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TITLE FIGHT MUST MOVE 40,509 FANS iston Ket usea New York License Pirates Scuttled byprystJalepJ II Jl BUSINESS APRIL 28, 1962 3t mi BY FRANK FINCH r- J. NEW YORK (UPI) Bad boy Charles (Sonny) Lis-ton Friday was refused a license to box in New York and he said his multi-million-dollar title fight with be shifted to Philadelphia Don Drysdale, who hadn't pitched a complete game against the Pirates, since July 30, 1960, went the dia-tance Friday night to record his third victory before a whopping Dodger Stadium' turnout of 40,509 that boosted the club's home attendance to 276,070 for sev Tiger Fans Pelf Angels With Bottles -a Floyd Patterson probably Seattle or Chicago. The three-man New York State Athletic Commission, by a unanimous vote, denied Liston's application for a li cense because of his criminal record and his associations $ith underworld figures i.The big-fisted, 28-year-old neavyweignt nas been ar rested 19 times and sent to jail twice. He was convicted in 19ou for larceny and in 1956 for assaulting a police officer. Possible Sites Liston, unconcerned with the New York decision, said his advisor, Jack Nilon, had talked with promoter Tom Bolan, who "agreed to move the fight anywhere we want it" Liston named his home town of Philadelphia, Seattle or Washington as possible "I am not at all upset," the Negro heavyweight said in Philadelphia.

"I will continue train as if nothing happened." The proposed Patterson- Liston fight had been tenta tively scheduled for next1 will CC SATURDAY MORNING, Me! Hein Jr. cleors bor pole vault in meet with i Si's Umjps Eject Rigney, Fine Nuxhall $50 in Wild 13-4 Loss BY BRAVEN DYER Times Staff Representative DETROIT Bill Rigney's i night riders came down out of the clouds long enough Friday night to get their' worst beating of the season; 13-4, from the Detroit Tf gers, but before absorbing the drubbing they had i blown sky high again at a. pair of American League umpires. Manager Bill Rigney, pitcher Joe Nuxhall and' bench warmer Chuck Tanner were thrown out of the 9 COLORADO HIT BY EAR NGAA BAN Bowl, TV Appearances of Football Team Prohibited; 'Slush Fund' Blamed i' NEW ORLEANS (UPI) Athletic Assn. (NCAA) Friday night placed the Univer-isity of Colorado on two years' probation because of an Stanford ot the Coliseum.

USC wop Big Five dual meet Friday night as expected by margin, alumni "slush fund" operated by the football staff for USG SPIKERS BEAT INDIANS; WEILL. HURLS DISCUS 187-2 en games. Drysdale had scattered seven tJucco. nits wnen ne had to survive a flurry of three singles in the ninth to post a 7-2 triumph. iVThe defeat prunea pace- setiing Pittsburgh's lead over Los Angeles to only H-5 In nibbing "its fifth straight night game in Dodger Stadium, L.A.- piled up three runs in the first inning off rookie Bob Veale (1-1) and added four more in the fourth to make 'a rout of the fracas.

h-T Dodgers mustered eight singles off Veale and Diomedes Ohvo; whose age has been listed as 42 as long as Jack Benny been 39. However, they capitalized on speed, defense and timely hitting not to mention Veale's wildness to squeeze everything possible out of the statistics. Wills Walks For example, Maury Wills led off the bottom of the first inning by walking and then Lstealing second base. Jim UU- Uarri also walked and they pulled a double steal that gave Maury league lead with six. Wally Moon drew a pass to fill the bases and, after Tom my uavis iranic Howard whistled a' two-run single to left field.

Moon reached third on Daryl Spen cer longtiy and. scored when' Johnny singled to right; Drysdale, who fanned sev-Please Turn to Pg. 3, Col. 1 Dodger Box PIRATE-. UhtRtfa.

RBI I 1 1:1 8 Sklnntr, if j. 4 4 9 4 0 3 1 .4 I 40 Stuart, lb Clemtntt, rf Vlrdon, ct -i Mtteroskl, 2b McFtricna, Veale. Ollvo, Logan Sturdlvant, Elliot Total 34 DODGERS- AB 0 RBI Willi, GHUam, 3 Moon, lb 3 1 0 Harkneu. lb T. Davla, If 4 Howard, rf 4 Spencer, 3b 3 Roieboro, 3 W.

Davit, ef 3 Dryidalt, 3 Toai 7-1 7,1 Loaan ttruek out for OHVb In 7th. Elliot grounded out for Sturdlvant in tth. SCORE BY INNINGS Pifttburah Mt Ml 1 Ln Anftlea PO-A Pittsburgh, 24-11; Lot Anaelej, DP Groat to Mazaroikl to Stuart; Wills to Gilliam to Moon. LOB-Pitti-burgh, Lot Angelet, 2. 3B Sctiofield.

