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! 'Great Pretender' I
James II can no longer be called "The Great Pretender."
At least not as long as the World Boxing Association recognizes
Jimmy Ellis as the heavyweight champion of the world.
The WBA gave Ellis that title last Saturday night after
he won a split-decision verdict over Jerry Quarry in a 15-round
fight at Oakland, Cal.
By calling Ellis a pretender to the heavyweight throne,
we are not saying that he did not actually beat Quarry.
He certainly did. Our complaint is that those two men should
never have been fighting for the crown to begin with.
The Saturday fight was the culmination of an eight-man
tournament which the WBA organized to decide a champion.
The heavyweight title had been stripped from Muhammed
Ali. or Cassius Clay, for refusing to be inducted into the
armed forces. This was the first in a list of several mistakes
made by that organization.
This is supposed to be the country where a man is
innocent of a crime until he is proved guilty in a court
j law. Muhammed Ali has not yet been found guilty of
refusing to be inducted. Alter a year and a half, the case
is still in court. According to law then, Ali is still considered
innocent of the charges.
Is Muhammed Ali Guilty?
Maybe he is considered innocent by law,
WBA. Even before the case first went to
took away Ali's title.
The question in our mind is what will happen if the
courts find that Ali did have grounds to refuse induction
What will happen if it is proved that Ali is a Black Muslem
minister as he claims to be.
If that does happen, then Ali will have lost his title
through no fault of his own.
We do not think the WBA should have stripped Ali of
his title, at least not until he was proved guilty of trying
to evade'the draft if that was what he was trying to do.
The WBA acted too quickly. If it had been any other
fighter in the situation besides Ali, we febk the WBA would
not have acted so swiftly. It is a known fact that the WBA
did not like Ali's religious beliefs and were looking for any
reason to dump the champ.
And dump him they did.
While getting rid of Ali was fairly easy, finding a new
champ proved to be a little more difficult. Ali was the
only man in boxing who deserved to wear the crown.
All of the men mentioned as successors were either has-beens,
never-was-bcens, or yet-to-bes.
WBA Tourney Was A Farce
And so the idea of a tournament to decide the new
champion was endorsed by the
and run by a national television
The field of entires in the tourney ranged from a punching
bag like Carl Mildenberger to Ernie Terrill, a man Ali
had whipped just befors he lost his title. In fact, Ali had
beaten almost every man entered in the tournament.
Not included in the eightroan elimination battle was the
only man who should have even been considered as a contender
to Ali's title Joe Frazier. Frazier is currently recognized
as the champ in five states.
Still Quarry had impressive creditals only one pro
loss, in his young -career. But . Ellis, t using -.. his own version
of the "Ali shuffle," kept away from Quarry and landed
enough good punches to win.
So as of today here is how the heavyweight picture looks:
Ali's th best fighter with Frazier ranking behind him, but
wearing the crown is Jimmy Ellis.
But at least one thing must be said for Ellis: he has
a throne and that's something the other "Pretender" James
II never was able to boast. 'But then, he wasn't competing
in the confusing and muddled world of boxing;.
Gridderg Stress Passing;
Blue-White Coaches
Carolina's football team
worked on both pass offense
and pass defense Tuesday as
Spring drills continued for the
Tar Heel gridders.
The battery
of
quarterback
Gayle Bomar and end Peter
Davis looked exceptionally
good as Bomar had a fine
day passing.
Fundamentals and individual
work were stressed. The
defense also worked on goal
line stands.
'The practice wasnt quite
as good as the one we had
Saturday," said Coach Bill
Dooley. "Our Saturday
workout was great. Everyone
showed a lot of enthusiasm."
Coach Dooley has scheduled
a scrimmage for late this
afternoon as the Heels prepare
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WBA and seemingly organized
network.
for Saturday's Blue-White
game.
Defensive coach Lee Hayiey
and offensive coach Bobby
Collins have been named as
opposing coaches for the Satur
day contest. Assisting Hayiey
on the Blue squad will be
Vic Spooner, Jimmy Vickers,
Moyer Smith, and Pat Watson.
Joining Collins on the White
staff will be Jim Carmody,
Ron DeMelfi, John Atherton,
and Sandy Kenney.
