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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1971

Page

9

Onofrio Tigers Beat Mustangs For First Victory

Missouri topped SMU 24-12 in Columbia as Al Onofrio earned his first win. The Tigers showed offense improving from the start while its defense limited SMU to negative ground yards and 156 passing. Missouri faces Army at West Point next week.

Robert M. White Missouri Columbia SMU al Onofrio Tigers Onofrio Chuck Roper Tiger Army West Point

Quarterback Problems Face Big Red and Jets

St Louis Cardinals coach Bob Hollway weighs whether Jim Hart will start the televised NFL opener against the New York Jets or revert to Pete Beathard due to Hart's ankle. Beathard, familiar with the Jets from Chiefs and Oilers days, completed 5 of 12 for 64 yards and a TD against Washington. Hart threw two interceptions. Jets coach Weeb Ewbank praises his team after a 22-0 loss to Baltimore, while Hollway compliments the Jets' quick, mobile defense and notes both teams made early mistakes.

ST. Louis St. Louis Cardinals New Yorker Jim Hart Bob Hollway Hart Washington Redskins American Football League Pete Beathard Jets Beathard Kansas City Chiefs Houston Oilers Redskins Cardinals al Woodall Baltimore Colts Weeb Ewbank Hollway The MacArthur Edwards Minnesota Vikings New Yorkers Ewbank Paul Brown Jeta

Interception Return Sparks MMA Win Over Van-Far

Missouri Military Academy tops Van-Far 12-6 after Bill Lewis Intercepts late, returns for a touchdown. The game stayed tied at 6-6 through three quarters as MMA improved to 2-0 and prepares for St. Francis Borgia in Washington, Missouri.

Van-Far Bill Lewis Belleville Ill Lewis Kerry Hesse MMA Rob Windisch Indians Colonels Colonel Missouri Military Academy Washington

Tulsa Upsets Arkansas After Psychology Edge

Tulsa, led by Claude Gibson, used careful psychology to fuel a dramatic rally from 20 points behind to defeat seventh-ranked Arkansas 21-20, a win Gibson calls the greatest in Tulsa history. Auburn edged Tennessee 10-9 as Shug Jordan emphasized emotional factors in football. Todd Starks threw three fourth quarter TD passes to seal Tulsa’s upset.

Herschel Nissenson Associated Press Shug Jordan Auburn Tennessee Claude Gibson Tulsa Jordan Volsh Gibson Todd Starks Arkansas

Arkansas Tulsa clash lacks blitz as Ferguson stars faded

Siesta Time pressured Arkansas quarterback Joe Ferguson while Tulsa promised a blitz to unsettle the “clean machine” offense. Tulsa never blitzed, and Larry Frey sparked a late tie with 70 rushing yards and a 21-yard reception before Sam Henry’s winning conversion. Auburn’s Sullivan led a late drive to beat Tennessee. Nebraska, Notre Dame, Texas, Michigan, Colorado, Alabama also led brisk weekend rankings.

Arkansas Joe Ferguson Tulsa Ferguson Gibson Larry Frey Frey Starks Sam Henry Pat Sullivan Auburn Harry Unger Tigers Gardner Jett Tennessee Sullivan Jordan Associated Press Nebraska Texas A&m Notre Dame Purdue Donnie Wigginton Texas Texas Tech Michigan UCLA

College Football Scores From Around the Nation

A compiled list of college football results features LSU 38 over Wisconsin, Alfred 34 over Rensselaer, Northwestern 12 over Syracuse, Notre Dame and Purdue at 7, Cornell 48 over Colgate, Oklahoma 54 over Pittsburgh, Penn State 44 over Howard, Michigan 38 over UCLA, Harvard 16 over Michigan State 31, Yale 23 over Connecticut 0, Florida 40 over Kansas 7, Georgia 128 over Clemson, Nebraska 34 over Texas A&M 7, and multiple other games including Texas 28 over Texas Tech and Oregon 98 over Stanford.

Rensselaer Northwestern Syracuse Boston College Navy Notre Dame Purdue Cornell Colgate Onio Kent State Dartmoutha Manauchusetty Ohio Wesleyan DePauw Oklahoma Pittsburgh Union State Virginia Bay College Brooklyn Col Pennsylvanina Lehigh Penn State Georgia Tech Auburn Tennesser Citadel Boston Univ Duke East Kentucky East Tenn State Florida State Kansas Georgia Clemson Mississippi Kentucky

Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Summary

American League and National League East and West divisions shown with team records and winning percentages. Weekend results include Boston, Chicago, New York, St Louis, Detroit, San Francisco, Oakland, Minnesota and others with multiple games and schedules across cities.

Moe Creeps Over .500 Mexico Moe Picks Seven Right

The Flambouyant Forecaster Moe posts a 12-11-2 two week mark, slipping with two wrong calls against Dan Devine at Green Bay and Jon Staggers at Pittsburgh. He heads to St Louis tonight to visit friends Roger Webbril and Mel Gray, predicting the Jets will win.

Mexico Moe Dan Devine Green Bay Jon Staggers Pittsburgh St. Louis Roger Webbril Mel Gray Jets

Opening Day Surprises Hit NFL Home Teams Hard

Bruce Lowitt reports a day of upsets as Cleveland defeats Baltimore 14 13 and Minnesota falls to Chicago 20 17. Other visitors win include Dallas over Philadelphia 42 7 Washington over New York 30 3 Miami over Buffalo 29 14 Kansas City over Houston 20 16 Detroit over New England 34 7 San Francisco over New Orleans 38 20 Oakland over San Diego 34 0 and Los Angeles tying Atlanta 20 20. Pittsburgh and Green Bay win at home.

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Fate Deals Harris in Robinson Open Playoff Victory

Harris wins the Robinson Open first prize of 20000 after a sudden death playoff with Bert Yancey. The 6-foot-4 Oklahoma State graduate birdied the third playoff hole on the final day while Yancey earned 11400 for second. Harris tied Yancey with an eight foot birdie at 17 in regulation and parred from four feet to preserve the tie.

Robinson, Ill Labron Harris Bert Yancey Harris Oklahoma State Yancey

Spirit of 76 Lifts Giants in Win Over Reds

The San Francisco Giants, battered by injuries, beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-5 to stay one game ahead of the Dodgers in the NL West. Dick Dietz powered the win with a grand slam and five RBIs while Willie McCovey and others faced painful days. Dietz joked about wearing bandages as he celebrated, and Fox said the victory could shift the team’s mood as the season nears its end.

Ken Rappoport Associated Press San Francisco Giants San Francisco Charlie Fox Giants Cincinnati Reds Los Angeles Dodgers Atlanta Fox Willie McCovey Dick Dietz Dietz Dodgers Braves Richie Allen Duke Sims New York Mets Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals Montreal Expos Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Cubs

NEL Standings and Week Results Across NFL Divisions

National Football League standings show Eastern and Central divisions with teams like Miami New England Baltimore New York Cleveland Kansas City Houston Buffalo Oakland San Francisco Chicago Minnesota Dallas Philadelphia and Washington all posting various scores. Monday games at New York and St Louis influenced the week results as channels broadcast the contests.

Eastern Divisio Dallas N.Y L.A

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