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Best Show Clay's Matinee ill iown SPORTS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1964 Thirty-Seven "He's cute," Al Lacy, the veteran trainer, observed. "He's fast and quick with both hands and feet. He's in tremendous physical condition and he's mentally alert. He acts the clown, but he's as sharp as a loan officer at the bank who has everything going for him. This guy has youth, strength, speed and ability on his side, too.

What more does a man need?" It helps to have a mouth like Clay's. Especially when he uses it like this: "I speak for my wealth instead of my health!" Even at the Howard there always was a bit of philosophy. The heavyweight champion of the world is complete vaudeville at its best. By JOHN AHESN Cassius Clay isn't going to replace Robert Frost as the poet-laureate, but vaudeville never will be missed as long as the man with the mouth is in town. At the Arena gym quips come faster than they ever did at the Old Howard, and if the Clay retinue had the promotional touch its tiger has two signs would be tacked to the door when the champ is in attendance.

The Standing Room, Only sign actually is a necessity every day he works. And to borrow a slogan and change it a bit from the old three-a-day houses, "Something doing every minute" certainly wouldn't be out of order. He clowns, this extrovert does, master craftsman like Clay, once he has an audience, never lets up. He went on at length, probably for close to three minutes, in Ogden Nash fashion, predicting what will happen to Sonny. It ended with Liston soaring in space like a satellite.

And even Nilon had to roar at this. There's a purpose to all this gibberish. Besides being a gimmick to boost ticket sales, it's also a smokescreen. It's a take-off on the sleight of hand magic of the carnival con-man. The act overshadows the business at hand getting ready to fight and if there are any who leave with the slightest notion about the champ's condition, they number no more than five.

from th second he arrives until he leaves. He rattles off that home spun doggerel of his to fit every occasion, and the guy is a master at rhyming. He warmed up Monday after spotting Bob Nilon, a Liston director and the promoter of the Nov. -16 fight at Boston Garden. "Liston's no fool.

He should stay on his stool." That was only the start. He advised Nilon how to get Sonny ready for the bout, and none of it was complimentary to the ex-champ, his condition, or his age and ability. "Now tell him for me if he wants to look his best, the thing to do is get plenty of rest." Laugh! Sliding Billy Watson never got to them so good. And a liiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiit JERRY NASON llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllilllilllllllllllllllllllllll 68 Passes Net Only 10 Points George (Burp Gun) Blanda hurled 68 forward passes, an all-time professional record, in a Sunday football game at Buffalo. Baseball games have been won with fewer pitches I -I'M 4jT iva.

ft 'Caged Lion' Set for Tigers By HY HURWITZ Harvard has a "caged lion" ready to turn loose on the Princeton Tigers in a key Ivy League game Saturday. and you expected to hnd Blanda Monday wearing his throbbing arm in a sling. The problem, it turned out, was to find Blanda who didn't come into Boston with the Houston squad. Off field he is a front man for a national trucking concern and remained in Buffalo as a guest of the establishment. Asked if Blanda's arm had to be packed in ice Sunday night, Houston publicity hustler Jack Scott replied, O'BRIEN "He can still comb his own hair." At 37, with all those shower baths, Blanda is lucky to have it to comb in his 15th professional season.

Blanda plays catch with, notahly, an elusive character entitled Charlie Hennigan, who is to pass receiving what Karatou the King of Dips is to pickpocketing. Hennigan is in a large measure responsible for and clawing away at the turf hoping for a big day. He had a big day (last Saturday and hope he'll have a bigger one this week. "It could have been a big- -ger one for Grant last week. Wally told me at one point, 'I've been waiting for six weeks for something like But he also realizes we have some bigger games ahead and he has always been a boy who works for the best interest of the team.

HARVARD Page 38 The Crimson "lion" answers to the name of Wally Grant. He is a halfback from Beverly, who led the Crimson in rushing last year when he was a sophomore in an otherwise senior backfield. He was rushing leader in spite of practically missing the last three Harvard games. Wally was named on the E.C.A.C. for the second time this year as a result of his excellent performance against Penn last Saturday.

"He's like a caged lion," Coach John Yovicsin said Monday. "He'g been digging i ondary School in Surrey, on her return from Tokyo. (UPI) HEROINE RETURNS Britain's Ann Packer, who won gold medal in Olympic 800-meter race, is hoisted to shoulders of her pupils at Coombe County Sec Blandas 37 completions at Buffalo, also an all-time pro record. From the point of observation you are not totally committed to the football philosophy represented by 68 forward passes (a ratio of 4-to-l against running the ball) in one game. Blanda's team lost, for instance, and all that airlift activity harvested only 10 points.

Possibly it is pure coincidence, but the old pro record which he per BLAND A Pats Get Extra Points at Gate By will Mcdonough Artistically the Patriots have been a flop lately, but financially "We took home the biggest paycheck in our history and that includes the championship game," said Patriots' Pres. Bill Sullivan, who will deposit a check in the vicinity of $70,000 into the Patriots' coffers. This is the reward from the Gotham Football Club (nee, N.Y. Jets) for playing what Mike Holovak called "the worst game a Patriot team has played since I've been the coach." What it all means is that the Patriots are running their store better than the Russians, or that Sullivan is a better leader than Khrushchev. Both had five-year plans, only Sullivan's seemg to be arriving on schedule.

