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$'9 i Champ Makes Zora 2nd of Six 1 67 Foes Garden to Stage Clav-Follev 22 March 4 Star-Gazette I ihad announced in Houston he I planned to visit Mecca on the invitation of the king of Saudi Arabia. Folley, who has a career record of 74-7-4, said he was NEW YORK (AP) Cassius Clay will make the second of his six planned world heavyweight title defenses in 1967 tgainst Zora Folley of Chandler, Wednesday, March 22 in Madison Square Garden. Harry Markson, director of N. Y. stfad to get the big chance.

Pasts 25'Ever'body knows I have ELMIRA, feb. 16, 1967 Doxing ai me uaraen, anv JSi- Jbcej a top contender for the last ilO years." said Follev. "The torj Muslim name, by Folley, Mark- man always ducked me. am glad we have a man of the cal son and others at a news iber of Muhammad Ali who will fight all the contenders. I am "I said when I won I was HARRY GILMER HARLAND SVARE very comment that, come going to give all contenders a chance," said the unbeaten 25-year-old champ.

"There are no return bout clauses when I pick March 22, you will have a new champion. "I'm a better fighter and bet ter puncher than he is. I've got a cnauenger." The rematch with Sonny Lis- Gilmer to Cards; Giants Hire Svdre something special going for me to make up for his speed. ton was arranged before he won the title. And what's that? nouncea weanesaay mai ciay will receive 50 per cent of the live gate and a $150,000 guarantee from the ancillary rights.

The 34-year-old challenger will get 20 per cent of the Garden gate and a $25,000 guarantee from, the extra rights. The first heavyweight title bout in the Garden since Ezzard Charles whipped Lee Oma, Jan. 12, 1951, will be carried on home television by a special RKO-General Garden network with New York blacked out. For the first time in the last several defenses, Main Bout, the closed circuit firm that usually handles Clay's fights, is not involved. Clay, who taunted Ernie Terrell in the ring in Houston last week, asking "what's my name?" heard himself called Muhammad Ali, his preferred "They can't say I'm not a Folley ducked behind the old bromide: "It's a secret." fighting champion.

It seems like only yesterday you were watching me fight Terrell in Houston. But here I am again. Eddie Dooley, chairman of the New York State Athletic Associated Press Four National Football League clubs revamped their Commission, said the bout had "Folley is a civilized, intelli dropped by the Giants. They are Frank (Pop) Ivy, defensive coach; Harry Wright, offensive coach, and Tom Scott, coach of linebackers. All will be retained by the club in other capacities.

Z'fSjV: I coaching staffs Wednesday. Harland (Swede) Svare, until gent man who knows me by name. It will be a good clean bout. He has a better chance than Terrell, who went 15 Wellington Mara, president of the Giants, said other staff a year ago the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, was named defensive coach for the New York Giants in one change and Harry Gilmer, recently dropped rounds with me and didn't even scratch my face. I'm sure Fol changes would be made after next week's NFL meetings in Cassius Clay (left) and Zora Folley pose with contracts for March 22 bout.

ley thinks he can do better than the last two men I fought, Ter been approved by a phone vote of the other commissioners after a discussion last week. "We gave this a lot of thought before we authorized it," said Dooley. "Despite his arrogance and the predicaments he gets in Clay has done a lot for boxing. I don't care if he's a Muslim. They can't call him a draft dodger because his own draft board doesn't call him that." "He's the boss," said Clay.

"What he says goes." Honolulu. McCormick replaced Red Co rell and Cleveland Williams." as boss of the Detroit Lions, was named coach of offensive backs by the St. Louis Cardinals in another. chran, who resigned recently, with the Packers. Both Gilmer Grant-in-Aid Threatened Clay said he had canceled his scheduled trip to Mecca because "the fight must come off." He and Crutchfield were additions to the staffs of their new clubs.

