Ottawa Rough Riders open CFL season with 22 7 win over Saskatchewan
Ottawa beat Saskatchewan 22-7 at Lansdowne Park as rain dampened the opener. Key plays included Gerry Organ kicking a field goal and two singles, Rick Cassata passing to Billy Cooper, and Wayne Tosh's two interceptions setting up Ottawa scores. Saskatchewan’s lone TD came from George Reed.
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Graham Cox
Ottawa
Ottawa Rough Riders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Lansdowne Park
Saskatchewan
Western Riders
Dave Skrein
Tiger-Cats
Hamilton
Nolan Bailey
Skrein
Ted Dushinski
Gig Perez
George Reed
Roughies
Jack Abendschan
Gerry Organ
Reed
Rick Cassata
Billy Cooper
Wayne Tosh
Ron Lancaster
Organ
Jerry Campbell
Rhome Nixon
Cassata
Robinson's 18 points spark Calgary to win over Winnipeg
Calgary Stampeders captain Larry Robinson scored 18 points including a 37 yard interception return as Calgary beat Winnipeg 31-7 to tie for first with Edmonton. Winnipeg gained 338 yards to Calgary 297, but Calgary forced three fumbles and held Winnipeg to 121 rushing yards.
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Calgary
Larry Robinson
Stampeders
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg
Don Jonas
Robinson
Wayne Harris
Jonas
Hugh McKinnis
Stampeder
Frank Andruski
Winnipeg Ts
Gary Kerr
Jim Lindsey
Don Moulton
Pete Ribbins
Moulton
Jim Thorpe
Thorpe
Bob LaRose
Paul Markle
Mack Herron
Edmonton Eskimos
British Columbia Lions
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Bombers
Edmonton
Ed Williams
Herron
Orr Seeks Return with Team Canada Against Russians
Bobby Orr still wants to play for Team Canada in the eight game series against Russia. His lawyer Alan Eagleson said Bruins prefer he stay home but Orr will follow doctors and be examined if the club doctor keeps him out. If fit he aims to play at least one game with daily medical reports.
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Toronto
Bobby Orr
Canada
Boston Bruins
Boston
Russia
Alan Eagleson
Bobby
Eagleson
Orr
Bruins
Team Canada
Munich Olympics Cost Sparks Local Outcry Over Burden
Munich residents criticize soaring Olympic costs and price hikes during the games. Officials cite $434 million for facilities and $178 million for operations, with private funding covering most venues and a focus on fewer taxes.
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Mertz
Munich
Ulrich Pabst
Pabst
Kiel
Baltic
Four excluded from Team Canada for WHA defections
Hockey Canada upheld the rule that Team Canada must include players with NHL contracts. Four invited WHA stars Bobby Hull J C Tremblay Gerry Cheevers and Derek Sanderson were declared ineligible after leaving NHL clubs for the WHA. The decision keeps the training camp and Russia series on schedule with NHL affiliated players.
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Toronto
Douglas Fisher
Board of
Hockey Canada
Russia
Bobby Hull
J. C. Tremblay
Gerry Cheevers
Derek Sanderson
National Hockey League
World Hockey Association
Hockey Canada Board
NHL
Team Canada
Hull
Tremblay
Cheevers
Sanderson
Harry Sinden
Chicago Black Hawks
Winnipeg Jets
Montreal Canadiens
Quebec Nordiques
Boston Bruins
Cleveland Crusaders
Philadelphia Blazers
Clarence Campbell
WHA
Pro tennis tourney begins fourth day at Longwood
The 45th United States pro championship at Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill enters its fourth day with doubles on the docket. Rod Laver defeated Ismail Le Shafei 6-3 6-2, Arthur Ashe beat Charlie Pasarell 1-6 6-2 6-2, and Bobby Lutz edged Brian Fairlie 2-6 6-4 7-6 after saving four match points. Marty Riessen and Tony Roche also won.
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Chestnut Hill
Mass
United States
Longwood Cricket Club
Rod Laver
Australia
Ismail le Shafei
Egypt
Arthur Ashe
U.S
Charlie Pasarell
Bobby Lutz
John Newcomb
Brian Fairlie
New Zealand
Tony Roche
Hareem Rahim
Pakistan
Marty Riessen
Chicago
Derek Schroder
Parents Meeting for Kinsmen Swim Club Tonight
All parents of swimmers at the Kinsmen Summer Swim Club are to meet at the Youth Centre tonight at seven o clock. The session covers transport arrangements for swimmers to Claresholm for the zone swimming championships on August 19 and 20.
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Bow
Claresholm
Seven Games Set for Overseas Play by Team Canada
Team Canada composed of NHL stars will play seven international games in September in Stockholm, Russia, and Czechoslovakia, in addition to four Canadian dates. Alan Eagleson announced the schedule while noting NHL owners’ concerns over the added exhibition time for players.
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Alan Eagleson
NHL Players’ Association
Prague
Team
Canada
Toronto
National Hockey League
Stockholm
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Team Canada
NHL
Clarence) Campbell
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Lethbridge
Bow Island
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Lancaster
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McKinnis
David Minthorn
Mexico City
Carl Mertz
Olympic Construction Company
League
Campbell
Bill Wirtz
The
Black Hawks
Fisher
Hockey
Joe Kryczka
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
CAHA
Lou Lefaive
David Bauer
John Wintermeyer
Quebec
Rolan Lacroix
Maurice Regimbal
Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union
Moscow
Bent Pedersen
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