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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1973
Page
3
Topeka High improved to 4-0 by routing Lawrence 31-12 at Moore Bowl. Lawrence drops to 0-4 amid fumbles two interceptions and 50 yards in penalties. Lions briefly threatened with a 59 yard opening drive but failed to sustain offense.
Topeka beat Lawrence 19 12 as Dennis Olds passed and James Lewis ran to spark a 76 yard drive. Mike Weiser scored, Dan Weiser converted, and Lawrence’s late turnovers sealed the Lions fate. Coach Gibson vows tougher practices and a new 11 on offense and defense.
Weiser and Topeka produced a high yardage gridiron contest with Law Rogers and M Weiser featuring prominently. Rushing leaders included Law Rogers and M Weiser while Olds Parsons and Top combined for multiple passes and interceptions. Returning plays and punting figures show a tight special teams battle with several fumbles and penalties shaping the final line.
Elijah Obed from Nassau outpoints Bunny Grant of Kingston in a ten round fight. Obed earns a clear decision over Grant in the Bahamas confrontation.
Tonganoxie beat Gardner 27 0 in Pioneer League football opener. Bill Drew threw two TD passes 216 passing yards and a five yard rushing TD. Vince DeMaranville 38 yard fumble return sparked early scoring. Turner 9 yard run for six and a Turner kick completed the scoring.
Rod Milburn 1972 Olympic gold medalist in the 110 meter high hurdles joins Southern University track coaching staff as an undergraduate assistant. Milburn, a senior physical education major from Opelousas La, turned down a chance to pursue professional football after not reaching agreement with the Los Angeles Rams.
Rain in Chicago postponed the Mets versus Cubs extending their lead in the NL East to three games over Pittsburgh as Montreal and Chicago close in. The Pirates lost 3-2 to Montreal despite an early two-run edge, while St. Louis beat Philadelphia 3-0 to stay within two games. Other NL results included San Francisco 5 Cincinnati 3 in 14 innings and Los Angeles 5 San Diego 2.
In junior high football at Junction City Lawrence South edged Junction City 14-6 in overtime. Bob Lisher caught a six yard pass from Mike Brenton for the deciding score after Gary Caine tied the game with a two yard run. Mark Abel ran for 104 yards and added the extra point. The Cougars improve to 2-0 and host Topeka Shideler next Thursday.
Eudora dominates Santa Fe Trail 24 to 0 as a balanced offense and stout defense push the Cardinals to 248 total yards and 21 first downs. Brad Hime launches a 68 yard drive with a four yard TD, Durkin adds a three yard score, and Rick Hall seals it with a 23 yard pass from Greg Dardis.
The card lists NFL games with kickoff times including Chicago at Denver 4 p.m. and Cincinnati at San Diego in the late afternoon slots. Other matchups feature Green Bay at Minnesota New Orleans at Baltimore New York Giants at Cleveland New York Jets at Buffalo Oakland at Kansas City Pittsburgh at Houston St. Louis at Dallas Washington at Philadelphia and a Monday nighter Atlanta at Detroit at 9 p.m.
The Moscow Selects, Russia’s premier hockey club, will face the Trail Smoke Eaters on December 19 in Trail, B C, as part of a North American tour. A spokesman said the team chose Trail for its European and Soviet Union success and its prior WIHL connections.
In Arlington Texas Rich Billings delivered a clutch three run double and a game winning homer as the Texas Rangers edged the Kansas City Royals 5 4. Billings backed rookie Jim Bibs ninth win despite three walks and two wild pitches. The series continues with David Clyde vs Steve Busby.
The schedule lists Notre Dame vs Purdue at 12 45 pan and Mets vs Cubs likely in baseball, with college football highlights at 11 am and New York Giants vs Cleveland Browns at noon. Also Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders and Detroit at 8 pm on various channels.
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