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Kuhn, saying he was ailing to protect less a teams, canceled Finlay's sale of Oakland A's stars Vicla Blue. Joe Rudi and Hollic Pincers for million. "Our first objective is to gain a preliminary injunelion," Finlcy's lawyer, Neil Papiano. said in Los Angeles Monday. "Our other objective is a Cull-blown Irial." Papiano said the court actions probablv would be filed in San Francisco or Oakland, or possibly in another slate.

In Chicago, Finley said he expected the suit to he filed Inoki Losing Money On Fight Saturday in Tokyo. Tho reason isMinple recognition. Although billed as Ihc "Super Fight of the Century," it will be a mere exhibition mated in which Ali's title will not be at stake. Inoki has offered AH million for his appearance in the first match involving an Atucrii-im boxing rtinmpiun Jiavu UCL-II scaled Jrom lo sib, me gate revenue alone won't be enough lo Alt's guaranlee and Inoki apparently knows it. 1 t-annot be bartered pany will go proposition." Ali will enter the ring for the 15 Ihrce-miniilc-rouml bout wearing four-ounce gloves.

Inoki will fight barehanded. Doth boxing and wrestling ruJe.s will bo iistitl Inn Inoki will be allowed to use a a a i i ai Is) tactics. It will be shown on closed-circuit television in United States and other countries. Inoki's wrestling company has been trying to collect as much money as possible by holding public workouts. The fans pay to see them.

Also, the formal contract signing ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday night in a Tokyo hotel and those who arc willing to sec it are being asked to pay $1015.66 pur person, whirli includes dinner. Newsmen and photographers are being offered a $100 discount. Kingsport Juniors Gain In Elizabethton Net Meet EL1ZABETHTON Sarah Pope of Kingsport began her bill for victory in the H-under girls singles division here Monday i a G-2, G-2 victory over Emily Sullivan of Johnson City in the Elizabethan Park and Recreation Department Open Tennis Tournament. Miss Pope, who is seeded No. 1 in her division meets Kobin Bailey in quarterfinals today.

Her sister, Annie I'npc, is seeded No. 1 in the girls' 16-under division, but didn't play Mondav. She drew a first round bye, then" yut rained out in her opening nuleh. She'll play a match in that division today, play in the 18-under singles, where she's not seeded, and also compete in the mixed doubles i Woodward of Kingsport. Woodward, also competing in the boys' 14 and 1C singles, scored victories in matches in each Mondav.

He beat Tale Jacobs of Johnson City, in the divisfon Monday and will meet Jeff Hyder of Jnhnsnn City in a second round match today, and bent Racier of Scviervillc in a 16 division match, -0, and will meet one of the lop-seeded players, David Canter of Johnson City, in a match todny. Also competing in ttie 16-under singles are Hunt i of Kingsport, who a a of Ehzabethlon in a first round match, V2. fi-1, niul Jim Sout of Kingsport, who lost to one of the top-seeded players. Carl Laltinen of Johnson City, 0-1, fi-J. Smith advanced to meet top-seeded Jamie Miller of KliznbcLhton in a second round match today.

The tournament will continue through Saturday. Muhammad Ali shouts and waves to fans in Tokyo. Olympic Diving Trials Underway At Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Ten IK Sixty-one athletes, including a 12-year-old boy. com pete for 12slolson the U.S. Olympic Diving Team at the i i of Tennessee beginning today.

Three women and three men will be chosen for tlie three-meter and 10-meter diving classifications. After i a here Saturday, they will report to Montreal next for the Olympics. Bruce Kimball, 12, of Ann Arbor, the youngest male ever lo qualify for the U.S. Olympic diving trials, will get considerable a i in his try from the 10-meter tower. Top prospects amoiiR the 31 women include former Olympic divers Janet Ely and Cynthia Porter -Mcfngvale.

Prospects among the 30 men include former Olympic competitor Michael Finneran, Capt. Phil of Ihe U.S. Air Force, NCAA champion Tim Moore, Tennessee's Jim Kennedy and Kent Vosler of Ohio State. The preliminaries were scheduled for today, with ench athlete required to do i compulsory and i optional dives. Three meter finals will be held Wednesday night.

The men's three-meter preliminaries, including five compulsories and six oplionals, are scheduled Wednesday. Men's three-meter finals arc scheduled Thursday. Ten-meter preliminaries for men and women, which include the same number of dives, run Thursday through Saturday. Scoring is the same as in any major national diving meet with the high score and low score among judges thrown out and the other five scores totaled. Tiie compelitinn is being held at outdoor Tennessee swimming facilities which include a new $40,000 diving 'ower.

