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MUNCIE, Ind. — Quarterback Dave Wilson broke open a tight contest in the se cond half by passing for one touchdown and rushing for another as Ball State University remained in contention for the Mid-American Conference title Saturday with a 31-6 thrashing of winless Northern Ilinois. Wilson helped the Cardinals to a 21-6 ad vantage in the third quarter by hitting Mike Andress with a 23-yard scoring strike. The Findlay native came back to open Ball State’s fourth quarter scoring with a one-yard run. The sophomore signal-caller also set up the first touchdown of the second half with a 48 yard pass completion. At the time, the Cardinals held a slim 7-6 lead. Wilson hit 715 attempts for 103 yards. Over the first six contests, he has a 61.1 percent completion rate (58-95), 728 yards and seven touchdown passes. Wilson has also rushed for four TD’s. Ball State is 3-1 in the MAC and 4-2 in all games. Froning Hits Hole-In-One Findlay’s Mark Froning used a two iron to fire a hole-in-one on the 198-yard, No. 12 hole Saturday in the Hillcrest Golf Course five-man scramble tournament. Froning’s ace was witnessed by Sid Bishop, Gary Marshall, Fritz Freece and Gordon Burger, all of Findlay. Three teams shared the scramble title with a net score of 62. Lad Bollinger, Mike Bollinger, Gary Wheller, Nick Ehorn and Rave Lee, all of Lima, combined to card one 62 while Toledo’s Jim Jagodzinski, Tony DiSalle, Ken DeWitt, Lenni Heinz and Lee Wealton had the same score along with John Laut, Dan Laut, Kack Boecker, Jim Theiman and Dave Tobias, all of Minster. Morris, Wymer Pace Win Rich Morris and Doug Wymer each scored a try Saturday to lead the Findlay Amvets Rugby Club to a 15-0 triumph over Kalamazoo, Mich. Ron Minard added a penalty kick and two punts after trys to help push Findlay’s record to 5-1. Findlay hosts Hiram College Saturday at Whittier Field, Trojans Pull Surprise Findlay High’s junior varsity football team scored on a double pass play — tak ing advantage of a fumble recovery with two minutes to play — and edged Lima Senior 21-16 in Donnell Stadium Saturday. Quarterback Jeff Slough threw a screen pass to wingback John Kidd, moved from his regular signal-calling position for that play, and Kidd fired to tight end Jim Geyer for a 60-yard strike. FHS, 4-2, had trailed 16-14 and Rick Burke missed a 25-yard field goal attempt before Tony Gossard recovered the crucial fumble. Kidd galloped 43 yards for a first quarter score and Randy Smaltz balled one yard for the second TD. Tim Leek gained 118 of Findlay’s 240 yard rushing total while Kidd completed 5 12 passes for 110 yards and Slough 3-5 for 25 yards. Ziad Shaheen had three receptions for 97 yards, Bill Beach led the defense with 12 tackles and Neil Teatforth had 11 while Gossard, Beach and Randy Parrish recovered fumbles and Brian Smith had an interception. Lima Senior Findlay ( 8—16 7—2) Polar Bears Finish 11th DELAWARE — Mike Beecraft placed 38th overall and 12th among college divi sion schools to pace Ohio Northern University’s cross country team to an 11th place overall finish in the All-Ohio Meet here Saturday. Cleveland State was the meet’s overall winner, which saw 30 schools and 220 in dividuals compete. Mount Union was the champion in the college division, which in cluded NCAA Division II and II schools, with 83 team points while ONU was fifth with 168. Matt McGowan was the Polar Bears’ second top runner with a 62nd overall showing and a 26th finish in the college division.
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Findlay Courier
Findlay, Ohio, US
Mon, Oct 17, 1977
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