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i i Clay's Apolog ave His Title Fight THE COU WEB-NEWS Ml ay ji me 39 changed Clay's classification Jhas the government picks up from 1-Y to 1-A, making him enough money to buy three eligible for the draft. That jets. The Pentagon corrected "JJJ Plainfield, N. Tuesday, February 22, 1966 saying, "I had hopes the fight wouldn't be held in Chicago and I'm confident the commissioners will take the proper action and I am sure they will respond to public opinion all over the state and the city. The record here is such that we could well do without the fight." With the furor growing, commission chairman Joe Tri-ner then announced that Clay had called him from Miami and told him he would apologize to the governor, the commission and to the public "for having his big mouth make the statements that he did." Shortly after that the news came from the chairman of Clay's draft board in Louisville that Clay definitely would not be called for military service before the March 29 date for the fight.

The board last Friday force the license to be revoked, said, "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it." He added: "Gov. Kerner told me that he would be satisfied with an apology from Clay. So as of now, the fight hasn't been disapproved and it remains status quo." Triner and commissioner Joe Robichaux said they would withhold decision until Clay makes his appearance. Chicago UP) The draft board has cleared the way for Cassius Clay to meet Ernie Terrell for the heavyweight championship but now Clay must clear another serious hurdle threatening the fight by apologizing for what the Illinois governor termed his "unpatriotic remarks." A final verdict on the scheduled March 28 bout will not come until Friday when apparently rankled Clay, who was quoted as saying: "I am a member of the Black Muslims, and we don't go to no wars unless they're declared by Allah himself. I don't have no personal quarrel with those Viet Congs." Clay also was quoted as saying that through the taxes collected on every fight he Clay, pointing out that the price of jet planes range from $2.5 million to $10 million.

Where the latest squabble left the fight, remained somewhat unclear despite the fact that Clay said he was ready to apologize. Triner, asked if he believed political pressure brought throughout the state might 3 1 1 77ie Sound of Musick By PHIL Clay is scheduled to fly from Big 10 Upset his Miami training quarters and apologize for remarks at tributed to him following his reclassification to 1-A by the Louisville draft board last Iowa Cagers Top Michigan JL week. The latest threat to the often-threatened fight came yesterday by Illinois officials as Gov. Otto Kerner, Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and other political figures urged the Illinois Athletic Commission to call off the fight.

By The Associated Press When the Iowa basketball express runs on Coach Ralph Miller's timetable it can outdistance a Cazzie Russell. The Hawkeyes followed the Miller script to the letter last night and upset 10th ranked Michigan, 91-82, sidetracking a 31-point effort by AU-America Russell and stalling Kerner asked the commis the Wolverines' Big Ten title drive. sion to reconsider its decision to license the bout in light of We figure we'll play our I what he called Clay's "unpatriotic remarks." At a news conference in opponent even for 36 minutes of any game, then beat him Springfield, 111., Kerner in the other four," Miller said in a pre-season evaluation of termed Clay's statements "dis his club's fast break-full court gusting." Daley hopped in. press style. Draft May Ruin Davis Net Hopes New York Cfl Controversial Cliff Richey probably won't figure in the United Sates' bid to regain the Floyd to Box Again Cassius Clay vs.

U.S. Irmt Can't you just see it now? Cassius Clay's first days in the Army. It'll start at city hall in Louisville where a skinny PFC will paint a number on Clay's naked hide as a prelude to his physical examination, while telling the unwilling recruit that "PFC's are the backbone of the Army." Next Brassius Cassius will be pulled, pushed, prodded, pinched and told to turn his head and cough by a doctor. After being pronounced medically acceptable, Clay and his 18-year-old compatriots will enter a room where an officer will swear them into the service. Some 30 seconds later, contrary to all the laws of natural evolution, the group will be declared men, defenders of their country and due all the benefits possibly accrued on a salary of 78 dollars a month.

