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Describing Cassius as, "a detriment to the boxing world," WBA president Ed Lassman announced yesterday that he had asked the WBA Executive Committee to remove Clay's title and drop him from the heavyweight ratings. A poll of the Commissioners will be completed by Friday and Lassman has already declared "I am certain the title will be vacated...
...same time Lassman expects the Commission to drop Sonny Liston, now number one contender, from the rankings, thus leaving the motley crew of Doug Jones, Ernie Terrell and Eddie Machen as the top three contenders in a round-robin competition for the crown...
...Lassman's action is a thinly-disguised political attack on Clay's Black Muslim affiliation. And if the 20 Boxing Commissioners have any common sense, or interest in the future of professional boxing, they would be well advised to leave Cassius his title, and to relieve Mr. Lassman...
Last week, inspired by an anonymous letter which Chancellor Elmer Ellsworth Brown of N. Y. U had received, Albert B. ("Al") Nixon, graduate manager of N. Y. U. athletics, went to Camp Zakelo to look further into Lassman's death. Facts now known: Lassman's canoe, containing himself and three boys, upset one afternoon on Long Lake. He placed two of the boys on the overturned boat, brought the third within reach of another canoe which had sped to the rescue. Then, exhausted, Lassman sank. The three boys were taken ashore, kept silent...
...Lassman's mother revealed that, at 6 a. m. the day after her son drowned, she was telephoned by Zarakov's sister-in-law, who begged her just to "tell the newspapers that Al was a guest of the camp for a few days...