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Monday, June 30, 1975 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS Page 27 roup Vetoes' Arms s- i- --r r- --r -r Athletic tronq Special To The News the appointment would go "We've had a great athletic 1" BLOOMINGTON, Ind. The Indiana University through a Press onference director and great pro- ii.ii- a a flnnniinpp trip nnnnintmpnt j. aimeucs commiuee, composed of faculty members, stu- rr gram, Armiuwg saw, ana was set up. dents and alumni, reportedly has voted against the I hope that I can maintain and improve on it whether I am athletic director or president of the Foundation." President Ry an can ask the seiecuon oi uiu Armstrong as athletic director. Armstrong, for more than 20 years head of the I.U.

Foundation, was recommended for the job by President John Ryan and was supposed to get the blessings of the Board of Trustees at an Indianapolis meeting today. The trustees were closeted in meeting and no one was available for comment on just what will happen now. Apparently, I.U. was operating under Big Ten procedure which insists that an athletics committee of faculty, alumni and students be given a certain say so in matters of this kind. It's the same kind of a roadblock which prevented Ohio State from going to the Rose Bowl one year.

As head of the I.U. Foundation, Armstrong has been close to the athletic department and the coaches. "The big problem facing intercollegiate sports," Armstrong had said earlier, "is fund raising and economics." Fund raising, of course, has been right down his alley and the Foundation is stronger now than anytime since he took over the operation of it 23 years ago. athletics committee to reconsider its vote, but that was pure conjecture at this point. Sources at the.

Medical Center in Indianapolis said no one in the trustees meeting would be available for comment until early evening. There is possibility that Armstrong may be named acting athletic director by the board. If not, it is likely that Bob Dro, who has been associate athWetic director, will be acting A.D. It is felt by the board that someone must be named to take over the department tomorrow, when Orwig's retirement becomes effective. Dro himself was a leading candidate for the job at one time.

Armstrong, himself a former I.U. athlete, had strong support from the alumni and coaching groups, but appar-ently the objections came from faculty members. According to one outsider, there were 13 members of the athletics committee present at yesterday's meeting in Bloom-ington. Five voted to accept the president's recommendation," eight to reject it. Reports said all eight negative votes were by faculty members.

Indiana has been looking for a year for a replacement for J. W. "Bill" Orwig, athletic director for 14 years whose retirement becomes effective tomorrow. A dozen candidates have been interviewed but the only other one who really had an inside track on the job was former I.U. football player Bob Skoronski, now a successful Wisconsin businessman, who finally turned down the job because of his lucrative private business.

Finally, Dr. Ryan decided upon Armstrong, who was the leading candidate for Orwig's job when the search began. The I.U. president had planned to submit Armstrong's name to the trustees meeting today at the I.U. Medical Center in Indianapolis, and everyone was so sure meets an old 'friend' Joe Frazier as he ends workouts for tonight's title fight with Joe Bugner.

AP. You Again? KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Muhammad Ali All's Retirement: Tm Going To Write Manila and an escrow not A Book Later: Ali next would face Frazier, Hagopian said he was optimistic that the Ali-Foreman matchup would be approved and showed newsmen a contract signed by Foreman last June 15 to fight Ali in Robert Hagopian, of San Francisco, said in addition to the proposed fight, the package he submitted included a golf tournament and a tennis classic. Despite King's report that Foyt ditors Ask Kuhn Pl ITS To Protect Writers By DICK MITTMAN Sports Writer MOUNT POCONO, Pa. -James Michener, best-selling author of such books as "Hawaii," was introduced to the crowd before the start of the Pocono 500 yesterday. Several hours later a dripping-wet A.

J. Foyt, winner of the Pocono 425, revealed that one. of these days "only I know when that will be" he will set aside his driving helmet and shoes and write an autobiography. "When I retire," said possibly the greatest race driver in history, "I'm going to write KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) Muhammad Ali just might become the busiest "retired" fighter in the wacky world of boxing. Tonight he's the 3-1 favorite to successfully defend his world heavyweight title against challenger Joe Bugner in a bout that will earn Ali $2 million and Bugner $500,000.

But then things could get even busier and richer for Ali. Promoter Don King confirmed today that a heavyweight fight between Ali and Joe Frazier has been agreed upon if Ali does not retire. "The fight has been signed," King said of a proposed third Ali-Frazier fight in Manila. "But Ali has retired, and it's all up to him." Ali announced last week that his fight against Joe Bugner here would be his last. But the general feeling is that should Ali beat Bugner tonight, he will fight Frazier for a reported $8 mfllion in Manila in September or October.

