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Ali's wife arrives, then leaves Manila in a huff By. WILL GRIMSLEY. AP Special Correspondent: (AP) Belinda Ali, wife of Muhammad Ali, flew into: Manila today and flew right out again, giving rise to speculations that the. heavyweight champion's marital status might be in difficulty over reports that he has another wife. She took the Philippine, Airlines flight to Honolulu and on to San Francisco.

1 Manila newspapers have been playing up pictures during the week, identifying, a Bakersfield Californian Sports Friday, Sept. 26, 1975:15 across the Mojave desert to meet East' Kern power Burroughs while the Rebels will be heading for the coast for a date with a strong Santa Maria team. In other non-league action involving Kern entrants tonight; McFarland will travel to Woodlake and Wasco will visit Porterville. Maricopa opened Tri-County play today at 3 o'clock at Shandon. Foothill, after an opening 20-0 victory over, Monache, will be facing a strong Antelope Valley aggregation.

"AV gave the Trojans one of their strongest tussles' last year before bowing, 14-0, and it has 26 returning, lettermen. "Our kids last year felt they were as physical a team as faced all season," says. Troy mentor Ned Perment-: er, who has guided Foothill to 24 wins in. its last: 25 regular-season games. "We turned the ball over too much," said Permenter.

of the opening game. had six turnovers, five fumbles and an interception." Fortunately for Troy, Monache was also mistake giving the ball back three times on fumbles. A- bright -spot for Foothill was the running of junior tailback Ron. who rushed for 120 yards. He will alternate with veteran Greg Grimes and also will continue rotating his quarterbacks, Cimental and Jamie French.

Antelope Valley opened with a.27-6 triumph over St. Heading the way was tailback Bill Hilliker, a. converted linebacker, who rushed for over 180 yards, loose on a 70-yard id scamper the first time he touched the ball. Highland and Shafter are both coming off impressive opening wins, the Scots beating last year's Yosemite runnerup Delano, while the Generals were East, 33-7. "I was fairly pleased -with play defensively, said Scot coach J.

R. Williams of the Delano win, "but'I was a little disappointed I thought we should have moved the ball better. Our inside running game wasn't sharp:" Steve Adams took over the Highland. quarterback job in fine fashion, rushing 13 times for 81 yards, as well as shining on Williams is concerned with see Six prep -page 19 Six prep tilts here tonight By PHIL KLUSMAN Staff Writer If the lights seem a little dim at home tonight, Bakersfield residents shouldn't get too upset with the power company. -A: lot of that electrical juice will be needed to supply the candle power at six local football fields as for the first time in history there will be a half-dozen prep grid tilts on the same night within the confines of Bakersfield.

"The choices will be Antelope Valley at Foothill, HighJand vs. Shafter at South High, Taft vs. West at. Griffith Field, Arvin at Garces, East vs. Delano at Memorial Stadium and Mt.

Whitney at North. The only two local schools hitting the road tonight are Bakersfield, and South, The will be traveling across the Mojave desert to body's business but Ali is scheduled to meet. Joe Frazier in defense of his heavyweight title here next: Wednesday (10:45 p.m.,. EDT, Belinda, mother of Ali's: four children, arrived on an early morning flight from Hawaii to be met at the airport by representatives of promoter Don King. "I'm going home: to my.

four children," Belinda told a friend before she walked out of the hotel. Regally, head held high: Los Angeles model, Veronica. Porsche, as "Mrs. Ali" and using Belinda's Moslem name. "Kahlila." Early in' the week, Ali at an informal meeting with the press, said flatly: "I got just wife and.

that's one Belinda:" However, he went on to say that women naturally flock around him and that he has other friends. "Every young American man I know "has girl friend;" he said. "What I do behind. locked doors is no-: and? looking neither to her left nor right of her, she strode through the carpeted, crowded lobby to a waiting black limousine, which whisked her to the airport. She wore a long beige dress and was accompanied by her Malaysian maid.

The incident brought considerable confusion among the Ali' party. Newsmen from throughout the world swarmed around the various floors, seeking information on what happened. Ali's suite on, the 21st floor Challenger -Joe Frazier relaxes at cards in Manila hotel today with daughters Natasha, 5, and Jonetta, right, 7. Frazier meets champion Muhammad Ali Wirephoto) Question: How much smoke is left in Smokin' Joe? MANILA (AP) How much smoke is left in Smokin' Joe Frazier since the second of his two battering battles with Muhammad Ali 20 months ago? That is the question hanging like a cloud over the third confrontation of these black men in the Philippine Coliseum here Wednesday (10:45 a.m.. local time; 10:45 p.m.

