European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse July w7 the stars and Page 21 Aba team announces intent Tot Ransfer f6 protests by to by Alex Sachare the nets Are a source involved in Carle a Hoy president or the new York announced wednesday thai a had ensured into a letter of intent with new Jersey sports and exposition authority to trans Fer the National basketball association team to a new indoor Arena to be built in the Meadowlands Complex in East negotiations Between the nets and officials of Nassau county for a renewal of the nets tease on the Nassau which expires ins broke Down wednes As tar As the county is in the nets filed suit in District court in in an Effort to prevent the new York kicks from blocking the shirt the knocks claim territorial rights them to permission before the nets can make District court judge Vincent Blunno in Newark issued a temporary order preventing the Knic Ica from filing Gull in any other court to Block the nets proposed mover have received assurances from our Boe that we Are legally entitled to move to new Jersey and that protestations by the new kicks to the contrary without the knocks Are they contend that when the nets came into the Aba from the american Basket Ball association one year their indemnification agreement included certain specific territorial Mike president of the says the nets need his permission to move into new and lie has no intention of giving that the nets would like to play in Rutgers having a Ball but too late Louis Cardinal Catcher Ted Sim mans Hils his Glove on the Ball but pirate Frank taverns has his foot on the plate and that what in unwed in the first inning at u Tau test wan by Host Gross first major league Home run carries Chicago Over 86 by Bill Madden up sports writer live Way the Philadelphia Phillies Are the Chicago cubs can be most after four major league sea Greg Cross has finally found his Home run a lifetime hitter who had never hit a big league connected at last wednesday with two runners aboard in the sixth inning to wins out a h Mon Treal Lead and Send the cubs loan w Victory Over the the Surprise Homer have come at a More opportune Lime inasmuch As the cubs had lost seven of their last eight games and had their National league East Lead shrink to four whose last Homer came As a minor leaguer played for Houston before joining the cubs in a Deal last and he smiled in recalling thai the parting words from Astro if you dont hit a Home run when its wow ing out in youll never hit now that he he can credit a tip from cubs general manager Bob Kennedy saw me on to and said maybe 1 was standing too far Back from the said he suggested that i was taking pitches usually hit to left held because i was thinking they were so i forced myself to move up and 1 hit Pinch hitting in Montreal and maybe that was my problem and 1 didst even realize loser Don who served up Gross helped put Montreal ahead by capping a five run second inning with a grand Stam his first major league Homer lorry Billner hit a two run Bonier to key a for the Are making a determined run at the cubs and a second straight no East their 53 win Over the new York Meu was their seventh straight and it was accomplished thanks to continued on Page Ujj University new gym on an interim then Settle Down in a Arena at the Meadowlands a Feas Bilty study on that has already been 11 is hoped that we will be Able to play at least one half of the 197873 season in the new Boe adding that the pro posed move which would not require approval by the Aba Tinea the nets Are staying within a 75mile involved Only the Neta and not the new Vork Island the league team which is owned by Boe and which plays at the Nassau our hockey fans in have been great and they deserve the continued enjoyment of the Boe ii is unfortunate that basketball has and apparently will attract Tan support in Nassau the Aull was filed wednesday morning officials of the two Aba clubs failed to resolve the Dis i nets attorney Albert by scr of Newark says he is seeking a jury charging the knocks have a monopoly on pro basketball in the metropolitan new York violating the Sherman anti Trust act and a new Jersey state antitrust the nets also seek triple damages on the it million they had to pay the knocks upon entering the no Aba commissioner Larry Odrlin issued a statement dealing with the nets proposed move and the suit against the the new York nets have advised me that they have signed a letter of intent with Iha new Jersey Mcadow ands authority calling fur the construction of a facility in new Jersey with the nets As the professional basketball 0 uric the new York kicks have advised that an agree thu Between them and the to which the Nua is nut a vents a move by the nets to new the nets disagree with the knicks1 Posi at n meeting called by me inday each team declined to submit the dispute Lor my the nets then filed their Suil in the nets interest in the Mcadie winds stems from their inability to achieve a Strong following on Long they ranked next Olast in the 22tuam Aba in attendance last season with an average of fans per the football As sex have drawn capacity crowds at the More the soccer Cosmos have averaged better than in their first season in new was Adamant in his of there is no Way they can move into new Jersey without our de dared and we have no intention of giving them that this was one condition of the indemnification agree ment the nets signed when they came into the they were limited in the areas in which they could and one of the areas from which they were excluded is the state of new this is very valuable territory for the Meadowlands is Only a few Hundred Yards Madison Square Many of our fans come from new its our Home our and we have no intention of giving it a feasibility study for a multipurpose Arena at the Meadowlands Complex e about three months from it continued on Page i Pulford named Black Hawk coach and pm Chicago up Bob conch of the los Angeles Kings for the last five was named coach and general manager of us Chicago Black Hawks succeeds Billy who was tired in mid season after 14 years As coach of the and Tommy general manager since Veteran defens Eman Bill White served As interim coach to Complete last seasons Ivan will remain with the Black Hawks As vice president and assistant to president William Wartt Jack who has been a scout and held other jobs with the Hawks for 19 was named assistant Genera Man Ager and director of player Pulford played in National hockey league games in h years with the Toronto Maple Leafs and two years Al los Angeles before becoming a he played on four Stanley cup winners with Toronto and piloted the Kings into the playoffs in the last four Overall As a he has 178 Iso losses and 68
