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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1961
Page
12
Maryland upset Air Force 21-0 as six Air Force passes were intercepted or knocked away and converted into two first quarter touchdowns. Dick Shiner threw a 63 yard touchdown pass to Tom Brown and added an 11 yard scoring run in a dominant opening period.
Maryland secured a 21 7 victory as interceptions by the Terrapins stifled Air Force threats. Fullback Joe Hrezo returned a late interception to set up Don Van Reenan 3 yard score. The win improves Maryland to 4 in 5 this season and strengthens bid to Orange Bowl vs Big Eight.
The BPAA tournament concludes today at High Point Lanes with 12 more men’s games at 1 p.m. and six more at Fair Lanes at 7 p.m. The leading men are Doc Beard 2392 and Chuck Hartman 2271. in the women Laverne Miller leads with 2132 followed by Mary Jane Honeycutt 2079 and Billie Davis 2060. Only three men and three women advance from 28 entrants.
Clemson builds a 7 0 lead as Duke fights back with a late first half interception by Pete Widener. Parker leads Clemson on a 9 yard drive before Duke’s defense stifles a scoring threat. Duke slips to 3 1 in league play tied with North Carolina as Clemson moves to 2 3 overall.
Clemson College coach Frank Howard praised his Tigers for a sound football win over Duke at Duke Stadium. Quarterback Jim Parker led the offense while Elmo Sam contributed big gains as Clemson overcame fumbles by Duke and weather effects to upset the Blue Devils 17 to 7 in the Atlantic Coast Conference showdown.
NC State improves to 1-4 behind a stifling defense and a balanced ground attack totaling 167 yards. Wake Forest struggles as Reiley goes 3 of 14 for 29 yards while NC State dominates with 17 first downs to nine.
In a tight showdown at Davidson, VMI used short gains by Morrison and John Traynham to reach the one yard line before Morrison punched in a late score. Worrell scored on his first carry for VMI as the half opened, with Davidson managing a late reply.
Virginia tech rode two early Virginia fumbles to a 20-0 Harvest Bowl victory over Virginia. Fullback Terry Strock added 96 yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second half. Warren Price threw for both first quarter scores as Tech stifled Virginia’s offense.
Price connects with Speck for an eight yard score and Perry for a 16 yard TD as Virginia falls behind early. Strock breaks loose for a 60 yard return and a later TD as Tech builds a 20 point lead before halftime. High Point tops Page 20 13 in a separate Central 4 A clash.
The page shows a football game sequence with Point scored on a 46 yard run by Cobra and multiple plunges by Sheffield and HP players. Kicks fail or are blocked and a pass from Cobra to Dagenhart resulted in a 26 yard play.
Oklahoma State defeated Nebraska 14-6 in Stillwater for its first Big Eight Conference victory. An 18 play 80 yard drive late in the game produced the clinching touchdown on a two yard run by Bill McFarland after a 16 yard completion from Mike Miller to Tom Ward. The game drew about 25,000 fans with a failed kick by Claridge.
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