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IS BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM, Saturday, December 6, I97S Cowboys, Clash in NFL Fray: By ED ECHUYLF.K JR. AP Sports Writer The St. Louis Caidinals, trim turned into ft turkey Thankselv lug could turn Into finld-; eh Natirmal FoothalL; Leagus playoff hy itiK the Dallas Cowlmys Sunday. Is Bills ivn would brraV a first-place tie with Dfii-las in the Naiifinal tnnferecp East and keep them al lean a game ahead of I he W.m np.in beat Atlanta. "oul In the final two P.ames, St.

Louis appears to have the. eas- 11 ier schedule. The Cardinals' na play at Chicago and Detroit. Dallas is at home Washington and plays at New York Jets. After meeiinglm? Dallas.

Washington is at Urvra neatnst PhlladelphiB. "Jim Hart, who strained a left! sn knee in the Buffalo loss, Is which sputtered so badly. against the Bills (hat It never got a chance to live up to its nickname of "Cardiac built oi! last-minute and come- Dallas, which heat St. Louis ir. the firm meetins of the Ecnscn, sainsrl a tie by healing the New Ynrk Giants and is in goud health (or its hid for first In other Sunday games, Buffalo.

7.4. is at Miami, S-3; Baltimore at the Giants, 3-B; Cleveland. 2-9. at Pittsburgh, 10-1; Cincinnati 9-2, at Houston, 7-4, at Francisco, S-S; Green Bay, a-S. at 10-1; Los Angeles, at New Orleans.

2-9; Detroit. 6 5, at Chicago. 2-9; the Jets, 2-9, at N'evt- England. 3-S, and San Diego, 0-11, at Kansas City, 5-6. On Monday night.

Denver, 5-6, plays at -Oakland 9 2. Washington qusrtrrh.ick Hilly Kilmer is' with a fracture of a hnne in hi; left foot, The Redskins have played In three straight games wtiete the outcome was questionable for agonizingly long periods. They lost two strnieht oveiiirae games, then beat Minn'esoTa' 11-30 with 40 seconds left last Sunday. Washington will have to step the stiddcnly-fiiutid Atlanta scoring punch. The Falcons.

beat Denver 35-21, then Id to Oakland 37-34 in nvertin- fast Buitalo, tied with tor socond, a game bacSc of Miami in the American Conference East, rolls healthily into Miami, which is hurling with a capital H. The Dolphins never got the services of linebacker Nick Buoniconti and safety Dick Anderson because of injuries this year, lost quarterback Bob Griese for the season two weeks ago and then lost backup quarterback Fail rail with a banged up knee in last Monday night's 20-f win over New England. Hon Sirort svi't he trying In to r.s straight her.irai llse passing ol Bert Jr.nrs and the running and Lyuell Mitchell. The Gianis don't appear able to tna-j Bcliaio's wlnnin re" vi hp sa.isnn the. Pitlshsirpr.

bv a game ever Cncsnnat. in llie AFC Cen ayainsl Cleveland, wh.ch has won straight after lesirg its first nine this year. Cincir.nan icniair.ed in the Af-C Las: fight and in Ihp Kn spot for an AFC rth tiy John Reaves bunr.ny Regular quarterr.ack A BP I SPD 'in TIC T. 60S ARCTIC ST. CLAMPETT'S Fcirfield Center FAIRKIF.l.D 255.1524 MILF0RD SPORT 22 Bi-sid SI.

Playoffs at a Glance derson remains qiieslinnahlr-iniirs for the Bengals' game agalnstjon Ms Philadelphia, which got a good stnyini card hopes alive. migh Minnesota, the NFC Central champion, will Iry to bounce back from its first loss of the season against Gieeu Day icam whim lias won t-srraight against lesser uppc nan l.ianl.; ami West for the third straight will show off us stiffing dvfer.w New Oilcans, which has anything but' an erpowering offense. McDolc ablv call bin 4 LAS VLGAS, iVcv. (API Jimmy Connors Chris Even, both lup-rniiked ngninst niaiinjilished dotib players Marly Jtiessori and 1 Lv King today in $150,0011 best a. doubles tenuis battle.

