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More sports. Page 24 Norton, Holmes not friends Scuffle disrupts training session became the aggressor in the training camp scene. The undefeated Easton, heavyweight conducted his usual workout and then, despite admonitions from the promotion group, remained in the workout area and delayed Norton's appearance for more than an hour. "All of my workouts are open to the public," the 28-year-old Holmes said. don't know why he objects to everyone, including me, watching him." Norton had sent word that he would not appear in the Pavilion until Holmes left.

So after his workout. Holmes purposely remained in the stands, saying he wanted to see Norton. The WBC champion came into the arena and began jumping rope. Then Holmes advanced and Norton quit his workout for an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with the challenger. Holmes pushed Norton and the work of the seconds kept them apart.

Promoter Don King had urged Holmes to leave, but the challenger answered, "You're, promoting the fight and I respect you. But I'm not going anywhere. Nobody can make me." Finally, after the heated exchange, John Mangiaracina, executive officer of the Nevada Athletic Commission, took the microphone and said if the two camps did not disperse, there would be fines. Norton is scheduled to collect $2.3 million from the 15-round bout, and Holmes get $300,000, so few thought the exchange would result in a battle BEST SERVICE BEST MECHANICS COMPLETE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Since May 1929 A NORTON ELECTRIC CO. INC.

405 THIRD STREET PHONE 273-6311 ANYTIME BILL NORTON CLIFF NORTHRUP that would negate those big returns. Still, Holmes obviously was trying to agitate his 32-year-old foe from Los Angeles and at the 4 p.m. scheduled start of Norton's training, it was Holmes in the ring with a microphone, telling the 150 people in the audience, "Anytime Ken Norton comes swinging wild like he does, he'll only be swinging at air." Norton earlier had termed Holmes a "pinhead," and said his discourses with the press trying to emulate Muhammad Ali only made him look stupid. Holmes retorted in a separate news conference, "I can't predict the round because I'm not a slugger, but I know Ken Norton will fall." The two had traded insults in chance meetings since their arrival in this Nevada gambling spa. LAS VEGAS, Nev.

(AP) -Animosity between World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Ken and challenger Larry Holmes purst into the open as the two fighters had to be restrained by their from a bare-fisted battle could have ruined Friday's title I match. With obvious dislike for each other voiced in news conferences, the two nearly came to blows Tuesday when Holmes disrupted the Norton training session. Face to face, it was Holmes who shoved Norton back in the only physical exchange, and the handlers in before any bare-fisted encounter resulted, With a federal court apparently giving sanction to the Friday night fight at Caesars Palace, Holmes Dryden golfers capture IAC championship i Dryden High School won the over- all Interscholastic Athletic Con- fercnce golf championship Tuesday with a triangular victory over Elmira Heights and Watkins Glen. (The 18-hole match was held at Cornell. WW! The Lions, who finished with a 14-1 mark this season, won the match with 452, four strokes better than (Jr-(M was third at 476..

The Heights was the regular sea- son champion in the Southern Division, while Dryden and Watkins Glen deadlocked for the top spot in 5 the Northern Division. Tuesday's victory also gives the Lions the Northern Division crown. Watkins Glen's Mark Fitch took 1 medalist honors with an 84. hndrn 452 K.illi Kcrro W. Dean inters BO.

llili UO. likn Hi.Miins Sti-vi' Dave K.mnu 'M. Miiimi Heights Ciwrli.nd 87. Tim Wtu'et 88. Iliivi- Shull 91.

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T.uti K.Uh W. Lairv Spi'cchiu IU2. Arnold Lalortc hi is Sulazar HiH. South Seneca nine loses INTERLAKEN-South Seneca High's baseball team closed out its regular season with a 5-0 loss to Naples here Tuesday. It will play a Quarterfinal round game in the Section 5 Class tournament at 4:30 p.m.

Friday at PittslordMendon against Letchworth. i The brother pitchers, Ron and Al Edgerton, combined to set the alcons down with two hits, both doubles by Dave Martin. Ralph Blan-ding led Naples with a homer and two singles. Naples played sharply in the field. Naples 01 1 003 0 5 6 0 45o.

Seneca 000 000 0 0 2 2 Kdnerton. A. Kdgerlnn Cll and Hovalorskv. Koehler and Martin. IHS netters set for 'State play Ithaca High will have both a doubles team and Section 4 singles "champion.

Bill Gauger, in the state intersectionals Friday and Saturday lat Albany. The doubles pair of Ralph Conway and Jerome Otander qualified Tuesday by winning over Scott Williams and Steve Rowland of Windsor, at Cortland State. Coach Dick Cowan is hopeful that iGauger will be a top-seeded player in Hhe tournament. He was No. 7 in New State this year.

Binghamton Central won the iSouthern Tier 'title, beating Catholic, 6-1, playoff. Athletic Conference Binghamton Seton in a Triple Cities Pho enix sets jcycling mark I Local bicyclists placed well in the jlJSCF District 25-mile time trial, a bolo ride against the clock. The time was held in Vestal on Saturday. 'r In the Senior Men's Division, Leigh set a new course and district record of 58 minutes 27 seconds. He broke by 12 seconds the mark set by 'Jim Black in 1977.

James Harriott twas seventh with a time of 63 :34 and fliis brother John finished 10th at 65:12. In the Veterans Division, Tob De-Boer finished second with an out-standing time of 62:58. Frank Moore 'was fifth at 64:05, a personal best. Miller of Bolton Landing 'won the Veterans Division with 62:05. i4 In the Junior Men's Division, Marc IBensadoun finished sixth at 67:22.

'John Cooper of Saratoga Springs won Iwithatime of 60:24. Phoenix, DeBoer and Moore all 'qualified for the National Cham-Spionships to be held in Milwaukee in July. bridge Roselyn and Saul Teukolsky won Tuesday's 5Va table game with 58 'points. Average was 48. Second with l55'fc was Robert Waddell and John tVize.

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