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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1975

Page

7

Washington Demons blank Keokuk in conference opener 22 0

Washington Demons defeated Keokuk 22 to 0 to win their Southeast Seven Conference opener. John McCarthy threw and ran for scores with multiple receivers, while the defense held the Chiefs to a shutout despite Keokuk outrushing 136 to 116. Dan Renoux, Joe Morrotti and Mike Roth starred on defense as Washington capitalized on two safeties and timely scoring drives.

Washington Keokuk Chiefs Chiefs Demons John McCarthy Scott Rich McCarthy Rich Jeff McCarthy Jeff Hoyle Keokuk Mike Roth Mike O’bienness O’bienness Kelly Gipple Steve Hackbarth Dan Renoux Joe Moretti Demon Dale Harter Harter Doug Arbogast Joe Morrotti Randy Knorr Dennis Bond Roger Williams Bill Nicholson Tom Harvey Sean O’hanlon

Pirates roll toward pennant in NL East

Pirates cling to a six game lead as Willie Stargell suffers neck pains after a collision with Dave Parker. Stargell’s absence has hurt the offense, Ed Kirkpatrick hits a three run homer, Ken Brett earns win, and the Pirates win 7-1 to tighten NL East.

Danny Murtaugh Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates Stargell Pittsburgh Dave Parker Murtaugh Pirates St. Louis Philadelphia Cardinals New York Willie Parker Ed Kirkpatrick Ken Brett Ramon Hernandez Cincinnati Atlanta San Franciso San Diego Montreal Chicago Houston Los Angeles

Fear rioting near Davis Cup matches

Riot police prepared for disturbances on the second day of the Davis Cup interzone semifinal in Baastad Sweden as an authorized Chilean junta protest loomed. Sweden’s Ove Bengtson and Bjorn Borg faced Jaime Fillol and Patricio Cornejo in the doubles at 8 a.m. EDT with as many as 5,000 demonstrators expected and leaders hinting at up to 15,000 on chartered buses.

Baastad Sweden UPI Chile Ove Bengtson Bjorn Borg Jaime Fillol Patricio Cornejo

Mid Prairie Hawks Fall 21 19 in Narrow Loss at West Branch

Mid Prairie outgained West Branch 264 to 192 but dropped a 21 19 decision Friday in Wellman. Kevin Kos scored all three Hawks touchdowns on 60 10 and 22 yard runs as West Branch answered with Craig Verlo 27 yard TD pass and three PATs.

Evening Journal Mid ~Airie West Branch Wellman Golden Hawks Hawk John Strain Bears Kevin Kos Mid-Prairie Craig Verlo Bob Lumpa Hawks Kos Randy Maas Verlo Brian Donahue Andy Elliot Maas Brian Kelso Jay Thrapp Paul van Zile Terry Beckley Lamar Miller Tom Miller Randy ‘‘Bones Hochstedler Solon Mt. Vernon Durant

Indians take hold of Joop's top spot

Oskaloosa moved to 2-0 in the Southeast Seven with a 14-12 win at Mt. Pleasant as quarterback Mike Foster threw 18 yards to Bob Place for the opener and ran five yards for the second touchdown. His two PAT kicks sealed the victory over Mt. Pleasant.

Evening Journal Oskaloosa Mt. Pleasant Fairfield Washington Indians Mike Foster Foster Bob Place Panthers Brent Foster Joe Williams Kim Starmann Ft. Madison Rod Fulton Wayne Shafer Fulton Steve Smith Shafter Trojans

Wildcats blank Lone Tree 43 to 0 in Friday showdown

Columbus Wildcats overpower Lone Tree 43 to 0 as Ron Orris keys the win with 152 rushing yards and a scoring spree. Orris scores twice and adds a kick, Jeff Clark, Gerry Bell and Tom Morgan also tally, while strong defense from Loyd Storm Williams Pugh and Bell anchors the victory. Prep notes highlight next week’s conference clash with undefeated Danville and the line play led by Snyder and Carrell.

Columbus Wildcats Lone Tree Danville Warren Woepking Ron Orris Wildcats Cats Gerry Bell Orris Rob Williams Jeff Hauenstein Tom Morgan Jeff Clark Columbus Clark Tim Heindel Woepking Keith Loyd Dave Storm Mark Pugh Craig Snyder Ted Carrell

Highland routs Wapello 49 0 in SE Iowa clash

Halfback Dean Love scored four touchdowns and rushed for 100 yards to power Highland to a 49 0 victory at Wapello. Love’s runs and two TD catches helped Highland post 245 rushing and 160 passing yards while the defense held Wapello to 30 rushing yards and no first half first downs.

the Evening Journal Dean Love Highland Wapello Love Don White Jeff Davis Huskies Kirk Kaalberg Pat Schloss Davis Kaalberg Schloss White Huskie Indians Darrell Steele Joe Sojka Ron Schnoebelen Dave Steele John McFarland Dan Gerot McFarland Dave Thomann Geret Dan Fox Terry Bowton Bowton

Belle Plaine blanked Keota 12 0 in league football

Belle Plaine shut out Keota 12 to 0 in South Iowa Cedar League action. Dave Kollmorgan scored on a four yard run and threw a 38 yard pass to Dave Danker. Keota drops to 1-2 as Belle Plaine rolls with 265 rushing yards.

Evening Journal Belle Plaine Keota South Iowa Dave Kollmorgan Dave Danker Eagle Kenny Singleton Tracy Dill Singleton Kelly Lyon Kelly White Jerry Sheetz Eagles Burlington Notre Dame

Miller keys Waco 34 0 victory over Harmony

Duncan Miller scored three touchdowns to pace Waco as they blanked Harmony 34-0 at Wayland. Rob Achen added a 14 yard TD run and Andre Neff caught a nine yard pass from Mark Boshart, with Neff recording a safety. Waco improved to 2-0 behind 313 total yards and a stingy defense.

The Evening Journal Duncan Miller Waco Harmony Wayland Miller Warriors Rob Achen Mark Boshart Andre Neff Neff Blackhawk Achen Boshart Scott Roth Warrior Doug DeVarman Ralph Tolander Mike Sage Tim Schlatter Central Argyle Harmony Waco

Couples Two Ball at Washington Golf Club Sunday

A couples two-ball event is set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Washington Golf and Country Club. Participants should bring their own steaks for the dinner served after play.

Washington Golf and Country Club

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