The na.lii.iui I Iv th il lonuc- match l.or.i Pal J-3 iace will offer S1M.0M to the (eara $30 0 i losers. Ilii: ir.nr.ey is being put fi: lias at id. sla.ia.s asa I allci gJes malclics featuring Cun Connors alieaay has banktd fnini tie won1 over Rod Lavcr MSdJolm Now--combe in singles matches in atnr Las Vegas, but he and Ev-1 en are considered underdogs against Riessen and Ms. King.l The latter have noil muiieieiisi.v-, lilies in doubles, tun none playing together. ca.a'rr 1 lie .11 nil a Indoor tennis jinvil lion at Caesars hns heen uint ted down to get rid of bioiujlii cuiupliiirits from l.lil-..- 1 lico sessions this week-.

Connors and Evert didn't rive in to giving sponsnrs who: ir u-erc trying to locate thenii nt'sonip'hmg of a scare. "We ueren't going to cnnii'j until Saturday morning," said -I've played here fine anil I know the surface hut i the work here." Connors and fl. Miss l-iveit worked nut in Los Angeles before arriving, then IJ practiced Thursday end i-'riday. Riessen and Ms. King worked DJonl at the arena most of ihc Miss Evert said she and Con- Innnrs would likely try Hm, no (he nintrsb perfnrmnnce from young pass Connors said he had San Frnncisr-i Us! a lie but avouldn Houston, which has lost thieu 1 "because if tell you its last four rtarries.

liooes to, know." ininu liia In. 1 1 1 1. (At') -rot, I has blciLfd of State all up-and-dnwn San bran said slie believes sco and also hopes for a Cm- first scrvas ar.c lob shots nnati loss to keep its wild- 1 prove but hustle Problems for Kickers in NFL "Danclnf Inst Ml. slalt near ny sap fers-sr ro' nten cVickers proh- i'rns halivhcioeii ll-ai a. i a Hie four participants agree they are probably gocd Tor tennis rn i l-ss.

"It's nor to OS i the the fact the challenges spol light airs puhlic enthusiasm for the sport. Promoters have lulled the ionship of mixed doubles, say-' they picked the two best- idayers ai.i i a and as is them ngainsl the best douhles lias beei plate kick? this season-field goals and an extra pi: hlockcd iield r.oi-.'. i tral, has the incentive of tra- National Fixit'nal! rsnlry going for il-ry over the Minnesu: v.l-.er. It fur a 10lh straight, and krpl vV.utoitrj Vincllv1 "We put a lot of ir.lol studyinR films." sail! McUolc. who has blocked an extra ucainsl llouslf.n firii-: (a alv neainst New Orleans.

Hi. Louis nl r. and Mlnnesoln. "Paul l.iuiiiam. ir special tenms ennch.

behind receive cuarterback hccaks them (low 'prenl areas." he said. "Etasic-ally, there are three to block. One. pentraiion thrbtiRli the middle. going! a gap somewtie.

I'wo. coinina around the side, cutting the corner itight. The way thfti has brcomo ivcty populnr Ihis year is tlio HeapinR type nf up the midiile with a 1 nil man oi sumcliody can jump very high. an. a man thing.

If we work a I gel help li nin II lli nrriigp. Dave ISutz, IDiron i.sually the dc-ifpnsise guys avho arc in there. Tl-py lie i.p a nan I use ihc body sideways. (Rob) On. last -sell the sounds ill kicks ilu, said 'gets of( the ii.i' r.uicklv le the light technque lor around a h'ockei anl he has extremely quick "A ciiy.s r.a'll the first two Ihiitgs.

Ihey car hc-aif and shvjldcrs around a hloc'Kei. but in that close area they fall ever a oi guy or trip over Vr. McDole has the of the teim lead at tho hailwayl tlicv roulrl driv-r-. a. in sen and Ms.

King. Miss r.verl said llie would he a true lest. "If we played two three sets you could have day and lose, but three five is a tme est team will trsi. runmrd Kin; Terr, cDole. an unlikelv loi-im j.

