The Times from San Mateo, California • Page 27

PLAYOFFS Friday, Dec. 20. 1974 THE TIMES Son Malao--27 From Times Wire Services Unlike George Allen, Chuck Knox is not playing quarter-backing games. Of course, the Los Angeles Rams' head coach has a different situation than the sen) throw the ball almost exactly the same. They're both great competitors, both experienced and they've both been in pressure games before." Washington's Allen said fLAYUMS 1 1 Lfooley bmgs Blues i en me orld cssyt-a; -s huau iuc mivu gala mflentor of the Washington Thursday he had decided on nGuSkinfl- hie ctartina Redskins.

"James Harris will start for us," said Knox. Since his other quarterback is Ron Jaworskl, a rookie who has played little this season, that was a foregone conclusion. And the Ram coach is not losing any sleep over who will start at quarterback for the Redskins in the clubs' National Football League playoff opener Sunday; Bill Kilmer or Sonny Jurgensen. "It doesn't make any difference to us," Knox said. "They (Kilmer and Jurgen- Brooks Is Rated 3rd In NorCal San Mateo's Norm Brooks has been ranked third in the men's 55 Singles in the Northern California Tennis Association's tentative rankings released today.

Brooks, a veteran tournament player and official, is rated behind San Francisco's Dan Lucey and John Morrison of Sacramento. Nort Benner of San Mateo is ranked eighth iij the same division, with Burlingame's Sardis Farmer llth. Meanwhile in the men's 35 singles, Tiburon's Don Kierbow holds down the top spot, followed by Larry Axtel of San Francisco. South City's Gil Howard is rated fourth in the top vet's division. Mountain View's Don Gale heads up the men's 45 singles, with Burlingame's DyJe Anderson rated ninth in that division and San Mateo's Dave Kuenzli llth.

Elsewhere in the men's rankings, Hillsborough's Ken Beer is rated eighth in the men's 65 singles, the women's divisions, ionna Balchios of San Bruno is ranked in the women's 30 singles, with Menlo Park's Claudia Giacomini rated seventh. Menlo Vark's Martha Gilmore is rated second in the women's 40 singles. Following is "a list of the tentative rankings: Wltn'i Slnglm: Don Klerbow, Tlburon; 2. Larry Axtell, S.P.; 3. Larry Dodge, Oakland; t.

Jerry Mountain Vlow, 5. Gil Howard, S.S.F.;6. Jack Oorrah, Moraga; 7. Chet Lyuy, Orovllle; 8. Don Jacobin, Berkeley; 9.

Barry Nathan, Palo Alto; 10. Alan Olwn, Santa Cruz; 1). Jon Llndhout, Santa Cruz; 12. Ylt Louie, Sunnyvale; 13. Clltf Barrett, Loi Gatoir 14.

Dick Crawford, S.F.; 13. Allen Galloway, Sacramento. Mtn't 45 Slngln: 1. Don Gale, Mountain view; 2. Butch Krlkorlan, S.J.; 3.

Clint Arbucklc, Moraga; 4. Graydon Nlcholi, Honford; 5. Ken Modeito; 6. Ken Green, Pebble Beach, 1. Dan Oiler, 3.

Earl Schalln, Walnut Creek; 1. Dyle Anderion, Bur- llnjame; 10. Wayne Hlppenitlel, Car- mlchoel. Men'i S5 Singles: 1. Dan Lucey, S.P.; 2.

John Morrison, Sacramento; 3. Norm Brooks, San Mateo; 4. Alex Swetka, Mountain View; 6, Bert Smith, S.J.; 7. Bob Reede, Pebble Beach; 8. Nort Benner, S.M.; 9.

George Kraft, Menlo Park; 10. John Dotrlch, Salinas. Men's 60 Singles: 1. Vern Altree, Stock- ton; 2. Ray Rosmussen, Oakland; 3.

York Juc, Berkeley; 4. Hareld Erlksen, Orlnda; i. Francis Goy, Piedmont. Men's (S Slnghs: 1. Frank Gove, S.F.; 2.

