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Newspaper

Columbus Telegram

Location

Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1977

Page

5

Schuyler, St Edward, St Francis Still Lead Prep Districts

Schuyler Central remains unbeaten and leads Dist. 2 in Class B with a narrowed margin over Central City. St Edward tops the Class D standings as Colubus Scotus sits behind. St. Francis breaks a tie in Class C-2 Dist. 2 with a 28-0 win over Dodge.

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Phillies Maddox May Miss First Two NL Playoff Games

The Philadelphia Phillies likely will be without center fielder Garry Maddox for the first two games of the NL playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Bake McBride may cover center and Jerry Martin will move to right as Steve Carlton faces Tommy John in the opener.

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1977 Baseball Playoff Predictions From The Press Row

Terry Anderson predicts the 1977 MLB playoffs with Philadelphia over Los Angeles in five NL games and Kansas City over New York in five AL games. He cites the Phillies strong hitting led by Luzinski and Schmidt and Steve Carlton, plus Dodgers depth. and Royals balanced offense and pitching led by George Brett and Dennis Leonard, with Yankees' star power and new acquisitions shaping the AL race.

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Tough at Home Why the nod to KC

The Royals have been hot, riding a 41-8 run at Royals Stadium since June 17 and 21 wins in 24 home appearances. If the series goes to three games, Kansas City could press a decisive rally even after a New York sweep, as they did in July. K-TTT will cover Royals playoff games with a 2:15 Wednesday and Saturday, 7:15 Thursday, Friday and Sunday broadcast schedule.

Royals Yankees Chris Chambliss Yankee Stadium A.L Dennis Leonard Kansas City Leonard A.T Jim Colbourn Hoyers Whitey Herzog Paul Splittorff Larry Gura Andy Hassler New York Royals Stadium Yanks K-Ttt

Surprising Chiefs fall to Raiders in second-half surge

Oakland quarterback Ken Stabler battled early interceptions but pivotal second-half play guided the Raiders to a 37 28 comeback win over Kansas City. Stabler threw for 297 yards with nine completions in the final half, including key connections to Casper and Siani as Oakland erased an eight point halftime gap and moved to 4 0 on the year alongside Denver in the AFC West. Kansas City dropped to 0 3.

Kansas City, Mo UPI Ken Stabler Dave Casper Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Stabler Raiders Chiefs Mark van Eeghen Pete Banaszak Casper Clarence Davis Mike Siani Davis John Madden Kansas City Alabama Fred Biletnikoff Mike Livingston Kansas City Livingston Walter White Gary Barbaro Raider White van Eeghen Kingston Henry Marshall Errol Mann New England Patriots Denver Broncos

Exon to Lead Governor’s Team at Grand National Hunt

Nebraska Governor J James Exon to captain a “Governor's Team” for the Grand National Mixed Bay Hunt and Conservation Days in Columbus November 3-5. Teammates include Ed Herschel Wyoming governor, Jim Edwards South Carolina governor, Phil Giltner Omaha bank president, and Jack Cole Exon ally.

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Area grid roundup Bulldogs dominate Spalding in football

Humphrey defeats Spalding 220 as Bulldogs surge for 333 rushing yards and 352 total. Reichmuth scores twice, Krings and Kynel add scores. Doug Zach leads defense with 13 tackles while Humphrey capitalizes but errors hinder goals. Silver Creek wins 60-0 over Fairmont, Liss 10-yard TD. Battle Creek blasts Elkhorn Valley 42-0. Praeuner hat-trick. Curry shoots 75 for ASU in win over Arizona.

Humphrey Spalding Sandhills Bulldogs Bryan Reichmuth Leroy Ditter Gary Krings Jerry Kynel Heidmuth Knyel Doug Zach Ditter Lindsay Holy Family Platte County Fairmont Silver Creek Steve Delay Tigers Palmer

Huskers climb to No 7 in AP football poll

USC remains No 1 after routing Washington State 41-7. Michigan rises to No 2 with a 41-3 win over Texas A&M, while Oklahoma drops to No 3 after beating Kansas. Texas jumps to No 4 with a 72-18 win over Rice. Colorado up to No 5 by beating Army 41-4. Alabama enters top 4 after beating Georgia 18-10. Arkansas climbs to No 9 with 42-6 over Texas Christian. California improves to 10-0 after crushing San Jose State 52-3.

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Tie for B lead in UPI ratings

Lincoln Southeast remains No. 1 in Class A as McCook ties Lincoln Plus for top Class B. Southeast shut out North Platte 14-0 and collects eight first place votes. Pius and McCook each finish with 92 points in Class B, while Schuyler has 84. Nebrassa coaches vote on rankings with multiple close shifts across the top 10.

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