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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1978
Page
10
The piece argues NFL officiating is in crisis with controversial calls and explores possible remedies such as rule simplification and post game officiating reviews. It profiles Seattle kicker Efren Herrera and Giants punter Jennings, detailing their backgrounds, numbers, and impact on games.
The AP ratings list CLASS AAA teams with Princeton at 3-0-0 and 176 points, Cincinnati Moeller 3-1-0 with 137, Massillon 4-0-0 at 40, Elder 9-0-0 at 7, and numerous ties including Canton McKinley and Dover, Youngstown Chaney, and more. CLASS AA features Elyria Catholic leading with 4-0-0 and 97, Cincinnati Wyoming 4-0-0 at 86, St Marys 3-0-0 at 50, Columbus DeSales 3-1-0 at 47, plus other schools listed with various points.
The 1978 season opens with Oklahoma top after a 66-7 rout of Rice. Southern Cal climbs to fourth, Notre Dame falls after Michigan routs them 28-14. Texas A&M holds second, Arkansas rises to third as top 20 shifts shape with several upsets.
Craig Best of North Ridgeville moves ahead of Norwalk’s Jim Arlin to lead the C T area prep football scoring race with 52 points after Ridgeville’s win over Clearview. Norwalk’s Arlin adds only a point after a trip to truckers loss to Galion, bringing his total to 49. Bruce Jackson and Todd Moore pace Lakeland Inland and Firelands conferences as scoring races start.
Richfield Ohio April 10 The Cleveland Cavaliers owner Cleveland Professional Basketball Co reported a net loss of about 29000 for the year ending June 30 in a shareholder annual report. President Nick Mileti blamed dampened gate receipts on energy shortages and severe northeast Ohio weather while noting gains in radio and TV revenue and a debt free position. A major marketing campaign was announced to lift gate revenue.
Entries are still being accepted for this weekend's Jalowiec Open Golf Tournament at Brentwood Golf Course. The meet will be held Saturday or Sunday. Entry forms can be obtained at the golf course. For more information call 322-9254.
For The Record lists major league matches including San Diego at San Francisco Montreal at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsburgh Houston at Atlanta Los Angeles at Cincinnati with results and timing unclear due to damaged text.
The AP Top Twenty list shows Oklahoma ranked first with 27 first place votes and 1235 points, followed by Arkansas and Southern Cal. Michigan and Penn State appear high with strong 1st place vote counts, while teams like Texas Alabama and Ohio State sit mid to upper pack. Several others including Nebraska Missouri Maryland and UCLA fill the remaining spots with varying point totals and records.
Pro hockey notes list Carnell Revels and Jon Laird as Elyria West players of the week for strong play against Painesville Harvey. Revels scored one TD and thrived at fullback while Laird forced a fumble and made two interceptions from linebacker, returning one for a TD amid weathered game prep.
Two Elyria High defenders earned player of the week honors. Dennis Carpenter totaled 17 tackles against Avon Lake, including nine first hits, while Jon Burger contributed 10 tackles with five first hits.
Norm Gardner and Curtis Seasor lead four picks for North Ridgeville with Seasor earning two interceptions and 52 yards in returns while Gardner grades 93 percent as top offensive lineman. Other honorees include Dave Dennis and Jim Tweedy. Tom White receives Hustle award.
The Cardinals trade a draft stake to release a coach from the organization to take the head coaching job with San Diego. Prothro is named, Doncor yell named head coach. The report mentions Terry Toigo and Sacred Heart University in connection with a hall event.
Readable fragments show multiple NBA and college matchups with teams including New Orleans Houston Washington San Antonio Cleveland Golden State Seattle Los Angeles Portland Milwaukee Philadelphia Phoenix Indiana and others. The notes reference second games of doubleheaders and upcoming Thursday actions across cities like Oakland Baton Rouge Bloomington and Kansas City.
The Cleveland Browns announced the October fifteenth game with the Pittsburgh Steelers at Municipal Stadium is a sellout. Browns spokesman Nate Wallack said the last tickets were sold Saturday, marking one of the earliest sellouts in Browns history.
Lorain County Ely Chapter plans Thursday night installation of officers at the chapter grounds on Foster Road north of Route 18 Penfield Township with Ohio Division President Chuck Cortright as installing officer Ed Scheckelhoff state executive secretary will attend Also scheduled is a 7 pm board session with the installation and a business meeting to follow Ernest Johnson will become incoming president succeeding Larry Mitchell Turkey shoots series was announced to start Sunday with details in the Friday Turkey Shoot Calendar of the Chronicle Telegram.
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