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Quiet Ali Talks Of Retiring Ali Whips Joe Foreman Next By Miltou Rkhmu L'Pl Sporti Editor n NEW YORK (UPI) -Ithis one of his finer hours when his critics figured he'd crow the most Muhammad Ali went completely the other way saying it isn't the fun it used to be he's getting a little tired of it all and hell be hanging up his gloves pretty soon now "Yes" he said somewhat wearily as he lay on a leather covered rubbing table in his dressing room after evening the score with Joe Frasier by way of a much-tooHHn- decision unanimous over him at Madison Square Garden Monday night "I'd like to fight George Foreman someday" "One day soon I mean I’m sure George and his people want him to be the real champ and they know he has to fight me to be that After Foreman III probably quit" "You only say that now" derided one of Mi listeners indicating he didn't believe it Ali didn't eve to argue Hc’i Tired "No” he said "111 probably quit after Foreman Why not? I’m tired I got three million in the bank the Interest is pretty good and I could live off that alone" "Your wife or somebody else bucking you to quit?” came a JOE FRAZIER CROUCHES aid laids a right to the stomach of Muhammad Ali la bout Man-"Nobody’s telling me what to figured its Question All shook his head do” he said "I just GREG HANSEN Ali Owned SLG Crowd JVj ki XTM 1 - If All and Frasier were worrying SALT LAKE CITY about the $5000 Ones levied against them for last week's television fracas some 7000 fight fans at the Special Events Center took can of that pittance Monday night By plenty! television broadcast Entertained by the live closed-circu- it of “Super Fight No S" Utah fana paid dose to $75000 to watch Muhammad dance like a butterfly part of the Him To me It was worth the $11 la the Brat round although It wasn't as thrtUbv as the first fight three years ago at the Salt Palace The heavily partisan AH crowd went nuts when the ring snnounmr proclaimed All's unanimous decision while the meager Fraztor following filed out of the Special Events CSnter But even the most staunch Frasier booster had to be pleased wtfli the fight Although there were no knock downs it was entertaining bum the outset Alt's taflto was still intact although his punch seemed to loeo thotr sting about the third round ftadsr'a smaskg endurance waaavtdwt who took about lour pachea while admWatering one Yet there seemed to bo no dodbt about the outcome wife no thanks to the ring Dm Duaphy the highly perceptive veteran of boxing far seme five decades bandied the live action with Detroit's Visa Patrick “providing" the commentary R left one firm question: where wm Howard Ooeoll? No Quick Analysis When you know little (or nothing) about hosing as Ido the evertooes of Howard CoaeO welcomed And when you fork out 11 bucks hr a oneJnur fight you'd Uko to be In farmed of the facts Dunphy and Patrick did not venture a guess all light ss to who was kadbtg the close contest Patrick noticeably a Frailer fan decided it was Ms ta to Inform the estimated-audienc- e of some IN mHUan fans acroM the world that Ali was over the hill That Ms punches were harmless and Ms antics frivolous And while Dunphy added expert commentary of the light he still dM not Ihform the paying customers what to expect for a decision That's why we needed Humble Howard R was OoseU who picked Ali to beat the invincible Sonny IJaton 1$ years ago which at that time was next to lunacy And a year ago It was Com 11 who pegged young George Foreman to derail Stakin' Joe V anyone knew it had to be Howard deqdte Ms prediction tiiat Fruier would probably win Next time at least when Foreman and AH fight 111 settle for Dunphy But for my 11 smackers get rid of Patrick and give us Cooell an u pro-fig- ht Couple Of lloo'Doo's What Salt Lake fans dammored about the moat was the booboo of referee Tony Perm in the second round Pens stopped the action II seconds before the end of the found thinking he had heard the bed At the time AH had scored heavily on Frasier's head and many believed Ali was a pinch away from ending the tight It brought the biggest vocal reaction of the night The pre-figfestivities centered on the celebrities at Madison Square Garden A standing-rooonly crowd of 10000 couhtal match the ht Grifletty who was ifresaed in a green toattwr suit with a fur collar Also on stage for the prflght cameras were such Dotabies as Foreman and Km Norton who win tight hr the heavyweight title la March Rocky Gradano WilHa Pep Joey Giardetio and popular ex champion