Norwalk Truckers Struggle in Offense Despite Lead in Points
After four weeks Norwalk trails in total offense as opponents rush for 663 yards to 582 and pass for 244 to 202. Don Hilton leads rushers with 137 yards. Dave Hershey and Mike Wilde lead quarterbacks with 96 and 93 passing yards respectively. The Truckers showed a 170 yard rushing effort and 80 passing yards in the last game, but ball control remains weak with Norwalk running 147 plays to opponents' 281.
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Snell Out For Season With Achilles Injury
New York Jets coach Weeb Ewbank faces mounting injuries as two starters went down. Fullback Matt Snell, AFC leading rusher, sustained a ruptured Achilles tendon and is out for the season.
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Orioles Clinch Second Straight Pennant With 6-1 Win
The Baltimore Orioles clinched their second consecutive pennant, beating the Minnesota Twins 6-1 behind Jim Palmer’s seven hits and 12 strikeouts. Tempted by World Series dreams, players spoke of a bigger goal while fans applauded a quiet celebration.
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Lions Rally Behind Munson as Bears Fall to Lions
Detroit quarterback Bill Munson led a second half surge to a 28 14 victory over Chicago after trailing 7 0 at halftime. Munson completed 7 of 10 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown in the third quarter as Mel Farr scored twice.
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Napoles Claims Ninth-Round TKO Over Toro in New York
Welterweight champion Jose Napoles defeated Pet Toro by technical knockout with 28 seconds left in the ninth round at Madison Square Garden. The 31-year-old Mexican earned a $25,000 payday before 8,000 fans, noting after the bout that only half his effort was needed to secure the win.
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Reds Clinch pennant as Wilcox leads in playoff win
Milt Wilcox, 20, earned the win in relief over Pittsburgh at Riverfront Stadium. He pitched three innings with five strikeouts after replacing Tony Cloninger, lifting Cincinnati to a three game series victory. Sparky Anderson credited the coaching staff for the decision and praised Bobby Tolan for his decisive eighth inning single scoring Ty Cline. Johnny Bench contributed a homer and key plays, while Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh criticized two of Bench's catches.
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Buckeyes Tighten Poll Grip
Ohio State remains the nations No 1 college football team with 18 first place votes. Texas slipped to No 2 after a close 20-17 win, while Notre Dame USC and Nebraska climbed or fell on the latest UPI coaches poll.
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Browns weigh Nelsen return vs Gault Phipps for Bengals clash
Cleveland coach Blanton Collier and team physicians will decide Sunday whether to start Bill Nelsen or use rookies Don Gault or Mike Phipps after Nelsen knee injury. Phipps impressed in relief role with a 53-yard TD pass to Reece Morrison in a 15-7 win over the Steelers.
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Weaver’s Big Talk On Orioles Ahead Of Reds
Earl Weaver parries questions about the 1927 Yankees and asserts the Orioles have a strong club after defending the AL title by beating the Twins. He notes 109 wins last year and 108 this year, aiming for another win total including a 4-0 or 4-3 stat against Cincinnati. Cliff Richey leads the Pepsi Grand Prix tennis after Monday update.
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