The Times from San Mateo, California • Page 53

NEGRO PLAYERS BOYCOTT BRONCS Black Backlash Hits Pro Grid Team The Rocky Mountain News said' the incident apparently was. set off by coaches picking rookie defensive tackle Larry Lonnie Wright, Willie Brown, Gene Jeter, Goldie Sellers, Lionel Taylor, Al Denson, Eric Crabtree, Wendell Hayes, Abner Cox for the Player of the Week award. Hayncs, and Mitchell. r. "The win over Miami was a team effort and a lot of 'guys figured," Malavasi "There's no way to single out perfectly one We (the coaches) sat there for jwa hours studying the film and finally voted for Mark Freeman, president of the Broncos Quarterback Club which sponsored the affair, criticized the players for not appearing.

"There is not a racist bone in the whole Quarterback Club and many of the members feel that the absence of the Negro players was a case of taking hard feelings out on this organization," he said. "Whatever the reason for these feelings on the part oi the missing it was irrelevant to this occasion which is an annual social function that everyone looks forward to." DENVER f.UPI) The 12 Negro players on the Denver Broncos staged a surprise boycott of the American Football League club's annual dinner dance Tuesday night. None of the absent players could be reached for comment, but a Denver newspaper, the Rocky Mountain News, said the incident apparently stemmed from resentment that halfback Charlie Mitchell, a Negro, was not rewarded tor his play in Denver's 17 7 win over Miami Head Coach Ray Malavasi. who said he was surprised at the boycott, said all of the missing players would be fined. "The entire team was told to be at this function or to face a fine" he said.

Malavasi did not say what the fine would be. 'This is one of the problems of pro football, hut you learn lo live with it," he said. "I'll deal with them tomorrow." The players missing were Lewis Scotl, Nemiah Wilson, CLAY TERRELL TALKATHON 7r FROM BEARS RICK ROMPS Angel Earns Halo Barry A Real Peach Repartee Runs Rampant Early Niners Facing Grudge? REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (UP1) It's' lucky it is Christmas or the Chicago Bears might, admit that they are coming to San 'Francisco with a grudge against the Forty Nin You know what, medium in most. parts of the world, NEW YORK t'AF! 'You'll, y.u: rare steak looks like?" 'Terrell, the World Boxing asso "Don't talk like that," repliedciation's champion.

from Chica Hlav "TalkLne is mv line battle it out for the undis never hit me," Cassius Clay tol Ernie Terrell. "I'm gonna agree with you, BALTIMORE (UPI) The San Francisco Warriors, riding on a five game winning streak, ihP WBA phamDion. muted chamnionshin at 1he retorted Terrell. "You never Houston Astrodome. That's your check in tonight tor a game with the Baltimore bullets whom they have beaten tour know what hit you.

"You're a handsome man The undefeated, 24 year old, 6 This is a sample 01 wnai, foot 3 Clay of Louisville, you're going to hear from now out oi five times so far this added Terrell. "You want to know what you're gonna look until Fefi. wnen uay, rccog and the 27 year toot ler season, And there still seemed to he roll signed contracts tor tne like after I get through with iniied as heavyweight champion lone awaited 15 roundcr at no way of cooling off Rick news conference in a ballroom of the Hotel Americana Tues Barry, the warriors "s.upe soph," unless somebody locked day. Charles Kine, commission Asked if the Bears are bitter over the frantic 30 30 tie at Chicago between the two teams, Bear drum beater Don Desmond said Coach George Halas told him not to discuss it "because we are approaching the Christmas season and it's a time for' peace on earth and good will toward men," The last second Forty Niner field goal that produced the tie was set up fay some fisticuffs between Chicago linebacker Joe Fortunato and San Francisco tight end Monty Stickles a pair of old Chicago got a key mm outdoors in a blizzard. erof boxing for Texas, attended lo approve tne coniracts.

When the a were sned, Terrell sighed and Warrior Radio Speaking of Sports Jack Bluth Times Sports Editor SI This is what I've been wait i Tonight's r'o basketball ine for. This is going to be a eame between the real pleasure, 1'nevcr Bad a de and New York will be broad sire to beat someone like I wantl cast over KNUR (6S0) to beat him, and I'm going to do I at 6:15 p.m. penalty against it and Fortunato iater said Sitckles was at fault. ED DIRAN says it's amazing. And I agree, I mean the nrowds professional wrestliOE shows draw at his know Fin going to knock The odd makers still figure With Fred Hetzel and Nate Cow Palace.

