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(Bakreffant WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 5.1972 I 1 Chess Champ Says No; Match Off Again SPASSKY (RIGHT) LEAVES MEETING WITH RUSSIAN DELEGATION They Walked Out Of Meeting Held By Chess Federation REYKJAVIK, Iceland lAPl Now it's Boris Spassky's turn to say the world chess championship is off again. The Russian titleholder launched his counterattack Tuesday with a stern protest, some sharp criticism, a walkout and a demand for a two- day postponement of the start of the match with American Bobby Fischer. Fischer slept through it all. He had arrived in the morning from New York and went straight to bed to rest up for the first game, set for 5 p.m.

When Fischer woke up he found that the title series was put off until Thursday at the earliest. It was to have begun last Sunday. Summing up the day, Max Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation, said: "When Spassky is here. Fischer doesn't come, as soon as Fischer comes. Spassky runs away." The Russians turned up in force at noon for what was to be a drawing of lots to decide who would play white, and have the first move, in the opener.

They refused to draw with Fischer's second, a Roman Catholic priest, the Rev. William Lombardy, and read a statement calling Fischer's delaying holdout intolerable. They protested Euwe's decision to tolerate it. When Fischer failed to appear Sunday as he should have, Euwe allowed him until noon Tuesday to show up in Reykjavik or forfeit his shot at Spassky. Fischer's refusal to come by Sunday was based on a dispute with the organizers over money.

The argument was settled Monday when British financier James Slater offered to sweeten an already record pot with a donation of 50.000 British pounds-about $130,000. Fischer said he would play. The Russians said Tuesday that Fischer had violated the rules of the match. They wanted an apology. Spassky read his statement from what looked like an official document in Russian.

It created the impression that he was acting on Moscow's orders. A dispatch by Tass. the official Soviet news agency, said Spassky had demanded that the International Chess as FIDE-take some punishing measures against Fischer on the grounds that he had violated the rules for the match. It did not speci fy what sor? of measures should be taken During the days of dispute and bad temper which preceded Fischer's arrival. Spassky had been the picture of courtesy and understanding.

When approached by newsmen he had no bad words for Fischer, a Miss Texas Contest Not Slowed By Rain FORT WORTH. Tex. (AP) A rainy July 4th holiday in Fort Worth failed to dampen spirits of the Miss Texas contestants Tuesday at the Tarrant County Convention Center. Miss Texas hopefuls celebrated the holiday with a barbecue picnic on red, white and blue decorated tables between rehearsals for the pageant. The finale is Saturday night.

One contestant, Linda McCaskill, Miss Dallas, also celebrated her 23rd birthday. She cut a big red. white and blue cake with and firecracker decorations as the other contestants sang "Happy Birthday." The 5-foot-fi brunette is competing for the Miss title for the second year. Last year Miss McCaskill represented Arlington and was a lalrnt winner. In the Thursday night preliminary competition.

Miss McCaskill will perform a song and tap dance. "If My Friends Could See Me Now." from the musical, "Sweet Charity." man he respects as a chess player All he would say was that "I rame to play." Asked what Fischer's opinion of the new dispute was Euwe told newsmen. "Mr. Fischer is asleep and is not aware of this." He was in a new two-story villa on the edge of town sound asleep in the back bedroom. Fred Cramer, a U.S.

Chess Federation official, said. "I didn't want to upset Bobby's metabolism by waking him up." In New York, meanwhile. Col. E.B. Edmondson.

director of the U.S. Chess Federation, said if Fischer or Spassky fails to show up for Thursday's match the title should go to the other by default. He said that if neither showed up. "the title should be declared vacant and they should start all over." He said he was expressing his opinion as a member of the five-man advisory board of FIDE. "This has gone far enough." Edmondson said.

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