Cassius and company will be shuttled off to a basic training site, someplace where it's hotter than heck in the daytime and colder than a 2nd heart at night, to be instructed in the military way. Early that first morning they will meet their instructor. He may be from the South, they invariably are, and will brag he was 17 before he found out that damnyan-kee wasn't all one word and that when concentrating can outdrink, outfight and outshoot anyone who has ever spent the the majority of his time in a geographical area north of the Mason-Dixon line. The Army will not allow Cassius' valuable time to be taken up by photographers a precedent was set when Elvis was inducted and the world at large will feverishly await the continuing results of a battle which will go down in history simply as Clay vs. U.

S. Army. The battle was enjoined not too long ago when Clay was re-classified and became what it fondly-known to the military establishment as "draft-bait." Seeing that the Black Muslims hadn't declared war on "those Viet Congs," Clay protested the possibility that New York (JP) Floyd Patter The Hawkeyes made a prophet of their pilot at Iowa City with a late surge that floored Michigan for the second time in 10 conference games. Leading 73- son has been declared physically fit and wants to fight again, says Al Bolan, an adviser of the former heavy KEANE EYE ON MURCER Manager Johnny Keane watches rookie infielder Bobby Murcer throw at New York Yankee training camp at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Keane says Murcer is a possible replacement for Tony Kubek.

(AP Wirephoto) weight boxing champion. 69 with a little less than seven minutes to play, Iowa outscored the Wolverines 16-6 in the next four minutes. Bobsleds Continue Races Ford Early As Yankees While Michigan's Big Ten lead dwindled to 1V2 games over Illinois ana Michigan Despite Italian's Death State, who meet tonight, five other nationally ranked Davis Cup, but the Selective Service system might. Richey, the 19-year-old Texas schoolboy who is the nation's third-ranked tennis player, was dropped from the Davis Cup team yesterday by Captain George Mac-Call. Richey said in Dallas he suggested he be dropped because of the pressure of high school studies.

Last year, Richey refused to try out after his father and MacCall disagreed on training tactics. MacCall also announced here a concentrated program Lake Placid, N. Y. lift permission to compete this the dangerous course earlier powers won handily. weekend.

Daredevil bobsledding crews than they were scheduled unbeaten, top-ranked Ken- Zardini, an Italian, and his after an American bobsledder were expected to continue ucky overwhelmed Mississip Open Drills Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The New York Yankees have held their first workout of the 1966 spring baseball training season their first in 40 years as a second-division team. crew started their run down their descents down Mt. Van listened to his pleading wife pi 108-65 for its 22nd victory. Hoevenberg chute today after and decided not to compete No.

5 vanderbilt walloped attending a Requiem Mass for "Don't go," begged Joe Mc- Georgia 117-97, No. 6. Kan former world champion Ser-gie Zardini. Killip's wife as the Lake Placid, N. bobsledder and sas whipped Oklahoma 86-69 No.

8 Nebraska downed Colo rado 70-63 and No. 9 Provi his crew were ready to go McKillip withdrew. 7 for what is now a five-man The course had been made Zardini, the father of two small children, was killed yesterday when his 800-pound sled crashed on the treacherous zig-zag curve during four- dence buried Loyola New Or leans 70-43. treacherous by recent sub team aimed at winning the Davis Cup, symbol of world Russell's sixth point in the zero temperatures so that amateur tennis supremacy. sleds tended to slide side man competition for the Dia However, he said the draft ways through the curves on The full complement of regulars is not expected to report until March 1 but an assortment of pitching and infield candidates reported yesterday to Manager Johnny Keane.

Veteran pitcher Whitey Ford reported early, saying he wanted to get in a little throwing so he could pitch batting practice Friday. Keane indicated outfielder Mickey Mantle, who underwent a shoulder operation recently, may not play in any could wreck chances of regaining the Cup this year. Arthur Ashe of Richmond, member of the Reserve Offi game lifted his Big Ten career total to 1,000. At Providence, the Friars rocked Loyola behind Jim Benedict and Jim Walker, who hit for 20 and 19 points, respectively. Providence, 20-3, has won 20 or more games for eight straight years under Coach Joe Mullaney.

