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UPER BOWL New Orleans becomes a compromise choice The Miami News The site fight was not as big when the game first began VI years ago. There were no bids received for the first Super Bowl. Los Angles got it more or less by default. "A joint committee," Rozelle said, "decided informally from things we picked up on the telephone and. other communication." But the game has grown in significance and economic potential so that it now rivals Easter as the biggest Sunday event of the year.

"It's too big a thing to ignore," Price said. "We pursue this harder than any convention because it means the most to us. The game is worth $25 million in economic benefits, when you figure 50,000 fans come from out of town, spending $100 a day for five days. "You can argue about the television blackout all you Continued on Page 5C, Col. 1 It would be possible to buy a drink in Texas without having to belong to a club.

Houston, naturally, talked about its control on the weather. The man from Jacksonville's Gator Bowl said, "Well, here I am all alone. The mayor was supposed to be-here, too, but we have a sewage bond issue he's working on and I'm sure you'll agree sewage is as important as the Super Bowl." Ultimately, New Orleans came up with more promises than anyone else. New Orleans moved eight conventions out of their hotel reservations. Miami shouldn't blame its loss on Ellis Rubin; how about the accommodating National Association of Refrigeration Engineers? New Orleans also pledged to have synthetic turf in Tulane Stadium by kickoff.

Competition for the annual Super Bowl game has be- Wednesday March 24, 1971 Section come as overblown as the Miss America contest. The cities build themselves up New Orleans Is the Place! one brochure cover cried; Dallas Is A Football Town said another for a big letdown. "I feel like I've been kicked in the stomach," Lew Price said. Miami wants change in Super selection By AL LEV1NE MUml Nawi Riporlir PALM BEACH Pete Rozelle ceremoniously made the announcement of Super Bowl VI. "January 16th, 1972," tie said slowly, "In New Orleans, Louisiana." George Healy, a New Orleans editor who had worn a tie embroidered with "Ole Miss" around the prestigious Breakers Hotel, applauded loudly.

"You've got to do It," said Lew Price, the City of Miami publicity chief whose record for three presentations on behalf of the city fell to 1-2. "I remember when we got the game last year our whole group jumped off the ground," Price said. "It's like scoring a touchdown. For us, this is like missing a touchdown from the one-yard line." Miami was as close as a 13-13 deadlock with Dallas yesterday before New Orleans became a compromise choice of the 26 National Football League owners. Earlier in the day, the furious campaigning had been crystallized in 15-minute presentations made to the owners by seven groups from six cities.

While a presentation committee made its pitch behind closed doors, the other men, some carrying fancy brochures and others wearing fancy patches that said Super Bowl Miami, eyed each other suspiciously in the Ocean Wing. "We had seen the other groups go in and not come out," said Joseph Di Rosa, a New Orleans Councilman and a member of the winning team. "We said to each other "what are they doing, eating them Once inside the owners' chamber, however, DiRosa was relieved. "You walk through a side door and the owners are sitting in a horseshoe arrangement," he said. "You talk and they sit there very passive.

Then you go out through another side door." The owners needed more than two hours to sift through the presentations. Was there really that much to consider? Well, the Dallas group tried to sell itself on the imminent repeal of a liquor-pinch law. They promised that soon ways say the owners are greedy and only thinking of the dollar. But I think Dallas' support began to slip when the people in the meeting began to think on the level of competition. "Al Davis (Oakland general manager) got up and said, "wait a minute, what happens to this game if the Cowboys are the home That started everyone thinking about losing the Super BowL Then someone else mentioned that Miami was only two games off the Super Bowl last year, and everyone suddenly agreed there was one team on the list which surely wouldn't be in the game New New Orleans' surprising selection came on the 14th ballot of 26 NFL owners at the Breakers Hotel.

It took that long for the city that hosted Super Bowl IV to receive 20 affirmative votes, which is not unanimous. The city of New Orleans was a compromise choice when the owners became deadlocked between Miami and Dallas. "When New Orleans received its franchise," commissioner Pete Rozelle said, "it was supposed to be a payoff for Sen. Russell Long and Congressman Hale Boggs for favorable legislation. Now I guess they'll say the price was one franchise and two Super Bowls." Rozelle said New Orleans won because of its success with the game in 1970, considerable assurance of a good playing condition (the group promised synthetic turf for Tulane Stadium) arid the prospect of reasonably good weather for the gaifie based on a 10-year weather table.

Apparently, there were other reasons. Boston Patriots owner Billy Sullivan said, "They al By AL LEV1NE Miami Newt Rtportir PALM BEACH The group unsuccessful in luring the Super Bowl game back to Miami urged the National Football League today to consider scheduling the game at least two years in advance or set up the site on a permanent rotating basis. "If they came up with a two or three-year plan it would be fairer for the cities," said Lew Price of the City of Miami entourage. "They should set up a schedule two, three years in advance instead of making us compete against each other every year. "Even if they alternate the game between National Conference and American Conference cities we'd only have to compete every other year." New Orleans yesterday was awarded Super Bowl VI, beating out Miami, Jacksonville, Dallas, Los Angeles and two groups representing Houston.

