8 'If wizard of odds • Eddie by I’ve always said the week that the New York Giants shlep out to Los Angeles and stick it/to the usually mighty Rams would be a week that the Wiz suffered. I was right, the Wiz did up a .500 week and lowered the season’s percentage to .598—which for all intensive purposes, stinks. New England 35, Buffalo 20: “If you can’t beat ’em, separate their shoulders”—motto of the Bills’ foes. Next target is Joe Ferguson. Dallas 20, New York Clams 14: If the Giants win. I’ll probably go 0-14. Green Bay 14, New York Jets 13: It’s beginning to get a bit chilly up in Packer land and a win would be frost on the cake for Green Bay. Cincinnati 30, Baltimore 17: Two good teams fighting it out for the second pick in the draft. Oakland 31, San Francisco 14: The 49’ers have sewn up the first pick. It looks like Oakland has the rights to the Golden Gate Bridge. Philadelphia 23, Cleveland 21: Remember my sidekick Merlin? Well he’s been exiled to Toledo, Ohio but he called to tell me that the Browns aren’t going to win because he doesn’t like Ohio. Chicago 28, Detroit 3: Wake me up when it’s over. Los Angeles 23, Seattle 20: Want to bet that there will be a few changes made in LA if the Rams don’t get their act together this week? St. Louis 35, Minnesota 24: Time for the Cards to win. Time for me to stop picking football scores. New Orleans 23, Denver 14: You might call this an upset. But afterall, the Saints are a first place team. San Diego 17, Kansas City O' The Chiefs score is 10 more than my sister’s IQ. Tampa Bay 21, Atlanta 20: For at least another week, the Bucs look tough Pittsburgh 21, Washington 20: Wouldn’t surprise me a bit if I’m wrong. Miami 23, Houston 21: Without Campbell the Oilers’ well is dry. Friday and Saturday Loss of both Coburn and Fulton won't hold bowling Royals down positive attitude, realizing her capabilities." by Betsy DelleBovi Spectrum Staff Writer In a three-game practice series during September tryouts, Terry Strassel, another UB returnee achieved a 209-pin average, the highest any Royal has ever Jane Poland feels as confident about her women’s bowling team this season as she did last Spring when Buffalo traveled to Tucson, Arizona to become the sixth ranked attained. in the nation. Looking at the team schedule and roster, Poland spoke highly of her bowlers. “We should be ranked within the lop 10 teams again this season,” the coach boasted. “Although we lost two of our best bowlers ever to come to Buffalo (Cindy Coburn and Sue Fulton) we have filled in with very strong girls.” Among the returning keglers is Pam Detig, a sophomore transfer student from Erie Community College. Detig was one of five bowlers chosen last year to represent Buffalo in the National All-Star Team. Coburn was also chosen as one of the nation’s top five women bowlers. “Pam is a strong addition to the team,” Poland noted. “She has the second highest individual team average—180. Fourth-year star Gail Simmons also has returned to ” Simmons boasts a strong 185 pin relying on Gail heavily,” Poland remarked. Simmons excelled at the National Championships last season, finishing fourth out of 69 competitors with a 190-pin average. Lori Mostellar has also returned this season for her fourth year of competition. Poland said, “She has a the Buffalo roster. average. "We are The keglers begin regular season play competing in one of the Western New York tournaments being held at the Sheridan Lanes. The Buffalo bowling proprietors are sponsoring this tournament and other collegiate bowling affairs. The opener will be held November 10 and 11. It will include Penn Stale—last season’s national champions—along with schools situated in the Western New York area. Barb Irwin, a freshman from Amherst, holds a 175-pin average going into the new season. “Barb was the only woman on the men’s varsity team at Amherst High School,” the coach pointed out. Other members include second-year bowlers Sharon Ruszczyk, Patty Wheelock, Barb Pryce. Barb Schwind and Donna Prestia, and freshmen Jackie McLaughlin and Janice Toporick. UB is expanding its bowling program this year, setting up a Western New York collegiate bowling conference. Men and women will compete every Monday night for 10 to 12 weeks. Buffalo will host the first meet November 5 at the Squire Hall Lanes. 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