Floyd Patterson who received a tumifltaoui welcome Sctom stars such as Barbra Streisand Jim Brown and others were spotted hi the celebrity ladM crowd Through tin Anal critical rounds whm few tens could deternJne who was leading Tesy Masani of West Hampstead NY who was sitting next to me provided the most welcome relief to us AH fans ‘ 'Tve got it 54--1 for AH” said Maaonl altering the 11th round “but feat's a sentimental figure I've got a thousand bucks bet on AH and 1 cant afford to lose I lust about $800 on Mm in the first tight" Maaonf you cm guess was delirious with joy when the tight was finished but he left before they announced the dedaton Maybe feey ought to use him for the next tight instead of Van Patrick -- All daiccd as he promised aid woa a muurimeua Urouad dediiou (UPI Telephoto) day light getting to be time" As he talked one of AH's handlers worked on his body kneeding his shoulders and with an pectoral muscles amber colored liquid Ali suddenly moved up to a sitting position on the table and directed Ms conversation at Dr Freddie Pacheco of Miami one of those standing near by “Look at this" he said displaying the knuckle on the third finger of his left hand “I got an infection here There's pus in it” Pacheco inspected the finger “I'll get it tomorrow" said "No get it now” commanded "Right here now?” “Yeah now” Doctor Treats Infection Pacheco reached into medical kit and extracted some ethyl chloride whiih he sprayed on the infected knuckle He then pulled a long needle out of his bag and without any ceremony stuck it right into the knuckle AH winced but said nothing as some of the fluid drained from the finger “Did you get that during the fight?” one newsman asked Again AH shook his head negatively "He scratched himself before the fight and the glove must have irritated it" Pacheco said Talking about the fight AH admitted Frazier hurt him twice but he either did not remember the rounds or didn’t want to remember them because every time he was asked which rounds he was shook up in he changed the conversation “I hurt him a few times" he said “In the sixth seventh and eighth rounds 1 know I did because I could feel' him" Frazier said he thought he won the fight but didn't sound very convincing Now and then he'd whistle a couple of good shots off AH’s head but from where I sat he never seemed able to put enough punches together to change the way the fight was going On my card AH was clearly the winner oo a A which was swollen USU Weber Made Money Red Ink? Not Utah Schools way of supporting intercollegiate athletics so long as they know what it is costing them” leges and Universities made a student activity fees guar he said concessions of 1972 and antees in fiscal $55414 gifts "profit" Tbtal revenue for fiscal 1072-7- 3 --73 it took more than $11 mil- came to $2 334072 or 6614 per was $37731 and expenses lion of tax money to put the cent of total costs 321— a profit of teams on the field according to However board members came to $32 $56414 W a report released by the State Peter Billings and Richard students said The report Board of Higher Education J Maughan said student activiin intercollegiate The report prepared by the ty fees tauld be moved to the participated athletics at the eight schools Office of Higher Education was “state support” category inBIUms said feat amounto to released Mav'v- creasing that figure to $1696- only 25 per cent of the stuThe report said taxpayers on AGGIE JIMMY MOORE goes to the basket Monday while teammate Jim Boatwright (31) dents at the schools Md also Maughan also criticised the noted and Deaver's Jim Ludlow (30) look on Ago won for a paid $761 ON in direct tax supZamhre ever of fee defease 25 layia cent of the George per only port fee waivers cost $115033 report for not including the student body attends games and physical plant support arnotmt spent from student fees Football was the biggest speccame to $197577 for a tobd of to retire bonded indebtedness on tator report according to the re7 $11434 or 33M per cent of athletic facilities with baskeibaU second in post don't care what the people "I the total cost of athletics at the average attendance per game eight state schools participating of the state want to do In the More thM twice as many spectators attended football games d as basketball games on the average The conservation effort wu foul lane with me second toft in Utah State University spent By Randy Headricks the game welcomed planned $2511 of its general budget Herald Journal Sports Writer neither The Aggies took