It was then that New Orleans, which had only four votes in the opening ballots, came on strong. The Miami eroim attributed its loss mainly to Ellis Rubin, the persistent attorney who is crusading against the Super Bowl blackout. Miami Mayor David Kennedy said, "I can only go by Continued on Page 5C, coi. i The Memphis story I JOHN CRITTENDEN Sports Edifor Fortunes for talent, zero for equipment wt Good news travels fast The back wall of Eddie McKinsey's office is completely covered by a floor-to-ceiling drapery. McKinsey and a visitor are in the office and the front door is closed when a mysterious knocking sound comes from the rear wall.

The visitor looKs around, puzziea, iviciunsey gets up, goes to the wall, pulls back the curtain and zounds! opens a hidden door. Intrigue is Fast Eddie's business, or, at least, a lot of trainer seem to think it is. McKinsey is Gulfstream's racing secretary, the man who writes, adjusts and sets up the racing schedule. Trainers are always trying to pick their spots, and McKinsey is in charge of the spots. "Somebody's always trying to get an edge," said McKinsey.

This time it is a small mat EDDIE McKINSEY ter. McKinsey's secretary is at that an inpatient trainer is is District Court decision Monday Involving Seattle player Spencer Haywood who waa signed as an undergraduate by Denver. The court struck down the rule in the rival National Basketball Association which forbade signing college players before their class graduated. Dolph said he originally rejected the Neumann contract, but Memphis took the matter to the league and the contract was approved. Neumann felt an obligation Dolph said the Neumann case is an exception and doesn't mean that the ABA is planning wholesale signings of undergraduates.

The Virginia Squires of the ABA, however, recently drafted several undergraduates. Neumann said among the factors leading to his decision to turn pro were his father's recent heart attaqjk and his family's financial dependence upon him. He also said that with the possibility of a basketball merger the high priced contracts might end and, he added, he wanted to play in Memphis. "It was my decision to turn pro," Neumann told the Memphis newspaper. "I was aware that by signing my college eligibility is over.

"Sure I felt an obligation to Ole Miss. The school was good to me and I feel a loyalty to Ole Miss. I hope the people at Ole Miss can understand my situation." Neumann's father, Robert H. Neumann, suffered a heart attack Feb. 20.

"My father may never be able to work again," Neumann said. "The heart attack was quite severe. I am now assuming head of the household." comblnid Miami Nwi Strvlcn All American Sports, an equipment manufacturer, gained a writ of attachment against the Memphis Pros yesterday because the American Basketball team has failed to pay a bill of $5,056. Johnny Neumann, an All American basketball player, gained a reported $2 million dollar contract from the Pros yesterday because he averaged 40.1 points for the University of Mississippi as a sophomore this winter. The equipment company, with a rare display of patience, agreed to allow the Pros use of their uniforms, warmup suits and basketballs for their game against New York last night.

The company will evaluate the situation for tonight's game with Denver. Neumann will be even more patient. He will stay out of a Pros' uniform until next season, if the Pros still have uniforms next season. He will formally sign his contract tonight during halftime, presumably whether or not the Pros have to run around in gym shorts and T-shirts against Denver. In New York, ABA Commissioner Jack Dolph said the contract was unanimously approved by the league's directors, but he did not reveal its terms.

Later, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported in a copyrighted story that Neumann has signed a five-year, no-cut contract in excess of $2 million. Joins ranks of 'raiders' Memphis, a financially troubled franchise bought from the league by local stock sales, thus joins the ranks of pro teams raiding colleges for undergraduate talent. Dolph said the signing follows a U.S. I i If A1 Associlled Prtst Wlrephote The desert racers Four drivers In the Mint 400 off- heavy dust stirred up by the dune road race on the desert north of Las buggies. One man, lower right, man-Vegas, Nev.

wear a variety of ages to light a cigaret despite the masks to shield themselves from encumbrance of a surgical mask. pacing the outer office. McKinsey lets the man in, listens, and sends him away happy. McKinsey spends more time in trying to keep people happy than in intrigue. "It's nice to be nice," reads a little wooden sign on his desk.

McKinsey tries to be nice, or at least accommodating. When that's impossible well, that's why his office has the back door, behind the curtain. But McKinsey's business is not all whispered telephone calls or mysterious appeals. Sometimes what appears to be a major coup is the result of nothing more than waiting for the inevitable to happen. A week ago, the Florida Derby, Gulf-stream's main event, appeared to be a one-horse race.

