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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1966
Page
6
Avon throttled St Pauls 20 to 8 as Chapman produced two long TD runs and a scoring pass. Amato fired a 115 yard TD to Prince, while the Eagles defense held late. Amato's punting and Avon's field position battles defined the game, with St Pauls threatening but unable to complete drives.
The standings show Detroit leading the American League with Minnesota and Chicago close behind. Friday's results include Boston 5 California 4 and New York 1 Kansas City 0. In football, Avon drives deep but is halted by a late Eagle stand, Avon's Chapman scoring on a 79 yard surge and Bill Turman making a crucial reception.
Willard High School defeated River View 28-6 to claim its first football win of the season. Fullback Ron Mason sparked a 48 yard drive set up the first TD, and Jim Mask converted a two point play. Charlie Barrison gained 57 yards to set up another score, with Mask and Bob Taylor connecting late for a 23 yard TD pass.
Bowling Green took control early, building a 22-6 lead as Vogtsberger rushed for 109 yards on 13 carries and Mark Adams added 64 yards. Norwalk struggled offensively in the opening half, with Tony Zuppe praising Baines and others for some late spark but unable to sustain momentum.
Crestline edges South Central 6-0 after a scoreless fourth quarter. Mark Bargner 35 yard TD run with 36 seconds left seals win for Crestline as SC threats stall near goal line. SC outgained 260 rushing yards to 120 but fails to score.
Bowling Green 22 Norwalk 6. Lorain 16 Canton Lincoln 8. Avon Lake 38 Westlake 42. Clearview 0 Fremont Ross 20. Cleveland West 14 Elyria Catholic 28. Midview 6 Huron 14. Amherst 12 Wellington 27. New London 0 Avon 20. Norwalk St Paul Vermilion 14. Ridgeville Elyria 31. West Tech 0. Marion Catholic 24 Bucyrus 13. Sandusky 38 East High.
Bret Hanover extended his dominance by winning the Harness Tracks of America Pace at Northfield Park in 2:00 flat. The 4 year old claimed $7,860 to raise his career earnings to $870,572 with a nine length margin in the $15,720 race, followed by Four Leaf and Gee Lee Hanover.
Sandy Koufax pitched a five hitter to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 in a crucial pennant race game. The Dodgers extended their win streak to eight, gaining a 3 1/2 game lead with 16 games remaining as San Francisco stumbled against New York. Koufax improved to 24-8 with a strong season as the Dodgers solidified their NL pennant push.
The Women’s Church League organizes a volleyball meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Norwalk Recreation Center. All women interested in playing or forming a team should attend.
Wellington high school dominated New London 27-0 in the Lakeland Conference first game as Dave Gariss and Denny Simmonson scored for the Dukes. Wellington’s defense limited New London to 26 yards while 1,851 fans set a nine year attendance record.
Detroit defeats Cleveland 3 1, the Indians’ sixth straight loss. Gary Bell allowed six hits but absorbed the defeat to fall to 14-13. Detroit’s win keeps Baltimore 8 1/2 games ahead and creates a 2 1/2 game gap over Minnesota for third place.
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