Davis Sparks Houston Comeback Past UCLA 17 13
Houston quarterback Danny Davis rediscovered his form in the second half to lead the Cougars to a 17-13 victory over UCLA. Davis engineered a 93 yard drive for a TD and Cyral Thomas added a nine yard score with 11:03 left. UCLA's Rick Bashore started strong but faltered after halftime.
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Bruins
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Kenny Hatfield
Cyral Thomas
Bashore
Steve Bukich
Frank Corral
Homer Butler
Mike Coulter
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Thomas
Terry Donahue
Althea Gibson reflects on money and fame in sports career
In Wheeling the former tennis pioneer notes big salaries and global attention do not disturb her. She recounts early barriers, transition to golf, and current mix of clinics and appearances while acknowledging tennis’s greater earnings. A separate item mentions LaSalle defeating West Muscatine 24-0 and Angel Torres earning a Reds promotion.
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W. Va
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Miss Gibson
Chris Evert
Jimmy Connors
Jackie Robinson
Forest Hills
U.S
Cleveland
Tour
New Jersey
Hearst Tops West Liberty Stock Car Meet
Tom Hearst of Wilton won the 30 lap late model stock car season championship at the West Liberty fair grounds. Steve Becker of Atkins won the sportsman feature with Hearst leading the first feature list and Becker taking the second feature.
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Wilton
West Liberty Fairgrounds
Steve Becker
Atkins
Michigan Nips Trojans in Poll for No 1 Ranking
Michigan edged Southern California to top the national college football poll with 16 first place votes and 309 points, beating USC by 13 points. Alabama ranked further behind. In Eldora speedway results, Ken Walton finished fifth in the World 100 late model stock car race, with Ed Sanger fourth. Doug Kemmer won the race. Walton and Sanger also won heats. Others from Iowa included Darrell Dake, Verlin Bak er, Bill Zwanziger, and Dan Dickey.
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Cedar Rapids duo tied for Iowa PGA lead at Wakonda
Cedar Rapids pro Dave Hilgenberg and Dick Roeder shared the top score final with four teams at 66 in Wakonda. Also tied were Al Hustin and Pale Feaster Clinton Al Resinger and H L Sell Ames Roger Padgett and John McGunness Des Moines and Joe Vincent and B Bettendorf Des Moines. Hilgenberg posted a 72 tied with Lockie Davenport Schumann Waterloo Lindsey Burlington.
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Cedar Rapids
Dave Hilgenberg
Dick Roeder
Iowa
Wakonda
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H.L. Sell
Ames
Roger Padgett
John McGunness
Joe Vincent
B. Bettendorf
Hilgenberg
Gary Lockie
Davenport
Ed Schumann
Waterloo
Dan Lindsey
Burlington
Drake F laker to Undergo Shoulder Surgery Ends Season
Drake University football coach Chuck Shelton announced that Mark Flaker, Drake senior wide receiver from Florissant Missouri, will have shoulder surgery to repair a separation and miss the remainder of the season. Flaker was injured after a 27 yard catch that set up a fourth quarter TD in the 31 29 loss to Arkansas State.
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Drake
Mark Flaker
Florissant
Chuck Shelton
Flaker
Bulldogs
Arkansas State
Local Golf Eight-inch Cup Tournament Medalist and Winners
Medalist Diane Faulkner shot 39 in the local eight inch cup event. Championship flight winner Judy Blank posted 41 while first through fifth flights were won by Gloria Tschetschot 42 Evelyn Hollingsworth 46 Sybil Brown 47 Eloise Kingery 47 and Inez Polaski 63.
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Diane Faulkner
Judy Blank
Gloria Tschetschot
Evelyn Hollingsworth
Sybil Brown
Eloise Kingery
Inez Polaski
Football Metro Youth standings and results brief
Junior division results show Colts defeated Chargers 14 to 0 and Redskins beat Jets 6 to 0. Intermediate division games had Bengals 30 over Cardinals 0 and Rams 24 to 6 over Dolphins while Steelers 6 and Vikings 0. Senior division results: Packers 42 over Raiders 0 and Lions 28 to 0 over Cowboys.
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Dolphins
Steelers
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Raiders
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Redskins Drop Over-the-Hill Gang Veterans in Final Cuts
Washington owner George Allen released 34 year old tight end Jerry Smith and 34 year old safety Brig Owens as rosters trimmed to 43 before the season. Other veterans cut or waived include Rams kicker Tom Dempsey, Giants QB Steve Ramsey, Colts lineman Alden Roche, and LB Jim Bertelsen. McCoy traded to Raiders for McMath and two future picks. Allen bets on youth behind Houston with rookie Mark Murphy and Bill Larson.
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Jerry Smith
Brig Owens
Washington Redskins
National Football League
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Tom Dempsey
Los Angeles Rams
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Steve Ramsey
New York Giants
Alden Roche
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Mike McCoy
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Oakland Raiders
Herb McMath
Smith
Owens
Jean Fugett
Allen
Bill Larson
Mark Murphy
Colgate
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Ken Houston
NFL
Washington
Dallas
Dempsey
Rams
Cowboys trade Jensen to Broncos for draft choice
Dallas sends second year fullback Jim Jensen of Iowa to Denver for an undisclosed 1979 draft pick. Jensen was a 1976 second rounder who made 17 of 26 field goals and 36 of 44 conversions last season.
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Bertelsen
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Walton
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Giants
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