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lsometric Yogi Nova

LOS ANGELES (AP) ~-
Lou Nova starts each day
standing on his head.

This has nothing to do with
the fact that some years back
he was one of the better
heavyweights in the United
States or that, the champion,
Joe Louis, mocked him out in
six rounds,

A man of many talents,
boxer, Broadway actor, televi-
sion performer, writer, a guy
who gave two poetry readings
in Carnegie Hall, Nova
doesn't actually stand on his

What he does is stand up-
side down on his shoulders,

It’s his own system which
he calls Isometric Yogi Nova.
He does it for a minute or two
on his patented Yogi Nova
handstand,
HEAD DANGLES

His feet stretch toward the
ceiling, his head dangles a
few inches off the floor and
his shoulders rest on cush-
ioned arms of the stand. ,

Nova carries a stand with
him in the car and will dem-
mstrate on a moment's no-
tice. Once on a sports televi-
sion panel he mentioned the
stand and his theories, One
listener wasaprominent
brain surgeon.

Ten minutes later in the
parking lot, there waa the
good doctor, ‘upside down, feet
against a wall, pens, pocket-
book and papers spilling out
of his pocket,

“Sure, [sold him one,” sald -
Nova later.

He says his theory, sort of a
first cousin of the 6,000-year-
ald yoga of India, can cure
anything from a bad back ta
facial wrinkles, falling hair
and spinal stiffness, aid intes-
tinal functions and refresh dry

skin. .
HEAD WEIGHS? POUNDS |
' “The human head weighs
from five to seven pounds,"
hesays, “Dangling, itrelieves
the pressure on the vertebra
and thusimpraves circulation.

“Without good circulation,”
Nova says, reverting. to the
language of the boxing ring,
“you might as well throw in
the towel.”

The fact that Joe Louis
stopped Jay Louis Nova Sept.
29, 1941, before 56,000 in New
York's Polo Grounds proves,
among other things, that the
big Californian was good
enough to fight for the heavy-
weight championship of the
world,

Ttis also a matter of record
that he was good enough to

Yanks, Rangers
spark trading

PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) ~New

York Yankees and Texas
Rangers traded the first shot
before the crack of dawn and by
the time the smoke had cleared
there was an army of playing
talent swapped Thursday at the
winter baseball meetings.

Such illustrious troops as
Frank Rebinson of Baltimore
Orioles and Rich Allen of Los
Angeles Dodgers were among 28
Players who changed uniforms
in eight trades Thursday.

Baltimore manager Earl
Weaver said the Orioles were
reluctant to trade Robinson pre-
viously, although his name had
cropped up several times in
trade talks in recent years,

“We've heen hesitant,” admit-
ted Weaver, ‘but we felt that
with our outfield depth we could
afford it better now.”

Weaver shipped Robinson and,
i pitcher, Pete. Richert. to Ahe

+ Dodgers*in-2’sixtplayér deal:

ORIOLES GET 4

The Orioles received four rel-
ative unknowns—pitchers Doyle
Alexander and Bobby O’Brien,

catcher Sergio Robles and out-
fielder-first baseman Royle
Stillman.

The stunning trade prompted
an explanation from Weaver.

“T Know the names we got are
not known now,” said Weaver,
“But those names will explain
themselves in a few years... .

“What we've done is make a
deal to insure our future.”

The Dodgers made the pitch
for Robinson while parting with
the fence-breaking Allen, who
moved to Chicago White Sox for
pitcher Tommy John and in-
fielder Steve Huntz. —

This is the fourth team in four
years for Allen, an outfielder-
third baseman who hit 234 home
runs in eight major league sea-
sons. Personality conflicts
forced his move from Philadel-
phia Phillies to St. Louis Cardi-
nals in £970.

EXPECTS NO PROBLEMS

But manager Chuck Tanner of
the White Sox doesn't expect
any difficulties from Allen.

“Richie is a wonderful person
and a good friend as well,” said
Tanner.

“The White Sox judge Allen
on what he does on the field. [
know he’s going to make us
more exciting next year. He's

—Los Angeles sent catcher
Tom Haller to Detroit Tigers for
cash and a player to be named
at a later date.

The Dodger acquisition of.

Robinson was the blockbuster,
though. The 36-year-old slugger.
is one of the few men in base-
ball with more than 500 homers
to his credit and is the only
player fo win the most valuable
player award in both the Ameri-
can and Nationa) Leagues.

His trade from Cincinnati
Reds to the Orioles six years
ago has been the talk of base-
ball since because the so-called
“ald man” led Baltimore to two
World Series victories and four
American League pennants,

An MVP winner with the Reds
in 1961 and with the Orioles in
1966, Robinson hit .281 for Balti-

knock out ex-champion Max
Baer twice, in 1939 and 1941,

At one stage the pride of
Oak land, 6-foot-2 and 215

pounds, won 25 straight pro-
fessional fights.

RECALLS DEFEAT
__ His i4th-round loss to tough
‘Tony Galento in New York in
1939 remains a classic in how
the Marquis of Queensberry
rules of the ring can be frac-
tured.

"“Galento butted me, hit
after the break, tried. to

: thumb my eyes out,” Lou re-
calls, “I've seen him in New
York a few times, He wanted
to shake hands and said,
‘Come on, can’t we be
friends?’