Dave Bing bagged 31 points, the one-mile run. A wooden superstructure is in place at the top of the zig-zag to prevent sleds from going off the track, and as Zardini's sled careened down the chute, the sled cracked into the cers Training Corps, is sched mond International Trophy. Despite the second death of a noted bobsledder in less than three weeks Germany's Anton Penns-berger was killed during the suspended world championships Feb. 6 the competitors were expected to continue with two-man runs today. The National Bobsled Com 5 uled for service in June.

Marty Riessen of Evanston, 111., and Clark Graebner of Beachwood, Ohio, are 1-A. exhibition games while he No. 1-ranked Dennis Ral brings himself along at his The four crewmen were ston of Bakersfield, and Charlie Pasarell of Puerto leading Syracuse past scattered on the track as the own pace. "He may not play in any exhibitions," said Keane, "we Rico are exempt. sled continued to plummet mittee said the two-man races possibly would continue into tomorrow and added it had SERGIO ZARDINI Killed in Crash down.

Race officials and spec will wait and see. The impor tators covered the bleeding Cage Coach to Quit Rutherford Dick Holub men with blankets. Zardini tant thing is that we have reason to believe he's sound." is ending his 17-year run as was dead on arrival at a local Creighton, 114-104, and Western Kentucky nailed the Ohio Valley Conference crown with a 72-67 decision over Eastern Kentucky. Dave Schellhase's 29 points led Purdue over Indiana 77-68. EAST Syracuse 114, Creighton 104 Villanova 79, Niagara 61 Rhode Islands 92, American U.

73 basketball coach at Fairleigh hospital. Mike Young of Toronto, was hospitalized but in satisfac Dickinson University at season's end to take an administrative post at the school. His record is 233-165. Celtics Pad Lead; 76ers Touled Up' By The Associated Press The Boston Celtics came back to win last night, but the Philadelphia 76ers got "fouled up" and failed to keep tory condition. Paul Levesque Mets Sign McMillan St.

Petersburg, Fla. on Montreal was treated and released. Robert Storey es he might have to swap his punchmg-bag for a potato-peeler. Noting that his taxes pay the salary of 200,000 soldiers, a feeling shared by the majority of citizens at a date this close to Apr. 15, Clay made remarks called "unpatriotic" by such outstanding judges as Otto Kerner, Illinois' governor, and assorted members of the nation's boxing commissions.

ir ir ir The Illinois boxing commission, turned pale by the events, has yet to commit itself on a suggestion by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley that they not sanction the upcoming heavyweight title go between Clay and Ernie Terrell. As so often happens when boxing people and politicians come to a meeting of the minds, the thing has turned into a hoax. The politicos, seeing the question of war vs. peace send the citizenry into an emotional upheaval, rush into the fray with a flag in each hand. On the other hand the members of the Illinois commission are waiting to see how "sincere" Clay is when he makes a scheduled apology to the nation in Chicago on Friday.

A closer look into the situation sees the fine hand of the Muslims, who own a large chunk of Main Bout, rushing Clay into the breech to prevent the fight from being canceled, thereby costing them a great deal of money. Main Inc. is set to clear a nice sum for marketing the television rights to the fight. In the uproar few have paused to wonder what all the commotion is about. Clay simply exercised his right to appeal his draft status.

This is what the war in Vietnam is all about. Hundreds of men protest as Clay has and they have a right to do so under law. Clay doesn't want to go and says he doesn't want any part of the struggle and suddenly he is a "disgrace and a non-patriot." Senator Wayne Morse doesn't want any part of the war either, and he is called the country's conscience. When all is said and done a few facts remain. Number one.

