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ICG Snk, October 9, 1977 SILObiS FuST-DISFaTCK fe 3d lS(o fee fflfi? The Spinks brothers areaoing their training at Joe Frazier's Gym in Philadelphia. Leon sparred two rounds with Frazier the other day. "Joe gave me some good pointers," Leon said. Leon figures any workouts help. Even the couple rounds he sparred with Tiger Roy Williams Friday night after checking in late at the Convention Center.

Michael was at least prompt, and ha went four rounds with Karl Vinson. lot of those foreign boxers he's fought might as well be classified as pros." What does Butch Lewis think? "If Leon applies himself, hell be okay," Butch said. "The experience in those next two fights should help him a lot And in the meantime he's working gradually on building up his stamina if he has to go 19 rounds." And said Leon Spinks himself: "I'm a nobody now. But 111 be ready for AIL I wont be worried about stamina. I've been working hard at it" 1 i I tea 1 lit 1 1 Li fulfil JlI wot II xAv A ByNaalRusso Ofawtot-DnpofchStoff Could Leon Spinks be ready for Muhammad AH in late February? Soinks'a veteran trainer, Sam Solo-moo, votes yet.

So does Jim Reddick, a iuimei boxer who is now commander of the Deer Street District alter a tag career as a police officer. But there are otters who fed that Spinks needs considerably more experience as a professional before taking on ALL even though the world heavyweight boxing champion is taking on age and has been showing it Henry Armstrong, the little guy who held three titles at one time, shook his head at ringside at the Convention Center Friday night. He was there with about 3CQ0 other fans to watch Leon and brother Michael box exhibition matches on a Budweiser Salute to the Brothers Spink. "Both boys have a lot of potential, but I'm hoping they don't get rushed too fast, Armstrong said. "As good as Leon is, he needs at least six months to a year more of experience before he's ready for somebody like All," Armstrong said.

"Ali might give him a good whipping, and that could be bad for Leon's career." Kay Spinks, the boxers' mother, and John Childress, who revived the St. Louis amateur boxing picture to help make it possible for the Spinks brothers to progress, also agree that Leon is not ready for AIL "In my mind I've ruled it out (the possible bout with Ali) because Leon hasn't been in this thing long enough," Mrs. Spinks said. "When I heard about the chance Leon would be fighting Ali in February, I was almost wiped out. I'm sure Leon would come out of it better if he had a little more time." Top Rank Inc.

announced out of New York Tuesday that it had signed a contract with Ali to defend his crown against the winner of Leon Spinks's bout with Alfio Righetti of Italy. The Sptnks-Righetti fight is set for Nov. 18 and will be on home television, said Butch Lewis, Top Rank vice president who was in St Louis for the Spinks-es' exhibitions. Bat even before that match against Righetti, who has a 2S4 record, Leon is to face Scott LeDoux of Minneapolis on Oct 22. Lewis confirmed that Top Rank signed a contract on Aug.

19 for Ali's defense against the winner. Alt reportedly would get about and the challeger would receive between $200,030 and $360,000. "That's a lot of money," said Childress. "And it could be the only shot Leon would get at the title." Otherwise, Childress feels Leon is not ready. He's not so sure Spinks could go the necessary 15 rounds if needed and be feels that even an aging Ali is still strong enough and certainly clever enough to ward off any possible heavy rain of blows by Leon.

Back to the other side: Said Reddick, a former National Amateur lightheavyweight champion who sparred with Joe Louis, "This boy (Leon) is as good as anybody around. He's at least as good as Earnie Shavers and Jimmy Young. He hits as hard as Ken Norton. In fact, all Norton has is that looping right hand. Spinks can put out with a good right or a good left, and he has a helluva left hook," Reddick added, "I think Leon would give All all he wanted.

Leon is a natural and some naturals can offset the advantage they give away in experience. Leon would stay right on top of Ali. I think Leon can knock out Shavers." Trainer Solomon, who has been training fighters in Philadelphia a long, long time, put it simply. "Any time you put7 two big men in a ring, anything can happen," he said. "One punch can cancel a lot of difference in experience.

Leon has so much natural ability. He doesn't know his potential. So he's had only five pro bouts. That's not really true because a 1 taring Uon Spinks in his corner Players Will Move To West (bast With Soccer Stars? And Momma Spinks In hrs. Trost is a teacher at McCluer North High in the offseason and moving to California would mean be would have to give up his teaching job.

"That's what makes the decision even harder. I'm in my sixth year at McCluer North and I really like it there. "If I go, it will have to be full time and it will have to be worth my while, because I figure I've only got about two or three more seasons left." Center fullback Gary Rensing, who teaches business at Chaminade High, faces the same decision as Trost. "I'm just going to have to wait and see what they offer," said Rensing. "I'm sure there would have to be some provision for housing and they'll have to pay somebody," Rensing said.

