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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1961
Page
13
A column argues that wild card quarterbacking undermines leadership and player participation. It praises quarterbacks who can decide plays and recalls Rockne's praise for instinctive leaders, warning that substituting signal callers makes players robotic and harms development.
Wilt Chamberlain leads the NBA in scoring at 48.8 points per game and rebounds with a 29.2 average after seven games. The Boston Celtics boast a 4-0 start and six players in double figures, while Elgin Baylor trails Chamberlain by 35 points in the race for top scorer.
In Raleigh the North Carolina state cross country title stays with UNC as Duke’s Jerry Nourse breaks the record to win. Mike Sabino of High Point College finishes second, with UNC scoring 35 and Duke 37 followed by Wake Forest 104 Catawba 123 and Davidson 126 among twelve teams.
Leo Morrison of High Point missed seven games to win last week’s Pick The Winner contest with an eight wrongs total. Don Workman and Eugene Schoenfeldt finished second and third, each with eight misses, earning cash, merchandise, and football tickets as prizes. The eighth weekly slate is in today’s Enterprise with a $200 bonus for a perfect slate.
Vidalia junior Mike McNames, a walk-on turned 191 pound fullback, leads Georgia Tech with 293 rushing yards and anchors the offense. Coach Bobby Dodd lauds him as the best blocking fullback since 1956 and pivotal to Tech’s 6-1 start, including 20-0 win over Florida where he had 12 and 31 yards on two drives.
New York AP reports Texas leads major college football in total and rushing yards for the third straight week. The Longhorns average 325 rushing and 431 total, totaling 431 yards in a win over SMU, per the NCAA Service Bureau. Mississippi follows in total offense with 417.7, Utah State 387.6, New Mexico State 372.9. Detroit and Ole Miss lead in passing. Mississippi tops in TDs and has fewest interceptions. Duke tops aerial accuracy with a 70-for-117 pass rate of .598.
Richmond head coach Ed Merrick previews the first ever meeting with unbeaten Alabama, warning his Spiders to avoid overconfidence as they chase a balanced 4-4 season. He aims to provide a competitive game for spectators against the Crimson Tide.
In Chicago Joey Giardello outpointed Jesse Smith 10 rounds. In New York Dulio Nunez outpointed Willie Davies 10 rounds. In San Francisco Herman Marquez stopped Ronnie Perez in 9 rounds.
Quarterback Bill Whaley of The Citadel earned Southern Conference Player of the Week after guiding a 78-yard drive ending in a 22-yard TD pass to Henry Mura with 2:25 left, securing a 14-8 win over VMI and the conference title.
North Carolina, 4-2, has been outgained by opponents by about 40 yards per game despite a 4-2 record. ACC stats show UNC averages 229 rushing and passing yards per game while foes average 235.6. Maryland and Duke also show notable yardage gaps in ACC comparisons.
NHL results note no games on Tuesday after a Monday slate. Toronto and Chicago faced each other in the scheduled matchup.
J Wirsching led with a 226 high game and 645 high series. Cecil Holt posted 778 for the top individual game and 645 for the series. Wilson Jewelers led team game, while Bell Record Shop paced the team series with 2775. Other high marks include J N Rawleigh 2437 team series and M F R team game.
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