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Independent from Long Beach, California • 23

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wvgw i -i I -V '-rffr- MW- INDEPENDENT (AMf. PRESS-TELEGRAM (PMV-C-3 Lem liidiiCH.HwOtt to stop never ft i sue was filedftbyCalifnrnia SnAffa Tna AtutiAW m. Sports owner and op- erator of the Lakers. It alleges that Chamber- lain broached his contract with the Lakers by public- with the Lakers by public- Chamberlain 'contiriues ft hiUC Vis a i hAiim in aI nlana with his announced plank. The Lakers are not any.

monetary damages' in the suit How-; rTbe-Lakrs-sued Wilt 11 nsl an I Chamberlafo Monday to sPijn fr0 playing ba- kketball wlh the1 San Biego Conquistadors the 1973-74 eason: The Superior Court suit Chuck brought us. That field used to look like Disneyland with, sleds and stuff all over. the. place. Now.

we wear pads while were not going full ft-tilt, were hitting people, We think if theydorun-ft into other theyre -gettings better feel of it. be irreparably data- ever, Laker owners asked ally announcing he will go if the 7-foot-3 for a court order 'ft Chamberlain from play-ft be irrei Laker owners asked r-, with the Dallas CowboyS, There is always says his foray through the one missing when Carroll Rosenbloonrt big, happy 9 re a Sept. 10 which aided family gathers for a Sun- iBgthrnr othereani sjrert-was not theday feast of football." -in the new season. result of drugs or liquor. As usual, when the Superior Court, Judge butwwred Ju8.

Bams routed the 49ers.inft Campbell Lucal set Get -very intense religious ex- San Francisco, Jack 10 for requests for a pro- PJT1.6,nce-J Faulkner wa: Niland said he was ahead of thee watching television, with Houstons Astrodom liminary injunction. According to the suit, on BUD TUCKER RELIGIONS RAMPAGE BYNILAND DALLAS (UPI) John NUandrtJfensive-gu a friends that night-when a feeling overcame him. I felt as if I couidnt breathe, as if I was being the SN. Hiegafoaniaa nUnH aaaL 4. player-coach.

California Sports, owned by Jack-Kerit Cooke claimed it would WILT CHAMBERLAIN" Center of furor After scuting-San Francisco against Denver and working with the, Rams during the Sept 91971v'Chamberlain: signed a contract to play forthe Lakers at $200,000 per year for-two years Hn. A ,1 i J. as That contract ended Mon-; gaed or something, he day ft'ft to get out of LastJuly31, the shit hoase." ft said, California Sports He ran. about a mile in mailed' Chamberlain a the residential area' and contracts began banging on the -season, but he never sign- front door of the home of ed it or sent it back. rabbi.

Then he said he The LakefS "claimed negaa to weaBAJl AW Minafkinw Iia see visions of By RICH ROBERTS Staff Writer watching the Oilers los Pittsburgh Faulkner, special assist-' ant to coach Chuck Knox is the artist-, who stays home from his-own exhibit, the chef, who never: tastes his own cooking. He is always someplace else scouting the next oppo; nent. Theyre picking up the Houston film at the air- port about now, Faulk-ner told the Southern California Football Writers Monday, but the age in being there is you get the tempo of the teami the injuries. Also, a lot of times the underestimate them. They do get up for an occasional he and they played well against Pittsburgh, although the score (36-7) wouldn't indicate it.

The Oilers- led the Steelers a lf- Cookes loss is SliarmanVgaiir As yo know, 4t takes, considerable to remove the dancefs smile from the Face of Jack Kent jt is ti be presumed, however, Cooke was display- fewer teeth when WUt Chamberlain requested one million dillars for oner; season of basketball with-the v. Lakers. Neither is it out of the. question that on Cookes part thee sagging ofthejawand raising, of jthe eyebrowsand bulging of the eyes. ft 'Even to one of Jacks great generosity and concern for.

his follow man, one million is a roundfigu corpulen' for one season for -one basketball player, albeit superstar. 7 His feith shaken and his pride damaged, Chamber-1 lain elected to ankle down the road to San Diego where talents are appreciated. Wilt did not get Ids million from the Conquistadors, (fame in at $600,000 which is actually not shabby: ft From Leonard Bloom, the dentist who owns the' San Diegq operation, Chamberlain will ber extracting double the salary he pulled from the Lakers. Faulkngr admits. calculated on Sunday 40- Ldidht think wed get 40 he said.

thought the 49ers Would come out throwing -and "maybe get us'with one or two bombs. Perhaps, it posed; that after 17 years Brodie is showing tenden-cies. I really dont know, Faulknero i 1 to play them again, dontwe? RAMBLING: Faulkner said that the blocked field coal credited to HoustonY-JOHN-'- XATUSZAIkwujKreally knock- ed down by AL COWLINGS, the ex-USC linebacker obtained 'from Buffalo Framer Long Beach State wide receiver BILLY PARKS caught seven passes for -the- Oilers, giving bun nine for the season JACK SNOWS 17-yard recep- -tion for the Rama Sunday was his 300th as a pro Ram that under the eralier contract, if Chamberlain failed to sigft- and mail back people he said were very religious and that he' 'respected. the new contract, it would coach (Tom) be deemed renewed. Landry, Jim Myers, my personal offensive -line coach; Paul Anderson fan evangelist) and JACK FAULKNER Never sees Rams.

