Wood wins 21st as White Sox top Brewers in AL race
Wilbur Wood struggled with a high delivery but earned his 21st victory as Chicago beat Milwaukee 8-6. Oakland also won 4-3 over Baltimore, keeping pace in the AL West. Other scores included Kansas City over New York, California over Cleveland, and Texas 9-8 in 10 innings. In the NL, San Francisco topped Chicago, Cincinnati beat Philadelphia, Houston blanked Montreal, and St. Louis defeated San Diego. Wood, 30, attributed his performance to pitching strategy centered on a knuckleball from the bullpen.
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Lineups Released for All Star Cage Classic
North head coach Jack Johnson announced Friday's Nebraska Coaches Association All Star game lineups at Pershing Auditorium Lincoln. Norfolk Catholic center George Schroeder Laurel forward Bruce Schumaker Lincoln Night guard Jay Wheeler Omaha Hommel and substitutes highlighted opening quarter.
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Football drills open today at 3 Big 8 schools
Kansas State Missouri and Kansas State opened practice as Big 8 schools kick off 1972 preparations. Vince Gibson's Kansas State squad has 44 juniors and 31 lettermen from 1971. Jayhawks coach Bud Hardin or Hon Fambrough leads Kansas with 29 lettermen and 86 players as they pursue a pass oriented offense after a 4-7 season.
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Carnahan wins four mile open at UNO meet
Fred Carnahan of Platte College in Columbus and a former Genoa High School star won the open four mile cross country race at Binwood Park for UNO Track Club. Carnahan finished in 20 minutes 46 seconds with Hastings College freshman Jack Schroer second. Names Hill of Boys Town won the high school two mile event in 10 minutes 24 seconds.
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Charley Johnson Traded to Denver Broncos by Oilers
Veteran quarterback Charley Johnson moves from the Houston Oilers to the Denver Broncos for an undisclosed 1978 draft pick. Broncos coach John Ralston says Johnson will be valuable to the team. Also noted, Los Angeles Rams prepare for Gabe Gabriel’s return while Cardinals acquire Billy Taylor from Atlanta. Steelers say John Fuqua will miss at least one exhibition due to a muscle injury.
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Oasis and Blessen lead 8 run state meet victory
Oasis and Blessen powered a state fast pitch win at Ballard Field Lincoln as Blessen spun a one hit game and Oasis produced eight runs off seven hits. Ruiz hit a homer for Oasis while Bade took the loss.
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Bass Fishing Tales and Nebraskan Notes
A regional feature by Dick H. Schaffer blends bass angling logs with Nebraskan data. Walt Somerhiser guides a 14-foot boat on Conestoga Lake using 25-pound gear to haul bass and crappie, with tips on casting and brush-hugging. Also included are brief Nebraskan vacation stats, hunter numbers, and State Fairgrounds race results with multiple horse and dollar figures.
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Swimmers from many clubs compete in Sunday meet at Pawnee Park
Eleven teams including Columbus Seabees, Norm's Swim Club from Grand Island and others from Norfolk, Fullerton, York, St. Paul, Red Cloud, Lexington, Kearney, Holdrege and Hastings will race at Pawnee Park Pool for the Central Nebraska Swim League Conference meet. About 250 to 300 swimmers qualified in district meets at Norfolk and Lexington. Trophies go to top team and to each age group, with rosette ribbons for six individual placers and relays. Bob Snow is meet director and Dave McNair the referee. many qualifiers are listed in the summary.
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Person's edge Mel's in Columbus softball league game
Gene Christensen led Person's to a 4 2 victory over Mel's TV in the Columbus Softball League. Arlyn Gehring delivered strong relief as Mel Heimann and Butch Robertson each had two hits for Person's, with Heimann also taking Kiser duties.
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