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Sports The News, Dec. 15, 1979 N. Y. boxing world: Lift fight ban soon United Press International "Now, there's nothing. There will be no big ChristNEW YORK Professional boxers, managers and mas at our house." fight promoters Friday applauded the New York State James Winters, promoted both matches, estiAthletic Commission's program to safeguard boxers but mated he will lose about $5,000 because of the urged the sports body to quickly lift its suspension of suspension.

boxing so they could continue to earn a living. "Why did they (the commission) let small The commission Thursday night temporarily sus- promoters like me go out and spend all kinds of money pended boxing in the state pending the implementation for a show and then suspend it right before it was to go of new procedures to safeguard fighters. The action on?" he asked. came two weeks after middleweight boxer Willie Classen died of brain injuries following a knockout. "It (the suspension) was a bit of a shock to me," Two bouts were affected by the suspension one said junior middleweight Danny McAloon, 35, at Madischeduled for Friday at the Audubon Ballroom in son Square Garden.

"A livelihood of mine has been Harlem and one for Saturday in Hempstead, L.I. taken away." "Irish" Bobby Cassidy was to have defended his He added, "Why should they suspend boxing? Why Irish-American light heavyweight title of the don't they just go ahead right now with the things that United States against Jimmy McLain at the Hempstead match. have to be done?" "I'm very dejected," Cassidy said. "It happened right before Christmas. I'm bringing two kids up by The Garden has postponed Monday's scheduled myself and the fight would have meant $4,000 and a Amateur Athletic Union Inter-city Boxing Championmerry Christmas.

ships in the Felt Forum until the suspension is lifted. Model plane ac accident ent fatal United Press International NEW YORK John Bowen of Nashua, N.H., one of two spectators struck by a remote control model aircraft during halftime of Sunday's New York Jets-New England Patriots game, died Thursday night of injuries suffered in the accident. Bowen, 20, was pronounced dead at 7:00 p.m. EST at New York Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be made by the Nashua Funeral Home.

A Patriots' fan who was attending the game with his 18-year-old brother, Timothy, and some friends, Bowen was struck in the head and cut severely when a 30-40- pound remote controlled model airplane nose-dived into the stands during a halftime show. He underwent emergency surgery Sunday night at Booth Memorial Hospital and his condition was updated from critical to satisfactory Monday before he was transferred to New York Hospital. Kevin Rourke, of Lynn, another New Eng- land fan who had made the trip, also was hit with the plane and suffered a concussion. Both men were carried from the stands on a stretcher but Rourke, 25, was released from the hospital Monday. Don Aquiar, a friend of Bowen's also on the trip from New England, said the accident happened too quickly for anyone to react.

"We could see it coming but we couldn't do anything about it," he said. Bowen was struck by a two-foot by three-foot model airplane called the "Flying Lawnmower." The plane caromed into the stands after making several circles of Shea Stadium during one of the Electronic Eagles' regular halftime demonstrations. A spokesman for the Eagles, Richard Brooks said Monday, "We've done 30-some odd shows all over the country and nothing like this has ever happened. To tell you the truth, we're not exactly sure what went wrong with the Get a Free 17" Color TV with This Hertz Inflation Fighter Lease Lease a 1980 T-Bird from Hertz now and get a 1981 T-Bird next year for $264 a month. Includes: Hertz full-maintenance program, title, license and a free 17" color TV, if you lease before December 31, 1979.

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ble. Call Hertz today for all the details. Car Hertz Leasing Fords and other fine cars FANFARE Frazier gets his night The way Walt Frazier views it now, the 1977 trade that sent him packing for Cleveland could have been the turning point in his life. "When it happened I was shocked and disappointed. I felt betrayed," said the Knicks' former superstar who now works with Irwin Weiner in WF Sports, a management company.

"But now I see that the trade was the final development toward making me a man. Now I'm at peace with myself." Frazier, waived by the Cavaliers earlier this season, will be honored by the Knicks in special ceremonies prior to tonight's game against the Boston Celtics. A seven-time all-star, he is the Knicks' all-time leader in scoring and seven other categories and one of the architects of New York's 1970 and 1973 National Basketball Association championship teams. "I can remember the trade like it was yesterday," Frazier recalled. "It was a Friday night.

I had been shopping. I came home and as I drove up I saw Irwin Weiner (his agent) in front of the building with a bewildered look on his face. I rolled down the window and he told me I'd been traded. I think I just said, "At that point I was still hung up on being a star, Clyde, the New York trip. But the trade helped me find myself as a person.

Once I was proud and arrogant. Now I'm proud and humble." Does Clyde, the strutting peacock, still exist? "Not that much," Frazier replied. "Basically Clyde was a fun-loving guy who liked to go out and be seen. Now I'm more Walt, a guy who enjoys his privacy." Frazier says would consider returning to basketball this season as a player if the right opportunity came up, but conceded that was not likely because of his $400,000 salary. He says he has no plans to go into coaching on the pro or college level, but that he hoped to continue working with youngsters at a summer camp and would also like to rejoin the Knicks in a public relations capacity, dealing with the community.

Frazier, 34, says his most vivid sports memory is of the final game of the 1970 championship series, when he scored 36 points and handed out 19 assists as the Knicks, with hobbled Willis Reed playing just two minutes, beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-99 to win their first NBA title. Reed's No. 19 is 1 the only number the Knicks retired. There is strong sentiment to have Frazier's old No. 10 hang alongside from the rafters of the Garden.

"I'd like to see the number retired, too," Frazier offers. "It's a number that brings back great memories. It reminds me that every game for 10 years I went against the best defenders in the league." The former NBA great is thankful for the bad times as well as the good times. "I have no hatreds," he said. "I have my health, I have my friends, I have my fame.

It would be very selfish of me to make even one complaint. "From here on I have to deal with the man; the sport is behind me. I'm old for basketball, but as a person I'm very young. With the knowledge I have, I feel very lucky. "For 16 years, I was always a receiver give to me, give to me.

Now I feel I'm a giver. I want to give back to people, especially to the kids, what they've given to me." News to note Larry Holmes will defend the World Boxing Council heavyweight championship against Lorenzo Zanon of Italy Sunday, Feb. 3, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev Roberto Duran of Panama, the former lightweight champion and leading welterweight contender, will fight a scheduled 10-rounder against Josef Nsubuga of Uganda, the No. 9 WBC welterweight contender, Jan. 13 Linebacker Pat Hughes, who has started every game for the New Orleans Saints since joining them three years ago, has announced his retirement The Seattle Sounders announced Friday the acquisition of forward Roger Davies, defender David Nish and goalkeeper Jack Brand from the Tulsa Roughnecks in exchange for forward Tommy Ord, defender Bruce Rudroff and an undisclosed amount of cash.

In quotes Joe Hassett, the Indiana Pacers' long-range shooting specialist, on the NBA's new three-point field goal: "The three-pointer has certainly been good to me. I used to shoot from there in college and we only got two points for it. Now that we get three, it's nice. My future is brighter now Wade Walker.