against us- Dick Vermeil will do thesame for the Faulkner, a ldngtime assistant to Sid GiUman' 'early in his carter and later head coaeh and general manager at Denver, figures that 10 Victo-. ries will win the NFC West, which the Ranis lead: Ten and four maybe nine and he says. Weve been fortunate in not having a great deal of --vinwl ThatS- very inioortant because 'after unporani, Because QV, WILT FOR DECISION oonecaraonJg 245-pound football playt but you.ve got it player Basically, youre looking. was corratod by closely at. personnel and five policemen and -two how we can defeat them.

security, giards. Hr was Rams (3-0) meet the taken to Parkland Hospi- oilers (0-31 under thr tal nsvehiatrie test 10 61 4uner Li ,1. Dom C--next Sunday but passed the tests and Faulkner warns not to THE TIN ANCIAL' aspects of all this are not with-, but there is another significant angle which, should not be'overlooked. That is, Chamberlain will, operate for the Conquistadors as a coach as well as a player This a intriguing inasmuch as Chamberlain does' not believf in coaches. At least, this is the impression the world deceived from Wilt as a SAN DIEGO (UPI) A suit on behalf of Wilt Chamberlain and the San Diego.

Conquistadors filed in Superior Court-Monday- aimed at securing a quick decision on whether Chamberlain will be able to play for the American Basketball Assn, team this season. Chamberlain was signed by the Conquistadors as a player-coach last week, although under contract as a player with the Lakers of the National Basketball Assn. viathe option clause. Cues owner Dr. Leonard Bloom said the suit asks damages and declaratory relief and is based on the Houston we've got Dallas; Green Bay and quirea an average of 71.4 per Avas suggested that KmVbiSrlb thfe Rams are tougher incurred Sunday.

physically than their opponents. I know this we had a tough training BERTELSEN 25S) are both ahead of the -pace for a season, which of 71.4 nocharges were filed, I guess they thought I was drank i or on drags or something, he said. me assure you, I wasnt on anything. 'EsglcS Oil tlirO PHILADELPHIA (UPI) Philadelphia Eagles coach Mike McCormack nmning backs LAWRENCE McCUTCHEON (262 yards) and JIU rpbtg-t ce-m 'iwi JIM re-. OLD SMUGGLER SCOTCH kmof HitociS scotn uwT tt Kumw a n.

k. xi rcamp; he saysrai time, were burned stretching exercises we do when-Pittsburgh jetunied-g interceptions off Dan Pas-r that really helped us is he saysj. and.the Cartwright Actwhich is aimed at protecting the rights of players. Robert ofthe attorney slnvolvedln the action, said the Lakers hadlfiled for a temporary restraining order in Los Angeles to stop Chaml For' the part, Chamberlains, rapport with his coaches limited to a series of signals. The coach opens the Ritual by signalling a request having to do.

with-basbtball. Wilt replies by showing the coach a clenched fit with the middle finger protruding upward. Chamleriain has'gone through' several coaches three of whom have been "acquaintances of this by- stander. Bill van Breda Kolff tolerated Chamberlain until onetay the coach amply wandered off wild-eyed and mumUing incoherently. That tan Breda Kolff has been less rational ever since wat indicated the other day when he signed to coach the Memphis Tams, a somewhat unstable opera- Chi owne by Chariie Finley from playing with the Cues.

rjtion u-K--t clausie which.roay.keepCbamberlin pJf.hefloof for said "-----one 1 teams 0-M record, this -J "PT 7-- coasnn Tint Hmm Mia game plan Off What I i what and what the films CHAIBERLAIN WAS merciful to Joe Mullaney by demandiig that the Laker management dismiss the (track coach) Jim Bush of UCLA. He put in a lot of the exercises for us. Faulkner denied that Knox is scrimmaging his rdub during-the week-w. We don't really scrimmage, Faulkner, but we dont hold bags, either. None of that junk.

This is one thing City flag tomibht at pan Good HtMt v. Colarido KotsT; Th HM- v. out ciippiw; l.b;. rmisim- lb. hmohuk- saw show have it ready for the Ttbam-- he says.

and Lynn. Dickey for 45- and 86-yard touchdowns. Faulkner adds that the Oilers did surprise Dallas our I do, too, helg' oh our defense durrng the week. Ill look at our 49er films and -analyze what were domg if were- giving-away keysor show-- Tn8 tendencies: look at it the' way Houston will look at us." WelL backlog maybe three games and. see what they might try to do from a game plan standpoint IN WHICH CASE; you are curious as to two points.

