Bid to ban boxing adds to bizarre year
Following Ihi' tragedy of
American boxer ('.eraId
McC.lellan. who was hospi
talized with a blood clot in hts
brain after losing to Britain's
Nigel Benn in Saturday's VVBC
super-middleweight title fight.
Britain has again raised the issue
of twinning Iwxing
Ban lioxing because it is too
violent?
Now. I'm not the biggest box
ing fan in the world, nor uni I a
big fan of knock-down-drag-out
violence, but we are talking
about boxing hero. This is not
golf This is not bowling it goes
Trhok Kkarnky
without saving that along with
this job comes hazards, and the
iith'leh-s that choose to Imu know
that.
It is riot like anyone is forcing
them into the ring, nor is it as if
they go into the profession look
in# for job se< uritv and a nit <<
little pension plan
They know that standing in a
ring duktng it out with sornnone
is not exa< tly as safe as working
in a movie theater or pushing a
p«ni;il at a desk
These guys take risks There is
no question about that Hut they
( hoose to take those risks in
favor of earning a whole lot of
money, so I really don't think it
is anyone's plat e to take their
jobs away from them
- And SOmS "t these aspiring
boxers don't have very many
other i ham.es in life, so boxing
offers them .i chance in develop
a skill nnd use i! lu Ihs nine sue
tessful
Some kids <iri* fori ml to fight
their way out of nearly every sit
ini11on they fin e, and though
I'm not saving that is net essari
ty right some of today s bos
ors have actually capitalized on
these unfortunate situations In
that respect, the profession of
hosing inis given some young
men « chance that they itngfii
not have otherwise had
All of the pros of timing aside.
Turn to KEARNEY. P.i je 10A
Mariners
offer bonus
to players
PKORIA, Ariz. (AP) — The
Seattle Mariners' minor league
and replacement players have
been offered a $100 bonus per
exhibition game if they'll play.
That's to compensate the play
ers for any pressure they may
feel from the striking players'
union, which is strongly advis
ing minor leaguers to boycott
the games, said Woody Wood
ward, the Mariner's vice presi
dent of baseball operations
Those who agree to play also
will receive an additional $80
per day, the normal daily major
league allowance during spring
training Since camp opened on
Feb. 20. players have received
Sit) a day, plus lunch and hotel
rooms.
The players must make a deci
sion by Tuesday so manager Lou
Pilliella ntui his coaching slaft
can put together a team for I-'ri
doy's Cactus Leagues opener
against the Chicago Cubs at Peo
ria Stadium.
Players can change their
minds at any time and forfeit the
extra money.
On Thursday. Mariners man
agement will designate a Cactus
League roster, probably between
45 and 55 of the 94 players in
tamp, made up of those players
interested in playing
"That's a joke," said Mariners'
pitcher Chris Bosio, who is in
Arizona waiting for a settlement.
"What are they trying to do, buy
them off?"
A player who has signed
specifically as a potential
replacement player probably
will be sent home if he decides
not to make himself available,
and reluctant minor league play
ers will continue to work out
and receive the $10 per diem.
"It is unfortunate that the
union has put these players in
this set of circumstances."
Woodward said. " These kills are
not members of the union, yet
the union is trying to bully them
into not playing spring training
games. The players are con
i erned and don't appreciate
being put in this position."
11 S 1ACTI
The Oregon men's lacrosse team kicked oft Its season in winning tashlon beating Puget Sound and
Pacific Lutheran last weekend The team will play in Portland Sunday
Lacrosse team takes pair on road
Joe) Hood
Oregon Pj.*/ tmet.r J
In its first games of the spring
season, the Oregon men's
lacrosse team rolled to a pair of
lopsided road victories The
Ducks t<x>k care of Puget Sound
16-4 on Saturday and Pat ifie
Lutheran to 7 on Sunday.
Oregon, now 2-0 in league,
trailed Puget Sound 4-2
through the first quarter before
scoring 14 unanswered goals
and cruising to the 16-4 win.
"Our younger players really
stepped up this weekend,"
player/t.oat h lan Haight said
"Especially our defense We
cornpletely shut down UPS in
the second half."
The Du( ks never trailed
against Pacific Lutheran on
Sunday. Oregon took a 5-1
halftime lead and extended it
to 10-7 in the second half
Senior attacker Matt Wade
led Oregon in scoring for the
weekend with seven goals Me
had four in Saturday’s rout of
Puget Sound Freshmen mid
fielders Jeff Erickson and
Schuyler Harrison both con
tributed to the [lurks’
onslaught with six goals
between them.
Although Orugon wus able to
si or*’ i» season-high 1ft goals
against UPS on Saturday.
Haight credits the two victories
to the defense.
lumor midfielder Paul lairdy
was second in si oring for the
Ducks on Sunday with two
goals and an assist.
Oregon is si hoduled to play
two more league games over
the weekend, versus the Mult
nomah men's club at home on
the Southhank Field on Satur
day and against l.ewis a Clark
in Portland on Sunday
O’Bannon named player of the week
Kor th» second straight week, as wall as the
fourth time this season, UCLA senior forward Kd
O'Bannon was named the Pacific 10 player of
week on Monday
O'Bannon now owns five career player of the
week awards Since the honor began with the
1983-1984 season, only six players have won it
mure i}ftn with former (IHgOO Stale guard I 111)
Payton owning the most with nine
A 6-foot-fi native of laikewood, Calif., O'Ban
non led the No. 1 Bruins to a 3-0 week with Ins
86 points and 28 rebounds.
In Tuesday's 88-77 win over Stanford. O'Ban
non had twain highs of 22 points, nine rebounds,
fivo blocked shots and three steals to go with five
assists Against California on Thursday, ho hit for
a game-high 27 points while equaling Reggio
Miller's school record with seven three-pointers.
In Sunday's drubbing of Duke, he erupted for a
career-high 37 points and a game-high 13
rebounds.
O'Bannon is now second in the Pac-10 in scor
ing. averaging 20.6 points |>er game and is third
in rebounds with 8 t per contest
Also nominated for the award were Arizona's
Damon Stoudamire, who scored 60 points last
week including his first career triple double.
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