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GENERAL 19 JULY 6, 1972 THE LL'ADLIIOST. REGINA. SASK. Chess player Fischer apologizes 0 Li SALE BUST MANNEQUINS AND DISPLAY STANDS, COUNTERS, PRICE FRAMES, TABLES, CASH REGISTERS AND CDOOR FILING CABINETS. would overcome the disadvantage, A player gets one point for winning a game and half a point for a draw, Spassky needs 12 points to retain his title, Fischer 12,5 to take it away from him.

The winner is to get $231,250 and the loser 8168,750, the high. est amounts ever paid in chess. The original purse was 8125.000, with the winner taking five-eighths and the loser the re. minder. But Fischer's holdout brought a 8125.000 contribution from London banker and chess enthusiast James D.

Slater to double the purse. Eaeh player also gets 875,000 from the televibiOn and film rights. didn't think Spassky would tic. cept the award even if Euwe offered it, but that the Russians insisted on it away. Then Euwe put forward his idea of another postponement, But he said this would probably require dividing the match into two halves, with 12 or 16 games this summer and the rest later In the year, because otherwise It would conflict with the world chess Olympiad in Yugoslavia in September.

Award of the first game to Spassky would give him a 1.0 advantage at the outset, but chess experts said that in such a long series Fischer probably CLOSING OUT SALE TOY WOOL MART 1.111 "If Grandmaster Spassky or the Soviet people wore inconvenienced or discomfited, I um Indeed unhappy, for I had not the slightest intention of this occurring." Later Ye fim Geller, the Soviet grandmaster acting as Spas. sky' second, told another news conference the Russians wanted Euwe to condemn the American's conduct and accept blame himself for violating the federation's rules. Ile said Spassky would go home if the demands were not met. Euwe came forward and condemned Fischer. conceded he himself had broken the rules and added: "I apologize." Asked if the Russians I'ere a tisf le Geller said they wanted it all in writing.

Euwe took a pen from his pocket and said, "I can write it now," and began drafting a letter. Geller then said the Soviet Chess Federation had told Euwe he should award the first game to Spassky by forfeit, but Euwe said he did not consider the request official. Geller said he Euwe also admitted he had violated the rules in allowing two previous postponements in the start of the match. lie promised strict rule enforcement in the future. The 24game series between Fischer and Spassky had been scheduled to start last Sunday.

Fischer stayed in New York, holding out for more money. and Euwe postponed the start of the match until Tuesday. Fischer arrived that day, but the Russians objected to his conduct and Euwe put the start off until Thursday. Fischer apologized Wednesday for delaying the start of the match, but the Russians de-mended apologizes in writing. Then they demanded that Elscher forfeit the first game.

The American's apology, read by a spokesman at a news conference. said: "Vire are sorry the world championship was delayed. The problems causing the delays were not with world champion Spassky whom I respect as a man and admire as a player. ow eve Fischer brushed aside a demand from the Soviet Chess Federation that he forfeit the first match because of his tardy arrival. Ile said this "would place me at a tromen deas handicap" and he didn't believe the "world's champion desires such an advantage in order to play me." "I know you to be a sports.

man and a gentleman, and I am looking forward to some mil, ing chess games with you," Fis cher concluded. Earlier Euwe had met other demands the Russians made on him and suggested that the start ttf the match be delayed further. Euwe, president of the Inter. national Chess Federation, said he didn't penalize Fischer for his late arrival in Iceland be. cause the American challenge is "living In another world." He said Spassky, the Russian world title holder, was "very upset" and that he would like to give him another week before the first game.

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By STEPHENS BROENING REYKJAVIK. Iceland (Al') Hobby Fischer made a full and penitent apology to Boris Spassity Thursday, and organiz. ers fthe world chess champion. ship match said the two would meet for their first game Sunday night. The organizers said it had been agreed in principle to hold the drawing Thursday to deter.

mine which player would have the white pieces and with them the first move. The young American, in a let. ter delivered by hand Thursday morning to the world chess champion from the Soviet Union, apologized for his "disrespectful behavior." Fischer. whose delayed ar rival doubled the prize money for both him and Spassky but also started an avalanche of confusion, asked the Russian to "accept my sincerest apology." "I simply became carried away by my petty dispute over money with the Icelandic chess organizers," he wrote. The written apology from the American challenger was one of the chief conditions posed by the Russians before Spassky would sit down at the chess board with Fischer.

Fischer told Spassky: "I have offended you and your country, the Soviet Union, here chess has a prestisious position." The temperamental American also apologized to Dr. Max Euwe, president of the Interim. Ronal Chess Federation, and Icelanders, "the thousands of fans around the world and espe. cially to the millions of fans and the many friends I have in the United States." Want Ads Rent Summer Cottages Dieti 527-8681 for Prompt-Action Want Aqs I Old train robbery recalled LIT 7th SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Arthur M. Co len, hero of the Great Train Robbery of 1913, is dead at 83.

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