SPORTS
Tyson Files Suit To Fight Holyfield
NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP)-Because
he wants the next shot at challenging
heavyweight champ Evander
Holyfield, Mike Tyson has filed suit to
stop a fight between Holyfield and
George Foreman.
The lawsuit was filed in
Manhattan’s federal court last Thurs
day and seeks MO million in damages
from the World Boxing Association,
the International Boxing Federation
and officers of the two organizations.
In the lawsuit, Tyson claims the
WBA and IBF violated their own
rules when they denied him a
rematch with James “Buster”
Douglas after Douglas unseated him
as champion last February in Tokyo.
Tyson said'the two boxing organiza
tions decided he would be the
ch^Vnger if Holyfield won the Oc
tober championship fight with
Douglas, which Holyfield did.
But the decision that Tyson would
then box Holyfield was rescinded,
Tyson alleged, when WBA attorney
Jam*" ntnns imnroperly persuaded
the WBA Executive Committee to let
Foreman be the challenger.
Binns is a consultant to Holyfield’s
promoter, Dan Duva.
Tyson’s suit claims Holyfield
wanted to fight Foreman first
because he is a less formidable oppo
nent than Tyson.
The lawsuit described Foreman,
who is staging a comeback after a
long break from boxing, as “over 40
years old, overweight and widely
recognized to be out of boxing condi
tion.”
The lawsuit seeks a court order
stopping the Holyfield-Foreman fight
scheduled for April 19 in Atlantic Ci
ty, N.J. and reinstating the WBA
decision making Tyson the first
challenger of Holyfield.
The lawsuit was brought against
the WBA, Binns and the
organization’s president, Gilberto
Mendoza. It also names the IBF and
its president, Robert W. Lee.
Calls to Binns and Lee were not im
mediately returned.
Shoal Creek Opens The
Doors To Black Member
Private golf dubs across America
were encouraged to integrate after a
Birmingham councilman questioned
a city-paid ad promoting the 1990
POA championship at the all-white
Shoal Creek course.
“I knew from a local standpoint I
was stepping on many toes,” said the
councilman, William Bell, who is
black. “Many people—blacks and
whites—were upset that this Pan
dora’s Box was opened.”
Bell did not, however, have any
idea about the national impact that
would be felt from his telling fellow
council memers that he didn’t think it
was right for the PGA to hold the
tournament at a segregated dub.
His objection was soon followed by
advertisers to think twice before they
sponsor events that discriminate
against individuals based on race,
religion, creed or sex,” Bell said.
The controversy, heightened in
June by club founder Hall
Thompson's remark that Shoal Creek
could not be pressured into accepting
black members, caused the Profes
sional Golf Association and the
United States Golf Association to re
quire dubs holding tournaments to
have open membership policies.
Rather than conform to those
policies, at least two dubs have given
up PGA tour tournaments. They are
Butler National Golf Club in Oak
Brook, 111., and Cypress Point at Peb
ble Beach, Calif.
“Locally, it has not made a dif
ference because the acceptance of a
black was pure tokenism,” Bell said.
“The individual they brought in has
no desire to be a full participant at
Shoal Creek. It was lust a sham plac
television sponsors, fearing protests
and boycotWcancelling their ads for
the Aug. 9-11,1990 tournament at the
private duupear Birmingham. Shoal
Creek eventually made a black
an honorary member
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ment here.”
Bell also remains disappointed
about the way the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference settled the af
fair at the Shelby country club.
“The SCLC dropped by ball by ac
cepting Louis Willie as a resolution to
the problem. I would like to have seen
a truly open-door policy being
created,” he said. “Mr. Willie is not a
golfer. He has always been someone
the white community has called upon.
He’s acceptable to the other whites
because of his demeanor.”
Willie, the 66-year-old president of
Booker T. Washington Insurance Co.,
allowed his name to be submitted to
the club at the request of Birm
ingham Mayor Richard Arrington.
The executive was the first black
member of the Kiwanis Club of Birm
ingham, the Downtown Club and the
Club, all civic and social clubs.
Responding to Bell's criticism,
Willie laughed and said, "Mr. Bell is
a friend of mine, and he’s entitled to
his opinion.”
The choice of Willie to receive the
honorary membership did not
displease Rev. Abraham Woods, the
Birmingham SCLC president, who in
July hailed the agreement he helped
reach with the Shoal Creek Country
Club as the start of widespread
changes.
' “Mr. Willie is an African
American, and of course we have to
recognize that,” Woods said.
No black other than Wilkie has been
admitted for membership, said Bob
Barrett, Shoal Creek’s operations
manager and golf professional. “At
this time, I don’t know whether any
blacks, whites or any type of applica
tions might be in the process.”
Woods sees Shoal Creek’s impact
mainly as one of increasing
awareness.
