A's Capture World Series in Dramatic Finale
Oakland wins the World Series against Cincinnati as Rollie Fingers and Tenace deliver clutch pitching and timely hitting. Dick Williams savors the championship while fans celebrate at the ballpark and city hall.
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Oakland
Chang Dens
Dick Willams
Mariner
Rollie Fingers
Tenace
A’s
Ie Reds
Inms
Williams
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
A's
la- Wit
Vida Mae
Mike Fostelly
Blue
Charles O Finlay
Epstein
Willian Ster
Carly
Wiliams
Tenage
Dave Duncan
Venace
Genkis
Ken Alte
Cincinswall
Fingers
Jim 'Catfish
Hunter Qinh-Taning
Reds
Pete Rose
Oakland City Hall
Jack Billingham
Redskins win big as Lions, Dolphins thrive in NFL action
Washington snaps Cowboys 24-20 behind Charley Harraway 13 yard TD run. Miami remains undefeated 24-29 over Bills with Griese out. Eagles end six game skid 21-20 over Chiefs as Liske throws three TDs. Saints tie 49ers 20-40. Jets edge Ravens 24-20. Browns top Oilers 23-1. Broncos beat Raiders 30-3. Giants beat Cardinals 27-21. Rams over Bengals 15-12. Lions top Chargers 44-20. Steelers crush Patriots 42-3. Jurgensen reaches 90,000 career passing yards milestone.
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Bruce 'Lowitt
Associated Press
Washington Redskins
Miami Dolphins
Philadelphia Eagles
New Orleans
George Allen
Washington Hedskins
Dallas Cowboys
Charley Harraway
Redskins
Cowboys
Dolphins
Buffalo Bills
NSS
Miami
Bob Griese
Griese
Orpken
Eagles
Weir
Kansas City Chiefs
Méte Liske
Saints
San Francisco 49Ers
Bruce Gossell
Archie Manning
New York Jets
Baltimore
Colts
John
Sandusky
Cleveland Browns
Houston Oilers
Denver Broncos
Oakland Raiders
Atlanta Falcons
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Rams
Cincinnati Bengals
Detroit Lions
San Diego Chargers
Pittsburgh Steelers
New England Patriots
Oll
Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Bears
Larry Brown
Washington
Sonny Jurgensen
Jurgensen
John Brodie
Johnny Unitas
Lion
Morris
Yepremain
Seyarder
Most Popular Driver Named at Midwest Stock Meet
Ron Willey of Connell Bluffs Iowa was named the most popular driver at the Midwest Stock Car Racing Association meet in Omaha Nebraska. Rookie of the year went to Bob Mareek of Omaha and two drivers Bob Kosiski of Omaha and Jim Wyman of Griswald Iowa shared honors for the most popular car.
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Omaha
Neb
Ron Willey
Connell Bluffs
Iowa
Bob Mareek
Bob Kosiski
Jim Wyman
Griswald
Rams Clinch Midget Title After Win Over Colts
Rams secure the Midget Football League 1972 championship with a 126 victory over the Colts. Bears outrun Vikings 45-42 at Pawnee Park as Becher to Muhle hookups fuel scoring. Becher runs for two extra points and tallies multiple scores.
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Colts
Teaders
Pawnee Park
Bears
Vikings
Greg Becher
Jeff Muhle
Becher
Aevial
Chris Burris
Mike Schu- Teacher
Gary Becher
Burris
Dwayne Shoviff
Rick Haney
Stams
Jerry Mancuso
Steve Mancuso
Lions
Rams
Nebraska Routs Kansas As Hamm Sets TD Record
Nebraska hammered Kansas 77 0 in Lawrence as quarterback David Hamm threw four touchdown passes including a 72 yard strike to Rodgers and a 30 yard pass to Revella. The Cornhuskers, led by a feisty defense, built a big lead and added late scores to seal the win before a 50 500 crowd.
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Cornhusker
David Hamm
Hamm
Frosty Anderson
Jason
Hum
Rodgera
Rein
Dave Goeller
Bob Revella
Rodgers
Nebraska
Jeff Moran
Steve Runty
Anderson
Rich Sanger
Jayhawks
Cornhuskers
Rose
Bob Devaney
Ana
Sanger
Neb—Goeller
Humim
Neb— Rodgers
Aquinas Tops Shamrocks In Regional Showdown
Aquinas raced to a 28 point first half lead and held off Sevius Central Catholic to win 36 4. Dan Roh and Rich Gillespie led the Monarchs with multiple scoring plays while Scotus failed to mount a late rally. Aquinas improved to 4 8 while Scotus dropped to 2 4 1.
