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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1971

Page

9

Blanda Leads Raiders to Tie with Chiefs in Late Rally

George Blanda, at 44 the oldest pro football player, sparked Oakland to a 20-20 tie with Kansas City to keep the Raiders in a first place deadlock in the AFC Western Division. He threw a 24 yard TD to Fred Biletnikoff and added an eight yard field goal with 2½ minutes left, raising his career points total to 1,609.

Associated Press Oakland Raiders George George Blanda Blanda Raiders Kansas City Oakland Chiefs Daryle Lamonica Fred Biletnikoff Cleveland Lou Groza Ray Chester Aaron Brown Biletnikoff David Handley Handley Jim Marsalis Hank Stram John Madden

Fence Donation Builds Khoury League Field No 1 Fence

The Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 3772 Mexico with Wetterall Foods and donors funded a woven wire fence for Khoury League Field No 1 costing 189 dollars. Builders Ray Smith Howard Smith Ernest Harvey and Dan Henneberry of Post 3772 and Mexico Khoury League manager John Botkins started the project Saturday.

VFW Mexico Wetterall Foods, Inc Ray Smith Howard Smith Ernest Harvey Dan Henneberry John Botkins

NFL Standings and Monday Night Matchup teased

NFL standings show San Francisco 27 New England 21 Miami 20 Los Angeles 14 Kansas City 20 Oakland 20 with tied games. Monday night game features Detroit at Green Bay in Milwaukee at 8 p.m. on channels 2 and 3.

San Francisco New England Miami Los Angeles Kansas City Oakland Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee

Johndrow Brings Hope for Future Tigers

Missouri 28 Kansas State 12 as sophomore Ed Johndrow sparked a hesitant offense after replacing two quarterbacks. He connected with Chuck Link on a fourth down TD, while star receiver Chuck Link set a career receptions record in a loss that left Missouri 0-? in Big Eight play, with Oklahoma and Iowa State upcoming.

Columbia al Onofrio Missouri Tigers Kansas State Ed Johndrow Johndrow Onofrio Johndrew Chuck Roper John Henley Roper Jack Bastable Mike Fink John Venturi John Drew Colorado Chuck Link Wildcats Mizzou Henley Hal Burnine Burnine SMU Oklahoma Iowa State Kansas Naro Steve Owens Big Red John Killian Marinaro Dartmouth Yale Ted Perry Arkansas Texas A&m Mark Green Razorbacks Ohio State Minnesota Craig Curry Gophers

Wolverines crush Indiana as title race tightens in Week

Michigan remains in the national title hunt with a 61-7 rout of Indiana led by Billy Taylor who ran for 172 yards and two touchdowns. Nebraska and Oklahoma also won, keeping the top seven teams undefeated, while Alabama Auburn Penn State and Georgia posted convincing wins.

Herschel Nissenson Associated Press Nebraska Oklahoma Michigan Wolverines Indiana Billy Taylor Tom Harmon Colorado Iowa State Alabama Mississippi State Auburn Florida Penn State West Virginia Georgia South Carolina Toledo Miami Ohio Cornell Dartmouth Ed Mari

Super Mex Returns To Winning Ways

Lee Trevino wins the Sahara Invitational with a six under par 66 to post 280 and claim his sixth title of the year. He eyes a fourth national open to complete a grand slam and heads toward the Mexican Open as he weighs continuing on the American tour. Big George Archer finishes second at 281, Don January third at 283, with Palmer strong yet distant.

Las Vegas Nev Lee Trevino Mexico Super Mex Trevino Mexico City Big George Archer Dickson Don January Ron Cerrudo Gay Brewer Fred Marti Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus Palmer

Sports Scoreboard Highlights From NBA NHL Results

NBA scores show Philadelphia over New York 108 to 101 Detroit 104 Atlanta 99 Baltimore 101 Phoenix 94 Seattle 115 Los Angeles 106 Golden State 116 Cincinnati 144 Milwaukee 118 Cleveland 108 Golden State 108 Los Angeles 105 Houston 102 Buffalo 67 ABA results include Floridians 113 Virginia 109 Kentucky 133 Denver 109 Indiana at Dallas postponed Virginia 134 Pittsburgh 124 New York 107 Kentucky 103 Dallas 125 Indiana 108 Memphis 117 Denver NHL results include New York 1 Pittsburgh 1 Toronto 1 Montreal 3 Detroit 0 Chicago 5 Los Angeles 4 tie Philadelphia 4 St Louis 4 tie Vancouver 4 Buffalo 4 tie New York 3 Toronto 3 Vancouver 6 Chicago 4 Detroit 4 Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 5 Montreal Boston 5 Minnesota 2 Buffalo 2 California 2 Monday Detroit at Toronto 106 1 3

