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0-19(Rev Tolson Belmony Mohr Casper Callahan Con George Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan Clifford Tavel Trotter Tele Room Holmes Gandy MUHAMMED ALI, OR AS THE man who used to be Cassius Clay pronounces it, Mohammed A. Lee, might be getting a bad rap from the World Boxing Association. There are so many better reasons to suspend him than the big example for the youth of the world." True, the wBA is also moving the world away from Muhammed because he took $50,o0o from Sonny Liston's- matchmaking corpo- ration, Intercontinental Promotions, to sign for a rematch. The wBA would have been wiser to proceed on the rematch contract alone. THAT IS AGAINST THE LAW, as defined by the Supreme Court in 1955, and against the boxing rules, as defined by the WBA. As it stands, the wBA appears to be turning a pretty good case into a religious persecution. Clay, or Ali or whatever he chooses to call himself today, has every right to belong to whatever nutty group that will have him. With an I.Q. of 78, his decision was not particularly surprising. There are darn few professional fighters that any clear-thinking parent would want his children to emulate. There have been world champions who were dope addicts, procurers. drunks, thieves and worse. None of them was disciplined. In many ways, the wBA is acting like a hunter who fires before be has his target in his sights. The best course would be to determine all the facts, then act. he Washington Post and. That is the job Sen. Phil Hart (D.-Mich.) begins today.. Times Herald THE SENATE STILL HAS BEFORE it the KefaUver Bill, which The Washington Dally News would regulate the monopolistic practices in boxing--such as re- The Evening Star turn bout contracts-and set up a National Boxing Commission as New York Herald Tribune part of the Justice Department. Today, more than ever, the bill needs action. But Sen. Hart Ney York Journal-American 73c is going about his task as quietly as possible. York Mirror -With nearly 100 witnesses heard before Sen. Kefauver's death, NOT RECORDED lew York Daily News Sen. Hart plans to limit his probe to the dealings that went into 46 APR 3 1964 New York Post the staging of the Liston-Clay fight. The New York Times He, too. is disturbed by Clay's rematch contract, but he is The Worker waiting until the evidence is in before he makes a move. You can't argue with that. The New Leader IN A STATEMENT YESTERDAY, Sen. Hart hinted that be Wall Street Journal was less interested in the fighters themselves than the men National Observer around them. Ole's world He spoke of the public's lack of confidence in boxing, and the "suspicion"' that hidden pranipulators" are the ones who make the big money from th /$, million gates. But be,did p9t draw any conclusions.. MAR 2 4 1964 The wBA might be smart to sit and listen. It might learn something that would make tts action worthwhile.