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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1961
Page
8
Associated Press sports writer notes key showdowns as unbeaten Mississippi hosts LSU for a SEC tilt while Michigan State faces Minnesota, Ohio State meets Iowa, and Duke chases pace with North Carolina. Notre Dame and Navy loom as upset risks amid a season of shocks.
The Hampden Sydney library named for former president Joseph Dupuy Eggleston was dedicated on Saturday. Former Gov. Colgate Darden praised Eggleston for linking human progress to intellectual advancement, noting his Hampden Sydney presidency from 1919 to 1939 and emeritus status until his death in 1953.
Martinsville police report a downtown Globeman's department store burglary over the weekend. Entry was through an air vent and safes were ripped open by professionals, with several thousand dollars taken. Police Chief Emory Bolejack identifies the incident as the work of professional burglars.
The Cincinnati Royals beat Syracuse 139 132 as Oscar Robertson Wayne Embry Bob Boozer and Jack Twyman formed a strong quartet. Robertson led with 26 points and eight assists in a standout first period as Cincinnati built a late lead to their second win in four games.
The Virginia State AFL-CIO urged members to vote based on individual convictions in November. The executive board said it favored some GOP ideas from H. Clyde Pearson but criticized Republican policy inconsistencies. It refused to endorse Virginia Democrats and condemned attacks on the labor movement during the primary.
Two Des Moines cab drivers were dispatched to a downtown office building almost at the same time. George Rule picked up a passenger named Rule and Ernest Davis was sent to fetch a fare named Davis.
Cappelletti scores in many ways as Boston under Holovak beats Buffalo 52-21. He reached 100 points in the season with a late 24 yard field goal in a 18-17 win over Dallas. Blanda passes and kicks for Houston, including four TD passes and a 53 yard field goal in a 38-7 win over Dallas, then four TD passes and 464 air yards in a 28-16 victory over Buffalo. New York leads the East with Boston tied for second. Houston leads the West as San Diego dominates Denver 37-0 for an eighth straight win.
The $300 000 Garden State Stake for two year olds headlines Saturday racing at Garden State Park with an estimated $175 000 to the winner Donut King ridden by Verne Winchell's California cannonball is the likely favorite after Champagne triumph over Jaipur and Sir Gaylord. Crimson Satan also races in the Garden State Trail and carries a $4 20 payoff. Carry Back previously starred here in 1961 and Tudorka that Miss Eleonora Sears owns scored a $32 40 payoff in the Jeanne D Arc at Narragansett Friday.
The CBS Sunday night drama features Laurence Olivier as a whisky priest hunted by an anticlerical regime in Latin America. George C. Scott plays a ruthless police lieutenant, with strong turn by Julie Harris and Keenan Wynn. the program is described as brutal and thought provoking.
Becky Cornwell rolled 121 128 154 for 403 to lead Sof Spun Bread with Aggie McCall adding 146 120 112 for 378 as Sof Spun tied for first in the Ladies League. Betty Webber added 365. Ruth Godlove 370 in Cigarette Lighter wins. Frances Bringle 133 helped Buckley-Lages. GAA Girls Bantam results note several scores.
The phrase fair cow is an Australian slang expression used to describe anything that fails to meet someone’s unqualified approval or standard. It conveys disappointment or disapproval of an object, action, or situation.
Frank Turner of Hagerstown Md survived a threat from Eddie Owens of Washington to win the Virginia State Open duck pin tournament in Winchester with 973 over seven games. Owens finished second with 971 as Funklays er of Winchester posted the high game 188 but placed no higher than 13th. Turner’s seven games included 147 140 172 110 144 109 and 151 to cap a 126 average.
Manila Joe Brown of Houston Texas outpointed Bert Somodio of the Philippines in 15 rounds for the world lightweight title. Farid Salim of Argentina outpointed Ted Wright of Detroit and Kenzo Shimamura of Japan stopped Antonio Coria of Mexico in eight rounds.
Sonny Jurgensen directed a late 41-yard strike to Tommy McDonald with 16 seconds remaining to lift the Philadelphia Eagles 27 24 over the Washington Redskins. Dallas beat the Giants 17 16 as Allen Green hit a 32 yard field goal with 1 23 left. Browns topped St Louis 21 10. In the West, Chicago beat Baltimore 21 20 while Detroit defeated Los Angeles 28 10 and Pittsburgh won 20 10 over San Francisco. Paul Hornung helped Green Bay in a 38 10 victory over Minnesota as Arnett of the Rams returned a kickoff 105 yards.
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