PAGE 6 Weather a state — of mind DALLAS (AP) -- Minnesota coach Bud Grant may feel weather is a ‘state of mind,” but it’s the talk of this town. While the mercury. hovers near the 60s here as Dallas Cowboys practise for their National Conference playoff game with the Vikings, the newspapers run daily boxes on what it’s like in the frozen north. “Ice Bowl ——. Minneapolis Monday. High 24. Low 17.” So runs a box on the front of the Dallas Times Herald sports page. Dallas Black Hawks of the Central Hockey League even . invited the Cowboys over for a workout on the ice. It was politely refused. The Cowboys fear a’ situa- tien similar to 1967 against Green Bay Packers in the Na- tional Football League play- off. It was 17 below zero and dropping at kickoff. Dallas lost in the final seconds on a | frozen field. “It was unbelievable that day,” said Danny Reeves, a survivor, who now is player- coach. Numerous players got frost bite, HAMPERED OFFENCE But more important, the conditions hampered Dallag’ high-powered offence, The Cowboys are leading the league in passing this year. The offence is like a closely-tuned racing car which functions best with a fast track, “Frozen hands and fingers don’t do the passer and the receivers any good,” said de- fensive tackle Bob Lilly. H owe ve r, Reeves points out: “We played Green Bay a heck of a game that day. They were slipping and slid- ing as much as we were," Cowboy general manager Tex Schramm says: “Ac- tually the temperature had very little to do with the eventual way the pame turned Holiday playoff protested ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Wendel] Anderson says he will ask for legislation prohibit- ing professional teams from playing games before 6 p.m. on Christmas Day. . Anderson sent a telegram - Tuesday to Pete Rozell, Na- tional Football League commis- sioner, to protest Saturday’s National Conference semi-final between Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys. “Christmas Day is a most sa- cred day to many Minneso- tans,”’ Anderson said in the tele- gram. ‘‘More than any other day of the year, it is a family day. Lh The noontime start, Anderson said, “cannot help but be de- structive to such traditions.’ Jim Finks, general manager of the Vikings, said his office had tried for as long as a month to have the playoff game, if it was to be played in Minnesota, scheduled on Sunday. Minnesota‘ North Stars of the | National Hockey League play New York Rangers Christmas night. METRO: GO! DWYN-MAYER Presents erg PRODU CTION J A BURT KENNEDY ,D out. I'm sure we could have Played better under warmer conditions but maybe the Packers could too.” Coach Tom Landry plans to make thetrip north Friday. "If we have to work out in a snow bank we'll work out,” Landry says. “Then we'll go cut ard play the game the next day,”* Ex-Ticat pleads guilty HAMILTON (CP) — Wayne Philbrick, 23, a former lineman for Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League, pleaded guilty in provincial court Wednesday to cultivating marijuana. The 75 pounds of marijuana found on his farm near here was worth about $36,000 if sold on the street, court was told. Philbrick was remanded in custody to Jan. 5 for a pre-sen- tence report. A charge of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking was withdrawn. The charges arose from a po- lice raid on the farm Aug. 23. Philbrick voluntarily resigned from the Hamilton team shortly after his arrest. PLANTS DESTROYED : Police told the court that ali the marijuana plant roots were destroyed but this would have to be an annual process because of plant regeneration. Philbrick and his brother Gerald, 27, still await trial on other charges in Niagara Falls, t. Wayne Philbrick was charged with breaking and entering with intent to commit an indictable offence and indecent assault on a female following an incident in Niagara Falls Dec. 9. Gerald Philbrick was charged with common assault in connec- tion with the same incident, Both are to appear in Niagara Falls Jan. 10. WIPE-OUT be awarded the World Cup at the end of the ski Judy Crawford one of the Canadian hopefuls for the World Cup competition, fell during the Slalom for the Arlberg Kandahar in Germany. The race counts for the World Cup standings. Two skiers will season, based on their performances in the various events, The last Canadian to win the Cup was Nancy Green. (AP Wiréphoto) . 