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By FRED ROTHENBERG AP Sports Writer NEW YORK rift between the owners and players seems so wide that when the parties meet in Philadelphia on Wednesday they may have to talk from opposite sides of the street. The city of brotherly love will be an ironic setting for round 21 of the sparring session between the owners' Player Relations Committee and the major league baseball players association after the owners announced on Monday they were delaying the start of spring training. In explaining the owners ac-" tion that stalled spring training and could throw opening day back a couple of weeks. Lee MacPhail. committee member and president of the American League, said: idea of playing baseball and negotiating at the same time is not Marvin Miller, executive director of the players association.

responded by saying that keeping the camps closed was counterproductive. "Baseball may be the first industry which, unthreatened by its employes, shuts itself down." he said The rites of spring training normally begin March 1. with pitchers and catchers arriving a week earlier The owners blame the play ers for the stalled negotiations which they say forced the stalled spring training. major difference that blocks agreement is the insistence of the association for a reserve system that would be wholly said MacPhail and National League President Chub Feeney in a joint statement. The players say they merely are asking for the nghts contained their individual contracts Arbitrator Peter Seitz ruled last December that the renewal clause was structured so the players could play one season beyond their contractual commitment and then become free agents Federal Judge John Oliver agreed with Seitz so the owners have moved on to the third base umpire, seeking to have a federal appeals court panel overturn Seitz' call The three-judge tribunal has taken the matter under advisement Reached in Houston, where he is informing players the area of the status of the negotiations.

Miller said the owners were distorting the facts and asking the players to surrender rights that are legally theirs. dispute has been caused by the demand that we retroactively and. in our view illegally, strip the players of rights they now have in their individual player Miller said The longer the delay, the larger the prospect of not beginning the season on time April 8. regardless of whether there is a new labor contract going to delay spring training until there is an agreement or sufficient progress to justify going forward." Gaherin said Were the owners willing to jeopardize the regular season 0 we have to." MacPhail said, adding that the owners were prepared to wait long as it takes to get an agreement There is an exhibition game scheduled for March 9. which now is 13 days away The game apparently is nearing cancellation fadoySfSportParafo By MILTON RICHMAN UPI Sports Editor NEW YORK (UPI) Generally he leans toward dark colors, but this time Muhammad Ali showed up in a light gray glen plaid.

His pale gray shirt and navy blue tie made perfect accessories, and topping off the whole thing was the slightly unsure, little boy expression he sometimes likes to wear. It make that much difference that he was in completely strange surroundings in the toy center to promote the manufacture of a new Muhammad Ali doll so early in the morning. He still knew his way around. That slightly unsure expression last two minutes. Only long enough for him to be introduced by promoter Don King.

King looked at Ali alongside him and about his exciting fight with Joe Frazier in Manila last October. Charitably, he said nothing about last Friday bomb with Jean-Pierre Coopman in Puerto Rico. always said you were but after the fight in Manila, all of us must attest to the fact you truly King said to Ali. head must bow, every knee must bend, every tongue must confess that you are truly he said to King, you brag so Big laugh. told me I was coming to said Ali.

seen no food More laughs. Someone had a question. Was Friday fight the worst he could remember from the standpoint of one of his opponents not doing anything? Had Coopman hit him with any punches at all? hit me twice, but not Ali said. he feel overpaid for what he did, for how little effort he needed to beat the Belgian? feel overpaid if I got the money, but the government gets the money, not me. When I get through paying the taxes, my manager, and everything else, leave me with only 200 000 What about retirement? Ali said.

definite. I know lose if I stay on too long. fight four more fights this year, then retire. First gonna fight Jimmy Young in Costa and after I whup him gonna fight Ken Norton on the Fourth of July. Some fools think win, but he After I beat Norton, gonna destroy George Foreman again and then gonna fight a man who a fighter.

gonna fight his way and gonna fight A guy in the audience wanted to know who ever heard of Jimmy Young, a heavyweight from Philadelphia who look especially good winning one of the preliminaries on the Ali-Coopman card. The dig at Young upset Ali. the fourth-ranked heavyweight in the Ali responded. "And Coop-er-man was the best in Europe. the always somebody who wants to talk business.

What was deal with the dolls? How much was he going to make? "About $40 he straight-faced. dunno how much gonna get. My manager takes care of things like Cage Schedule Light Tonight Wuh tournament time already the rule in Illinois and Hoosier Hysteria just around the comer for Indiana teams, the area high school basketball regular season is drawing to a rapid close Evidence of that is found in the schedule, with only three area games on tap Cloverdale hosts Mooresville, Rockville entertains North Putnam and Turkey Run plays at Southmont Tomorrow night. Schulte plays at South in a Vigo County series contest. Sycamores Wrestlers Seek Regional Laurels Like most other sports, wrestling has its season And for the Indiana State wrestling team, that second season begins Friday and Saturday when it travels to Cleveland.

Ohio, to compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association eastern regional Coach Chuck Sanders team, which just completed its dual meet season with an 11-4 mark with nine straight wins, will in all likelihood send about ten men to the regionals. from where they hope to gain a spot in the NCAA championships Tucson. in March To qualify for the Tucson meet, a wrestler must either win his weight class or be selected as a qualifier by the coaches in a special vote In all. 18 men will go to the nationals from this meet Indiana State's hopes for a shot at national glory will probably come the form of three grapplers Jack Grimaldi at 118. who had his best season ever this year, rolling up a 21-6-1 mark with two pins; Dennis Goldberg at 126.

who compiled a 28-2-2 record with eight pins while being named as a mid-season All-America by a national wrestling magazine, and heavyweight Baxter Brown, who pinned 15 foes on his way to a 19-6-1 mark. Two Sycamores will be wrestling at different weights for the regions: Ed Ferraro, who competed at 150 through the season, will go at 158 this weekend, while 158-pounder Kent Lewis will go down a weight to 150. Lewis, who had one of his better seasons in 1975-76 getting a 26-4 mark with 15 shutouts, and Ferraro, who had a 14-11-2 record at 150 with two pins, wrestled at these different weights only once this season, with Lewis winning at 150. and Ferraro losing at 158. Both matches came against national power Oklahoma State in January.