SB Wills. Gilliam. Wills. Pitcher- IP ER BB SO Veale-L (Ml 3 4 4 Ollvo r.U 3 4 1 I Drvtdale-W (3-1) 10 2 2 1 7 Sturdivant JO 0 0 0 faced, 3 batters In 4th. Umpires Secorv, Venion, Prvor and Donatelll.

Time Ih, 24m. Attendance 40,5. 0 game by Ed Runge and Ed Hurley during a wild sixth inning when the field an nouncer had. to olead witfT Detroit fans quit throwing debris at the Angel players. Ken McBride (1-2) was' the loser and Jim-Bunning (2-0), who never has lost to, the Cherubs, registered his' fifth victory in two seasons.

Wagner Raps No. 5 Leon hit his fifth: homer of the year in the second inning, a mighty blast which almost cleared the i roof in right-center, a feat accomplished only by Micky Mantle, Ted Williams I and Norm Cash of the current Detroit club. Billy Moran's two-runt homer into the left fieW stands at the 400 ft-mark in the fifth Was his second of! the campaign. McBride was hammered for five runs before Rienev: got him out in the second! and Rocky Colavito tawed his successor, Red Witt, for a 400 ft; double which scored1 'ttwo more runs in thi second. The Tieers sent 11 men to bat jn this Long Plane Ride After a six-hour Diane1 ride which landed them here at a.m, Friday morninsr.

the Angela gave their worst ex-1 himtion of the year as Bob Scheffing's sluggers combed September in one of New York's baseball parks, pro vided that Liston could obtain a New York license. The principals signed contracts for the bout March 16, leav ing the exact date, and site to be determined. Rich Gate Predicted Boxing men predicted that such a bout would be the richest in the history, of box ing. It. was estimated that the gross income from "live" gate, neater television, movies and radio would reach $6 million.

Commission chairman Gen. Melvin L. Krulewitch and his two associates, James A Faley Jr. and Raymond Lee. reached their decision after a three-hour confer ence.

While taking into account i n's underpriviledged childhood background and his recent ostensible efforts at rehabilitation, the com mission statement empha sized there was some doubt that he had disassociated himself from criminals and Please Turn to Pg. 5, Col. 4 The National Collegiate which prohibits its football team from taking part in post-season bowl games or appearing on the NCAA foott ball television series. NCAA executive director Walter Byers said there "is no doubt, in my mind that the penalty for these offenses would have been among the most serious ever handed out by the NCAA were it not for 1 1 i a i circumstances." The "mitigating circum stances, Byers explained, included the university's launching an investigation of its own "which was very effective," and the action Colorado took once the facts of the case were uncovered. Other Charges Told Byers said other charges against Colorado included: Football coaches with drawing assistance from three student athletes who had been given grant-in-aid scholarships.

The payment of medical bills for a player and another player's wife. ootball coaches provid ing prospective players with free transportation to summer jobs and to the campus. ine lootoaii statf con ducting "required group drills on the campus" be yond the allowed 20 days of spring practice. The NCAA 18-raan, policy- U11C1.1.U15 i-uu 111.11, wiiiui lit- flicted. the penalties after hearing the rules infractions committee's report, noted the Colorado football staff action "represented flagrant and willful violations of ba-sifc association reguirements and these acts have cast damaging reflections upon the game of intercollegiate football." All of the football coach- Please Turn to Pg.

3, Col. 6 BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGCK I. Prl Plttsbursh St. Loui San Franclaco ItODGKKS Houatof) Philadelphia 11 3 .78 .750 .11 5 11 6 7 7 .42 7 .438 7 .4:18 4 12 .250 1 8 Cincinnati Chicago .1 New York 1 12 .077 Gamea behind leder. rricUr'a Reaalta rtODCF.RS, Plttsbarsrh.

2. San FrancUro, 5: Chicago, 4. Milwaukee. Houston, 1. St.

Lout. 14; Cincinnati, Philadelphia. 11; New York, 9. Game Today Pittsburgh I Francis. 1-01 v.

DOIM.UIS (Kastfax, I-ll. radio KK1, Kwsw, 2 p.m. Philadelphia tOweni. 1-1) at New York 4 Hook. 10).

tncinnall I Toole. 12 1 at SL Louis (Sadetki. 0-1). Oitcano Larv. o-O) at San Fran- Times photo by Ben Olender in 1957.

