Devaney Warns Big Eight About Too Much Football Euphoria
Nebraska coach Bob Devaney urged restraint at the Kickoff Luncheon in Kansas City warning presidents to avoid cutting scholarships and visiting limits that could hurt Big Eight football. He noted the league should not imitate Ivy League cuts and stressed Nebraska’s optimism for a strong defense and solid offense under Rich Glover.
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Bob Devaney
Devaney
Nebraska
Rich Glover
Oklahoma
Chuck Fairbanks
Barry Switzer
Switzer
Iowa State
Johnny Majors
Cyclones
Majors
Kansas
Don Fambrough
Fambrough
K-State
Vince Gibson
Dennis Morrison
Vince
Oklahoma State
Dave Smith
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Big Eight coaches eye hopeful spring reports
Coaches from Missouri Oklahoma Iowa State Kansas K State and Oklahoma State assess spring progress and quarterback depth. Optimism varies as they aim to rebuild programs after uneven 1971 seasons and stress improved defense pride and consistency.
Mathews Debut Snapped As Reds Pound Braves 9-1
Cincinnati veteran Eddie Mathews nervous in first managing stint as Reds steamroll Braves 9 to 1 on national TV. Denis Menke and Joe Morgan drive eight Reds runs with Morgan homering and Menke adding RBIs as Mathews watches debut marred by big inning. Cardinals edge Mets 3-2 in 13 innings elsewhere.
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Atlanta Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Braves
Lumen Harris
Atlanta
Denis Menke
Joe Morgan
Reds
Morgan
Menke
Mathews
Ron Reed
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Houston Astros
Jim McGlothlin
Darrel Chaney
McGlothlin
Gary Nolan
Nolan
Ted Sizemore
Cleon Jones
Mets
Sizemore
Philadelphia
Machen's Death Shocks Boxing World
Eddie Machen, once the World Boxing Association's top heavyweight contender, died at 40 in a fall from his San Francisco area apartment. Authorities ruled no foul play. he previously battled mental illness and spent time in Napa State Hospital after a 1962 schizophrenia diagnosis.
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Eddie Machen
Machen
World Boxing Association
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Sonny Liston
Napa State Hospital
Floyd Patterson
Ernie Terrell
Redding
Calif
Joey Orbillo
Jerry Quarry
Joe Frazier
Helms Hall of Fame elects Wooden and 13 others
UCLA coach John Wooden joins the Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame along with two former coaches and 11 players. Elected coaches include Robert J. Calihan and Stan Watts. Players named span Southwestern College to UCLA with notable names like Pete Maravich and Sidney Wicks.
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UCLA
John Wooden
United Savings-Helms Athletic Foundation
Wooden
Helms Board
Robert J. Calihan
University of Detroit
Stan Watts
Brigham Young
George Gardner
Southwestern
Kan
Arthur Loeb
Princeton
Joseph Schaaf
Pennsylvania
Joseph Reiff
Northwestern
Elwood Romney
John Lobsinger
Missouri
John O’brien
Columbia
Max Morris
Sam Ranzino
North Carolina State
Pete Maravich
Louisiana State
Sidney Wicks
Dorado In Command In State Legion Baseball Tournament
El Dorado remained unbeaten after beating Garden City 8 to 2 in Garden City. The winner of the losers bracket faces Hays, with a potential decisive game set for Wednesday if needed.
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Garden City
el Dorado
American Legion
Hays
Williams Seething As White Sox Gain
Oakland Manager Dick Williams vented in the clubhouse after the A's dropped a 4-2 decision to Kansas City, narrowing Oakland’s AL West lead as Chicago’s White Sox surged. Hunter, who had a six game win streak, was beaten as the Royals struck in the fourth inning with timely hits including a Drago single.
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Williams
White Sox
Kansas City
Oakland
Dick Williams
Kansas City Royals
A’s
Chicago
The
Royals
Jim
Catfish” Hunter
Hunter
Rich
Spain Spiked Romania Next In Davis Cup Challenge Round
The United States Davis Cup team beat Spain 3-2 in Barcelona to reach the Challenge Round against Romania. Stan Smith clinched the win over Juan Gisbert as the crowd controversy and crowd noise affected play. The U S will face Romania in Bucharest after the Romanians beat Australia.
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Spain
Romania
Barcelona
United States
Bucharest
U.S
Dennis Ralston
Hic Nastase
Ralston
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Juan Gisbert
Andres Gimeno
Harold Solomon
Silver Spring
Australia
MSU Trainer Added To Olympic Contingent
Gayle Robinson MSU head athletic trainer since 1959 named U S Olympic team trainer for Munich games will travel to Washington Wednesday to assist other trainers perform physicals for U S team members the event runs from August 26 to September 10.
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Mich
Gayle Robinson
Michigan State University
Atheletic
U.S
Munich
West Germany
Robinson
MSU
Washington, D.C
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