Gabriel's Acupuncture Backing Rams Return Bid
Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel undergoes acupuncture for elbow tendinitis as he targets a comeback. He reports 50 to 100 percent improvement and aims to throw Friday if pain subsides. Beathard remains the likely starter at Atlanta with Prothro positioning him for Chicago game success.
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Long Beach
UPI
Los Angeles Rams
Roman Gabriel
National Football League
Rams
Gabriel
Don Klosterman
Carroll Rosenbloom
Roman
Chicago
Tommy Prothro
Pete Beathard
Atlanta
Beathard
Olympic star Dwight Jones faces pro move decision
Dwight Jones can play for Houston or San Diego this season but San Diego owner Leonard Bloom says the ABA team offers the only financially rewarding path. Bloom claims a five year six figure no cut contract is on the table while Jones weighs the option amid family concerns after Munich.
Red Sox Win to Gain Ground in Tight AL East Race
John Curtis pitched the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals boosting the lead in the AL East as Detroit fell to New York in 12 innings. Reggie Smith contributed two doubles and two runs while Sparky Lyle added key relief. Carlton reached 300 strikeouts as Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 2-1. The Oakland A's clinched the AL West with an 8-7 comeback over Minnesota.
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United Press International
John Curtis
Boston
Red Sox
Kansas City Royals
Detroit
New York
Oakland A’s
Minnesota
Steve Carlton
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Reggie Smith
Curtis
Bosox
Baltimore
California
Sparky Lyle
Mickey Lolich
Roy White
Sandy Koufax
Bucs
Juan Marichal
Giants
Carlton
Phillies
Team Canada Tops Russia in Final Hockey Classic
In Moscow at V I Lenin Arena the Canada team defeated the Soviet Union 6-5 in the final of an eight game series. Captain Phil Esposito flashed a victory sign as Paul Henderson scored with 34 seconds left for a come from behind win. The Canadian squad finished 4-3-1 in the series.
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Moscow
UPI
V. I. Lenin
Team Canada
Phil Esposito
Rod Gilbert
Paul Henderson
Retired Bomb Pass Era As New QBs Rise In Pro Football
In a 1950s throwback, Y A Tittle laments the eclipse of the deep bomb and the rise of defense driven football. He cites peers like Plunkett Bradshaw Pastorini and Kapp as later quarterbacks who may define a less flashy era. He sees zone defenses and computer aided game plans shaping the modern game.
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Y. A. Tittle
San Francisco 49Ers
R.C. Owens
Tittle
49Ers
John Brodie
Oakland
Daryle Lamonica
Len Dawson
Kansas City Chiefs
Ken Anderson
Cincinnati
Don Horn
Denver
Jim Plunkett
New England Patriots
Archie Manning
New Orleans
Dan Pastorini
Houston
Mike Phipps
Cleveland
Ken Stabler
Terry Bradshaw
Pittsburgh
John Reeves
Philadelphia
Scott Hunter
Green Bay
Bobby Layne
Pentagon
Ocre
Minnesota
Joe Kapp
Baltimore
Earl Morrall
Miami
Taylor
Hornung
ALSN
Dos Pueblos Eyes Pass Defense in Cabrillo clash
Air minded Dos Pueblos faces Cabrillo in a key Northern League showdown at Valley Stadium. DP relies on quarterback Greg Van Ness and a four-receiver look while Cabrillo counters with a varied defense led by Ken Wahl Steve Klitz and Bruce Probst and a steady rushing attack.
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Conquistadores
Dos Pueblos Chargers
Righetti
Cong
Evert Jones
Jones
Greg van Ness
Hill
Craig Winegarner
Bill Chapin
Jeff Holt
Steve Klitz
Russ Wardrip
Ken Wahl
Bruce Probst
van Ness
Cabrillo
Aguilar
Odoms
Dos Pueblans
Bakersfield Drillers
Congs
Bakersfield
Kevin Drake
Howard Comstock
John Cantrell
Clell Lightner
Pete Guariglia
Pair shares tourney lead at Quad-Cities Open
In Bettendorf Iowa Jack Lewis from Florence South Carolina and Don Iverson tied for the lead in the Quad-Cities Open after a rain suspended first round. They each posted 33 34 total 67 with Gibby Gilvert one stroke back at 68 and several players including Lee Trevino tying for 69.
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Bettendorf
Iowa
UPI
Jack Lewis
Don Iverson
Lewis
Florence
S.C
Iverson
Wisconsin
Lee Trevino
Japan
Craig Dear
Martin Roesink
Jim Jamieson
Crow Valley
Cabrillo Falls 4-3 in defensive water polo thriller
Cabrillo boys water polo led by Gary Anderson and Gordon McManus fought Dos Pueblos to a 4-3 loss in a tight game. Steve Bise and Mike Williamson scored for DP, with Cabrillo’s Gary McManus tying late. Coach Roy Boyer praised the defense as Cabrillo heads to Buena tournament.
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Cabrillo
Dos Pueblos High
Roy Boyer
Gary Anderson
Steve Bise
Hill
Gordon McManus
Anderson
Garrett Folmer
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Tim Davis
Tom Wittman
Joe Young
John Tapp
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Bob Gile
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Ben Mitchell
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