Tuesday EDT), the 33-year-old champion, is a 2-1 favorite. The fight is expected to be a 25,567, $1.8. million live gate sellout with predicting 700 $22 million viewers and.a record million take in closed circuit overseas. Frazier, 31, wearing the scars of an 11-year career, probably will hang up. his gloves, win or lose: "'He's just a shell of the man he was in 1971, should have quit after he beat Ali.

then," says the gloomiest of his dooms day critics at ringside. "Lost about. a second of that important timing," adds another. "Takes too may shots to the head. If a raw kid like Duane Bobick can tag him, Futch couldn't restrain a what is Ali going to do to smile when told that Ali, him?" after Thursday's workout.

It is fairly easy to assess had predicted he might the kind of fight Ali is capa-. possibly knock out. Frazier in ble of. Since wresting the the first round. "'He will be title from George Foreman fighting from anger and I in Zaire last October he has might just tag him early," been 'active with victories Ali said.

over Chuck Wepner, Ron "How does Ali: figure Lyle and Joe Bugner in the scoffed Futch. last six months. Frazier has "There's nothing in his track fought twice since January, record to indicate a quick 1974, stopping Jerry Quarry kayo: He's usually trying to in five and Jimmy Ellis in save, himself rather than denine. stroy anybody. The challenger has shown hie couldn't knock out nothing in workouts to re- Joe in-27 rounds, how is he.

verse the odds although pride going to do it in one?" and determination run deep. Futch said Frazier had worked himself: into top "I have never seen a man. physical condition -ready to so fired up in my life;" said in at around 212-and Eddie Futch; Frazier's train- never had a better attitude. er. "'He is embarrassed at "The situation is reversed some of Ali's acts and wants from the first two fights," to show the world how a true the trainer said.

"Joe has champion ought. to act." more "In those fights, Joe didn't Futch is a grizzled little have to go "after anythingman of 64, a former sparring the man. had to come to him. partner of Joe Louis; who "Now Joe has to go out joined. Frazier as an assist- and take the title from ant to the late Yank Durham a he doesn't particularly in late 1966, succeeding as like.

And if, as.a desperation trainer when Durham died measure, Ali comes out just before the second Ali fighting. he might just get. fight in January, 1974. Trojans, Bruins favorites to protect high ranking Southern California's Trojans and the Bruins of UCLA, each undefeated and ranked in the Top. Ten nationally by The Associated Press; are favored to defend those laurels this weekend.

Southern California, No. 3, plays host to the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten. while the Bruins, No. 10, travel to mile-high Colorado Springs to battle the Falcons of the Air. Force.

While USC and UCLA are unbeaten in two games, neither Purdue or the Air Force. have won in as many outings. All this might tend to have a Pac-8 fan overlooking the Cougars of Washington State. Take a second look. The Cougars beat Kansas of the Big Eight 18-14 and then' downed Utah of the Athletic Conference.30-14: week, Jim Sweeney's crew opens its Pac-8 campaign meeting the invasion of the California Bears, another of the nonwho fell to West Virginia 28- 10 last Saturday.

Interest still: centers on was heavily guarded by a. cordon. uniformed and plainclothes security men. It: was necessary to make con-' tact. get an okay as a guest and sign a book before being admitted to the champion's quarters.

An Associated: Press writer, who pierced this curtain, found Ali seating at a table eating onion soup and watching a colored movie on. a large screen. He. brings along horror movies for evening entertainment while training for a fight. There were four people in the room, including the statuesque Veronica, who sat near Ali on a divan.

Friends here said Veronica had moved out earlier in the week and had returned with Belinda's departure. She. had not been seen around the training site since last Monday. Ali showed sharp irritation when asked about Belinda's leaving. "That is my business;" he said sharply.

"You can just get out of here." Belinda was said to be very upset when she found that. Ali was not at the airport to meet her upon her arrival. She was brought to the hotel by a representative of promoter Don King. After reaching the hotel, a close friend said, Ali and Belinda engaged in. a loud shouting match.

