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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1971

Page

7

Chiefs Rally Past Steelers With Second Quarter Surge

Kansas City erased a 9-0 deficit by scoring four TDs in the second quarter and defeated Pittsburgh 38-16 on Monday night. Len Dawson connected with Otis Taylor and Elmo Wright for scores while Ed Podolak and Emmitt Thomas added touchdowns as the Chiefs seized first in the AFC West.

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High School Football Polls Track Division Leaders

Warren Harding Steubenville Catholic and Marion Pleasant hold division leads as the AP state polls update. Harding tops Class AAA with 238 points, while Moeller leads with 302. Steubenville Catholic is second in AAA with 173 to Napoli’s 165. Marion Pleasant dominates Class A with 201 points, Notre Dame second at 189. New top ten entries include Elyria in AAA and Youngstown North in AA, with shifts across other classes.

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Bobkittens Rally to Open Season With Win Over Kent Frosh

Ohio University Bobkittens led by Carlin Carpenter defeated Kent State frosh 23 to 13 in Athens. L. C. Lyons rushed 140 yards on 28 carries, Rich Bewley added 90 yards and 81 passing yards, while Gary Dourin sacked the Kent QB three times. Carpenter previews more bench usage against Cincinnati frosh.

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Pro Grid Monday Results Kansas City 38 Pisteauegh 16

Saturday s Game Buffalo at San Diego midnight EDT. Sundays Games All Times EDT Cincinnati at Oakland 4 p.m Denver at Cleveland 1 p.m Chicago at Detroit 2 p.m Green Bay at Los Angeles 4 p.m Houston at Pittsburgh p.m Miami at New York Jets 1 p.m New England or Dallas 2 p.m New Orleans at Atlanta 1 p.m New York Giants at Philadelphia pm San Francisco at 1 Louis 2 pm Washington of Kansas City 4 p.m. Monday Oct 25 at Minnesota 9 p.m. nation Baltimore stereo

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Ninth Grade Grid Team Tops Gallians

Athens defeated Gallipolis 14 to 6 in a ninth grade football game on Chauncey field. It was Athens second win in three games while Gallipolis suffered its first loss in three starts.

Athens Gallipolis Chauncey Field Jerry Cunningham Terry Hawk Carl Stempel Mark Riggs John Groth Jim Niday Athens Frosh Meigs Jess Perry Cornell Dartmouth

Williams AL's Best By HUBERT MIZELL

Dick Williams wins the American League manager of the year after guiding Oakland to a 101-61 record and the Western Division title. He acknowledged prior Boston success and noted Earl Weaver’s longer resume but praised his own club’s performance. Weaver congratulated Williams as the Orioles’ season ended.

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Oklahoma Sooners Rally in Poll Approach on Nebraska

In the AP college football poll, Nebraska holds 35 first place votes and 1,046 points after a 55-0 win over Kansas, while Oklahoma climbs with eight first place votes and 888 points. Colorado and Notre Dame swap spots with Ohio State and Penn State making notable moves behind the top group.

Associated Press Oklahoma Sooners Nebraska The Cornhuskers Oklahoma Colorado Michigan Illinois Wolverines Alabama Tennessee Auburn Georgia Tech Buffaloes Notre Dame North Carolina Penn State Syracuse Nittany Lions Georgia Vanderbilt Texas Arkansas Razorbacks Stanford Southern California Ohio State Louisiana State Arizona State Toledo Purdue Duke Air Force LSU Washington Florida State Nebraska Poo Oklahome Michigan Pee Notre Dame Fee Arkanasas Ead PPR Renee Tenes Ohio St. Thor Loewen COTM Tie Ariz St. Peete Toledo Sor Texas Fee Renee Tenn Steet

Kentucky Opens With 98 Yard Kickoff Return

Kentucky coach John Bay urged calm before the Clemson game. Doug Kotar returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown in his first varsity game, energizing the team and setting an early tone.

Louisville Kentucky John Bay Clemson Doug Kotar

Houmard High In Statistics In CFL with Eskimos

TORONTO Ont Bob Houmard formerly of Ohio University 1968 MAC champions ranks high in CFL stats with Edmonton Eskimos in the Eastern Division He is tied for sixth in scoring with 36 points on six touchdowns fourth in rushing with 631 yards on 123 carries a 5 1 average and 11th in receiving with 22 catches for 125 yards He has five rushing TDs and one receiving TD with a 40 yard longest rush and a 23 yard longest catch.

Toronto Ont Bob Houmard Ohio University Houmard Edmonton Eskimos

Player Of The Week Jim Amshary Shines For Eastern Eagles

Eagle quarterback Jim Amshary was named Messenger Player of the Week after the Eastern Eagles defeated the Lancers of Federal Hocking 29 to 0. The senior completed a pass for a score, ran in two touchdowns, and added two extra points to total 23 of the 29 points. He is 5 feet 10 inches, 160 pounds, and son of Norma Amsbary of Pomeroy Route 3.

EAGLE Jim Amshary Eastern Eagles Messenger Lancers Federal Hocking Amshary Eagles Norma Amsbary Pomeroy Route 3 Kenneth Amsbary

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