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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1961
Page
27
Central Carolina Conference game at Lexington Central sees David son slip past Ragsdale High for a 3-0 Spartans win. The undefeated Central team moves to 4-0 in league and 4-2 overall after a physical contest with a fourth quarter field goal securing the victory.
With 3 minutes left, fullback Jim Graham kicked a 34 yard field goal for the game winner as Ragsdale beat Central 3 to 0. Central threatened late but failed on downs. Ragsdale improves to 2-4 overall and 1-4 in conference.
Oregon State quarterback Terry Baker threw two TD passes to Roger Johnson and Paul Seale and ran for another score as the Beavers defeated Idaho 44-6 in Corvallis. Baker left after four minutes of the third quarter with the lead at 21-0. Idaho's lone TD came late in the fourth.
Colgate defeats Bucknell 13 to 0 in Hamilton New York as Fullback Tom Scull scores early after a Bucknell fumble and Jim Heisman adds a 42 yard scoring play. Dan Keating passes for the other score with one conversion blocked by George Rieu.
In Amherst Massachusetts Richie Richman quarterbacked Villanova to a 33 13 victory over Massachusetts. The 20 year old junior from Philadelphia scored the opening TD and fueled two early scoring drives with long passes while guiding the Wildcats on sustained drives in the win.
Notre Dame defeats Purdue 22-20 as Joe Perkowski kicks a 28 yard field goal late in the fourth quarter. Daryl Lamonica connects on key passes and James Kelly scores on a 5 yard strike. Notre Dame outgains Purdue 349 to 265 in total offense.
The Yardstick team attempted three field goals each as Ohl connected from 36 and 40 yards and Perkowski added kicks amid a seesaw score. Purdue and Notre Dame traded scores with runs and passes including ND driven by Lamonica and several Oh! and Pur-FG moments, finalizing a tight contest with late kicks and passes.
East Carolina rallies past Elon 22 to 20 at home in Greenville before 10 000 fans. Pirates seize early lead then withstand Elon fourth quarter surge with key scores and a late two point conversion pass.
Mallon Faircloth, third string tailback, ran and threw for Tennessee in a 17-3 SEC victory over Mississippi State at Knoxville. The Cordele Georgia sophomore connected with Bill Hudson on a 42 yard touchdown pass and scored from six yards, showing running and passing capability for the Volunteers.
Crowd of 31 600 watches Tennessee beat Mississippi State 17 3 after a first period injury to Glenn Glass. Gary Cannon kicks a 19 yard field goal then a late extra point. Mississippi State answers with a 40 yard field goal. Faircloth leads Tennessee passing and a 6 yard TD run as the Vols surge to the win.
Oklahoma State built a 26-0 lead with three quick strikes an 87 yard drive in 16 plays and a safety to defeat Tulsa in Stillwater in the 43rd renewal of the traditional football game.
Cincinnati manager Fred Hutchinson lamented the Reds lack of timely hits after a 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees in game four of the 1961 World Series. He noted the Yankees generated most offense on home runs and questioned his team’s hitting, while praising pitching and criticizing fielding errors. Roger Maris homered in the ninth to seal New York’s victory.
Emory and Henry Wasps defeat Guilford College 23 to 7 at Emory Virginia Saturday afternoon. McGill scores on a 4 yard run and later a 78 yard pass play from Atkinson with a McGill pass for the two point. Overstreet 20 yard pass from Bales sets up last period Addleton 20 yard run.
In Laramie Utah State and Wyoming, both unbeaten co champions, fought to a 6-6 draw. The game featured bruising plays with Cowboy quarterback Chuck Lamson sidelined by a sprained ankle as the teams traded forceful line battles into the second quarter.
Lenoir Rhyne defeated Appalachian 19-6 in Charlotte, dropping the Mountaineers from the unbeaten slate and from first place in the Carolinas Conference. Marcus Midgett intercepted twice, scoring twice in the final period, while Kemp and Midgett led LR bears with strong rushing. Attendance was 10,025.
Ned Jarrett says NASCAR misposted points in the national driving championship, overstating Rex White’s Richmond result as 750 points instead of 368. Jarrett argues the typo favors White and could affect the outcome ahead of the National 400 at Charlotte.
Kentucky exploded with a sharp passing game led by Jerry Wollum to Tom Hutchinson, and booted Auburn from its home field 14-12. With 3:12 remaining, Wollum hit Hutchinson on a six yard touchdown pass to secure the upset and end Auburns 31 game home winning streak. Hutchinson fueled the rally as Kentucky stunned the Tigers.
Kentucky exits with a 7 14 7 0 scoring edge to beat Auburn 28 21 after a late fumble by Auburn fullback Larry Rawson at the Tiger 21. Auburn led early 6 0 but Kentucky answered with a key 82 yard return and two late scores to claim first win of the season before 32,000 at Auburn.
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