“My concern was not so much that
some black bourgeois could pay
$35,000 to play golf at a country club,”.
he said. “My primary interest was to
deal with racism and to raise the
level of consciousness of our society
against it.”
Fishing Expo Offered
At State Fairgrounds
If you take your fishing seriously,
there’s an event taking place at the
State Fairgrounds in Raleigh that you
don’* want to miss. It’s the first an
nual Bass and Saltwater Fishing Ex
po, opening Friday, Jan. It, for three
days through Sunday.
Produced by Southeast Productions
of Greensboro, the show offers bass
and saltwater fishermen the oppor
tunity to see the very latest in bass
and saltwater fishing boats, state-of
the-art marine electronics, booth
after booth of fishing tackle and sup
plies.
In addition, the show will provide
anglers with the latest fishing techni
ques with 28 free seminars conducted
by some of the top fishing experts in
the region including Shaw Grigsby,
bass professional from Gainesville,
Fla., and David Fritts from Lex
ington.
Grigsby is No. 8 on the BASS all
time money list with career winnings
of nearly $800,000.
Fritts, winner of more than 25 tour
naments, along with his teammate
Jerry Lohr , hold the Tar Heel Team
Tournament record for the heaviest
one-day catch with 52 pounds, 13
ounces.
Other fresh-water seminars will be
conducted by fishing guide Henry
Wilson of Lake Gaston and Danny Joe
Humphreys, well-known bass profes
sional from Kinston
For the saltwater fisherman, some
of North Carolina’s top anglers will
share their skills on blue water
fishing, slow trolling, bottom fishing,
net <»«Hng and electronics. On hand
to conduct the saltwater seminars
will be Capt. Lloya tastlack from
Wrightsville Beach, Capt. Jerry
Dilsaver from New Bern, an expert
on net casting for live bait, and Capt.
W.D. “Bill” Gaither, international
saltwater fisherman and wildlife ar
tist.
Special attractions at the show in
clude professional fisherman Mark
Ayers and his 4,000-gallon “see
through” Arkansas bass tub stocked
with largemouth bass. Ayers will be
demonstrating various lures during
nine scheduled shows.
Show visitors will also have an op
portunity to try their own casting
skills in the big casting tank for
valuable prizes.
Show hours are Friday, Jan. 11,
from noon until 9 p.m., Saturday 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Adult admission is $4, children
0-1212.
U.S. District Judge Nicholas H.
Politan extended until Jan. 17 a lower
court’s restraining order that
prevents the World Boxing Council
from stripping Holyfield of his title
belt.
The WBC wants to dethrone
Holyfield and put the title up for
grabs between Tyson and Donovan
“Razor” Ruddock because Holyfield
failed to first defend the title against
Tyson.
The World Boxing Organization
does not figure in the scenario. Tyson
was undisputed champion before the
founding of the WBO, which held a
fight between Francesco Damiani of
Italy and Johnny DuPlooy of SouUi
Africa. Damiani won the title, but lit
tle, if any, public acceptance.
FBI Investigations
On Players Completed
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP)-The
U.S. Department has received the
results of the FBI investigation into
an incident where four black players
were prohibited from playing a a
softball tournament.
The FBI investigation began in
June 1990 after a Winnsboro team
with several black players was for
bidden from playing in a fundraising
tournament for the Norway
Volunteer Fire Department.
The tournament was played at a
field leased by two churches in Nor
way. The churches were not involved
in the tournament but earlier reports
had said blacks had never been allow
ed to play on the field.
“As far as 1 know, it has always
been restricted,” said Gladys H.
Wright, secretary of the Springfield
Norway branch of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People.
The churches apologized to the
players and teams. Following the in
cident, the tournament was canceled
by the Norway Softball Committee,
which oversees the field for the chur
ches.
In Decmeber 1990, the South
Carolina Human Affairs Commission
ruled that discrimination occurred at
the Norway softball field. It added
that it could not take action because it
lacked jurisdiction.
The commission became involved
after a complaint was filed by Joseph
Watkins and Thomas Woodard, two
black players on the Winnsboro team.
In announcing the agency’s fin
dings Dec. 7, 1990, Human Affairs
Commissioner James Clybum said
he had consulted with the FBI
because the incident may have
violated federal law.
I.S. Leevy Johnson, the attorney for
Watkins and Woodard, said recently
his clients had not decided whether to
take legal action.
Hershcy Gears
Track, Field
Network Program
“Too busy to breathe!” “Not
enough time in the day!” These are
complaints common to most
Americans. In today’s busy society,
there doesn’t seem to be enough time
to do the things we have to, let alone
volunteer our valuable time to others.
Fortunately, there are still some
people who can find time in their busy
schedules to help others. More than
100,000 volunteers nationwide are
committed to the Hershey’s National
Track and Field Youth Program.
