European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February the stars and stripes Page 21 Al linked firm sued in scandal by de Schuyler a sports writer a California Bank has filed suit contending that Muhammad a professional sports bilked it of in new the former heavyweight Champ himself says Hes staying out of efforts to Salvage a multimillion Dollar Madison Square Garden fight endangered by the scandal involving the promoting firm that has his name but not his a decision was expected tuesday on the Fate of the Garden which was to have featured three championship bouts and a no title fight Between heavyweights Ken Norton and Gerry on Wells Fargo Bank filed a million Superior court suit against maps and saying that amount had been fraudulently withdrawn from the Banks Beverly Hills the suit names Harold chairman of and Ben maps director and operations officer for Wells Fargo Beverly Hills neither of those two have been seen for More than a the other defendants Are Muhammad Ali Amateur sports also run by Smith maps president Sam Marshall Barbara Smith Gladys and Bodak productions Ben Lewis was a Branch officer until Jan in a statement released from its san Francisco head quarters Wells Fargo said the total amount of missing Bank funds was Wells Fargo alleges the fraud was accomplished through an internal manipulation of funds involving some 13 the statement appropriate la enforcement and regulatory authorities have been Wells Fargo believes that All but million of the loss would be covered by the California state athletic commission has con firmed that which has staged fights at the forum in does not have a License to operate boxing matches this year in but a spokesman for the new olympic auditorium in los Angeles said monday that a map sponsored fight card will go on As scheduled this saturday the athletic commission said monday the fight could proceed if maps provides the commission with a 000 Cashiers Check guaranteeing the fighters salaries and the License the maps scandal has left in doubt the scheduled 23 card at the maps was the major pro Moter of the and it appeared unlikely that other promoters could afford to pay the fighters what maps had promised or that they would be willing to take a Cut in the there were reports monday that Ali would try to save the big boxing but Ali said monday in not promoting any de an attorney representing the promotional said efforts Are being made to get new Money to take Over the scheduled maps interests would be acquired by other inter Franklin said monday after meeting with repro continued on Page 23 Cook wins Crosby playoff Pebble a John a 23yearold second year sur Vived the first fireman sudden death play off in modern Golf history and won the storm plagued Bing Crosby National pro am a former National Amateur Cham turned Back two time open Champion Hale Ben Bob Clampett and Barney Thompson with a critical Par on the third extra that was at Pebble where Cook had won the Northern California Amateur title in hed played his third and final round of 18 holes at Spyglass the Long est and toughest of the three courses used for this with a closing round of Par 72 interrupted briefly when his Amateur part actor James was involved in a shoving match with a boisterous Spectator finished with a 209 for 54 holes of the which finished a Day late and 18 holes Short because of heavy Cook holed a 10foot Birdie putt on the first extra Hole and Irwin scored from four Thompson bogeyed after missing the Clampett missed a 12foot Birdie putt and who had missed the chipped on but didst putt out after Cook had made his at the second a Cook scored a routine Par and Irwin missed a Birdie Opportunity from about four that sent them to the third Hole with Daylight Irwin missed the Green and Cook put his approach Only four feet from the Irwin chipped on and missed a six foot putt for Cook failed on his Birdie at but made the Par putt from about 18 inches and had his first pro playing with Jack Nicklaus and former president Gerald rallied on the Back nine at Spyglass Hill for a 2un Der Par 70 that placed him in the but he didst know it for More than an hour after hed there we rent any Leader boards out there and i didst know where i stood in relation to the rest of the Field most of the Irwin Crenshaw had the Lead alone until he 3 putted for bogey on the 16th Hole at Spyglass and dropped Back to the group at seven under he finished with a a 20yearold Rookie who grew up in the spectacular Beauty of this picturesque had a last round 71 at Cypress Thompson made up the most shooting 67 at Cypress Point where he enjoyed something approaching Solitude with most of the gallery trailing the Sho Busi Ness celebrities and golfs More glamorous names at Tom golfs dominant Force Over the last four making his first Start of the had the Lead alone much of the final round and once enjoyed a 3shot margin but three putted three times and hit one in the water to play his Back nine at Crosby Winner John Cook hugs wife Jan after winning Gas first Ever fireman playoff Spyglass in a struggling he finished with a 74 and a 210 one out of the Brad another sole Leader at one took a double bogey on his 17th Hole at also had a 74 and tied with Watson at also at that and All with a Chance to were Jerry Mike Reid and Andy bean had a closing 71 at Cypress Pate 73 at Pebble Beach and Reid 68 at Pebble a frequent Winner birdied his first two holes of the Day and twice had it 8 shots under Par for the Good enough to win it but just As Bryant and so Many fell victim to the varied troubles of he played his Back Side in 38 and finished with a 72 and Cook had a single Birdie and a Matching bogey in shooting his Par 72 in regulation but most of his 16 pars were i Only hit 10 but its because i was i was going for the Flag All the the poker faced Young Man so called Winter rules remained in effect with players allowed to clean and place balls in the which still showed some minor effects of the Pacific storms that disrupted the the final round was played in warm Sun a Sharp contrast to the win driven squalls that lashed the Monterey Peninsula with Hail and More than five inches of rain last flooding the courses and forcing a cancellation of play both thursday and Fri the two postponements prompted officials to Cut the event from the scheduled 72 holes to a three Day 54hole tournament that finished a Day the purse was reduced from an announced to Cavaliers Rule alone in a poll by the associated press Virginia grabbed sole Possession of the 1 position in the associated press College basketball poll edging Oregon state by a Mere 10 Points and ending a one week tie Between the two Virginia collected 35 firs place votes and of a possible Points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and Oregon which had held the 1 Slot for two weeks by itself and shared it was tabbed 1 on 26 ballots and received 1 202 last Virginia and Oregon state each garnered 29 firs place votes and three poll members did not cast ballots last All 62 poll members voted this the Cavaliers of Virginia downed 6 Wake Forest 8373 and whipped Duke 6847 last week in raising their record to the Defeated 10 Urcla 8167 and nipped Southern Cal 5548 last Louisiana state and Ari Zona state retained the 3 through 5 the Blue collected Points after eking out a 5450 Victory Over Illinois state and bom Barding Syracuse 9169 before a National television audience the who got the final first place vote and Defeated Mississippi and Florida last the Sun with 944 crushed Stanford 8466 in their Only game last Utah and Wake Forest waged a close fight for the next three the wildcats moved up a notch to 6 with 830 Points following victories Over Mississippi state and an overtime Triumph Over a Tough Georgia the who edged 15 Brigham Young 6056 last continued on Page 22