i' professional football player who1 L-Oacll Ol 1 11C 1 Cill' ge ill, hns cl.lticuliies r.nivc,: 3ig ten Coach of final five seconds last -'laves named lor tin.L, piesen'ed (he Redsk iss 52 i yet- 1 piled up a ot tive pouns tor tirst. Ic-r second and one fur li.slic<l second and Sek'cdons SulTolk Selections Vfjiicduct Selections Results, Entries Selections Aqueduct Entries Suffolk Entries ctcor mi Foil, pcul p.m. EST Don Hi I'm A nomi nv rim initrHnmiit By Prtw Inlermtltnol i fop tVoun Com SoiHtrlllo I tin Ihi Pork Aim Lonlil 117 1ST ilnu Hup tur 11! il.KoiKu, li.i.s a-h I lui Arm 11) sir stivi IIS in II. ri a i i -1 Oolloo 116 Folium Soeg US ill jfiiD urn i iia, an nl Ron I S'orcou'pieder Uct Lth tllsM clmg SP.up i lyr -n'Su'i la I'uniLiSi Fan las' i c-ri -s a Mi i-sk-- lla Laurel Entries it; CHv 1M i l.j; jij 112 Jijj 7 fin, Ep.r Pu pit OjHI 1 1 rlllnp 111 Snip i IH PIOM rnnty Woltr 11T Fwllih Ntght 115 WarrafffAiisctl llesults nj'r-oit. unSrt I Results lio oil lime ai Ktllt'n IFAtyhtcill O.W 1.CB 1 RO hr Ulv.nvi (UJ "-urllal 3.J0 1 111 1 in I TaTili sr KV.

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Tremor CmiH 1 1 1 oi II! Pol -API. ng V. Ttlplo tt-l-llpji HM.M HI, I SIK I Lllltd lo poll. 1 AtttntenCP Discovery 'Cap Tops Racing Slate Today at Big A By ED SCIIElYMsR JR. AP Sports Writer Five 3-yeor-olds will Iry In nd Ihc winner's circle fur Ihc first time in (t stakes race when EiiH-S laaiiiiiela luday in 1 1-a a tiai ailded Discovery llardicnp nt AqlieilUcl.

Alsi. I i nl iv f.i: test were flue wirmeis Merom' litisliiiig Man, top-weighted dt iioj nd i Guards Up, 113, and C.ll. Knuf- Emil, 111 ookinE lor Iheir first slakes win will he Nnlees Ifinllu, 120; Syllahiiv 113; I'sauaa-i Old Vic, 111, and Gene, si regard, ill, who will run Willi Dr. Einil as W. F.

Schmilt-trained entry, Nalees Ktalto has lite host int aniniip 1he nnn-stnkcs win- in the npininn ol thn Aque duct odds-makers who made Mrs. George M. Humphrey's three-lime winner the early second choice at 5-2. Rushing winner nt inc mintstone; Tlissa lla. and Japan Tlacing Associnlloi sv.is nuiilia Ihc 1S-S fn vorite.

Victor Zciiibrjralii's 6-yofir-old more izna, who Lndiiis Handicap nt Aqueduct in ner last start mnv, swllches her operalions hank the West Coast lodav and oppose Jive filaaa a nil itiet in p. MIt-added iL-altfoniin Hartdmnp Ti7nn, whose other four in 19 slatls year also were in slakes, will carry lop weight ol pounds; in the 1 l-lB-mile Her rivals Include Pearson Darn's Mama Knli, a double slakes winner at Del to i ia'ii it Autumn Das Hand? cap at Santa Anlla, and and Mrs. Hon Unwiti' Meruy s-l-i- nil in sen. isa, owned hv Plmlico vice president Nathan en, and ra iirs sas Count, each will can is; weight o( 115 pounds and meet ncrs in tap 1 1 -Us- ill, I'Klf'il Hrss-an Keyslnne. I.ou Hospiibtish the Cnnstelliifiilii Handicap Laurel mi Continuous Count's 115.5 slakes wins have been in the Quaker Handicap at Keystone and the turt Lup at l-otirl.

Mnryinntt-nrcd year-olds will bp feutuied v. ills Maryland l-'ulutity. Cn ink will carry 132 rum Is, Nnu tieal'Chnrt, Rest The Quadrnnt and Just f.ike Pa 11.1 each, and the others no apiece. In r.lU-r SatuiU.iv North of Venus, 122; and Re danrlanrs' hr-ari rune lilln-: ana mares tor me $25,0.0 added Miss Dade llniidi cap nt Calder while Cnlonel Priwcr, 12,1, lops the seven. Fumed fnmediBn, honds the eisht-hnrse.

$12,500 second i is si- tnr am is i Grounds. uie New Orleans Fair BENGAL GROUP TO MEET F'alti-I- '1 Frien.l- (Ii of the Uridgeimr Re jinls of the Pop Warner Frxithall I eag a- conduct a meeting nil stratloTd Gisbert, Orantes Gain Doubles Title STOCKHOLM (AP) Juan ishert and Manuel Orantes of lain son the title and this lirst prize at thel $100,000 Masters Tennis Friday, F.l tl takes. Hnns Pohmana ol West Germa ny finished sin i-a-'t lac rnund- robin trjiirhnmenl and won Fred MeNn.r of Chevy flhnse, and Sherwood Steward of Goose Creek, tonk third place and a prize ol S5.000. In tho finnl matches, (lisliert id Ornntes defenled Htinn GiKtrrieii. Fort id RbuI l.ati.ltci ol Mexico, 5.1.

