ACC Captains Lead Varied Atlantic Coast Roster
The ACC announces season captains across member schools with Maryland appointing cocaptains. Key leaders include Art Browning at Clemson, Dave Lynn and Lowndes Shingler, Frank Riggs and Rip Hawkins of North Carolina, Alex Gilleskie and Bill Hill at N C State, Jerry Frye and Jake Bodkin at South Carolina, Louis Martin at Virginia, and Wayne Wolff with Norman Snead at Wake Forest.
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Maryland
Tom Nugent
Teak Astern Ho Senki
Art Browning
North Carolina
Rip Hawkins
Riggs
Hawkins
N.C. State
Alex Gilleskie
Bill Hill
Jerry Frye
Jake Bodkin
South Carolina
Frye
USC
Bodkin
Gamecocks
Virginia
Louis Martin
Wake Forest
Stackle Wayne Wolff
Norman Snead
Wolff
ACC
Snead
AFL Opens Its First Season With NFL Clash Signaled
The American Football League launches its inaugural season with Friday night action as the Denver Broncos visit the New England Patriots, followed by the Dallas Texans and Los Angeles Chargers clashing on Saturday. Sundays matchups include the Houston Oilers at Oakland Raiders and Buffalo Bills versus New York Titans.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
American Football League
National League
NFL
AFL
Denver Broncos
Boston
Patriots
Dallas Texans
Los Angeles Chargers
Houston Oilers
Oakland Raiders
Buffalo Bills
New York Titans
Bills
Titans
New York
Buffalo
Chicago Bears
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Dallas Cowboys
Art Powell
Dick Jamieson
al Doron
Tommy O'Connell
CL Optimistic Over Return To 8 Clubs
Durham North Carolina AP Carolina half and Burlington clinched a second half victory Sunday as league directors eyed expanding from six to eight clubs for the 1961 season possibly adding Virginia teams. Possible new sites listed were Lynchburg Salem Rocky Mount and High Point Thomasville. Several members reported existing major league working agreements while Raleigh and Winston Salem flagged uncertainties.
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Durham
N.C
Carolina
Burlington
Virginia
Bill Jessup
Wilson
Lynchburg
Salem
Rocky Mount
High Point- Thomasville
North Carolina
Washington
Greensboro
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Raleigh
Boston
Winston-Salem
St. Louis
Jessup
Indians Clinch Carolina League Second-Half Pennant
Burlington had trailed for much of the second half but surged past Wilmington to win the flag. The Indians defeated Winston-Salem 3-1 to seal the pennant while Wilson fell 4-1 to Durham. Greensboro swept Raleigh in a doubleheader to rise to the playoff mix.
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Durham
Wilson
Burlington
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Raleigh
Indians
Tobs
Winston - Salem
Rayleigh
Orioles Fledglings Lead in Flag Battle and Sweep Yankees
Orioles rookies Milt Pappas Jack Fisher and Chuck Estrada dazzled as Baltimore swept New York to extend their AL lead to two games Estrada pitched a near no hitter and the rookie trio powered a 6 2 victory over the Yankees Woodie Held belted two homers in Cleveland’s 13th straight win over the Athletics.
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Milt Pappas
Jack Fisher
Chuck Estrada
New York
Baltimore Orioles
Yankees
Estrada
Baltimore
Pappas
Fisher
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Bill Skowron
Gil McDougald
Cletis Boyer
Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Sox
Tigers
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Braves
St. Louis
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Hoyt Wilhelm
Ned Garver
Oriole
Jim Gentile
Bill Stafford
Woodie Held
Athletics
Jack Harshman
Bud Daley
Jim Pagliaroni
Don Giles
Steve Bilko
Eddie Yost
Jim Bunning
Frank Baumann
Sammy Espsito
Ager
al Worthington
Nellie Fox
White Sox
Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Across Leagues
Standings show Baltimore New York Cleveland Detroit and Boston in strong positions with Pittsburgh Milwaukee and St Louis close behind. Weekend results include key games such as Baltimore 2 New York 0 and Cleveland 6 Kansas City 5, plus notable splits across leagues and upcoming doubleheaders.
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Baltimore
New York
Cricard
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston Casanene
Kansas City
Chicago
Boston
Pirates Look Like Shoo-In For N L Pennant In 1938
The 1938 pennant chase saw Pittsburgh with a six game lead with 25 games remaining but Chicago Cubs rallied behind Gabby Hartnett s dramatic game winning homer and won the flag by two games. Other results include St Louis and Baltimore advances as Don Hoak s power and Sam Jones 16th win highlight the era.
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Pittsburgh
Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Gabby Hartnett
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Braves
Cincinnati
St. Louis
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Baltimore
New York
Yankees
Cleveland
Kansas City
Boston
Washington
Chicago
White Sox
Detroit
Tigers
Don Hoak
Southern Teams Start Full Week Of Preseason Drills
Southern Conference opens a full practice week as teams move from light drills to heavy work with season openers 12 days away. Key scrimmages featured Richmond Davidson The Citadel George Washington William and Mary and Virginia Tech as coaches praised progress and noted injuries and competition for starting roles.
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Richmond
Spiders
Mel Rideout
Art D’arrigo
Earl Stout
Dick Curl
George Rapp
Davidson
Bill Selzer
Bill Dole
Alex Gibbs
Carl Hunt
Cole
Eddie Teague
Citadel
Jerry Nettles
Bill Whaley
Sid Mitchell
George Washington
Colonials
Dan Barton
Jon Stephenson
William and Mary
Virginia Tech
Frank Moseley
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