Redskins Rally Past Cowboys In Biggest NFL Sunday
Washington roared back from 13 points down to beat Dallas 24-20 as Charlie Harraway scored the late winner and the defense intercepted twice. Sonny Jurgensen joined the 30,000-yard passing club in a day of multiple upsets and notable comebacks across the league.
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Allison Wins Easily At Rockingham American 500 Race
Bobby Allison of Hueytown Alabama dominated the 492 lap Rockingham event leading 211 laps and finishing nearly two miles ahead of Richard Petty. The victory earned $17 400 and marked his tenth major win of the season.
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Knudson Ends 2-Year Slump With Kaiser Invitational Victory
Knudson breaks a two year drought by carding a 271 total to win the Kaiser Invitational by three strokes over Bobby Nichols and Hale Irwin. He shoots a final round 70 to resist late challenges and play leads of five to seven strokes most of the day. his last win was the 1970 Robinson Open.
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Celtics Romp Past Philadelphia 76ers
Celtics rout 105 85 as Jo Jo White John Havlicek and Dave Cowens spark a fast break driven win. Havlicek scores 20 Cowens 16 White 16 while Philadelphia remains winless in six games with Block 2 Carter 17.
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76ers Lose Kevin Loughery
Kevin Loughery reserve guard for the Philadelphia 76ers wears a cast on his right leg as a precaution after hurting his right knee in a Saturday night game against the Knicks in New York. The 33 year old 11 year NBA veteran is out of the lineup until further notice, according to a team spokesman.
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Bears Hold Off Vikings In Narrow 13-10 Upset
Minnesota drives to Chicago five yard line but a late penalty negates progress. Fred Cox misses a 27 yard field goal with 20 seconds remaining, giving the Bears a 13-10 upset in a wild National Football game.
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Bears Edge Vikings In Televised NFL Clash
The Bears beat the Vikings as Mac Percival kicked the deciding field goal after Dick Butkus’s interception. Jim Harrison powered Chicago with 103 rushing yards, while Tarkenton threw for Minnesota and Beasley briefly found the end zone before a regulatory penalty nullified it.
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Tenace Sets Series Records in Seven-Game Classic
Gene Tenace powered the Oakland A’s to a 3-2 win in game seven, homering four times to tie the World Series mark and drive in two runs on a single and a double. He posted a .913 slugging average for the series, besting Ruth’s 1926 0.900, while Oakland and Cincinnati combined for a .209 team batting average, the lowest for a seven-game World Series.
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World Series Records Set by Individuals and Clubs
The seven game 1972 World Series saw Gene Tenace of Oakland set multiple records including highest slugging average 913 and most home runs in early at bats with two in the first two games. Rollie Fingers earned two saves for Oakland and Denis Menke starred for Cincinnati at third base.
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Tenace Leads Single Season World Series Records
The World Series set multiple records with Gene Tenace of Oakland yielding several marks including most runs in a seven game set at four and most home runs in the seven game series with four. Pete Rose led off the first game and Denis Menke of Cincinnati posted notable at bats. The series featured six appearances by Gonzalo Marquez as a pinch hitter and Rollie Fingers and Pedro Borbon tied for most games by a pitcher. Oakland and Cincinnati posted numerous zeroes in signals like triples sacrifice flies complete games and wild pitches.
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Sessions and Nordhorn Capture Twin Fifty Laps at ElDora
Sam Sessions wins the first fifty in front of Bill Puterbaugh and Johnny Parsons. Don Nordhorn rises from eleventh to win the second fifty, with Jerry Poland injuring a tire late and Larry Cannon taking second. Heat wins go to Dee Jones Carl Harrison and Nordhorn. Bealle fastest qualifier at 18.55, and USAC sprint season heads west as Sessions leads standings with 772 points.
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Harpy Eagle Captures Armitice Handicap at Lincoln Downs
Harpy Eagle, the 7-5 favorite, won the $10,000 Armitice Handicap at Lincoln Downs by ten lengths. The 12,076 crowd saw the favorite cover the mile in 1:39, paying $4.80, $3.60 and $2.40. Bush Man was second, a length ahead of Running Bear, who paid $3.
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