"There are some players on this team who will have 'Dutch' Dinner public and celebrities, the golfing president of the Central Bank of Clayton said: "We've got room for 1200 persons at the dinner and for spectators at our celebrity pro-am golf tournament earlier that day (at Old Warson), and the the better the response, the better our fund for Dutch." Tickets for the Oct. 22 dinner are $125 each. A limited number of $100 tickets are also available for the pro-am golf mixture of top playing and entertaining talent. Spectator tickets in advance of the Old Warson exhibition are $10. Tickets or information can be obtained by writing the Dutch Harrison Committee at P.O.

Box 1027, Ballwin, 63011, or by phoning 394-7721. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES CAMPING EQUIPMENT BOATS HUNDREDS OF DISPLAYS Tents Bass Boats (Post-Dispatch Photos by Jim Forbes) to make some big Another St. Louisan on the Stars' roster, striker Denny Vaninger, indicated he would move to California for the right price. "If I could get a 12-month contract, I'd move out there for the rest of my career and maybe locate there when it's over. But I don't think anybody wants to leave St.

Louis. It St. Louis does get a new team in a year or two, it would be nice to come back." The Stars, whose name will be changed because of the existence' of a team with the same name in Orange County, announced more than six weeks ago that they were seeking to move the franchise because It was im- Kssible to operate on a sound financial sis out of Francis Field. When Coca-Cola Company attempted to purchase a portion of the club, it appeared the franchise might remain in St. Louis, playing at Busch Stadiipn.

That all fell through a week ago, though, and it has been "GO" ever since. "We just couldn't get. acceptable dates from Busch Stadium' Frankiewicz said. "We were offered only two good dates in April and May and nothing in June or July The Stars, who will have to pay a territorial indemnification fee to the Los Angeles Aztecs, are not the only NASL franchise on the move. The Connecticut Bicentennials are shifting from New Haven to Oakland and will be renamed the Oakland Stampers.

In addition, a new NASL franchise has been granted to Denver for 1978. The team there will be called the Caribous of Colorado. DISCOUNT TICKETS AT: Mr'i Trribr Mm MtiMltM ItlitaBtitM TrtltT Sm MR ThMRM CflMptf $4m aviHifiM lafiflMf trail TnSwt Mi C. CtattaMtalCM IIIMwh. HMnTralm Pa Em Cute I.

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"Right now, though, all I'm going to do is sit tight and wait and see what develops." The Stars were given the go-ahead Thursday by NASL commissioner Phil Woosnam and the majority of team owners to transfer the St. Louis fran sports shorts Golf Australian Graham Marsh scored one of the most important victories in his international career Saturday as he defeated American Ray Floyd 5 and 3 in the 36-hoIe final of the $225,000 World Match Play championship. Floyd was trailed by a cordon of a half-dozen uniformed police after an anonymous telephone caller had made a threat against Marsh, who won the Heritage Classic this season in his first year on the United States tour, won $52,500 for his triumph on the Burma Road course at the Wen-tworth Golf Club in suburban London. Floyd collected $31,500. Spain's Severia-no Ballesteros won third place in the tournament by defeating St.

Louisan Hale Irwin, 3 and 2. Ballesteros won $21,000 and Irwin $15,750 in the tourney. Mike Morley of the U.S. shot a third straight three-under-par 68, and took a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the $300,000 Pacific Club tournament in Japan. Amy Alcott shot a two-under-par 70 to hold her lead in the $50,000 Houston Exchange Club Classic.

Entering Sunday's final 18 holes, Alcott had a 138 and Jo Ann Prentice was in second with a 139. Tennis Defending champion Manuel Orantes, top-seeded Guillermo Vilas, Eddie Dibbs and Wojtek Flbak of Poland reached the semifinals of the Aryamehr Cup Grand Prix tournament in Tehran. The Philippines defeated Thailand, 3-0, in the Eastern Zone Davis Cup Series Saturday in Manila. Eighth-seeded Billy Jean King upset second-seeded Martina Navra tilova 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the semifinals of the $75,000 Women's Tennis Classic in Atlanta. chise to Anaheim, for the 1978 season on the condition a satisfactory lease can be worked out for the Anaheim Stadium, home of baseball's California Angels.

The present ownership of the Stars, headed by board chairman" Robert R. Hermann and president Theodore R. P. Martin, will merge with California Sports Management, a group headed by Paul Deese, who formerly served as general manager of NASL teams in Los Angeles and San Diego. Deese, who visited St Louis Friday to iron out final details of the deal and then moved on to New York for league meetings, will be the general manager of the new operation, replacing Casey Frankie-wicz.

