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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1975
Page
2
East defeats West 34 to 7 in the Arkansas High School All-Star football game led by Michael Forrest 99 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Gene Bradley connected with Bruce Hay for a 53 yard score, Forrest added an 11 yard TD, and Charles Clay, Bill Fisher also scored as the East pulled away.
Sid Moncrief led the East past the West 86 79 in the Conway Arkansas showdown. Moncrief 17 points and 16 rebounds earned MVP honors as Magnolia standouts Greg Alexander and Marcus McDonald kept West competitive. attendance around 5500 at War Memorial Stadium with Rhodes 50 seated nearby.
Standings show Los Angeles leading with 2 to New Yorks 1 and Cincinnatis 11 top, plus Montreal 3 St Louis 3 San Diegos 2. Monday games feature Pittsburgh at Atlanta and Chicago at Cincinnati, among others, with a full slate listed and Sundays results including Minnesota 4 Detroit 0 and New York 9 Boston 5.
The schedule lists Solunar Periods for San Diego at New York Chicago at Cincinnati St Louis at Houston and Solunar Tables. Plan days to fish or hunt during these times to maximize efforts in good territory or cover, following Richard Alden Knight's tables.
National Football League exhibition games reported with Friday results Atlanta over Washington 16 14 Saturday scores Miami over Cincinnati 7 3 Philadelphia over Pittsburgh 17 14 Green Bay over Buffalo 23 6 St Louis over Kansas City 10 3 Houston over New Orleans 13 7 Baltimore over Denver 23 20 in OT Los Angeles over Dallas 35 7 Chicago over San Diego 22 0 New York Jets over Minnesota 20 13 Sunday Oakland 34 Detroit 0 San Francisco 17 Cleveland 0 New York Giants 28 New England 14
Birmingham defeated Philadelphia 23 to 17 while Memphis edged Charlotte 23 to 11. San Antonio routed Southern California 54 to 22 and Shreveport beat Chicago 38 to 18. Hawaii won against Portland 25 to 24.
Seattle sailor Dick Barnes won the 10th Coronada 25 national regatta on Sunday aboard North Star. The nine mile Olympic course saw 30 boats compete with Barnes finishing ahead of Ron Schaveitz on Seh-He-Ha in third and Bob Dales of San Diego on Donysys in fourth.
AP report details Don Sutton’s 16th win and Dodgers 2-1 victory over the Mets. Pirates slide to fifth straight loss, Houston pummels them 5-3 as Reds, Giants, Cubs, and Cards post other NL results.
Shreveport Steamer routed the Chicago Winds 38 18 as Abe Gibron admitted underdog status. Pete Beathard passed 22 of 42 for 283 yards with John Gilliam gaining 100 on six receptions, while Virgil Robinson ran 16 times for 108 yards to spark the Steamer’s 184 rushing yards and three Beathard interceptions, ending Chicago’s 0-2 start.
Detroit manager Ralph Houk faced a woeful run of form as the Tigers dropped to 15 consecutive losses with a 4-0 rout by Bert Blyleven and the Minnesota Twins. Blyleven limited Detroit to four singles, while Jerry Terrell and Rod Carew provided the decisive support for Minnesota.
Batesville edged Arkmo twice to capture the Arkansas American Legion baseball championship in Fayetteville. In the opener Batesville trailed 4-5 before a ninth inning rally, then Saturday's title game saw Batesville amass 20 hits to win 15-11 led by Roberson and Myers driving in two runs apiece.
Lefthander Angel Torres carried a near no hitter through eight innings, allowing only a leadoff single in the ninth, as Arkansas defeated the Jackson Mets 6-0. Torres struck out four and issued nine walks before Angel Canteros spoiled the bid with a base hit in the ninth.
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