Chanute Comets Prep With Openers Near. Two Key Backfield Losses
Chanute High School football coaches assess a promising backfield as the Comets begin practice with full gear. A car accident injured Tom Kirkwood and Dave Crawford, sidelining them for the season, while Thorne and assistants push for depth and timing ahead of Sept. 20 opener against Mont Alto.
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Big Eight Teams In Contact Drills Raises Early Injury Notes
Big Eight squads opened contact drills Tuesday and reports noted injuries. Kansas star George McGovern suffered a mild pulled hamstring while Colorado sophomore Tom Porter twisted a knee and is out indefinitely. Kansas State and Missouri also reported tough workouts with mixed results under coaches Vince Gibson and Dan Devine. Nebraska listed heavyweights Don McGhee and Mike Mantler among its top linemen after weigh-ins.
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Oilers favored to repeat as AFL East champs
Associated Press sports writer notes the Oilers possess a stingy defense and strong ground attack led by Hoyle Granger and Woodie Campbell and could beat the Jets to reach the AFL title game against the Raiders. It cites injuries to Kemp Boozer and Keating while predicting division challengers like Buffalo Miami and Denver.
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Clocks to Aid Apollo Moon Missions from Sylvania
Sylvania Electric Products completed delivery of 46 electronic clocks for Apollo missions. Two clocks will be aboard the command ship and one in the lunar module to time mission events and guide the flight plan. The clocks display hours minutes and seconds on a flat surface for a 41 play mission. The football note mentions East Carolina opening Sept. 14 against Parsons and finishing Nov. 30 at East Tennessee.
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Autry offers Rigney multiyear Angels contract
Gene Autry informed sources say Angels owner offers Bill Rigney a multiyear deal and a chance to own stock in the club. Rigney, 50, weighing the proposal after meeting with a tax adviser, is also told he is next in line to become general manager.
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Dodgers Rally To Top Phillies 10-9 In Wild Eight-Run Ninth
Dodgers explode for eight runs in the final two innings to beat the Phillies 10-9 at Connie Mack Stadium. Willie Crawford started the eighth with a homer, then Len Gabrielson and Gary Wagner combined with Tom Haller and Ron Fairly for key hits. Don Lock homered for Philadelphia in the ninth as St. Louis won in extras and other NL results followed.
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Baseball Scores and Schedule Highlights
Baseball scores show Chicago 8 San Francisco 3 and Los Angeles 10 Philadelphia 9. Other results include Pittsburgh 3 Houston 2 and New York 46 Atlanta 3-7. Upcoming games feature San Francisco at Chicago and Los Angeles at Philadelphia with several rain shortened or status noted as N.
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Yesterday's Stars Shine in Split Wins
Ken Boyer drove in three runs with his fifth and sixth homers in a 10-9 win over Philadelphia. Joe Coleman scattered four hits as the Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1.
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Oklahoma Faces Notre Dame Test After Narrow Losing Streak
In seven prior games against Notre Dame, Oklahoma has won only once. Oklahoma holds a 46 10 6 all time record against Oklahoma State in football.
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