The grunt and groaners pull like there's no him out, and he ktov. it And the beauty of it is that tomorrow, Rav Stevens and Bobo Brazil ''played before a the teams arc evenly balanced. They are calling the prospectors 'onc point for Sunday's Kezar rematch. mine to net oaid for it, I'm house of 17,151, which paid Thurmond providing a two man screen for him much of the time Tuesday night, Barry scored 47 more points and set four Madison Square Garden records during. a.

126 116 defeat going to prove once and for all a Sate of Sal, 904. wnen nomine mm a tnhiiKJi i. I'm tired oE hearing, every of the New York Knicks. one talking about you being the WBA champion," said Clay, who prefers to be called Mu After the Forty Ninera sloshed around in the rain and mud briefly Tuesday, Coach Jack Christiansen said' films of Sunday's' Packer Forty Niner game had convinced that his team's mistakes' were the (Continued on Page 55) hammad Ali and is billed that TTilly Bird Song (left), with' jockey Angel Valenzuela thrashing away with. a right handed whip, gets up 'in the final stride to nip Nite Lass (right) in the fourth race at Bay Meadows yesterday.

Track photographer Dong Mur chison captured the pair on his camera as they splashed to the finish line over the muddy Meadows oval. Trilly Bird Song triumphed by. a short nose Barry established two marks in the New York arena by attempting 15 free throws in the third period. and 18 over all in the' second half. Two other Gar wav now.

"I'm the champion Stevens met Pepper Gomez, 16,473 turned out. Stevens and Don DeNucci attracted 13,506 on a stormy, rainy night. In 1963, promoter Roy Shire received the Cow Palace Attendance Award Trophy for staging an event that drew the most patrons for the largest single area pro i n. The mat show lured 17,311 to the arena. It still stands as a Cow Pal and paid $16.20 to win.

den marks toppled 'when he everything. I'm going to whup vou good. "I'm tired of 'hearing the one armed bandit calling himself champion, I wanted to take a aood rest after making six ti JIM HARVEY le deienses wiinin a year, avi i ot to net rid of him. After 1 made good on 14 of tne cnari ties in the third period and 17 for the half. Rim Chat through your computer.

Barry clicked for 22 poinls during the first half, mainly on long: jumpers from behind the two man screen. The Warriors led. 106 82, with beat him I'll give him 24 hours BILL RUSSELL ace attendance record. The NCAA basketball to get out of town. championships and college basketball in the heyday of Clay figures to gross more than a million dollars and Terrell in the neighborhood of 3253,000 for 60 minutes or less in Bill Russell and Casey Jones pulled capacity crov.

as, too. Bat thev totaled less than 15,000. The floor kills lots 33 seconds left to go in the of seats. Anvwav. the record crowd marked the largest the ring February G.

Raiders Rate Rookie Guard As AFL Best OAKLAND (UPI) If the Oakland Raiders had their way, offensive guard Jim Harvey would be the American Football League's Rookie of the Year. Experience tells that a back usually wins the honor and the AFL has two good ones this year in Bobby Burnett of Buffalo and Mike Garrett of Kansas City. third period. Then Howard to attend anv single event in an arena west of Chicago. "It's the damnedest thing you ever saw," said Diran, manager of the mammoth arena, "No radio or newspaper advertising or anything like that." The fight will be promoted by Astrodone Championship Enterprises Inc.

(ACE), a new setup by Judge Roy Hofheirc: who runs the Astro Komives led the Knicks on a surge that cut the margin to 110 105 midway through the fourth. But a free throw by Paul Neumann and another Barry fielder then put things out of reach. Komives led the Knicks with dome. The huge, beautiful indoor THE STRATEGIC use of the idiot box, prices that haven't been hiked since Shire started his pro mat arena, site oi me way Cleveland Williams title fight shows here and "name" performers like Stevens, Brazil But the Raiders insist that the November 14, will be scaled to 250 Dcund Harvey should get the seat 60,000 and gross $300,000 at and Cowboy Watts are the secret to ihire success. The television shows zo one hour each Friday honor.

He was teammate of night. They're well calculated to whet the appetite for Forty Niner top choice Star Hindman at Mississippi last sea prices ranging from S5 to siou. 11 will be shown on closed circuit television in theaters and arenas and will be beamed to England by Early Bird son and Old Miss coach John 31 points in the nightcap of a double'header. A crowd of 15,736 watched the Boston Celtics defeat the Detroit Pistons in the opener, 130 111. Sin Fnnclsca Niw York Mm i 1 2 1 AKin Bflrrv lf 20 7 afnctl 'Ml 25 Heiitl a'Umy 1 3 7 Kins .1 4 10 BrvanT MeiehV i i I Jnfisn iwullins I Knives 3 3 31 M'mjl 7 4 5 30 Rll 5 i i II Thrrrid i 1 9 15 Rimdl 2 13 me live miuws cil.

uic i.uw jrajate cvcij mux ui Literally and figuratively, that is. "Those fans," said Diran, "also cat a lot; they're good spenders. Not like tennis. Tennis crowds' don't buy," Satellite. Vaught rated them about even, Oakland beat out Green Bay' for Harvey's services.