Gilmer was an assistant with Other changes involved Tommy McCormick, who cjuit the Minnesota Vikings a week ago and now is in charge of the backs at Green Bay, and Bill Crutchfield, who led Florida the Vikings before going to De aii i nay, ciassmea i-A ine draft, is appealing on the Rupp Cuts Back- Talking Ace grounds that he is a Muslim State to become director of of troit while Crutchfield served as an assistant at Wake Forest and Maryland and as head coach at Presbyterian before going to Florida State three years ago. minister. He now makes his fense for the Atlanta Falcons. home in Houston. Three assistants were NYU Ace Hits 45; BonaEkes LEXINGTON, Ky.

(AP) Wednesday he has asked that the junior guard's grant-in-aid be revoked. Coach Adolph Rupp, after dropping Bob Tallent from the Kentucky basketball squad, said Later, however, Rupp denied the statement. "When the time comes to AFL Adds Pension To Help Speed Merger NEW YORK (AP) Mai make another statement, then I'll make it," he said. The committee on student fi jf' Graham, New York University's one-man scoring show, pumped in 45 points and carried the Violets to a 76-63 victory over Manhattan in the second game of a college basketball double- nancial aid meets Friday. Last Ditch Shot Tops Mansfield Rupp earlier said there were several reasons, under National that had to be settled." Collegiate Athletic Association security program for both leagues.

headar Wednesday night. MIAMI BEACH (AP) -American Football League voted Wednesday to contrib Under the old AFL plan, a Jeff Hazard long jumper at rules, why a scholarship could be canceled. the buzzer ruined a fine Fair five-year player received a pen Hundley, former head of the organized crime section of the U.S. Justice Department, will be in charge of guarding the ute $1.25 million to player pensions, putting its own plan on a parity with that of the National sion of less than $100. The new plan gives players credit for field comeback and lifted St.

Bonaventure to a 92-90 triumph in the opener. years they have played since League and possibly speeding leagues against gambling and Graham's 14 points led a 20-2 1960. bribery. the merger of the two conter- Rupp dropped Tallent from the squad Tuesday, explaining that "It was a disciplinary problem that had to be taken care of and I took of it." Asked what Tallent had said to bring on the punishment, the coach replied: "That's not important. Nobody talks back to ences.

Life insurance for each player NYU surge that overoame a 23-16 deficit midway through the was increased from $12,000 to The action, taken four years first half and the Vilets held on $20,000, and $40,000 was made ahead of schedule, could bring for a 38-28 lead at the break. payable in the event of acciden They coasted behind Graham interleague trading sooner than the present 1970 target date, AFL President Milt Woodard me. tal death. The plan also gives each play aiier me intermission. Orange Roll Past Colgate HAMILTON, N.Y.

(AP) Tallent's mother, meantime, Graham, a 6-foot-l guard who was averaging 28.9 points per er $10,000 of major medical coverage for himself, his wife and told a news conference. Besides the initial contribu hinted that legal action may be forthcoming. each child. game, finished with 22 in the first half to overcome 15 by tion the nine ebb owners voted "If there's anything legal I It covers any player on team unanimously to put $300,000 a Syracuse's nationally 10th ranked basketball team won its Manhattan Bob Chlupsa. WEST CHESTER, Pa.

Jim Foreman's layup with five seconds remaining virtually closed out Mansfield State's bid for a second round PSCAC champion ship as West Chester upset the Mounties, 65-63, Wednesday night. It was Mansfield's fifth loss and their second in five games during the second round of league play. The Mounties tied Cheyney State for the first half title. The hot shooting of Pete Chambers, who scored 26 points sparked West Chester, which trailed during most of the final half after holding a 33-28 edge at the intermission. Joel Griffing, sophomore from Corning, led Mansfield with 22 points and Walt Bartkowski added 15.

Both teams were a shade under 50 per cent from the floor, West Chester hitting on 25 of 55 shots and Mansfield rosters as of June, 1966, when can do against them (the university), I want to do it," she said by telephone from her year into the fund. 11th straight game Wednesday Chlunsa finished with 25. Only two minutes before Haz the leagues voted to merge. night by defeating arch-rival Woodard said the present re home at Langley, Ky. ard got off the winning shot, the Colgate 100-86.

tirement program for coaches, "I have a brother-in-law, Five-year players now will Bonnies held an 86-77 spread. The victory, their 18th against trainers, equipment managers Reserve Bill Pritz led the Fair receive a minimum ot fui a two defeats, strengthened the and personnel directors would who's a corporation lawyer in Florida and I'm going to contact him." field comeback, scoring three month at aee 65. the same as hopes of the Orange for a post be continued until 1968. then baskets in the last 79 seconds. the NFL Dayment.

