Show Utah Stars await Pacers on Christmas A most unique way to celebrate celebrate celebrate cele cele- brate Christmas Day has been arranged by the Utah Stars who will play a game that day at 3 against the Indiana Pacers In the Salt Palace Santa Claus will be on hand giving Christmas stockings to the first 1000 youngsters to I I I pass through the turnstiles and the first ladles ladies will be given corsages The game matching the two chief contenders for tor the ABA western division championship will be their first since November November November Novem Novem- ber 17 when the Stars pulled out a narrow decision Since that time the Stars have been the hottest team in inthe inthe inthe the ABA at one time winning eight straight overall and 10 consecutive road contests a league record and have opened up a comfortable lead over the Pacers The Utah-Indiana Utah rivalry has been an extremely close one with the aforementioned Nov 17 victory by the Stars forging them Into a 12 11 lead In all games played over the past two seasons As a further indication indication indication indi indi- cation of oC the closeness of the series during those past 23 meetings the Stars have outscored outscored outscored out- out scored the Pacers by a narrow 2557 to 2549 margin a difference difference difference differ differ- ence of only eight points i I Indi Individual vidual are always always al always al- al ways classic when the Stars and Pacers square off oU At center center center cen cen- ter Zelmo Beaty and Mel Daniels Daniels Daniels Dan Dan- are the two top in the ABA Elsewhere up front confrontations such as Willie WHIle Wise versus Roger Brown Red Robbins against Bob and Manny Leaks or ley going to head-to-head with George McGinnis or Don Sidle are like war The of James Jones Glen Combs and Ron Boone of the Stars against Pacers Freddie Lewis Rick Mount and Billy Keller are good battles After Arter the Christmas Day game against the Pacers the Stars on Wednesday December 29 play host to the Dallas Chaparrals In a combined Ladies Kids night Steak Houses will be honoring Glen Combs and all youngsters 16 years of age and under in addition to receiving dollar discounts on all tickets will willbe willbe willbe be given cups with Combs' Combs picture picture picture pic pic- ture and autograph on them Distaff fans will be entitled to their regular Wednesday night buck discounts |