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Ray Gattermeyer
Davis City
Aquinas
Sevius Central Catholic
Scotus
Monarch
Shamrocks
Shorty
Hilger
Navid City
Tim Thomas
Sentus
Steve Wolpert
Daniel
Doug Romshek
Paycurt
Rich Gillespie
Tom
Big 8 slate this weekend features OSU and Neb leaders
The Big Light Conference schedule shows Oklahoma State and Nebraska atop the standings after key wins last weekend. Colorado and Missouri clash for spotlight following upsets, while Iowa State, Kansas, and Kansas State pursue league-vital results as Oklahoma hosts Baylor.
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Kansas Cepy
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Lincaly
Neb
Bol
Colorados
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Explosive Weekend Shakes Big Eight Rivalries
The column highlights a double explosion in college football with Missouri shocking Notre Dame in South Bend while Colorado edged Oklahoma. Nebraska routed Missouri 62-0 last week, and Colorado's win kept the Huskers alert for upcoming tests.
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Paul Ernst
Missouri
Notre Dame
Colorado
Oklahoma
South Bend
Devaney
Tigers
Devanty
Huskers
Sooners
Oklatonia
Cowhors
Silver Creek Gains Sixth Victory in Scrappy Show
Silver Creek edged Genoa late in the game to win 20 12 as Larry Valasek and Dan Jones each starred with multiple touchdowns. Valasek had a 5 yard run and a 3 yard punt return, Jones ran 47 and 2 yards, and Joe Beck added a 2 yard score. Genoa, now 1 6, was held to 10 rushing yards with 42 by Doug Miller and 7 passing.
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Mitlovsky
Kelly Longnecker
Monarch
Scotus
Aquinas
Invaders
Fay
Roh
Romsbek
Don Determan
Scolus
Jin Puetz
Yorn Yabawa
Mike Pile
Rainer
Joe McMeckin
Frile Schwank
John Toof
Tom Zabana
Schwank Syeht
Pat
Hilger
Shamrock
Gillespie-Palensky
Dennis Kirby
Monarchs
Gillespie
Mirtovsky
Zabana
Onalin Pal
Septus
Grand Island Central
Gatholic
Seureneias
Seotus
Dan Palensky
Rich Gillespie
Ich Rehms
Dan Roh
Dave Romshek
Tun
Rich Behrns
Tom Mikovsky
Doug Romshek
Seolis
Fritz Selwwank
Fat
Furthley
Silver Creek
Larry Valasek
Dan Jones
Silmae Creel
Valasek
Don
Joe Beck
Tiger
Mark Miller
Genoa
Tigers
Dale Jones
St. Edward
Randy Engel
Don Jones
Justin Giss
Neil van Wite
Vince Willits
la Cave
Doug Miller
Stromsburg
Silver Creak
Gena
Upsets mark college play by Herschel Nissen
Unranked Missouri beat No. 8 Notre Dame 38 in a dramatic upset while No. 3 Alabama rallied to edge Tennessee 17 10. No. 18 Washington hammered California 44 7 as USC and UCLA also posted decisive wins in a weekend of college football upsets.
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Eddie’ Crowder
Oklahoma
Missouri
Notre Dame
AL Onatino
Tigers
Alabama
Tennessee
Bill Battle
Bear Bryant
Associated Press
Southern California
Washington
Sam Cunningham
Anthony Davis
Gambling Tigers
Leroy Moss
Don Johnsim
Afehama
Wilbur Jackson
Terry Davis
Jetn Mitchell
Condredge Holloway
Southern
Cal
UCLA
California
Kermit Johnson
Penn State
John Cappelletti
Nittany Lions
Syracuse
Oregon
Ben Reynolds
Hugh Woodward
Stanford
Texas
Platte Center Wildcats Clinch Third Straight Undefeated Season
Platte Center Junior High flag football team remains undefeated after defeating Monrée in an eight man game. Ted Wermbolf scored two touchdowns from end positions, boosting a halftime 18 6 lead. Coached by Dalé Nelson, the Wildcats feature linemen Keith Pilon Mike Spruiik Ted Weinhoff Jim Jazwick Eric Jensen Ladd Krings Mike Soulliere Dennis Vaca and backs Jim Jarosz Randy Bruhn Val Jefferies Day Rosenthal Randy Hoadley Mike Jatecki.
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Angel Manguat
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Igrary
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Tom Holtevy
Joe Zuerlein
Dave Steiner
Bob Shonka
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Zing Olt
Thomas Touthd
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Mikovsky
Rich Behros
Don Palofsky
David Cuy
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