WFL Owners Meet Amid Possible League Shakeup
New York AP report says World Football League owners convene to discuss marketing and running a 10 team league with rumors of disbanding or cutting two franchises during the session.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1975
Page
12
New York AP report says World Football League owners convene to discuss marketing and running a 10 team league with rumors of disbanding or cutting two franchises during the session.
Joel Williams and Tom Gustafson named UW-L Indians players of the week for the 286 win over UW-Stout. Williams, a sophomore linebacker, returned a blocked punt 38 yards for a TD and added a 62 yard interception return. Gustafson, a junior end, kept two UW-L scoring drives alive with key receptions.
A field of teams and individuals from Pla Mor Showboat King Pin and others posted high scores in a weekend bowling report. Notable figures include David Rudrud 376 and Steve Kerska 488, with team results for Slip Shots and Ten Pins among many entries. A Guadalajara golf championship update and a Maple Grove hole-in-one are also noted.
Saturday results include Boston 112 Chicago 82 and Golden State 115 Denver 89. Sunday scores show New Orleans 111 Houston 94 and Phoenix 104 Seattle 92 with various ABA games noted. Tuesday features Boston Portland in Corvallis and Chicago Utah in a mix of NBA and ABA matchups.
Marvin Bossler and Betty Meyer combined for a 72 to claim gross honors at the Ma plegrove Country Club two ball mixed foursome event in West Salem Wisconsin. Jim Mailey and Ann Miller posted a 69 for low net honors. Don Willinger had 14 low putts and Jeanne Blanchard and Bert Glubka both placed closest to the pin on separate holes.
Gene Littler won the Taiheiyo Club Masters by one stroke in Inzai Japan. Gary Player swept the Lancome Trophy in Paris by six. Jan Kodes captured Madrid Grand Prix tennis, Adriano Panatta runner-up. Brian Gottfried won South Pacific Tennis in Melbourne. Nancy Gunter won Phoenix Thunderbirds event over Virginia Wade. Mario Andretti led from start to win Monterey Grand Prix. Darrell Waltrip won Capital City 500 in Richmond. Ray Hendrick claimed Race of Champions at Trenton.
The Atlanta Hawks released free agent Stan Love in Savannah Georgia reducing their NBA roster to 14, two over the regular season limit. Love stands 6-9 and was Baltimore's No 1 draft pick in 1971, after a stint with the Lakers where he averaged 7.2 points per game last season.
Greene fires a 742 national honor series in the Curve-In Lanes Classic league at West Salem Wisconsin. He opened with 223 then 252 and 267 in a high scoring performance.
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