Demons Fall to Fairfield Trojans 14–0 in Homecoming Loss
Fairfield Trojan ground game dominated with 186 yards while Washington managed 74 on the ground and 2 of 12 passing with 2 interceptions. Demons threatened early but fumbled and miscued. Lathrop led Fairfield rushing as time expired with a 14 to 0 victory.
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Craig Caldwell
John Lafoon
Doug Harrison
Jim Boyd
Harrison
Dick Roland
Mike Kessel
Roland
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Dave Stannard
Kessel
Boyd
Dave Jensen
Mark Barnett
Mike Redlinger
Dave Green
Green
Don Sradfield
Steve Elder
Ickoff
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Libe
Larry Guy
Dennis Witthoff
Unbeaten Cowboys to host Redskins in key Dallas tilt
Dallas and Washington meet in the Cotton Bowl as 2-0 teams vying for first in the NFC East. Key questions include Billy Kilmer’s passing against Dallas defense, Larry Brown’s health, Staubach’s readiness, and the aerial duel between Adderley Renfro Green and Taylor Jefferson Smith.
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Tom Landry
Battle of the bulges as Ali meets Jimmy
Muhammad Ali prepares for a 12 round bout with Buster Mathis at the Houston Astrodome on November 17. Ali, 32, weighs about 220 amid recent sparring loss to Jimmy Ellis and wearing high-waist trunks. Mathis, 27, last fought March 1969, weighing around 230. Finalizing terms in midtown, Ali guaranteed 300000 dollars plus 40 percent of receipts. Mathis to receive 15 percent.
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UPI
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Manhattan
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Peers Management
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Iselin
Mac Foster
Tokyo
Joe Frazier
Philadelphia
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Shampion
Ali Hasaid
White House
Eagles roll past Clear Creek 27 0 in Homecoming win
Keota Eagles beat Clear Creek Clippers 27 0 as Tom McInerney scores twice and Mike Gretter adds two TDs. The defense holds to three first downs and 60 passing yards. Eagles improve to 2-2 overall, 1-2 in the South Iowa Cedar League, next facing Montezuma at Montezuma.
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Clear Creek Clippers
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Tom McInerney
Keota
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Gretter
Jeff Smothers
Gary Richardson
McInerney
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Mike Detweiler
Ted Peiffer
Jay Peiffer
Kevin Greiner
Phil Heisdorffer
Jeff Temple
Gles
South Iowa
Panthers Roll Over Centerville 55 to 0 in Southeast Action
Mt Pleasant's Panthers dominated Centerville with three first quarter tries as Dick Wear and Jeff Holtgrewe starred. Fort Madison beat Davis County 18 to 10 at Bloomfield, Fairfield defeated the Demon 14 to 0, while Ottumwa edged Oskaloosa 30 to 27 after late defense. Tom Johnson and Stan Rupe fueled the Davis County scores with key plays.
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Ottumw
Dick Wear
Jeff Holtgrewe
Randy Benge
Dave Holtgreve
Mt Pleasant
Roger Rose
Chuck Evans
Tom Hassenfritz
Jeff Holtgrove
Mike Basham
Tom Johnson
Thes
Stan Rupe
Kim Swaim
Stan Taylor
Askaloosa Indians
Ottumwa
Jack Padgett
Tom Baker
Highland Huskies Rally Past L M For 24 7 Victory
The Highland Huskies overcame a scoreless first half to beat L M 24 7 at L M. Randy Ball opened scoring for L M, while Larl Brush and Pat Colbert, with Carl Brush on kicks, fueled Highland’s offense in the third and fourth quarters. Doug Graf closed the game with a 30 yard run as Highland improved to 3-1 in the Southeast Iowa Conference and eyes Danville in the Homecoming game.
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Pat Colbert
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Carl Brush
Doug Graf
Greg Sojka
Tim Carson
Iowa
Danville
Vida Blue Set To Face Orioles In Rainout Threatened Clash
Rain could delay the game as Vida Blue and the Oakland A’s prepared to meet the Baltimore Orioles amid remnants of Hurricane Singer. Both teams held workouts in the rain while Blue, 24-8 on the season, approached a key matchup, aiming to simply pitch and let results follow. The Orioles, plagued by 14 rainouts, faced doubts about Blue’s velocity yet cited his improved control as the key factor supporting his potential return to form.
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Bando
Durant rally wins in 17 15 thriller over Mid Prairie Hawks
Durant edges Mid Prairie 17 15 as Peters connects with Friedli for a 12 yard score and Peters later runs in from ten yards. Peterson adds two PATs and a late field goal by Peterson seals the victory.
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Kenny Ehrenfelt
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Dick Ehrenfelt
Doug Showalter
Ron Gingerich
Golden Hawks
East Squeezes to 51st Win in Narrow Cedar Falls Victory
Waterloo East, top-ranked in the UPI poll, edged Cedar Falls 25 to 24 to extend its winning streak to 51 games. Other top ten results include Des Moines Dowling 56 over Des Moines Tech, and Sioux City Heelan 26 over Lincoln of Sioux Falls.
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Giants Open NL Playoff Start with Pirates Pitchers
San Francisco hosts Pittsburgh in the opening NL playoff game at Candlestick Park. Perry faces Blass as both clubs expect slugging, with Bobby Bonds out due to a pulled muscle and Dave Kingman in right field.
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UPI
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Steve Lass
Pirates
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Giants
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Bonds
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Charlie Fox
Bobby
Fox
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Golden Gate
San Diego Padres
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Blass
Los Angeles Dodgers
Waco sophomore team blanks Pekin and Cardinal
Waco freshman-sophomore football won two shutouts this season defeating Pekin 26 to 0 and Cardinal of Eldon 39 to 0. Gale Boshart scored the first Pekin TD on a blocked punt, Milan Roth added three rushing scores, and Dale Boshart Anderson Sheldon Miller and Dave Tolander led tacklers with strong performances.
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Doren Conradgot
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Reg Roth
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