You wonder (a) how niany' people; will to watch Chamberlain xoach and (b) at what precise- location will he do his coaching. 1 The thing thq Conquistadors, currently play their weekly news media luhch-home games in a structure seating less than 4,000. This eoiL. that, slowly, weve is homey, and creates a feeling of togetherness but it seen things being done the Put it this way," Sharman replies, WUt is nof an will not pay many salaries, i.Way we. want them done, nrHinary inman Koinp As an diternative.

the Conquistadors are investigat- and I -really, think were Ljcoach. Al that, Mullaney was thin and trembling and snow-whleof hair when he departed. For nost of the time he has' been -coaching berlain. Bill iSharman has been speechless. Sharman combine! his lack of vocal volume with diplomacy going to thro inthe4Pd towel.

1. 7 McCormack told the kf ing dates at the OOFPROOFS TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE alizes in this area, it will be of interest as to how many seats Chamberlain, will fillcoaching in aii arena seating 16,000, or It-is-hoteworthyiihat -Sharman did not suffer a breakdown and require sedation when informed of the tragic los of Wilt' the Stilt. Sharman does hot care to discusS tie matter but he 1 smiling inwardly at the thought Chamberlain becoming a coach. As a natter of fact; Wilt may do nothing but coach during his first year with the San 'Dieoo teain. The Lakers' legal department is wildly waving a document UDJL-AfjlONI SS STOLLE SANTA ANA.

SSSOVSS MULLIKIN CO. 11041. IMS', It is unlikely, but toe management could be assured of a sellout if.it had any way of anticipating the first time one of coach Chamberlains players shows, him a clenched fist with the middle finger protruding -having to do something called a one-year option perform at a time. One of the problems facing the LBCC coaching stirif is -how to get more of a dual fgrom thVfground nenteresting statist icxhowi Tmilliuk invnlv- shows Terechuk involv upward his tcam-in both losses pan not Efrilcp in fli camp can not strike in toe same a- growing than it has spurted in: satisfaction with his' dev games thus ,7 fense at one1 time be-, -Finally lievedtorbe a problem. hunch that an assortment which has given up just v.

of holts out of the football one touchdown per game, blue have-harried For a felow whose foot ball tean is Long Beach City College -coach Gary-Jacobsen, can. find several reasons for not being disheartened. Oneishis -belief that with a couple of breaks-the Viking record could just as wieU read 3-0. Dont say that, tuesday Wednesday only k-fBELTEDoR STEEL BELTED WHITEWALLS Everything you needJor pne low priqf whenou buy out, very best bias belted tires in pairs. r.

ft in all theLBCC scor-. dey with Iht WMhingtan RtdtkiM but all wen iudied ut minor Mtureund The fcrC5hmanIXQnW.exp0cted to Play next Sunday, iniured thrnuiH fltra wara Norm Sutaich. runnina back Tom basewooa nas Uirown live bailey, tiabr and aurm Yeung, detem touchdown-passesr kicked- ektra and jhvGIRut- everything we 8Sked for. place again. The last item is especially pertinent to Saturdays 15-10 loss to Orange Coast One Pirate touchdown the winning one chi cameona99-yard'juntgoa ic ed five A thirdTs his continued confidence in an offense which has sputtered more John! S---I PPe in with a field back of an interception, of a pass which was throwiT onk busted play.

i. The other was set up -V- '-7' r. who have not won at home since -1971 lost Sunday to Wash: ington, 28-7. McCormack praised his iquarterback, Roman Gabriel; who took a second-half pounding JrOmthe Redskins -and was sacked nine times'. We wanted a leader and hes a-super leader, McCormack's a idrW wanted a passer and hes rceptions he threw fis cair be traced to the We wanted a tough lad who wouldnt go down fend a broken arm in Sunday! victory over the Denver Broncoi and will be vutof ectlan tor alteaetaix VLC AOAMNIANY ft F78-15T Real AMA BIG-BIKES CHAMPIONSHIPS Tf 74:00 Value when you buy this when a OrangO Coast punt bounced off the helmet, of a Viking blocker and was recovered iqside the i siaimnier ryard line.

Dee Andros has often said Greeks like to do twolrrh LBCC oach at-things-pick fights and startrestaurants tributes much of the.1. The Oreion State coacn picked a fight, with, John inconsistency of his offense McKay of Monday. On Ms television show Sunday, to the- freshmen McKav "Oregon-State is. not a very good football who are starting, and he team -p' L- is counting the downs In atf appearance before the Beaver Club in Port- until-the first-year-men- Z1 are-experienced oioUgirto -Thats a great statement him (McKay) to; make his offense Brake after the way they (US played against Oklaho- Actually the passing 'ma, said kndros, I guesS-that would, make- him.a- game is-whers-it -should 'little thqjuhning Andros added that he didn believe McKay state- although impressive be-ft menfthat he didnt care about national rankings tween the 20-yard lines He said he doesnt care, but Jie does, asserted has been lacking punch' Andros; whbse. winless Beavers face the Trojans Sator-L closer in.

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