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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, February 12, 1981

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes february Friend says Smith will meet the press los Angeles up missing boxing promoter Harold Smith will meet with his attorney and hold a press conference a source close to Smith revealed tues Day executive director of Muhammad Ali profession Al sports has been named a co defendant in a million lawsuit by will Fargo Bank and has not been seen in Public for More than two the source said Smith is expected to announce that he is county suing the Bank and will go on with a four fight boxing card originally planned for Madison Square Gar Den in new the glittering which included three title fights and a heavyweight bout Ken Norton and Gerry was cancelled Friday in the aftermath of charges by the Bank and the subsequent disappearance of Smith told up sunday night he will postpone the 23 card 30 Days and the fighters will receive the million Dollar purses that had been agreed but in 30 Days College basketballs National invitation tournament is scheduled for the officials said the Arena would be unable to stage the boxing according to the said he will fulfil All obligations As he said the Case will be handled by a prominent criminal attorney but no name was men Paul a los Angeles has been named As possible earlier the manager of the Wells Fargo Wilshire Boulevard identified by Smith As a key element in the alleged embezzlement was temporarily relieved of his a Bank spokesman in san Francisco announced that Gene Kawakami had been taken off the it was not disclosed Why the action was taken or whether he was under suspicion of any Smith and Lloyd Ben a maps official and a former Wells Fargo were among several defendants charged in a Bank lawsuit last week with embezzling Smith has claimed in several communications with news agencies that he is innocent of the and that Bank officials Are actually trying to conceal a much larger embezzlement of Between million and million in a scheme involving at least 20 Bank branches and is Bank Bank officials have called Smiths charges preposterous but have refused to comment on several facets of the Fri agents investigating the conflicting allegations said they Are not trying to locate either Smith or time reported that both Smith and Lewis had been talking to Fri agents in los an Fri spokesman denied that Muhammad who sold his name to the company but is not involved in its was not named in the Wells Fargo suit and has made it Clear he does not want to get mixed up with Smiths in a series of Telephone Calls and tape recordings to news agencies in los Angeles sunday night and Smith said he was in Good health but feared for the life of who disappeared with he also insisted again that he had not committed any crime and said he planned to hire an attorney to file suit against Wells Fargo Ive got evidence to prove it that the Bank is the guilty he said in one but i wont turn Over what i have to someone in a position to cover it i have to get the Public behind that my Only 119 watch Alabama win by United press International the i8thranked South Alabama jaguars Defeated Georgia state 8249 at the Omni in Atlanta tuesday before a crowd of we  believe said South Al Aba Mas de when its a game like i just like to be on the its just embarrassing in a South a school coming into National basketball played be fore More than fans 10 Days i that said South Alabama Scott that just fires you we like the big hav ing a lot of people these Are the dog Days for Georgia losers of 18 in a and yet to draw More than a thousand a game this the South Alabama the at Tendance Low at Georgia state this was played during the Day so it would not conflict with the atlant Golden state Aba game that behind Rory White with 21 Points and Rains with South Alabama bolted to a 4523 Lead at the half and went through the motions the rest of the Georgia state was led by Don Ross with 16 Points and 7 Georgia which had its last win Ning season five years opened this season with victories Over Clinch South Carolin Spartanburg and Georgia from there its been 18 losses and i feel for the and i feel for coach Roger Williams Hes one of the better coaches in the con Ference Hes proven but every things gone in the Only other top 20 14 notre Dame pounded Boston University at South Orlando Wool Ridge scored 18 Points and Tracy Jackson 17 As the Irish ran their record to College basketball notre which hit 15 of its first 17 held by scoreless for almost the first six coming off the loss to we had the mental intensity that we notre Dame coach Digger Phelps we shot 74 percent against a team that was pressing and using a we were just in a Good Groove and that got things by coach Rick Pitino knew he was out of his notre Dame is a Good team and we were totally he were a Good new England team but we we rent Safe of approved buyer won move club los Angeles up the National hockey league Board of governors tues Day unanimously approved the Sale of the Stock of the Colorado Rockies to Peter Gil Bert of who has pledged not to move the Gilbert has made a commitment to the people of Denver to keep the Rockies in Denver and to make them one of the better nil said John presi Dent of the a Cable television magnate who helped develop the Buffalo sabres Cable to network and assisted in the pioneering the leagues Cable to purchased the Rockies from new Jersey trucking magnate Arthur Imperatore for an Esti mated in their afternoon the governors also unanimously adopted a Rule change which Calls for the dressing of a third Eligi ble goaltender if the two who dressed originally for the Are both the emergency goaltender will be allowed a two minute something not presently allowed the second goalie when replaces a since the Rule change was passed unania it will become effective immedi the executive Council of the nil association and the league owners decided at a joint meeting tuesday to postpone until june 30 the notification by the players association of determination of the collective bargaining Ziegler we will meet again be tween june 3 and 10 in Las vegas and go Over the matter of compensation and free Agency once the play ers did not put a proposal on the table other than to Tell us they wanted total free Agen the present contract expires at the conclusion of the 198384 season but the play ers have the right to terminate it at the end of the 198182 season if they notify the Alan the executive director of the players the owners Are at the players at we Are saying we want Complete free Agency and will not accept the present system because it Doest mentally prepared at we were certainly not a Good representative of Eastern in other Reggie Roberts hit three key baskets in the last seven minutes to Send Texas past Southern meth Odist 6156 de Sherod scored 18 Points to carry Virginia Commonwealth Over old Dominion 7564 Clarence Swannegan converted a three Point play and two foul shots in the final to push Texas tech past Rice behind 22 Points from Scott Defeated Baylor 6750 har tied with Princeton for the Ivy league beat Dartmouth 8665 with Joe Carrabino scoring 22 Points and Don Fleming 20 Michael Wilsons 19 Points helped Marquette Over Xavier 7862 Mike Hackett and Maurice Rouhlac combined for 48 Points and Jacksonville held off 6967 Ken Mont Gomery scored 28 Points and Texas with stood Texas Christian Cincinnati shot from the a school to beat Tulane 9176 Ira James tossed in 24 Points As Brown dropped Yale 7461 Clarence Tillman had 16 Points and Kelvin Troy 15 to Lead Rutgers Over Massachusetts 7453 for the minutemen ninth straight Chuck Barnett and to Overton scored 22 Points each to Pace Oklahoma to a 7866 Victory Over Iowa Orlando Woolridge 18 Points against by pro woman eager feared slain continued from Page 21 any she was yet maybe not the most outstanding we How Connie provided that intangible that is so in any in any in any she gave More than she had to get a positive Bene fit from each of us knows that any thing Connie was assigned to she could More than measure up the word impossible was not known to it was because of and the attitude she possessed and passed on to that this team has found the Success it she cant be replaced on our she cant be replaced in our ath letes and like do not come along every we Are deeply Hurt that this Steve director of pub Lic relations for the said Kunzmann was very extremely she met a lot of people and met people Higginbottom said she had improved her play in the last few she played Forward with the Node Munct Iowa cornets for two years when the Wal was first organized and joined the fledgling wranglers this Kunzmann was an Allstate and All conference standout for the Everly cat to feeders As a High school player and also earned honors in softball and at Wayne she set school re cords for most Points and rebounds in one 40 and 25 As a Kunzmann averaged 58 percent shooting from the Field and grabbed 219 she also set a school Mark in softball with five Home runs in five she was graduated from Wayne in 1978 with a bachelors degree in education she was named Wayne state woman athlete of the year As a Junior and was a firs team Central states conference  
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