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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1961
Page
10
Nelson Stacy, 39, of Hamilton Ohio, wins the Southern 500 at Darlington in a two man duel with Marvin Panch. Stacy led from the 358th lap and executed five pit stops and tire changes to secure victory in his second Darlington run.
Nelson Stacy in a 1961 Ford passed Marvin Panch on lap 358 to win the 12th Southern 500 in Darlington. Stacy earned 19320 dollars and averaged 117.802 mph in the 500 mile race with Roberts and Panch close behind. The win boosted Stacy’s NASCAR status while top rivals including Jarrett White Zervakis and Pearson chased big purse prizes.
The American League led by six games after a Labor Day sweep by New York over Washington as Detroit faltered with a four game slide. Mantle battles a strained arm while Maris nears Ruth’s 60 homer pace. in the NL Cincinnati and the Dodgers win while Cubs and Cardinals post runs. The Tigers drop two in Baltimore, with key homers from Brandt and Lau sparking the Orioles rally.
U.S. captain David Freed laments a bleak Davis Cup outlook after Chuck McKinley loses to Whitney Reed at the National Championships. He suggests drafting older players like Reed or Tut Bartzen if India on grass becomes the venue, with hopeful talk of Dennis Ralston’s possible return.
Don Drysdale pitched a two hit shutout as the Dodgers beat the Giants 4 0 to close the gap on Cincinnati in the NL pennant race. Duke Snider belted a two run homer, and Maury Wills, Tommy Davis and others contributed to the decisive win.
Al Taylor of Nassau Bahamas outpointed Ed Fobbs of Fort Lauderdale Florida over eight rounds in Miami. The decision marked a sharp victory for Taylor as the boxers claimed the bout result.
Attendance across 1961 totals 16,678,233 through Sunday, down five percent from 1960 and likely to finish about a million below last season’s 19,911,489. National League attendance sits at 7,701,625 after a 18.8 percent drop. American League shows growth led by new teams Minnesota and Los Angeles adding 1,684,000 to the total.
The list shows drivers with car makes and prize money from positions 11 through 43, including Bo Johns in 11th with a Ford earning $700, and Marvin Panch in 31st as relief driver for Glenn Roberts. Several drivers did not finish due to mechanical issues, and many others received $200 for nonfinishes.
McAdenville North Carolina captured the men s world industrial slow pitch softball tournament in Toledo Ohio by beating Chattanooga Tennessee 8 3 in the final and earlier 8 0 in the double elimination round. Chattanooga then defeated Kenosha Wisconsin 8 7 to reach the finals.
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