Gonter Shapes WRs to Lift Roughriders from Losses
New Western Reserve football coach Ray Gonter faces a 1-18 slide over two seasons and a 15 game FC losing streak. With 18 lettermen and 51 candidates, he plans a fast, depth-light rebuild highlighting Burras and Strimpfel as core players while eyeing Monroeville and Edison atop the league.
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Hank Heilmann
Collins
Western Reserve
Ray Gonter
Roughriders
Firelands
Gonter
Olcott
Leimeister
Pickett
Grosswiler
Lloyd
Bill Burras
Mark Strimpfel
Mike Chaffin
Fred Leimeister
Mike Martz
Len Dauch
Bill Schnell
Jim Myers
Dan Dillon
Greg van Dootingh
Burras
Tim Weisenberger
Strimpfel
Chaffin
Martz
Cauch
Schnell
Monroeville
Edison
Black River
Mapleton
Ater
Mike Gallagher
Bob Clark
Dave Rice
Greenwich-South Central Hosts Lucas in Open Football Scrimmage
SC Scrimmage features Greenwich South Central hosting Lucas Wednesday at 7 PM. Public event offers admission priced as one bar of soap.
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Greenwich
South Central
Lucas
Perry Slows Royals In 4-1 Indians Victory
Jim Perry improved to 14-9 with a complete game as the Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City 4-1. Rusty Torres and Joe Lis drove in runs, Duffy and Gamble scored on sacrifices, and Perry lasted all nine innings. Splittorff absorbed the loss as Cleveland and Kansas City set up a two night doubleheader with Busby and Briles expected to duel.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Jim Perry
Kansas City Royals
Cleveland Indians
Perry
Rusty Torres
Tribe
Luis Alvarado
Frank Duffy
Duffy
Oscar Gamble
Joe Lis
Rico Carty
Paul Splittorff
Royals
Indians
Steve Busby
Nelson Briles
Browns Trade Hooker to Saints in Camp Shuffle
Allen Jubilee Dunbar, second year Saints wide receiver, joins the Cleveland Browns at training camp replacing veteran Fair Hooker who exits after the trade. Hooker, 27, signs with the Jacksonville Sharks in the World Football League next season. Hooker had been a Browns starter after Warfield’s departure, averaging 14.4 yards per catch.
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Hiram
Ohio
UPI
Allen
Jubilee
Dunbar
New Orleans Saints
Cleveland Browns
Fair
Saints
New Orleans
San Francisco
Browns
Hooker
Jacksonville Sharks
Paul Warfield
Warfield
Miami
Cleveland
Dragway Saturday and Sunday Eliminator Race Results
Results list for Saturday and Sunday slips across classes Becker Bros independence Ohio to Bracket 5. Names span Ohio cities including Akron Cleveland Sandusky Mansfield and Parma Hrs. Total field reports 254 cars.
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Becker Bros
Independence
Ohio
Lyn Smith
Akron
Bill Rolf
Westlake
Bynak & Hunt
Cleveland
Ron Wood
Amherst
Donn Rhode
Port Clinton
Don Bunting
Sandusky
Calabrese
Ralph Voight
Gary Clark
Pro Standings Tie Up Tight as Schedule Unfolds
The American League East shows Boston and New York atop the division with tight gaps. Detroit and California chase in the West and Oakland and Milwaukee trade wins as teams jockey for position. In the NL, Pittsburgh and St. Louis at the top while Philadelphia and Montreal press for early lead as late games shape the standings.
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Boston
New York
Baltimore
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Detroit
West Oakland
Kansas City
Texas
Chicago
Minnesota
California
Cleveland Bosman
Peterson
Busby
Briles
California Locks
Coleman
Oakland Blue
Slaton
Tidrow
Marichal
Kaat
Palmer
Jenkins
Calif
Odom
Hamilton
Fingers
Fosse
Tenace
Haney
Murphy
Porter
W. IL. Pet
Pittsligh
St. Louis
Ye Phila
Montreal
West Los Ang
Cinci
Atlanta
Houston
San Fran
San Diego
Cincinnati
Billingham
Philadelphia
Ruthven
Reed
Torrez
Houston Griffin
Apodaca
Lee Reuschel
Los Angeles
Gibson
Spillner
Pittsburgh
Ellis
San Francisco
D’acquisto
Capra
Leon
Correll
Renko
Carruthers
Stinson
Oats Koosman
Grote
Hodges
Lp-Cosgrove
HR Hodges
R. Carroll
Borbon
McEnaney
C. Carroll
Bench
Lonborg
Watt
Richert
Scheuler
Garber
Boone
Bengals Edge Lions To Improve Preseason Unbeaten Streak
Cincinnati rallied from a 14-6 deficit to beat Detroit 27-14 in a nationally telecast game. Ken Anderson threw a two yard TD to Doug Dressler with 4:24 left, and Bernard Jackson returned a 52 yard fumble for an insurance score. Falcons beat Oilers 10-6 and Bears over Colts 20-16.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Cincinnati Bengals
Detroit
Lions
Ken Anderson
Doug Dressler
Bernard Jackson
Atlanta Falcons
Houston Oilers
Chicago Bears
Baltimore Colts
Borg Captures U S Pro Championship in Straight Sets
Bjorn Borg, 18, from Sweden wins the U S Pro Championship in Brookline defeating Tom Okker 7-6 6-1 6-1 to take $16,000 first prize after a tense final. The young star thrived on pressure, saying his game improves when on the ropes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Mass
UPI
Bjorn Borg
U.S
Sweden
Tom Okker
Borg
Monroeville Boosters to host chicken barbecue at Marsh Field
The Monroeville Athletic Boosters will hold a chicken barbecue Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Marsh Field. A football scrimmagewill follow between Monroeville and the Sandusky High School reserves.
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Monroeville
Marsh Field
Sandusky High School
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Karl Horton
Fred Burras
Steve Ross
Lynn Olcott
Joe Leimeister
John Pickett
Dave Grosswiler
Mel Lloyd
Ross
South Amherst
St. Mary’s
New London
St. Paul
Steven Ross
Ray Brown
Ron Taylor
Rittman
Dan Ernsberger
Pans
Otte
Stoger Young
Oak Harbor
Connie Riedy
Milan
Bob Caris
Norwalk
Amd
Cate
Prige
Firestone
Tire Whitewall
Leno Aero Re BN
Bengals
Maxie Tire
Whittlesey Ave
Aturoats
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