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I he P ortland O bserver • A ugust 16, 1995 P age Ü3 MANY MOURN MANTLE S DEA Charles Barkley For Governor? Phoenix Suns basketball star Charles Barkley, a Republican, says he’s interested in running for governor of Alabama after he retires. The native o f | Leeds, Ala., resisted the state G O P ’s suggestion that he start his political career in the 7th Congressional District by challenging the state’s only African American congressman, U.S. Rep. Earl Hilliard, a Democrat from Birmingham, Ala. Gibson Announces Retirement Fans, family, friends and base ball royalty were to make up an over flow crowd at former Yankee slug ger M ickey Mantle’s funeral service. Fans began arriving Tuesday as early as 6 a m. for the service at the L o v e rs Lane U nited M ethodist Church. Some came from as far as California. “ He was a hero to me as a young ster,” one o f the fans gathered out side the church told Dallas television station K X A S Channel 5. Said an other man o f his presence, "It’s just to pay homage to 'The M ick.’” The church, located north o f downtown Dallas, said it has been inundated with calls since early Mon day morning, when it was named the memorial service site for the base ball legend, who died Sunday o f liver cancer at the age o f 63. Mantle, an Ok lahoma native, had lived in Dallas with his wife o f 43 years Merlyn, since 1957. He is sur vived by three sons M ickey Jr., 42, David, 39, and Danny, 35; four broth ers, one sister and two grandchil dren. Another son, B illy , 36, died last year o f a heart attack after being struck with Hodgkin’s disease, an ailment which ran in the Mantle fam ily. T h e 6,80 0-m em b er D a lla s church seats 1,200 in its main sanctu ary and about 600 in an overflow hall. Some 15 to 20 front rows o f the church, whose outreach program from homeless youth Mantle had supported, w ill be filled with family K irk Gibson o f the Detroit Tigers, a former National League Most Valuable Player who hit one o f the most dramatic home runs in World Series history, announced his retirement. In a statement released by the Tigers, the 38-year-old Gibson said that the time has come for him to retire as an active player and views his decision as “being traded to my fam ily.” Gibson played 12 o f his 17 major league seasons with the Tigers and guided helped Detroit to a victory over the San Diego Padres in the 1984 World Series, including two homers in the decisive fifth game. 1 H and close friends - a testament to the enduring appeal ofthe Hall o f Famer. Pallbearers w ill include the former Yankee centerfielder’s team mates Y o gi Berra, Whitey Ford, B ill S k o w ro n , H an k B a u e r, John Blanchard and Bobby Murcer. Other luminaries expected at the service are Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, American l.eague president Gene Budig and Donald Marr, president o f the 11 a 11 o f Fame. Gov. George W. Bush o f Texas re portedly w ill also attend. ◄ Sergio Carillo (from left), Rocco Washington and Antonio McKinney are considered top prospects for college and professional baseball. The Portland students are members of the Jefferson Senior Babe Ruth team. Chris Nickerson, another top prospect from Grant High School is not pictured. Johnson Wins Unprecedented Sprint Michael Johnson o f the United State completed an unprecedented double when he captured the gold medal in the 200 meter final at the World Track and Field Championships at Gothenburg, Sweden. Johnson w o n ’s race in 19.79 seconds and became the first man to win both the 200 and 400 meter titles at the World Championships. I he 27-year-old Johnson won the first half o f the double Wednesday when he successfully defended his men’s 400 meter title in 43.39 seconds, the second-fastest time in history. The world record o f43.29 seconds was set by Butch Reynolds in 1988. Oilers Owner Threatens To Move Team Houston Oilers owner Bud Auams has threatened to move the team to Nashville, I ennessee, if the city o f Houston does not provide funding for a new domed stadium. According t o ’s Houston Chronicle, Adams is scheduled to meet with Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen and Tennessee state officials to discuss the possibility o f moving the team. The Oilers, whose lease with the Astrodome expires in 1997, have not been able to secure funding from Houston mayor Bob Lanier for a new domed stadium. The estimated cost o f a domed stadium for the Oilers is $235 million. Nashville has been active in its pursuit o f professional sports teams in the past two years, including the Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils. C ity officials were thwarted in their efforts to lure the D evils out o f | New Jersey despite constructing a new arena. When the deal for the D evils fell through, Adams and Oilers Vice President Mike M cClure then began informal talks with Nashville city officials three weeks ago. Guzman Placed On Disabled List The Toronto Blue Jays placed struggling right-hander Juan Guzman on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August I Oth, with a muscle strain in his right shoulder. The Blue Jays also activated catcher Randy Knorr, who had been sidelined since fracturing his right thumb June 30th against Baltimore. Guzman is 3-9 with a 7.00 E -R -A . He had to be removed from his start Wednesday against Milwaukee due to the shoulder injury. Guzman is 0-5 in his last five starts. TYSON’S TRAINER PREPARES FOR UPCOMING FIGHT Mike T