—The Daily Collegian Thursday, September 9, 1976 Steeler path to title looks clear NEW YORK (AP) You start with ' the Pittsburgh Steelers ... and you probably finish with them, too. Unless something goes awfully wrong, the Steelers will once again be. the champions of the American Conference's Central Division. And unless Miami reasserts the power that once had it wearing a premature "dynasty" label, or Oakland finally sheds its "can't win the big one" image, the , Steelers will also line up for the kickoff as AFC champions in the National Football League's Super Bowl XI next January. The Steelers won't run away with the Central title, not with Houston and Cin cinnati in the division. But they'll win the crucial games against the Oilers and Bengals, and plenty of other games, too. The dogfight will be for second place and,. playoff wise, a possible wild card. Our educated guess? The Oilers will come up with the ace. In the East, the Dolphins, barely nosed out of the title and playoffs, will rebound and nose out Baltimore this ArA4e/ NITTANY MALL :~,A~ i~~ "‘V \s\\. , • A' . 4LV\ \ N: w s •A,4 \‘• • •: • ‘,\\ ! s ) .... s.. ...' A. .".?.*: 5 ,. " . 'I ' '... ' , , <• ' G. " ...,' • ' " ' ''' ' ' .......: 1: ( ...,,, , ... ~.......,..., ' ' Al. • ' " ' s ' X/ /.o*/*Z36*. \Vfaold!, / . —save 15% off regular prices, 3-days only— • JR. DRESSES * JR. COATS "• JR. SPORTSWEAR • Shop Penn Traffic 9:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. Daily • time around. It'll be a two team race most of the season. Buffalo, minus O.J. Simpson will ' nosedive back to mediocrity. In the West, it'll be a 1 1 / 2 - team race. That is, for half the season, Denver will hang in there with Oakland but as has happened in recent years, the Broncos will stumble in the second half and the Raiders will cruise to the title. CENTRAL DIVISION Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns EAST DIVISION Miami Dolphins Baltimore Colts New England Patriots New York Jets WEST DIVISION Oakland Raiders Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kansas City Chiefs Terry • Bradshaw a muscular masterful play caller. Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier, diverse and often unstoppable runners. Lynn Swann, a sticky fingered, acrobatic receiver. Joe Greene and friends, ,an impenetrable wall. • State Coll '',' • , .<,,,,. :. 's.;.(e.. .?.,-,:.. Choose 11l Charge hi Penn Traffic Junior Fashions Stealin' the show Nicklaus wants World Open PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) —Jack Nicklaus, who proved his point last week, confidently looks for his second triumph in a row in the $200,000 World Open Golf Tournament. "I got tired of reading about what a bad year I was haying, how poorly I was playing, how long it had been since I won," Nicklaus said. - He ended that sort of talk, answered his critics and reaffirmed his position as the • Bellefonte ‘x , • \ • N \ s ',' \ X N. P\ \ 1V%., 'W ; ,,,.,\'4 , C :',.."' '`‘.l‘.\ ~ ,,,,,N, ~.V. ,,, , „\,1 , ks,` •.,\ "kk, s`\ ‘ ' ,•,,, \‘k ' k"\ \ : ; V‘ - - , N,s s k . k .;x \\ • 4 \.•.,..,,,,,,,,... \\ \ ‘ x \‘\\, \ s ~...:,..: ~...p,..., ...„5„. , ; . .. . i i - . . , r ~,,..„,.., MEE q ~ t. , , 4,. I ~~> ~~ . < .~ ' Si (*. ,1,:l A . Penn State's veteran fullback Sharon Duffey will be back bothering the oppositions' foward lines in the 1976 campaign. game's premier performer with a convincing four-stroke triumph in the rich World Series of Golf. , "Actually, I haven't played all that badly. I've played pretty well. I just haven't won as much as I might like," Nicklaus said. The record bears him out. He's now won twice this season. He's been second three times, including the British Open. He was third in the Masters. ..~ . 'l, • A "5.. ' i 5 ) . . EZEISIE MOEN MEE MEW .9.1. i, STICK IT . . . , on your shirt for Saturday's Stanford game. Show your loyalty to Penn State every week! MATZ MlNiq 00 MI-MN The first in a series of six color transfers to build support for the Penn State team. They'll appear every Friday in the CENTRE DAILY TIMES football tab before each home game. Vomit on your T-shirt, turtleneck . . . or somethin' else. Try all six as a memento of this year's Penn State team. At Pocono Invite Stickwomen open By BARB SHELLY Collegian Sports Writer Penn State is located in the field hockey belt of the United States, where talent is richest and competiton is toughest. This weekend, at the Mt. Pocono Invitational tournament, the Lady Lion stickwomen get an idea of their own strength, as well as a preview of what to expect from other teams. Penn State coach Gillian Rattray welcomed the chance to see her team in action before the season opens Sept. 28, at Millersville. Only five letterwomen return from the 1975 squad and 16 players are new to the roster. Despite the turnover, the Lady Lions' forward line has remained fairly intact since last season. Veterans Chris Larson, Charlene Morett, and Susan Ward are back, and Becca Garwood, a junior transfer from Ursinus, replaces graduated Susie McCoy. 'Morett, a sophomore, led the attack last season with 12 goals and two assists. Larson followed with four goals and six assists, and Ward tallied two goals. In the backfield, junior Sharon Duffey returns as fullback ; Barb Stephan, one of two seniors on the team, will move from midfield to backfield, and Joni Mannarino will see her first varsity action as a fullback. Sophomores Jody Field, Jane Haythorn thwaite, and Jo Shelly will line up at midfield and last year's junior varsity goalie, Lee Staog, will replace graduated Debbie Hess in the nets. Freshman Nancy Deal will travel to the invitational at Tobyhanna as a substitute. otSIA) 3117 44 Get your color transfer tomorrow and EVERY FRIDAY before each HOME GAME in the CENTRE DAILY TIMES . at all local newsstands Rattray said a list of teams in the tour nament has not been released. It was known, 5. however, that two of Penn State's toughest rivals, Lock Haven and East Stroudsburg will be playing, and possibly the Lady Lions will get a look at top national powerhouses West Chester and Ursinus. "I'm just happy that we'll be having competitive experience. We need this early l, • in the season," Rattray said. A look at the schedule hints that the Lady . Lions indeed have a tough fall. Three of their opponents placed among the top five teams , nationally last year. Lock Haven ranked fifth, while West Chester took the top spot" after beating Ursinus in .dvertime at the national finals. Fortunately, Penn State will have some time to warm up for those opponents, which , . are the last three on the schedule. However, with competititon such as Maryland, Slip- - pery Rock, and East Stroudsburg, the Lady Lions will have little chance for a breather. Last spring was the last season Pollock Fields would be used for intercollegiate competition. Women's field hockey and lacrosse games will be held on a special field just east of the flower gardens. Rattray admitted the location across Park Avenue near East Halls may be a disadvantage, but said the surface of the field is a markee ' improvement over that of Pollock. Penn State is one of the first schools in the : nation to reserve a field, complete with an electric scoreboard and bleachers, for field. hockey and lacrosse. The location is still unchristened, but should be named and on the map later this season. a'
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