First interschool football game between secondary schools
Ninety-one Exeter Academy students and Phillips Andover Academy hosts met after a 12:37 train arrival in Andover, Mass for a November 2, 1878 game. Exeter wore red, Andover blue. Corwith starred for Andover as the teams settled a historic matchup.
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Exeter Academy
Andover
Mass
Phillips Andover Academy
Exeter
C.R. Corwith
Andover Star
J.R. Parrott
Corwith
William Crocker
Wildness Hounds Niekro Maloney In Losses Across MLB
Phil Niekro and Jim Maloney labored with wild pitches and key errors as Philadelphia defeated Atlanta 6 0 and Montreal toppled Cincinnati 6 3. The Yankees edged the White Sox 3 2 on a late passed ball as Horace Clarke scored on a ninth inning triple.
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Phil Niekro
Atlanta
Bob Didier
Niekro
Didier
Philadelphia
Braves
Nikero
Jim Maloney
Woodie ®Ryman
Cookie Rojas
Deron
Expo
Reds
Montreal
Cincinnati
Houston
Jake Gibbs
Yankees
Chicago
New York
Horace Clarke
Ed Herrmann
Clarke
White Sox
CJ Team Wins Little League Championship
The CJ team under Joe Baressi won the league title with an 11 0 victory over Moose to claim the championship of both halves. Jeff Brown allowed five hits struck out 12 and scored three runs, while Larry Sarnicki added two hits. Moose’s Rick Fenno had three hits and Jim Powell two in a losing effort.
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Joe Baressi
Moose
Jeff Brown
Brown
Larry Sarnicki
Rick Fenno
Jim Powell
Fenno
Powell
Sam Barbalaci
Youngsville Names New Head Football Coach
Jerry Novelli named head football coach at Youngsville High in Crawford County League. He replaces Byron Welker who resigned after last season. Novelli is a Chartiers High and Clarion State College graduate and was Welker’s assistant the past two seasons.
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Jerry Novelli
Youngsville High
Byron Welker
Novelli
Chartiers High
Clarion State College
Celts Meet Oilers Of Faces First Pro Test Against Lions
O J Simpson debuts with the Buffalo Bills against the Detroit Lions at Tiger Stadium as the NFL pre season opens a two game schedule and a weekend of 12 exhibitions. Also Colts vs Oilers in Houston and Jets vs Giants in New Haven.
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Lions
O.J. Simpson
Buffalo Bills
Detroit Lions
Tiger Stadium
Joe Namath
Baltimore Colts
Houston Oilers
Astrodome
O.J
Southern California
Bills
San Francisco
John Huarte
Notre Dame
Washington Redskins
Tom Flores
Max Anderson
Kansas City Chiefs
Johnny Unitas
Colts
Oilers
Oakland Raiders
Cleveland
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Denver
Philadelphia
Miami
Oakland
San Diego
Pittsburgh
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Kansas
Jackson
Miss. E
New York Jets
Namath
New York Giants
New Haven
Conn
New York City
AFL Jets
NFL Giants
Nyc
Atlanta
Boston
Dallas
Crowd Disrupts Rec Teener Playoff Final
Tensions ran high at VFW Field as a playoff game in the Rec Teener Baseball League was canceled after crowd trouble. Umpire Dick Lydick was ejected along with a vocally abusive player, prompting the Recreation Baseball Committee to halt the series to prevent further trouble.
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Titusville
VFW Field
Rec Teener Baseball League
Recreation Baseball Committee
Marley Barber
Boilermaker
Boilermakers
Marleys
Plate
Dick Lydick
Fred Bloom
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Virgil Endsley
Frank Parsons
P.T. Nickerson
Thomas
Nickerson
Nicholas Hathaway
Robert Codman
Parrott
Hatch’s
Exeter Student
Thomas Nickerson
Quincy
Adams Academy
Scranton
Harvard
Phillips Andover
Claude Feuss
The
Phillipians
Jim Palmer
Baltimore Orioles
Oakland Athletics
Hander
Palmer
Ining
Maloney
Norberta S. Kane
East Main Street
Corry
Dean Layfield
Stateline
N. Y
Jamestown
Moats
Et Frisina
Sutamane Gross
Metartin
Saamburg
Et Brown
Brant Et Bracken
Sarnich
van Tassel
Starvey
Gates
Daniels
Cole
J Hammond
Hammond
Wermare
Hammertee
Brown Sing
Hammona
Fitch
Clark
Gentile
Youngsville
Sunset Drive-In Theatre
Wateroad
Disney! Kids Free
Associated Press
Columbus
Corry Heating & Cooling
West Main Street
Country Club
Channel 12
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