Meanwhile, in Manila, a California-based financier said he submitted to the Philippine government a proposed $25 million "sports package," including a title fight between Ali and former champion George Foreman. for $200,000 deposited in a bank in Ali's name. 1 Hagopian said he is offering Ali $5.5 million to fight Foreman, who would receive $4.5 million dollars for the 15- i round championship match. Leroy Jackson, Foreman's manager who is accompanying Hagopian in the Philippines, said "we are looking forward to getting another shot at Ali." But first comes tonight's fight, the first ever in this part of the world. Ali weighed 225 at the official weigh-in Saturday but was expected to enter the ring under 220.

A bomoh Malaysian witchdoctorhas been assigned to assure clear skies. Weather forecasters do not rain. The temperature was expected to be in the 80s. A crowd of about 15,000 was expected to attend the contest in Merdeka Stadium, which holds some 38,000. The bout was to be on home TV in Malaysia.

The heavyweight fight will be part of a three -bout closed-circuit TV package tonight at the Circle theater. The Carlos Monzon-Tony Lica-ta fight from New York will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by the Victor Galin-dez -Jorge Ahumada fight. Then comes Ali-Bugner. tory elsewhere in his newest avocation, horse racing.

"I had a horse Right On Mike run today at Delaware," he said. "I got to find out how he did." He wasn't exactly happy that another of his horses ran second on Saturday. That's why he's not thinking of the Ken tucky Derby yet, but he may cock, who grabbed the pole rway from A.J. last week, set the pace, but Foyt took the lead on Lap 13. Surprisingly, Mario Andreiti had moved into second by then and actually led 24 and 25, but as has been the case the last five years his Pamelli Jones machine died an i 1 death.

A burnt piston was the assassin. New dhallengers kept coming at Foyt, who admitted he had handling problems until Goodyear finally found the proper stagger for his rear tires. Vuky gave it his best and fell back after leading four circuits. Duane "Pancho" Carter tried, with half-brother Johnny Parsons chasing him in second, but both gave up the ghost a few laps later. Then Jimmy Caruthers took on the assignment.

The little guy led four laps before yielding to Jerry Grant. Always there was Foyt in the mirror. Grant led two laps before a puff of smoke signaled trouble and a 26-lap pit stop for a new oil housing on the turbo-charger. Now Foyt was out there with only George Bignotti's two bright red cars continuing forceful pursuit. Then there was one.

Johncock slammed into the By Associated Press Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn today was requested, to take action to insure the safety of baseball writers in lockerrooms in the wake of four incidents involving reporters. Dave Smith of the Boston Globe, president of the Associated Press Sports Editors Association, wired Kuhn after three weekend lockerroom altercations. "We request immediate action," Smith said, "to insure our writers against further harrassment." A Boston Globe sportswriter who wrote a sharply critical column about the Red Sox was chased out of the clubhouse. Bob Ryan, the reporter, said second baseman Doug Griffin tried to push him out of the clubhouse door, but coach Don Zimmer interceded to prevent any further altercation. Meantime.

Detroit Tiger manager Ralph Houk has offered to meet with a reporter he allegedly roughed up Friday night over a story which appeared in the Baltimore Evening Sun. The writer, Phil Hersh, said he has no intention of meeting with Houk and said he will proceed with an assault complaint that he filed following the incident, which resulted in Houk's arrest. Minnesota Twins backup catcher Danny Walton pushed and then hit broacaster Larry Calton last night just before the start of a game with Texas. The altercation apparently grew from a remark Calton made during the team's bus ride to the stadium from downtown Dallas. mated at 110,000) in the five-year history of the event, at home.

This created a massivj traffic jam as thousands of cars funneled into two smail access roads. A number of the drivers were trapped, among them Foyt, who abandoned his car in a glen and caught, a helicopter to the garage area. The race itself wound up being delayed two hours. When the green finally -fell, it became a race of "May as seven other different drivers held the lead and tried to hold off the charging Texan who answers to A.J. Oddly, none of these was Bobby Un-ser or Johnny Rutherford, who have been providing Foyt with his stiffest challenges this season.

Rutherford encountered handling problems early and drove for show most of the way, finishing sixth behind Foyt, Dallenbach, Bill Vuko-ich, Roger McCluffcey and Gary Bettenhausen. Bobby ran in the top five for most a book about myself. I'm going be there, to tell the good and the bad "i don't want to be an also- about A. J. Foyt." ran," he explained.

"I hope Any potential publishers need someday to have the stock to not line up at. the door of his run in the Derby." Houston home today. He isn't A.J. was an also-ran at In- there. dianapolis last month in a A.

J. is out racing. That book race that was stopped by rain will have to wait. after 174 laps. He said he "I got to get out of here to learned by that experience catch a plane for Daytona," he ana Denemtea yesterday, "It don't matter a damn explained as several muscular policemen escorted him to a waiting helicopter that would ferry him away from the quag-mired Pocono infield.

Friday Foyt will be at the urVinol nt a fMipw stnt par how you get there," he said of the victory. "At Indy I felt with any luck at all I could win. But I run out of fuel one time and on the (Tom) Sneva crash I A racing in the NASCAR Fire- popped a nght front tire. This win wasn't ea easy. I that cloud and I turned saw of the first half of the race, wall coming out of the No.

2 national Speedway in Florida. The glow of victory at Poco- JP not oinf but his powder blue car ex- turn on lap 137. He was .1 to be like Indy and get ti in Turn Two on the but and his pired shaken uninjured, caught with my bJritchls 101st circuit as the gear box gallant challenge was done. awajr down Racing is a big gambie. O' i i Only Dallenbach remained, ne saw umaaivc iam u.uuu TWo's 9 nf lnnlr invnlvorl broke.

At the start Gordon John- sweeping in toward the track with 40 laps remaining, is gone today and it explains the fierce desire that drives A. J. at 40 just as it did at 20. "I could go to a midget race tomorrow and finish second and feel I was a loser," he exclaimed. The triumph was A.

fifth this season in eight United You've got to be in the right spot at the right time like today." Foyt's gamble would have backfired if the cloud had stayed away. He had turned his boost to 100 inches of manifold pressure, which meant the miles per gallon would have dropped to 1.3. That's not enough to finish the race. but he had a year-old engine instead of Bignotti's more powerful Drake-Goossen-Sparks creation. It wasn't up to the job of overtaking A.J.

Then the downpour came followed by the red flag. Richer by $84,050, which really didn't mean a3 much as another victory, A.J. was singing in the rain. Largest NASL Crowd Sees Pele WASHINGTON (UPI) A crowd of largest ever to view a professional soccer match in the United States-turned out yesterday to see Brazilian superstar Pele and he New York Cosmos battle the Washington States Auto Club champ car races. But even as he savored Race day dawned overcast this latest checkered flag he and sprinkling.

It had rained averaged 140.712 miles per hour off and on the two previous in his Gilmore-Coyote for 170 days. Still the forecast didn't laps he wondered about a vie- keep the largest crowd (esti- A. J. Foyt All Sizes Listed Chisox Can Catch As, Says Tanner 7.35-U 7.75-14 8.25-14 8.55-14 E78-15 F78-1S G78-15 H78-15 7.35-15 7.75-15 8.25-15 8.55-15 E78-M F78-U G7814 H78-M Most obviously came to see I BELTED flun RETREADS ff Uv)l onV passengef yil M)) to Pele, and he didn disappoint them, scoring two goals and assisting on two others as the plus 45 Federal Excise ton and retreodaWe traded White sidewotis S1 SO more ail sizes Cosmos set a club scoring re cord In routing the Diplomats, 9-2. raw built on sound, factory Indianapolis I A X- I I inspected bias ply passenger tire bodies smooth comfortable ride wetettieotherguys uin uxint On Bob.

team begins a four-game series against Oakland tonight, said the A's "are even better than they were last year" when they won their third consecutive World Series. "I thought that the trading of Catfish Hunter to New York would have gotten Oakland into trouble," Tanner said. "But instead, they got off to a great start and are an improved team. The difference between Oakland and Chicago is that if they lose Reggie Jackson, it is not going to affect the outcome of too many games. But if we lose a regular, we are in great trouble." Tanner's White Sox gave left-hander Jim Kaat his 12th victory against four losses yesterday, but it took another fine relief job by southpaw Dave Hamilton to do the job.

Kaat, who lasted 6-4 innings, gave up his third hit to Al Cowens and walked Buck Martinez, Rich Gossage, who replaced Kaat, gave up a run-scoring single to Harmon Killcbrew and walked Jim Wohlford to load the bases. Hamilton then got pinch-hitter Tony Solaita to fly out. Kaat has now won 37 games and lost just 18 since coming to the Sox in August of 1973. "The difference this year," Kaat said, "is that the bullpen Is picking me up. After all, the starting pitcher is at the mercy of his' teammates.

And it is what they do that makes him look good or bad. "Even though I am going to be 37 soon, my outlook has improved and there is no reason I cannot pitch a few more years." CHICAGO (UPI) It may seem far fetched, but Chicago White Sox manager Chuck Tanner believes his red hot team, winner of eight games in a row, has a chance to catch the front-running Oakland Athletics. Although the White Sox, who beat Kansas City 3-1 yesterday to complete a three-game sweep, still trail the world champions by 13 games in the American League West Divison baseball race, Tanner says it can be done. by September 1 we can cut that margin In half," he said, "we will be in good shape. The reason behind my prediction is that on that date, we begin playing all teams In our division and every win or loss means two games." Tanner, however, whose Outran An pCTqr 'i9or3 uti ochwq rl crrr, g.yyrr nitf oo 0901) Ou 0cw wom(r iiCNW at to hodMo ma comoutoo or cuff charge fc wm tvo ooitog' od CHECK YOUR TIRES REGULARLY PROPERLY INFLATED TIRES WILL MAKE YOUR CAR EASIER TO HANDLE AND SAE YOU MANY MILES IN TIRE WEAR.

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