Frankiewicz, who accompanied Deese Chris Evert blitzed Anne Kiyomura 6-2, 6-2 to gain the semifinals. The top-seeded Evert faces Virginia Wade in one semifinal match while Mrs. King opposes Diane Fromholtz. Second-seeed Brian Gottfried defeated unseeded John Lloyd, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, to advance to the finals of the $100,000 Island Holidays Classic in Kaanapali, Hawaii. Vitas Gerulaitis beat Jaime Fillol, 6-4, 7-5, and Hie Nastase eliminated Loek Sanders, 6-0, 34, 6-1, to advance to the finals of the $100,000 World Star tournament in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Horse Racing Majestic Light flashed by four horses on the outside in midstretch to win the $113,100 Man o' War Stakes at Belmont Park in New York. The victory, Majestic Light's fourth in five stakes starts, was worth $67,860 and boosted the horse's earnings for the year to $225,065. Favored Gonquin led from the start to the finish as it captured the $133,525 Breeders' Futurity at Keene-land Race Course in Lexington, Ky. Sunny Songster finished second and Jaycean was third. Always Gallant won the $33,500 Nodouble Handicap at Hawthorne Race Track in Chicago.

Lo The Bump was second and Bare The Palm finished third. Stole The Show, a daughter of 1962 Kentucky Derby winner Decidedly, scored a four-length victory in the $40,000 Michigan Oaks at the Detroit RaceCourse. Cox's Ridge edged To The Quick by a neck at Bowie, to capture the $113,800 Governor's Cup. The winner's fifth straight triumph was worth $73,970. to New York for the meetings, was unsure of what his new duties with the team would be or if he would have any.

An informed source has suggested that there doesn't seem to be any position in the organization tor Frankiewicz. "I'm not sure if I'm going (to Anaheim)," Frankiewicz said. "I'll have to talk to Mr. Deese. But I feel we'll have a new franchise in St.

Louis soon anyway." While Frankiewicz's job appeared in jeopardy, coach John Sewell seems to have gained a new lease on life. Seweli, whose contract expired at the conclusion of the '77 season, disclosed that he spent about two hours with Deese on Friday and now, is "very close" to signing a new contract with the Baseball Cincinnati Reds pitcher Pedro Borbon has been ordered to appear in court for a preliminary heraing, Oct. 11 on assault charges stemming from a nightclub incident the last day of the baseball season. Basketball Walt Frailer appears to be making a fast break from New York to Cleveland. The New York Knicks reportedly are sending the high-priced guard to the Cleveland Cavaliers as compensation for the services of free agent Jim Cleamons.

Football Vincent Allen scored three touchdowns and rushed for 181 yards, giving him an Indiana college career record total of 3768 yards as he paced Indiana State to a 23-20 victory over Drake at Des Moines. Motor Sports Darrell Waltrlp outdueled Donnie Allison to win the rain-shortened World 300 Late Model Sportsman stock car race and $24,000 at the Charlotte N.C., Speedway. Waltrip, winner of five events on this year's NASCAR Grand National circuit, took the lead from Dave Marcls on the 155th lap and held on until the sixth caution flag of the race was shown on lap No. 176 because of rain. The event was stopped two laps' later, shortening the race by 22 laps.

Mario Andrettl held the post position for Sunday's Grand Prix of Canada at Mosport, Canada, as rain hampered qualifying. Andretti, driving a Lotus, had set a brack qualifying record of 123.98 miles per hour Friday. James Hunt of Britain, driving a McLaren, was second at 123.12. For the inside information of what team. "I'm optimistic," said Sewell.

The Stars coach didn't foresee any great problems with St Louis-born players not wanting to move to California with the team. "They all should be looking forward to going it they want to play professional soccer," said Sewell. "This happens all the time in other sports." NASL player contracts do not have an option clause, so all of the current Stars players will have to play in Anaheim, or not at all, unless they are waived or traded. The Stars don't own any foreign players outright. "I'm not in a big hurry to make a decision.

Maybe I just haven't got excited enough about it yet," said Trost. "But my wife is worried about it." Hope To Speak At Bob Hope, the master entertainer, will be main speaker and probably attrac-' tion, too at a testimonial, fund-raising dinner Saturday night, Oct. 22 for the grand old man of the golf tour, easygoing E. J. (Dutch) Harrison.

On hand also at the Chase- Park Plaza Hotel to salute the "Arkansas who long since has made St. Louis his home when playing out of here and serving as a local club pro, are scheduled to be such top players as Sam Snead, Lee Trevino and Doug Sanders; singer-actor John Raitt and baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial. Still listed as "possible" is Bing Crosby, like Hope a famous entertainer, golf buff and close friend of the droll, witty Harrison. The "Salute to whose playing excellence won top tournaments and carried him to election to the PGA's Hall of Fame before the era of big purses, will be to set up a retirement trust fund. The 67-year-old, folksy "Will Rogers of the Fairways" is still ailing after earlier serious illness.

Although general dinner chairman Jack Berkley said he had been "overwhelmed" by the response from both the Lefty Berra Dead; Services To Be Here Anthony (Lefty) Berra, older brother of baseball great Yogi Berra, died in St. Louis Friday morning at 64 years of age. A retired shipping clerk, the elder Berra was a longtime amateur baseball player in St. Louis. He is survived by his wife, Mary, a son, David, a daughter, Julia Sexton, a sister, Josephine Sadowski, and another brother, Mike (Bucky) Berra.

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