Robert Seller, S.F.;-3. Paul S4agg, Stockton; 4. Tom Sherburne, Carmel; 5. Jim Kelleher, San Lundro; 6. John Llflht, Biggs; 7.

Steve Graves, Novato; S. Ken Beer, Hlllsborough. Women's 30 Singles: 1. Arltne Cohen, S.F.; 2. Susan Anawalt, Monte Sereno; 3.

Marlene Mench, Cupertino; 4. Donna Balchios, San Bruno; 5. Diana Gal, Oakland; 6, June Gay, Piedmont; 7. Claudia Glacomlnl, Menlo Perk; 8. Karen Knoche, Newark.

Women's 40 Singles: 1. Plsomal Dlonne, Mountain View; 2. Martha Gilmore, Monlo Park; 3. June Gay, Piedmont; 4. Rhoda Herron, Atherton; 5.

Evelyn Robards, S.J.; 6. Myra Rhodes, Sacramento; 7. Jill Loach, Monteruy; 8. Helen Koepke, Watson- vllle. his starting quarterback but was not going to tell the football world who it was.

"I've made my decision but I want to reaffirm it Friday after our workout before leaving for Los Angeles," Allen said. These games are for winners only. The winner of the Miami- Oakland game will play for the AFC championship against the survivor of Sunday's match between the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers made Gtorga AHtn the jplayoffs by winning the AFCTs Central Division title while the Bills qualified as the wild-card team witha 9-5 record behind Miami's lustrous 11-3. The champion of the National Conference and eventual Super Bowl opponent of the AFC winner will be determined from among the St.

Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, Washington and Rams. The Cardinals, champions of the NFC East, will play the Vikings, the Central Division title-winners on Saturday. The Rams, winners of the West, face Washington, the NFC's wild-card team, on Sunday. Super Bowl IX will be held Raiders Are Ready Thomas was playing behind Nemiah Wilson last year. However, Wilson will replace the ill Brown for tomorrow's game.

SIDELINES This is the eleventh time that the Raiders and Dolphins have met, with Oakland holding a 7-2-1 record The Raiders are 6-1-1 in regular season games with the Dolphins Garo Yepre- (Continued from page 25) mian is Miami's leading scorer with 67 points. Billy Eckstine will sing the National Anthem while the halftime entertainment will be provided by the Cupertino High School band The Raider defense has allowed only 16.3 points per game, second best in Raider history The game will be televised over KRON-TV (4) at 1 p.m. at Tulane Stadium im New Orleans on Jan. 12. The Steelers will be making a third straight playoff appearance while the Bills are making their first since 1966, when they lost to Kansas City in the American Football League title game.

O.J. Simpson, Buffalo's rushing leader, will carry the ball most of the time and the hopes of the Bills along with it. "It's been pretty tough at times this year, but things are starting to look up now and we like to think that we can go all the way," said Simpson, whose Bills earned a wild-card berth despite losing four of their last six games. After training in Tulsa, for three days, the Vikings flew home Thursday with Coach Bud a declaring: "We are ready." The Vikings will have to be to face Cardinal quarterback Jim Ray Hart, who's having his best year. ORLANDO, Fla.

(AP) Georgia Coach Vince Dooley is singing the blues about the Bulldogs' chances against undefeated Miami of Ohio in Saturday's Tangerine Bowl. And Redskins Coach Dick Crum says his outlook isn't exactly rosey. woes center on the. Joss of tac- 11 Craig Hertwig and two 260-pound hole-maker in nsive starters ruled aca- Georiga's powerful veer demically ineligible for the offense, and defensive tackle post-season clash. Dan Spivey and cornerback Crum says he's worried stave Tay i or were wnen because the Redskins they dropped some courses, putting their class load- below the minimum number of hours required by National Collegiate Athletic haven't played a game since Nov.

