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THE CHARLOTTE Oct 7 1975 i ft W- -v I '-1 Basketball Coaches Ask Waiver Of NCAA Rule -Howard Says Report 'Premature V-- AjMrfWw MM poralion 50000 shares to Smith for more than $200000 and Smith in a power struggle successful in gaining control no longer has a financial interest in the speedway except a bonus based on a percentage of the prof- From Nows A AP Reports pion from Cheat Iliitain will meet Kris Shaw in ere match and Miss Navratilova will go against Stilly Mooie of Los Angeles was of the board in 1974 However in a similar fight which became a shouting match between he and Howard the latter regained power last February Bitterness which has abated in recent months surfaced between the two at that time Clemson Soccer Ranks Firs- the racing facility has recovered from bankruptcy and prospered since 1963 said reports he will resign stemmed from Bruton Smith chairman of the board having gained controlling interest in the corporation Mote I hail 80 maior basketball coaches voted overwhelmingly yesterday to request a waiver of present squad limits until the January NCAA convention said Duke coach Bill rosier president of the Association of Basketball Coaches Present rules limit basketball traveling squads to 10 players Thirteen are allowed to dress for home games The coaches meeting in Chicago also recommended cutting high school recruiting to 5W months from eight months and setting final signing date for national letters of intent Clemson University dominated the poll yesterday for its division of the Southern Rating Board of the Inter-lollegiate Soccer Association of America Clemson unbeaten and untied in five starts received all seven first place votes and 70 points in the Division I poll The source who asked not to be named speculates that since Howard no longer has a financial interest he intends to resign thing one has to remember in this situation is that knowledge and capacity as a promoter are blue chip and whether those who control the speedway wish to retain that valuable experience or not Ali May Fight in Hong Kong Wimbledon Champ Dies Howards whose success as manager of the track has won him acclaim as one1 of the most powerful promoters in big-league stock car racing says he plans to remain in the sport if he leaves the speedway have been offered some attractive positions but I would not commit myself before terminating my time here Several drivers have approached me recently asking me to serve as their agent and give this every Howard said Boxing promoter Don King said today he hopes heavyweight champion Muhammad net fight will be in Hong Kong King said next fight will take place in the latter part of 1976 against either Ken Norton or George I orman ik first Wimbledon tennis champion May Sutton Bundy has died at her home in Santa Monica Calif of cancer She was 88 Mrs Bundy won at Wimbledon in 1905 was runner-up in 1906 and won again in 1907 think (whether Howard stays) will depend on how well he and Smith get along and no Indication now that they the source said Petty Close to Title Tennis Star Granted Residence Smith now controls the Howard said my thinking that when a man buys a place he wants to run it with his own personnel this is the case and there is no place for me then have no other choice but to resign he has not told me this will be true There is no feuding between us getting along fine and this year is the best financially in the (16-year) history of the track All the figures are not in but we expect to gross around $2 Smith a native of Charlotte a wealthy automobile dealer who resides in Rockford 111 and co-founder of the 15-mile super-track with the late Curtis Turner was not available for comment this morn' ing However in a conversation with a reporter last week prior to the running of the National 500 Sunday he would not reveal his feelings toward future and said he would have little or no comment to the press Richard Petty winner of National 500 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is within $9000 of the second $300000 season of his career and is nearing his sixth Grand National title in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing Petty of Randleman NC has won $291685 with 12 wins in 25 starts this year Tennis star Martina Navartilova of Czechoslovakia who asked on Sept 7 for political asylum in the United States has been given permanent resident status by the Immigration and Naturalization Service Miss Na-varatilova 18 said during the Open championships at Forest Hills she wanted to stay in the United States because Czech officials were trying to restrict her tennis career When asked whether he has sold lus stock Howard said in the process of doing this had an agreement with Mr Smith since he became board chairman in 1974 that I would sell my stock to him for number of dollars I resign rather put my money in my other businesses which I manage and not to say Smith a good manager" Smith who retained his stock when the speedway went into receivership in 1960 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