Clay should not be deprived of his livelihood because of his political beliefs; number two, all the commission should concern themselves with is that Clay meets the legal requirements necessary to get a license to fight; number three, the two issues have nothing whatsoever to do with each other and both the commission and the government should concern themselves with their own functions, and number four, since when should responsible officials circumvent the duly constituted authorities just because they don't like what a man has to say. Let's get this soap opera out of the way, have the fight and then let Clay and the Army get on with it. In a troubled time can anyone think of anything that will titillate the public's funny bone more than Clay saying "now looka here, Ginrul I caped injuries. SPORTS FANS! Veteran shortstop Roy Mc Shortly before Zardini fatal flight. Bill Jones of pace with the Celtics in the National Basketball Associa Plattsburgh and Paul King of St.

Peter's Stonehill 64 Springfield 9, New Hampshire 82 Siena 76, Cortland 62 Steubenville 93, St. Vincent 81 Carnegie Tech 68, Thiel 46 Kutztown 93, Lincoln, Pa. 75 Hartwick 68, Utica 55 Delaware State 119, Bloomfield 93 Howard, D.C. 77, Queens, N.Y. 63 Newark Eng.

71, Brooklyn Poly 59 Bentley 1)2, New England College 69 Nyack Miss. 76, Paterson State 74 Jefferson CC 71, Queens, Ont. 67 Frostburg at Waynesburg, canceled (Frostburg players ill) Millan signed his baseball contract with the New York Mets today for an estimated $42,000. Massena, N. were injured tion Eastern Division race.

Boston, trailing by eight points at halftime, came back to beat the Lakers, 115-108, at Los Angeles, while the 76ers on the same curve. McMillan had been asking lost to the Cincinnati Royals, 113-107, at Dayton, Ohio for an $8,000 raise but is reported to have settled for A'rfil BET you I IW: DIDN'T 1 lferfL KHOW boosted the The victory Celtics to IY2 games over sec about $5,000. ond place Philadelphia and McMillan played in a club NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSN. Eastern Division Pcf. G8 Boston 43 22 .422 Philadelphia 41 23 .441 Ti Cincinnati 40 25 .615 3 New York 25 37 .403 16V'i kept them three games ahead record 157 games last season, of the Royals.

ill reaching the mark in his career, and hit .242. St. Patrick's Gains Tournament Finals Roselle Second-seeded St. Patrick's defeated sixth-seeded Roselle, 76-56, last night at Roselle Catholic High, and advanced to the finals of the Union County Basketball Tournament. The Celtics will play the SOUTH Kentucky 108, Mississippi 65 Vanderbilt 117, Georgia 97 Florida 67, Tennessee 63 West.

Kentucky 72, East. Kentucky 67 North Carolina State 130, Furman 77 AAorehead 94, Murray 80 Tulane 73, Alabama 72 Louisiana Tech 112, Centenary 108 Jackson State 88, Grambling 86 Kentucky St. 66, Tennessee St. 61 Alcorn A4M 77, Southern La. 76 NW Louisiana 104, Southern Miss.

75 Catawba 80, Campbell 74 Bellarmine 93, Centre 77 Jacksonville, Fla. 92, Augusta 79 Georgetown, Ky. 80, Pikeville 74 Florida Presbyterian 94, Tampa 82 Florida Southern 104, Rollins 75 Virginia Union 103, Hampton Inst. 99 Western Division Los Angeles 36 31 .537 Baltimore 31 35 .470 San Francisco 37 .439 St. Louis 27 35 .435 Detroit 46 .292 Philadelphia made 44 field goals to 42 for Cincinnati but could hit on only 19 of 33 foul shots, while the Royals connected on 29 of 37.

4'i 6' 2 6' 16 Legal Bout Continues Yesterday's Results Cincinnati 113, Philadelphia 107 Boston 115 Los Angeles 108 By FRANK MEIKS Ever wonder viio "invented" football bowl games? A Pasadena, businessman, James Wagner, in credited with the original idea To promote Pasadena" Tournament of Roses affair in 1902, he got the idea of staging a post-season football game All of today's bowl games stem from Wagner's idea some sixty years ago. Cincinnati took an 85-82 Milwaukee iJ?) A ruling winner of tonight's semifinal lead on Adrian Smith's 55 Tonight's Games Philadelphia vs. Detroit at New York St. Louis at New York Boston at San Francisco was promised today on Wis round contest between top- foot field goal at the buzzer consin's bid to look at base ending the third period and ball's financial books while seeded Linden and fourth-seeded Cranford at Roselle Tomorrow's Games Detroit vs. New York at Baltimore Philadelphia at Baltimore Cincinnati at Los Angeles was never headed, although the game was tied three times the legal battle between At Catholic.

MIDWEST Kansas 86, Oklahoma 69 Nebraska 70, Colorado 63 Iowa 91, Michigan 82 Kansas State 85, Missouri 1 Ohio State 102, Minnesota 98 Purdue 77, Indiana 68 Northwestern 76, Wisconsin 65 Marquette 82, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 64 Northern Michigan 117, Ferris 65 Gannon 77, Youngstown 70 Central State, Ohio 96, Cedarville 75 Springfield, Mo. 89, Rolla, Mo. 82 Heidelberg 93, Kenyon 81 lanta and Milwaukee tor pos in the final quarter, After the 76ers made a bid to pull it out late in the game moving to within one point, 106-105, on Wilt Chamber- Thirteen Elected To Football Hall New Brunswick The Old Grey Eagle and Little Bov ain's NBA point, the Royals clinched it on Yesterdays Sport Shorts pair of foul shots by Smith and a three-point play by session of the Braves moved into a third courtroom arena in Texas. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Elmer Wr. Roller, hearing Wisconsin's antitrust suit against baseball and the Braves, said he would make his decision today whether to open the financial ledgers that baseball attorneys argued were trade secrets.

In Houston, Atlanta authorities went into federal court Monday to ask it to de SOUTHWEST Hardin-Simmons 92, N.M. State 66 Lamar Tech 98, Midwestern 96 Prairie View 91, Wiley 66 McMurry 113, Sul Ross 83 Southwest Texas 91, S. F. Austin 80 Corpus Christi 95, Bishop 85 East Texas State 76, Howard Payne 67 Sam Houston State 79, Texas A8.I 78 Arkansas Texas Southern 87 Hendrix 65, Harding 61 Little Rock U. 82, Ozark 75 Austin 72, Wayland 59 Blue, the Dutchman and Sleepy Jim, Pappy and a Mule are among the 13 players and a coach who have been elected Oscar Robertson.

By The Associated Press title in the World Nordic Robertson led all scorers with 40 points. Smith got 30 to the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. Nine players from the modern era, Coach Lynn (Pappy) Waldorf and four players from the pre-1910 era were elected to the Hall yesterday and will be inducted later this Holmenkollen, Norway eorg Thoma of West Ger-nany closed out his skiing Championships. Miami, Fla. Bobby Ussery rode four winners at Hialeah, capping the day by driving Chamberlain led the 76ers with 24.

ones Injured areer with his greatest tri- Did you know that two boyi who later becams movie stars once played football in the Rose Bowl? Remember old-time star Johnny Mack Brown? He played in the Rose Bowl in 1926 with Alabama ond then went on to a successful movie career And, Ward Bond, who appeared in hundreds of movies, played in the 1930 Rose Bowl game as a member of Southern Call team. I bet you didn't know that our Parts Department is now open from 9 to 12 Saturday morning with parts for Alfa Romeo, Borgward, Fiat, BMW, Triumph, BMC and Rootes Cars. 114 EAST SECOND ST. FAR WEST Portland 83, Whitworth 73 Weber 100, Southern Colorado 93 Cal Poly, Pomona 72, Fresno State 70 Colorado Western 94, Regis 80 Willamette 73, Lewis Clark 68 Pacific Lutheran 72. Col.

