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Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 9

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I min" July if HIT FORT WORTH STAR-TEIEGRAM 9-A Appeals Committee Supports Awarding Second Chess Game to Spassky REYKJAVIK Iceland (AP) An appeals committee rejected today Bobby protest against his loss of world championship chess game by forfeit The four-man committee supported the decision of chief referee Lothar Schmid to award the game to Boris Spassky because Fischer failed to appear The decision left Fischer two games down in a 24-game match where Fischer needs and a draw to take the equivalent of 12 victories title The basis of Fischer's ap peal was that the play ing conditions in the 2500-seat Sports Palace were unacceptable because of the cameras which he said disturbed him Chester Fox the New York promoter who bought the film rights to the match said he met with Fischer at the Yale Club in New York last June 28 to discuss arrangements Fox said he explained hiw the cameras would be used and said Fischer raised no objections adding: seemed perfectly discussed how we discussed how we would film He wanted to know specifically how much money he would get all he was inteuresed Fox added FISCHER STAYED in his hotel room Thursday and refused to play unless three cameras filming the match for movie and telev lsion sales were removed from the hall Since the American challenger lost the first game on Wednesday referee Lothar forfeit ruling gave Spassky a 2-0 lead Schmid said the third game of the 24-game match would be held on schedule Sunday but the future of the match was vei much in doubt Schmid said it depends on whether Fischer continues his boycott He added that the World Chess Federation fide could step in at any time and disqualify him But Max Euvve president of the organization said Schmid wassstill in charge of the match and must decide how to handle the American A spokesman for promoter Chester Fox who bought the movie and TV rights fir te match from the Icelandic Chess Federation said the camei as had to stay because whole financial structure of the match depends on it It was the prospect of movie and TV sales that allowed the Icelanders to offer a record $125000 purse to the two players and Fischer and Spasskv are also to divide a share of the movie-TV money estimated at a minimum of $55000 Fox said Fischer admitted he hear or see the three cameras but said they bothered him because he knew' they were there FISCHER II objected first to the cameras Wednes day night and left the chess board in the sports palace for half an hour before conceding defeat in the first match Intense negotiations through the rest of the night and all day Thursday failed to coax him from his hotel room did everything we said Richard Stem lawyer lie even sent a letter to Fischer urging him to discuss the problem He wrote a folk hero of the Americans you must permit millions of Americans to share this experience with you in their homes for the benefit of chess and for the benefit of the rest of the world Fischer budge and five minutes before the starting time a US Chess Federation official Fred Cramer telephoned that Fischer would not appear Spasskv had artved meanwhile and was seated behind the blai figures before a crowd of about 1000 or less lhan half the capacity of the sports palace THE Will pieces and with them the first move were Fischer's as the loser of the first game At 5 pm the scheduled starting Schmid started the playing clock the hour time limit for the first move by Fischer passed the referee announced: and gentlemen Mr Fischer did not appear in the playing hall According to Rule No 5 if a player is more than one hour late he loses the game by Spassky was given a standing ovation as he left the hall Jivo Nci a Spassky assistant called refusal to appear grave insult not only to the Soviet people but to the whole 5 hop this weekend of Penneys and save Sale No-frost refrigerators Save $30 on dinette sets Your choice $89 Sale $89 Reg $1 19 5-pc Mediterranean style dinette set has table with 12" leaf and 4 chairs Textured oak 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