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urli'nglon (N.C) TIMES NEWS Jon. 1 1 197 78 To Toronto With Giants Montefusco: 6I Ain't Going9 XL O'Connor "to draft a complaint for an injunction and damages. 1 can't say how much the damages nojld be but it would be in excess of $10 million." City officials say the Giants owe Ihe city 123.5 million On a lease for Candlestick Park which tuns through IB95. Giants' officials said f5.1 million had been set aside to break the lease. The Giants have been losing money and fans since 1967 when ihe three time world champion Oakland A's moved into ihe area.

Attendance tor the past two yean has been the lowest In the major leagues and the club has lost an estimated million curing tse same period. FSU Head Approved Scheme ORLANDO. Pla. (API The president of Florida State University, while publicly expressing support for football Coach Darrell Mudra. secretly sanctioned an alumni scheme to oust the coach, the Orlando Sentinel Star reported in its Sunday editions.

The newspaper quoted ihrcc informed sources as saying Florida Stale President Stanley Marshall met secretlv with Tallahassee attorney James Smith, a leader of the dump Mudra movement, on or about Dec. li to talk about getting Tid ol the coach. At the meeting, the Sentinel story by columnist Larry Guest said. Marshall commissioned a plan to raise SI 10.000 to buy up Mudra's contract and hire a new coach. At the same time, however, Marshall was denying reports that Mudra was on his way out.

Within two weeks ot liic rc ported meeting with Marshall, Smith had raised nearly $96,000 and Mudra was fired. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) John Montefusco, star pitcher for the San Francisco Giants and the National League rookie ol the year, had a curt reaction to theprospective move of the team to Toronto: "I ain't going." While San Francisco Mayor George Moscone met with financiers Saturday and the city attorney prepared a multimil lion dollar lawsuit, the brash Montefusco was offering a conspiracy theory about Friday's announced sale of the team to Canadian interests for 113.25 million. "I don't think we're going to Toronto," he said. "1 think this is a publicity thing to make people around here do something, to gel someone to raise the money to keep the Giants here "I'll tell you this, 1 ain't going to Toronlo," continued The Count. way i 11 go.

If the team really does, then I'm playing out my option." Montefusco's contention that the proposed sale, which must be approved by at least nine ol lie other National League club owners, was an attempt to jolt San Francisco business Interests into action drew some support. "If not," asked one Giants' front office staff member, "why would they pass out that news release with the exact price of the sale? When was the last time you saw a club announcing an exact money figure for any kind or transaction?" Most of ihe other Giants' players expressed disappointment but said they would go to Toronto. I'm sorry to see it happen." said shortstop Chris Speier. 'but if it does happen, we'll make the best or it." Meanwhile, opposition tn the move continued lo grow in San Francisco. Moscone.

just inaugurated as mayor last Thursday, met with local financier Robert Lurie who has indicated he wants to buy the team and keep it in ihe Bay area. No announcement was made about the meeting. The mayor also has said he would meet Monday with New York investor Raymond Rossi, who wants the Gslnts to stay here. Moscone sail! Friday he has instructed City Atty. Thomas Supplies "SPORTSMAN'S HDGRS.

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Sa With their departure, the new breed took over. The offense is spearheaded by quarterback Bert Jones, running hack Lydell Mitchell I the team's leading receiver and first 1, 000 yard rusher ever and a high spirited defensive line which calls itself Ihe "Looney Tunes" and drove opposition quarter backs a bit batty with a league leading 59 This was a season written tiff hy most experts as a rehuilding year at best. They figured a break even season of 7 7 was the best that could be expected from a team which had suffered through three losing campaigns. In iact, Marchibroda admitted as much. "1 thought we had maybe a .500 team, but 1 never envisioned anything like this happening," he acknowledg ed after the Colts locked up the division title.

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Td Marchibroda blocking and tackling, with dedication and playing them one at a time. I'm a low key coach who believes in sound, basic football." That was provided by many ol the players brought in by Thomas, reaping the rewards or a daring move several years ago, when he dismantled the one time Super Bowl champions, unloading aging veterans like Johnny U.nltas and John Mackey. WTrtv tor Long at Own th Vahicla P'riii nr HrSvy OuM 5irj: lh fi' nfn puirrav If you have over 20,000 miles on your present shocks it's time to replace them with Sears Heavy Duty Shocks. Fast, Low cost Installation Available at Sears Auto Center. NEW YORK (API Ted Marchibroda, the low keyed, year leader of the Baltimore Colts who directed one of the most remarkable turnarounds in sports history, was named National Football League Coach of the Year overwhelmingly Saturday by The Associated Press.

Marchibroda. who took a team that shared the NFL's wurst record in 1S74 at 2 12 and molded it into Ihe cliam pion of the American Conference East with a IfM mark this year, received 51 of the 78 cast by a nationwide panel or sports writers and broadcasters. Bum Phillips, the first year coach of the resurgent Houston Oilers was runner up with 12 votes, followed by Miami's Don Sbula with six. The remaining votes went to Dallas' Tom Landry with lour, St Louis' Don Coryell with three and Minnesota's Bud Grant with two. The 44 year old Marchibroda was hired by Cults' General Manager Joe Thomas last Jan.

15 after 14 years as an assistant coach, "the last nine wilh George Allen with both the Lds Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins. "I try to be myself and not anyone else I've coached for," says Marchibroda, who says he "learned the X's and 0'" Irom some of the veteran players and coaches when he was oflensive backficld coach at Washington under Bill McPeak. learned organization, how to put in long hours, from Allen," he says, stressing that his own players "are also willing to work extra hours. The total thing Is good team preparation." In his playing days, he quarterbacked St. Bonaven lure College during 1950 51.

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