All batters British upstart Fight stopped in fifth, Dunn felled fivetimes MUNICH UP-Muhammad Ali stonped Richard D'mn in the fifth round of their world heavyweight championship early this morning, after dropping the Englishman five times. German referee Herbert Thomaser rushed toward Dunn to push him away after the courageous British challenger reeled away from the ropes following the fifth knockdown. Ali redeemed himself after a controversial decision over Jimmy Young last month by dominating the left-handed European cham- pion, dancing and clovning, and punching with authority he had not shown since his fight with Joe Frazier last October in Manila. Dunn was a courageous opponent, boring in on the cham- pion until he began to find the range in the third round by slipping left hands through to the champion's head and landing three sharp rights. The round was the challenger's best. Also knocked down Dunn three times in the fourth round, the first time with a right-hand lead. The Englishman went to his knees and then rose at the count of nine. Ali blasted Dunn with a right at the head that sent him staggering and'knocked him down for the second time with right to the head. Dunn was tp again quickly, but went down for a third time from another right, and the referee counted to nine. Ali weighed 220, the lightest he's been since he regained the title and 10 pounds less than he weighed for Young. "If I was in the same shape as last time, I would have lost," Ali said. Ali paid tribute to'the Englishman's courageousness. "He gave me more trouble than I expected. He hit me a couple of times real good. I give him credit for a great fight. I'd give him a rematch." Dunn, 206 , said he was mad at Thomser's in- tervention because he felt he could have continued. his neck, catching his breath. Ali bore in, scoring "I wasn't hurt by the barrage," Dunn said. with a left hook and then a right to Dunn's head and Ali began the fifth round by pointing to the can then with volleys with both hands. vas, indicating that Dunn would fall by the end of It was finally an overhand right that dropped the three minutes. But Dunn was out of his corner Dunn for a fourth time. He was up at seven, and quickly, pursuing the champ to the ropes and punch- then down again on a short right hook at 2:05 of the ing with both hands. fifth round. Dunn worked inside close to Ali, and Ali hung on Dunn wobbled near his own corner, and Thom- ser intervened, signaling that the figh was over. The morning's work a the 12,000-seat Olympia- halle was easy and fast for $1.6 million for the champion. Dunn made $125,000 for the ninth knock- out loss of his career. Ali said he wanted to prove in the fight that he was not "fat and finished." Ali now has won 52 fights and lost twice. Eckersley stifles O's By The Associated Press then walked Mark Belanger, BALTIMORE - D e n n i s but he retired the side and set Eckersley allowed one hit-an down 12 consecutive batters be- infield single by Al Bumbry fore walking Ken Singleton to leading off the game - before open the fifth. leaving in the ninth inning as opntefth the Cleveland Indians beat the Consecutive singles by Kui- Baltimore Orioles 4-0 last night. per, Buddy Bell and Manning The fleet Bumbry bounced a produced Cleveland's first run, high chopper over the mound . ' and just beat the throw from i the opening inning, and an- second baseman Frank Duffy. other scored on a sacrifice fly The 21-year-old Eckersley, 3-2, by Boog Powell.' Major League Standings 0 7 "' rib" #r""':r.,3.r: ,; ~"y.. "7Y t'" r ..ittiot,+,': Y. th NATIONAL LEAGUE East W L Pet. GB Philadelphia 24 9i .727 - Pittsburgh 22 1 .579 4% New York 22 18 .550 5% Montreal 155 19.441 314 Chicago 16 21 .432180 St. Louis 16 23 .410 11 Wtest Los Angeles 26 13 .667 -- Cincinnati 23 15 .605 2% San Diego 18 19 .486 7 Houston 18 24 .429 .93 Atlanta 15 25 .375 113 San Francisco 14 27 .341 13 Late game not included Yesterday's Games San Francisco 5, Houston 1 Philadelphia 7, New York 1 Montreal 4, Pittsburgh 2 Los Angeles at San Diego, n Only games seheduled Today's Games St. Louis McGlothen (4-3) at Chi- cago Burris (1-5). Montreal Rogers (2-4) at Pitts- burgh Medieh 3-4), n. New York Seaver (4-3) at Phila- delphia Lonborg (6-0), n. Cincinnati Alala (3-0) at Atlan- ta-Moeton (04), n. Los Angeles Ran (4-2) at San Diego Jones (8-2), n. Houston ichard (5-4) at San Francisco Caldwel (0-4), n. Only games scheduled AMERICAN LEAGUE Feast W L Pet. GB New York 22 12 .647 - Baltimore i8 14 .529 4 Boston 16 12 .471 6 Cleveland i1 i9 .457 6% Detroit 14 13 .438 7 Milwaukee 13 17 .433 7 West Kansas City 22 12 .647 - Texas 21 14 .600 1% Minnesota 18 16 .529 4 Chicago 16 16 .50 5 Oakland 15 23 .395 9 California 15 25 .375 10 Yesterday's Games New York 5, Milwaukee 2 Cleveland 4, Bialtimoroer Boston 3, Detroit 0 Kansas City 14, Texas 11 Chicago at California, late Minnesota at Oakland, late Today's Games Detroit Fidrych (1-0) at Boston Tiant (5-2), n- Clevelald Dobson (3-5) at Bahil- more Palmer (5-4), n. Milwaukee Travers (3-2) at New York Ellis (4-1), n. Kansas City Leonard (3-1) at Texas Perry (4-3), n Chicago Gossage (2-3) at Califor- nia Ross (1-5), n. Minneapolis Hughes (0-4) at Oakland Mitchell (1-2), n. Yanks gambol NEW YORK - Oscar Gam- ble's three-run homer capped a five-run first inning that en- abled the New York Yankees to coast to a 5-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers last night. Milwaukee scored an unearned run in the second in- ning on a single by Gorman Thomas, Bill Sharp's double and Robin Yount's grounder, which shortstop Jim Mason flipped to second base, forgett- ing there was no runner at first. Boston wiser BOSTON - Veteran Rick Wise fired a two-hitter and Carlton Fisk scored one run and knocked in two as the Bos- ton Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 last night. Alex Johnson singled in the first inning and Ron LeFlore extended his hitting streak to 26 games with a single in the third for the only Detroit hits. Schmidt hammers PHILADELPHIA - Greg Luzinski belted a two-run homer and Dave Cash and Mike Schmidt also drove in two runs apiece to back Larry Christenson's seven - hit pitch- ing and lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-1 victory over the New York Mets last night. Christenson, 5-1, struck out three and walked only one. The young righthander did not allow more than one baserunner in an inning. 1u0t4 fthe a I Netters finish second Michigan's womens' tennis team tied Wisconsin with 30 points to capture second place in the AIAW Regional Tournament in Columbus this past weekend. Ohio State finished first with 53 points. Wolverine Barb Selden advanced to the singles' finals before being bested 6-3, 6-0 by Southern Illinois' Sue Briggs, In advancing to the finals, Selden had to defeat Michigan State's Debbie Mascarin, who defeated Selden earlier this year in the Big Tens. Selden may go to the Nationals in June as a result of her performance. 0 Gophers get bid SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan. - The University of Minnesota baseball team has accepted a bid yesterday to compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Rocky Mountain Regional baseball tournament at Tempe, Ariz. The Gophers, who were runners-up in the Big Ten, will play as an at-large entry in the tourney, which begins Friday. NBA still on CBS NEW YORK - The National Basketball Association signed a new television contract with the Columbia Broadcasting System Monday and the terms could be the best thing to happen lately to the American Basketball Association. The new four-year agreement, which includes a two- year option, pays the NBA $43 million, $21 million in the first two years and $22 in the last two years. That's a boost of about 20 per cent annually over the present three-year NBA- CBS deal that expires at the conclusion of the current play-, offs But the most important aspect of the deal, at least to the struggling ABA, is an agreement to sweeten the contract by an additional $4.9 million should the NBA accept up to four new franchises.