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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1977

Page

9

Comeback Bid Scheduled for Seattle Slew

Belmont Park barn area buzzes as Seattle Slew returns to training. Dr. Jim Hill and Karen and Mickey Taylor plan winter and next year racing before eventual stud duties, defending a career unbeaten record despite a recent Hollywood Park setback.

Will Grimsley Seattle Belmont Park Jim Hill Lexington Hill Washington Mickey Taylor Secretariat Karen Taylor Mickey Taylors and Hills Slew Hollywood Park Turner Hialeah

Fortner Shines As Miami Tops To Stay MAC Lead

Miami quarterback Larry Fortner, a 6-foot-4 Lorain product, accounting for 13 touchdowns in four games, led a 27-3 win over Toledo. Coach Dick Crum refused to hype him, citing his rough road to progress, while the Redskins solidified their 3-0 MAC record and threat to replace Ball State as champion.

Dick Crum Lorain Marshall Ohio University Bowling Green Toledo Fortner Redskins Crum

Athens runners reach state as Top ping places sixth

Rob Top ping of Athens High School finished sixth in the district cross country meet at Pine Hills Golf Course with a 13 22 time earning a spot in the state Class AAA meet in Columbus next Saturday. Lancaster led team scores with 73 points while Westland and Worthington followed. Individual times list Hirn 12 54 Zishka 12 55 Graham 12 59 Hosier 13 01 Kniece 13 20 Top ping 13 22 Davis 13 24 Schnieder 13 26 Mounts 13 27 Lan cie 13 28 Max wel 13 29 Spears 13 34 Tannehill 13 35 Bitticker 13 40.

Carroll Rob Topping Athens Columbus Topping Joe Hirn Westland Lancaster John Zishka Chillicothe Pine Hills Whetstone Worthington Marietta Newark Gahanna Carrollton New Philadelphia Reynoldsburg Mount Vernon Steve Graham Craig Hosier Delaware Jeff Kniece Northland Elfago Davis North Steve Schnieder Greg Mounts Marion Franklin Fred Lancie Kevin Maxwell Skipper Spears Paul Tannehill Steve Bitticker Athens Times Rob Atkins Mike Bruning Bill Squibb

Raiders Turn Denver With Turnovers To Win 24-14

Raiders baptize Mile High crowd with a 24-14 victory over the Broncos after a turnover edge, snapping Denver’s earlier 30-7 defeat in the teams’ prior meeting. Madden noted the eight turnovers in the previous game and praised avoiding miscues this time. The win leaves Oakland and Denver 6-1 atop the AFC West as Dallas dominates Detroit 37-0 behind Staubach.

Associated Press Oakland John Madden Raiders Denver Broncos Mile High City Baltimore Dallas Cowboys Detroit Roger Staubach Efren Herrera Pittsburgh Chicago Green Bay New Orleans Los Angeles San Francisco Tampa Bay Seattle Buffalo San Diego

NFL Scores From Week Highlights Across Stadiums

Miami 13, New England 24. New York Jets 13, Washington 23. Philadelphia 17, Cleveland 44. Kansas City 7, Minnesota 14. Atlanta 7, Cincinnati 13. Houston 10, Cincinnati 13 in overtime. Giants visit St Louis tonight. Broncos coach Red Miller hails Oakland’s disciplined play after a 37–0 Cowboys win. Bears 26, Packers 0. Saints 27, Rams 26. 49ers 20, Buccaneers 10. Seahawks 56, Bills 17. Chargers 14, Dolphins 13. Patriots 24, Jets 13. Redskins 23, Eagles 17. Browns 44, Chiefs 7. Vikings 14, Falcons 7. Bengals 13, Oilers 10.

Miami New England New York Jets Washington Philadelphia Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Atlanta Cincinnati Houston New York Giants St. Louis Red Miller Broncos Denver Oakland Raiders Ken Stabler Gene Upshaw Art Shell Mark van Eeghen Clarence Davis Stabler Cliff Branch Cowboys Lions Dallas Detroit Cliff Harris Tom Landry Tommy Hudspeth Dallas Ia Redskins Eagles Allen Joe Theismann Billy Kilmer Jean Fugett Browns Chiefs Greg Pruitt Don Cockroft Forrest Gregg Augsburg Macalester Augustana Morningside Carnegie-Mellon Hiram Col Carthage Benedictine Ill Case Western John Carroll Michigan Bowling Green Missouri Lincoln Temple Coe Grinnell Cornell Iowa Knox Dayton Cent. St Ohio Drake Lamar Dubuque Upper Iowa E. Michigan Akron Illinois St Northern S.D Huron Wilmington Hanover Youngstown St Wayne, Mich Southwest Arkansas Rice TCU Ouachita Chico Hayward E. Montana Montana Tech Humboldt San Francisco Colorado Nevada-Reno Sacramento New Mexico S. Utah W. New Mexico Stanford Oregon UCLA Washington St Weber Idaho W. Montana Rocky Mountain W. Washington Cent. Washington

Ohio State Romps Wisconsin 42 in Big Ten clash

Ohio State overwhelmed Wisconsin 42 to 0 as part of a slate of college football scores across conferences. Michigan routed Bowling Green 35 28 and other regional results included Toledo 3 Western Michigan 28 and Akron 28.

Ohio College Big Ten Ohio St Wisconsin Mid-American Michigan Bowling Green Illinois Kent St Miami Ohio Toledo Ohio U EK Michigan Akron Baldwin-Wallace Marietta Mount Union Denison Muskingum Ohio Northern Otterbein Ohio Wesleyan Wittenberg Capital Wooster Heidelberg Hoosier- Buckeye Defiance Bluffton Findlay Anderson Wilmington Hanover Carnegie-Metlon Hiram Case Western John Carroll Cincinnati Temple Dayton Central State Earlham Oberlin Hillsdale Ashland Wabash Kenyon Youngstown Wayne St

Pairings Set For ROCK SPRINGS Class AA Girls Tourney

Pairings announced for the Class AA girls volleyball tournament in Rock Springs opening Tuesday with eleven teams. Nelsonville York out due to district financial issues. games run Tue Thu Sat with two teams advancing to district. Admission one dollar.

Rock Springs Nelsonville-York

Athens Soccer Club closes fall with 7 3 win at East State Street Center

Athens High School soccer club finished the fall season with a 7-3 victory over Delaware at the East State Street Recreation Center field last Saturday. Attef Mikhail led Athens with three goals and one assist. Dave McComb added two goals with Ergood and Burson scoring one each and Ergood contributing an assist.

Athens High School Delaware East State Street Recreation Center Athens Attef Mikhail Dave McComb Joel Ergood Mark Burson Ergood

Reds Sign Armbrister and Auerbach to New Contracts

Cincinnati Reds announce the signing of Ed Armbrister and Rick Auerbach. Armbrister inks a one year deal for 1978 as a key pinch hitter. Auerbach signs for the 1978 and 1979 seasons.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds Ed Armbrister Rick Auerbach Armbrister Auerbach

Thompson wins Pensacola Open in back of 68

Leonard Thompson credits Arnold Palmer for change in fortune as he shoots three under par to edge rookie Curtis Strange by two strokes. Thompson finishes 16 under par at Pensacola Country Club, totaling 268 for the event.

Pensacola, Fla Leonard Thompson Arnold Palmer Thompson Curtis Strange Pensacola Country Club

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