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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1966
Page
7
In a season summary Bill Hodges notes Guilford College evolved from a conference doormat to winning District 26 titles in NAIA basketball and baseball while posting an eight-win football season. The piece also previews a new parachute center near High Point and discusses Cassius Clay’s boxing ascent and potential title clash with Jose Torre.
In a doubleheader in Augusta the Asheville Tourists, Knox Peaches, and Smokies edged Knoxville with a 33 rain‑halted game. Mobile and Asheville gear up for Mobile at Macon while Columbus aims for first in a doubleheader against Charlotte as Montgomery and Evansville clash tonight.
North High School will host Mt. Holly in the State 2 A baseball semifinal tomorrow night at 7 p.m. on the Black Knights' field. The winner advances to face the eastern champion in the state finals on June 2-4 in a best two of three series.
Umpire Williams ruled at the plate after Pagliaroni questioned the call. The Dodgers earned a 3-2 victory in the ninth inning in a tense game cited by IAP Wirepirate.
Thomasville’s Hi-Toms, tied for second in the Western Carolinas League, visit Spartanburg to-night seeking to close the gap on leaders. Game times are 7:15 PM for both ends of the two-game set at Finch Field, with tomorrow’s rematch scheduled there as well. The Hi-Toms beat the Mets 4-2 in Greenville to notch win No. 21, aided by Beckner and Lagunas as the club rallied in the fourth. Bob Rommel earned his seventh win of the season.
The Associated Press notes nine walks allowed by Skip Guinn could not stop Burlington as Kinston won 3-0 to even its league record at 17-17. Winston-Salem beat Portsmouth 3-2 on a balk in the eighth to take the Tides, 3-2, and Wilson edged Durham 7-6 in extra innings. Rocky Mount beat Peninsula 6-4, and Greensboro topped Lynchburg 4-3 as the circuit produced tight results with multiple late rallies. Tonight’s schedule includes Rocky Mount at Peninsula and Burlington at Kinston among others.
Guilford College the Quakers clinched NAIA District 26 baseball champions by winning the decisive third game 9-5 after losing 13-5 in the second to Pembroke. Jim Bryan pitched all nine innings in the final, facing 11 hits and a Richard Thompson three run homer for Pembroke, while Henry Sasser hit a two-run shot for Guilford. Bryan had a grand slam in game one as Pembroke hit three homers, including Mike Carrutier and Elwood Baker. Wayne Nunn earned the Pembroke win in relief.
Roseboro, once a police relations worker in Compton, sparked a Dodgers win over the Pirates by scoring the decisive run on a ninth-inning double. Koufax held Pittsburgh to three hits through seven, and Philadelphia routed Houston 39-0 as Atlanta beat Cincinnati 6-4.
Larry Jackson of Philadelphia pitched a three hitter as the Phillies crushed Houston. Phil Roof of Kansas City tripled and scored in the second inning then hit a two run homer in the 12th, giving the Athletics a 5-3 victory over Washington.
The list shows tonight and Monday games including Baltimore at Chicago and Cleveland at Detroit. Also note Kansas City at Washington, Minnesota at Boston, and Atlanta at Cincinnati among others with multiple city pairings and venues.
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