"I said when we started this team that we would make money in our fifth year," said Sullivan, who missed the black ink circle by $31,000 last year. i 'i Ewbank, the former Colt coach, listed Baltimore and Buffalo as the spots. "The crowds are so continually noisy in these two towns that the visiting team has a tough time hearing its own signals and checkoffs, and it is a great disadvantage." The Houston Oilers, the Patriots' next opponent at Fenway Park Friday night, are in town and will practice daily at 10 a.m.' at Fens Stadium. Coach Sammy Baugh's club is banged up a bit after its rugged game in Buffalo, and the. Oilers might need a few new faces on the roster before game time.

Charlie Long's injured hip was X-rayed Monday and proved negative. Charlie is 50-50 to play against the Havlicek's Return To Celts Uncertain forated Sunday had also been a dud in that respect. O'Brien Quit After Throwing 60 When little Davey O'Brien of the Philadelphia Eagles threw the ball 60 times (33 completions) against Sammy Baugh and the Redskins on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 1, 1940, he was beaten, 13 to 6. Possihly that is why li'l Davey elected to quit pro ball and joined the FBI the following day.

Mark me down as an oddball, but I enjoy the sight of chubby Charlie Tollar of the Houston cast running with the ball equally as much as that of "Burp Gun" throwing it and Hennigan catching it. That's me out front of the line, carrying the sign reading, "Equal Time for Charlie Tollar!" Of course, Houston didn't bust the world and Olympic mark for passes Sunday which mark very likely is held by the 1956 team at Mogadore High School in Ohio. In a contest against neighboring Atwater High, the Mogs threw the ball 98 times, never ran it from scrimmage, gained 638 yards, and won the game, 57 to 0. When queried about this overthrow of all the basic concepts of "foof'ball, the Mogadore coach presented the most humane and logical excuse of all for reducing the game to basketball: "Atwater had all itty bitty boys and I was afraid they'd get hurt if we ran the ball at 'em. Our boys had instructions to throw on every play.

"There was one transgression. We unfortunately received the opening kickoff Our boy couldn't throw a pass without violating the rules, so he ran with it for a touchdown!" "This year we'll make it. We're going to draw more at home, and more on the road than we ever did before." At home the Pats have drawn 107,757 in four games. Last year was their best yet with 169,870. So an average of just 21,000 for the last three home games would surpass that.

On the road they are way ahead of anything in the past, and their game in Buffalo a week from Sunday is all ready assured of being a sellout. In the A.F.L., the visiting team gets 40 percent of the total gate after expenses, and for a crowd of 40,000 paying an average of near $5 a head, that's a good piece of change. Prediction: "The Jets won't lose a game in Shea Stadium this year." Predictor: Babe Parilli. Reason: "The visiting team just doesn't have the time to adjust to the playing field. It's terrible.

The field runs up and downhill and the difference from goal post to goal post must be three feet. "It throws all the timing off on pass plays, both for the passer and receivers. The Jets aren't bothered by this because they work out on the field and have made adjustments for it." Jets coach Weeb Ewbank commenting on a possible reason behind Buffalo's big start. "I've been in both leagues (N.F.L. and A.F.L.) and there are two places where I firmly believe the crowd plays a rrt the final outcome." DRAWING BEAD ON RECORD Detroit's Gordie Howe picks a stick for next game, when Red Wings' -great hopes to set N.H.L.

scoring mark. (UPI) EC, Villanova in Bowl Bid Duel Globe All-Scholastic Stars on Rival Teams By JACK BARRY John Havlicek, who has been known for two years as the poor man's Frank Ramsey, has the Celtic organization worried. He didn't miss a regular season game his first full two seasons, but now the ex-Ohio State star has water on the knee and he's been absent from the last two contests. "I took a lot more water out of the right knee than I expected," said Dr. John Doherty, Celtics team physician Sunday.

"There is no telling when he will be back. Right now we will have to wait at least five days to see how it reacts to the cortisone I injected. I can't tell if the water was a result of getting hit (by teammate Larry Siegfried), or if it has just been simmering from his cartilege operation back in July." Fortunately for the Celtics, they do not play until Saturday night, at the' Garden when Detroit makes its second appearance of the year. Havlicek may be ready by then, but if he is not in top shape Coach Red Auerbach will not play him. In Havlicek's absence, his old.

running mate at Ohio State, Larry Siegfried, has suddenly com into his own. CELTICS Page 38 Another former Globe all- chances against UConn at scholastic quarterback, Eddie Storrs next Saturday. Foley of Woburn, will call signals for B.C., although Miller plans to play junior Larry Marzetti at times. The game at Villanova Stadium already is a sellout (13,400 capacity) and rumors persist that a Bowl invite (possibly the Liberty Bowl, which will be played indoors at Atlantic City) will be extended to the victor. Boston University (1-5) coach Warren Schmakel is optimistic over his squad's "The team is improving; each week," said SchmakeU and even though we lost toi Rutgers last week, we played; our best game of the "I'm looking for a win over Connecticut," he added.