Other Sycamores likely to wrestle this weekend are either Steve Barkman or Dave Martin at 134, Tyler Campbell at 142, Scott Vlink at 167, Jack Fenstemaker at 177, and Steve Friend at 190. individual strength at each of the weights should give us a good idea how we'll do this weekend, as well as the guys who do make it to the nationals," says Sanders. Last year. ISU sent four men to the NCAA finals: Chico Lutes at 126. Dave Martin at 134, Campbell at 142, and Dave Gaunt at 177.

Illinois Ratings final Associated Press Class A II linois High School basketball poll of the season including team records first place votes and total points 1 Eldorado 13 1 313 2 Lawrenceville It 1 292 3 Buda Western 1 24-0 1 274 4 Venice .22 I 5 Grid ley (22-0i 218 6 Port Byron Riverdale 176 7 Madison 1 22-2 1 172 1 20-3 1 1SI 9 Mount Pulaski 147 10 Winnebago 1 140 11 ROVA 12 Bloomington Cent Cath 13 Watseka .22 3. 83 14 Effingham St Anthony iI7 3 i 34 15 Havana 44 16 Bethany 24-0 1 35 Others receiving votes In order of points Kaneland Galena Westville Chi cago St Michael Cissna Park Diver non Pleasant Plains Concord Tnopia Marmion A Quincy Notre Dame Carrollton Momence Virginia Chicago Christian St Joseph-Ogden Manito-Forman Cerro Gordo Waltonville Henry Peru-St Bede Big Ten Standings By The Associated Press Indiana Michigan Iowa Purdue Michigan St Illinois western Minnesota Ohio St Wisconsin Pet. Pet. 15 0 I 000 24 0 1 000 833 19 5 571 17 7 533 13 II 600 13 II 438 14 II 400 II 13 400 14 9 133 17 133 8 15 LOUISVILLE. Ky (UPI) The Kentucky Colonels shoot for their third victory in a row tonight when they again host the Spirits of St.

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Advertisement Owners, Players on Opposite Side of Street City of Brotherly Love Setting for Negotiations Paul Warfield Favors Browns FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (UPI) Wide receiver Paul Warfield, who jumped from the Miami Dolphins to the Memphis Southmen of the defunct World Football League, says if Memphis is refused admittance to the National Football League like to return to the Cleveland Browns. Warfield began his pro football career with the Browns in 1964. His home is in Cleveland and he has business interests there. Warfield said he thinks chances of being admitted to the NFL are improving all the time.

you asked me several months ago, say I doubt it, but now a good possibility for this year and say definitely by that Memphis will have an NFL team, Warfield told reporters. Warfield said he is not interested in returning to the Dolphins, with whom he played from 1970-74. Dolphins are geared more toward a running attack. a pass receiver and this club throws very little. The last two or three seasons I felt I making a viable contribution to the team.

Minnesota Expects Three-Year Probation MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) Jim Dutcher, who began coaching the Gophers basketball team this year under the cloud of an NCAA investigation, says he expects a three-year probation as partial punishment for violations which occurred under his predecessor expecting the worst and hoping for the said Dutcher Monday after the university was notified of its penalties by the NCAA. much we can do about it now The penalties be made public until university officials decide whether to appeal, university President C. Peter Magrath said Monday after receiving the 24-page NCAA report on the penalties. Dutcher said he has told potential recruits that he expects to receive three years probation and have his maximum number of six scholarships a year reduced to three.

not discouraging be- I knew it when I took the sajd Dutcher. be glad to all behind Dutcher, ISformer assistant coach at Michigan State, was hired several weeks after former Coach Bill Mussqlpian signed. Even his selecl came controversial whei Minnesota state civil rights offf cial charged that racial bias played a part in the screening process. Dutcher has refused to comment on the content of the infractions. got to tell them (potential recruits) the said assistant coach Larry Gillman.

really think get three years beginning next The NCAA and the university have substantiated 128 violations committed during the four-year reign of Musselman. The allegations include giving athletes money, use of cars and plane tickets. Musselman, 35, left Minnesota for a coaching job in the American Basketball Association July 28, five days after university officials publicly announced the problems with the NCAA. He had three years left on his contract at Minnesota when he took the job with the now-defunct San Diego Sails, but the university instituted no legal action aimed at holding Musselman to his contract. Magrath said the penalties would not be announced until a misunderstanding in the report is clarified.

During the investigation, it of the chargesiind turned up 56 addituwSTviolations The more serious charges include: cases involving direct transfers of money to Mark Morin Wins State F.T. Title SULLIVAN. Ind. Mark Morin, son of Sullivan High School basketball coach Larry Morin, won the 10-11-year-old age group title in the state finals of the Elks Hoop-Shot contest in Indianapolis Saturday night The youth converted 24 of 25 tries from the chanty stnpe at Market Square Arena, topping his nearest rival. Scott Carpenter of Seymour, by four throws Morin will compete in Toledo, Ohio, in the national semifinals Most college basketball wins in one season is a record 36 held by 1948 team Kentucky lost three times that season but won the NCAA title.

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