McKinsey wanted to strengthen the field, of course that's his job. But he didn't need any intrigue to make it happen. He only had to wait. Until Saturday, the only big name in the Florida Derby was Executioner, the Flamingo winner. Limit To Reason and Jim French, two eligibles with strong reputations, were in New York but it would take something strong to turn them toward Gulfstream.

Hoisted out of New York Then something strong happened. Hoist the Flag's seven length victory in a seven furlong race chased his opposition out of New York. McKinsey got the good news quickly. "I was in the paddock, just before our feature race," said McKinsey, "when a friend of mine, a trainer, brought me the news. 'Hoist the Flag swamped he said.

"I don't know where this guy got the result," said McKinsey. "But he had it I didn't even ask who finished second or third. I didn't care. I figured the airlnes would be gettng some business I figured Hoist The Flag would be sending some good horses our way. You hear a lot of rumors around a race track.

It's like the Army, a new rumor every five minutes. I didn't question this one." Perhaps McKinsey wanted to believe. It's not easy to get results from out of town races at any track. Telephone calls for results are out of the question, being forbidden by law. It used to be possible to request out-of-town results by wire, but now that's illegal, too.

Somehow, though word seems to get around. Minutes after Hoist The Flag flattened the Bay Shore field at Aqueduct, the news reached Gulfstream, and McKinsey knew his Florida Derby worries were over. "They follow the money," said McKinsey. 'Thats the rule. I take collect telephone calls.

When Hoist The Flag won, I knew all I had to do was wait for the calls." Things aren 't going so well but Bunky Henry can 'tkick a i I .1 No hurry to call Club of Miami, where he was getting ready to practice for to-morrow's opening round of the $200,000 National Open. "But I'm beginning to hit the ball well again. And other than my leg and my spine, I'm a physical specimen." In fact, he was always in pretty good shape. Henry was a halfback, linebacker and place kicker in high school in Val-dosta, and went on to set an NCAA record by kicking 50 consecutive extra-points for Georgia Tech between 1965 and 1967. He thought seriously about trying pro football and wm contacted by the Los Angeles Rams, but he stuck with golf after winning the Canadien, Southern and Georgia amateur championships in his senior year.

"Yes, every once in awhile I miss the contact of foot-bail," he said. "I don't mean personally, you understand. As a kicker I wasn't in on much contact But it's all part of the sport While I was limbering up my leg on the sidelines I'd keep my eye on the field, and if the guys would be going at ft, I'd really get involved In the game. "I had gotten pretty consistent from close up, but I was never much of a long-range kicker. And it used to really upset me if I missed and let the guys down.

They go out there and bust their trying to get the ball downfield and then I blow it with one kick. The kicker takes all the blame. "But if he succeeds Bunky's kicking record was wiped out by Ken Crots, wno connected on 77 in a row for Toledo between 1967 and 19W, but he proudly points to one of his mark's which will never be beaten. "I hold the best passing record in the history of college," he said. "One thousand per cent I was one-for-one.

We were 'Continued on 6C, Col. 1 1 By PAUL KAPLAN Miami Ntwi Kaporltr Out of every athletic championship comes at least one story of a man who conquered adversity, and every time Bunky Henry reeds it, he laughs. There's the football player who made 14 tackles despite a broken shoulder; the pitcher who started a World Series 12 hours after his poodle passed away and the race car driver who had to hail a cab to the speedway because his license was revoked by a judge that morning. Then there's the story of Bunky Henry In the 1969 National Airlines Open golf tournament With a wife and two young babies wishing he would improve on the $6,000 he had provided in his first 1 V2 years on the pro tour, Henry carried his body onto the course, one leg an inch shorter than the other which caused a painful spinal imbalance. Five shots back going into the last round, Bunky triple-bogied the 13th hole by hitting in the water twice, was show-ered by a plane-load of confetti unloaded by a group of striking machinist union employes, had to wait before playing the 17th hole because of a lie-down strike by National Airlines workers on the green, and then he bogied the 18th hole in the rain.

He won the tournament and $40,000. "I managed to win," Henry said, "by making one hell of a lot of birdies." Like a new dance craze, The Bunky Henry withered away as fast as it had become famous. He hasn't been beard from since. "I definitely faded," Bunky said yesteday at the Country McKinsey was so positive that Jim French and Limit To Reason would be on the incoming flight list that he i didnl bother to telephone the trainers of the two horses until Mon- (Jay Monday morning, he got the telephone number of Tom Kelly, who trains Limit To Reason. "I'm glad you Kelly said.

"I'm coming down there if I have to put my horse on a bus." Shortly thereafter, John Campo. who trains Jim French, confirmed that he would try for some of Saturday's Florida Derby purse, too. "Barring snowstorms, they'll be here," promised McKinsey. But itt snowing in New York, the racing secretary was told. "No matter," McKnsey replied.

"Campo will be here if he has to clear the runway himself." i rwl new na a wav of liunky Hcisry tired of losing tsaa news may iravei last, uu. Continued on Page 2C, Col..