The Hershey Youth Program just
completed its 13th year of promoting
physical fitness, friendship and sport
smanship nationwide. Volunteers in
each of the 50 states and the District
of Columbia hold local, district and
state track and field meets which are
open to all children ages 9-14. The
President’s Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports, the National
Recreation and Park Association and
the National Association for Sport
and Physical Education are sponsors
of the program. Hershey Foods Corp.
is the sole funding sponsor.
“More than 100,000 volunteers
unselfishly donate their time to give
children the opportunity to par
ticipate in the Hershey Youth Pro
gram,” said Dr. Donald P. Cohen,
founder of the Hershey Youth Pro
gram. According to Dr. Cohen, “The
National Recreation and Park
Association professionals recognize
the value of this program and have
become actively involved in
recruiting participants and hosting
local track meets.”
Today, the program uas thousands
of volunteers and more than 350,000
participants. People interested in
participating in the Hershey’s Na
tional Track and Field Youth Pro
gram as volunteers, and children
wishing to participate, can call
1-800-468-1714 for information
Unfortunate Injuries
Since The Heisman,
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Detmer has taken a beating since
winning the Heisman Trophy.
The Brigham Young quarterback
was pounded by Texas A&M’s pass
nich and both his shoulders were
separated as the Aggies (9-3-1) routed
the Cougars (10-3) in the Holiday
Bowl Saturday night, 65-14.
The 65 points were the most ever
given up by BYU, breaking the
record of 59 allowed by the Cougars in
a season-ending 59-28 loss at Hawaii
uii uec. i, israu.
There was no official word on the
extent of injuries to Detmer, 0-2 since
winning the Heisman Trophy. His
father, Sonny, said preliminary in
dications from team doctors were
that the quarterback would not need
surgery but would require four to six
weeks of rest for the stretched
ligaments to heal.
“It’s unfortunate but injuries are
something you can’t control,” said
the elder Detmer "But he’ll be back
James Kennedy, Jr., special agent
in Columbia's FBI office, said the
Justice Department has several op
tiopns to consider with the federal
report. He said the department could
drop the matter, prosecute under
federal civil rights laws or file a civil
suit.
He would not disclose what the in
vestigation uncovered.
Kennedy said it may take up to
three months for the Justice Depart
ment to make a decision on the case.
Black Leaders:
“60 Minutes”
Segment Wasn’t
Enough Support
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)-Some
leaders of Louisville’s black com
munity say a “60 minutes” segment
didn’t go far enough in examining the
University of Louisville and its black
athletes
“In fact, it sort of let U of L off the
hook,” NAACP President Shelby
Lanier said. “The data is clear.
Education of black athletes is not a
top priority at U of L.”
The CBS-TV broadcast recently
reported on exploitation of black col
lege athletes. U of L and several other
colleges were accused of subor
dinating athletes’ education to
revenue-producing sports.
Lanier, the Rev. Louis Coleman
and the Rev. Robert Burks reiterated
criticism of U of L’s athletics pro
gram during a news conference after
the program aired. They also
threatened to steer black students
away from the school and to seek
NCAA sanctions against the universi
ty if more black athletes don’t wind
up with degrees.
“We thought the [CBS] program
was good, but it didn’t go far
enough,” Coleman said.
The overall five-year graduation
rate for the basketball team is 20.5
percent, but only 15.6 percent for
black players. All seven of basketball
coach Denny Crum’s white players
from the last 10 years graduated, but
only eight of the 32 black players did,
according to a review of the gradua
tion rates by the Courier-Journal.
After the program, Crum defended
his school’s programs to help athletes
finish school after sports scholarships
expire, and tutoring programs to help
them maintain good grades.
U of L President Donald Swain said
that for the 1991-92 school year,
athletes will have to start their junior
and senior years with a C average to
remain eligible.
Lanier said he would discuss with
NAACP board members the prospect
of pursuing NCAA sanctions against
the university.
The black leaders, who have met
several times with Swain and Crum
and led campus protests against the
athletics program, said they will
discourage potential students from
attending the school if graduation
numbers don’t improve.
“If we don’t see a change, we re go
ing to encourage our students to go
elsewhere to college," Burks said
"They might not get the athletic ex
posure, but they will come away with
an education."
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GREAT RUNNING BACK-Pteturad is Bobby Mitchell one of the NFL’s great
running backs. Today Detroit’s Barry Sanders’ name Is being mentioned in the
company of such greats as Mitchell, Walter Payton, Jim Brown, ‘Tank’ Younger,
Gale Sayers, Ernie Davis, and 0. J. Simpson.