Farlow did 1:49.4 last year, but it was a non-win ning effort and hence didn't warrant recognition. Frustrated Trojan Against Oregon last week, he was timed in 1:50.3, yet only got fourth place, a very frustrating experience. Rex Cawley of the Trojans tried the high hurdles for the first time this year and fin ished just behind teammate Brian Polkinghorne in" an easy 14.4. Rex won the lows in 24.3... Cawley time went into the.

books as a new meet rec ord inasmuch as the event never, before had been run around a' turn. Similarly, MunnV 220 clocking of 21.3 became meet record, that Please Turn to Pg. 3, Col in the 100 and 220, Harry McCalla of Stanford. in the' mile and z-mile runs. Warren Farlow established a new Trojan school record in the 880 by.

winning in 1:49.8. The old mark was 1:50.2, set by Tom Anderson TODAY IN.SPORTS QUARTKR HORSE RACING Los Alamitos, 1:15 p.m. BASKBALIA-Pittsbiifgh vs. Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, 2 p.m. 7 TRACK AX1) FIKLD Mt.

San Antonio Relays, 1 p.m. WOMUVS TRACK SPA AU meet, L.A. Valley 12:30 pm-. DRAG RACIXi Lions, Drag Strip, LonR Beach, eliminations 7:30 p.m. Time trials '3 p.m.

AUTO RACING CRA sprint cars, Ascot Park, 8 p.m. tne mining crops for 12 safeties, including triples by Al Kaline and Billy Brutori. 1 The riotous sixth inning! ended just short of bloodshed. ROOM TO SPARE Troy's at 1 4 ft. 834 in.

to win Giants Beat Cubs in 9th on Sacrifice SAN FRANCISCO Ul Chuck Hiller batted Jim Davenport home from third with a one-out sacrifice, fly in the ninth inning that gave San Francisco a 5-4 victory over Chicago Friday Davenport had singled and advanced, to third when Stu MilferJ seeking a bunt, pushed a single to short right field. Pinch hitter Willie Mc- Covev broke Cal Koonce's fine effort for Chicago with a two-run homer in the seventh that tied the score 4-4. Ex-Giant Andre Rodeers. the Cubs' shortsTop, bobbled Davenport's two-out bounder, to give McCovey the chance to hit. Chkaio Banks.

lb Williams.lf Altman.rf RodgerM BertelU koonc, Anderson ab bl Sa Fran. 4 12 1 Hlllar.Jb 4 0 10 Mavs.cf 4 0 0 0 M.AIou.lf 4 0 0 0 Cepada.lb 3 12 0 F.AIoo.rt 4 11 7 Bailey, 3 10 0 Pasan.ss 3 0 0 0 3 0 11 ,10 0 0 Bolin.p McCovey Millw.p ab bl 110 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 10 3 112 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1113 10 10 Total 33 4 7 4 Total McCovey hit homer for Bolin In 7th. 30 5 4 5 SCORE BY INNINGS Chftm too mi wo-4 San FranclK 1M 100 mS PO-A Chicaoo. X-2M1; San FranciKO. 27-10.

(x-Two out in ninth when wlnnln run scored). DP Santo to Bartell. Santo to KOdsers. LOB Chicaoo, San Francisco. 4.

2B Alou. HR Smith, Altmen, Ceoada, McCovey. SB Peson. Bartell. peda, Pitcher- IP ER BB SO Koonce J't 4 4 2 4 Anderson (L, 0-3) 2 1 11 O'Oell 4 4.1 Bolir Miller IW.

1-1) 1 10 HBP By O'Dell '(Williams). PS-Brr- tell. Umpires Gorman. Jackowski, Sudol, Forman. Time 2h.

3wn. Attendance STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGCK Pet. Cleveland 8 4 .687 Detroit 7 8 .58.1 1 New York 7 .583 1 Boston 7 1H Chicago 8 7 .5.13 1 Kansas City 9 8 Ife Baltimore 7 7 2 Minnesota 7 8 2i ANUriLS a Washington 2 10 8 Gan.ea behind leader. Friday' Renalta Petrolt, 13; ANGKIA 4. New York, 10; Washington, 8.

Cleveland. Minnesota, 2. Chk-atio, Boston. 4. Kansas 14; Baltimore, S.

I Game Today ANtJKI.H lIUrwHfleld) Detroit (Mosst, 2-1), radio K.MI'C, a.m. Boston hwall, 1-2) at Chicago tHerxrt, l-l. Minnesota (Manning, 0-0) at Cleveland tTaylor. 1-1). New York Stafford.

0-2) at their players.1 The University of Missouri received a censure and repri- jnand without penalties for giving a prospective ath- lete an interest-free loan. The -Colorado, penalty stemmed from a fund oper ated by football cpach Ever- ett (Sonny) GrandelfUs, Whom the university fired on March 17. No other sports at Colo rado come under the ban Mets Beaten Again; Craig Absorbs Loss 'NEW YORK (UPI) John Callison's four hits led the assault Frif'ar as the Phila delphia battered five pitchers for 15 hits and an il-9 victory which sent the New York Mets down to their 12th loss in 13 games. 5 McLish picked up his second victory although needing relief, while Roger Craig, absorbing his third loss, left with two on and noi body out 4n ihe second inning, defeat already draped on his shoulders. The i.

