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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1961
Page
10
The Enterprise begins its annual Pick-The-Winners contest with a 10 week run through the football season. Read pages 6-B and 7-B for the first slate of games and the prize list. Fill the entry blank and mail or bring it in to enter. There is an added incentive this year described on those pages.
Roger Maris must hit two home runs in three games at Memorial Stadium to tie Babe Ruth as Hurricane Esther looms and the Orioles limit his homers. The two night games start tonight with Steve Barber and Skinny Brown opposing Whitey Ford and Bud Daley, as New York pushes toward its pennant with Detroit tracking behind.
Richard Kemp led Lenoir Rhyne with 106 rushing yards on 21 carries as the Bears tied Wofford 14 14 in a season opener. Kemp also punted eight times for 33.9 yards but left with a possible ankle injury that could sideline him against Presbyterian.
Los Angeles slips four behind the Reds in the pennant chase after Don Zimmer and George Altman hit sixth inning homers off Phil Ortega to power Chicago to a 5-3 win. Cardwell picks up the win as the Dodgers drop to 11 games left in the season.
Roger Maris resumes his chase of Babe Ruth's 60 home runs as the Yankees open a four game series with Baltimore. The celebration hinges on two wins or two Detroit losses to clinch the pennant, weather permitting Esther. Lefty Steve Barber and Skippy Brown oppose Whitey Ford and Bud Daley with Brown stating he would not walk Maris on purpose.
Fred Hutchinson, 42, Reds manager, earns new two year contract with pay raise after guiding Cincinnati toward its first NL pennant since 1940. He silences boo boys with calm leadership, talks openly with players, and juggles coaching staff to fix batting and pitching.
American League leaders New York 102 49 chase remaining games against Detroit and Baltimore with home and away notes. National League table shows Cincinnati 88 57 and Los Angeles 83 60 with detailed upcoming series at home and away versus Pittsburgh San Francisco Chicago St. Louis Philadelphia and others through Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
Today's games include Los Angeles at Detroit and New York at Baltimore with two twi nights listed. Results show Chicago 5 Los Angeles 3, San Francisco 3 Milwaukee 2, Pittsburgh 8 St. Louis 6. Upcoming schedule features Kansas City at Cleveland and New York at Baltimore both noted as night games.
Eddie Erdelatz fired as Oakland Raiders head coach after 55-0 and 44-0 losses to Houston and San Diego. Marty Feldman named his successor as Raiders face Dallas, while Erdelatz had earlier rebuilt Navy and led Oakland in a lean start to the AFL season.
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