IS. "Five weeks is half a season," he noted with a frown. a 6-foot-8, Association. Bucks Are On Move ByUPI Every day the cream (or is it Kareem?) moves closer to the top in the National Basketball Association's Midwest Division. Detroit, Kansas City- Omaha and Chicago have all held the Midwest lead at one time or another this year.

Detroit started off quick but the Kings soon overtook fhe Pistons. Now Chicago, with a 14-13 record, leads by a half- game after beating Atlanta on defense Thursday night 88-80, while New York downed the Kings 117-113. Slowly but surely, however, the Milwaukee Bucks are moving up. Milwaukee, in last place all season because Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sat out the first part of the year with a broken hand, is now only four games away from the top. The Bucks downed Phoenix Thursday night behind Abdul-Jabbar's 28 points and Jim Price's 23 to break a three-game losing streak.

Price triggered a fourth quarter rally for Milwaukee. He hit a jump shot with 8:16 left to tie the score at 94 and had a key assist to Gary Brokaw to put the Bucks ahead 96-94. He added a steal and another jump shot to give Milwaukee a 98-94 advantage. The Bucks may not exactly be rolling as they did the last lew years under Abdul-Jabbar but they're creeping quietly back toward their accustomed position. In the only other NBA games Thursday night, Chicago downed 88-80, Cleveland nipped Buffalo 106-104 and the New York Knicks topped the Kansas City-Omaha Kings 117-113.

Bulls 88, Hawks 80 Chicago led 42-38 at the half and in the third quarter Atlanta went ice cold from the field, shooting less than 30 per cent while the Bulls hit half their 22 shots to go ahead 68-54. Chicago was led by Chet Walker with 18 points followed by Bob Love with 17. John Drew and Jim Washington scored 18 and 12 points respectively for the Hawks. Knicks 117, Kings 113 a Frazier and Bill Bradley scored 27 points apiece to help New York break a three-game losing Catfish Hunter (Continued from page 25) 'General Manager Al Cam- ing the club with which he panis and Manager Walter wants to play, plus the Alston. Announcement was money.

This is a free agent delayed until it was certain deal with which we've dealt Alston could make the trip with before except there is from his home in Darrtown, much more money invol- Ohio. vedf." Although the Dodgers have Campanis and the Dodgers had a policy of one-year con- did not discuss the monetary tracts only including those considerations but Hunter's with star pitchers Sandy Kouf ax and Don Drysdale campanis said it waspossible that could be changed. "We don't know what Hunter has in mind until we talk to him," Campanis told The Associated Press. "It will be a matter of his choos- but agents have indicated it might be in the $1 million range. Cherry said four or five more teams were set to queue up in front of the two- story brick building that houses the law office of Cherry, Cherry and Flythe.

OPEN SUNDAY 72-5 Thurs. Fri. nites 'til 9:00 200 E. Second Son Mateo 343-1801 streak a win over Kansas City-Omaha. Cavs Braves 104 Steve Patterson came off the bench, tossed in 18 points and picked off 11 rebounds to spark Cleveland over Buffalo despite a 49-point effort by Bob McAdoo.

But it was McAdoo who was called for goal-tending that gave Foots Walker a basket to put the Cavs ahead to stay 97-96 with 3:33 left. The Cavs then scored six unanswered points for a 103-96 lead with 1:54 remaining. Dwight Davis topped the Cavs with 20 points while Randy Smith added 27.for Buffalo. Pro Grid Playoffs All Times PST Saturday, Dec. 21 NFC Divisional St.

Louis at Minnesota, 10 a.m. AFC Divisional Mlonii at Oakland, 1 p.m. Sunday, Dtc. 22 AFC Divisional Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.NFC Divisional Washington at Los Angeles, 1 p.m. Sunday, 29 NFC Championship Site to Determined NFC Divisional winners, 1C a.m.

AFC Championship Site to Be Determined AFC Divisional winners, 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12 Super Bowl IX At New Orleans AFC Chnmplon vs. NFC Champion, 12 noon. Monday, Jin.

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