Weekend quiz pulls tough MLB trivia and stunts
Knight Ridder wire quiz tests baseball lore with questions on vowels in players names, George Plimpton stunt list, Home Run totals in the lively ball era, and historic ballparks locations. It asks for three All-Star starting pitchers and other classic MLB facts, framed in a brisk weekend trivia tease.
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Knight-Ridder
George Plimpton
Forbes Field
Shibe Park
Sportsman’s Park
Crosley Field
Ebbets Field
Colt Stadium
Braves Field
Seals Stadium
Sicks Stadium
Griffith Stadium
Joe Louis honors at Las Vegas dinner draw many stars
Sen Howard Cannon read Carter message praising Joe Louis. Secretary of the Army honors Louis for civilian service. Celebrities including Sinatra, Don King, Larry Holmes, Schmeling, Jackson, Merrill, Klugman, Redford and many others attend. Louis, born 1900 in Alabama, fought last in 1951 with 54 knockouts in 71 bouts. Martha Louis celebrated her birthday at his side.
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Howard Cannon
D-Nev
Carter
Clifford Alexander
Louis
Department of the Army
Sinatra
Leon Spinks
Alial
New Orleans
Joe Louis
Don King
World Boxing Council
Larry Holmes
Spain
Alfredo Evangelista
Las Vegas
Max Schmeling
Schmeling
Billy Conn
Jesse Jackson
Robert Merrill
America
Hollywood
Jack Klugman
John Voight
Telly Sevalas
Milton Berle
Tom Jones
Cary Grant
Walter Matthau
Gregory Peck
Red Buttons
Valerie Perrine
Robert Redford
Angie Dickinson
Dean Martin
Paul Anka
Alice Cooper
Gene Kelley
Ryan O'Neil
Redd Foxx
Wayne Newton
Conn
Sugar Ray Robinson
Ingomar Johannson
Tony Galento
Los Angeles
Tom Bradley
Los Angeles Dodger
Tommy Tasorda
Rocky Marciano
High school football schedule listing district games
Lake Erie at Midpark and Berea host by games lead a Saturday slate in the Now Conference. Aronkide visits Columbia Amherst faces Sandusky Perkins Monroeville plays Lakeside with Southview at Lorain Catholic on Saturday November 1.
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Berea
Aronkide
Columbia
Amherst
Sandusky
Perkins
Monroeville
Lakeside
Erie Coast Southview
Lorain Catholic
Ohio Conference title at stake in Baldwin Wallace Wittenberg clash
A pivotal Ohio Conference showdown at George Finnie Stadium pits Baldwin Wallace against Wittenberg in a race for the OAC crown and an NCAA Division III playoff berth. Both teams sit at 8-0, with Buckeye State powers boasting top offenses, defenses, and standout players like Dave Merritt and Roger Andrachik. The winner likely earns an eight-team national berth.
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George Finnie
Baldwin-Wallace and
Wittenberg
Yellow Jackets
B-W
Tigers
OAC
Dave Merritt
Roger Andrachik
Booth
Yellow Jacket
Baldwin-Wallace
Finnie Stadium
Jackets
Joe Surniak
Tim Robinson
Steve Jefferis
Otterbein
Quarterbacks in spotlight in Great Derby resumes Sunday
AP Sports Writer Bruce Lowitt reports on the NFL quarterback shuffle as Washington Redskins and New York Giants pivot between Joe Theismann and Jerry Golsteyn with Kilmer and Pisarcik in the wings. Sunday's schedule includes Dallas vs Green Bay and several other matchups while Monday night features Oakland at Cincinnati. Washington and New York both shuffled signal callers last week with no clear fix as Washington trails Dallas 7-4 and New York sits 5-9 behind Philadelphia.
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Joe — Theismann
Redskins
Pisarcik
New York Giants
Wings
Billy Kilmer
Skins
Jerry Golsteyn
Giants
Dallas
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Chicago
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Houston
New England
Miami
Buffalo
Denver
Cleveland
New York Jets
Philadelphia
Atlanta
New Orleans
Tampa Bay
Detroit
Baltimore
Seattle
Kansas City
San Diego
St. Louis
San Francisco
Oakland
Cincinnati
Kilmer
Morton to start at quarterback for Broncos against Browns
Denver coach Red Miller named veteran Craig Morton the starter Sunday at Cleveland. Norris Weese is fully recovered but Morton will start as Craig Penrose has rib pain. Defensive lineman Paul Smith cleared waivers to make room for Chris Pane and will be placed back on the active roster next week.
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UPI
Denver Broncos
Red Miller
Craig Morton
Cleveland
Browns
Miller
Norris Weese
Craig Penrose
Weese
Penrose
Paul Smith
Smith
Chris Pane
Miniapolis and San Francisco Conference Preview
A garbled schedule lists games and times across multiple cities including San Francisco Seattle Los Angeles and Cincinnati for Monday November 1. The text mentions teams such as Hakland and Seattle and a 4 pm window but details are unreadable. The item appears as a sports schedule fragment with mixed place names and times.
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Chheagi
Minneenta
San Francisco
Tathayare
Seattle
Hansac City
Sin Diego
Lorain players named to Ohio Semi-Pro All-Star team
Local gridders Ernie Eaches and Marty Kozarec from Lorain Southview and Firelands were named to the Ohio Semi-Pro Football League all-star squad. They will join West stars for a game Saturday night in Shelby at 8. Eaches helped the Toledo Patriots win the Western Conference title and is a defensive end and linebacker. Kozarec is a kicker on special teams and a first-year league player, a 1974 Southview graduate.
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Lorain
Ernie Eaches
Firelands
Marty Kozarec
Lorain Southview
West Stars
Shelby
Toledo Patriots
Eaches
Kozarec
Southview
Holmes Returns To Prime Time Boxing On ABC
Larry Holmes defends his World Boxing Council heavyweight title tonight on ABC against Alfredo Evangelista in a three fight card running 8 to 11 p m EST. Ken Norton meets Randy Stephens in a 10 round opener, Alexis Arguello faces Arturo Leon in a 15 rounder, then Holmes battles Evangelista in the main event. Howard Cosell will call the first and last fights. Keith Jackson substitutes for the second bout. CBS will not televise the Heisman Trophy presentation this year.
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Larry Holmes
ABC
World Boxing Council
Spain
Alfredo Evangelista
Holmes
Ken Norton
Muhammad Ali
Holmes-Norton
Chet Forte
Norton
Randy Stephens
Dallas
Alexis Arguello
Arturo Leon
Tucson
Ariz
Holmes-Evangelista
Howard Cosell
Chris Schenkel
Keith Jackson
Lincoln
Neb
Weekend television guide and fallout from awards voting
A scanned TV guide lists Saturday and Sunday sports broadcasts including college football matchups Oklahoma vs Nebraska, LSU vs Alabama, Notre Dame highlights, and NFL games with channels and times. It also notes postgame commentary friction, Heisman follies cancellation, and ABCs live coverage constraints regarding Navy Notre Dame and Maryland Penn State, with a contractual limit on live play and two minute segments.
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Nebraska
LSU
Alabama
Thoais
Ohio State
ABC News
ABC Sports
Cleveland
Midshipmen
Notre Dame
ABC
NCAA
Maryland
Penn State
Navy-Notre Dame
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