an 8642 toad allowed Denver it University The Utah State Aggies did for athletics Weber State Colinto the last :43 seconds but to twice threaten the to and the Aggie's conserve energy their Mt lege spent $212665 was awarded four foul Johnson win $121-3streak It of Utah the in Spectrum spent University Monday night Spectrum made three of them and shots made an apparently easy also The Salt Lake City school but their finale Iverson's before look like win a at the of one the squeaker three almost cost them a ball game was the only First Half Saga final buzzer the scoreboard to lose money In athletics Coach Belnap went to his showed the Ag's margin a By United Press lateraatioaal Southeastern Conference basbench with Just under six Vanderbilt Md Alabama did ketball race Tuesday night narrow 8847 Seventh-ranke- d VMdy nothing to ease the tight Energy conservation in this minutes toft in the first half after 5 downed Kentucky Md case could also be labeled “let- USU had jumped off to a quick 12 ninth-rank'Bama pot away down” and coach Dutch Belnap point toad at the start of the both teams Florida still isn't sure he's found a cure game But by intermission upped their SEC records to 1 Belnap's Ags looked like they jhings looked pretty touchy And so the deadlock on first Just when the Aggie starters were playing against high place will not likely be broken schooled early in the contest exited Cramer and Zumbro NEW YORK (UPI) Eddie tenses in the nation He is but could never manage a toad opened with a salvo of shots Mtil Monday when the two “Too Tall” Jones a 64oot4 teams collide at Tuscaloosa 86-8- 1 area and regarded as m exceptional bigger than 12 and whm out in from the Elaewtiere Louisville edged 260pound headslapping bruiser Mtter front by 10 they started the narrowed fee lead by halftime to 3 Oklahoma routed from Tennessee State today Drake Baltimore picked John Dut4846 for Utah State conservation allowing Any treasure which the Nebraska 6543 Fumum out- became the third consecutive ton the 7 24Apound defensive energy Denver had scored first but to determined Pioneers the team from Treasure lasted East Carolina basketball 6MD defensive lineman to emerge as tackle from Nebraska Dutton a 2 tie the Aggies took after struggle back Valley Community College MichigM upset Wisconsin 5 the No 1 choice whm he was overshadowed by control of the contest with fine was while State But Utah hoped to find in Logan must have and Mkhigm State put selected by the Dallas Cowboys Rich Glover in his first two and balanced it tied ball the Pioneers thus ou handling by been buried Monday night as the away Illinois 9342 to open the 1973 National seasons came into his own this had too much talent to ever faU to leap to a 164 toad At scoring Utah State Ramblers handed the Jm vm breda Kolff muscled Football League college player year and was especially im- for behind A that point each of the starters tough visitors from Ontario Oregon in 22 points— 20 in the second draft in postseason play He defense and hot pressive Jim had scored Jim Boatwright had by shooting an 5641 defeat half— as Vanderbilt rallied from Jones who may play either is expected to play in the pros Haws Rich six and kept points Dan Cressen had Boatwright The Ramblers were never a at the tackle or end with the Cowboys deficit at about 260 pounds and is fee the in four control and Jimmy Moore Rich Ags throughout behind and romped to a massive intermission to defeat Kentucky follows Walt Patulski (Buffalo) known for his pass rushing showed Haws the and Blair Reed each had Final stats game USU lead halftime The 52 m the Wildcats' home court and John Matusuk (Houston) Cart Barzilauskas a montwo in percentage jnyvee doubled the visitor's Van breda Kolff also did his as No 1 choice in the NFL strous 64 285pound defensive Utags leading When the starters came out en from the field free throw score through much of the initial part defensively for the Com- draft The Cowboys obtained tackle from IndiMa was but of masse USU's toad was number total and average 1 modores shutting off Kentuck- the No period pick from Houston selected by the New York Jets soon Zrmbro and rebounds Cramer Treasure Valley closed the y's inside game and holding the last year in exchange for Billy Barzilauskas one of the strongThe strong defense which has narrowed the gap gap in the second half but never Wildcats' Bob Guyette to six Pat ksMd Tody Smith est mm in college football had a trademark all season been Boatwright Hot five than final the closer second half points