Middletown Middies Show Small Steps Forward In Narrow Defeat
Middletown High coach Jack Gordon notes improvement in a 8-6 loss to Springfield South as Donnie Howard starts at halfback and defenders Larry White and Earl Howard anchor the unit. Film review highlights two costly penalties, a pair of inexperience errors, and potential defensive strengths for upcoming games.
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Lions fall to Vikings as Mann botches late kick
Errol Mann muffed a 33 yard field goal with seven seconds left in Detroit's 16-13 season opener loss to Minnesota at Tiger Stadium. Mann also missed 53 and 39 yard attempts while Gary Cuozzo passed for 232 yards to Grime and Osborn who combined for 166 receiving yards.
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Poll shows Nebraska holds top spot in AP poll
Nebraska remains No. 1 in the AP college football poll while Notre Dame cuts into the lead with a 90-7 rout of Northwestern. Auburn climbs to fifth after crushing UT Chattanooga, as Michigan and Texas trail the leaders.
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Browns Need To Improve For Colts Challenge
Cleveland Browns coach Nick Skorich says the team must improve in all departments after a 31-9 season opener win over the Houston Oilers. He commends Baltimore’s defense and warns his team to guard against mistakes as the Colts will exploit them.
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Brown's Squad Not Involved In Antitrust Probe
A special federal grand jury investigating possible antitrust violations in the National Football League heard testimony today for a second day after a summer recess. Head Coach Paul Brown of the Cincinnati Bengals, Rommie Loudd, and John Danahy testified. Brown declined to discuss specifics, saying he was out of pro football for years. Witnesses described questions about player blackballing and contract handling, as the jury nears its comprehensive look into league operations.
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Middie Films To Be Shown At Boosters Meeting
The Middletown High Boosters Club meets in the high school cafeteria at 7 30 tonight. Films of the Middies 84 loss at Springfield South will be shown with Coach Jack Gordon commenting on the team and the films.
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Bengals Break Team Records In Opener Versus Eagles
In Cincinnati the four year old Bengals set five team marks and tied another in their 37 14 win over Philadelphia. They amassed 532 net yards surpassing the 472 against San Diego in 1969 and completed 24 passes one more than the 23 vs Kansas City in 1970. Virgil Carter threw a 90 yard scoring pass to start the second period the longest in the Bengals short history. Cincinnati had 23 first downs tying the Boston 1970 mark while limiting the Eagles to 39 rushing yards the lowest by a Bengal opponent this season.
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Sparky Sets Cincinnati Contenders for NL West
Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson lines up plans to challenge the Dodgers and Giants in a pivotal week. Don Gullett to start against Los Angeles with Jim McGlathlin in relief, Gary Nolan to start Wednesday. Anderson cites a Giants visit and a tight race as he aims to push Cincinnati, one game behind Houston, into contention.
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National League West and East standings and Tuesday games
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Baseball standings and Monday results from the league
Oakland and Kansas City split a doubleheader narrative with division races noted. Ball clubs Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland New York Baltimore Washington Chicago Oakland Chicago Newton matchups listed with pitchers and 20 inning Cleveland Washington scoreline shown.
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McLain Misses Twin Wins In Cleveland Marathon
Denny McLain pitched four relief innings for his 10th win as the Washington Senators beat Cleveland 9 6 in a suspended game ending 16 innings. He then lost the nightcap 3 1 after eight innings. Orioles beat Yankees 8 4 and Brewers shut out Twins 3 0. Montreal rainout ends local twi night slate.
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Nixon Awaits Word On Senators Future
Boston AP report says AL owners planned to meet to decide the baseball future of Bob Short and the Washington Senators amid financial trouble. President Nixon and Dallas Fort Worth civic leaders hoped the franchise would stay in Washington. Short declined to reveal plans, saying he has lost about $3 million since buying the club in 1968.
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Ali Chuvalo in Canada bout eyed in Vancouver
In Vancouver B C a Vancouver firm Equicor Holdings proposed a heavyweight title bout between Muhammad Ali and Canadian champion George Chuvalo of Toronto. A tentative date is November 1 or November 25. Chuvalo’s manager Irving Ungerman approved and a verbal agreement from Top Rank Inc. representing Ali has been received.
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