Chargers Can Go Up After Poor '72 Showing
San Diego Chargers finished 1972 with both offense and defense 10th in the NFL and a 4-9-1 record. New quarterback John Unitas arrives at age 40 with a $150,000 signing and a two year deal, while Wayne Clark provides backup. The team relies on strong lines and two backs Mike Garrett and Cid Edwards to rebound in 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN Diego AP
San Diego Chargers
Chargers
Mike Garrett
Cid Edwards
Oakland
Kansas City
Denver
Svare
John Unitas
Unitas
Baltimore
Wayne Clark
Garrett
Edwards
Bob Thomas
Walt Sweeney
Terry Owens
Gary Garrison
Pettis Norman
Jerry LeVins
Chuck Dicus
Dave Williams
San Diego
Bob Howard
Chris Fletcher
Ron Smith
Pride
Deacon Jones
Cape Costa
Ron East
Lionel Aldridge
Coy Bacon
Los Angeles
Major League Leaders Update with Standings and Schedules
The American League East leaders Baltimore Boston and New York clash in a tight race as Detroit and Oakland pursue strong splits. National League shows St Louis, Cincinnati and San Francisco leading, with Houston and Los Angeles in pursuit as midweek games set across cities and series outcomes unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Pet. G.B. St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Houston
Atlanta
San Diego
Bryant
Renko
Jones
Brett
Sutton
Sadecki
Gullett
Jenkins
St. Louis
Wise
Harrison
Morlan
Wilson
La Crosse Coulee Archers Hold Championship Shoot at Holmen
Gordon Rieber won the men's barebow with 934 while Loren Cade topped sight class with 1098. Peaches Whitewater led barebow women with 569, and junior and cadet divisions saw Jerry Whitewater 676, Vic Niebuhr 416, Mark Niebuhr 877, Clint Niebuhr 589, Vic Rieber 827, Gary Craig 688, Gene Stuhr 482, Mike Chaisma 335, Karen Rieber 447, Joe Hellerude 978, Arden Thompson 923, Vincent Thompson 2 in cadet boys barebow, all at the La Crosse Coulee Archers championship near Holmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicy Niebuhr
Mark Niebuhr
Clint Niebuhr
Vic Rieber
Gary Craig
Gene Stuhr
Mike Chaisma
Karen Rieber
Joe Hellerude
Arden Thompson
Vincent Thompson
Barebow
OK Bar Wins 2 In Tavern Loop
The OK Bar swept two Tavern Softball League games Monday night. They defeated Midway Bar 11-10 and crushed 400 Club 18-6 to move to 19-4, stretching their lead over River City Palace to two games. Tom Fisher and Jim Pataska homered for OK in the Midway win. Bob Christopherson homered for Midway. River City Palace beat Keg 10-9 and topped Popcorn Tavern 25-10 to rise to 18-7. Tosa Club improved to 5-20 with a 19-8 win over Popcorn, while Koelbl's beat Keg 11-8 in another. Pump defeated Koelbl's 13-9 and Sportsman's Bar beat Handle Bar 10-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OK Bar
Tavern Softball League
Midway Bar
River City Palace
Tom Fisher
Jim Pataska
Midway
Bob Christopherson
Steve Loken
Gary Hall
Dick Stokke
Fisher
Randy Jones
400 Club
Keg
Popcorn Tavern
Dave Holzer
Eric Molzahn
River City
Bob Engelbrecht
Ken Niedbalski
Bob Schulz
Don Murphy
Earl Howard
Dan Hole
Tosa
Dave Nedland
Dave Mitchell
Koelbl
Tosa Club
Pump
Sportsman
Bill Stuber
Koellel
Ken Christie
Bob Stange
Sportsman's
Steve Melba
Steve Cuellar
Rick Brown
Kramer wins Minnesota Wisconsin Trap League title at Gunslick
John Kramer of Winona took the 16 yard title with 99 hits and 97 of 100 in handicap at the Gunslick Trap Club near Holmen Wisconsin. Leroy Briedel tied with 99 but lost on a coin flip after a shootoff. Other winners include Galen Monette and Jim Stone in class B with related shootoffs and a long list of division results. Cedar Rapids area cycling results and Midwest League scores follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmen
Wis
John Kramer
Winona
Gunslick
Kramer
Leroy Briedel
Onalaska
Galen Monette
la Crosse
Jim Stone
Stone
Detjens Captures Dells 30 Lap Feature
Larry Detjens of Wausau won the 30 lap feature at Dells Motor Speedway in Wisconsin Dells Saturday night. Joe Shear of Beloit finished second with Jim Sauter of Necedah and Dick Trickle of Wisconsin Rapids third and fourth. Homer Spink of Baraboo won the 20 lap semi feature, Ron Waite of Adams was second, Buck Linhardt of Wonewoc third. Shear won the last heat in 14.461 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Dells
Wis
Larry Detjens
Wausau
Dells Motor Speedway
Beloit
Joe Shear
Detjens
Jim Sauter
Necedah
Dick Trickle
Wisconsin Rapids
Homer Spink
Baraboo
Adams
Ron Waite
Buck Linhardt
Wonewoc
Shear
John Rank
Milwaukee
Portage
Ed Nichols
Fred Bender
Sun Prairie
Rudolph
Tom Reffner
Dave Peckham
Mauston
Duane Harris
Buffalo Fans Say No to Thomas Anthem Incident
Washington running back Duane Thomas faced fan abuse after a pregame incident in Buffalo as the Redskins beat the Bills 37 to 21. Thomas reportedly faced volleys of debris and boos while leaving the field, with team support and NFL comments noting the behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Duane Thomas
Moody
Washington Redskins
Buffalo
Bills
Redskins
Thomas
George Allen
NFL
Pete Rozelle
Buffalo Evening News
Cy Kritzer
News
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tim Rossovich
Bob Babich
Pete Lazetich
Rick Redman
Dennis Partee
Gunter Enz
Ray Wersching
Major League
Associated Press
W. L. Pet. G.B. Baltimore
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
West Oakland
Minnesota
California
Texas
Fryman
Holtzman
Colborn
Ryan
N . Boston
Moret
Dunning
Peterson
Drago
Blyleven
Palmer
Bahnsen
Tidrow
Rieber
Cade
Dick Leighty
Melrose
Mary Boland
Eldora Hofer
West Salem
Wally Young
Jim Pertzsch
Russ Hanson
LaVerne Campbell
la Farge
Mark Prokes
Frank Budnick
Verona
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
James Humiston
Barry Humiston
Matt Humiston
Dean Henderson
Quincy
Waterloo
Burlington
Danville
Quad Cities
Appleton
Clinton
Decatur
America
OMEGA
Ator
Ato
Ica
Konica
Ikonica
Konici
Omega Enlarger Sale
Moon Photo Service
Dells
la Crosse Tribune
Randy Johnson
New York Giants
Johnson
Norm Snead
The
Giants
Bloomington
Ill
Leo Hayden
St. Louis Cardinals
Hayden
Ohio State
Los Angeles Rams
Steve Preece
Preece
Oregon State
Denver Broncos
New Orleans Saints
Hugo Hollas
Wright
Tien
Wright Arch Preserver
Newbury Mens
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!