Clutch pedal will not come back

I just put a new cluth in my 72 340 Duster. The pressue plate is different then the old one. The old pressure plate had 3 fingers and the new one has more then 3 fingers on it (never counted but I think it has about 6 or 7). I adjusted the clutch with about 1 in of free travel and the clutch pedal does not come back when pushed. If I adjust with no free travel, the pedal will come back to the top and work the way it should but the clutch feels kinda spongey of soft. If it has no free travel I am sure the release bearing will be spinning all the time and will burn up in no time. I am thinking I have a peace of crap clutch but thought I would put this out there to see if there was anyone who might have had the same issue. Any thoughts?