Midwest football primots turn up heat in prep week
Ohio State worked in pads and in uniform as Wisconsin Oklahoma star Steve Owens looms as the key challenge for the Badgers in their Saturday opener. Purdue moves Willie Nelson to starting defensive end to fill in for a knee injury while Indiana prepares for Kentucky with increased contact work and Minnesota braces for Arizona State. Notre Dame names co captions Mike Ornard and Bob Olson, and Illinois and Northwestern report injuries affecting openings against Washington State and Notre Dame respectively.
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Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Steve Owens
Badgers
Sooners
John Coatta
Coatta
Purdue
Willie Nelson
Nelson
Denny Wrigowski
Purdie
TCU
Indiana
Kentucky
Johnny Pont
Minnesota
Arizona State
Notre Dame
Mike, Ornard
Bob Olson
Ara Parseghian
Ilinois
Dan Darlington
Julian Wyborny
Washington State
Kirk McMillen
Wyborny
Darlington
Northwestern
Bruce Hubbard
Hubbard
Barry Pearson
Regis Royals Dominate Linn-Mar In Season Opener
Regis opened the season with a 120 win over Linn-Mar as defense stifled the Lions to three first downs and 18 rushing yards. Bob Beals opened scoring with an eight yard run and Pat Shimon sealed it with a one yard plunge in the fourth.
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Dan Shea
Delaware Club Hears Pheasant Specialist Speech at meeting
Richard Nomsen chief pheasant biologist spoke on pheasants at the Delaware county fish and game club meeting in Manchester. Gary Ackerman Iowa state conservation biologist discussed local fish restocking in the area.
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Manchester
Richard Nomsen
State Conservation
Delaware County Fish and Game Club
Gary Ackerman
Iowa
Missouri Football Playoff Plan Spurs Statewide Interest
The article outlines a four class Missouri playoff system using a point scheme based on class size and record. Districts divide four regions with semifinals then finals, tie breaks rely on head to head results or opponents’ records, and high priority is given to rating points. It notes TV and radio rights fees and mentions Anamosa coach Bob Algoe praising a Prairie game while Cedar Rapids sources debate the matchup.
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Iowa
Towa
Missouri
Anamosa
Bob Algoe
Raiders
Prairie Jazz
LaSalle
Prairie
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Wishniewsky Scores Lift Marion Freshmen to 60 Victory
Don Wishniewsky bolted for a 64 yard touchdown in the second quarter to highlight Marion freshmen footballs 60 to Ben ton Community win.
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Don Wishniewsky
Marion
Benton
Lowden Tops Clarence In Sectionals Baseball
Lowden stars Howie Conrad had two hits six steals and scored twice in a sectional first round win over Clarence. Stoke struck out nine. Gene Peckenschneider homered in the first and added a hit to back Bennett past Lost Nation 5 0. Norway’s Max Elliott homers in a 4 1 win over Amana. Lisbon's Larry Carney and Don Barnhart keyed an 11 1 win over Deep River-Millersburg.
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Lowden
Howie Conrad
Clarence
Stoke
Gene. Peckenschaider
Bennett
Lost Nation
Huck
Voss
Auder
Miahs Kain Ane
Jara
Norway
Max Elliott
Amana
Larry Carney
Don Barnhart
Lisbon
Deep River-Millersburg
Staubach the Dodger Poses Problem for St Louis
Cowboys rookie Roger Staubach dazzles defense with scrambling, drawing praise from Dallas coach Tom Landry. With Craig Morton injured, St Louis faces a dilemma in the NFL opener at the Cotton Bowl as Staubach shifts toward a potential pocket passer role. Bubba Smith calls Staubach hardest to chase since Tarkenton, noting receivers’ misreads and defensive pressure.
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Sheila Moran
Associated
Prise Sports Weller
St. Louis Cardinals
Baltimore
Roger Staubach
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas
Tom Landry
Craig Morton
Staubach
Dodger
Bubba Smith
Colts
Marion Harrier Win Led by Bach Ellwood
A distant track meet summary notes Ellwood and Linn-Mar in a junior varsity win over Manchester with Linn-Mar runner Dennis Hoyt near second. The passage also lists NFL roster cuts by Cowboys Rams Packers Giants and Colts with coaches released players waived and shifts including Bobby Boyd and Zeke Bratkowski. The Cardinals named George Silvey to direct player personnel amid high school baseball sectional action in St George St Louis dates unclear.
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Cowboys
George Nordgren
Houston
Chuck Kyle
Purdue
Colts
Bobby Boyd
Don Alley
Larry Conjar
Boyd
Los Angeles Rams
Jim
Red” Phillips
Frank Marchlewski
Jim Nettles
Rick Cash
David Ray
Green Bay
Zeke Bratkowski
Mike Bach
Jend Linn-Mar
New York Giants
Manchester
Roger
Frank Manchester
Gary’ Carradus
Yards
Staubach
Parker
Pittsburgh
Linn-Mar
Klemp
Day
Ellwood
Dennis Hoyt
Greg Hutchinson
Lansing
Greg Rea
St. George
St. Pat's
St. Louis
St. Waukon
High Louis
Mont
All Staters Include Darling Skogman among 46 Iowa Freshmen
Iowa notes list 46 freshmen reporting for practice with 31 on Big Ten tenders. Among named prospects are Darling and Skogman. many players hail from Illinois Missouri Ohio and Minnesota. Reports highlight linemen backs and future Hawkeyes such as Darin g, Elgin, Harris, and Reardon brothers, plus twins and other notable recruits from Des Moines Urbandale and Chicago area. Hawkeye coach Ray Nagel expresses optimism as the group prepares to face Minnesota and Iowa State.
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Skogman
Iowa Fresh
Iowa Citys
Alate
Towa
Illinois
Minnesota
Ohio
Missouri
Richard Lutz
Carbondale
Ill
Southern Illinois
Joe Lutz
Jerry ‘Reardon
Kansas City
Douglas Edwards
Waseca
Mate
Kerry Reardon
Mike Edwards
Karl Buster" Heinkes
McKeesport
Paul Jurca
Lemont
Alvin Matthews
Robert Stearnes
Gary
Ind
Tolleston High School
Ted Lawrence
Hawkeyes
Steve Wilson
Greg Mc
Thorpe Heads Early All Stars
Jim Thorpe of Carlisle leads a star list chosen by 19 past Football Writers Association of America presidents for the All-Time Early Day college football team. Also named are Oliphant, Heston, Eckersall, Hinkey, Hardwick, Cody, Henry, Heffeltinger, Hare, Schulz and others from Yale, Harvard, Michigan, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Washington and Jefferson, dating from 50 to 74 years prior.
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NEW York
Jim Thorpe
Carlisle
Football Writers Association of America
Thorpe
Elmer Oliphant
Purdue
Willie Heston
Michigan
Walter Eckersall
Chicago
Frank Hinkey
Yale
Huntington Hardwick
Harvard
Josh Cody
Vanderbilt
Wilbur
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Kelly Disser
Rockhurst High School
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Middleton
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Robert Sims
Brnckenville
Calvin Jones
Eddie Vincent
Frank Gilliam
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Don Osby
Isaac White
Memphis
Glenn
Richard Wyatt
Mendel High School
Robert Burrus
Joliet
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Clinton
Richard Byard
Thomas Cabalka
Michael Dillner
Edina
Minon
Leo
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Iowa U
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