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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1978
Page
2
A holiday spoof by HAL BOCK notes the NFL 28 teams with parity driving upsets all season. The piece laughs at the league’s parity that keeps long-time losers winning, especially as the postseason arrives and parity persists.
A chaotic playoff scene features frequent upsets with underdogs winning every game. Random historic matchups include Minnesota beating the Rams 2-0 on Jim Marshall's birthday, Atlanta edging Dallas 21-20, and Houston defeating New England 14-10. The era's top teams fail to assert dominance as parity peaks in the championship game myth.
Holiday bowling recap highlights top games with C McClay 224 S Hile 201 G Leecy 198 H Herring 190 and R Thompson 187 High series see K Cordle 561 5 Hile 518 D Robertson 548 and 562 8 Slader 514 D King 507 Early Risers Gingersnaps lead Keith Farms Swinging Misfits Stingers and Five Pinheads in weekly tallies Tuesday Night Ladies list Eagles Auxiliary Drake Jewelry First National Bank Predictables Butler Hanes Ottawa Honda Tomahawks Peoples National Bank Jim Bass Electric Splits Converted mark notable five two and three five ten throws by several bowlers.
Playoff pairings form three of four games this weekend as Pittsburgh hosts Denver in the AFC after a 21-17 win at the 1-yard line. Houston visits New England while Atlanta meets Dallas and Minnesota travels to Los Angeles in the NFC.
The Philadelphia 76ers beat the New York Knicks 109-94 at Madison Square Garden led by Bobby Jones's lockdown defense and 22 from Julius Erving. Jones limited Bob McAdoo to 5-for-14 while the Sixers used a swarming, organized approach to hold NY to 30 percent first-half shooting and pull ahead 45-32.
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