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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1970

Page

2

Final Truth For Pros May Be Coin Flip

HAL BOCK reports a frantic NFL regular season finale with 10 teams vying for five playoff berths. A telephonic coin flip could decide NFC fourth seed among Dallas, Detroit, and the Giants, depending on Sunday results and ties. Additional races in both conferences hinge on wins or losses, with divisions clinched by Oakland and Baltimore in the AFC and San Francisco or Los Angeles atop the NFC West. The NFL draft order could be settled by another coin flip if New Orleans and Philadelphia stay tied for No. 1.

Hal Bock Associated Press NFL Dallas Detroit New York Giants Giants Cowboys Lions Minnesota New York Los Angeles Houston Green Bay St. Louis Washington Oakland Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Boston Browns Denver Bengals Miami Kansas City Dolphins Buffalo San Diego San Francisco Rams Raiders New York Jets Atlanta Chicago New Orleans Pittsburgh Philadelphia

Braves spike OHS matmen 56-0 in Bonner Springs

Bonner Springs overwhelmed Ottawa High 56-0 in varsity action while JV lost 51-5. Sophomore Russell Hughes sprained an ankle in the 167 pound bout and will miss practice after Christmas. B team won by default when J B Stinnett was injured. Rex Pope won by forfeit in the 24 pound class after an opponent injury. Varsity results list pins in nine of 12 bouts and two decisions. OHS to wrestle Paola Jan. 4 and host Olathe Jan. 7.

Ottawa High Bonner Springs Braves OHL Cyclones Russell Hughes Hughes J. B. Stinnett Rex Pope Eft Paola OHS Olathe Cooper Bonner Pin Pearson Bicknell Wells Spring Morgan Gonzales Page Hilliard Hollon Johnson Sible Hamilton Croucher Cole Drake Middleton Jackson McGraw Default McConico DePriest Hwt Oliver Black

City Scores Incomplete Board Showcases League Standings

A snapshot of City League Division A and B results lists multiple teams with player stat lines, totals, and team scores across numerous clubs including Waymire's, Morton, Jaycees A, 3IM's Welding, Gambles, Rex's, Boise-Cascade, Jaycees B, Ned Hiatt's Cars, Hubbard's, Peoples Bank, Ottawa Steel, and others with final totals ranging from 26 to 78 points. Key players include Lee, Prager, Wieneke, Turley, and Payne among others.

Waymire Morton Ken Lewis Underwood Lemon Yingling Lee Totals Sportsman B Fowler Stoneking Jameson Burgoon Thornbrugh Nelson Neuenswander Jaycees Cearfoss Jackson Meyers Saffron Garcia 3IM Ackerman dJiminez Everson White Worrell DeLaTorre Gambles Baldwin Dunn Gollier Goracke Ferguson Heth Michel Starks Walburn Rex’s Prager Heffner Molher Wieneke Dennis Wieneke Hermreck Brady Boise-Cascade Foltz Brown Welch Burkdoll Kueser Erisman Robertson G. Kueser D. Kueser Foster Hall Ritz Chappell Winters Hunt Smith Jordan Bailey Ned Hiatt Beast Woodward Stottlemire Flora Wallace Turley Exum Hird Hubbard K. Cole J. Cole Platt Anderson Mitchell Vietze Schmanke Burgess Peoples Bank Wilson Stoecker Summer Winchester Green Converse Ottawa Steel Bayless Breithaupt Crane Espinosa Johfigén Payne Sumner Saas

Day in the NFL as division titles settle and picks loom

New York AP reports four division crowns to be decided with Baltimore Minnesota and Oakland clinching. Remaining contenders Cincinnati Cleveland Miami Kansas City in the AFC and New York Dallas St Louis Detroit Los Angeles San Francisco in the NFC. Week 14 picks favor Oakland Giants St Louis Detroit Cincinnati Miami and Chicago among others.

New York Baltimore Minnesota Oakland Cincinnati Cleveland Miami Kansas City Dallas St. Louis Detroit Los Angeles San Francisco Daryle Lamonica John Brodie New York Giants Giants Fran Tarkenton Rams

CH Graders Sweep Two In Mound City Heights Standings

CH Central Heights seventh and eighth grade teams swept two games here Thursday. The eighth grade won 43-37 and the seventh grade 35-31 in overtime. Dean Medlen led the eighth grade with 10 points, Rod Schaub led the junior varsity with 12, and CH pressed the entire varsity game despite three players fouling out. The junior varsity contest went to overtime after trailing most of the game.

Mound City Central Heights Dean Medlen Rod Schaub Vikings Medien Rex Wilson Tracy Smith

Critics taint Cheng Award amid patriotism concerns

China’s Chi Cheng, Asian Athlete of the Year, sparked criticism from local papers in Bangkok and Taipei for alleged lack of patriotism after winning a 100 meter gold in 11.6 seconds and withdrawing from the 400 meters due to a leg injury, disappointing Chinese fans.

Bangkok China Chi Cheng Miss Cheng Taipei Miss Chi

Holiday Cage Action Is On By TED MEIER

The Christmas college basketball holiday tourney season heats up with 14 major events across Kentucky Kansas Tennessee West Virginia North Carolina Nebraska Utah Texas Louisiana New Mexico and California Kentucky meets Kansas State in the UK Invitational at Lexington Purdue vs DePaul precedes Houston vs Villanova and St Joseph's vs Kansas in several tourneys. St. John’s meets SMU at the Vandy Classic while Detroit faces Providence at the Volunteer Classic in Knoxville. Major first round games are listed for Marshall Invital at Huntington Big Four at Greensboro Utah Classic at Salt Lake City Sun Bowl El Paso Bayou Classic Lafayette Lobo Invitational Albuquerque Fresno Cowboy Classic Abilene and the Texas Classic doubleheader at Fort Worth. St Bonaventure powered by Carl Jackson 23 points beat Army 58-51. Niagara beat Long Island 72-66. Cincinnati edged Iowa 73-70 in OT on a Snow jumper and Johnson free throws. St Louis beat Princeton 82-62 Syracuse topped Penn State 92-81 Mississippi State beat Arkansas 69-67 Randy Hodges 10 in last minutes. Citadel over George Washington 73-68 Virginia crushed William and Mary 107-86 Dayton routed Loyola of Los Angeles 85-59 Long Beach State crushed Wisconsin-Milwaukee 77-52. Evergreen Colo AP George Monroe's father urges signing his 15-year-old son for next year's Colorado Open golf tournament. George has carried bags for two players who won the title the last two years.

Ted Meier Associated Press Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Kansas Tennessee West Virginia North Carolina Nebraska Utah Texas Louisiana New Mexico California Kansas State Lexington Purdue DePaul Houston Villanova St. Joseph's Nashville St. John’s New York Southern Methodist Clemson Lafayette Albuquerque N.M Fresno Calif Abilene Tex Fort Worth St. Bonaventure Army Bonnies Carl Jackson Cadets Madison Square Garden Niagara Long Island Cincinnati Iowa Charlie Snow Dave Johnson St. Louis Princeton Syracuse Penn State Mississippi State Arkansas Randy Hodges Citadel George Washington Virginia William and Mary Dayton Los Angeles Loyola Long Beach State Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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