December 25, 1978 | Volume 49, Issue 26

PRO BASKETBALL—Elvin Hayes scored a total of 93 points to lead Washington, winner of 15 of its last 17 games, to three straight victories. During a 36-point outburst against San Diego, Hayes...

4—David Falconer12, 13—(clockwise from top left) Heinz Kluetmeier, Tony Triolo, Manny Millan, James Drake, Walter Iooss Jr.15—(clockwise from top left) Heinz Kluetmeier, Manny Millan, James Drake,...

GEO. WORTHINGTONSAN DIEGOWorthington, 58, a retired naval aviator, set a world hang-gliding altitude-gain record when he soared from 5,800 feet to 17,500 feet. He also holds world records for...

SNOW FLURRIESSir:With the temperature plummeting below zero, the wind-chill readings falling to intolerable levels and the snowfall exceeding predictions, the last thing I needed was a Winter...

Having conquered the NHL, Montreal and Guy Lafleur are chasing a tougher foe: perfection

He won the U.S. Amateur twice (1959 and '61) and finished second in the U.S. Open (1960) before turning professional. Since then, he has won the Masters five times (1963, '65, '66, 72 and 75); the...

The Dallas cowboys attempt to repeat as Super Bowl champs as the real season kicks off with divisional playoffs. Ron Reid reports from Big D, Dan Jenkins from Pittsburgh, Joe Marshall from Foxboro...

I can show you a trick or two which I don't teach to everybody," Mark Twain wrote to a would-be collaborator. "Bring along lots of dry statistics. Ingeniously used, they just make a reader smack...

The article that begins on page 84, The Good Fight—For 102 Years, was written by Kenny Moore, and is a reminiscence of his grandfather, Fred Moore, who will be 102 years old on New Year's Day. We...

They are athletes too, although they are not concerned with multiyear contracts, product endorsements or national fame. They will never see their performances on videotape replays, nor hear the...

Dayton's Jim Paxson seeks perfection, but would settle for some recognition

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RYNN WRIGHT: The 6'6" Texas A&M forward scored 39 points and grabbed 30 rebounds as the Aggies took the Golden Gate Invitational by upsetting Nevada-Las Vegas 101-99 and San Francisco 68-65.

200-175 Why don't you give up your job and turn pro? 150-125 Next time you play, suggest that the stakes be higher. 100-75 Suggest that it might be more fun with no money involved. 50-0 Whatever...

TENNIS, EVERYONE

•Bruce Jenner, decathlon champion and now a TV announcer, on the difference between him and Joe Namath: "I spent 12 years training for a career that was over in a week. Joe spent a week training...