The friend reported that Ali was overhead to have said: "Look what I have done for you. I have given you a home and everything you want. You should have no. complaints." "What have you 'given me?" Belinda was heard to respond. "Four "I am the boss," Ali: said.

"I got along well before met you. I have been good to This was not the first such trouble between Ali and Belinda. Belinda flew to Kinshaha, Zaire. last October just prior to Ali's fight with George Foreman and a squabble ensued when she found that her husband had been seeing Veronica. Belinda flew home in a similar huff on that occasion but returned shortly before the fight after some persuasion reportedly from high Moslem officials.

Kern nets just miss big upset SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) Guillermo Vilas, top-seeded star from the Argentine, battles 11th rated Gottfried, Ft. tonight at the Firemen's. Fund tennis touney after being excused from Thursday's action to rest his injured knee. Thursday night's top action at the Cow Palace saw top-rated doubles team Gottfried and Raul Ramirez of Mexico, World Championship Tennis top tandem of 1975, struggle to a first-round victory over Hank Pfister, Bakersfield, and Brad Rowe, San Diego, in a tough 1-6, 7-6, 6-2 battle. The second-seeded pair of Australians Dick Crealy and i hard-serving Colin Dibley defeated brothers Alex and Gene Mayer of New York City in an easier 6-3, 6-3 battle.

The best of singles of the night saw 10th seed Dick Stockton from Houston, oust Peter Fleming, Chatham, N.J., 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. It was another strong showing by the unheralded Fleming, who had ousted Ramirez in the tourney's biggest so far. Red Sox second baseman Denny Doyle looks glum as he scratches out more of September schedule after. latest in series of rainouts washed out game with. Cleveland in Boston Thursday night.

It was third straight. rainout for Bosox, whose magic number to clinch AL East title is Telephoto) By KEN RAPPOPORT Damp Bosox, Orioles try to beat raindrops tonight The two front-runners. head into the homestretch of the 'American League East race tonight, hoping for a clear track and no rain. Scratched by bad weather for most of this week, both the Boston Red Sox and, Baltimore Orioles are scheduled for twi-night doubleheaders as they start the last weekend of the regular The Orioles, rained out of a doubleheader Thursday night with Detroit, will play two' games the New York Yankees at Shea Stadium. The Red Sox, washed out of Thursday night's game with Cleveland, will host the Indians in a pair at Fenway Park.

Boston, with a lead over Baltimore, has magic number of four to clinch the last playoff spot in baseball. But if nothing is decided by Sunday, both teams have a list of possible makeup games for next week. I have a hunch the race will end by Sunday." said Alvin Dark. whose Oakland A's have clinched the Ameri-. can League West.

"I anticipate playing Boston. I don't. disrespect Baltimore. But with all those doubleheaders and games to be made up, things are going against them. It means they could be forced to use their fifth and AP Sports Writer sixth starters in some of the games--and that's a difficult Baltimore Manager Earl Weaver doesn't quite agree, although he admits the siua-.

tion is a bit tenuous for the Orioles, "It looks like Monday's game could come into focus," said Weaver, who would probably be forced to Race at a glance Associated W. Pct. TP Boston 93 63 .596 Baltimore 89 66 .574 312 Boston (6) Home (4): Cleveland, Sept. 26 (2), 28. Away (2): x-New York, Sept.

29 (2): Baltimore (7) Home (3): x-Chicago, Sept. 29; x-Detroit; Sept. 30 Away (4): New York, Sept. 26 (2), 27, 28. x-if necessary start a rookie if the Orioles have to play the Chicago White Sox in a makeup game.

The White Sox walloped the A's 8-2 and the Minnesota Twins trimmed the Kansas City Royals 5-2 in the only American League games, Thursday night. In the National League, the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6. White Sox 8, A's 2 Wilbur Wood pitched a five-hitter against a second- line squad of Oakland players, leading Chicago's victory over the West Division champions. Wood, 16-20, was backed by a 13-hit attack which included three hits by Jerry Hairston, giving the outfielder seven hits in two games. Hairston doubled with one out in the first to start a two-run rally against Craig who also lowed three runs in the fourth in losing his major league debut.

