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Progress-Bulletin, Pomona, Tuesday, July 27, 1971 Take Note, li Back in Form Former Champ TKO's Ellis- Just Like the Good 01' Days HOUSTON (UPI) Muhammad Ali, his arsenal of like left jabs and shotgun- strong overhand rights looking almost like the models he used in his vintage years of 1964-67, set his sights today on dethroning heayweight champion Joe Frazier. Ali, the heaviest in his life at 220 1-2 pounds, set Jimmy Ellis up with left jabs and then exploded a powerful overhand right which sent Ellis reeling toward an eventual technical knockout in 2:10 of the 12th and final round of their championship elimination bout in the Astrodome Mondav night before 31,947. have only one thing on my mind and Joe Frazier and what I am going to do to Ali said. am going to stay in shape and I am going to be ready for him this Ali, who lost a 15-roimd decision to Frazier in New York March 8, started by running four miles at dawn today. Frazier, who saw the Ali-Ellis bout on closed circuit television in Philadelphia, impressed.

Ali is a big clown who came into the ring with oversize trunks to hide his Frazier said. fought a stupid fight. He know what to do, will fight either of them in the early fall for $5 million Downing Faces Bucs' Dock Ellis LOS ANGELES Walter Al- sston fries to come up with a winning formula tonight when the Los Angeles Dodgers open a three-games series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the winningest team in the major leagues. Alston sends A1 Downing, 12-6, against Dock Ellis, who has a 15-3 record. Pittsburgh, leading the National League East by 10 and change, tax Frazier said.

them make the match. I am Ali, who has a 32-1 record with 26 knockouts, said he wanted two more fights before meeting Frazier, possibly early next year. Ali may fight Jerry Quarry next in about six weeks and then go on an exhibition tour to Europe. Ali had little trouble with Ellis, his former sparring partner, after the sixth round and was well ahead on points entering the 12th. Referee Jay Edson, of Phoenix, scored it 110-93, Judge Earle Keel had it 108-102 and judge Ernie Taylor had it 107-104.

UPI scored it 108-103. Ellis, giving away 31 1-2 pounds while weighing a trim 189, knew he was behind. tried to pin him in a Ellis said. had to make a gamble but I get to Instead, Ali sstaggered Ellis with the overhand right and followed with a left uppercut that sent Ellis reeling backward to his corner. Ali moved in quickly with two rights to the head and Ellis went sliding along the ropes.

The hawky Ali was banging away with combinations and trainer, Angelo Dundee was screaming, it! Stop when Edson moved in and waved Ali away. it appeared that I could have used my right hand Ali said, I dumb. He was trying to lead me on. He wanted me to come after him with my right. could have chased him a little more in the early rounds, but then I might have been in a world of hurt, Ali said.

James Ellis fool. a smart Ali, showing excellent condition at this unusually heavy weight, was able to stay away from powerful right hand which had brought Ellis 11 first-round knockouts and 13 within three rounds in his 37-fight career. When Ellis was able to throw the right, Ali either ducked or picked off the punch with his glove. Ellis was effective at times with his left jab, blooding nose in the fourth round. He also reopened the wound in the ninth with a left hook.

two best punches, perhaps, were a pair of left hooks in the eighth round, but even they stagger the former champion. Neither fighter was down and both were unmarked at the end. Ali earned at least $450.000 from the fight and maybe more, depending on the final receipts from the closed circuit television which was piped to 200 cities in the United States and 34 foreign countries. Ali was guaranteed 45 per cent of the receipts. The crowd paid about $300,000 and early estimates from the closed circuit TV was about 400,000 people who paid more than $1 million.

Ellis received 20 per cent of the total receipts. ALL, FOLKS Referee Jay Edison stops the fight and declares Muhammad Ali the winner over Jimmy Ellis by a TKO in the 12th round Monday night in Houston. Ellis was being helplessly battered. (UPI Photo) Ellis Faces Uncertain Future HOUSTON (UPI)--Deserted by his powerful right hand in the fight where he needed it most, Jimmy Ellis faced a career of uncertainty today, his chances of meeting heavyweight champion Joe Frazier almost nil. games, has a .644 average on a record of 65-36.

The Dodgers, holding second place in the Western Division eight and a half games behind San Francisco, have a .520 average on a record of 53-49. The Dodgers did not play Monday but Alston had many of his players out at Dodger Stadium for batting practice. The club has lost 14 of its last 19 games and hitting and defense appear to be the major problems. The Dodgers made three errors Sunday when they lost 3-1 to Atlanta. A bad throw by Allen hurt the Dodgers in the fourth inning when the Braves scored two of their runs.

Allen is batting .287 with 15 homers and likes to play third. Alston shows no indication he will move him back to the outfield where he started the season. Steve Garvey, sometime resident of the hot corner, was removed from the disabled list Monday but the Dodger manager did not say when or where he planned to use him. He has four homers and an average of .231. The 23-year-old rookie was hurt in a freak accident June 12.

He was swinging a bat and hit himself with it in the left hand, breaking a bone. To make room on the roster for Garvey, outfielder Bobby Darwin was returned to the Spokane club of the Pacific Coast League. Darwin hit .250 and had one homer in 11 Dodger games. RADIO-TV TONIGHT'S RADIO BASEBALL 4:40 p.m. KMPC (710), Angels vs.