Pension will season tournament bid. brought up to the NFL level. be $656 for 10-year men and 1 SYRACUSE COLOATB Charley Phillips- tied it with eight seconds remaining. OFT for 15-year veterans. In the third day of its four-day Mrs.

Jones Tallent also chal ST.BONAVENTURE "These are guaranteed mini- FAIRFIELD annual meeting, the AFL also 9 64 11 3-3 35 5 10-11 20Reid 2-3 II I 2-3 IB Gee 5 3-3 13 6 6-6 Barrett 5 1-2 11 5 0-0 10BI'wicz 4 1-1 4 2-4 10Breuer 1 1-1 1 Hlcker Cwall Harper Dean Kouwe Ludd mums. based on conservative, 15 2-2 32 Carter lenged Rupp's use of the word "disciplinary." announced that William Hun growth estimates of the fund," 1310-11 36 12 5-8 2 2 1-1 5 3 0-0 6 1 4-6 6 5 0-0 10 dley, 41-year-old assistant to pro "It sounds like Bob isn't the Woodard said. "The payments BOB TALLENT Feels Rupp's Wrath. football commissioner Pete Ro- Cirina Phillips Boyd Jones Kenney Pritz Crenshaw Satinsky Totals Cronln 1 1-1 3 Theis 1 1-1 1 Erickson 0 1-1 1 Totall 17 26-10 100 Totals 16 14-14 could be much higher and prob 4-4 22 Butler 6 3 3 15 Stpnbck 3 2-4 6 Kull 2 1-1 5 Martin 3 0-0 6 Hazard 0 1-2 1 0 1-2 1 3 14-18 90 Totals 22 of 46. on zelle, would take charge of a right kind of boy.

Anybody here in Langley doctors, coaches, principals will tell you that ably will be. Income on invest Mansfield W. Chester ments in stocks and bonds will 16 20-26 FG TP 26 Bob's one of the lines: hoys determine how much the pay a they've ever known." 3 15 ments go up." She predicted that "no other 0 2 0 0 6 The difference in retirement F9 TP Sneer 1 3 5 Chambers Griffing 7 8 22 Brown Bianchi 3 2 8 Foreman Bartkowski 7 1 15 Rvder Brisiel 1 2 4 Valore Tammaro 4 I Beshore Garick 0 0 0 Sikorski 0 0 0 White Total 23 17.. 63... Total Mansfield W.

Chester Ousted in Yank Sweep Top 3 Foreign Seeds boys from the mountains will 4 6 0 2 College Scores COLLEGE BASKETBALL benefits paid by the two leagues was one of the principal stumbling blocks against trading be 15 65 3563 ever go there to play ball. They (the Kentucky coaches) have made Bob the scapegoat of a 12-65 bad season and bad coaching." sALlijcUni. Ma. (AP) 6-3. Koch, who earned the semi-'w.

Chester 65. Mansfield 63 tween the two leagues, ine players wanted a synchronized plan. Tallent, with 240 points in 19 games, was the third leading scorer on a Kentucky team, "I can't say for sure," Wood mm Americans Marty Riessen, Ron finals here last year and won aToSu" Holmberg and Bob Lutz pol- two singles matches in Brazil's st ished off the first, second, and interzone Davis Cup upset overieorqia Tech 7, Georgia 79 third foreign seeds Wednesday; the United States in November, lunioVN. on nn nil Amnmnn mn tu i i Kinas Point 76. Yeshiva 73 now about to wind up a disap ard said, "but this may make possible a completion of the merger sooner than expected.