Twins 5, Royals 2 Craig Kusick hit a home run and a single, and scored twice," leading Minnesota past Kansas City. Kusick's homer, 'his sixth of the season, led off the fourth inning and came off Paul Splittorff, 9-10. The Twins, trailing 1-0, went ahead in the second on Kusick's single, Lyman Bostock's run-scoring double and Phil Roof's single. Jerry -Terrell doubled for Minnesota in the fifth, went to third on a fly ball and scored on Dave McKay's groundout. Padres 8, Giants 6 Willie McCovey walloped "his 22nd and 23rd home runs of the season and drove in three runs and Dave Winfield hit his 15th, leading San Diego over San Francisco; The victory sealed fourth place in the National League West for the Padres.

Pro footballers now have three options left By BERT ROSENTHAL National Football League players, overwhelmingly rejecting management's latest contract offer, now have options: They can return to the bargaining table, continue to play without contract or strike for the third time in 14 months. Each of the. possibilities, however, presents a danger. If they return to the bargaining table, i it is reliably AP Sports Writer reported that the, owners would come back with less inviting offer than the one now before the players. If -they continue playing without contract, there is danger of a further split among the players and clubs, with the possibility of the pension plan going broke.

And if they strike again, they will further alienate the fans who voiced their. disa- 'ASSOCIATED PRESS the Trojans and running back Ricky Bell who gained 256 yards against Duke and 215 yards in the conference: victory over Oregon. State. Bell may find himself doing some double duty against the Boilermakers, A fullback last year, he will open at tailback as in the first two. 1975 games but he might be switched over to his old spot if needed.

Dave Farmer was injured last week and is out for the season, leaving Tatupu as the only big. fullback remaining. So if he should run into trouble against the Big Ten club, Coach John McKay could bring Bell back to fullback. "Sure there's more problems running from fullback than the coach said. "The tailback lines up a little deeper and can see the linebackers better.

He has more chance to avoid them." The coach added, "Two. of the best team's we'll play see Trojans- -page 19 Blackford to start for injured Turner With half the usual starting backfield hit by injuries, there'll be a new look in the opening lineup for College when the Renegades launch their home schedule against Taft at Memorial Stadium Saturday night. Star running back Dave Turner, still nursing painfully sore ribs on his right side, is a. doubtful participant and his spot will be taken over by Gary Blackford, the fresh- MARK TRAIL By ED 1 DODD YOU WAIT, OLD YOUR MAMA- SO THAT'S THE STORY, MR. BE UP AND WELL IN ABOUT FIVE JOHN CRISP SAVED YOUR LIFE KNOWING MINUTES! THAT THE SECRET OF.

RUSTYFINGER WOULD NO LONGER BE A SECRET! ROD man from Foothill who tore up. the South Yosemite. League for three years. And running the club in place of soph Mike Lillywhite will be another secondyear man, shifty Eddie Cristobal, a Delano back who has supposedly been earmarked as BC's "running quarterback" for this season. Lillywhite, a southpaw.

passer, had his left wrist hurt when he was speared against Cerritos, according to coach Gerry Collis on a play on which no penalty was called, but should have been, Collis said. But Lillywhite, unlike Turner, figures to see some. action against the Cougars. The only other change in the starting 22 was a lastminute switch necessitated when left:" safety Larry Haack pulled a muscle in practice Thursday. His place will be taken by Shafter freshman Randy Wilson.

greement at the previous walkouts and they'll lose 14th of their salaries for missed game. Despite these obvious dangers, the players' dissatisfaction with management's offer is mounting rapidly. Of the league's 26 teams, 16 have voted to reject the new contract, only one has voted to accept it and the other nine have either not? voted or not announced their votes. Through Thursday night, the total vote count against the offer was 470-75: Fourteen teams voted for rejection Thursday. They included New England, 47-0; San Francisco, Washington, Oakland, Kansas City and New Orleans, each 43-0; Chicago, Miami, 30-5; Cleveland, 30-11; Philadelphia, 24-18, and Detroit, 27-15.

Green Bay. Atlanta and St. Louis also voted against it, but did not reveal their exact vote counts. Previously, Buffalo and Houston each had voted.43-0 to reject the offer. Still to be counted were Dallas, Minnesota, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Pittsburgh; Denver, San Diego and the two New York -the Jets and Giants.

However, it was learned that Los Angeles. had voted for rejection, al; though player representative Jack Youngblood declined to disclose the results: Only Cincinnati voted to. accept; 26-13. The vote against the was not a vote to: strike. That must be done in: a separate ballot.

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