Indians. BASEBALL 7:55 P.m. KFI (640), Dodgers vs. Pirates. According to Frazier, Ali is Just a Big Clown PHILADELPHIA Frazier, after watching Muhammad 12-round TKO victory over Jimmy Ellis on closed circuit television, dismissed the victor as a big clown and the loser as All is a big clown who camie into the ring with over-sized trunks to hide his said the heavyweight champion.

always puts on a show. Maybe the public likes this but I go for that Frazier said. Frazier, who watched the bout at a sports arena here' with his wife Florrence and some friends, said Ellis ai stupid fight. He know what to have them in the palm of my hand. They need me and I need them.

I will fight either one in the early fall for $5 million and change, tax said the champ. Frazier miseed the technical knock out in the last round. He was on his hands and knees, looking for his missing diamond ring, when Ali knocked Ellis into the ropes. Frazier retrieved the ring and said: could have put on a better shew in my backyard with my 11-year-old son than they Ellis was staggered by Muhammad strong right cross in the 12th round Monday night in the fight which could have been the turning point of his career. Ellis, former spar- mate, knew the punch well.

It was the same right hand which knocked out Sonny Liston in Miami Beach in Feb. 25, 1964 to give Ali the heavyweight championship Angels Hope To Stay Hot CLEVELAND (UPI) The California Angels, off to a strong start on the current road trip, hoped to pick up tonight against the Cleveland Indians where they left off with the Baltimore Orioles. The California club swept a doubleheader Sunday from the World Champion Orioles after having failed to win a game previously at Baltimore this season. The Angels now have compiled a i4-7 record in the second half of the season and strengthened their hold on third place American League West. and Ellis said the punch is capable of ending reign.

shot I was worried about was his right Ellis said. canie over my left jab when I missed. It was the same right hand he hit Liston with. 'y was a good right Ellis said. can knock out Frazier with that right hand, if he can catch The 31-year-old Ellis trained rigorously for this fight this was my chance to move into my own as a fighter.

have to beat Ali to get another shot at Joe Ellis had said before the fight. But Ellis did not move out of the shadow of his former employer. His right hand inept, he could only sting Ali with his jab and a few left hooks. fight him Ellis said. want to redeem It was an echo of why he had to beat Ali to get at Frazier.

He spent years sparring with Ali during championship reign from 1964 to 1967 and could sink back into that role. him, nothing but a sparring assistant trainer, Drew Brown, yelled after Ali hit Ellis with a right in the first round. know about the Ellis said. for my Angelo Dundee, his manager and: trainer who trained Ali prior to this fight, said he certain what Ellis would do next. let him rest, Dundee said.

decide. He get a combination. hit Ali with a left hook, but miss his right. Ali skitter around like he used to but still Football's Lopsided Deal By United Press International Jerry Levias may possibly have been involved in the most lopsided trade in pro football history. The Houston Oilers, influenced by an important scrimmage on Saturday, Monday dealt the star wispy wide receiver to the San Diego Chargers for 590 pounds of flesh.

Going to the Oilers for the 5-10 175-pound Levias were 6-8, 290 pound defensive end Ron Billingsley and 6-8, 300pound offensive tackle Gene Ferguson. gave considerable thought to this and felt we had to fill the defensive end Houston general manager John W. Breen said. was reserve end Charlie Joiner, who led all Oiler receivers in the scrimmage with seven passes and dispute with Charger coach Sid Gillman that brought the trade to a an Oiler spokesman added. In other pro football squad Cowboys trimmed their roster changes Monday, the Dallas by releasing five rookies including ninth-round draft pick ver from University of Pacif- Honor Jackson, a wide recei- ic and the New Orleans Saints placed rookie receiver Charles Whittemore, a free agent from Georgia, on waivers.

The Minnesota Vikings received a serious blow to their title hopes when it was learned that starting veteran guard Jim! Vellone would be iost for the season. Vellone, who failed to pass the team inspection, is suffering from a condition requiring extensive care over a long period and will return home to receive treatment at the UCLA Medical Center in, Los Angeles. The New York- Giants cut former Notre Dame ace middle linebacker Jim Wright from the squad along with free agent tight end Tom Bienemann of Minnesota. Wright is the son of former backfield coach Harry Wright. Another cut was linebacker Dave Simmonds, former No.

I draft choice of the St. Louis Cardinals, who was released by the New England Patriots. Griffith's Victory Worth Title Shot LYING FINISH Over the Counter (left) beats Cougar 11 to wire in $138,000 Sunset Handicap at Hollywood Park on final day of meeting Monday. Both horses have all feet oif the ground. (UPI Photo), NEW YORK (UPI) the age of 32, Emile Griffith has earned another chance to win his sixth championship.

Griffith won a unanimous decision over Nessim Cohen of France Monday night to clinch a title bout against middleweight champion Carlos Monzon in Buenos Aires on Sept. 16. The 13,500 fans came to Madison Square Garden hoping to see Muhammad Ali fight as he once had against Jimmy Ellis in a telecast from Houston. They filled the place with sentimentality and Griffith, appearing in his 22nd Garden main event disappoint them either. Although the combinations seldom seemed to fall into place and the legs were a little stiff, at; times, the 14 year veteran went to work early, carving a lattice work of cuts around eyes in the opening rounds.

The French middleweight champion was staggered in the fifth and sixth rounds and, in his frustration, he drew three warnings from referee jimmy 1 Devlin for butting. With the scoring almost an- ticlimatic, Devlin made the bout 7-3 while the judges had it 9-1 and 6-4 to give Griffith his 70th victory against 11 losses. Cohen, who had a four- pound weight advantage at 160, had his record dropped to 20-8-5. week I begin training for said Griffith who had risked his title shot for a $15,000 payday. know I can beat him but my last chance.

I felt naked without a title for three years and can only pray this.