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BEST. COeX AVAILABLE Section ii Chicago Tribune, Saturday, April 12, 1980 Chicago wins title in last bout Sports IBREFING Sampson says he'll stay put Tk" 1 i A sy (i A v- AAA w- mi in ii mi im i -AM-ni mi-mmt: -LmmmvmJ liiiiMiiniiiiii urn rimm mir -in --riiiii i iiinii ml La4 By Mike Conklin THE WAR OF WORDS started early in the week when one of the fighters made public his victory intentions. It heated up Friday afternoon when the two boxers exchanged ugly stares and a few unpleasantries during the weigh-in. But Chicago's Alfonzo Ratliff and New York's Mitchell Green never realized just how important their final bout Friday night in the Amphitheatre would be in the annual Intercity Bouts. In a manner reminiscent of some of the great heavyweights, Ratliff dramatically delivered what he had promised.

And his triumph produced a 6-5 victory for Chicago, its, first in five meetings with the New York Golden Gloves champions. "ALL I CAN SAY Is that Green was rated No. 3 in the country among amateurs heavyweights, so I guess that has to make me either No. 1 or No. 2," said Ratliff while nursing a badly bruised right hand.

"But this one was for Chicago we don't win much in these things, you know. "I'm from Chicago and glad I could do it." Ratliff 's stunning, decisive win. against the 6-5, 210-pound Green climaxed one of Chicago's brightest nights of amateur boxing in years. Second City looked as if it would be living up to its reputation after Jake Torrence, one of the area's most promising fighters, was upset at 147 pounds by New York's Pedro Vilella. That New York win gave the visitors what HI Photo by Edward Wagner Jr.

i Chicago's Wayne Lynumn, who won on a decision, lands a right against New York's Paul De Vorce in their 1 1 9-pound Intercity boui. hi' man for an 8-count in the third and left him wobbly at the fini-h. "-'Hf 'is' drawn "ot the nr'taM attention, and the 24-year old Woodlawn Boys Club product had some final words for Green just before the card got underway. Informed that his New York opponent had come here by train because of the recent air tragedy that killed 13 members of the U.S. boxing team, Ratliff responded: "He may have come here by train, but he's going back flying." And Alfonzo delivered.

deficit and-set the stage for LeeRoy Murphy at 178. The 1979 nrtional Go-Ven Gloves ch who as unset recei'ly 1980 finals, admin' several strn'in" -i fi'-io Llanes. and won in style to chants of Lee-Roy, Lae-Roy." RATLIFF'S WIN was just as decisive. The' powerful, quick puncher scored with several shots in the first round that had the highly-regarded Green looking surprised. They proved to be no fluke when the 9th-ranked Chicagoan seemed to be an insurmountable 5-2 edge, Roosevelt McCullum at 112 and Wayne Lynumn tlfl having been th6 only Chicago winners up tq then.

BUT JOHN COLLINS, simnortcd by chants of 'rCol-lins, Col-lins" from the 5,000 spectators, pounded out a decision at 156 over Noel Tucker, a last-minute New York substitute who is an Olympic prospect from Jamaica. Randy Smith, Chicago's 165-pounder, then demonstrated some rare power by flooring Michael Martinez in the third round for an 8-count and a victory that left his team with only a 5-4 Ballesteros takes lead in chaotic Masters By John Husar A' Leaders Seve Ballesteros 66 69135 Rex Caldwell 73 66139 David Graham 66 73139 4 -a-'tV, RALPH SAMPSON may not have broken Red Auerbach's heart Friday, but be sure did make him mad. Sampson, the 7-4 freshman center who supposedly is the best professional prospect in a decade, announced Friday he'll stay at Virginia next season to fulfill his "personal goals." "It's unreal," said Auerbach, the Boston Celtics' general manger. "We know what's right is on our side. The people down there are definitely not acting in the best interests of the kid.

"Is it worth half a million dollars for him to play another year and get drafted by a last-place team? He could walk out of his house tomorrow and get hit by a car. If he signs with us, he's an instant millionaire. "It's unreal. I don't know how those people could advise him to do this and be able to sleep at night. They ought to be ashamed of themselves." Sampson, who led Virginia to a 24-10 record best in Cavalier history and the National Invitation Tournament championship, originally said he was staying in school.

But when the Celts and not the Utah Jazz won the first choice, he waffled, which brought Auerbach and owner Harry Mangurian knocking on his door. Virginia Coach Terry Holland said he "would not be surprised to see Ralph stay for four years," but Auerbach vowed to fight to the end. "All I can say is we've got until the 25th," he said, referring to the deadline for college players to apply for hardship status. "And we're not giving in." Unfolding Tony Mason, who quit under pressure as Arizona's football coach Monday, has a whole new set of accusations to deny. Three Wildcat players have been quoted as saying Mason gave them money when they wanted it.

"It was well understood that if you needed something bad and you could prove it with a couple of bills with past due dates, you could getj it from the coach," Friday's Tucson Citizen quoted one player. Another said: "The coach told me it was no problem, that he could help me out, but that I would have to pay him back. Then he laughed to let me "know I didn't really." The Arizona Daily Star quoted a player as saying he was promised money and free trips home when the Wildcats were recruiting him. Mason quit Monday after he and his assistants were accused of filing expense vouchers for trips they didn't take. Mason denied the allegations.

Kicked dowmtnirs Detroit Red Wings' owner drop ped the othe hoe 'Mdav. fell 'n a place. VorrR who fired coah tolbv Komm in the Nptfrw' HcVey reason's dyim; demoted Ted Lindsay from general manager to coach, and sdIU his administrative duties among Louis Risl, a businessman, Jimmy Skinner, who'll help Lindsay evaluate talent, and attorney Robert "Professional hockey today requires expertise In several areas, including knowledge of talent, financial analysis, and legal counseling," Norris said. Lindsay, who also will serve as player personnel director, said he'd change the team's direction on the ice. "We have to get back to aggressive hockey," he said.

"I will demand the same style of play and performance I knew as a player." In the swim It's almost axiomatic that a. swimmers only get famous in the United States if they perform gloriously in the Olympic Games, and b. swimmers are good for only one Olympics before they pass their prime. So a boycott of the Moscow Games this summer may keep the names Rowdy Gaines and Mary T. Meagher from becoming household words, which is a pity.

Both set world records at the U.S. Indoor meet Friday in Austin, Tex. Gaines 1 minute 49.6 second 200-meter free style broke Soviet Sergei Kopliakov's April, 1979 mark of Meagher swam the 100-meter butterfly in 59.26, knocking 2 10 of a second off East German Andrea Pollock's July '78 record. Sweden's Par Arvidsson broke his own men's 100 butterfly mark with a 54.15. Pv i Icaio Trib'jne Prsss AUGUSTA, fia.

You certainly couldn't call it golf. Hockey, maybe. Soccer, Ping-pong. Monopoly. Anything but the game of hitting balls directly into holes without going to jail, passing 'Go," taking a swim, knocking on wood, and harassing fellow players.

On a day when golfing conditions were ideal no wind, no delays, plenty of sunshine and good will everyone went slightly batty at the Masters. Friday's second round was a field trip through disaster, even for Spain's Severiano Ballesteros, who took a four-shot lead. He hit trees, traps, pins, and even the wrong green as he stumbled to a 69 and a 36-hole total of 9-under-par 135. He almost outdid Tom Weiskopf, who followed Thursday's embarrassment with another, adding two more balls to the water on the 12th hole, where he lost five balls the day before. THIS TIME, Weiskopf disdained the muddy drop area where he "chili-dipped" four shots from a poor lie Thursday.

Instead, he stayed on the tee of the 155-yard par-3 hole and hit a second 7-iron shot into the water. He seemed amazed that the second did exactly as the first, hitting the bank and rolling back into the water. Weiskopf's jaw dropped and the veins popped out on his massive forehead as he stood there and stared. Then he took a 6-iron and knocked his third ball over the green for a quadruple-bogey seven, thankful at least that it wasn't the hideous 13 he had there Thursday. It was his third seven of the round.

The 85-79164 turned out to be Weiskopf's worst performance in 15 years on tour, and all the former Masters runner-up could say was, "I'll be back. I'll be back." This, at least, was a day when many others could sympathize with him. DAVID GRAHAM, one of Thursday's co-leaders at 66, double-bogeyed No. 12 and fell to 73 and a tie for second with Rex Caldwell. A rookie at the Masters, Caldwell managed a 66 by shooting around trees and sinking chips and 50-foot putts.

He once saved par by hitting a wide-open 9-iron that would have made even Lee Trevino envious. He somehow shanked the ball "around a tree, under a branch, and over the bunkers" where it hit the pin and stopped 10 feet from the hole. "You could hit a whole bag full of balls and never make a shot like that again," Caldwell said. Of the five who were one shot farther back at 140 were four who hit the water Jerry Pate, Ed Sneed, Jim Simons, and Doug Tewell. Jeff Mitchell, the other Thursday leader, made sure he cleared the water on 12, bogeying from the flower bed behind the green.

