Pro Football Season Opens With Divisional Shuffle
Russ Davies reviews the opening weekend lineups across the American and National Conferences. He notes Browns Cowboys Rams and Giants among early division contenders, plus perfunctory picks and a look at the Lersch family ties to Elyria and Phillies pitcher Barry Lersch.
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Keystone Wildcats Triumph Over Brookside In Close Battle
Keystone edged Brookside 14 to 7 in a hard fought game despite six fumbles and four interceptions. Bob Hyatt scored on a one yard run and Jeff Kidder added a five yard TD as Keystone evened its record at 1-1 while Brookside drops to 0-2. notable plays included a rare 26 yard pass TD from Bill Rauscher to Gene Goforth.
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Sheffield
Keystone
Brookside
Alan Bell
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Cardinal
John Martin
Bill Rauscher
Gene Goforth
Goforth
Bob Hyatt
Jeff Kidder
Lakeland
Vermilion
Brookside Oote
Petmeci
Hyatt
Kidder
Red Sox sweep Senators with 11 3 victory in nightcap
Boston routs Washington 11 3 to complete the doubleheader sweep. Billy Conigliaro drives in four on a homer and a single, and Tony Conigliaro adds his 31st homer. Ken Brett fanned 11 in the day game, while Mike Nagy shuts down Washington except for a third inning burst. Reggie Smith plates a run on a bases loaded sacrifice fly as Boston seizes control.
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Joe Coleman
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Pinson Sparks Indians Comeback in Orioles Win
Vada Pinson drove in three runs with a two run homer as Cleveland beat Baltimore 4 2. Rookie Jim Rittwage earned his first major league start, silencing Baltimore after the third inning and allowing 14 straight outs, while Dave McNally took the loss despite a strong early edge.
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Terry Crowley
Rutwage
Yankees rally past Tigers for 7 6 win in ninth
John Ellis lined a run scoring single off Detroit closer Tom Timmerman to cap a five run ninth inning rally and lift the New York Yankees to a 7 6 victory over the Tigers Mike McCormick earned his second win of the season.
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Tom Timmerman
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Norm Cash
Lindy McDaniel
Jim Northrup
Wally Bunker
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Kansas City
Brewers
Athletics 2 California 1 as Hunter wins 17th
Jim Hunter became the first Athletics pitcher to win 17 games since leaving Philadelphia in 1955. He allowed seven hits, doubled in the seventh, scored the winning run on Bert Campaneris’s double, and improved to 17-13.
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Oakland
California
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Angels
Bert Campaneris
College football scores roundup with mixed results
A dense slate shows East Penn State routing Navy 55 7 Marshall 17 and a mix of close and blowout outcomes across many programs. Notable line items include UCLA 24 Pitt 15 Rutgers 41 Lafayette 16 St Lawrence 25 Calby 13 and West Virginia 49 Richmond 10, plus memories of Ohio Valley and West Coast matchups across the weekend.
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Cincinnati
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Baldwin Wallace
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Muskingum
High School Football Scores Roundup
A string of local games shows Keystone 14 Brookside 7 and Berea 34 Rocky River 28. Other results include Independence 26 Beachwood 0 and Cleveland Lutheran East 14 Cleveland Lutheran West 0. Western Reserve Academy 20 Kent State 8.
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