yso n ’s head trainer Jay Bright says that having him in the comer is almost like having the man who made Tyson a champion in the first place, the late Cus D ' Amato. “ I was with Cus since I was 13," Bright said in a teleconference on Thursday from Las Vegas where Tyson w ill fight Peter M cNeeley August 19. “ I know his style, his ideology better than anyone around.” Bright, Stacey M cKinley and Dave Jacobs had already been train ing Tyson together but Bright earl i- er this week was named the chief o f the three as they prepare the former world heavyweight champ for his first bout in more than four years. Bright, 37, and the 26-year-old Tyson both lived as teenagers at D ’Am ato’s upstate New Yo rk home in the Catskill Mountains. Bright moved there from New Y o rk C ity after the death o f his par ents and was already livin g with D ’Amato when Tyson arrived from his own broken home in New Y o rk to meet his first boxing trainer. “ I remember that first day after Cus saw Mike, he said this guy has it to be champion,” Bright said. L ivin g together, they grew up listening to D ’ Amato. We were both raised on C u s’s ideology,” said Bright, who still lives at the D ’Amato house with the late trainer’s widow Cam ille. Those formative years with D ’Amato give him a unique relation ship with Tyson, said Bright. “ What Mike must do when he looks back in his comer fight night is that he must have trust in the people to tell the truth and be brutally hon est,” he said. “ Mike has that truth in ... - »» me. “ He knows what I ’m telling him is what Cus would be telling him if he was still around,” continued Bright. Bright worked as Tyson’s train er for his last seven fights before he went to prison three years ago on a rapeconviction. Brightw asTyson’s trainer when he was upset by Buster Douglas on February 11, 1990 in Tokyo to lose the title. “ A lot o f mistakes were made in Tokyo,” said Bright. “ But I re member what Cus used to say, it was O K to make mistakes but never allow them to happen again. W e’ve learned a lot from To kyo .” Stich defeats Sampras in quarterfinals of ATP Tennis Michael Stich o f Germany ousted second seed Pete Samparas o f the United States in three sets to advance to the semifinals ofthe $1.545 million A -T -P Championship at Cincinnati. The eight-seeded Stich wore down Sampras in a match played in sweltering conditions. Stich dropped the first set, 6-7 (5-7), rallied to win the second set 7-6 (7-3) and dominated the final set, 6-1. Stich, who evened his career record against Sampras to 4-4, had 26 aces to six for Sampras. Stich w ill face the winner o f tonight’s match between fourth seed Michael Chang and number 11 Jim Courier. Muster Advances To Semifinals In San Marino Tennis Top seed Thomas Muster o f Austria advanced to the semifinals with a tough three-set victory over unseeded Adrian Voinea o f Romania in the $275,000 Campionati Intemazionali tennis tournament at San Marino. Muster beat Voinea, 7-6, 2-6, 6-4, and w ill meet unseeded Stefano Pescosolido o f Italy in the semifinals. Muster took the first set tiebreaker, 9-7. Beth Daniel leads PING Welch’s LPGA Beth Daniel is the leader in the second round o f the $450,000 L -P -G - A PIN G W elch’s Championship at the Blue H ill Country Club in Canton, Massachusetts. Daniel shot a 4-under 68 to move to 11-under for the tournament. Colleen Walker shot a 68 and is 9-under for the tournament. The par-72 Blue H ill Country Club ourse, designed by Skip Wogan, measures 6,137 yards, with par-5 holes closing the front and back nines. First prize is $67,500. Hill has provisional pole for Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix Damon H ill o f Britain claimed the provisional pole for Sunday’s Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at Budapest. H ill, driving a W illiams, had the fastest lap o f the day, one minute, 18.374 seconds. His teammate fellow Briton David Coulthard was second with a time o f 1: 19.000. H ill is currently second in the world championship standings, 21 points behind Benetton driver Michael Schumacher o f Germany. With 10 points awarded fora win. H ill w ill likely need more than one victory in the final seven races o f the 17-event series to catch Schumacher. Schumacher, who is rumored to have signed a two-year, $24 million contract to drive for Ferrari next season, was the fourth fastest q u a lifie r. Gerhard Berger, whose Ferrari ride Schumacher is likely to assume next year, was third with a time o f 1:19.033. France’s Jean Alesi caused a delay in qualifying when he spun and hit a tire barrier in the other Ferrari. Left: W.C. Gilbert, president of Ronald McDonald Children's Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington and Sue Warzecka, regional manager of McDonalds Corp, participate in the annual golf tournament for the charity at Colwood Golf Course. Right: Dennis Sutherland of Darigold and Chuck Washington, Rocco Washington and Gary Washington, representing the Portland Observer, compete in the Ronald McDonald Children's Charities Golf Tournament at Colwood National Golf Club in Portland. The team tied for first and then fell in the playoff during in the Aug. 9 event. Step STEP Into The YWCA AEROBIC CLASSES 6:30 - 7:30 am M W F Catherine Egan 12:00 - 1 :00 pm Tue & Thu Laurie Thorpe 5:45 - 6:45 pm Tue & Thu Robin Rexroad Conte in for a complimentary class. Small Class Sizes Comfortable Casual Environment Modified to your own fitness level. 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