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Show J THE Wednesday, November 29, 1978 Page tL rH i;H Bv Bill Roland ; With a scant three games left in the regular iNFLas many as sixteen teams have at least a mathematical shot at qualifying for the playoffs. .Insulethe locker rooms of many of these teams ithefe-ijiaybe a sign reading "Beware of the Spoiler." Just ask the Oakland Raiders. : -The-Detroit Lions shocked the Broncos on .Thanksgiving Day 17-14, and an Oakland win at home last Sunday would have given the Raiders a one-game cushion in the AFC West. But Efren Herrera's 46-yard field goal with three seconds left put the Raiders in a tie and suddenly the Seattle, Seahawks, at 7-6, are still a remote possibility for some post-season fun. There was a real dogfight in the Black and Blu Division as well. The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings battled to a 10-10 draw in a 5iia'rter game the first tie since the sudden-death sudden-death rule came into effect three seasons ago. The old pro, Fran Tarkenton, led the Vikes on a 57-yard march with less than two minutes in regulation time to knot the game at 10s. Both kickers missed possible field goal opportunities in the overtime period, putting more starch in Frank tifford's theory that kickers are not football foot-ball players; anyway. The New5 York Jets played the spoiler role Sundayinw the Orange Bowl, shocking the Dolphins ;24-13 as Matt Robinson more than doubled Bob Griese in air yards. The Jets' defense defen-se also shutdown Miami's running attack as New York "closed in on their first winning season since 1969and everybody knows what the Jets did that yearv If ; you don't remember just ask a Baltimore Colts fan. The Atlanta Falcons once again called their "miracle play" in the huddle to come from behind arid defeat the New Orleans Saints 20-17 in the last few seconds. Two weeks ago the Falcons won by the same identical score on the lastplay of that game. That leaves Atlanta at 8-5, along -with -the Washington Redskins and the surging Philadelphia Eagles, who defeated the Cardinals Sunday 14-10, ending Bud Wilenson's four-game.winning streak. This Sunday promises to be the most exciting of the season. Five games in particular will have a grSt effect on playoff berths. Miami travels to RFK'.Stadium for a shootout against the Red-skinsjt's Red-skinsjt's a must game for both but I believe Don Shula will have his players more prepared for thisone? Philadelphia i must beat the Vikings at Bloomington tb stay alive and this may be the big upset:of the day. -Cleveland and Seattle are both at 7-6 but Jim Zorn and his. troops will still be riding high after last week's big win. I'll go with the Seahawks in the Kingdome. New England and Dallas will square off in Texas Stadium in a game which may very well be a preview of the Super Bowl. Both are peaking but I'll give the edge to the Cowboys only because it's at home. After all those games have ended, ABC will give us another special Sunday night game and it's gonna be a dandy. Denver and Oakland, tied for the AFC West and not exactly on friendly terms. This may be the most bitter rivalry in pro football. There is no way I can see a clear-cut favorite although Howard Cosell may pick the Raiders by two touchdowns. I'll call it a toss-up and a must game for everyone especially avid fans, don't miss it. XOU CAN DO IT SKI LENGTH Choosing the correct ski length is often less than scientific for the beginning ski tourer. The general rule is that your ski tip should reach to the wrist or middle of the palm of the hand when it is stretched above the head. However, slight variations of 5-10 cm. from this standard may be dictated by such factors as weight, skill or age. A person who is slightly heavier than average may wish to choose a longer ski to help displace his additional weight over the snow. For beginners, a little shorter ski may help improve control especially es-pecially on downhills. Youngsters often pose a problem prob-lem in choosing proper ski length. Parents want to purchase a ski that the youngsters will not "grow out of in a year." If parents par-ents keep in mind that children can use skis 15 cm. longer or shorter than the standard with relative ease, they can plan their purchase more carefully. Having the skier at the shop to choose the proper length ski is always the best idea However, How-ever, if this proves impossible, the following chart may give you some idea of the correct length for certain heights. Remember to adjust for weight and experience. 