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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1977
Page
7
St. Louis Cardinals unsure if wide receiver Mel Gray will play against the Dallas Cowboys after straining a foot in practice. Offensive tackle Dan Dierdorf is listed as questionable with a broken jaw wired shut from last week's game.
Penn State, ranked ninth with two games left against Temple and Pittsburgh, agreed to face the Big Eight champion in the Orange Bowl after opting out of Sugar Bowl consideration. The Sugar Bowl reportedly favors Notre Dame or Ohio State-Michigan winner, while Penn State denies talks with bowls.
Prep basketball results include Bogard 88 over Southwest Ludlow Braymer 62 and Joy Northwestern 103 over Boswich 19. NFL standings show AFC East and NFC divisions with team records and weekly games listed, plus Monday and Sunday matchups across multiple conferences.
Missouri Military Academy, led by Bill Koons, defeated Kemper Military 19 to 14 to end the season 1-7-1 and retain the Gold Football. Koons ran 162 yards on 25 carries with an 8-yard TD, while Dan Matthews added a 1-yard score and 54 rushing yards.
Otis Birdsong, KC Kings rookie guard, drilled two free throws and a late jumper to lift his team 106-105 over the Golden State Warriors. Birdsong scored 14, Scott Wedman led KC with 22, while Rick Barry had 27 for the Warriors. Pariah and Ray contributed on defense as Golden State missed late chances.
The Kansas City Chiefs under new coach Tom Bettis seek a second straight upset of the Chicago Bears after a 20-10 win over Green Bay. QB Mike Livingston and RB Ed Podolak fueled the turnaround, while the injury plagued Bears, missing linemen and receiving pneumonia sidelined star LB Doug Buffone. Bob Avellini to start at QB with Walter Payton in the backfield alongside possibly Robin Earl.
Former Minnesota utility infielder Jerry Terrell joined the Kansas City Royals on a multi year contract. Terrell, 31, will fill key infield roles after opting out of the Twins and being drafted in the reentry round. He has played every position except pitcher first base and catcher. He batted .224 in 93 games with Minnesota last season and carries a .259 career average. Royals manager Whitey Herzog welcomed his versatility noting Terrell could back up third base second base or shortstop and would help cover injuries to George Brett and others.
ASHLAND The Community R-6 Trojans lost 55 7 to South Callaway in the Little Dixie Conference consolation final. Randy Miller led SoCal with 20 points, while Brian Cox had 19 for Community. Cal Webber scored 32 before fouling out as the Trojans regroup after a slow first half. Community boys and girls face South Callaway Tuesday night.
St Louis coach Leo Boivin said his team played better in many losses than in the 2 1 victory over Colorado. Grace Affleck scored the winner with under four minutes left after Inge Hammarstrom opened the scoring. Colorado tied late on Barry Beck’s rebound as the Blues improved to 10 2. Toronto beat Washington 3 1 and Vancouver defeated Minnesota 4 2 in other Friday games.
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