European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 197b the stars and stripes Pogo 21 Cincinnati Abandons bid for Blue wont take commissioner to court Cincinnati Lupin Thi Cincinnati have stopped trying to work out a Trade for Vida Blue and will not Lake com missioner Bowie Kuhn to court Fop Block ing their previous attempt to acquire the Oakland Cincinnati president Bob i lows am announced Ever since Kuhn blocked the reds Deal to get Blue from the As for minor league first baseman Dave revering and the reds have been trying to quire Blue in a Deal that Kuhn would a Bui those the reds said tues have been we have tried to alter the Trade through a talk with Charlie Kulcy of the but without suit ssh said we do Nul with to pursue the Trade through the Howsam said the Heda had decided against going to court not because they thought they would but because of our belief that baseball has been in the courts Loo much and another Huil at thin time would not he in baseballs Best inter Kuhn had used the same terminology in cancelling the Blue Deal saying that acquiring players with huge amounts of Cash was not in the Best interests of Howsam also said he thought the reds could win without if teamed with Tom would have Given Cincin Nati on of the Besl 12 pitching combinations in the major the reds Are one of the Besl clubs in the game although Blue would have been a valuable and desirable we did not consider he Blue Trade one to make or break our we fell we could win leers George Mccin Nta driving for iwo against pacers Victory Over Indiana was Leum Effort f 76ers topple 119716 take Jorame Lead in their division by United press International the Philadelphia to frs downed the Indi Ana tuesday night to take a to game Lead in the Eastern conferences Atlantic in spite at their wide 8ch Billy Cunningham insists that the Victory was an Importuno it really was a wry important game or he we now have a Long Ruad tip ahead of us la was important for us to establish something the 76ers second win in three games Filhol the services or injured Julius Aba Roundup burying was basically a team with Collins scoring 33 Henry Coll Flint 11 Caldwell Jones for in puts and taking Down 20 re and a Corgi mediums tallying 23 elsewhere in the Cleveland beat we new York kicks in 13612 Kansas cily def rated 125102 Buffalo edged 101100 Chicago new i02h5 ii Enver humbled Goldun Auti us Angeles whipped san 128 and port land Defeated can knocks 127 campy playing his first game since scored seven at the Civ nine Points in the final two minutes us the second overtime str Steve land the Kings rockets id the Kings Wun their sixth straight game As centers Sam Laccy scored 17 Points and Tom Burlison added Ron play ing in his 800th pro scored 12 Points for Kansas City Wii Ilo Calvin Murphy had 22 for 100 Swen Nuter scored 31 Points and had 13 rebounds and Larry Mcneill added 19 in leading the braves to their second straight win after 10  losses Fred Brown had 20 Tor bulls jail 91 Artis Gil Ihire scored 27 up inns and cause Russell had 20 for the who snapped a four gum losing Streak Leon Ard Robinson scored 22 Points for i he jazz nuggets bullets h Forward Hobby Wilkerson scored 10 key Points in the final Quarter and David Thompson had a 2c to rally inc nuggets Over the bullets had a two Point Lead suing Stu the final Quarter and Mere Down by Only one with 2 is to play when the scored eight straight Points warriors 75 John Havlicek and have Cowens Trig gered an Early fourth Quarter scoring spree to Power the Ccllins past the War i Bostons Kermit in his first game since his suspension following a 9 altercation with Rudy played 23 grabbed 14 rebounds and scored six spurs 111 Bookie guard Norm Ninon ignited a fourth period spun a Titch lifted los an Geles to san los an getes led Only 10199 with seven minutes but Hen hit Nin Slraight Points to ice he Trail a Tours suns in led by Bill Wal ions 22 the Trail blazers stung b1 heir first Home court Luss of the season m a knit sunday re bounded to defeat Hue my Maurice Lucas scored eight of his 21 Points in the first period As Portland raced to a 3522 if flt we made this Trade and m still feel thai he who had been silent since Kuhns 30 finally some of his opinions about the la Siems the 30 decision does not really address the reverend glue but is the commission it s Effort to promote for the Public record his personal belief re Harding competitive and really whal thin decision should be called the compel it Ltd bal Jince we have informed the commissioner thai we do not intend to initiate a lawsuit in an Effort to overturn his decision in the we have not done this because we think he was or that he had the Power to in or because we believe a suit would not be or because we recognize his actions or views As being in the Best interests of 1 our decision was made ent irely on our belief that baseball has been in the courts him much and another suit at this Lime would not be in baseballs Best we have told the commits inner we intend in work within the framework of baseball to resolve the very serious prob lems thai this decision and Oiler actions have we want the baseball owners and general managers to understand clearly the concerns we have and make their own Good judgments we appreciate the interest our tans this whole bul we believe the like the is tired of Legal hassles and the an wants As to Pluy baseball and thit is Witul we intend to exec will Back Davis meet Nashville up Joe a Nashville businessman and executive vice president of the Southern Tennis Assoc a tuesday agreed id step in As Inanna Hacker of the Davis cup Lennis matches at i Vanderbill next in a Brief statement tuesday Vanderbilt president Emmett Fields said he had accepted davis1 offer to be Cial underwriter of the matches and that the commitment is the same As Hiil of the previous not withdrew As financial Backer filing the mushrooming Contro Versy Over participation of South Africa in the the insurance holding firm had guaranteed to cover losses up to before the announcement that he would be the financial who is co chairman of the had said that new hackers of the matches would not be intimidated by civil rights groups protesting the entry of South african its going to were not going to be intimidated and we Are not backing Davis i dont know anything Hal will allow it to be cancelled unless the United Stales Tennis association with draws or South Africa withdraws Davis is also a Vanderbill alumnus and member of the schools Board of a National coalition of civil rights protesting South Africa apart Heid has threatened to make Nash Ville the scene of the largest civil rights demons Tralin since the 1960s unless the March 1718 matches at Vanderbilt univer sity Are cancelled or South Africa is buried Antn