4 more ' fessional sports has ever won more games in-a row than the ‘Hon’s Los Angeles Lakers have ' this season, . ' ties Tuesday night with a £17- but it ‘wasn't as easy as the score makes ‘it sound. Los Angeles had to come fram Jerry West and Wilt Chamber- polnts to key the Laker rally, USSR. Canada's friend BELLEVILLE, Ont. (CP) — The Soviet Union may be Can- &da's best international hockey ally, Gordon Juckes, ‘executive secretary of the Canadian Ama- teur Hockey Association, indi- cated here Tuesday night. “We've had two distinct over- tures concerning international - competition from the Russians in the last six weeks," he said. He was here to send off the Calgary Stampeders Senior A hockey team to a tournament in Sweden. Juckes said one overture'was a direct result of Premier Alexei Kosygin's visit to Can- ada, The other came in the form of an invitation to the current ood Three ways to name a quarterback, flip coins, draw straws, or record MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — How does Bud Grant really select the starting quarter- back for Minnesota Vikings? Grant, the Vikings’ success- ful coach who has a five-year National Football League reg- — ular season record of 46-21-3, sticks to his system of not naming his quarterback until the Friday before each game. And he comes up with either Goal-scoring rookie is trouble BOSTON (AP) — One man Boston Bruins will have to look out for Thursday night in their game at Buffalo against the Sabres is rookie forward Rich- ard Martin. “The best goalscorer I’ve ever coached,” said Buffalo’s Punch Imlach. Martin, 20, has played only 34 games in the National Hockey League. During that period he ciasiied Phone 624-678} ry MGM oresents An Italo Zingarelli we. Production F H Shows at 7 7:00 & 9: 00 p.m. Z MGM pees JOE COCKER has registered 21 goals and 16 assists for 37 points with a struggling team, placing him among some distinguished company. “‘In this league,” Martin says, “T have found it is better to go with the wrist shot than the slap shot. “The quick release is very important. You can’t get away with the slap shot the way yot could in the juniors.’’ At least the Bruins have been forewarned, Boston will have available the services of Don Marcotte, who has just completed eight games with Boston Braves of the American Hockey League. Marcotte went to the Braves to work himself into shape after back surgery, In his stint with the Bruins’ farmclub, Marcotte scored four goals and had seven assists, Gary Cuozzo, Bob Lee or Norm Snead. You can never be sure which. There are few facts made public as to how Grant ar- rives at his weekly selection, leading to suggestions that perhaps he has the three flip - coins for the job «: straws’. . . or punt-pass-and- kick. GOOD FOR VIKINGS Whatever Grant does, it has been good for the Vikings. They soared to an 11-3 regular season record—no team was better this NFL season—and qualified to meet Dallas at 1 p.m. EST Saturday in a Na- tional: Conference semi-final playoif. “Seems like the thing to do, Grant replies when asked for his reasoning. . Elsewhere in the NBA Tues- day night, Chicago Bulls blitzed Suns defeated’ Philadelphia‘ "Hers 124-119, Houston Rockets © took Portland Trail Blazers 132- 119 and New- York Knicks whipped Golden State Warriors — 113-87. -In the American Basketball Association, it was Kentucky 118, Pittsburgh 111; Utah 106, Dallas 6; and Denver 113, Indi: ana 109, MATCH GIANTS The Lakers’ 26 victories in a row matches the maik estab- Giants in 191¢. The team is 32-3 for the season and has not lost ‘team in NBA history: to. go through an entire month—Nov- ember—without, a loss. Now they're hoping to make it two months, he LA trailed 55-45 at halftine |g ‘against the Braves and Buffalo [3am ¢oach Johnny McCarthy said, “we had the game in our hands,” But the Lakers outscored Buf- falo 43-22-in the third period to take control. ‘We got impatient in the third quarter,” said Mc- _ Carthy. “We gave’ them a {/ chance to run. You've got to be deliberate, make your shots and stop their running.” “We didn't doa lot right in the first half,’ adrnitted Gail Goodrich, who had 12 points in the third period and 20 for the game. Chamberlain’s 33 and 31 by West paced the LA attack. Rookie Randy Smith had 26 and. Walt Hazzard 24 for Buf- falo. Los Angeles goes for No. 27 tonight in Baltimore. The Nationals prepare for world games TORONTO (CP) — Canada’s national student hockey team defeated University of Toronto Blues 6-2 in an exhibition game . Tuesday night. 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