Namath led Jets past Bills in debut rout at War Memorial
Joe Namath passed for one touchdown while O J Simpson ran for a score in Namath’s AFL debut as the Jets defeated the Bills 33 19 at Buffalo. Namath completed seven of 19 passes for 157 yards and was intercepted three times. Simpson carried 10 times for 235 yards, caught two passes for 64 and returned three kickoffs.
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Frank Buncom
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Champs impressed with Simpson
OJ Simpson starred in Buffalo as the Bills lost 33-19 to the New York Jets at War Memorial Stadium before 45,165. Joe Namath praised Simpson after the game while Jets teammates and coach Weeb Ewbank lauded his explosive potential and early pro dexterity.
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Elyria EBC Wins Fast Pitch Tournament Title
Elyria Bowling Center captured the Sunday Fast Pitch Softball Tournament with a 6-2 victory over Bolero Club A. Bull Harrah’s bases-loaded single started the scoring, Bill Archer drove in two runs with a bases-loaded double, and Archer added a single. Rick Carr Harrah Hank Mowery and Dick Gibbs each had one hit for EBC. Gibbs was the winning pitcher, Ron Modock took the loss. Bolero’s Joe Bukowski Basil Modock John Martin and Ron Wimsatt had hits. Bolero finished first in the regular season. EBC was second. The league banquet is set for October 25 at United Polish Club.
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Bolero Club
Bull Harrah
EBC
Foo
Bill Archer
Archer
Rick Carr
Harrah
Hank Mowery
Dick Gibbs
Joe Bukowski
Basil Modock
John Martin
Ron Wimsatt
Bolero
Houston wins Rat feature at Lorain County Speedway
Ted Houston of Elyria won the rat racers division feature at Lorain County Speedway on a night of pileups and a severe wreck on the first turn. Baldy Baker of Strasburg won the super sprint division by a half car length over Non Albrittain of Canton.
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Ted Houston
Elyria
Lorain County Speedway
Baldy Baker
Strausburg
Non Albrittain
Canton
Dave Wilmoth
Wayne Precthal
Ruch Owens
Ted Flora
Orlo Hare Hey
Russ Twrce
Hedd
Dale Campbell
Bill Stauder
Norm Bowman
Ed Adams
Ken Page
Bob Layath
Jim Sexton
Ed van Kirke
Ted Gousten
Wayne Preethal
Rich Owens
Harald Gott
Erne Lowe
Akron
Dom Altttan
Buddy Milles
Ragnoni and Snyder Pace Weekend Bowling Action
Ed Ragnoni and Ruby Snyder paced multiple leagues at Stoners Rainbow Lanes and Evans Lanes over the weekend. Ragnoni led the Couples Club League with a 600+ set, while Snyder topped the Harvey's Mixed Doubles League with a 568 series and 198 211 games, highlighting a busy slate of heats features and suasions across divisions and clubs.
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Ed Ragnoni
Ruby Snyder
Ragnoni
Stoners Rainbow Lanes
Snyder
Harvey
Evans Lanes
Connie Brumby
Barge
Jdoyee Baker
Stones
Mountaineers overwhelm Cincinnati in season opener
The West Virginia Mountaineers routed Cincinnati 87-1 on opening weekend as Ohio college teams posted lopsided scores. Ohio teams Akron Butler Miami Kent State and Michigan beat nearby rivals while Cincinnati’s Greg Cook and Jim O'Brien led a reluctant Bearcats effort against WVU's defense and offense.
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Miami
Xavier
Akron
Butler
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Defanee
Hope
Mich
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Dayton
Mica
Michigan
Bluffton
Cincinnati
Greg Cook
Jim O'Brien
Woll
O'Brien
Bearcats
Jim Ousley
Rod Warren
Area fairways and college football clash notes
Summary of Elyria Country Club fairway events and multiple college football showdowns. Highlights include two man best ball results with Dr Motafferty Hewitt and others, a Baronal Trophy pairing, and blind pair events. Expanded notes cover Miami Redskins’ 63 yard rushing output versus Xavier, Kent State’s rebound season, and Akron Defiance and Bluffton vs Alma results with key scorers and plays.
Standings and Sunday MLB results across leagues
Major League standings show Pittsburgh over New York 5 to 3 and St Louis 2 to 1 over Chicago in Sunday action. Atlanta beat Houston 3 2 and Los Angeles edged San Francisco 4 3 while Montreal topped Philadelphia 7 2. Saturday saw St Louis 7 Chicago 4 and New York 5 Pittsburgh 2 as Cincinnati beat San Francisco 4 3 and Houston won 2 0 in 13 innings. Additional results include New York 3 Boston 2 and Baltimore 10 Cleveland 5 with several late games across the circuit.
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Northfield Races Highlight Fast Pace Purses Across Meet
The program lists numerous horses and drivers across eight races at Northfield. Purse amounts range from 400 to 1500 dollars with entries including Fury Yates Axis Maroon Chief Adios Soakum Special Knight and Lancaster Boy along with riders such as Florence Lorton Jenny Worthy and Scottys Again.
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Florence Lorton
Miss J T
Lady Godiva
HSK
Heritage Hanover
Peerless Paul
Axis
Maroon Chief
Butch Johnston
Highland Price
Handsome D Hal Sleepy Maples Bea
Star Fancy
Jenny Worthy
Penny Time
Edgewood Duke
Golden Willow
Adios Soakum
Miss JT
Tony Ensign
Honey Brook Lou
Smoke
Della Gay
Bedford Fury
Clever John
Heritage Manayer
Steve Messenger
Stardust Tass
Arnolds Flash
Bengal Lancer
All Adios
Highland Pointer
Doctor Knight
Charley Rythm
Ruth P Abbe
Donue J
Moore Pleasure
Lucky Jan el
Hidden Game
Bost Don
Easter Sky
Alicia Alma
Special Knight Gran Dean D. O
Chinchilla
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Troi
Ohio
Paul
Hil
Emily Relea Clever
Busy Bomber
Arden Vera Jack Daniel
Hesters
Emily Brewster
Jeana Tide
Scottys
Bussie Wick
Clever
Wijo Ear Rudy
Tiger Yates
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