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Valentine’s Day Massacre:
Wrestlers Throttle Devils
BY CHAD AUSTIN
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
The billboard outside Carmichael Au
ditorium dubbed Tuesday night’s wres
tling match between the Duke Blue Devils
and the North Carolina Tar Heels as the St.
Valentine’s Day Massacre.
Inside Carmichael, the match lived up
to its billing as seventh-ranked UNC de
stroyed its rivals from Durham 43-9 in a
match that saw the home careers of five
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probably one
of the most dominant matches we’ve had
here,” UNC head coach Bill Lam said.
“Sometimes we take Duke a little bit light
I was glad to see them wrestle with that
kind of intensity.
“I was glad to see the seniors go out that
way.”
UNC (14-2,4-0 in the ACQ wonfive of
the 10 matches by pinfall, and got two
more wins when matches in the 177- and
190-pound divisions were stopped. Duke
(6-6, 1-2) won just two matches, one of
which came by forfeit.
The night proved to be especially emo
tional for UNC seniors Ty Moore, T.J.
Jaworsky, Marc Taylor, Stan Banks and
Tony Llanusa, who all went out on a
winning note. After the Tar Heels spotted
Duke a 6-0 lead by forfeiting the opening
match at 118, the seniors went to work.
After Moore seemingly tried to pull
India Sulijoadikusumo’s arm out of its
socket, Moore made short work of the
Duke sophomore, putting his shoulders to
the mat 1:04 into the match. Moore’s win
tied the match at six, and the rout was on.
Jaworsky, the nation’s top-ranked 134-
pounder, followed by scoring his 19th pin
of the year against Duke’s Chris Heckel.
Jordan Could Join Sox
In September, GM Says
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO As Michael Jordan en
ters his second year as a professional base
ball player, there is a tantalizing opportu
nity: If he makes as much improvement in
1995 as he did as a rookie, he could be a
member of the White Sox before the sea
son ends.
“If he keeps making the same improve
ment, he’ll make it awfully tough on us not
to bring him up in September, ” said White
Sox general manager Ron Schueler.
In many ways, this will be the make-or
break season for a man who will turn 32
Friday.
“He’s got to make significant progress
this year, or it might become a situation
where he decides to hangit up,’’White Sox
owner Jerry Reinsdorf said.
Jordan’s quest begins Wednesday when
he’ll report to spring training in Sarasota,
Fla., and immediately begin working with
the Nashville Sounds, the White Sox’s
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UNC senior Tony Llanusa locks up Duke's John Kays in the 190-pound match
Monday night at Carmichael Auditorium. Llanusa won by medical forfeit.
The pin set a school record for most falls in
a season, breaking the mark previously
held by Rob Koll. Jaworsky overcame a
slow start in the first period to pin his man
with just one second left in the second
period. The two-time defending national
champion is now 30-0 on the year.
“I’m glad I finally started wrestling in
the second period,” Jaworsky said. “I had
a hard time even getting up for my match
because I was so sad because this is my last
home match.
“It’s just a shame that your career fi
Class AAA affiliate.
After that, it’s almost certain Jordan
will be assigned to Nashville.
“He’d have to fall on his face for us to
send him back to Birmingham,” Schueler
said,
So what’s in store for Jordan with a
Class AAA team? For one thing, the pitch
ing will be significantly different from what
he faced in Birmingham.
“He’ll go from Double A, where he saw
harder throwers with less command to
seeing older guys who don’t throw as hard
but can pitch,” Schueler said. “You know,
the crafty veteran who doesn’t have the
good stuff but can get you out.”
Because of his lack of arm strength,
Jordan will be a full-time left fielder. The
Sounds’ home field Greer Stadium
seats 16,678 and will serve as the perfect
practice green given its similar dimensions
to Comiskey Park.
So Jordan will play in better facilities
nally has to come to an end. I’m glad I
pinned my guy, and I’m glad I went out of
here in style.”
At 158, Taylor pinned late-entry Pete
DeSantis with 1:42 to go in the first stanza.
Taylor said the atmosphere was electric.
“It was very explosive,” Taylor said. “I
think everyone was having fun wrestling.
It definitely wasn’t_ ’hore to be here to
night. Everyone had a good time.”
Banks had his 177-pound match with
Mike Furst stopped late in the final period
when he led 25-10. Furst frustrated Banks
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At Class AA Birmingham last year,
MICHAEL JORDAN batted .202.
with better lighting against better athletes.
In his rookie season with Class AA
Birmingham, Jordan hit .202 with three
home runs, 51 RBIs and 30 stolen bases in
127 games. In the Arizona Fall League,
Jordan batted .252 with eight RBIs and six
stolen bases in 35 games.
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North Carolina senior T.J. Jaworksy tries to snap the back of Duke’s Chris Heckel. Jaworsky, who is now 30-0 this year,
pinned Heckel with one second left in the second period in the 134-pound match. It was Jaworsky's last home bout
by trying to stay on his feet. But in the final
stanza, Banks scored eight takedowns.
“I knew he wasn’t going to wrestle me
on the mat,” Banks said. “I felt like if he
would have opened up on the mat, I would
have pinned him. But I opened up on my
takedowns, and I just tried to dominate
Foreman Wants to Box Tyson After Release
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS Heavyweight
champion George Foreman wants to fight
Mike Tyson after the former champion is
released from prison next month.
Foreman, who recaptured the heavy
weight title last Nov. 5 with a lOth-round
knockout of Michael Moorer, said Tues
day he’s heard Tyson would like to fight
him, and would be happy to take him up on
the challenge.
“I heard Tyson was getting out of the
jailhouse pretty quick, and he said ifhe gets
out today, he’ll whip George tomorrow,”
said Foreman, who takes on Axel Schulz
him on my feet.”
Llanusa closed the senior sweep in the
190-pound class when John Kays couldn’t
continue and was forced into a medical
forfeit. The match was stopped three times
because of injuries to Kays.
Lam said he can’t believe his seniors are
on April 22 in the first defense of his title.
“I’d like to give him that opportunity.”
Marion County’s chief probation of
ficer said Tuesday there’s no legal reason
Tyson cannot resume his boxing career
once he is released March 25 from the
high- to medium-security Indiana Youth
Center just west of Indianapolis.
The fighter still must serve four years
probation, which includes counseling and
community service, said George Walker,
the county’s chiefprobation officer. Tyson
probably will return to his home in Cleve
land after he’s released, he said.
“From that point on, he’s on proba
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leaving.
“It seems like they just got here, and
now they’re leaving,” Lam said. “It’s just
hard for me to see them go. I can’t help but
get emotional because those kids have
meant a lot to me.
“I’m going to miss them.”
tion,” Walker said. “There’s paper work
that has to be approved through Ohio, and
ifhe wants to do any out-of-state traveling,
he’ll have to let the department know where
he is at all times.”
Riddick Bowe also said Tuesday he’d
like to fight Tyson. But Bowe said the
boxing world should give Tyson some
breathing room after he’s released.
Tyson was convicted Feb. 10,1992 of
raping a teen-age Miss Black America
beauty pageant contestant in his hotel room
in July 1991. He admitted having sex with
the woman, then an 18-year-old college
freshman, but said she had consented.
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