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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1971

Page

7

Demons blank Hawks 14 in opener at Mid-Prairie

Washington Demons control game throughout and defeat Mid-Prairie 14 to 0 in the 1971 season opener. Swartzendruber and Adams lead the ground game while Ehrenfelt's passing kept the Hawks contained as penalties and turnovers hindered Mid-Prairie's offense.

Washington Demons Golden Hawks Mid-Prairie Hawks Dick Ehrenfelt Jeff Swartzendruber Washingon Steve Goff Mike Redlinger Don Adams Adams Swartzendruber Jerry Hartzler Randy Porter Hartzler Dan Spreacker Ward Anderson Ken Ehrenfelt Anderson Ehrenfelt Demon Doug Showalter Griffith Dave Green John Laffoon Ron Gingerich Joe Williams Porter Steve Green Larry Hysell Redlinger Witthoft Hawk Mike Gallagher Harley Kim Walker Neil Strabala Kim Robertson Green Showalter Steve Elder Gingerich Gilmore Spreacker Witthoff Goff Arnold Williams Mid - Prairie Strabala

Unbeatens Meet In Brain Bowl Preseason Clash

Hank Stram and Tom Landry square off as unbeaten coaches in a high profile preseason game. Staubach against Morton is expected to decide the Dallas starting quarterback with other NFL preseason results noted from Friday night games and Sunday planned matchups.

Hank Stram Kansas City Chiefs Tom Landry Dallas Cowboys Stram Chiefs St. Louis Cardinals Dallas Cowboys Landry Roger Staubach Craig Morton Atlanta San Diego Cincinnati Washington Baltimore Oakland Jacksonville Fla Miami Minnesota Denver Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York Giants Houston New Orleans New York Jets

Pokey West Eldon Winner in 25-Lap Race

Pokey West led the first 23 laps of the Eldon 25 lap championship before an axle failure sent him to the pits with two laps remaining. Ron Jackson captured the win after a late battle for second with Dan Dickey and Bill Newman. Final order: Jackson, Newman, Dickey, McCall, Boyse, Thomas, Reese, West, Whidmar, Morris.

Pokey West Eldon Ron Jackson Dan Dickey Bill Newman Bob McCall Kenny Boyse Gary Thomas J. Reese Bob Whidmar Mel Morris John Moss John Babb

De-Men Meet Tuesday Night at The Willows

Washington De-Men hold a Tuesday night meeting at 8 p.m. at The Willows. All members are invited to hear coaches report on the Mid-Prairie game and plans for the coming week. Members may eat the regular buffet at The Willows before the 8 o clock business meeting.

Washington Willows The

Pepper Ettes 4-H Club Set Meeting With Carol Scott

Pepper Ettes 4 H Club will meet Saturday at 1 30 afternoon September 11 with Carol Scott. Labor Day guests included Mr and Mrs Gerald Winters from Mexico Missouri and Meryl Steele from Washington. Overnight visitors were Larry O Connor and family from Indianola staying with Larrys parents Orie and Ed O Connor. The Petratz family near Washington hosted Sunday night and Monday visits with Merm Petratz.

Ainsworth Pepper Ettes Carol Scott Gerald Winters Mexico Meryl Steele Washington Everett Meeks Larry O'Connor Indianola Larry Orie O'Connor Edward Petratz

Area grid action starts with Waco and Keota wins

The 1971 football season opened with Waco Warriors beating West Liberty 26 to 0 and Keota Eagles edging English Valleys 14 to 9. Highland Huskies lost 6 to 0 to Wapello in a defensive contest as Tim Carson and Greg Sojka led the tackle counts.

Waco Warriors Keota Eagles Highland Huskies Wapello Waco Warriors West Liberty Lloyd Sisco Joe Pekin Dave Schooley Bob Hauenstein Gordon Roth Schooley Hauenstein Roth Keota Eagles English Valleys Iowa Jeff Temple John Nolls Huskies Highland Doug Grat Tim Carson Greg Sojka

Dodgers win fifth straight as Wills drives in key run

In a 6 2 victory over the Padres, Maury Wills lined a single to score West Parker in the ninth, breaking a 2-2 tie as Los Angeles pulled away after a 2:19 rain delay. Hank Aaron later hit his 40th, adding to San Francisco's woes.

Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants Giants Maury Wills West Parker Dodgers San Diego Padres Hank Aaron

Mountain Lion Speeds Over Ground and Delivers Fatal Bite

A mountain lion can run yardage in three seconds and kill a full grown horse with a single bite. The biting method mirrors that of other cats, indicating a shared predatory technique.

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