Hawkeyes struggle at quarterback as young Cummings shines
In Iowa City, freshman Bob Cummings Jr. led a 24-0 Hawkeyes win over Northwestern while seniors McLaughlin and Piro remained banged up. Iowa State's Tryon broke his shoulder. Terry Rubley takes over to face Iowa next, with Bruce praising dual quarterbacks and strong defense.
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Vilas Gains US Open Title in Five-Set Final
Guillermo Vilas defeats Jimmy Connors 2 6 6 3 7 6 6 0 to take the U S Open tennis crown in Forest Hills. Vilas captures $33,000 top prize as Connors earns $16,500, amid a dramatic finish and crowd unrest after match point.
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Patriots face loss of star linemen in contract dispute
Patriots faced a setback as All-Pro linemen John Hannah and Leon Gray walked out of Schaefer Stadium before a 29-10 preseason win over Atlanta. With six days till the season opener against Kansas City, Grogan struggled, completing 6 of 18 passes.
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Highland Falls to HSV in Clear Creek softball race
HSV scored two runs in the top of the seventh to defeat Highland for third place in the Clear Creek tournament Saturday. Highland loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning but failed to score. Angie Bean pitched for Highland allowing four hits with five strikeouts and three walks. Deb Havel and Lise Wieland each had two hits for Highland.
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Irish Top Pitt 19 to 9 as Cavanaugh to six weeks out
Notre Dame upends Pittsburgh 19 to 9 in a season opener as star quarterback Matt Cavanaugh breaks a left wrist and will miss about six weeks. Reeve kicks two field goals and Eurick scores on a fourth quarter run to seal the win after Pitt leads 9-6 entering the final period.
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Michigan and Ohio State cruise to opening wins in Big Ten
No. 2 Michigan routed Illinois 37-9 as Gary Moeller faced his former team in his Illinois debut. No. 6 Ohio State beat Miami of Florida 10-0, with Hayes noting offense must improve. Wisconsin crushed Indiana 30-14, Iowa shut out Northwestern 24-0, Michigan State edged Purdue 19-14, and Notre Dame toppled Pittsburgh 19-9.
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Hearst Becker capture West Liberty race titles
Tom Hearst of Witson won the late model feature and point championship at West Liberty Raceway. Steve Becker of Atkins won the sportsman division after a hard duel with Bill Brewer. Final standings list Hearst 5970 points and Becker 1145 in the two classes, with season wrap set for Oskaloosa on Sept 14.
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Bowling Association holds fall meeting in Washington Iowa
The Washington-Columbus Women's Bowling Association met on September 6 at the Iowa Southern Utilities Building in Washington with 42 members present. Lucy Smith led the session as president. Ruth Meth outlined a $136 donation to the National BVL Campaign for hospitalized veterans. delegates to state and national conventions were chosen. The group adopted rules for the local association tournament set for February 18 19 and 25 26 1978 at Columbus Bowl Columbus Junction.
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Phils bat Luzinski homers in three run blast
Phillies slugger Greg Luzinski known as The Bull displays power, delivering a three run homer that highlights a season where he posts a .310 average with 36 homers and 119 RBI, a standout for the team amid season awards chatter.
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