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24 LAS VEGAS SUN Tuesday, November IS, 1977_Rigatoni, Righetti, Linguini.Spumom. Caiamari, Bracciole. Baccala. Zanon, Mamcotti and so onWhere are all these Italian heavyweights coming from and why are they invading Las Vegas'* Alfio Righetti and Lorenzo Zanon together don't make one Michael Corleone What did we do to desene this'*Marone' And when Leon Spinks hits Alfio in his eve, it's gonna be worse than a big pizza pieBut we digress from the day's main topic Once again, I've gone into the well and found it dry So, kids, you know what time it is It's steal-a-riff from Jimmv Cannon time wThe Late, great Cannon, whose columns were shot from guns, was the master of filling up white space withscattered observations. Scattered butoften stinging observationsHe always labeled them, “Nobody Asked Me. But and so do I At least I haven't swiped some of the poison-penned one s other techniques.You must remember this Your name is Alfio Righetti and you're ranked No 1 among Italian heavyweights You've got to go into an 18-foot cage with a kiUer-gorilla named Leon Spinks Friday night and your heart is thumping.You can't digest your ravioli becauseevery time you swallow you see a Spinks left hook coming over your fork You're Alfio Righetti and, on the whole, you’d rather be watching Mastroianm spar with LorenRandom thoughts to dwell on while wondering if TV movie host Jack Kogan is not a wax dummy whose strings are pulled by Gus Giuffre•As a TV’ talk show host, Frank Lefty'' Rosenthal makes a great sports handicapper...•The dumbest rule in boxing is the one that says promoters can’t manage fighters If you don't think that Don King puils the strings for Larry Holmes or that Bob Arum and Butch Lewis boss Leon and Mike Spinks, then you might have to be told about tne tooth fairy and the Easter bunny And remember “Un cle’’ Mike Jacobs managed Joe Iouisjust as A1 Weil controlled Rocky Marciano• He hasn’t been playing much but Larry Moffett made ther right move for himself by jumping UNLV to play for the Houston Rockets He could have been hurt like Jackie Robinson was last season and then where would he be9 There's nothing sadder than seeing acouple of the ex Rebel basketball stars around town, clinging to their memories Scrapbooks can't pay the rent • Entries are now being accepted for the “Whatever Happened To Johnny Lira’’ contest Earliest postmark wins and Mike Sarge will do the judging •Some people say good riddance to bad rubbish as our Quicksilvers leave town for their never-greeti former pastures But GM Marvin Milkes and frantic flack Jerrv Kissel will be mussedwon the sports scene...• They might deny it but eyewitnesses swear they saw Bill Ireland, Tony Knap and some zebra-shirted characters with whistles around their necks having lunch at Mom’s Kitchen, a popular spot on Jackson Avenue on the West Side. Spies report that Bob Blum was not there to do the mouthful-by-mouth-ful description..• Willie Smith, the shoot-from-the-parking-lot guard who has put on more mileage than a tractor-trailer since leaving the University of Missouri, isn’t giving up The ex-Clark High gunslinger has his fingers crossed, hoping that he and his brother “Sudden Sam can play for the Louisville team in a new league called the All-American Basketball Alliance.I still like basketball fcr the sake of basketball. Willie, who was dealt a coldcut by the Indiana Pacers after playing just one game this season, said. I’m going to stay in decent shape and keep trying'•While the Smith Bros will keep coughing up jump shots and try the NBA again, another local prep product may be closing in on the big bucks. Former Valley High standout Tom Hausman is thisclose to signing with the New York MetsHausman. 13-6 and 4 22 (second lowest in league) ERA with Spokane ot the PCL this past season, played out his option with Milwaukee and is eyeing Shea Stadium He lunched with Joe Torre at the Dunes last week and his agent hopes to make a deal with either the Mets or the Cubs Hausman, only 24, was picked by 11 teams, plus the Brewers, in the free agent draftOdds are Hausman will be on the Mets’ roster in 1978 He’s knocked around long enough The kid is due and he made a good move ducking theBrewers..-•If you don't think Chris Ault is going to want to run up the score on the Rebels Saturday, then you’ve never met the charismatic coach He has as much sympathy as a guard at Parchman Farm. And don't think that Pack fans have forgotten the wicked beatings thev’ve taken in basketballWhen it rains it pours and Ault is going to make like Morton and lick salt into the wounds If he can...•Red Auerbach oughtta have those impostors wearing Celtic green-and-white unies arrested For indecent exposure of themselves, if nothing else .•I just hope Bob Arum doesn’t bringhis pal. Henny Youngman. to the fightsFriday night Youngman and Aii in thesame room would be torture Talk aboutdrv wit..* J
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Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Tue, Nov 15, 1977
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