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Matt Kice ...Miner fullbackDanny Eccles ...Miner halfback'9** mI#I11 hurtingpreview of the National LeacueArea football setBY STEVE FIELDS Citizen Sports EditorFive area football teams open their seasons tonight as Linton will travel to North Vermillion for an 8 pm game, Dugger Union will go to South Putnam for an 8 p m contest, North Daviess and North Central will meet at North Central and Sullivan will travel to West VigoLinton will be going to North Vermillion to meet almost the same crew the Miners beat in 1975 by a 26-0 score. The F'alcons have both of their ends back, their quarterback and one of their halfbacks along with a veteran line According to Miner assistant Coach Charles Karazsia North Vermillion is a small team and not near the size of Linton, but the Falcons showed quickness in their Jamboree Linton coming off a poor showing in the Jamboree last Saturday is looking forward to showing the fans what the 1976 Miners can do Although spirits were down early in the week things had taken a complete reverse by Thursday night.Linton goes into the season s opener with a healthy roster.Starting offensively for the Miners will be Kirk Sanders and Duane Finley at the end positions, Wayne Elliott at one tackle with Mike Harroll and Jerry McKim alternating at the other tackle position; Scott Wagner and J Ken Wright will be the guards with Pat Sparks centering the football. The offensive backfield for the Miners will be the same as in the Jamboree with Dan Stockrahm calling the signals at quarterback, David Stockrahm and Dan Eccles at halfbacks and Matt Kice at fullbackDefensively for Linton, J. Ken Wright will be the middle guard, Wayne Elliott will be the left tackle and Barry Kelly will be the left end. Pat Sparks will play right tackle and Kirk Sanders right end. Scott Wagner will be the left linebacker and Matt Rice the right linebacker. Tim Stockrahm will play the outside linebacker position. Dan Stockrahm will be the safety in the secondary with Dan Eccles at left cornerback and Dave Stockrahm at right corner back.The free fan bus sponsored by the Linton Athletic Booster Club will leave at 5:30 p m tonight for North Vermillion There will be no pre-game sale of tickets and tickets at the gate will be $1 for students and $1 50 for adultsThose driving for the gam«~ should travel West on highway 54 and turn right on to highway 41 at the junction outside Sullivan. Travel on 41 north through Terre Haute and on the north side of Terre Haute you will come to a fork in the road. Take highway 63 at the fork, go on through Clinton and about 20 minutes North of Clinton on the right hand side of the road you will see North Vermillion High SchoolDugger-Union would have to be the favorite going into tonight s contest at South Putnam Union has one of its best squads ever this year with 14 lettermen ready to play tonightCoach Paul Steel openly admits that the Bulldogs are good but says that he does notIn The Ma jorsBy United Press International National League EastW. L. Pet. Philadelphia 83 42 .664 Pittsburgh 68 57 544New York 64 62 508St. Louis 55 66 455Chicago 57 71 .445Montreal 41 79 342WestW. L. Pet. Cincinnati 80 48 625Los Angeles 71 55 563San Diego 62 67 .481Houston 62 68 477Atlanta 58 70 453San Francisco 56 72 438American League EastW. L. Pet. New York 75 48 610Baltimore 64 60 .516Cleveland 62 63 .496Detroit 60 65 . 480Boston 59 66 .472Milwaukee 56 65 . 463WestW. L. Pet. Kansas City 77 49 .611Oakland * 68 58 .540Minnesota 62 65 .488Texas 58 68 460Chicago 55 72 433California 55 72 .433GB1519426274394GB8184192224GB11414161718GB915419224224want his players to think South Putnam is a pushover.Steele said this morning that the Fagles operate out of thepr o et and move the ball well.Tim Thomas is the Eagles’1 ik'.g*’ hreat at 195 pounds and ow. of those hard runners to to Daren Chadd called the sigj.ais in the Jamboree for « . * Putnam but did not throw the ball so the Bulldogs have no idea of his complete ability.Coach Steele says his players are in top physical shape as he put them through more running for conditioning than in the past Earlier this week the team chose Alan Hale as the team captain. Hale is a tackle and a two year letterman forUnion. 'Starting offensively for Union will be Danny Wright at left end, Clint Hunt at left tackle, Jerry Fifer at left guard, Richard Beaver at center, Alan. Hale at right guard, Terry Sluder at right tackle, Jim Fainot at right end with the backfield made up of Allen Woodward at quarterback, John Cox at fullback, David Jobe at halfback and Ray Beaver at halfback Defensively for the Bulldogs, it will be Wright at left end, Hun* at left tackle, Sluder at middle guard. Hale at right tackle and Fainot at right end. k: r. rd and Ray Beaver will be the linebackers with Lonnie Boyd and John Cox playing the cornerback positions and Woodward and Jobe playing the safety spots.Fair Demo Sale Now in Progress Save Hundreds on New Pianos OrgansPHone 882-9265Samuel Music 4tfi Main Vincennes
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Linton Daily Citizen
Linton, Indiana, US
Fri, Aug 27, 1976
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