Flyers edge Kings in late NHL shootout
Philadelphia earned a hard fought win as veteran players led a tight contest against the Los Angeles Kings. The Flyers secured a 2 shotout victory in a season opener marked by clutch plays and steady defense.
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1976
Page
14
Oregon State coach remarks on season and players
Perry C. Moore reports his department has received numerous tickets. Beach City, Stason, Jobs, and Mickey are named among former athletes. The coach notes the team has more spring potential than Tampa Bay, and mentions Fertig as a near-millionaire if luck had turned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancaai
Perry C. Moore
Beach City
Ordy
Tapa Bay
Oregon State
Fertig
Shirley Muldowney wins top fuel at Winston World Finals
Shirley Muldowney, the only woman among 47 top fuel entrants, wins the eliminator at the NHRA Winston World Finals in Ontario, delivering four straight runs and beating Jerry Ruth in the final. She qualified No 1 with 3.772 seconds at 249.0 mph, claimed prize money and historic season success while crew chief Connie Kalitta altered tires between rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Shirley Muldowney
Ron
Wrengel
Westend
Mowr
Terry
John Rodeck
Dennis Baca
Jerry Ruth
Shirjaw
Veterage
Ron Attebury
Shirley
Ruth
Shirtey
Tre Chatter
Greled Roth
Bell
Mt Clemens
Mich
Goldyer
Connie Kalitta
Connie
der Prudhomme
NHRA
Ed Acé McCulloch
Prudhomme
Gary Burgin
Stanton
Indianapolis
Wally Booth
Brent Bramley
Wayne Clapp
Larry Rope
Robert Hutchisop
Ron Peters
Doug Moody
Edmonton
Canada
San Antonio Community Hospital
Upland
Queen Mary Lesson Admitted by Nile Compreher
In a unclear entry the SD Compreher acknowledges a statement about Queen Mary and McCord Cesare Esher Joe. The fragment hints at two lessons and an admission related to the Nile context. Further readable details are not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCord Cesare
Esher
Hockey Night Sparks Busy NHL Scoring Board
A cluttered recap of NHL results and player notes highlights goals from Sabres and Canadiens with scattered mentions of McCord and Fiedler. The fragmented text hints at game events, near-misses, and postgame quotes amid a busy scoring board page.
Royals Narrow Rally Beats Yankees on late Spit in Win
In a tense game Splittera delivered key relief in the third, lifting Kansas City from a 2-ram deficit as George Brett’s hit plated the decisive run. Errors and base hits fueled the rally with contributions from Cosens and Gemble as the Royals edged the Yankees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Dennis Leonzed
Ram
Yankees
Ba Fgueros
Webford
al Cawens
George Brett
Cely
Cosens
Thurman Hun
Hunt and Scheckter Duel in US Grand Prix Thriller
Watkins Glen NY United States Grand Prix sees Hunt hold off Scheckter in a tense race as Landa trails, with the World Driving Championship race still undecided awaiting the Japanese Grand Prix on October 2 where Lauda finishes distant for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watkins Glen
API
James Hunt
Jody Scheckter
Niki Landa
Lauda
Unt
Ping
Unclear JC football fragment hints at teams and foes
Fragmentary OCR text references JC football elements with scattered names and terms. The readable content is too garbled to identify a clear event, participants, or outcomes.
Reds Rally Past Phillies in Frantic Playoff Tilt
The Reds erase an early Phillies lead as Morgan, Rose, Griffey, and Foster drive in runs and Garber is roughed up. Cincinnati pulls ahead with two more runs in the seventh while Philadelphia, led by Lonborg, fights to extend the record playoff crowd at Veterans Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leaborg
Gene Garber
Joe Morgan
Balter
Perez
Garber
Allen
Rose
Griffey
George Foster
RBI
Cash
REDS
Rius
Phillies
Lonborg
Veterans Stadium
Zachry
Alen
Jay Johnstone
Boone
Tees
Greg Liretinski
TOP Fuge Elamimal Semifinals and Meet Highlights
Fragmented OCR details list semifinals and final events across various meet names and locations. Names appear garbled with occasional legible entities like Mar d lowney, Miramar, and Pepper Itch Fal. The text references speed meets, eliminators, finals, stock events, and related organizers, but many spellings are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muttrmmey
Ethteet Eap
Bea
Rica
West Ba
Mardowney
EAL
Fasion Rumaeae
Webby Mittra
Miramar
Rockets Edged 1-0 as Yurak Drives Run in 16th
Gary Davis delivered the lone run with a two out single in the 16th inning scoring Jeff Yurak from third after a walk by Driskill and two sacrifice bunts. Sam Lay took the loss for Long Beach Rockets in a tight Long Beach City College game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Davis
Jeff Yurak
San Francisco Giants
Rockes
Long Beach Rockets
Sam Lay
Long Beach City College
Yurak
Driskill
Davis
Petey
Coppird
Gomttres
Deeb
Enmore
L— Earl
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