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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, May 19, 1977

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes May 1977 All eyeing Conteh defending title in 2 fights for rather than Battle cuello in the ring million by Jack Stevenson los angles a heavyweight Champion Muhammad a arrived in los Angeles tuesday for the premiere later his week of his autobiographical the and said he would fight twice Marc against Eamie shavers and the Winner of a proposed Ken Norton Jimmy Young who out pointed challenger Alfredo Evangelista monday i plan two More fights at a total purse of Mil i go for big he explained his reasoning for demand ing a Norto Young match this if fight Young and  say youre ducking he if i fight Norton and  youre ducking if the two fight each it will decide the True Ali defends evangelists Ali defended the Evangelista saying the spaniard really should be ranked no Les that when a local Eddie Alex pressed the Champion on Evange listas Ali playfully began ussling with the trained just hard enough to get Back Zintl the Champion other fight ers Dike and George fore Man train hard All the in still ending and there burned we dont put pm away All the we Donl care what people All i care about is winning and get ainu paid All said lie was satisfied with his performance against my Leys were he said i defy nature at the age o 35 As Long Asim ill never be i wanted to hit but he was dancing and 1 want to be sure when i try to hit now that i do not hit ibid miss because then i would get hit when i was 22 like i could hit and miss and then hit again when you watch youre still watch ing the Best fighter in history in All the i want playing with that just what you i was masterminding and making him angry and making him tired the last three he  do nothing London a John world Light heavyweight boxing went to the London High court tuesday and said he was not going through with saturdays title defense against Miguel cuello in Monte he asked for a court order to Stop the British boxing Board of control from strip Ping him of his he was granted a temporary order last ing until Friday the eve of the scheduled then Board officials will be was expected in Monte Carlo monday to Start preparations for the de sense of his his George told news men he had prepared three times to leave for Monte Carlo and each time Conteh had delayed the Contess lawyers then appeared in the High court and asked the judge to restrain the Board acting on behalf of the world boxing Council from taking his world title Stanley Contos told the court the Board had told the Champion he would lose his title if he refused to fight cuello in Monte Carlo Conteh did not appear in court but he said in a sworn statement he had been misled by the boxing authorities and he did not believe the contract he had signed to fight cuello was 1 december the wac ordered Conteh to defend his title against cuello within 60 Britain John Conteh fights title stripping the argentinian was injured and could not but Conteh defended his Crown against american Len mulching and the wac then ordered Conteh to defend against cuello within 60 Days of the Hutch Ings cont chs lawyers said the Champion signed for a purse of but the tract contained the fight was set up by top rank of 3 the United states and the Monaco 4 Brodie said the contract inv eluded letters of credit issued by 1 weekend television and the Columbia s broadcasting stipulating Money should not be paid unless the fight was televised London weekend television also l lated that its part of the contract would i be valid until the fight had taken place and i pictures and sound had j that could mean the Money would i be paid if there was a Stojke or ment broke Brodie Salil Conteh was putting his tide at mat was a risk he did not wish to Brodie claimed the wac had no pm make Conteh fight every six months i take his title away if he Conteh said in his statement he had t training very Well for the fight would have taken place Alt Carlo saturday but for Treleven Elji have the judge said officials of should have an Opportunity to be but he added they should do what it possible to prevent the wac taking the title away from 2nd annual Nicklaus Golf classic Maltbie has a Stoke in memorial Ohio api there is no truth to the Rumor that Roger Maltbie came to Ohio two weeks in Advance of the memorial tournament to supervise the staking of the Golf not at Maltbie said with a they dont need they do a Fine Job of staking the course Best Job i Ever saw without the Chipper Maltbie won Jack Nicklaus inaugural memorial tournament last season with one of the most Peculiar shots in golfs Long an approach that car Omed off a slender stake supporting a Gal Ler control the heading for prep track Honor continued Page 25 110  upper Wurzburg 1 to Dangoia 10ta Kev n Heidelberg Ned Wurzburg ii Frankfurt upper jump into Varo Low hurdles Kavurt lantern upper Naples 11 mine j Wurzburg Mann Isim Scott is 11 jump 400 me tar relay upper hey lard t a trim Torres to 1 i Napier Frankfurt Mannne Irr 800 meter relay i 1 Tom 1 Brefnie Raven put m shape steel Zaragoza Wooloridge Napier 47 11v Hanaa Norton Asl shape Haryu i304b Ayr Stuttgart bad i1b 1 longjumpi13i shape Zaragaza Mark double bogey territory at a fast bounced off that tiny stake and onto the Green where Maltbie salvaged Par and went on to beat Hale Irwin for the i Felt like id won a major Champion Maltbie its a major championship course and a major championship the Best players in the major championship status for this tournament is something of a goal for founder and prime mover Jack the second memorial offers in total prizes for the 72hole Chase that begins thursday in this suburb of Colum a invitational Field of 105 including almost All the great names in the game Are arrayed against the designed and built by is the Mirfield Vil Lage Golf Nicklaus dream course and one of the toughest in the in the first Only three golfers were Able to play four rounds without a double no one broke Par for 72 i dont think it will be quite so Tough this said who played the course two weeks scores always Are High when we play a course for the first racquetball tourney slated to select v corps qualifiers Germany the Hanau Mill tary Community will conduct a racquetball tournament May 2325 at Flieg Ernrst with top qualifiers advancing to the v corps tourney june 44 at the Competition includes open and senior 40 years and older divisions and Active military members May compete by contacting respective Community sports directors no later than May 19 the tour Ney will get underway each Day at 8 a fishing Derby slated May 21 Germany the Wiesbaden sports Center will conduct a fishing Derby May 21 at the centers leased Waters on the Weil anglers May Register on the evening of May 20 or prior to the event which gels underway at 8 am Treyve made some improvements and got some new Sand in the the scores will be a Little among his opponents Are mat ters Champion Tom Lee Tom Arnold Gary Hubert Ben Cren pea Winner Dave Johnny Miller and two time 1977 Winner Bruce sports editor Colby Dies a Ruel spoilt editor of the Concord Monitor for 38 years and Winner of a distinguished service award from the new Hampshire Jip Orts writers and sportscasters died Here at weekend schedule of of nov sports May St for Berlin Only base Cleveland for Berlin Only Aba los Angeles Golden Houston boxing from the olym Pic Aba Philadel phia 5 for Berlin Only lbs sport May 22 bowlers Aba playoffs Gouda state los for Berlin Only bowlers for Berlin Only for Berlin ouly Aba Boston International wide world of monday May 23 Cleveland  
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