Rematch Set Thursday Spurs Nip Suns In Wild Spree
Spurs edge Suns 145 143 in a run and gun shootout. Gervin 36 Kenon 29 for San Antonio. Westphal 37 for Phoenix. Next game at San Antonio Thursday.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1977
Page
6
Spurs edge Suns 145 143 in a run and gun shootout. Gervin 36 Kenon 29 for San Antonio. Westphal 37 for Phoenix. Next game at San Antonio Thursday.
St Louis defense earns praise as safety Mike Sensibaugh returns a 79 yard dash in final quarter. Giants coach McVay calls the effort strong and surprising as the Cardinals blank New York 28 to 0 at Busch Stadium before 50,000 fans.
Jim Hart led the Cardinals to a 11-0 victory over the New York Giants as St Louis limited their rivals to 0 points. Hart completed 9 of 13 passes while Giants quarterback Joe Pisarcik threw for 126 yards before Jonah Golsteyn relieved him. The win marked St Louis’s second shutout in 95 games and their first over New York in the long rivalry.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Woodie Fryman Bill Caudill and cash to obtain Bill Bonham from the Chicago Cubs. Reds president Bob Howsam said the move adds starting experience to the pitching staff. Bonham is 29 a right-hander who went 10-13 with a 4.35 ERA for the Cubs in 1977. Fryman 37 lefty quit mid July then considered return and requested the trade. Caudill 21 right-hander spent 1977 with Three Rivers and Indianapolis posting 13-4 4.42 ERA at Three Rivers and 2-2 3.65 ERA with the American Association club.
The National Hockey League has no games on Monday. Tuesday features Atlanta at New York Islanders and Los Angeles at St Louis while the World Hockey Association lists New England at Quebec and Houston at Indianapolis.
Dave Kingman eyes a high price tag as free agents flood the market. Teams including Boston Detroit Toronto and possibly San Diego flirt with him while New York Yankees negotiations stall. Kingman cites ballpark comparisons and a preference for the West Coast as he weighs a potential blockbuster deal.
Texas Longhorns lead the AP football poll with 57 first place votes and 1,176 points from 59 voters. Alabama Oklahoma and Ohio State trail as others wait in the wings for Texas to finish its remaining four games.
The AP Ohio high school football ratings show Cincinnati Moeller leading with 31 straight wins and a 301 232 point margin over Canton McKinley as Elyria Catholic cruises at 8 0 and Canton Catholic climbs to runner up. Black River sits 8-0-0 in the poll.
A statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters tightens the balloting with Medina County only eight points ahead of No. 2 Dalton 247-239. Zanesville returns to the AAA elite while Washington Court House Miami Trace holds third and Elder climbs to fourth after Massillon drops following a 22 21 loss to Warren Harding.
Kent State University senior quarterback Mike Whalen underwent knee surgery in Ravenna to repair ligaments ending his college career. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound signal caller suffered the injury in Kent State's 21-18 loss to Northern Illinois, having directed a 5-2 team prior to the game with 520 passing and 266 rushing yards. Freshman Mike Shaughnessy replaced him at quarterback.
Kansas City owner Lamar Hunt announced that Paul Wiggin was fired as head coach and Tom Bettis was named interim replacement. Wiggin, 44, amid a 1-6 start and 44-7 loss to Cleveland, expressed loyalty and belief that a nice guy can win in the NFL. Players wept and issued a statement saying they felt guilt for his dismissal.
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