Seals Start Road Trip SHIRE'S FORMAT is a money maker. He knew it would be when he brought pro rasslin' to the Coast The Haider ottensive interior; is a green one with tackles Bob Sv'ihus and Harry Sehuh in their second vear and Harvey a but they have been getting the job done as both blockers on running plays and pass protectors. The Raiders 1960. They told him he'd go broKe at tne low raidce. nnnH ostein Kan Francisco at that time was $1,000.

At Seattle OAKLAND fUPIl The Cal Troy to Start ifornia Sears will launch an Shire's first show, featuring Stevens (he was tnen billed at the United States heavyweight champion) grossed over He's had a lot of those gates since and plentv in the S30.000 S40.000 neighborhood. That first class" neighborhood. The ice hockey Seals never tanned 13.000. and rarelv approached it, when they Workouts Soon LOS ANGELES fAP) eight game road trip that covers a two week period Thursday honestly fee! Harvey has the tools for greatness. Harvey and his mates will get a tough test Sunday when Denver comes to town.

The Broncs are effective at red dogging linebackers in at the pass Southern California's Trojans start practicing Tuesday for ght al Seattle. The Seals are Lied for third made the Cow Palace their home. The first indoor mo torcycle racing show last weekend drew 2,800 custom ers. their Rose Bowl game with Purdue on January 2, place, but their record actually is a little better than that. At A picture day is scheduled for 3 8 3 they have 21 points in 20 the Pacific football champions Monday before they start 16 games.

Seattle has tne same 21 points in 23 games and second of drills' for the Pasadena SHIRE ORIGINALLY eyed the Civic Auditorium for his wrestling He looked the joint over and told manaEement that the 7,000 seats weren't ace Vancouver at zb points also has played two more games than the Seals. n.eeting with Big Ten representative Purdue. The Boilermakers are to arrive in Southern California December 21. enough to accommodate the crowds which would come Nor should the road worry New Role For Doug Sunders TULSA (UPI) Doug Sanders, one of golf's all time top money winners, said Tuesday he would be a teaching pro at a proposed $2 million golf course and country club in southeast Tulsa. Rudy Pilous' troops much.

They The Trojans will be quarlerd to see his pro rasslin' shows. They jaugnea ai mm. "Then he ame here," said Diran. "He looked our place over (official capacity for wrestling and boxing at the Cow Palace is approximately 16,000) and told me the same thing too small. I laughed at him, too.

He's been laughing at me ever since," have piayed. .3 on tne roaa, but are only 4 5 in their new home rink in Oakland. When the. Seals get accustomed to their home ice, they should go together on their Los Angeles campus starting December 17 and will move into a Los Angeles motel December 26. places.

wrap, wrap who's there Co owner Barry Van Gerbig Ford, Goalby in Early Lead has left for an extended look at the American and Central pro leagues prior to a Dec. 16 17 minor league hockey meeting SPECIALIZED BRAKE SERVICE Don'l gambiel If your bralca ptdol can be puihad to two inchet fram tht floor, you need ui. If your car iwervei' in New York. Pilous and head scout Bob Wilson will soon join him and score of each hole is the low score of either or the members of the two man teams. Ford and Goal turned in a five under par 31.

This gave them a one stroke lead among the early nine hole finishers in the field of 240 of the nation's leading profession PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (UPD Doug Ford and Boh Coalby laid down a barrage of birdies on the front nine oi the short course this morning to. take the early hslf way lead in the opening round of the 3275,000 PGA national cham whi! braking, ie ui. era saturpat ah day Capt. Charlie Bums' will take over the coaching job in San Diego on Dec.

22. Klaus is the club's general manager and has THE TRUE OLD STYLE KENTUCKY BOURBON KENTUCKY STRAIGHT 'BOUSf ON WHISKY 1 16 PBCOf EARLY TIMES DISTILLERY COMPANY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY Brake and Tir Spaciatnl Hwopping Budget Terms I FUNKE ROCHA M5 SAN MATEO DRIVE Dl 4 7646 playing the world ncn pionship handled the coaching rems far, loo. Playing best ball, in which the est golf tournament..