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THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1978 Page 11 No time to duck High school baseball United Press International LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Leon Spinks’ attorney went to court argu ing Spinks “didn’t have time to duck,’’ but he wasn’t talking about an Ali jab. The lawyer was asking a federal court judge to order promoters to stop billing the bout Friday be tween Ken Norton and Larry Holmes as a heavyweight cham pionship fight. The World Boxing Council took away its version of the heavyweight ititle from Spinks, saying he did not fulfill an obligation to fight Norton. Spinks retains the World Boxing association championship. “Leon Spinks did not duck any body,’’ the attorney said. “He was only champion 30 days — he didn’t have time to duck anybody.” Spinks’ attorney, Edward Bell of Detroit, said Spinks does not object to holding the Norton bout, but to billing it as for the world heavyweight championship. U.S District Judge Roger Foley took the arguments under submis sion. Spinks, who was not in court Monday, defeated Muhammad Ali in Las Vegas Feb. 15 to gain both the World Boxing Association and the WBC titles. He has also sued the WBC for stripping him of its ti tle. Bell told the court Monday noth ing in the WBC constitution requir ed a newly crowned champion to de fend the title against the No. 1 con tender the first time out. The WBC contended both Ali and Spinks agreed when the February bout was sanctioned that the winner would fight Norton next. Attorney Bertram Fields, repre senting the WBC, told the court, “In this country a man’s agreement means something. Ali and Spinks agreed to fight Norton next.” The WBC attorney said that if there is legal interference with the fight Friday “ABC television will be out millions and Norton stands to lose $2.3 million” Bell disagreed. “ABC, the WBC and Norton all knew when they signed contracts for Friday’s fight that we had filed suit. It isn’t our fault it is now being heard the week of the fight.” '/upTnamka Eddie Dominguez '66 aw United Press International AUSTIN — New state high school baseball champions will be crowned this week in classes AAA and AAAA. Four finalists in each class gather at Nelson Field Thursday and Fri day for the 1978 baseball state tour nament. Last year’s champions — Houston Sharpstown in AAAA and Uvalde in AAA -— are not entered and will not repeat. Mount Pleasant (20-2) takes on Brazosport (27-6) at I p.m. Thurs day in a AAA semifinal game. The other two AAA teams — Jasper (27-6) and Burkburnett (20-10) — follow at 3 p.m. Duncanville (32-3), the 1977 AAAA champion, plays Houston Bellaire (34-8) at 7 p.m. Lubbock Monterey (27-3) meets Corpus Christi Moody (29-5-1) at 9 p.m. The AAA semifinals winners play for the state championship at 7 p.m. Friday, with the AAAA finalists fol lowing at 9 p.m. T T T T T rm T » M 1 1 1 ITPS Any Large Pizza (except Cheese) Name _ Phone Expires: Sun., June 11 6 Vve been drafted" [Texas A&M shortstop Robert Bonner was drafted in the third round of Tuesday’s professional baseball draft by the Balti- (lh lore Orioles. In his career with the Aggies, Bonner set 12 hool records, including career hits. He had 215 hits in his placed collegiate career, the first Aggie to have over 200 hits. (ton aw ks ag,o ig rotat: inefecti* i lefthml well logs. Horns on TV By United Press International DALLAS — The Arkansas-Texas tball game Oct. 21 in Austin will ■ was a 1 televised, a spokesman for ABC m | . levision said Monday night. ■ fljonn Bernstein, ABC’s coor- i hashaJr ator co ^ e g e football, said, cith ((k J'fever, no decision had been years all 6 on whether the game would fshown regionally or nationally. n, he’si “Arkansas is the hottest team in avingpie country for TV purposes,” t elimiifernstein told the Arkansas inager, azette, citing the team’s Orange kesomeowl upset of Oklahoma, its it I donimber of returning players and the in) geftiiarisma of coach Lou Holtz. ifthem “\y e ’ ve had a devil of a problem Arkansas’ schedule, trying to un* [them on early and on twice,” he said. “They just don’t have an early game that we can use and even the Texas game has the complication of following the Texas-Oklahoma game.” Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles said he was aware of ABC’s problem with the Arkansas schedule. “I’ve been talking with athletic directors in our league to see if some attractive conference games could be moved to spots earlier in the sea son,” said Broyles, who is compet ing in the American Football Coaches Association golf tourna ment at Las Colinas Country Club of which ABC is one of the sponsors. 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