He joined a three-way tie at 141 with a 75. This was the kind of day when missing or making the cut became an art form. Artie McNickle, 2-under at one point, missed it after a watery triple-bogey Jack Nicklaus made it by birdying the tough two closing holes. When I birdied 17, my caddie sighed and said, "Thanks for making my life Nicklaus said after salvaging a 71. "I didn't understand what he meant until I got in." MITCHELL, THE ROCKFORD native who would rather play in Texas-like winds, said he couldn't explain what happened.

"All I know is that I was scared to death on the first tee. Maybe we all just played too conservatively." "It's the Masters," Graham said. "There's pressure out there. We all are nervous. It's a different kind of tournament." BALLESTEROS BROKE open the tourney by holing chips on the 2d and 14th holes, lipping another on 15, and then birdying the 17th with a shot that will be remembered.

He had been in the trees all day with wild drives, but this time he surpassed himself. He hooked a shot so wide that it reached the middle of the seventh green, where Graham was trying to line up a putt. "Nice drive," Graham said, thinking he'd be getting another shot at the lead. But Ballesteros merely took a free drop on the fringe, lined up the flag with the scoreboard that blocked his view, and hit a 7-iron shot soaring 150 yards straipht for the proper green. It landed there remarkably 15 feet from the pin.

Then he sank his putt. "It must have been a good drive," Ballesteros said, grinning. "It made birdie." mm it iiiii.m a-w i AP Laserphoto Despite some wild drives, Spain's Severiano Ballesteros had happy moments like this Friday after sinking a birdie putt on No. 15. Ballesteros leads the Masters after two rounds with a 136 total.

Four strokes back are David Graham and Rex Caldwell. Bucks trip Sonics NBA playoffs i AUTO SALES $25,000 YR. Briefly noted Hi Jabbar for a dunk that gave L.A. a three-point lead. And with time running out on the shot clock, the 7-4 Abdul-Jab-bar hit a 20-foot fallaway jumper that put the Lakes up by five.

Coming Sunday Guard Earl Monroe, who'll be 36 in November, has played his last game for the New York Knicks, according to Sonny Werblin, the NBA team's head honcho. Werblin also wouldn't mind trading Marvin Webster, who makes $600,000 as Bill Cartwright's bacuup. A New York State Senate committee report on the transportation fiasco that stranded thousands at the Winter Olympics came about because the Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee hired the cheapest possible bus service and got what Rob Larsen has been named the University of Chicago's new head football coach. The 48-year-old Larsen leaves a job as Carroll College's defensive coordinator. The San Jose Earthquakes had to postpone Friday night's North American Soccer League home opener with Edmonton because the field was three feet deep in water, due to a burst water main.

Swiss Grand Prl driver Clay Regazxoni, gravely injured in the Long Beach, Grand Prix March 30, Is still in satisfactory condition, but still hasn't been able to move his legs. HarrySchmerler Engineering The Company for Professionals Who Set Their Sights A Little Higher Than Others Do. CHICAGO INTERVIEWS Our San Francisco Power Division's Chief Nuclear Engineer will be Interviewing qualified candidates In Chicago, Sunday through Tuesday, April 20th, 21st and 22nd, 1980. We have Immediate openings In our Nuclear Group for: Needs You To Sell Ford Cars Trucks Top Pay Training Demo From Tribunt Wirt Strains MILWAUKEE If you heard that the Bucks' center was the key to Friday night's 95-91 National Basketball Association playoff victory over Seattle, naturally you'd think of Bob Lanier. After all, Lanier led Milwaukee's late season surge the team was 20-6 after he came in a trade from Detroit and one of the best big men in the game.

But the hero of the victory, which gave the Bucks a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series, was seldom used, never heralded Harvey Catchings. the 6-10 who previously played for Philadelphia and San Diego, blunted a Sonics' drive in the third quarter by blocking two shots. ''Harvey saved us a sure four points, and it was a five-point game at that point." Bucks' Coach Don Nelson said. "Anybody who goes to the basket when he's in there is going to have to deal Harvey sooner or later, and he's one cf ti bes. shot blockers in the leapt.

"Harvey made a tremendous contribution. He gave me a chance to rest Bob so he'd be sharp at the end." And Lanier was. JHe scored 24 points, including six in a row that gave Milwaukee a 95-J5 lead with 3:08 left. Celtics 95, Rockets 75 BOSTON-Ihe Od'1 sH J-'oiM-ip only 18 points from late in the third quarter 32 in the second half on and rolled to a 95-75 victory, giving them a 2-0 lead over the Rockets in their Eas? em Division semifinal series. The next two games of the best-of-seven are for Sunday and Monday in Houston.

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