This was one of the big things pointing season in the Southeastern Conference. vj i up au airaiiiciiv.au iiicuaaa uie uuiu luieigu aeeu. ic, w. post 91. Fairleiqh-Dicklnson ST AlSO gaining the quarter-final ifhicaao Loyole i U.

Michioan 04 singles quarter-nnais in tne v.t. Tallent said he learned be round were all four American uosaia Drew to seeds, Charles Pasarell of 88 to Rico; Arthur Ashe of Richie York Tec ON THE ITEMS YOU WANT Mounties Rout Ithaca on Mat MANSFIELD Mansfield State's wrestling team scored a surprisingly easy 21-12 victory over Ithaca College Wednesday, night. Mansfield (4-6) got pins from Bob McDougal at 123 pounds and Ron Kirkudis at 167 in handing Ithaca its second setback in seven meets. The. Ithaca frosh won, 25-3.

MSC 21, Ithaca 12 123-McDougal (M) pinned Allen, 7:55 130 Schuler (M) won by forfeit 137 Franciamone (I) dec. Yellets, 7-2 145 Turco (I) dec. Davy, 11-3 152 Cowlev (Ml dec. Habecker. 4-2 was off the team when he reported for practice Tuesday and was informed that Rupp had issued orders not to give him practice equipment.

mond. Clark Graebner ofiNYu 76, Manhattan 63 Indoor Tennis Championships. Riessen, of the University of Illinois, cut down South Africa's Cliff Drysdale, the top foreign seed, 7-5, 6-3. Holmberg, of Baytown, beat England's Bobby Wilson, the second foreign seed, 6-4, 3-6, Marquette 71, Xavier, Ohio, 69 American University 112, Clark 03 Virginia Tech 78, Georqe Washlnqton 66 St. Francis, 64, East Carolina 55 Davton 101, Northern Illinois 60 Catholic University 60, Hofstra 57 Beechwood, Ohio, and Cliff Ri-chey of San Angelo, seeded first through fourth The situation between coach Horseheads 'B Rips Glen on Mat WATKINS GLEN Dennis Johnson, Steve Clark, Paul Tompkins and Mark Donahue MEN'S and BOYS' WINTER OUTERWEAR and player came to a head Mon Hobarr 73, Clarkson 67 day night when Rupp lifted Tal The all-American quarter-fiS 6-2.

The runner-up last year, and ranked fifth nationally, lent from the Tennessee game nals are a complete departure 95, Moravian r. Susauehanna 90. Juniata 73 after one of his passes went Holmberg was not seeded. from tne Outdoor cnampi- East Stroudsburg State 93, Shippensburg all notched pins to give the Horseheads B. team a 36-11 T.ntr 19.vpar.nlrl TTniuprRitv in Pnroet Hills NY I State 81 astray.

VALUES TO 16.88 The two exchanged on wrestling victory over Watkins 160 Schwaribauer (M) dec. Pierano, 3-0 Southern California sophomore last year, when not a single from Los Angeles, put away American reached the quarter- the bench but both have de clined to reveal them. Temple 66, Delaware 48 Hartwick 74, Lemoyne 69 Florida Presbyterian 97, Tampa 92 Holy Cross 64, Massachusetts 54 Syracuse 100, Colgate 86 Butler 68, Evansville 65 Cheyney State 85, Kutztown Stat 49 Rates 69. Colby 57 167 Kirkudis (Ml pinned Dovan, 3:47 177 Foots (I) dec. Boltiaer, 9-2 (Jnl.

DeRosa (I) dec. Eckroat, 3-2 Men's Scrub Denim P0ND0R0SA with Sherpa Lining Boys' Fnr Type KQDIAK Boys' Lined JACKETS Tomaz Koch of Brazil, 12-10, 4-6, finals, $3 New Hampshire 99. Boston University 92 Westminster, Pa 85, Carnegie Tech 50 Brockport State 86, Freoonia state ei Geneseo State 72, St. John Fisher 60 Glen Wednesday nignt. Horseheads 6 36, Watkins Glen II 98 pounds-Smith (HI won by forfeit 106-Johnson (H) pinned Pritchard, 4:25 115 Jennings (W) dec.

