Red Shield Awards Night Honors Salvation Army Boys Club
The Salvation Army Red Shield Boys' Club held its first annual Awards Night Banquet at Friends Meeting House in High Point. Bob Cox spoke as Youth Fitness Director for North Carolina with Max Cooke introducing him. city and club leaders attended. The last season's Red Shield program logged 223 football sessions with Six Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Four participants and 215 baseball activities with Four Thousand Two Hundred Forty participants. Total events drew 39,221 attendees across all activities as reported by Salvation Army officials.
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Red Shield
High Point
Friends Meeting House
Bob Cox
North Carolina
Max Cooke
High Point Ymca
Carson Stout
Jack Hinkie
Charles Sams
Boom Boom Geoffrion Named NHL MVP for 1960-61
Bernie Geoffrion of Montreal earned the NHL MVP after a late surge to 50 goals, edging Toronto’s Johnny Bower and Detroit’s Gordie Howe in final voting by writers and broadcasters across six cities. Final tally shows Geoffrion 4 points to Bower 7 1 and Howe 6 6.
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Geoffrion
National Hockey League
Johnny Bower
Toronto
Gordie Howe
Detroit
Bower
Howe
ACC Baseball Sparks Duke Wake Forest Clash in Tight Race
Duke and Wake Forest meet for the second time this week with 9-3 records in ACC play. North Carolina sits atop the standings at 8-2 after a 4-2 win over N.C. State as Nicky Warren earned his sixth win. The Citadel edged South Carolina 3-2 while Clemson tied Georgia after a rain delay.
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Four-Hitters Spark Smokies to 3 1 Victory Over Charleston
Knoxville pitchers carried a four hitter groove as Frank Carswell used three hurlers to back a 3 1 Smokies win over Charleston. Willie Smith and Mickey Lolich each tossed four hitters in prior games. Columbia tied for league lead with Asheville, while Knoxville joined Greenville in third. Charlotte blanked Jacksonville 2 0 as Portmouth and Columbia battled in standings. Tonight Greenville hosts Asheville Jacksonville visits Charlotte Knoxville meets Charleston Portsmouth plays Columbia.
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South Atlantic
Charleston
Willie Smith
Mickey Lolich
Columbia
Portsmouth
Sally
Asheville
Greenville
Charlotte
Jacksonville
White Sox
Pat Dobson
Red Roberts
Dave Reed
Bill Cooke
The
Tides
Jack Taylor
Bob Tano
Taylor
Hal Demars
Len Jackson
Tano
Art Clessuras
Hornets
Names Split by Box Scores Its A Puzzle In Baseball
Major league box scores mix many players with similar or identical names. The piece lists examples across positions and teams, showing how Frank Thomas Leroy Thomas Valmy Thomas and many others cause confusion among fans and reporters alike.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Frank Thomas
Braves
Leroy Thomas
Angels
Valmy Thomas
Indians
George Thomas
Tigers
Fred Green
Pirates
Dallas Green
Phillies
Pumpsie Green
Red Sox
Gene Green
Senators
Lennie Green
Twins
Dick Brown
Skinny Brown
Orioles
Hal Smith
Cards
Bobby Gene Smith
Charlie Smith
Phils
al Smith
White Sox
Jones Boys
Sam Jones
Giants
Gordon Jones
Willie Jones
Reds
Braves Acquire Thomas in Left Field Upgrade
Milwaukee Braves acquire veteran Frank Thomas from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Mel Roach. Thomas wears Roach’s No 12 with Milwaukee and Roach takes Thomas’s No 25 with Chicago. Thomas contributes an RBI double in an 8-5 win, while Roach goes 0-for-4. Roach had slumped after a .400 start. Thomas joined a roster that used eight left fielders in 1960.
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Milwaukee Braves
Frank Thomas
Braves
Chicago Cubs
Thomas
Mel Roach
Roach
Mel
Frank
Cubs
RBI
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Fla
Wichita
Techmen Lead SC Golf as Final Round Opens
Virginia Tech holds a 13 stroke edge at the Southern Conference golf championship with Jimmy Flippen, Bob Haney, and Dick Horne tied for individual lead after opening rounds. The Citadel and Furman show strong purses, while Davidson eyes a possible team upset.
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Richmond
Virginia Tech
Techmen
Davidson
Country Club
Virginia
James River
Tech
Jimmy Flippen
George Washington
Bob Haney
Citadel
Dick Horne
Charlie Holden
Ronnie Polane
Furman
Byron Prentice
John Reynolds
Horne
Prentice
West Virginia
William and Mary
VMI
Statesville Extends Win Streak With 10-9 Victory
Statesville pushed its win streak to six with a 10-9 win over Belmont in a Western Carolina League game on Tuesday. Gail Thomas drove in the decisive run with a double after an error in the 10th. Walter Darton earned his third win of the season.
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Statesville
Belmont
Gail Thomas
Walter Darton
Newton
Lexington
Salisbury
Shelby
Bill Carnegata
Major League Hitting Streak Sets RBI Record in Orioles Win
Jim Gentile of the Orioles became the first player to hit two consecutive grand slam home runs in the majors. He drove in nine runs, eight in two innings, and added a sacrifice fly in a 13-5 victory over the Twins. Herb Score starred for the White Sox, allowing two hits in a 4-2 win over the Indians, with five strikeouts.
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Jim Gentile
Orioles
RBI
Twins
Herb Score
White Sox
Indians
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