Northeastern's hard -running fullback Bob na of Watertown is just 12 yards shy of Sid Watson's; one season N.U. rushing rec-I ord. s. After gaining 133 yards last week against Kings Cappadonna totalled 56 yards this year. Watson had 768 in' 1953.

Northeastern is now 4-3 with the season's finale sched-" uled at Tufts Saturday. North- eastern will be shooting for its third consecutive win over the Jumbos. Huarte Beat In ury to Lift N. D. The East's top attraction Saturday pits Boston College against undefeated-untied Villanova (6-0) at Philadelphia, and B.C.

coach Jim Miller terms the contest "another must" for his Eagles. "They've got a real strong line and a great tackle in Al Atkinson," said Miller, who personally scouted the Wildcats in their 31 to 13 win over Xavier last Saturday. B.C., idle last week-end, takes a 3-2 record and a healthy squad into the game. Only end Frank Grywalski and guard Nick Franco will not play. Both are out for the year with knee injuries.

Reports indicate that Villanova coach Alex Bell will use former Globe all-scholastic quarterback Richie Green as a starting halfback against the Eagles. A strong runner, Green, an Everett High teammate of Bobby Leo, has been playing behind Dave Connell at quarterback. iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii MILT GROSS Gansett Mutuels NEW YORK The question was whether or not to operate on the dislocated right shoulder: The doc-' tors left it up to John Huarte and the Notre Dame senior quarterback who- seems to have sprung full 1267 Races $123.40 12357 Races $264.00 7 Races $317.40 Three Races $119.00 Five Races $260.20 Seven Races $317.40 ROUNDUP Page 38 Robertson Out For 3 Games CINCINNATI (AP) The Cincinnati Royals said Monday that Oscar Robertson's eye injury was not serious but that he may miss the next three games. The Big suffered a mild contusion of the membrane covering the outer left eye in a N.B.A. game Sunday night with Detroit Pistons, which the Royals won 114-101.

The Pistons' Eddie Miles jammed a finger into Robertson's eye late in the third quarter. Cincinnati, idle all this week, has three games this week-end. Today's Sports CROSS COUNTRY Greater Boston Meet, Franklin Park, 3 p.m.; 3:30. RACING Narragansett, R.I., 1:30 p.m., Flat; Green Mountain Park, Pownal, Vt, 7:45 p.m. Flat SOCCER Babson Institute at Boston 2:30 p.m.

i j' -J. grown from the brow of Ara Parseghian said no. If there is surprise over what Huarte has become this year while leading the revitalized Irish through six straight victories and the prospects of an undefeated season, there should be more surprise that this rebounding Basque has been able to play at all. It was the week before last Spring practice was to end. started by throwing it three and four yards.

He started for a few minutes a day, but then he lengthened the distance of his throwing and increased the time he put into it. By the "time Fall practice was about to begin, Huarte was pitching the ball 50 and 60 yards and throwing it for five to six steady hours. "I never thought he'd be ready," says Parseghian, the Protestant Armenian, who has become the new father figure for the Irish. "I figured if I had him at all I'd have him for the second half of the season. According to the doctors his shoulder's better now than it was before he was hurt.

It's absolutely phenomenal, isn't it?" In this year of superlatives for Notre Dame, phenomenal does not seem quite adequate. In 122 attempts, Huarte has completed 72 passes for 1173 yards and 12 TD's, while the Irish have completely overpowered Wisconsin, Purdue, Air Force, U.C.L.A, Stanford and Navy. With only Pitt, Michigan State, Iowa and U.S.C. left, N.D. could easily go unbeaten, at which point there'll be considerable pressure and considerable maneuvering to get this surprising team into one of the bowl games.

"If," says Krause, "we came down to the end and somebody else was ranked No. 1, while we were ranked No. 2, I admit we'd have to consider it if it came down to a national championship. In the years between 1946 and 4918 when we were winning all the time, we were invited many times, but never accepted. The policy hasn't changed, but Navy broke its policy last season when Texas was ranked No.

1 and Navy 2. It was a national championship and they played." GROSS Page 40 "Yesterday I smoked only cigarettes" HUARTE Huarte made a tackle on a punt. He hit the ball carrier head-on. He seemed shaken, but, as athletic director Moose Krause disclosed recently, "Nobody knew he really was hurt. John got up and bounced around and was ready to go." By the end of the day, however, the doctors figured he was ready to go only to the hospital.

"The doctors wanted to operate," said Moose, "but they decided to leave it up to the boy. Johnny said he didn't want surgery and so they sent him home to Anaheim, to rest." Huarte rested a week and then began to try out the dislocated shoulder by throwing a football. He School Sports On Page 36 new 5 for aiiiiiiiiiiiuiiuuiuiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiu.