+ ' 4, 9 * * 1~ * 4 9 S 4 ' 4 '9 i Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, August 12, 1970 ,sI SI PSO SUES B L g1tri ICan AbF :43, tj Vol. LXXX No. 65-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, August 12, 1970 Ten Cents DETROIT (M - Ralph Simpson, the Michigan State University basketball standout who signed with the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association for a reported $1 million, has filed a suit asking up to $3 million against the Rockets, the ABA and league commissioner Jack Dolph. Simpson is also demanding that the defendants allow him to play basketball with the Rockets. He dropped out of college after his sophomore year to sign under a hard- ship clause. Simpson filed his suit in U.S. District Court in Detroit after basketball officials ruled he would not be allowed to play for the Rockets. League officials said several weeks ago that he couldn't play next year after harsh criticism SEEK TO REPLACE AFSCME Teastr organizing a -Daly-MOrt Noveck RALPH SIMPSON, former Michigan State star shown driving by Michigan's Rod Ford (43) last season, has filed a $3 million suit against the Denver Rockets, who signed him, the ABA and its commissioner. Simpson is challenging the league's decision to bar him from playing for the next two years. He was signed after his sophomore year, but the ABA nullified the contract after out- cries from the NCAA. SUNNING TIES RECORD from the National CollegiateI The NCAA attacked the fact that Simpson was signed by the ABA while he was still a sopho- more at MSU. The suit asks for a court in- junction to enjoin ths Rockets,. the ABA and Dolph from pre- venting Simpson from playing basketball this year. The suit contends that "no valid, or reasonable c a u s e exists" to bar Simpson from playing with the Denver club and that the Rockets, the ABA and Dolph "have in the p a s t allowed certain basketball play- ers under similar circumstances . . . to participate and play' basketball in their professional American Basketball League." Normally, players have to complete their four years of col- lege eligibility to play profes- sionally. Simpson's attorney, Richard Suhrheinrich, said Tuesday he will probably ask the court for an order allowing Simpson to play before the suitcomes to trial. Simpson's suit asks for $1 mil- lion actual damages and three times whatever amount he gets if he wins the suit, or up to $3 million, according to Suhrhein- rich. The suit claims the "arbi- trary, discriminatory, capri- cious" acts of the defendants threatens Simpson with "loss of professional skill, loss of poten- tial earnings from personal ap- pearances and endorsement of products customarily received by prominent professional ath- letes." If he is not allowed to com- mence play with the Rockets when the ABA season opens Oct. 1, Simpson "will suffer irrepar- able harm," the suit contends. Simpson signed a contract last March 17 to play profes- sional ball with the Rockets. He was a teammate of Rocket star Spencer Haywood when both played at Detroit's Persh- ing High School. Haywood left the University of Detroit a year ago after his sophomore year to sign with Denver, also under the hardship clause. Steeler is. miffed b 1-A status MIAMI (P) - Muscular Mike Haggerty of the P it t s b u r g h Steelers contends his draft clas- sification was made 1-A "be- cause I'm a pro football player. and the 245-pound tackle is suing the government. . "If I was a normal citizen, my case would have never been re- viewed," Haggerty told the Mi- ami News' Al Levine after the Steelers' 16-10 preseason loss to Miami last Saturday night at Jacksonville. The former University of Mi- ami lineman was ordered to re- port for a preinduction physical on July 28, 1960, and it was de- termined that he had a bad back. Haggerty said it was spondylolythesis of the fifth lumbar vertebra, Haggerty's classification was 1-A before the examination, but instead of any change in status his case was shipped to the sur- geon general in Washington. It was announced on Jan. 19 of this year that the 24-year-old Pittsburgh player "is medically qualified for employment, en- listment or induction under Army regulation 40-501." Noted stud passes away LEXINGTON, Ky. (P)-Cita- tion, the last horse to win racing's Triple Crown and the first to win over $1 million, died Saturday night at Calumet Farms where he was foaled 25 years ago. Cause of death was believed to have been old age. Athletic Association. Governorsk jokef Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York, right, jokes with Gov. and Mrs. Linwood Holton of Vir- ginia as they prepare to attend the State Dinner and Ball dur-° ing the National Governors' Conference near Osage Beach, Mo. --Associated Press CLAIMS $1 BILLION SAVED Nixon vetoeseducation, agensscyae Pe aporato Pirates, Mets both lose By The Associated Press PITTSBURGH -'Billy Gra- barkewitz hit a three-run homer and Claude Osteen, with relief help from Jim Brewer, won his first game in six weeks as the Los. Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 last night. Grabarkewitz s 1 a m m e d his 13th homer of the season in the second inning after Tom Haler and Ted Sizemore singled. The Dodgers got another-.run in the fourth off Bruce Dal Can- ton, 7-2, when Sizemore singled, stole second, went to third on catcher M a n n y Sanguillen's - throwing error and scored on a single by Osteen. The Pirates came back in the fourth on a two-run double by Al Oliver and scored another run in the fifth on a single by Matty Alou and a double by Gene Al- ley. * * * Machine mugs Mets CINCINNATI - Tony Perez' tape-measure grand slam homer paced the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-1 romp over the New York Mets last night as Gary Nolan scattered seven hits for his eighth consecutive victory. Perez' 35th homer of the year carried about 500 feet into the top deck of the left field stands, giving the Reds a 4-0 lead in the second inning. Lee May slammed his 24th homer in the seventh off Rich Folkers and Johnny Bench, the major league home run leader, tagged Folkers for his 39th with one on in the eighth. Bunning notches 100th HOUSTON - Jim Bunning became the second pitcher in major league history to capture 100 victories in each league, stopping the Houston Astros as Philadelphia moved to a 6-5 triumph last night. The 38-year-old right-hander, who won 118 games with Detroit of the American League, held a 6-1 edge in the ninth and was working on a six hitter. But Joe Morgan opened the ninth with a homer and the As- tros ripped four more hits off Bunning to get within 6-5 be- fore Dick Selma could get the last out and protect the victory in Bunning's fourth attempt at the elusive 100th NL triumph. Bunning has a 218-168 life- time mark, winning 118 in the American league. Hall of Famer Cy Young is the only other- hurler to win 100 or more games in each league. Surprise ! Tigers win MILWAUKEE - Don Wert's run-scoring single with two out in the sixth inning gave the De- troit Tigers a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers last night. Wert's hit off Al Downing scored Bill Freehan and decided a tight pitching duel between the Milwaukee left-hander and southpaw Mike Kilkenny of the Tigers, who gained his seventh victory in nine decisions with ninth inning help from reliever Tom Timmerman. 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Baltimore at California,inc. Cleveland at Oakland, inc. Kansas City at Boston, ppd. Today's Games Detroit at Milwaukee Baltimore at California Cleveland at Oakland New York at Chicago Kansas City at Boston Minnesota at Washington % Cincinnati 78 39 .667 Los Angeles 64 49 .568 San Francisco 55 58 .487 Atlanta 55 59 .483 Houston 51 64 .442 San Diego 45 70 .390 Yesterday's Results Atlanta 1, Montreal 0 Cincinnati 8, New York 1 Philadelphia 6, Houston 5 Los Angeles 5, Pittsburgh 4 St. Louis 11, San Diego 10 Chicago 4, San Francisco 1 Today's Games Montreal at Atlanta New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Houston Los Aungeles at Pittsburgh San Diego at St. Louis San Francisco at Chicago, day TULSA, Okla. (R) - Ben Hogan withdrew, X there were rumors of a nude hippie invasion and Arnold P5almer braced again for a shot at the one major championship that has eluded hin. Hogan, a living legend from another era of golf, told officials Tuesday that his ailing left %- knee, encased in a steel brace, was hurting him so badly he was forced to pull out of the %± PGA national championship that begins tomor- row. Hogan, 57, a four-time National Open champion, has been in Tulsa for several days and played a number of practice rounds. He limped badly. "The knee wasn't too bad over the weekend," he said, "but it started acting up Monday. Now I just can't do it." He said the heat wasn't a factor. One hundred degree-plus temperatures and high humidity turned the South H ills Country Club course into a steam bath over the weekend, but cooled off considerably early this week. "It's not the heat," Hogan said, "it's just this gimpy leg." Palmer, meanwhile, played a practice round with England's Tony Jacklin, the U.S. Open champ, and, naturally, drew the lion's share of the gallery. Palmer, the 40-year-old Athlete of the Decade, never has won the PGA, the one big one that got away in his storied career. .But the story that had the pros, and everyone else, tittering was the report that a flock of hippies planned an infiltration of the course. Police Capt. Bill Melton, in charge of the security forces at the course, received an anony- mous phone call from a restaurant owner who said he overheard some hippie-patrons making their plans. The strategy, according to the call, - is for five nude girls to slip onto the course on some pre- tournament night and lure the guards away from the 18th green. While the guards were away, goes the plan, the male members of the group, armed with grass- killing chemical spray, would paint the word "peace" on the 18th green, thus killing the grass in time for their message to get national atten- tion when the final two rounds are televised. The reports were not confirmed, but police said they were set to handle the situation. WASHINGTON (P)-President Nixon yesterday vetoed two big noney bills, one for education and one for 23 government agencies. He said that together they would have added nearly $1 billion to his budget recommendation. He said these increases would pose "a threat to every American's pocketbook." With his action vetoing the $4.4 billion education appropriation bill, and an $18 billion measure to run a variety of agen- cies, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the space agen- cy and the Veterans Administration, Nix- on said he was saying no "to bigger spending and no to-higher prices in the interest of all the American people." The President came personally to the White House press room to make his veto statement. In both cases, he said his budget recom- mendations had been placed at generous levels. In a message to the House, Nixon said his vetoes of the two bills were "painful, but necessary to hold down the rising cost of living." He said "at election time it is tempting for people in politics to say 'yes' to every spending bill, "If I were to sign, these bills that spend more than we can now afford I would be saying 'yes' to a higher cost of living, yes to higher interest rates, yes to higher taxes." Nixon said he refused to go along with. "big spending that is wrong for all the American people" and he vetoed the bills because they would add "an extra billion dollars of pressure on prices." Nixon said he had to act for all of the American people and in their interest he said, "I have drawn the line against in- creased spending." He called on Congress "to reconsider the spending course it has taken, and to place first priority on achieving our goal: a healthy economy, expanding through peacetime activities, with reasonable price stability." Nixon said the Independent Offices Appropriation bill, which includes funds for urban development, exceeded his budget request by $541 ~million. He said he was mindful of the urgent needs of cities and that his original re- quest for urban renewal, water and sewer grants and housing subsidies was double the outlays in the last fiscal year of the previous administration. -Associated Press Advising the Cambodians South Vietnamese Army officers look on as Cambodian recruits receive training in hand-to-hand combat.