“No way,” says Nova
today.

His boxing career con-
cluded, Nova turned actor,
But he couldn’t shed the
image of Nova the fighter.

That's where the poetry
came in. He said he wanted to
prove to theatrical agents he
could act, A friend helped him
book staid Carnegie Hall in
New York.

READS POETRY

Nova roared with laughter
as he recalled the experience.
The tickets, he said, read:

“Lou Noya’s Spring Poetry
Recital.”

‘T gave 'em ‘Shakespeare,
Longfellow, Robert Browning,
Chaucer. Gh, yes, Casey at
the Bat,”’

Lou eventually made the
Broadway stage as a featured
performer with Walter Pidg-
eon in The Happiest Million-
aire.

Lou's present position is an-
other complete departure, He
works for the United States
Attorney Robert Meyer in Los
Angeles,

Raiders star
may be back

: OAKLAND (AP) — Oakland
Raider wide receiver Warren
Wells, a state prisoner the last
three months since his proba-
tion was revoked, may be re-
leased soon, says a group work-
ing for his freedom.

Rev, Charies Moore of the
CommunityEducation Research
Foundation said Thursday Wells
.is me held at a prison system

more last year, His 24 homers cam)

gave him 503 in 16 years.
Allen, 29, batted 295 with 23

home runs and $0 runs batted in"

for the Dodgers last year,

The White Sox gave up a
prelty good pitcher in Tom John
to get him. The southpaw had a
13-16 mark with Chicago last
season and has won 8 games in
seven major league seasons,

Bahnsen, No. 3 pitcher on the
New York staff, had a 14-12
record with a 3.31 earned run
average last year.

McKinney, expected to fill’a
need at third base for the in-
field-hungry Yankees, hit .271
last season with eight homers
and 46 RBI.

Unser, one of the league's bet-
ter-known outfielders, hil .255
with nine homers and 41 RBI in
‘1971,

CAHA
SAYS ‘NO’

OTTAWA (CP) — Canada has

declined a Russian invitation to”
take part in a Moscow hockey -

tournament this month marking
the 25th anniversary of hockey
in the Soviet Union. -

A Canadian Amateur Hockey

Association spokesman said |
today that the refusalisin line ~.
with this country’s policy notto

send teams overseas until inter-

national rules are changed to .
allow Canada to send its best

players.

We’ ve made a great deal of

progress: We! exp expect: him: :f0: ‘be ..

out iva weel,”” said Nodre. He
did not elaborate on the prog-
ress but said a petition for
Welis’ release signed by 39 of
his 44 team-mates has helped
his situation.
_ Wells was put on three years
prebation in 1969 after pleading
guilty toa rape charge.
Probation was revoked last
Sept. 4 after a series of inci-
dents climaxed by an assault
charge at Beaumont, Tex.

THE HERALD, TERRACE — KITIMAT, B.C.

¢

” His title is
manager, which, he explains,
keeps him busy cupplying the

is office: supply . |

huge staff with appropriate-- fi

legal forms, stationery, count:
less copies of briefs and so
son.

Nova keeps his age a se
cret. He claims to be 51 and
looks younger than whatever
he really is—maybe 58.

He estimates that his ring
eamnings came close to $1 mil-
lion. Where didit all go?

. “] just lived good. It just
went, $200 a day here, $300 4
day there, Boom, boom! But I
have no regrets, I’m healthy,
I've got a good position with
Mr. Meyer. I like my work. I
‘have a lot of friends.”

Croft
wants
change

TORONTO (CP) — Bobby

Croft of Hamilton realized a
lifelong ambition last year
when he played in the American
Basketball Association.
- Now that the 6-foot-10 Cana-
dian has been waived out of the
ABA, he bas no desire to return
to professional basketball.

“Since ] was a kid ] had this
dream of signing a pro con-
tract,” the Syenrold § player
‘said last week.. “And I
achieved that last year” when
he signed with Kentucky Colo-
nels

versity of Tennessee on a bas-
ketball scholarship, was origi-
nally drafted by Dallas in 1970.

He was traded to Kentucky.
before the season started but
returned to Dallas in a trade.
Placed on waivers before the
current season started, no other
teams claimed him and he re-
turned home.

PLAYS FOR SEMI-PROS

Croft was in Toronto playing
for a semi-pro team, billed as
Bobby Croft and his National
All-Stars, against the touring
Harlem Magicians.

The teams played an exhibi-
tion ‘prior to the regularly-
scheduled National Basketball
Association game between Bal-
timore Bullets and Buffalo
Braves. '
Croft laughed off. the public,
‘ily, admitting he hadn't even’
met the players before. Thurs-
day night’s game. The team,
actually known as the Rens,
began touring with the

- Magicians this year after their

league in the Hartford, Conn.,
area folded.

Croft, who attended the Uni--

Peter Haugan wearing jersey 22is going high under:
“the: ‘basket forthe’ “rebound Thursday’ night at the’.
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Rupert Rainmakers lost the game to the Ketchikan
Kay-Hi Kings 74-50. The Ralnmakerg had the will to

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British Commonwealth.

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as the Yankees and Texas made
a three-man deal before the sun -
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Ley and Gary Jones.

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