Bears Rally to Whip Denver and Lions Route Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles coach Jerry Williams refused to make excuses after a rough exhibition season finale. The Eagles lost 43 to 10 to the Detroit Lions and 49 to 10 to the Bears in separate references, while noting they beat Oakland earlier. He criticized costly mistakes and questioned team readiness against strong opponents.
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Denver
Lions Roar
Eagles
Philadelpina
Jerry William
Philadelphia Eagles
Wilamis
Detroit Lions
Oakland
Houston
Raiders
Williams
Panvinnad
Chicago
Gale Sayers
Sayers Faces Reality as Lions Loom in Preview
First test for Sayers against a Lions team seen as Super Bowl contender. Eagles shown improved but facing a tough schedule including Cincinnati Dallas Minnesota San Francisco and Oakland. Lions benefit from bold passing by Greg Landry who threw four TDs with three to Charlie Sanders and Lem Barney’s key punt returns setting up scores.
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Reality
Lions
Philadelphia
Eagles
Detroit
Cincinnati
Dallas
Minnesota
San Francisco
Oakland
Greg Landry
Charlie Sanders
Lem Barney
Center Point Wins Softball Tourney Championship
Center Point defeated Central City 79 for the girls softball tournament title as Julie Hero pitched a five hit shutout. Miss Hannen and Terry Andrews added two hits each in Center Point’s nine hit attack. North Linn won the consolation with Sally Ratliff collecting three hits.
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Center Point
Central City
Miss Hannen
Terry Andrews
North Linn
Alburnett
Sally Ratliff
Jonna Hannan
I Cansolarig
Delon
Cedar Rapids Knights of Columbus Boxers Win Matches
Davenport boxers Darrel Knots Jay Knots and Jack Gott of the Cedar Rapids Knights of Columbus won matches Sunday. Knots defeated Joey Owen of Davenport, Knots defeated Clark Stewart of Davenport, and Gott defeated by Imechan of Muscatine. Next Knights matches are in Cedar Rapids September 26 with many finals champs expected.
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Davenport
Darrel Knots
Jay Knots
Jack Gott
Cedar Rapids
West Union Wins Teig Invitational Softball Title
West Union hosts the Teig Invitational softball tournament and dominates Kenton Community 82 to 0 to claim the championship. Tammy Wedemann and Carla Daniels each collected three hits to pace the winners, while Weidemann drove in two runs. West Central beat Turkey Valley 83 in the consolation game. Earlier, Renton outslashed West Central 18 to 16 in a semifinal.
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West Union
Kenton Commu
Tuly
Tammy Wedemann
Carla Daniels
Weidemann
West Central
Turkey Valley
Renton
College Football Conference Results and Roster Notes
A compact recap of college football results and player notes across divisions. The report lists team performances and player scores including Montana State, UCLA, Boise State, North Dakota State, Newberry, Emory & Henry, and Missouri Valley teams with various individual highlights.
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Far West
Boise State
Fidana
Ninsom State
Carratl
Mayware State
Fact
North DaKéte
Montana
Panoerny
Ucla I
Pro Wrestling Card Opens With Big Night Wins
Handsome Harley Tate defeated Baron von Raschke in the feature bout at Memorial Coliseum. Rufus R Jones and Steve Bulus retained the North American tag team title by beating Benny Ramirez and Bob Orton. Ramirez defeated Bolus and Danny Little Bear tapped Tor Kamata in other events.
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Harley Tate
Baron von Raschke
Memorial Coliseum
Rufus
R. Jones
Steve Bulus
Beni Ramirez
Bob Orton
Ramirez
Bolus
Danny Littlebear
Tor Kamata
Preseason NFL Week Highlights Across AFC and NFC
Giants lose to Steelers as Paul Gibson breaks free on a 73 yard punt return for Detroit. Bears rally to beat the Broncos 14 7 behind Concanon and Nix. Bears edge Giants 20 3 as Tarkenton struggles while Pittsburgh tops New York 20 3 and Houston defeats New Orleans 24 17. Williams cautions optimism after Detroit setback. Zilly hails Eagles punt coverage as tenacious.
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Chicago Bears
Denver
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Houston
New Orleans
Joe Dawkins
Zeke Moore
Charley Johnson
Jim Beime
Artchie Manning
Jack Concannon
Kent Nix
Bears
Broncos
Concannon
Nix
Dick Gordon
Terry Bradshaw
John Fuqua
Steelers
Giants
Fran Tarkenton
Downs Will Race Friday on the Half Mile Track
Hawkeye Downs extends the stock car season by one more Friday night open race as promoters Vern Weber and Dr. Jack Hunt stage heats on the half mile track. Two 15 lap heats set starting positions for the feature with a $0 prize. The exact plans for next season remain undisclosed.
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Hawkeye Downs
Vern Weber
Jack Hunt
Weber
Hunt
Field Gathers for Pennsylvania 500 At Pocono
Area fans head to Pocono Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania 500 with Verlin Baker of Cedar Rapids and a star ensemble including A J Foyt and the Unser brothers plus Roger McCluskey Wally Dallenbach Gary Bettenhausen Billy Vukovich Don White Buck Baker and Lee Roy Yarbrough Baker returns to his own 1969 Charger for this race Also noted are Calgary drag event honors by Orville Rose and coverage of the Wide World of Sports telecast from Darlington Next Saturday Doane Crock photo of Richard Petty and Johnny Beauchamp appears in the NASCAR Newsletter Hawkeye Racing News names Arlo Becker Hawkeye Downs rookie of the year and Curt Nansen wins at Hawkeye Downs and Marshalltown IMCA standings show Irv Janey third behind Ernie Derr and Ron Hutcherson Jerry Blundy leads the IMCA sprint points with Dick Sutcliffe close behind
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Cedar Rapids
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Marshalltown
Ed Sanger
Irv Janey
Janey
Ernie Derr
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Ron Hutcherson
Jerry Blundy
Galesburg
Til
Dick Sutcliffe
Kansas City
Bach's Birdie Wins Northbrook Tourney In Sudden Death
Bach of Center Peel beat Wally Pinckney in a playoff after both shot one over par 73 through 18 holes. Tournament drew 106 golfers in two shifts with shotgun starts. Offringal finished third and Owens fourth. Lower right winners included Everts Wunder Fife Ross and others with scores ranging from 79 to 103.
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Tom Bach
Peel
Wally Pinckney
Cedar Rapids
Northbrook
Dick Offringall
Gene Owens
Ney
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Joe Wunder
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Charles Ross
Lar Verne Gordon
Dick Smeier
i Voss Homer Lifts Watkins to Crown in Norway Tourney
Jerry Voss hit a solo homer to lift Watkins to a 4 52 victory and the championship of the South annual Norway baseball tournament. In semifinals Watkins beat Walford 9 3 behind strong batting from Mackintosh and Tom Hume while Norway crushed Fairfax 13 1.
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Norway
Jerry Voss
Watkins
Walford
Tung
Mack’tinburg
Tom Hum
Fairfax
Hastings Mason Win in Marion YMCA Tennis Doubles
Hastings and Mason win the Marion Mase beach YMCA women doubles event with Jan Ellertson and Di Anne Mark taking second in the Swiss round robin. They will vie for runner-up trophies Tuesday evening. A parallel men’s tournament is planned next weekend with same match format. residents of Marion or Linn-Mar districts and YMCA tennis league members are eligible. Call Charlie Kress or Bob Willett for details.
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Mase Beach
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Di‘anne Mark
Marion
Linn-Mar
Ymca Tennis League
Eligiste
Charlie Kress
Bob Willett
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