European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse May 1978 the stars and stripes Page 23 Atlanta classic blocks player from playing in conflicting British pea Leon Spinks As Muhammad Alt listens but Champ clams up on questions about recent arrest Al Spinks to package placed at million by Gary kale new York up the american mad casting company announced monday it has signed an agreement with tip rank to televise Leon Spinks 15 defense of his Aba heavyweight title against Muhammad Ali in new television package is estimated at in million and Ali said before a press con Ference of All groups involved that each fighter will earn s4 million for the 15round Netter Abc nor promoter Bob arum of rank would divulge any figure for return with the controversial who is still under a drug Possession Cage in took the title from All on a 15round decision in Las vegas on i dont know what ill look for if i the said i might want to for a while the feeling of being the Man to win the heavyweight Champi three so years i can go four More still faster than any of the Hea they have around i was than Spinks in that first fight when i we Lith and 12th i Hist tired out in the i Light the when the j still thought there was a Possi Mhyl had won the clothes coordinated in Black and shirt and while refused Woloss his Louis we had Pena rules that i want going to talk said and in not Gonna what i gotta do is prove the Champ Ali hell be stronger next but with gods help ill do it Gonna be a Good rumble but ill in la Forner Federal criminal judge and now Spinks said his would have a Drivers License As of issued by the state of was stopped twice in Louis for without a the second time to his current scrape with the said Well have Mardi gras in new Orleans in the Battle of new Orleans will be greater than the super Hubbard said that hotels Are now backed up with reservation requests for the time leading up to the fight and that in ticket sales have been made and we Haven even weve had Calls from England and France and next week the mayor of new Orleans will coordinate All fight As a parting who usually has a nickname for his said he was going to name Spinks Lacula before Leon got his two front Atlanta up Gary player wants to play in the British pea the last weekend of this but the conflicting Atlanta Golf classic says you have to draw the line some Atlanta classic foundation presi Dent John Shea said we let Gary and some of the others out last year and we feel if they Are going to play anywhere that it should be for pea rules permit exempt golfers to skip any tour Stop they As Long As they dont play in a conflicting tournament else i met with Gary this past weekend at new said i informed him the Atlanta classic Felt it was in its Best in Terest As a sponsor and in the interest of Atlanta Golf fans to deny him permission to play in the British pea that after said Gary is a very hot commodity right Well have most of the top including Jack but Gary has attracted a lot of attention the last few Gary and i had a pleasant meeting in new Orleans and he understands our objection and our said Gary feels his first obligation is to the sponsor which is putting on the British but will Honor our decision which is not to release we understand the request of tour players on conflicting events such As said who said the Atlanta classic has agreed to allow Ray Floyd and Bob Ros Burg to play in the British pea but denied permission to Gene Littler and George Burns As Well As it has been our policy to Honor these re quests one time As we did last year with Tom who was the 1977 masters Gene George Burns and we Felt we owed it to our sponsors and our fans to deny them the releases this who won the the tournament of champions and Houston open in a Row before finishing in a tie for fifth Sun Day at new is playing 10 consecutive weeks in the if he plays in at de is denied entry in Nelson classic no purpose to be served in con discussion on this said meet with la enforcement Mii Louis Lacr week and Hope the situation my president of the Louisiana a Argentina Roberto de one of the worlds stand out applied to play in this weeks Byron Nelson classic at and was the decision by the pea tour intensified the bitter feeling Between past greats and the office of commissioner Deane which has recently Given greater priority to younger 1 won the Dallas tournament in the 55yearold South american when i came Here to play in the legends i thought sure i would be Able to play at i called Jack Tuthill tour he told me the Field was when i tried to get a sponsors i received the same so i Fly Back to Buenos members of golfs old who completed the inaugural legends of Golf championship Here sunday with Sam Snead and Gardner Dickinson winning the first were upset Over the of it is a terrible commented a longtime tour it is ail a part of Beans move to put the older players in until it has always been tradition Al that a player winning a tour tournament has a lifetime exemption to that the new rules which Beman and three players on the policy Board have pushed through erase All these it would be no imposition on the younger players if Roberto were Given an sex he could just be tacked onto the Bottom of the the affable Argentine has won More than 130 including 30 open championships in 14 in a Brilli ant career covering a Quarter of a that would be ii straight even though he has been blocked from playing in the British player is still not forced to play in the Atlanta if he he can simply take a vacation the last week of this we congratulate Gary on his efforts to support the tour this said Shea even though he is disappointed in our to we thank him for being a gentleman in this discussion and for understanding our Missouri names Louisville Hart athletics head a the University of Missouri completed the shakeup of its athletic department monday with the announcement that Dave Hart of Louis Ville University would replace Mel Han As athletic will assume his duties in the University said in an announcement by the office of Public reached by Telephone in said he was very pleased to get the Missouri is a very attractive said the former head football coach who has been Louisville athletic director since its the Only state school and its in a great conference and a great this will be a tremendous Opportunity and a big Sheehan resigned in february under fire but stayed on until a successor was Sheehane departure had been widely expected when Al Onofrio was fired in november As head football who was replaced by Warren Powers As football was one of Many applicants interviewed for the athletic directors the big eight is the epitome of an ath Letic certainly and basketball has done so much Hart Hart became Louisville athletic director in vowing to upgrade the football women athletics and non eve nue sports in the women program at Louisville has a annual about 10 times what it was when Hart a native of Hart was a successful High school coach in Pennsylva Nia after graduating from Vincent col lege in he served the University of Kentucky As defensive Backfield coach from 196264 and later held the same Posi Tion at the naval he was head football coach at Pitts Burgh from 196669 and was an assistant to the president at Robert Morris College in Pittsburgh until taking the Louisville Job in blazers Hollins on nabs Al defensive team new York up Center Bui Wal Forward Maurice Lucas and guard Lionel three of the key players in guiding the Portland Trail blazers to the league championship a year monday were named to the nabs Al defensive team for j97778 completing the first team were Forward Bobby Jones of the Denver nuggets and guard Don Buse of the Phoenix both Jones and Buse Are repeaters from last year while for the Portland Trio this was the first selection for for the second consecutive year Jones was the leading vol Egetter with 37 Points in balloting by the leagues there were six players on the second team As a tie occurred at Center Between Kareem Abduljabba of los Angeles and Artis Gilmore of joining them were forwards Coleman of Golden state and Bob Gross of Portland and guards Norm Van tier of Chicago and Quinn Buckner of
