round of European Zone Davis Cup play. Andres Gimeno and Jose Luis Arilla beat Martin Froesch and Paul Blondel 6 2 6 3 6 0 after Spain won the opening singles.
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Madrid
Spain
Switzerland
Andres Gimeno
Jose Luis Arilla
Martin Froesch
Paul Blondel
Aes le Sear
Brazil
Cullen Captures ACC Tennis Title Over York in Final
Wake Forest ace Bill Cullen defeated Ray York of Virginia 5-7 6-2 6-2 in the ACC tennis final to clinch the tournament crown. seeded No. 1 Cullen trailed 7-5 in the first set before seizing control, with Duke and North Carolina teams contending in doubles and team standings shown by North Carolina’s Tar Heels taking the Renfield Trophy.
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Durham
N.C
Bill Cullen
Wake Forest
Ray York
Virginia
Cullen
Fairport
York
Bobby Bortner
Ben Keyes
Geoff Black
North Carolina
Duke
Jon
MSU Coach Kobs Named U.S. Pan Am Baseball Coach
John H. Kobs, MSU baseball coach for 34 years, was named coach of the U.S. baseball team for the Pan-American Games in Chicago. J. Kyle Anderson of the University of Chicago was named the U.S. team's Pan-Am manager.
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Chicago
John H. Kobs
Michigan State University
U.S
J. Kyle Anderson
University of Chicago
Fireball Roberts wins Rebel 300 breaking speed mark at Darlington
Fireball Roberts of Daytona Beach wins the Rebel 300 in a 115.900 mph pace, setting a new 300-mile record and earning 7050 dollars. Curtis Turner and Rex White collide early, with Roberts crediting his Atlanta mechanic Paul McDuffey for the winning Impala. Local drivers underperform with Bob Welborn withdrawing after a push rod failure and Jim Paschal placing seventh.
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Darlington
S. C
Fireball Roberts
Daytona Beach
Fla
Roberts
Curtis Turner
High Point Area
Bob Welborn
Jim Paschal
Welborn
Paschal Aninchers
Paschal
Chev
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Catawba’s
Indians
East Carolina College
Park
Elon
Paul Watts
Foster Morse Day
Bob Mydock
Lenoir Rhyne
Evees
Eosantic Christian
Wayne Faulk
Ray Kerr
Jerry Resides
Bob Buck
BOC
Haere Can
Morse
Be Bec
Linn Pinger
Onianbe
BCC
Dan Boeer
Lee Atkin
Larry Gress
Perec Catambe
Richard Derli
Victor Lutswbe
Foster Morse
Pempce
Barry
Cate
Charles Sanders
A! Pfeirman
i—James
Seduce Ahort
Dennis
Frank Nunn
Barry Bush
Jack Short
Noell
O'Brien
Oes
Wayne Foulk
Ray Gave
Nabinger
Lenoir
Bobe Patterson
Jon Rock
Joe Charlie Bishop
Skidmore
Ken Ackerman
Lyerly
Plovd
Beasley
L—Lyerly
Hr—Banks
The
Associated Press
Columbia, D.C
University of South Carolina
North State Net
Wilbur Johnson
A.C.C
REBEL
High Point Enterprise Sports
Joe Lee Johnson
Chattanooga
Tenn
Gene White
Spartanburg
Johnson
Weatherly
Thunderbird
Bob Burdick
Omaha
Neb
Silver Springs
Chevrolet
Peeksskill
N.Y
Bob Pus Christi
Tex
Ford
Johnny Allen
Atlanta
Joe Eubanks
Kobs
Fireball
Buck Baker
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