Dooley will watch the game
from the pressbox. Kick-off is
slated for 1:30. -
"We will try to split the
squad evenly to insure a
closely-fought game," Dooley
said. "We did have a very
exciting game last year with
the Blues winning 21-14.
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Carolina Catcher Skip Hull
.kip Hull Looks Like A Catcher
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By OWEN DAVIS
of The Dally Tar Heel Staff
Skip Hull looks like a cat
cher. He's solid at 5-10, 180 with
thick arms and chest, and
waves a bat like it's a
toothpick.
Hull has a square frame
which gives him the
resemblance of a concrete
block. He's about as fast as
concrete block on the
basepaths, too. which is par
for a catcher-
Had it not been for his
blocky build, however, Hull
probably would have never
been a backstop in the first
place.
"I was a third
baseman in
with Ronnie
junior high along
iLemonds UNC's third sadcer,"
he said. ,
" ?'WeT; Sacf aboufveT.SaS
basemen and didn't have a
catcher. My physique lends
itself to catching, so the coach
put me behind the plate and
that's where I've been ever
since."
Hull dreaded the drugery of
blocking wild pitches and
receiving spikes by sliding
The Tar Heel coaching staff
has invited all former Carolina
football lettermen to attend the
game Saturday. These former
players will be guests of the
football staff at a picnic follow
ing the game.
One of the highlights of the
game will be the presentation
of the Chuck Erickson Award
to a Tar Heel player. The
award, inaugurated this year
in honor of the Carolina
Athletic Director, will go to
the player voted by the
coaches as the "outstanding
hustler" in Spring practice.
Erickson will make the
presentation at halftime Satur-
day.
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baserunners at first, but soon
adjusted.
"I wouldn't play anywhere
else now," he said. "I'm right
there in the middle of it. Home
plate is where everything hap
pens." The Charlotte junior caught
soph pitcher David Lemonds
and last year's Carolina ace
Garry Hill (now in the Atlanta
Braves farm system) all dur
ing his junior and senior high
school days.
"I've been fortunate to play
with two pitchers that good,"
Hull said. "I'd like to think
I have helped them some, but
I really think catching them
has helped me more than
anything."
Hull is an experienced
handler of pitchers, which
becomes more important as
competition improves.
"You've got to understand
each pitcher, and know how
- to talk ? to - him? individual
he said. "Each has a different
personality, and you have to
have patience and keep things
under control."
A catcher calls the pitches,
so he must know both the
batters and his own hurler
well.
"I keep a mental notebook
in every game and try to
remember from past ex
perience a batter's
particular
stance and what pitches he
cant hit," Hull said.
"But in tight situations you
have to go with a pitcher's
best pitch. Most college hitters
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of The Daily Tar Heel Staff
RALEIGH - Clem Huffman,
a .182 hitter whose error allow
ed Carolina to win the first
game, slammed a three-run
homer in the sixth inning of
the second game for a 7-6
N.C. State victory and a
doubleheader split Tuesday.
Huffman was the goat of
the first contest, which the
Tar Heels won 7-5, when he
dropped a throw at second
base on a double play ball
which would have ended the
game.
His boot allowed the UNC
rally to remain alive and let
in two unearned runs.
But the second baseman
replaced his horns with a
hero's crown when he tied into
a John Yancey fast ball to
salvage the twinbill for State.
It capped a seven-run inning.
The split gave Carolina a
14-8 overall record, 5-3 in the
Atlantic Coast Conference. The
Wolfpack are 13-5 7-3 in the
ACC.
It wasn't a typical day of
baseball. In fact it was full
can't hit a curve, but most
college pitchers can't throw
one either.
"David Lemonds is the only
pitcher we have who throws
more curves than fastballs,
and he can throw two different
breaking balls."
Hull is more than a master
mind receiver, and is
Carolina's most consistent hit
ter. He led the team as a
sophomore with a .353 average
and topped the Valley League
last summer with a .381 mark
against some of the best
Miller Signs Pro Pact?
It is rumored that Larry
Miller, Carolina'a All
American basketball star, has
signed a professional contract
with the Los Angeles Stars
of the American : Basketball
Association.
" The Tar Heel has learned
that announcement of the sign-
I ing will be made today by
! the Stars.
