Major Hoople predicts a week of big upsets and aoctious play
Major Hoople makes college football forecasts for top games from Florida State over Florida to USC over Stanford. He predicts Florida State 33 to 23, Colorado 46 to 8, Notre Dame 28 to 20, Alabama 27 to 10, USC 36 to 28, and Auburn 24 to 22. He lists many other scores and ends with night game notes for Newspaper Enterprise Association.
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Ara Parseghian
Michigan State Spartans
Duffy Daugherty
Midwest
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Boston
Dartmouth
Holy Cross
Penn State
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Purdue
Iowa
Kansas St
Michigan
Navy
Kansas
Minnesota
Auburn
Mississippi
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Duke
Xavier
Northern
Dragsters Aim for Six-Second Barrier at Fremont
The $100,000 American Hot Rod Association World Championship at Fremont Raceway could push the six second mark for quarter mile drag racing. Cars exceed 235 mph, with a 6.16 second quarter mile record cited. Participants include Don Garlits, Don Prudhomme, Dennis Baca, John Wiebe, Chris Karamasines, and Leroy Goldstein.
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John Weibe
Chris Karamasines
Leroy Goldstein
Kings win first preseason game under new coach
The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 to earned their first preseason victory in five games. Butch Goring opened the scoring at 12:07 and Bob Berry added a second at 16:28 in the first period. In golf news Pris Heflin led first flight with top net and putt total, while Dorothy Nickolaus won the third flight.
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UPI
Los Angeles Kings
Bob Pulford
Vancouver Canucks
Kings
Butch Goring
Bob Berry
Vie Country Club
Pris Heflin
Dorothy MacClure
Marge Kunkel
Elinor Gray
Billie Carlson
Elsie Briscoe
Dorothy Nickolaus
Norma Kertcher
Jeanette Boles
Mustangs to host Boise State in pivotal intersectional clash
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo hosts Boise State at Mustang Stadium at 7 30 p m in a game shaping as a top showdown. Both teams enter 3 0 and well ranked with Boise State’s offense strong and Cal Poly aiming to disrupt the Broncos with defensive back Mike Amos and quarterback Ron Autele leading the attack.
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Walloping
Weber State
Joe Harper
Cal State Humboldt
Heavy Artillery
Amos
Poly
Mike Thomas
Thomas
Sacramento
Lakers rout Suns in exhibition clash
Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 142 to 123 in an exhibition game led by Jim McMillian with 30 points and Hap Hairston 27. Pat Riley added 23 and Jerry West 19 as LA built a midgame lead and widened it late. Neal Walk topped the Suns with 33 points.
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Hairston
Pat Riley
Jerry West
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Neal
Net Play Rules for Take/Return Decisions in Tennis
Practical guidance from Winn Tactics for Weekend Tennis on who takes a ball at the net. It explains choices when partners are positioned at the net, center court balls, and overhead shots. Rules emphasize crossing court reads, commitment by the front player, and clear roles for the back player.
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Surfers Rescue Boatmen During World Championship Heat
In San Diego the World Surfing Championships opened after a four day wait and three rescuers from Australia Hawaii and Oceanside saved three elderly boat occupants when their 17 foot outboard capsized. Lifeguards Harbor Patrol and officials continued preliminaries with seven heats run and more to come as conditions held four to six feet.
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UPI
Rod Brooks
Australia
Jerry Lopez
Hawaii
Bill Anderson
Oceanside
Rockets Aim High With Young Core In Central Race
Guards Jimmy Walker and Calvin Murphy provide scoring and speed with Mike Newlin stepping up as a defensive option. Assistant Johnny Egan energizes the bench as Rockets add three new regulars and push to surpass Cleveland in the Central Division.
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Tex Winter
Houston
Elvin Hayes
Rockets
Hayes
Jack Marin
Jimmy Walker
Detroit
Otto Moore
Phoenix
Walker
Dave Bing
Calvin Murphy
Mike Newlin
Newlin
Johnny Egan
Cleveland
Central
BYU Defends Golf Title at Tucker Invitational
Texan Ben Crenshaw headlines the 18th William H. Tucker Invitational at UNM as BYU defends its title. The 72-hole event runs through Saturday on the 7,200-yard south course with last year’s NCAA top five in the field. Minnesota Twins president Calvin Griffith renews manager Frank Quilici’s contract for one year.
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UPI
Brigham Young University
Ben Crenshaw
William H. Tucker
University of New Mexico
Crenshaw
Minnesota Twins
Calvin Griffith
Frank Quilici
Bill Rigney
Griffith
Quilici
Pearson careered to NASCAR pole at Charlotte in record lap
David Pearson led the NASCAR National 500 pole run in Charlotte with a 158.539 mph lap, edging Buddy Baker and breaking the previous record set by A J Foyt. Baker was second at 158.450 mph driving Bobby Isaac’s former K and K Dodge as top contenders gathered for a high stakes race amid Petty Allison tensions. Foyt, Pearson’s Woods Brothers teammate, was third in the first day with 157.530 mph.
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UPI
David Pearson
Woods Brothers Mercury
Pearson
Buddy Baker
A.J. Foyt Baker
Bobby Isaac
K&k Dodge
Nascar
U. S. Auto Club
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Bobby Allison
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