of Idaho 50 year. Philadelphia's Wally Jones Gary $22.40, to victory in the Florida Breeder's Stakes. lmph, winning the combined Three of the players, Char- famous teams. Sleepy Jim! cide whether Georgia or Wis- At was cut on his left eyelid when he collided with Smith Crowley and Rip Miller consin court orders iook ie Conerly of Mississippi. Pete Pihos of Indiana and precedence in the increasingly complicated legal Norm Van Brocklin of Ore gon, went on to fame in the Kimberly, South Africa Ann Fairlie of South Africa, 16, clipped a tenth of a second off the world record in winning a women's 110-yard backstroke in 1:08.6.

Miami, Fla. First baseman I'lainf fold's 3Iecks Helps Set Record Springfield, Ohio Frank Teeks, a senior from Plain-eld, N.J., is a member of pros, Conerly being dubbed Crowley was one of the famed Four Horsemen, while Miller was one of the linemen dubbed "The Seven Mules." From the pre-1910 era, quarterback John McGovern of Minnesota, halfback John Houghton Hubbard of Amherst, center Frank Julian of the Old Grey Eagle and Van Brocklin the Dutchman. Porpoise Swimmers Set Relay Record Westfield The Westfield YWCA Porpoises will enter-1 tain the Jersey City team Sat- I urday at the Wallace Natato- I rium. The Westfield swim-'i mers dropped a 139-73 deci-'l 4 -a i late in the third period. He went to the hospital and had 12 stitches on the eyelid, then returned to start the second half.

The Celtics, down 67-59 at halftime, caught Los Angeles at 92-92 at the end of the third period, then outscored the Lakers 23-16 in the final quarter. Sam Jones and John Havli- Top Ten Colleges The top 10 major college basketball teams, with first place votes in parentheses, season's records through games of Saturday and total points on a 10-9-8 etc. basis: Ken Harrelson of the Kansas Selection to the Hall, however, is based solely on collegiate performance. jSewanee and quarterback C. Wittenberg University's uneaten medley relay team.

He swims the butterfly leg nd helped break the Ohio City Athletics shot 1-over-par 72 in the second round of the National Baseball Players Golf Tournament for a 148 1. Kentucky (38) 2. Duke 3. Texas Western 4. Chicago Loyola (1) 5.

Vanderbilt 6. Kansas 7. St. Joseph's, Pa. (1) Others from the post-1910 Everett Bacon of Wesleyan 21 0 396 19 2 348 20 0 305 20 2 264 19 3 208 18 3 206 19 4 126 17 3 121 19 3 70 14 65 were selected.

period were Albie Booth aiuu iu auiiirnu recently. But in that setback, the Porpoises' 200-yard medley ro! 11' oi -v-i Af i Atn Yale's Little Boy Blue; Dick live-stroke edge over onfrence record as the and a. i- i 10. Michigan The before-1910 choices will be inducted into the hall in a special ceremony in New York this spring. The others will be inducted at a dinner iciv tt am oci a new icvuiu of 2:02.5.

Members of the rec- I ord-breaking team were Cindy i cek paced the second half Boston onslaught. Jones finished with 33 points. Elgin Baylor and LeRoy Ellis scored 23 apiece for los Angeles. Kazmaier of Princeton, Aaron Rosenberg of Southern California and Chuck Carney of Illinois and two members of one of Notre Dame's most 'igers set school and pool rec- vmn.er, rniV1" i a i Westbury. N.

Australi-rds with a clocking an imp0rt Lindsay Scott ($9) hile breaking Denison Uni- won the $10,000 invitational ersity'sr 16-meet win streak. Ipace at Roosevelt Raceway. Others receiving votes, listed alphabetically: Boston College, Cincinnati, Dayton, Houston, Oklahoma City, Oregon State, Penn, Rhode Island, San Francisco, Southern California, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Western Kentucky, West Virginia. Hall, Sue Klinger, Toni Con-! nail and Heidi Smith. mmmm in New York Dec.

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