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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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