Browns face tough test as Eagles air attack rolls in
Cleveland seeks its first win as Philadelphia aims to rebound after a Dallas loss. Eagles receivers Gary Ballman Harold Jackson and Ben Hawkins form a potent group led by quarterback Pete Liske and rookie John Reaves. Browns start Mike Phipps at QB with Wes Grant active on defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Browns
Eagles
Philadelphia
Green Bay
Phila
Dallas
Gary Ballman
Harold Jackson
Ben Hawkins
Cowboy
Jackson
Hawkins
Ballman
Eagle
Pete Liske
John Reaves
Liske
Reaves
Browns
Ledger
Bill Nelsen
Mike Phipps
Nelsen
Phipps
Notre Dame romps Northwestern 37 0 to open season
Notre Dame, ranked 13th, opened with a 37 0 victory over Northwestern in Evanston Illinois. Tom Clements directed a strong ground attack with backs Dewan Penick Cieszkowski Huff while Bob Thomas added three field goals and four extra points. Greg Marx and Steve Niehaus anchored a stout defense as ND built a 30 0 halftime lead and coasted to the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston, Ill
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
Northwestern
Irish
Tom Clements
Darryl Dewan
Eric Penick
John Cieszkowski
Andy Huff
Bob Thomas
Michigan drubs UCLA 26 9 behind Shuttlesworth runs
Ed Shuttlesworth powered two rushing touchdowns and 115 yards as Michigan routed UCLA 26 to 9 led by Dennis Franklin long drives. Clint Haslerig and Harry Banks added early scores while UCLA managed a 39 yard field goal and a late one yard run for consolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOS Angeles
UPI
Ed Shuttleworth
Dennis Franklin
Michigan
Wolverines
UCLA
Shuttlesworth
Clint Haslerig
Harry Banks
Efren Herrera
Jamnes McAlister
Victores Ever
Pitts
Tigers trip Bosox to tighten AL race
Detroit Tigers beat Boston 7 1 as Mickey Lolich notches his 21st win on a six hitter. Duke Sims drives in two runs and Jim Northrup adds an RBI as Detroit moves within one game of the first place Red Sox in the American League East. Baltimore falls further behind after a 2 1 loss to Milwaukee while New York beats Cleveland 5 2 in a rain shortened game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mickey Lolich
Duke Sims
Detroit Tigers
Red Sox
Detroit
Jim Northrup
Lolich
Tigers
Bill Lee
Siebert
Luis Aparicio
Yankees win in rain shortened game over Indians
The New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 as Fritz Peterson won his 101st career game. Ron Blombert and Bernie Allen hit two run homers and Roy White added a solo shot to back Peterson, whose line included nine innings remaining after the rain shortened affair. Cleveland’s Steve Dunning gave up three homers and a wild inning as New York pulled within 3 1/2 games of Boston with nine games left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Indians
Siebert
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Ron Blombert
Bernie Allen
Roy White
New York Yankees
Fritz Peterson
Yankees
New York
Steve Dunning
White
Blomberg
Bobby Murcer
Dunning
Buddy Bell
Murcer
Bell
Jack Brohamer
Peterson
Clarke Bell White
Brohamer
Chambliss
Blomberg Johnson
Carson Nettles
Allen Bevacqua
Munson Duffy
Michael Moses Peterson Dunn
Bomberg
Oso Peterson
Riddleberger
Hilgendart
Major League Standings and Yesterday's Results Highlightes
Standings show divisions clinched with rain shortened action. New York beat Cleveland 5 2 in six innings while Detroit toppled Boston 7 1 and Minnesota tied California 2 2. Other results include Kansas City 1 over Oakland 2 and Texas at Chicago ongoing. Tomorrow schedules list Minnesota at Oakland and California at Texas with other notable matchups across the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Minnesota
California
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Oakland
Kansas City
Texas
Chicago
Montgomers
Murphy
Odom
Hamilton
Penn
Gogolewski
Wood
Stotthemere
Gardner
Tidrow
Dobson
Lockwood
Fryman
Philadelphia
Montreal
Pittsburgh
Louis
St Louis
Los Angeles
San
SAS
Pittsubreh
Baltimore TT
Ash
Cincinnaty
Houston
Atlanta
San Francisco
San Diego
Fresh kicker comes through again for Bowling Green
Bowling Green defeated Miami Ohio 16-7 in a Mid-American Conference clash as freshman Don Taylor drilled a 27-yard field goal with 11 minutes 10 seconds left to play, sealing the win and pushing BG to 2-0 in the conference. The Falcons built a 7-0 lead on a first-half touchdown by Phil Polak and extended it late on Joe Babies' one-yard TD run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Bowling Green
Don Nehlen
Don Taylor
Taylor
Miami Ohio
Purdue
Falcons
Miami
Dave Turner
Bill Montke
Bob Hitchens
Hitchens
Redskins
Bowling
Green
Joe Babies
Phil Polak
Eves Green
Eves Mier
Abe Eoatz
Polakren Taylor
Ma — Hitchens
Grakern
Babies
Niled A
Vikings Lions clash looms in Central Division showdown
Detroit hosts Minnesota in a pivotal Central Division game as both teams chase the division lead. Tarkenton passes for 233 yards twice on 18 completions. Landry's 207 yards and 3 TDs pace Detroit. Other NFL Week opponents include Green Bay at Cleveland and Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Minnesota
Vikings
Bud Grant
Khinuk Paige
Eb Apeimeeeteaich
Fea Nanandarta Estan Otal Ethouses
Chicago
Bears
Los Angeles Rams
Grees Bay
Cleveland
Packers
Oakland
Raiders
Fran Tarkenton
Lions
Greg Landry
Steve Owens
Giants
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ben Davis
Buen Resiack Ane Pood Siseae Lise Packers
Bo Scott
Leroy Kelly
Kelly
Don Perkins
Charley Hall
Hilly Andrews
Hall
John Garlington
Wes Grant
Grant
Jim Copeland
Nick Skorich
Eddie Khayat
Skorich
Khayat
Leonard Tose
Jerry Williams
Pat McNamara
Greg Marx
Steve Niehaus
Reading
Penick
Ara Parseghian
Parseghian
Dewan
Thomas
Ciestkowski
Baltimore Orioles
Milwaukee Brewers
Dick McAuliffe
Dwight Evans
McAuliffe
Sims
Mickey Stanley
Norm Cash
Stanley
Aurelio Rodriguez
al Kaline
Boston Ab
Harper
Kaline Yastrzmski
Stanley Smith
Cash Petrocelli
Sos
Fisk Northrup
Evans
Gaslina Rodriguez Brinkman Siebert Lee
Gagliano Newhauser
Oo Kosca
Peterso Ag
Fisk
Auliffe Yastrzemski
Lee HR — Rodriguez
Kaline
Stolich
Aparicio
Delta
LCCC
Bay City
Mich
Commodores
Delta Community College
SCCC
Leo Sequeira
Femi Greene
Samie Afreni
Peter Schinas
Ashland
Allen
Johnny Callison
Carilon
Seaver
Morton
Moose
Wise
Corkins
McQueen
Billingham
Roberts
Burr
Osteen
Far John
Nehlen
Steve Williams
Turner
John Villapiano
Falcon
Minesota
Vikes
Grough
New York Giants
Washington
Lincs
St. Louis
Buffalo
Denver
New England
New Orleans
Devar Reed
Clint Jones
Gary
Steelers
Terry Bradshaw
Franco Harris
Totem Phar
John
Larry Brown
Mjered
Aesthasis
Bengals
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!