European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Havlicek to quit at end Jpn this season after 16 years with the celtics january 1978 the stars and stripes Poge 21 v byrdic Braude Boston a John inc int durable basketball player in the his if Tot of the professional announced i sunday that he will retire from the Boston celtics at the end of the current National Biste Ball association f everything a player could rec said the who be 38 in the decision to retire was totally said celtic president and general manager red Auerbach at a midday news Confer ence the topic of which Auerbach called the worst kept secret since world War the celtics had called the sunday news conference two Days earlier and word of Jojo is bitter Over pact troubles Byda Vethara Boston i api to the Boston celtics durable was bitter Over an injury and his contract sunday after playing his 48flth consecutive regular season game in the National basketball who reported Friday night that he planned to rest an injured let Heel for at Hast 10 said be was ordered to dress for us celtics 9943 loss to the Golden state the 31yearold picked for seven consecutive Allstar games before being passed Over this played 1 minutes h the second scoring six it was the coach Tom Sanders Deci san for me to White he told Neto so i disillusioned by the nagging Heel ail ment resulting Tram a Bone while do disclosed that he was very unhappy Otth his contract they Are giving me the and in not going to go out there and play for them and jeopardize my White White said that the celtics approached last and wanted to extend his due la expire after the for five he they threw in a new  thai the contract would not be White said he has been told that Lloyds London would not insure the contract of player with an be be has been unable to get in item 12 scheduled meetings with the cd Ive never had any trouble signing my while in not looking for of they came to me about the contract Sanders said bal White Lold him he add play if we needed continued an Page 21 hav licks retirement leaked out Over the hav Liscka retirement was not announced to the crowd prior to inc afternoon game at Boston but he was warmly applauded when he was Intro the 6foots who earns in excess of a came out of Ohio slate As a frs around draft Choice in he played on eight Boston Aba Champion ship but said he made up his mind to quit before he reported for his i6lh Havlicek dented that the once proud cel tics woeful 1429 at time of his pushed him retire accompanied by his and his two Havlic Elt said he timed his announcement so a lot of people will be be to Sec me play in their cities one last Havlick chose basketball Over College football and was once termed by Buck Eye coach Woody the Best quarterback in the big ten not playing Havlicek said he is most proud of having played the Moat regular season and play off games in Aba scoring Points Doest enter in my he despite his Havlick has played in All 44 celtics games this averaging f continued on Page 21 Connors la the pro indoor finals oraweck9 work Tanner beaten in straight sets Connors wins pro indoor net title Philadelphia up a deter mined Jimmy showing no signs of fatigue from a grueling match the neg he posted a 61 Victory Over lot seeded Roscoe Tanner sunday to win the us pro indoor Tennis Cham the 25yearold top coming Back a Little More than 13 hours after defeating Brian Gottfried in a match Satur Day capitalized Early in the match when Tanner began hitting his normally precise ground strokes As the match wore Cannon began Rushing the net with More frequency and Tanner often could not react his stinging when he chose to stay on the base line Connors kept Tanner on the run with Cross court shoo from his forehand and two isted Connors closed Tanner out with a Back hand Volley that Tanner hit into the net to win the 53mlnute match and Connors came out cautiously against whose powerful serves and drives from the Baseline carried him past second seeded Bjorn Borg and Eddie but the Lookout while serving of his 16 aces in the find suffered when his ground strokes became Tanner hit a backhand Volley out to have his serve broken in the third game of the in the fifth game Tanner lost his serve again after making four unforced errors and was Down Connors won the set on the third set Point when Tanner hit a forehand into the both players held serve through the first eight games of the second set As Tanner began finding the Range with his Baseline shots and had six Bui in the ninth Tanner served his first double fault 5 Irish defeat 6954 South i api freshmen pc try Tripucka and Tracy Jackson came Sofce Bench to team Tor 23 Points sunday sue but the Irish held the terrapins to and on free throw mine first seven minutes of the second half in the process of mushrooming their Lead to lip Tinli the terrapins pulled within 12 on baskets by Larry Gibson and Albert but the patient Irish worked for open shots and maintained leads of about 12 Points the rest of the notre winning its 21st straight game at raised its season record to dropping its sixth game in the last eight fell to Gibson led Maryland with it Points and King added Rich Branning lopped the Irish with bid it was the play of Tri who had and with a career High that kept notre Dame comfortably ahead in the second to reach double break Point although he fended off one with his 12th Ace of us he was broken by Connors fore hand Connors then won the set As Tanner hit a return of service netted a forehand and hit a return of service into the Tanner fought off three break Points in the tint game of the third set to hold serve but Connors broke through him in the third Tanner hit a backhand Volley that was called prompting him to throw his Racket and hit another backhand Volley Oul to lose the serve and go Down Connors then moved in to Clinch the although his serve was broken in the eighth game to keep Tanner Connors Hil a Cross court Back hand to Force match Point and won in All after Tanner hit a forehand into the Connors Defeated Cliff Adria no Buster Raul Kami re and to reach the of the tournament for the turd consecutive he Defeated Borg in 1976 and lost to Dick Stockton last Tanner reached the finals by defeating Syd Zeltko Hie Borg and he pocketed As tile in the to seeded learn of Bob Hewitt and Frew Mcmillan Defeated the team of Vitas of Kings and Sandy of 6 to win the championship and the 500 first