_ The
Coaches
Box
BY JAMES L. GILES, SR
WALTER PAYTON SAYS,
“BARRY SANDERS BETTER! ”
Last year Detroit Lion’s rookie
running back sensation Barry
Sanders had some very highly placed
admirers, including the greatest
groundgainer in the history of the
National Football League, Walter
Payton.
“I was never that good,” said
Payton, after watching Sanders run
for 120 yards and two touchdowns
against his old team, the Chicago
Bears. “He’s better than I was!”
Sanders, the Heisman Trophy
winner two seasons ago from
Oklahoma State University, led the
National Football Conference in
rushing. He signed for a rookie record
$9.3 million.
This football season Sanders
continues to show that his name
should be included with other great
running backs including: Gale
Sayers, Paul “Tank” Younger, Ernie
Davis, Bobby Mitchell, Jim Brown
and others.
Sunday, Detroit’s Barry Sanders
was held to 23-yards on nine carries,
but still won the NFL rushing title
with 1,304-yards. He started the day
16-yards behind Buffalo’s Thurman
Thomas, but Thomas didn’t gain a
yard in five attempts on Sunday.
But despite Sander’s on-field
exploits, his father William says,
“I’m never going to fool Barry. He’s
no Jimmy Brown or O. J. Simpson
yet. He’s got a chance, but not now.
He hasn’t had any 65 or 70-yard runs
yet like Jimmy Brown. He’ll get them
sometime though! ”
Tarheels Down Stanford
in Red Lobster Tourney
ORL/tiMDO, Fla. (AP)— Seventh
ranked North Carolina lost its
shooting touch in the second half, but
a trapping defense enabled the Tar
Heels to down Stanford, 71-60, in the
Red Lobster Classic championship
game Sunday.
The Tar Heels pressured the Car
dinals into 11 second-half turnovers
and overcame a five-point deficit
with 13 minutes to play.
"Our defense overall was the most
consistent," Coach Dean Smith said
afetr Carolina (9-1) claimed its
seventh victory in a row.
King Rice was the defensive
catalyst, keeping pressure on the
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Banks Offer Rewards
The North Carolina Bank Rob
bery Reward Program is paying
off in more ways than one.
The program, which was found
ed in 1978 by the North Carolina
Bankers Association, is now co
sponsored by the North Carolina
Bankers Association and the
North Carolina Alliance of Com
munity Financial Institutions.
Jim Bellamy of Centura Bank,
chairman of the NCBA Bank
Security Committee, notes that
IM percent of the people who
have applied for bank robbery
rewards have been paid.
The information they provm<
also pays off in the arrest of bank
robbery suspects.
The Bank Robbery Reward
Program gives up to $5,000 to
each person providing facts
leading to the arrest and indict
ment of a suspected bank robber.
The exact amount depends on the
usefulness of the information.
Bellamy says the reward pro
gram encourages people to speak
up. in strict confidentiality, on
what they know about bank rob
beries
Stanford guards throughout the se
cond half.
Rick Fox, voted the tournament’s
most valuable player, provided the
offense, scoring 20 points.
Stanford (7-3) overcame a 13-point
deficit in the final two minutes of the
first half to build its five-point lead in
the first five minutes of the second
half, one they maintained until
Hubert Davis started the Carolina
victory rally, an 18-6 run, by hitting a
three-pointer from the left corner
with 12 minutes 45 seconds to play.
Carolina, hitting 50 percent going
into the game, shot only 33 percent in
the second half, finishing the game at
41 percent.
Fox gave Carolina the lead for good
when he converted a three-point play
with 10:13 remaining, scoring on a
lean-in eight-footer in the lane and
then adding a free throw for a 54-52
lead.
Adam Keefe led Stanford with 20
points and Deshon Wineate added 16.
oranges than any other country.
A Bruising Finish
in there and he’ll be full-speed
In the loss to Hawaii, Detmer threw
four interceptions
"The end of the year is what people
remember,” a subdued Detmer said
after the game. "We had a great year
overall. We have to keep that in
mind."
Detmer, who set a single-season
mark for most yards passing (5,188),
suffered a separation of his left
shoulder in the second quarter when
William Thomas rode him to the turf.
An examination detected the
separation, but Detmer returned,
missing just one play, only to suffer a
second separation about three
minutes into the third quarter. He
was decked by another linebacker,
Anthony Williams, after an intercep
tion.
•This is the first game I’ve ever
had to come out of, high school or col
lege,” Detmer said. “It’s frustrating
to get hurt and not be able to do
anything I don’t really feel like I was
in the game all tnal long.
The backup, Joe Evans, had a one
yard touchdown pass to Brad Clark
but the Aggies scored four more
touchdowns to post the largest vic
tory margin in the bowl’s 13-year
history.
Since 1985, Texas A&M is 4-1
against Heisman winners, including
3-0 in bowl games.
Think Safety!