C-l, while tho Ger man pair heat McNalr nnc Stewart, 7-C, 7-0, oti two lie breaks. The three first pairs hII fin lind with Iwci viclorics nrli nut of three. Oinnlts and Gts-hert were then level with and Pohtnaiin with a 4- record, but tho Spaniards 2-5-22 games aggregate uuninsl llie Germnos' McNatr and Sleivar! hnu li-nal sets tally uf Tiie-y needed to win Iheir List iinUcii ngainsl Pclininnii mid FaBsbon-der lo win the title under (lie complicated scoring syslem. New League l'lanned STOCKHOLM (AP) -Details were iinnniineed Friday oE a now interiuilionnl tennis aiinprl lo rebuild Europe's dwindling circuit. The Kings Cup, which hns ten ployed on an nll-ame-leu: aaniiiuuiiin basis for more lho.ii ill years, ir lo become nn international league with ptiie money of $125,000.

It is-schcdulcd lo be played between Jnnnnry and llie Full n.sluie i Isis-a the nntioiial teams of 17 Eu- counltios. was nn- uounced at press iicrfpriTi nailed by tin: Swedish auto Company Which is the event. The teams will piny envisions on a league basis, wllh each learn playing every other (cam twice. iw. league could dratv the top plovers nway amat' Hunt's World I si i I i I a f'ircinl ar tno Inst tlui-a lojinliy.etl h.ncojie.

WC'V already has said its players will be expected to compete in eipht indoor tourna- its in 11)76 instead of 13. But still urn likely to have. decide between playing ir Ihc WCT cirtu.iL or in lilt 3gue. F.ve MnlrnqvLst. president ol ihi- i I.awr.

T'ennis Fed erntiun and president nf tin King's Cup commillee, nn uounced details of the leneui Will, Sljahiia-, Br.tirh pis-sis 1 I. I.O'V.l Caais eilei ali.ill, sittillj; Asked vihether the Cup dates hail heeu set in consnlialion wilh WCT, Malmqvist spoke for a Tew moments with Hnrdwiek "f.et us pul llie unestiun Ihe other way round. WCT has hail great difficulties in pelting its plavr isccat.se of the demands of ihe King's Cup. It has had 1o nsK tne players wr.cn tney would be available." WCT formerly had players under contract and was in di reel -competition with the: ILTF. railed veen the M-n bodies nnd (he ILTF gave Hunt a free hand to run tennis between January and April.

European eircuil has shrjnk to SIX -a enoLigii time for Ihe French and Italian championships, Wimble den and one wnrm-up evenL on Enfjlish grass before Wimbledon. The King Cup Is Etitonenii cities. The lirst di. vision of the league will consist of biitnin, France, Italy, Ynea- slavia, Spain. S.veden.

Wesl-Germany and Hungary. Malmqvist said Bjiirn iinrg, Snellen's No. 1 player, will play for his country in the new league. Pnoln Angeli of Italy, president the European Tennis Association, said Italian stars Adriano Panalta and Paolo Uertolticol had not yet decided in how many matches they will play. The league will be decided on one-day matches, each con-slslinp of Iwo singles and one doubles.

The winning country will get- jno.OOl) In prize money anil the ruiiiienip $20,000. Details of the league were an nounced during the Masters tournament at Stockholm Kungliga Hall. The four semi-finalises in the Masters Ashe of Miami, C.uil-lermu- Vilas ot Argentina and llie Kastnse of had a rest clny before resuming the competilion today. Tommy Piothvo Given Vote of Confidence SAN DIEGO "I'm not selling. I'm not moving." The words are from F.ugpne Klein, owner of the San Diego Chargers, who could win their first National Football League game of the yenr Sun- 12th.

it or toes tnrair an intvtv.cw, K-elr. again expressed satisfaction wilh his coach, Tommy Prolhin, whose id season in San 15 1 ego is already the worsl in Charger history. Absolutely. replied Klem when a lepocler asked if his failli In I'tothro is- undiminished. "Sure, it's damned frustrating to lose all our games," said Klein, "but the record doesn't tell the full story.

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