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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1971

Page

7

Cowboys Hit NFL Opener After Perfect Preseason

Dallas enters the 52nd season as 13 point favorites at Buffalo after six straight exhibition wins. Coach Landry plans a two quarterback system with Craig Morton and Roger Staubach, while the Jets rely on Earl Morrall and Al Woodall to step in.

Martin Lader UPI Dallas Cowboys Cowboys Buffalo Dallas Baltimore Wesss Jets Joe Namath Colts New York Cincinnati Philadelphia Washington Chicago Pittsburgh Packers Giants Green Bay Cleveland Houston Detroit Minnesota Lions Tom Landry Craig Morton Roger Staubach Morton Staubach Landry Johnny Unitas Earl Morrall al Woodall Namath

Bowling scores and standings from Wednesday night league action

The report lists team and individual results across multiple bowling leagues. Highlights include Nixon topping the Nixon 3 Steele 1 set with high series 2795 by Nixon and 2627 by Roe, plus top games 219 by Frank Sojka and 218 by Vern Geyer. Lane leaders show Shamrock Inn and Roe Heating leading in team totals and Shamrock posting a 942 team game. Notable individuals include Jean Close with 537 and Ann Curl with 529 in women’s divisions, and Buckwalter Motor’s 2599 team series topping the scene.

Nixon Sorrell Steele Vern Geyer Joe Richards Frank Sojka Roe Heating Shamrock Inn Pepsi Cola Carson Plumbing Bryn Mawr Jack & Jill Squire Shoppe Ainsworth Bank Shamrock Pepsi Ainsworth Roe Carson Jean Close Ann Curl

Giants Slip After Losing Three Straight As Reds Top Giants

The Western Division race stalled as Cincinnati defeated first place San Francisco while the Dodgers fell to the Padres. Giants manager Charlie Fox vented frustration as San Diego’s win snapped the Dodgers’ two-game streak, with Norman pitching well for the Padres and Foster delivering a grand slam for the Reds.

Joe Carnicell UPI Walter Alston Charlie Fox Cincinnati Reds San Francisco Giants San Diego Padres Los Angeles Dodgers Giants Fox Alston Padres Dodgers Dodger Ross Grimsley San Francisco George Foster Lee May Pete Rose Red Nate Colbert Larry Stahl John Jeter Fred Norman Norman

Freshman Demon Football Tops Iowa City West 18 7 at Case Field

The Demon freshmen rallied from a 7-6 third quarter deficit to beat Iowa City West 18-7. Doug Ruppert directed a balanced offense with Gary Little Bob Cave Doug Farrier and Jeff Libe key runners. Farrier had 143 yards on ten carries and Dick Martin caught five passes for 40 yards and a TD. Defensive standouts included Joe Marie Brian Romine with 13 tackles Steve Jaspering 12 and Richard Wood 11. Next home game vs Mid-Prairie at 4:30.

Demon Iowa City West Case Field Demons Doug Ruppert Gary Little Bob Cave Doug Farrier Jeff Libe Farrier Dick Martin Ruppert Jeff Libe Harter West Joe Marie Brian Romine Steve Jaspering Richard Wood John Redlinger Greg Fenno Joe Giardino Mid-Prairie

Injured Hawk to miss trip

Iowa sophomore linebacker Murphy Anderson is out of the travel squad for the Oregon State game with a knee injury. Buster Heinkes fills in after missing last week with a bruised thigh as Bob Sims takes over the starting middle guard role alongside Mark Nelson.

UPI Murphy Anderson Iowa Hawkeye Oregon State Anderson Buster Heinkes Ohio State Bob Sims Mark Nelson Sims Nelson Iowa Towa Frank Lauterbur Frank Holmes Steve Penney Lauterbur Holmes

Notre Dame Opens Season Without Star Quarterback

The Irish begin the season ranked second, lacking a standout quarterback for the first time since 1965. Notre Dame returns 16 players from last season’s Cotton Bowl win over Texas and faces Northwestern, a Big Ten hopeful, in their opener. Other top 20 teams start Saturday including Texas at UCLA and Syracuse hosting Wisconsin.

Fred McMane UPI Irish Notre Dame Dorais Stuhldreher Bertelli Lujael Tripucka Williams Guglielmo Hornung Northwestern Wildcats Michigan

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