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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1971
Page
5
Astros pitcher Jack Billingham, famed for avoiding shirt changes, kept the Cincinnati Reds hitless as Houston blanked them 14 to 0. Billingham, who hadn t beaten Cincinnati since 1938, blamed superstition for avoiding dry shirts during the gem.
Houston Oilers travel to New Orleans to face the Saints in the Sugar Bowl at 6 50 p m Sunday as Ed Hughes aims for a 4 3 preseason mark. Charley Johnson likely at quarterback against Archie Manning with top receivers Ward Joiner Ken Burrough and Jim Houston featured. Oilers defense faces a strong Saints unit led by Granger and Dusenberry as both teams rest front liners late in preseason.
The Associated Press standings recap lists Sunday results with matchups including Philadelphia against Gen San Francisco at Atlanta, and other noted games such as Los Angeles playing San Diego, Chicago against New Orleans, and New York at Detroit. The fragmentary text shows multiple teams and venues without complete scores.
Angleton Wildcats opened 24-4A with a 27 score over Brazosport Exporters as they built a 20 point second quarter surge. Biff Peterson connected on a 10 yard TD pass to Don Hall, Charles Smith added a 5 yard run, Gary Westbrook scored on a 1 yard dive, and Stith finished a 67 yard drive with a 2 yard keeper.
Columbus Georgia reports Fred Marti shot 71 in the second round to pair his 68 opening round for a 139 total, tying for fifth seven strokes behind co leaders Gay Brewer and John Miller. Miller posted 132 after a 67 in round two, while Brewer surged with a 64 after a 68.
Mount Carmel defeated Anahuac 24 to 14 as Jovie Bridgewater scored twice and Lee Buse connected with Mike Henry on a 40 yard pass. The Rebels held the Panthers to three first downs and 124 yards total offense.
Alabama defeated Southern California 17 to 10 in a game note. USC coach John McKay praised Alabama as a highly improved team after the contest. The report also mentions Brigham Young’s 41-13 win over North Texas State and other top ten teams preparing for upcoming games.
Raytown's David Conway kicked two field goals to fuel the Green Bay Packers 20 14 victory over the Buffalo Bills in a Friday preseason game in Buffalo New York.
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