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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1971

Page

2

Lolich Trails Vida Blue Forcing No. 2 Status

Detroit pitcher Mickey Lolich wins his 21st of the season in a 6-2 Detroit victory over Minnesota, reaching 300 innings pitched and extending his streak of complete games to eight. He remains behind Vida Blue in wins, complete games, and strikeouts.

Fred McMane UPI Mickey Lolich Denny McLain Detroit Tigers Oakland Vida Blue Lolich Tigers Minnesota Twins Blue

Thompson retires citing divine direction in Jets news

Jets defensive tackle Steve Thompson, 6 foot 5, 252 pounds, retires after four NFL seasons saying he must pursue a Christian life guided by the Lord. The move comes as camps report several roster shifts including Jerry Hill’s retirement and other Giants and league adjustments.

Steve Thompson Thompson New York Jets Jets University of Washington Jerry Hill Baltimore Colts Hill Ron Johnson New Jerry Sherk NFL Kansas City

Moss Drops From Race as Dickey Wins at Oskaloosa

Dan Dickey benefitted from John Moss dropping out while leading the main event at Oskaloosa to win the feature last night. Early in the race Dick and Maurer forced a restart and Moss seized the lead before Clement and Maurer, Dickey and Hoffman trailed. Dickey then moved into command and passed Clement for the win.

Dan Dickey John Moss Oskaloosa Maurer Moss Clement Dickey Hoffman Pokey West West Babb Merryfield Newman Moss Newman Dan Clement Boyse Ron Stover Johnson Reese Hemsted Thomas Gary Johnson Mel Morris Bonzer Don Hoffman Larry Embree Morris Embree John Meyer Kenny Boyse Gary Allensworth Ron van Rokell Stover Mosier

Iowa Hawkeyes face roster changes as practices begin

Iowa City UPI reports Hawkeyes coach Frank Lauterbur sees one player quit, another join as Craig McIntosh leaves Oelwein and John Hagen from Savanna, Ill., steps in at offensive left guard. Earlier, Dave Jackson and Ron Presson exit for fitness and discipline.

Iowa City UPI Iowa Frank Lauterbur Hawkeyes Lauterbur Craig McIntosh Oelwein John Hagen Savanna Ill Hagen Dave Jackson Waterloo Frank Sunderman Hawkeye Loren Lynch Kelly Disser

Shy transfers to William Penn for track and cross country

Daryl Shy from Washington transfers to William Penn College in Oskaloosa for the coming term. He will compete as a distance runner in track and cross country for the hosting school.

Daryl Shy Washington William Penn College Oskaloosa

Cyclones eye first winning Big Eight season in 11 years

Iowa State coach Johnny Majors opens his fourth camp aiming to close the gap with the Big Eight. He returns 31 lettermen from 56. Dean Carlson at quarterback with George Amundson as his backup. Majors cites Moses and Shoemake as key players and targets five or six league wins while preparing Idaho, Kent State and New Mexico non conference games.

Randy Minkoff Ames UPI Iowa State University Johnny Majors Cyclone ISU Cyclones Majors Iowa State Otto Stowe Stowe Dean Carlson George Amundson Carlson East Waterloo Prep Reggie Shoemake Idaho Kent State New Mexico Nebraska Oklahoma

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