5' 5' 5' 5' 5' 5' 5' 180 cm. 185 cm. 185 cm. 190 cm. 190 cm. 195 cm. 200 cm. T 8" 9" 10" 5' 11" 6' 200 cm. 205 cm. 205 cm. 210 cm. 210 cm. 215 cm. over 6' 215-220 cm. for those under 5', multiply height in inches by 3 to get approximate ski length in cm. Technical assistance provided by Eastern Professional Ski Touring Instructors. 3 37 Too Much Snow Members of the U.S. Cross-Country Men's and Women's "A" Teams moved their training camp from Cooke City, Montana to West Yellowstone, Montana Monday, Mon-day, November 20, 1978, it was announced by Nordic Team Director John Bower. The skiers enjoyed a week of excellent cross-country training at Cooke City, but were forced to move to West Yellowstone because of too much snow in the area. According Ac-cording to Head Cross-Country Cross-Country Coach Rob Kiessel "An abundance of snow is generally not a problem, especially this time of year. The snow has prevented us from maintaining the course properly and the decision'' was made to move to West Yellowstone where conditions con-ditions at present are excellent. ex-cellent. At the Cooke City camp all the racers reached their goal of skiing better than 200 kilometers, and it is hoped that goal will be reached at the new site as well." John Bower said, "It was in our plans all along to move to West Yellowstone when enough snow arrived there. With too much snow in Cooke City and sufficient snow in the West Yellowstone area we can move to the lower elevation and continue preparation for the FIS World Cup race at Telemark Lodge in Cable, Wisconsin in December." FORMER ALABAMA QUARTERBACK, NOW WITH THE A.V. JETS, RICHARD TODD HAS THE PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES TO BE A GREAT PRO GRIDDER. HE'S 6' 2", WEIGHS 20, AND HAS THE ARM TO UNLOAD A LONG BOMB, WHEN HE ELECTS TO. HE'S A RUGGED RUNNER WITH WE PIGSKIN, TOO. TODD WAS CLICKING NICELY IN 1977, WHEN AN INJURY HALTED HIS PROGRESS. VETS COACH, WALT MICHAELS, believes Richard has adapted to the pro passing game and has caught-on tv the KNACK OF READING OPPOSING DEFENSES. TODD'S STATS FOR. 1977: HE TOSSED 265 PASSES, COMPLETED 133 GOOD FOR 1863 YARDS. II 1 OF HIS AERIALS RESULTED IN TOUCHDOWNS. Lady Netters Make Playoffs :-rvO At TheThumb The U.S. Nordic Team began a cross-country development camp at Devil's Thumb Ranch, Frazier, Colorado starting last Sunday. The camp is funded by the U.S. Olympic Committee. The top 20 junior skiers ( 10 men and 10 women ) from the USSA divisions across the country will train for two weeks at the camp. Supervising the training will be Dick Taylor, U.S. Nordic Team Regional Coach, former national team member and currently the area manager of Devil's Thumb Ranch. Peter Ashley and Cliff Montagne, U.S. Bark City Shocked Early Continued from Page 5 The second half followed the pattern' set in the first two quarters. Park City always remained within striking distance but could never strjlse. The Miners never trailed by more than seven and often found themselves them-selves within three. Each time Park City threatened,- however, Price or teammate Melvin Hensen would make the crucial basket that kept the Miners at arm's length. Hensen had 15 points on, the night and he and Price accounted for 33 of North Rich's 47 points. With 32 seconds remaining in the third quarter, Walter Hagmann fought for an offensive of-fensive rebound, gained control con-trol and wertf back up with it to bring Park City within three. Again it appeared the Miners would begin the new period down by only three but Hensen sent, up a bloop ball at the buzzer that somehow found its way into the basket. Hensen began the final period with: a three-point play but baskets by Cowin and Radford cut the margin to four, 39-95; The teams then traded baskets for the next five minutesi With the score 45-41 and only 30 seconds left in the game, Dennis Hodges connected con-nected on dhe of two free throws. The Mustangs regained possession after the missed second shot and C3 . . 