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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1975
Page
17
Senior flanker Mike Pry rebounds to the UNLV lineup after considering a redshirt year and playing multiple positions. The Rebels, dealing with injuries, leaned on Pry in a late season return as the team seeks a strong finish following earlier mixed results and shifting roles.
Dallas Cowboys toppled the Detroit Lions 36 10 in Detroit's first game at the new 55.7 million stadium. Charles Young and Drew Pearson scored two second half touchdowns each as Dallas pulled away after Detroit led 10 9 briefly in the third quarter.
In a tight game at the large indoor stadium, Dallas hung on for a 9-3 halftime lead and held Detroit to few first downs. Roger Staubach threw for 212 yards with 11 completions, while the Cowboys pressured Lions QB George Laney with 11 sacks. Tony Fritsch's 21, 29, and 39 yard kicks helped Dallas edge Detroit as Pearson and Staubach connected on key plays.
The A s nominating Ken Holtzman on two days rest to oppose Red Sox in Oakland as the series resumes. Boston led two games and aims to clinch the best of five, while Oakland relies on Holtzman to stave off elimination with Rick Wise starting Tuesday night.
Clemson University was placed on three years of NCAA probation for serious basketball violations including cash gifts and improper favors to prospects and players. The probation bans postseason play and TV appearances, reduces new basketball scholarships to two for 1976-77 and three the next year, and includes a public reprimand for a football recruiting violation and severing ties with involved officials including former coach Tates Locke.
UPI reports Bowien Kuhn called Stengel baseballs Puck and said he owed a debt to him. An overflow crowd of 300 attended at Forest Lawn with 200 outside. USC coach Rod Dedeaux praised Stengel as Old Perfessor and noted his players were smart and great thinkers. A Ford letter of sympathy to Edna Stengel was read.
In Mexico City the Pan American Games pit the United States and Cuba as the two largest delegations among about 2,200 athletes from 20 nations. The event opens with a Sunday ceremony and features strong U S and Cuban showings in track and field, boxing, and baseball, with notable comments from Don Edwards about U S pitching and Teofilo Stevenson as boxing favorite. Michael Dokes of Akron, Ohio, faced dental issues suggesting a broken jaw discovered in Dallas prior to travel.
Denver coach Larry Brown said Marvin Webster may miss the season due to a liver ailment after signing a 1.5 million ABA contract earlier this year. Spokesmen noted tests would continue, and Brown indicated Webster’s absence could boost chances for Monte Towe and other teammates to contribute.
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