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Hara'x a football fact that’a hard to. balibva, but It's fruo...Ramofnbor that famoua pro championship pom* In 1t4t whan tha Chicago Boor* boat tho|Woshington Radtklnt 73-0? ...Wall, although tha Radsklnt lost by 73 points, thay actually mada MOW TIRST DOWNS than tha Boars did that dayl ... It s**ms impossible — but hara or* tha official totals: Th* Boars had 17 first downs In that gam*, and th* Rodsfclns

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Did you know Notr* Dam* % onc^ play*d 33 YEARS without losing a horn* football gam*! ... Th* Irish lost a horn# gam* In October of ItBS — then never lost another home gam* till November of lf3ll

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ward pass Is tried and a player frpm each th* offensive and defensive team collld* and both catch th* ball together ...Thay fall to th* ground, each holding th* ball and each having equal possession » What's tha ruling? ...Tha official rules say In a situation Ilk* this, the ball belongs to th* offensive team at tha spot of tha catch, and Is considered a completed pass. I bet you didn't know that Kindi* P»rd hat 13 different qCougar XR7's In stock! Coma on in today and let Tom give you

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Kiwanis Still Tops Volleyball League Rrsult* of games played by the Adult Volleyball league Oil Keb. 27th are as follows: At 7:(Hi Kiwanis defeated Acme two games out of three. The scores were—IS-IO. 11-15.15-10. At 8:00 Murphy's Mart beat the Sheriff’s Office 17-15. 15-12. 13-15. At 9:00 Optimists took 3 straight from Jamesway 1510, l5-i. 15-0. Standings are as follows: Kiwanis . ./f7 20 Optimists.) ' 18 Acme ....) 14 Murphv>1Vlart 12 Sheriff Office 12 Jamesway 2 • Winding up the scheduled games on Tuesday. March fi. the playoffs between the top three teams will start on March I3lh. 1979. Gregg Arnold. Rec. Director of Middle Township, will referee the games assisted by his staff members Invitational Basketball Tourney In Avalon

Sideline Shots

* ' By the Old Sport and equipment that some major First, the Old Sport must league teams don’t have. By the apologize for leaving out Billy *way Chuck, did you ever find out Mulligan’s college affiliation, who broke your gigantic inflated

Hoopsters from several Cape JWav County seashore communities will be Converging or. the basketball coprts in the Avalon Community Hall at 30th Strict and the Beach on March 12 and 13 and March 15 and 16 for (he . Avalon Invitational Basketball Tournament. The competition will bring together both girls’ and boys’ teams from Avalon. Stone Harbbr. Sea Isle City and Wildwood Crest for an eventual final contest which will be held Friday. March 16. There will be four boys’ teams and three girls’ teams competing. The finals will be played Basketball at Lockwood 4-H Center Starting Thursday evening. March 8. and for successive Thursdays fronW to 9 p.m. the Lockwood 4-H* Center. DennisA’ille Rd.. Cape May Court House. Basketball will be open to boys and girls from 9 to 18. According to Charlie Catanzaro. director of the Center, teams for both male and female will be formed if enough interest is shown. For more information call the 4-H office at $65-5115.

Friday evening. March 16 with trophies going to the winning team. Most Valuable Player — Girl and Boy. In addition, there will be an All Star Award for the Outstanding Tournament Player in both Girls and Boys division. Individual trophies will be given to the players of the winning

team.

The Tournament is under the auspices of the Avalon Recreation Department. Jack Sykes. Director. There is plenty of free parking space available around the Community Hall.

which is Widener College

Chester. Pa. and where he played a little football on the same team as Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, now a superstar with the Houston Oilers. Foregoing an academic career, he took over his father’s restaurant in-South Philly and later bodght the "Miami Inn” which is ribw "The Inn" in the Villas. But Billy keeps up his interest in sports by sponsoring and playing on Mulligan's Collegians and refereering in the C.Y.P. league on Sundays at St. Raymond’s Church, he also intends to enter a team in the Cape May softball league this summer and he will be cavorting at

shortstop (all 5’6’’ of him). Then the Old Sport deserves a

pat on the back for his selection All-Star CAL teams. The only

baseball?

Coach Phil "The flex” Exley should have some new ideas on coaching football, after attending the coaches clinic at Atlantic City. Did you touch the great

Dick Vermeil,-Phil?