Phillies won this comedy of errors with barrage of singles interrupted only by Don Demeter's triple. The Mets contributed to their own downfall with wo errors, two passed balls, a wild pucn and an lnnem raixup in "Which nobody pothered to cover first base. Met third baseman Don Zimmer ran his dismal batting streak to' 32 at bats without a hit. miladetehla ab bl New Yt ab Taylor 4 4) Ashburnf 0 Catlivmf 1 4 I GomaHr-tf Sill Bell.rf Slevert.lb 1 1 Torre.lb 1 1 1 1 Thomas.H Hickman Klauajb I 6 NeaUb RoechJb I ZimmarJb Dmter.Jb-lf Siit lendrlth, Dllrvmplax I 1 Cri, Whlte.e 0 0 Amtcrion, Amaro.U 4 1 1 Kenehl McLish. 3 1 Morord.

Sv9 ISO MoorhMd, Sullivan. 6 Bouchee BeWschun, 0 Mackenzie, 3 eo $990 i 1 0 4 110 90 $113 4 a 4 111 000 0 0 00 10 11 100 000 1113 0 Total 40 II IS Total JIMJf KanaM doublad for Andaraan In ln4. Savag struck eut for McLlib In Trh. Bovctiaa Domarrd far Moarbaad In tth. Roach foul aut for Klaut tm.

Whit (truck eut far Oairympl In tth. Hickman ran for Thomaj In tm. MillatfeMtia TM1M 0 11 Ntw Yark MM1MI Ilmmar. Thnmai. 0-A Pnlladal- atia.

27-10) Naw York, 174. DP-Neal to Chacon to Martball, 1. LOR h'taotl- ii Naw York, 7. IB Landrlm, Kanahl. Thomat.

lB-Dmatr. Naal. HR Bouch. 58Tayior. Torra (f).

Fitchar- If I I IB SO WcLltn-W (Ml 0 4 4 1 1 Sullivan ihs 1 1 Kcun 'j 1 Crai-L (HI 1 4 1 lit Andarjon 1 1 I Motor i 1 Moorha I Atackami 1 0 Cra a4teb! ta batton (n nd -fM, PB Lanortm, I Umtir Itwnar, Bom, Lanon. B. Smltn. Tim-1 J. Attandanc fO.

BY AL WOLF USC won Friday night's track meet at the Coliseum, but Stanford's Dave Weill was the star of the show. The Trojang racked up a 79-o2 decision before 1,045 shivering fans. Weill, 270-lb. junior from Walnut Creek, spun the discus 187 ft. 2 in.

for the only record-breaking performance of the evening. The former mark was 18o- 514; set by Troy's Sim Iness in 1953. v' Broad Jump Sweep Though soundly trounced, the Indiana not only score in every event except the closing relay, but achieved a sweep in the broad jump. Two athletes posted doubles, Bruce Munn of USC t. i WHERE THERE'S A Moury Wills easily I i- steals Nuxhall had gone to the hill with Detroit leading J0-4, He had about as much1 success as McBride.

Jim Donohue and WitU Finally, after Kaline's three-baeeer had scored two runs, Nuxhall plunked Cash with pitch. Plate umpire Runee fined him $50, which. is automatic' if, in the estimation of trie arbiter; the pitcher threw at rthe batter v- Hurley, who has besn an Anger hster all the way, came in from second base as Rigney stepped out of the Pfease Turn to Pg. 2, CoV4 SPORTS ON TV; RADIO TODAY; BASEBALL Angels vs. Detroit Tigerri' KMPC, radio ,10:30 a.m.

Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Pk rates, KFI radio, 2 p.m. -fi BOXING Florentlno Fetnandes vsT Joey Giambra, middleweghts KABC 7), 7 PBA Tour, KABC 17V P.m. TV Tournament, KTLA (5V' 5 p.m. Jlake That Spare, KABC 7V 7:45 p.m.

HORSE RACING Quarter-horse feature race St hot Alamttos, KTTV (11 4:45 p.m. i i WILL(S) Dodger shortstop second base as Pirate shortstop Dick Groat misses throw (arrow) from catcher Orlando McFarlane in the second inning. Times photo by Ken Dare Washington fBurnskle. 1-0). Baltimore (Barber, 2-0) it Kan a City (Bass, 2), Bight.

Milwaukee (V'lllr-v. 0-1) at Hou (ton (Giuati, 0-1). night. ,4 A (A m.mm.j mrgtfh0j mjpr tS ekj.

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