5-5 S f, 8 Wy Scoring FRIDAY NIGHT Interniountain Whitewolf Watchman Edmo C. Old Bull M. Old Bull Hoski Sisto Sullivan Chico Talkalai Park City Uriarte Henrion Evans Murnin Foote Radford King Hagmann Schnirel Cowin 15 7 13 19 22 8 0 6f 0 4 2 4 6 0 0 9 9 9 0 20 Nancy McComb Park City's ladies tennis team gained a playoff berth i r f(. in .,, ; f(.Tuesday by virtue of a con- viwv-iug tu t riviui j uvu Town and Country Racquet Club from Woods Cross. The top five teams in each of the two divisions of the State-Wide Ladies Team Tennis League go on to postseason post-season play. Park City finished fifth in its six-team division, ahead of Town Country, and the local ladies will travel to Salt Lake City next Tuesday to face the Fountain of Youth team in their first playoff match. In last Tuesday's competition, com-petition, Park City won every match except the numer two singles and the number three singles, which it had to default for lack of a player. The win marked the second time this season Park City has beaten Town and Country. Number one singles player Nancy McComb paced the Park City victory by defeating Ann Ziegler 6-3,2-6, 7-5. Kathy Lamb, the number num-ber two player, fell to Pat Osborne 6-4, 6-2. Park City swept the doubles competition. Registering wins were the number one team of Debbie Estes and Mardi Smith; number two, Sydney Reed and Danielle Beane; number three, Anne Prince and Judy Jarosz; number four, Martha Mar-tha Jensen and Kathy Pope; and number five, Marlene Ligare and Karen Arenskov. Nordic Regional Coaches will also direct training. According to John Bower, U.S. Nordic Team Director, "The USST is very happy to have a funding from the USOC. These funds make it possible for us to have a development program and work with young athletes who can compete in 1984 and beyond." After training at Devil's Thumb, the athletes will move to Telemark Lodge in Cable, Wisconsin to train for possible competition in the FIS World Cup race to be held there the end of December. SATURDAY NIGHT f ' North Rich Hensen Price Westen Hodges Madsen Dustin Southerwade Floyd Ma.ttsen Huefner . Park City Uriarte Cowin Radford Hagmann King Evans Schnirel Murnin Foote Henrion 15 18 2 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 8 8 2 4 0 0 0 I m. it to & pick Second Team Mike Weaver. Erickson, Weaver on All-State Team Defensive end Greg Erickson was Park City's sole representative on ihe first team Class 1 A Salt Lake. Tribune 1978 Utah All-State All-State Football Team. Mike Weaver was selected as a member of the second team. As expected, the all-state selections were dominated by 1-A champion South Summit and runnerup North Summit. South Summit quarterback John Mon-dragon Mon-dragon was picked as the most valuable player in 1-A competition. Sims Wins Honor By Bill Roland Billy Sims, the fleet-footed speedster from Oklahoma is this year's recipient of the Heisman Trophy. The award is presented annually by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York to the outstanding College football foot-ball player. Sims was the leading rusher in the nation this year with a whopping 1,762 yards and an average of 160 yards per game. He also accounted for 20 Sooner touchdowns, including four in his last game against Oklahoma State while piling up 209 yards in that contest. Sims, a junior, combined his amazing speed with tremendous leg strength en route to setting a school rushing record at Oklahoma. Other top vote-getters in the Heisman balloting included quarterbac ks Rich Leach of Rose Bowl-bound Michigan, Chuck Fusina of top-ranked Penn State, and another junior tailback sensation, Charles White of Southern California. Ed. Note: Bill Roland wrote this article before the Heisman winner was announced. NEW CONSTRUCTION, REMODEL. REPAIR, SEWER & WATER CALL Potty Dr 05. 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