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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1958
Page
8
A wide slate of college games with numerous winners and scorelines for East, South, Midwest, and West regions. Notable results include Boston College 48 over Scranton 0, Florida State 42 over Furman 6, Texas 13 over Georgia 8, and UCLA 6 over Pitt 27 as the season showcases strong performances across conferences.
Milwaukee wins the National League pennant for a second straight year despite severe injuries. Highlighting the drive were rookies Joey Jay Carl Willey and Juan Pizarro who supplied 22 wins through Sept 10. Veteran stars like Warren Spahn Lew Burdette Hank Aaron and solid bench play carried the club through a grueling season.
In the final AL week Pete Runnels leads Ted Williams and Harvey Kuenn in the chase for the batting crown. Williams hit a double and finished at .314 after an incident where a thrown bat struck a fan. Runnels had three singles in four trips to move to .323 as Detroit, Cleveland, and Boston vie for third place.
The Bears coached by George Halas show the old power with a strong line and fast backs as they begin NFL play. The Cardinals post a 3-2-1 exhibition mark and upset Green Bay 31-24, while Detroit and Cleveland stumble in preseason play. George Blanda salvages a 17 point comeback with a last second field goal for Chicago. Willie Gallimore erupts with a 70 yard punt return to tie late. Rookie Mike Sommer adds two Washington returns for scores.
Welterweight champion Kerwin travels to Washington D C to challenge Frankie Ryff who carries a five fight winning streak. The bout airs on NBC radio TV from Capitol Arena with wagering and national interest. Jessy Bowdry battles Sonny Ray in Chicago Stadium on ABC TV with Bowdry aiming to even score after a prior loss to Ray.
Newport Rhode Island AP reports British crew hopes for 15 to 20 mph southwest winds to reverse a deficit in the America's Cup series. They trail after last Saturday's loss, needing three more wins to claim the cup. The stiff tradewinds favor the American defender Columbia, the 12 metre class yacht based in the United States.
The Nigerian featherweight champion Kid Bassey dismissed fears of a quick title defense and said he is open to all offers for big money fights. Manager George Biddles spoke for the 26 year old after a ninth round technical knockout of Willie Pep at the Boston Garden, ending Pep’s title shot hopes.
In Boston Hogan Bassey stopped Willie Pep in a non title bout at 128% of his weight. In Hollywood Dwight Hawkins knocked out Eddie Gasparra in Los Angeles, 1.
A brief notice urging readers to subscribe to The High Point Enterprise, highlighting home town news, and inviting college students to maintain a mail subscription to the newspaper.
Catawba rallied to beat Davidson 22 17 as Clyde Biggers praise for the line. Lenoir Rhyne toppled Wofford 20 0 with a strong wing attack. Elon leads after a 47 notched win over Guilford. East Carolina fell 24 16 to Presbyterian. Western Carolina lost 20 6 to Carson Newman. Saturday slate features Appalachian at Western Carolina and Guilford at East Carolina among others.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia in a twi night doubleheader with Kline and Witt facing Daniels and Simmons while Morehead and the 1-6 team also played. The results determine current league standings and win totals for key pitchers and hitters.
Montreal leads 2 0 after rain postponement in Toronto game as Montreal at Toronto was postponed. Minneapolis defeats Denver 6 4 to win series 4 0. Saturday Montreal beats Toronto 10 to 9 in 11 innings. Minneapolis knocks off Denver 14 to 13 in 11 innings.
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