Judging by the fcasketball talent on display in a scrimmage with the Kiwanis team Mondy night, the future looks good for Chick Ludman and his basketball program. Three eighth graders, Doug Fulford. Joe DiGiacomo and Frank Brown played on Richie Walters’ Dennisville team, and they threw a scare into the older more experienced Kiwanians. losing only in the last minute by a score of 64 — 62. For Kiwanis, Dave May was a tower of strength, scoring 20

and playing

points

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change between his team and the /defense. Also performing for the

CAL coaches team was Tom Frederick of Wildwood Catholic for John Halbruner of Lower Cape May. He (the O.S.) was particularly gratified when the coaches agreed with him that Rewi Thompson is one of the five

“Big K" were Steve Frame (Catft.). Danny Daniels, Ralph Johnson, Tony Poponak and Nate

Doughty.

For the Dennisville Dunkers, Richie Walters had besides the 8th graders, McDermott,

League (how about that, Joe?) The Volleyball League for Adults, sponsored by the Middle Township Recreation Department has taken hold with a bang. Every Tuesday the Lockwood 4-H

A i m m • i Youth Center on Dennisville Available by Mail Road, is a beehive of activity.

with games goihg on at 7:00.8:00,

Avalon Beach, Tennis Permits

IWWI i uumijauil la uuc ui Ml*: live 0111 gi auei a, i>i\.lsci muii, best players in the Cape-Atlantic Kelleher, Gladhom, and Bartee . * »__o. whf) contributed 18 points.

DiGiacomo had 16.

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"Your Avalon Beach Tags and Tennis Permits are as close as your mail box and you’ll receive your 1979 beach tags and permits by return mail." Commissioner Owen P. Quinn, who oversees the issuance of beach tags and tennis permits in this seashore resort, recently stated. "We’ve found that more and more of our summer residents and visitors are taking advantage of this program to obtain their tags and tennis, permits so they can take advantage of the savings and have their tags and permits lady as soon as they arrive here". Quinn contirtued. Avalon requires anyone over age 12 to

wear a beach tag.

For those who wish to purchase their tags or permits in person, the Beach Tag sales booth is located at the rear of Borough Hall. 30th Street and Dune Drive and will be open for the weekend of April 21-22 from 9 AM until 4 PM. The price for season tags purchased early is $3.00. After June 1, the price increases to $5.00. Beginning April 28th, the Beach Tags will be sold on the beach by beach tag inspectors as

well as at the booth.

Tennis fans will be able to use Iheir seasonal* permit beginning June 16. until September 9. The rates and regulations at the Avalon Courts have not changed from past years and are as follows: Overall Court Rate: $6.00 per 90 minutes. Singles or Double Play; Season Permits: First Permit $60.00. additional permits $45.00; Junior permit $25.00 (12 years or under); Senior Citizens - half of all rates (65 years or over): Four week permits: First permit $30.00, additional permits $22.50; Junior Permits $12.50 (lg or under); Senior Citizens - half of all rates

(65.yearsorover).

Checks should be mailed direct to Avalon Borough Hall, 3100 Dune Drive. Avalon N.J.. 08202.

and 9:00 o’clock with never a shortage of players or a team forfeiture. Spirit runs high especially between the Kiwanis and Optimist teams. (The Ki’s even call them the Pessimists). The Jamesway contingent deserves a great deal of praise, showing up faithfully for each match even though'they have only won 2 games all'year. The Old Sport doffs his N.Y. Yankees cap to Capt. Jerry Rhoda and his cohorts like John (The Animal) Freiderichs, etc. Wait for next

year Beauford’s Bullies!

With the advent of March 1st, Coach Chuck Dougherty of the Middle Twp. baseball team, who has been impatiently champing at the bit. now can put his charges through the paces indoors. He has a pitching machine, an indoor batting cage.

Red Cross Tennis Classic Mar. 24 & 25 Tickets are now available for the American Red Cross Shore Tennis Classic to be held at the Jersey Cape Racquet Club on the Parkway in Cape May Court House, Saturday and Sunday, March 24 and 25. Ticket Chairman is Ginnie Crook. "One ticket entitles the bearer to two days of watching top tennis playenf vie for honors, plus champagne buffet on Saturday evening. The tournament, which is sanctioned by the Mid-Atlantic States Tennis Association will draw players from all over the mid-eastemAhiited States. It will benefit th^ Cape May County Chapter, Amerioon Red Cross. Tickets are available by calling Ms Crook at 368-2785 or the Red Cross Office at 465-7382.