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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1971

Page

11

Which Man Is No. 1 Four QBs Vie for Missouri Attack

Missouri's scrimmage split into Black and White squads as four quarterbacks—Venturi Johndrow Roper and Farmer—played for Onofrio. The Blacks won 34 14 with Ntuk the standout kicker and multiple TD passes by Johndrow linking to Link and McMurry while Roper produced a strong option run. Onofrio cautioned he will not declare a starter yet and will focus on next week's Stanford scrimmage.

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Brock Learns to Trust Schofield Bat for Last-Minute Heroics

Lou Brock's ninth inning homer off Don Gullett with a bat once belonging to Dick Schofield tied the game and sparked a Cardinals 4-3 victory in 11 innings over the Reds. Brock later praised Gibson for supplying the bat and noted his season-long hot stretch after a slow start. The win narrows St Louis' gap in the NL East to five games behind Pittsburgh with 29 to play. Hank Aaron also homered for Atlanta in a 5-4 win over Chicago, boosting his career hit total and RBI milestones as the league races toward Babe Ruth's 714 homers.

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Baseball Standings and Scores Across Leagues

American League East standings mix with results showing Oakland, Baltimore, Chicago, New York and Boston led by Kansas City and California. National League West and East feature Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York with scattered Saturday and Sunday results plus Monday games.

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Rotary Faces No 2 Optimist In City Softball Final

The championship game of the City Civic Club Softball Tournament is at 7 p.m. at Khoury Fields. Rotary, winner of the winners bracket, will play the survivor of the losers bracket, No 2 Optimist. Optimist must beat Rotary twice to win the tournament.

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New Coaches Find Rough Road in Pro Football Preseason

Associated Press notes 10 new NFL head coaches, only Tommy Prothro of the Rams and Bob Hollway with the Cardinals show early winning records after five weeks of exhibition play. Other first-year coaches mostly struggle as teams post mixed 1-4, 0-4, or 2-3 marks.

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Sophomore Ken Johnson to lead Colorado offense this season

Colorado quarterback contender Ken Johnson, a 205 pound sophomore from Scottsdale, Arizona, embraces his superstition of sevens while promising to run Eddie Crowder’s triple option. Johnson, noting strength in receivers Clifford Branch Bob Masten Willie Nichols and Larry Brunson, aims to spark a rugged Buffaloes offense with a solid line and defense as they pursue a Big Eight title bid.

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Jets Face Chiefs In TV Clash With Bump-and-Run Defense

Kansas City quarterback Len Dawson faces New York in a nationally televised game as the Chiefs counter Jets with a bump and run defense. Jets will start Al Woodall at QB after Namath’s knee surgery, with Emerson Boozer Matt Snell and John Riggins leading the ground game.

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NFL Preview At 43 Blanda Readies for Cinderella Year

Oakland Raiders coach and veteran quarterback George Blanda, turning 44, looks to add to his NFL record 1,561 points as Oakland opens against New England. The team seeks a Super Bowl, while Blanda remains No. 2 to Daryle Lamonica amid rookie momentum and unit injuries.

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Weaver Becomes Pro Champion In 35,000 Match Play

DeWitt Weaver, 31, formerly SMU backup to Don Meredith, wins the United States Professional Match Play Championship by six strokes over Phil Rodgers at the Country Club of North Carolina. Weaver seals a $35,000 first prize, pushing year earnings to $74,914. Rodgers struggles with only three greens on the front nine as Weaver seizes the lead with a birdie on par five fifth.

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Bengals Rough Up Big Red

ST LOUIS AP Don Parish rookie standout from 1970 suffers knee injury in 22 21 loss to Cincinnati Bengals and likely surgery. Cardinals report Mulligan dislocated shoulder and Terry Brown dislocated hip with expected six to eight weeks out for Parish four to six weeks for Mulligan and six to eight weeks for Brown.

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