after he had got Sm Diego selected Bo Math- M outstanding career up to his inside Boatwright found the range penetration prevented h WIN point dKMt gotten twice that many in the ews a 64 fullback fee Pioneers Mondays of earlyIHspremionshootlngeye coach Rod Tueller first half Jayvee from Colorado Mathews gained botherefejuries! He will be 1 was deadly for his first five Utah State wu able to use each Alabama paced by a in his three-yea-r yards shots and his first miss came of his players extensively and performance by Leon varsity career and was the best 37 wife 11:15 toft in the first half for combined Dm (framer give them playing time Only Douglas maintained its tare rushing fullback at Colorado in points and few of their shots Boatwright finished as the Rambler Wayne Wasdin failed of the SEC lead by running up 11 seasons came from closer than leading scorer in the game wife to score a lJpoint halftime toad on An outstanding blocker he Former Viewmont High star 23 points and 11 of 16 from the USU wu led by the season’s Florida before coasting home opened many yards for the John Johnson connected far 20 Held Ngh scorer Bob Rehwalt who with a comparatively easy win Charlie Davis Rich Haws scared 18 Dressen more to give Denver its ofMt (or 16 points in his limited Louisville didn't have things John Hicks a Mt for 13 and Moore had 12 to fensive punch is Rehwalt quite easy against stubborn tackle with Ohio State was appearance trail Boatwright Dressen was Last Logan Winner averaging almost 16 points per Drake The Cardinals' top selected by the New York last was the Denver the leading Aggie rebounder Actually scorer Alton Murphy fouled out GiMts Hicks 64 and 275 game 10 home to USU with at team defeat but never 3:40 with to offensive for standouts Other go they pounds wu voted the nation’s 10 last on was That Although the Aggies at times February Utah State were Jeff Meyer ( 14) allowed Drake to take the toad outstanding lineman this season smooth and snappy their looked has then Slate Since Utah year Bruce Allen (14) and Blair The slim victory also and was runnerup in the Los Angeles using a choice turned away 10 teams But it overall performance was far mabtod Hsvffle to maintain Martineau (10) balloting for the Heisman The visitors had two players its hold m first place in the Trophy the highest a linemm obtained from Philadelphia looked (or a few frantic seconds from polished 23 turnovers selected HeismM Trohpy win- Monday like coach Al Harden bo la need by just 13 assists score 22 points each They were Missouri Valley Conference has been voted in years Hicks ner John Cappeltotti from Penn was going to establish a streak of witness the offensive slack AIvm Adams had 21 points will forward Ed Weidenbach and a guard with the State play the third Ms own both teams shot Cappeltotti However center Mark Johnson Johnson is md 13 rebounds to pace GiMts in the chosen back cent far the game 50 to above able running were The visitors per a 4 freshman from Salt Lake Oklahoma's win while center The Chicago Bears selected draft rmked fifth in the nation 60 per cent In the first and near the at on 30 capitalize to scored Welchm 17 John for Clyde Mayes added points a hard- in Bryant aty Waymond rushing with 286 carries for end of both halves to threaten 20 minutes Treasure Valley carry FurmM to Us win over hitting linebacker from Tennesyards and 17 TDs The 2 Utah State hosts the Southern fee win skein They trailed by 10 Utah State’s Jayvee which East Carolina The victory also see State Bryant a 3 avearged 1384 much of the time hut got to Mississippi Golden Eagles to Paladins had earlier defeated TVCC in enabled the teamed with Jocks to keep yards per game and finished within one of capturing a win on Saturday night In the next 6 ran its season their hold on first place in the give Tennessee State one of the Oregon I Continued on page 7) a Kevin Iverson jump shot in the Spectrum showdown Southern Conference race record to 104 wife fee win outstanding small college de-SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- in Intercollegiate athletics Broadcast fees gate receipts While athletics at Utah’s col- ' 17 Aggies Hike Record To 11-With Pioneers In Near-Fol- College Hoop Scene SEC Chase Knotted Louisville Leads MVC ' J m u 04 dvic-mindedne- ss u ‘Too Tail Jones’ Goes 12-6- ed Ramblers Roll 91-7- 9 u First In NFL Lottery - 6-- To Victory In Duel 75-7- 6-- 2-- 83-7- man-to-m- two-poi- 36-2- 235-pou-id nt 6-- 17 15-fe- more-herald- u two-poi- u 5-- 6-- er 12 er 97-7- 6-- i i V 5 J |