Taylor, 4-3 113 Heath (W) drew with Border, 6-4 130 Clark (H) pinned Newberry, 0:52 136-Argetslnger (W) dec. McCline, 4-1 141-ngersoll (H) dec. Hall, 6-1 148-Mclntyre (H) dec. Ernl, 3-0 157 Wllsey (W) dee. G.

Powell, 10-8 168-B. Powell (H) dec. Palmer, 14-0 183 Tompkins (H) pinned Franiese, 4:40 Heavyweight Donahue (H) pinned Far-rell, 1:40 Lyon Leaves Ithaca College Houston 122, St. Mary lex. Maine eowaoin ei Denver 75, Air Force 73 New Mexico State 64, Texas Western 53 COLLEGE HOCKEY Ithaca 5, Brockport 1 Pyrex Gals Top 2,600 At Crystal JUST RECEIVED To Coach Army's Defense The Elmira native began CORNING Dotty Moore 230B STATE APPROVED "BELL" Motorcycle Helmets Dick Lyon, former Elmira Heights athletic great and head football coach at Ithaca College for the past nine years, Wed Corning CC Victim Of Hobart Do-It-All coaching at Clyde High School in September 1948.

His five-year football record was 30-7 with nesday was named defensive three ties and included two un beaten seasons. He also coach ed baseball. coach at West Point. The appointment was announ ced by Col. Jerry Capka, ath I Iff' I 4 The Barons, who led 36-34 at letic director at the U.

S. Mili the half, were hurt when back-courter Carl Kenyon became ill Lyon moved to Wellsville in 1953 and compiled a two-year tary Academy. 104 W. Water St. Open Mon.

and Fri. and had to sit out the second football mark of 9-6-1. His poor half and when Schlock fouled est record came during his with a 570 and Marge Bamonti with 557 supplied the teamwork that enabled the Pyrex 5 to post a 2,630 actual series in the Ladies Handicap at Crystal Lanes Wednesday. Other leading scores in the league were Jodie Cook's 569 (224), Diane Chittenden's 543 (211) and Eleanor Shaddock's 532. Peg Landis had a 552 and Betty Adams a 226 in the Women's B.

Marv Dates rolled a 634 (240) in the Crystal Moose, a total matched by Dom Lisi in the Pacemakers at Corning Bowl. Bob Teets had a 609 in the Pacemaker and Pete Marchess a 617 in the Moose. Lyon compiled a 49-20 record at Ithaca College, including an unbeaten season of eight games in 1965. His team was 4-4 last out with 2:26 left. Hobart's record is now 3-9.

three years at Rennselaer Poly GENEVA Carmen Geno-vese, a 6-6 bundle of talent, staged a scoring, rebounding, shot-blocking spectacular Wednesday night as the Hobart College freshman extended Corning Community's losing streak to six games, 79-67. Genovese tallied 27 points and was credited with 38 of his team's 60 rebounds. Carm Bushart had 20 points for Corning, now 6-12 on the season, and Greg Schlock and Ron Childs added 15 and 14, technic Institute when he teams won only four games while los 'tii P.M. 9 year. ing 18.

He then took the head football One of Edison High School's greatest athletes, Lyon also job at Ithaca College. ARMY NAVY STORE Corner of RR Ave. Corning Hobart Frosh FO TP F0) TP Schlock 7 1 15 Anderson 2 0 4 Amlsano 0 0 0 A.ithony 5 0 10 Bushart 9 2 20 Cline 3 2 8 Childs 7 0 14 Duket 7 4 18 Davis 0 0 0 Genovest 12 1 27 Jackson 2 2 4 Green 1 0 2 Johnson 1 0 2 Ruben .011 Kenyon 2 0 4 Trio! 3 1 7 Sears 13 4 Lelth 1 3 iTadder 0 0 0 1 Total 10 1 67 Total 14 II 79 starred at Colgate University Lyon is married to the former Helen Lynch of Springfield, and before his graduation in 1947. He also has a master's degree they have two children, Kath erine and Timothy, DICK LYON from Springfield College..

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