It is generally believed that
the husky forward-turned-
guard will sign for an
i estimated $110,000 which would
make him one of the highest
i paid players to leave the
" University for the professional
ranks,
; Reportedly, the contract is
; for three years and was
i negotiated this weekend in
Chapel Hill.
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Win Opener,
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divide
of surprises' and strange
plays.
The two best lefthanders in
the conference were boln
knocked out of the box in
the first game and in the se
cond contest a single to right
iield resulted in a double
play.
The two ace pitchers for
both teams, southpaws David
Lemonds (5-1, 1.23 ERA) for
UNC and Alex Cheek (4-0, 2.02
ERA) for State, faced off in
the first game arid flopped.
Lemonds was wild walking
six and hitting a batter before
he was lifted after 3 2-3 in
nings. Cheek was bombed for
nine hits and six runs until
he left willi one out in the
seventh.
Reliever Tom Buskey got the
win for UNC, giving him a
3-2 record. Cheek, now 4-1,
was the loser.
The Heels held a 3-1 lead
after two innings. Two walks
and a hit batsman led to two
runs in the first and three
singles by Gary Tilley. Bob
Elliott and Skip Hull produced
another tally in the second.
pitching in the East.
This year he's over the .330
level, but isn't satisfied.
"I haven't been hitting well
lately," he said. "I have a
tendency to hit off my front
foot and lunge at the ball.
This takes my power away.
"I've never been a power
hitter, mostly a doubles man.
My speed doesn't allow me
any triples."
Hull has what it takes to
make a bag league catcher
strong arm, sharp mind
and consistent hitting and
LARRY MILLER
Miller could not be contacted
Tuesday for comment.
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But Stale lied it in the third
and then three hits and two
walks off Lemonds sen: the
Wolfpack ahead 5-3 and
Lemonds to the showers.
Buskey shut out State for
the res; of the game. That
set the stage for UNCTs four
run seventh.
Hull singled for the third
time after one out. Charlie
Carr and Eddie Hill followed
with singles to score Hail and
then Ron Lemonds hu what
could have been a game-ending
double-play grounder.
But Huffman booted the
throw from the shortstop. Can
scoring from second to tie the
score and leasing two runners
on base. Singles by Bruce
Bolick and Tilley wrapped it
up for a 7-5 Carolina win.
Chip Stone was breezing to
a shutout victory in the second
game when a teammate's er
ror and his own control pro
blems blew a 6-0 UNC lead
and the game.
It all started very sweetly
for the Tar Heels. Elliott open
ed the game by reaching base
on an error, went to second
wants to play pro ball.
"I'd love to play in the
pros," he said. "Last summer
encouraged me and I got to
see how I stand in comparison
to really good players.
"Scouts have talked to me
and I'd go this summer if
I got a good offer. I'm married
and I have to think about
all the considerations. It
wouldn't even take a fantastic
or particularly large offer, just
a good one."
Hull thinks pro coaches can
improve his defensive cat
ching. "I have trouble moving to
my right to stop a
righthander's curve and a low
pitch bothers me," he said.
"I don't know how to situate
myself and keep a ball from
bouncing away. I need to work
on th'at most."
Hull would like to stay in
the South, which right now
means he prefers Atlanta.
That would put him once again
with Garry Hill, his longtime'
teammate.
Could it be a battery of
Hill and Hull against Gibson
and McCarver?
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on a sacrifice bunt and scored
on Hill's single after Can
walked. Carr scored a second run
when a wild pitch allowed him
to come home from third.
State had a potential rally
in the fourth, but poor
basenmning snuffed it.
Tom Bradford reached first
on a fielder's choice and Fred
Combs walked. Da ire 11 Moo
day singled to right, and
UNC's Doug Lanhara threw
to first baseman Hill who
threw out Bradford at the
plate.
Bradford, an ex-fullback,
bowled over catcher Hull, who
bounced up and threw out
Combs sliding into third. That
completed a complicated dou
ble play.
Carolina went ahead 5-0 in
the fifth when Hull slugged
a 400-foot homer with two on.
Tiley and Elliott had singled
to set up the three-run clout.
Ii went to 6-0 in the sixth
when Hill singled, stole second
and scored after an infield
out and sacrifice fly.
But then State batted, and
Carolina will kick itself for
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