Raiders Chiefs San Francisco New England Miami Los Angeles Washington New Orleans Minnesota New York Giants Atlanta Cleveland Chicago Dallas Baltimore Pittsburgh San Diego New York Jets St. Louis Buffalo Philadelphia Denver Houston Cincinnati Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee John Brodie Gene Washington Rams Bob Griese Paul Warfield Dolphins Pat Fischer Giants Norm Snead Bob Grim Vikings Dick Shiner Ken Burrow Jim Mitchell Cowboys Bobby Douglass Mac Percival Bears Earl Morrall Willie Richardson Ray Perkins John Hadi Jets Chargers New York Jim Hart NY Jets Eng Rbs Pitts Hous K City Oak Diego WLT Pet Louis NY Gats Phila Central Division Minn Gr. Bay Fran L Ang É .Sandy Phoenix Seattle Golden State Virginia Kentucky Indiana Memphis Toronto Montreal Vancouver Montrea Boston California

Trojans to Hold Soap Scrimmage at Community R-6 Gym

The Community R-6 Trojans host an intrastate soap scrimmage Tuesday night at the R-6 gym. The girls start at 7 p.m. followed by the boys. The Trojans open the season November 11 at Winfield.

R-6 Trojans R-6 Trojans Winfield

Little John Triumphs In Mexico Moe Tie Breaker

In a Mexico Moe contest, 15 year old Little John Keith of Wellsville edged Donnie Lovell as both picked all games except the Chiefs Raiders tie. Marshall beat Mexico 30-13 in the tiebreaker. final score 43-14. Lovable Latin predicts Detroit over Green Bay 27 17.

Mexico Moe Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders Little John Keith Wellsville Little John Donnie Lovell Lions Detroit Green Bay

Mexico Harriers Take Fourth in District Meet

The Mexico Bulldogs Blue finish fourth in the district cross country meet at West Plaza, 134 points, behind Glasgow 58 Hannibal 88 U High Columbia 98. Scott Sims led state qualifiers with 10:18, while Delbert Healy was Mexico’s top finisher in 11:07. Coach Lynn Cundiff eyes a strong varsity season start November 19 against Montgomery City.

West Plaza Shopping Center Mexico Bulldogs Gold Bulldogs Mike Stubblefield Dennis White Mexico Lynn Cundiff Cundiff Bob Bas Glasgow Hannibal U High Columbia Fulton Scott Sims Delbert Healy Healy Craig Barnes Geoff Wolf Steve Fitzpatrick Tim Collins Ron Whittaker Barnes Wolf Collins

MMA Falls to Marceline 20 8 in Slim Reed Clash

Missouri Military Academy suffers a 20 to 8 defeat to Marceline high as MMA falls to 3 4 on the season. Marceline drives early with Kirk Downing TD runs and a 15 yard pass to Terry Holt. MMA rallies late but cannot close the gap before two games remain against Wentworth and Centralia.

Missouri Military Academy Colonels Marceline Tigers Kirk Downing David Ralston Terry Holt MMA Downing Bill Lewis John Reddick Mike Dallwitz Wentworth Military Academy Centralia High

Pistons Coach Resigns Under Pressure and Health

Detroit Pistons head coach Bill van Breda Kolff, 48, resigns after two seasons citing pressure and health. General Manager Edwin Coil says Terry Dischinger will run practice until a replacement is found.

Detroit Detroit Pistons Bill van Breda Kolff National Basketball Association van Breda

O'Connell Proposes Three Division Red Sox Realignment

Boston Red Sox executive Dick O'Connell floated a plan to split baseball into East Midwest and West divisions with eight teams each. He argued 154 games in time zones and easier scheduling would improve news coverage and fan access while opposing interleague play and the present long-season playoff path.

Boston Dick O’connell Boston Red Sox Ponta Verda Beach Fla Midwest O'Connell Fred Ciampa Record American Sunday Advertiser O’connell Far West

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