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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1961
Page
5
Roswell High surprises Hereford Texas 7 6 at Bremond Stadium for its third straight win. Mike Truelove booted the decisive 11 25 field goal after Howard Allen scored from the three. Roswell trails early but nets 96 points in five games with 51 in the final quarter.
Roswell trails Hereford 6-0 at halftime as Hereford blocks a kick and builds the lead. The Coyotes rally late with a big drive capped by Allen, but penalties and stalled sequences keep Roswell from gaining momentum. Cansler held to 61 yards on 13 carries. center Steve Stephens expected back next week vs Clovis.
A wide mix of state and regional high school football results from Friday includes Las Cruces beating Albuquerque Highland 35 to 7, Farmington over Cortez 28 to 27, Pecos defeating Artesia 7 to 6, Roswell edging Hereford 7 to 6, and Albuquerque St. Mary defeating New Mexico Military Institute 28 to 7. Other notable scores feature Santa Fe St. Michael’s 28 NM Institute, Bloomfield 33 Navajo Mission 12, Taos 20 Cuba 6, and Canutillo Texas 14 Hatch 6, with multiple district battles across 1A to 4C classes and dozens of teams statewide.
In a season opener at Notre Dame Stadium 165 pound senior Angelo Dabiero sparked the Irish with a 51 yard sprint and key set ups as Notre Dame defeated Oklahoma 19 to 6. Mike Lind added two Notre Dame touchdowns and Jackie Cowan scored for Oklahoma.
Sonny Gibbs, Texas Christian quarterback, starred as TCU held Ohio State to a 7 7 deadlock before 82 878 fans in Columbus. Gibbs connected on a 62 yard pass to Pete Hill setting up the tying drive, then hit Dale Glascock for the night’s final score. Ohio State’s only TD came on a Bill Minkowski to Charles Bryant pass. Ferguson rammed 137 yards on 35 carries.
Iowa overcame sluggish start and multiple fumbles to beat California 28-7 in front of a record 56,000 at Iowa City. Wilburn Hollis rushed for two scores, Paul Krause added another after replacing an injured Larry Ferguson, and Lonnie Rogers finished with a 4 yard rushing TD. California, hindered by injuries to Randy Gold and misfired drives, could not sustain offense.
Kelso, the Bohemia stable gelding of Mrs. Richard C. Du Pont, clinched his second straight horse of the year honor by winning the Woodward Stakes in 2 minutes flat, eight lengths ahead of Divine Comedy. Carry Back finished third after a late surge, with Whodunit beaten by a neck. Kelso paid 3 to 1, Divine Comedy 5 to 1, Carry Back 2.40 to show.
Jumping teams from the United States Mexico Canada Ireland and Argentina will participate as the National Horse Show begins its eight day run at Madison Square Garden on October 31 according to AP.
Hobbs Eagles upset Texas Class AAA No. 5 Monahans 22 6 Friday night for their second straight victory after a 13 game winless streak. Jimmy Bridges scored Hobbs first touchdown on a 24 yard double reverse. Ritchey added the conversion and the Eagles led the rest of the way.
ST MICHAELS beat NMMI Colts 28 to 7. SANDIA lost to ALAMO GORDO 12 to 7. HIGHLAND fell to LAS CRUCES 37 to 7. CLOVIS lost to Dumas Texas 33 to 7. ARTESIA lost to Pecos Texas 7 to 6. CARLSBAD and Odessa Ector tied 14 to 14. HOBBS defeated Monahans Texas 22 to 6. YSLETA beat El Paso Jefferson 54 to 0.
Roger Maris failed to homer in New York's 3-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox. He collected a single and has one more game to chase the all time home run mark.
Cincinnati ace Joey Jay struggled in his final tuneup for the World Series, allowing five hits and five runs in four innings as Pittsburgh beat the NL champions 11-6. Dick Stuart, Don Leppert and Bill Mazeroski homered. Stuart's 35th followed Ken Hunt.
The con mon pickerel frog makes a raucous snore like croaks in the marsh. The odd vocalization disrupts the usual night chorus and draws curious attention from nearby researchers.
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