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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1977

Page

7

NFL Based on Defense Wins and Offense Dominates Week Two

The AP notes a hung jury in the NFL week two narrative with defense highlighting LA Chargers 20 0 over Philadelphia Broncos 26 6 over Bills and Houston 16 10 over Green Bay while offenses shine in Dallas 41 21 over the Giants Cincinnati 42 20 over Seattle Miami 19 15 over San Francisco and Los Angeles 20 0 over Philadelphia. Key players include Leroy Jones O J Simpson Willie Alexander Roger Staubach Tony Dorsett Jim Hart Charlie Sanders Ken Anderson Fleet Moore Joe Namath and Billy Kilmer.

Associated Press Los Angeles Philadelphia Denver Broncos Buffalo Dallas New York Giants Cincinnati Seattle Baltimore New York Jets Washington Atlanta St. Louis Chicago Houston Green Bay Detroit New Orleans San Diego Kansas City Miami San Francisco Oakland Pittsburgh Minnesota Tampa Bay Oilers Packers Willie Alexander Alexander Raiders Steelers Oakland Raiders Jack Tatum Willie Brown Charles Phillips Terry Bradshaw Errol Mann Mark van Eeghen Giants Roger Staubach Staubach Cowboys Tony Dorsett Bengals Seahawks Bengal Ken Anderson Dolphins 49Ers Nat Moore Moore Rams Eagles Joe Namath Namath Terry Nelson Lawrence McCutcheon

Los Angeles Nominated By USOC For 1984 Olympics Bid

In a close 55-39 vote, the US Olympic Committee selected Los Angeles over New York to represent the United States before the IOC for the 1984 Summer Games. LA argued existing facilities and a break-even plan with a $183.5 million budget.

Colorado Springs Colo Los Angeles US Olympic Committee New York International Olympic Committee IOC Athens United States USOC Memorial Colisium Los

Indians End Orioles Bid With 9-4 Win

Orioles drop to third place 3½ behind Yankees after a 9-4 loss to Cleveland. Wayne Garland earned the win for the Indians as Eddie Murray hit a three run homer for Baltimore in the first inning before four Baltimore errors sparked a five run rally.

Associated Press Baltimore Earl Weaver New York Yankees Orioles Yogi Berra Cleveland Indians Yankees Boston Wayne Garland Garland Cleveland Eddie Murray

Baseball Roundup Saturday’s late fireworks pace wide AL results

Boston crushed Detroit 12 5 as Carlton Fisk Carl Yastrzemski and Butch Hobson homered Reggie Cleveland won 11 8. Yankees swept Toronto 15 0 and 20 0 behind Guidry 16 6 and five hitters Figueroa Lyle. Royals swept Angels 6 3 and 4 2 powering an eight game KC stretch. Rangers beat A’s 5 4 and 8 6 as Smith Bevacqua lead. Brewers beat Twins 8 6 while Minnesota took 8 4 in nightcap. Seattle topped White Sox 5 1 behind Stanton 27th homer.

Boston Detroit New York Toronto Texas Oakland Kansas City California Seattle Chicago Milwaukee Minnesota Red Sox Tigers Carlton Fisk Carl Yastrzemski Butch Hobson Reggie Cleveland Ben Oglivie Yankees Blue Jays Ed Figueroa Sparky Lyle Ron Guidry Reggie Jackson Dave Kingman Lou Piniella Cliff Johnson Angels Ken Brett Rangers A's Keith Smith Kurt Bevacqua Brewers Twins von Joshua Cecil Cooper Dan Ford Mariners White Sox Lee Stanton Doc Medich Stanton Rick Honeycutt Enrico Romo

Hill Breaks Slump With 11 Under In Ohio Kings Island Open

Mike Hill ends a five year winless stretch with a record 11 under par in Mason Ohio. He finishes one stroke ahead of Tom Kite who tied the course record with 62. Hill earns 30000 dollars and celebrates a personal victory for his young son and family.

Mason, Ohio Mike Hill Hill Tom Kite Jack Nicklaus Kite Ben Crenshaw Jackson, Mich Dave Hill Nicklaus Crenshaw Jim Dent

Ali predicts end of fight as Shavers deadline nears

Muhammad Ali, at Madison Square Garden, says the Shavers bout will end decisively after four rounds. He pivots to money talks, stating he wants 12 million to fight the Norton Young winner and 10 million to face Joe Frazier, aiming to exit with the title.

New York Muhammad Ali Ali Madison Square Garden Earnie Shavers Shavers Ken Norton Jimmy Young Joe Frazier Norton Young

Phillies Near East Title as Seaver and John Win

The Phillies moved within one game of the National League East title after Seaver and John won their 20th games. Seaver pitched a three hitter in a 4-0 win over Atlanta, while John beat Houston 5-4. Luzinski and Schmidt each had three hits as Philadelphia clinched a tie for the division with an 8-5 win over Montreal.

Associated Press Tom Seaver Tommy John Philadelphia Phillies Seaver John Atlanta Houston Philadelphia Montreal Phillies Pittsburgh Chicago Danny Ozark Ozark Los Angeles Greg Luzinski Mike Schmidt Luzinski San Diego San Francisco St. Louis Cardinals New York Reds Braves George Foster Mets

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