Dent Wins $3,000 For Day's Work IOVM CITY, Iowa (UPI) Jim Dent often has been called Ihc hardest hiltcr on the PGA lour. In fact, Dent's ability lo drive the ball long distances off (he is Ihe only thing about his game lhal lias allracleci a i since lie joined the tour in 1H71. nut his putting made Die difference at A a a VIP Monday, allowing him lo walk off will: the top prize before in the richest one-day pro-am tournament of the seasrm. Denl finished in a six-way tie for first al Ihe end of 18 holes, then sank a pressure 15-foot for an eagle on Ihe second hole of a sudden a playoff to win it. He had stayed alive in theplayoff hy dropping in a 25-foot putt fora hirdic on Ihc first hole.

"I was lucky I made two good pulls," said Dent. "That was the difference." Dent, veteran Frank Beard, defending VIP champ Dobby Sponsors Cancel A-A Support LUBBOCK, Tex. I Directors of the Lllbhock Chamber of Commerce Monday voted unanimously to withdraw sponsorship of the a a Coaches All-America foolhall game, thus cancelling Ihe West Texas cily a a i for future contests. The action resulted from steadily declining attendance, slumping player participation and increasing costs Bill a of Raleigh. N.

executive secretary of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). a cosponsor for Ihe a a event, said no decision had been made on In move the game to another cily. Redskins Sign Pal Sullivan WASHINGTON (UPI) The Monday announced the signing of free agent quarterback Pat Sullivan, the 1971 Heisman Trophy winner who never quite panned out as the No. 1 draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons. During his fourycars with Atlanta, the 6-fnot, 195-pound Sullivan completed D3-of-22fl passes with five touchdowns ami 20 interceptions.

Sullivan, 215, played his college football al A where 53 TD passes during his college career and tied an NCAA Ihrec-year record with 71 touchdowns. He played out his option wilh Atlanta and was signed as a free asent by Ihe Redskins. Mason Rudolph, Mark Hayes and Charles Coody each carded a six-under-parSflon the Finkbine Course lo lie for the lead al the end of ISholes. Only Beard and Dent, who had to be called back lo the course from his hotel room, survived the first hole of the playnff. Then aflcr Dent's 15-footcr rolled into Ihe cup on the par-five, 520-yard No.

2 hole. Beard missed a six-footer and the rnalch was over. "It just hil a Lad putt," Heard said. The victory was worth $3,000 for Denl, whose best finish on (he pro has been a second al Ihc 1972 Disney World Beard and the four others in the playoff each received "You've got to have palience," said Denl, who underwenl a hernia operation in November and couldn't swing a club until January. "One day you're likely to do it and the nex( day you don't You just have to wail unlil your day comes." Only seven of the 40 pros who played in Ihe tournament failed to make par.

George Archer finished one-stroke behind Ihe six leaders wilh a 67 and six golfers, led by newly crowned U.S. Open champion Jerry Pate, lied at 08. Pocono Pole To Parsons MT. POCONO. Pa.

I John Parsons, who has never won a championnsliip race nor a pole position, was awarded the coveted post position through a drawing Monday after two days of rain washed out the qualifying rounds of Ihe 27 i Slates Autn Club Schaefer 500. US AC officials and the 35 drivers agreed on drawing, wilh former national champions and top finishers in 1375 championship points i i preferential spots for Ihe top 16 positions. Parsons, of Speedway, was joined on the from line hy Hilly Vukovich, also of Speedway, and a i i Andrctti for the sixth annual classic al Ihe Pocono Speedway. a i in the second row will he Dick Simon, one of only two drivers who were able lo lake qualifying runs on Sunday prior lo the rain, A. J.

Foyt. who set a fast practice time Saturday of 185.950 miles per hour and Mike Moslcy i of last week's USAC championship rar race. Making up Ihe third row are Dnane Gordon Johncock and Al Loqnaslo, the other i who made his qualifying run Sunday. Boh Unser, Steve Chrisiloff and Roger McCtuskey make up the row followed by Tom Sncv.1. Wally Dallcnhach and Indy 500 winner Johnny Rutherford.

today at the earliest, perhaps Wednesday. Finley. fearing his three unsigned stars would play out (heir options and join other (cams without giving him (he benefit of compensation, sold Blue tu Ihe New York Yankees for SI.5 million and Uudi and Fingers lo (lie Bos- Ion lied So.x for SI million apiece. The Yankees also are expected lo go to court against Kuhn hut the lied Sox said (hey will abide by (lie commissioner's decision. Finlpy continued to refuse Blue, Rudi or Fingers to play.

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