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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal from Lubbock, Texas • Page 31

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NFL AFL Grid Notes Via Camps lake forest 111. Eight players were removed from the St. bxiis Football Cardmals camp roster, ive Tuesday, cutting: the list to 58. Veteran guards Ken Gray and Dave O'Brien were placed on injured waivers. Former Cardinal cornerback Abe Woodson, who failed to get back into condition quicklv enough after a layoff, and five rookies were cut.

Waivers were asked on run- Tiing back of Lincoln University, tight end Marty Berg of Missouri, guard Tom Kubena of Howard and defensive end Jim Edgerly of New Mexico State. Center VMc Bender of Northeast Louisiana State was on the reserve list because he intends to return to schcxil. GIANTS Conn. Glen Condren, regular righi defensive end for the past two years, quit the training camp of the New York football Giants Tuesday without explanation. Condren, a from Oklahoma in his fourth National Football League season, uas shifted from the right side to the iit)le of reserve for the veteran Jim Katcavage at left defensive end in drill and his former position taken over by Bruce Anderson.

Fellow said Condren took the shift and demotion hard. In workout, the Giants stressed pass blocking and short yardage plays. A full scale scrimmage is on schedule for today, following which Coach AlHe Sherman is expected to cut give more players from the roster. PACKERS GRKEN BAY. Wis.

I API The Green Bay Packers traded, rookie guard Steve Duich to the Atlanta Falcons Tuesday for place kicker Wade Traynham. Duich w'as one of two Packer fifth round draft choices. Traynham is a three-year National Football League veteran. He signed with Atlanta as a free: agent after attending College. The Packers also announced the release of two rookie backs.

They are Bob Apisa, a ninth round choice from Michigan State, and Walt Chadwick of chosen in the sixth rdund. BRONCOS (API Denver Broncos of the Ameri-' can F(X)tball League said Tuesday they were asking waivers on rookie quarterback Joe Divi-i to from Boston College. A Bronco spokesman said there are now three experienced quarterbacks on the Bronco squad and that it was planned to: send Divito to Seattle, a Denver: Continental Football League af-! filiate. BENGAL8 WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP) The Cincinnati Bengals of the American Football League released six players Monday. They are Dain Birkley.

a flanker from Denison; running back Hobbie Williams, recently acquired from San Diego of the slot end Don Williams; hiilfback Claude Watts from Bluefield State atid guard Fate; Echols of Northwestern. REDSKINS CARLISLE. Pa. (APt The Washington Redskins will test Bobby return as fulltime running back in pro: exhibition opener Thursday night against Houston. Coach Otto named Mitchell, the former Cleveland speedster who now ranks as the No.

1 activt er, to start at halfback, with tight end Jerry Smith shifting to flanker as bis The Redskins cut six more j)layers from their training squad Tuesday, includinc: veter- an tackle John Kelly, injured linebacker Jim Steffen, and four rookies, running back Bryan of Montana State, defensive back Alden Reeves of Uiuisiana Tech, flanker Frank Sumpter of Maryland State an(i John Stipech of Utah. RAIDERS SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) -Defensive end Ben Davidson, 'who left the Oakland Raiders "training camp last Friday in contract dispute, returned Sunday night and worked out with the AFL champions day. Neither Davidson nor the management would comment on whether the differences had resolved. Coach John Rauch had made no decision as on hether the mustachioed Davidson would play in the exhibition opener against the Baltimore Colts in Oakland Saturday night.

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