Perkins Boot Leads Norwalk Past Vermilion 10 8
Norwalk High Truckers beat Vermilion Sailors 10 to 8 as senior halfback Dale Perkins stars with a 24 yard field goal in the third quarter and two crucial runs. Doug Ott directs drives including a 16 yard Perkins score and 67 yard passing shows. Vermilion narrows late but Norwalk holds for season’s first win before league opener at Upper Sandusky.
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Barnes Key to Browns in Tonight's Game at Rubber Bowl
Akron crowds over 25 000 expected for the Browns to face the Vikings in a charity game benefiting 250 Jaycees chapters. Erich Barnes anchors a shaky secondary with injuries sidelining Ben Davis and Ernie Kellermann, leaving rookies Sumner and Summers to fill in alongside free safety Mike Howell.
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Luke Jackson switches to Carolina ABA after 76ers deal ends
Greensboro report says Luke Jackson will leave the Philadelphia 76ers when his contract expires on September 30 and join the Carolina Cougars for ABA training camp in Boone North Carolina. Jim Gardner announces the move as Cougars owner and ABA president.
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Plymouth Dominates Eagles Behind Buzard Four TDs
Plymouth senior halfback Terry Buzard ran for four touchdowns to power a 26-8 non league win over Monroeville. George Lesho added a 31 yard TD pass to Buzard. Monroeville’s Jeff Eby connected with Bob Lord for the Eagles’ score as Plymouth rushed for 187 yards.
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Big Reds
Four Harness Races Highlight Norwalk Fair Day
Harness racing opened at the Huron County Fair in Norwalk with two heats per race. Winners included Mr. Norman driven by Jack Morgan in race one, a Barberton two year old in race two, Bewitching Charm in heat one of race three, and Noles of Jenera taking the final race. Friday action saw Light Horse win heat one and place second in heat two, Double Ohio sweeping race two for 45 percent of a 3 292.66 purse, Penelopes Bay winning race three, and Chief K Sun topping the last with L D Seberling driving.
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Chief K Sun
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F. Bach
Jets Bills Game Gets Red Carpet
The Jets open defense of their AFL title this Sunday at War Memorial Stadium with NBC-TV broadcasting the matchup against the Bills to an estimated 27 million viewers. The AFL begins its 10th season with four other games and a 14 week schedule before playoffs, including two Thanksgiving Day contests.
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Mt Gilead Star Domination At Buckeye Valley
Mt Gilead senior halfback Ron McCracken scored 34 points and gained 377 yards as his team defeated host Buckeye Valley 51 to 6 on Friday night.
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Standings and Probable Pitchers Across Major Leagues
Standings and upcoming schedule show American League leaders Baltimore Detroit and New York with win totals and games back. National League features Minnesota Oakland California and Kansas City atop their division race alongside Chicago Seattle and Seattle’s rain affected games.
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Bowling Green Star Tailback Out For Season
Bowling Green State University's top ground gainer Julius Livas will miss the entire season due to torn knee ligaments. Reserve back Roger Murray has resumed workouts after a bout with mononucleosis.
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Tiffin Rolls Past Fostoria 25-0 in District Clash
Ed Oberlander stunned Fostoria with a 65 yard quarterback sneak for Tiffin Columbian. Chuck Heter added a 60 yard sweep as Tiffin led 12-0 after the first quarter. Keith Herron returned a punt 45 yards for a third quarter score. Heter finished with a one yard TD to cap the third stanza.
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Keystone 22 Western Reserve 0
Keystone defeats Western Reserve 22 to 0 as Ed Yencho rushes for 100 yards and a touchdown. Tom Smith scores on a two yard pass from Jeff Kidder and later returns a blocked punt for six. Western Reserve manages 16 rushing yards and three fumbles, all lost.
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Steve Jones to sign with New Orleans Bucs for 1969 70 season
UPI reports guard Steve Jones plans to play out his option and join the rival NBA after signing a 1969 70 contract with the New Orleans Bucs. He was the ABA’s second leading scorer last year with a 19.9 point average.
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Norwalk vs Vermilion and Nearby High School Scores
Football scores include Norwalk 10 Vermilion 8 and Bellevue 24 Avon Lake 6. Also list Shelby 6 Ashland 6 and Ontario 0 Tiffin Col. 25 Fostoria 0 with many other county matchups across the area.
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