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Page 12 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1978 WtUNtoUAY, AUoUo I ID, Just plain world champion impossib By MILTON RICHMAN United Press International NEW YORK — It was a tough fight, so tough that Leon Spinks was fortunate to come out of it with a draw against Scott LeDoux, and after the bout was over, he went back into his dressing room and threw up. Later, a friend tried to console Spinks over not getting the deci sion. “You did well,” he told him. “I don’t feel bad,” Spinks brushed it off. “I learned. How am I gonna learn if I don’t do?” Leon Spinks is learning, but he’s doing it the hard way. Spinks has run into all kinds of problems since last Feb. 15 when he pulled off what many considered the biggest upset in heavyweight boxing history by beating Muhammad Ali. He has had problems with mana gers, trainers and lawyers and he also has had problems with the police. If you talk with Leon Spinks, you find him cordial, pleasant and not nearly as dim-witted as he has been made out to be. He’s no Rhodes scholar and doesn’t claim to be, but he isn’t stupid by any means either. Most people like to see their name in the paper, particularly if the reference to them is sufficiently flattering. Everyone desires to be recognized. With Spinks, appar ently, it is enough for him to be rec ognized as the world heavyweight champion, at least the WBA ver sion, anyway, and he doesn’t seem to be interested in any of the ancil lary benefits that go with it. “I’m not looking to be important, ” he says. “I’m just a prize fighter and that suits me fine. I gotta be me, I don’t wanna lose my gusto.” What Leon Spinks seems to be trying to say is that he’d like to be the world champion and continue to be just plain Leon Spinks as well. That comes close to being impossi ble. With a world championship such as he holds comes certain obli gations and responsibilities. One minute, Spinks says he’d like to stay in the background and the next minute he says he’d like to help underprivileged kids as world heavyweight champ, and if he really stops to think about it he 11 discover he’s working at cross purposes. Any effectiveness he may achieve in that area he speaks of would re sult largely from his being recog nized by the kids and if he hiber nates all the time, his recognition factor naturally diminishes even if he should keep his title by beating Ali again next month. Leon says he can’t change his ways, and I can understand his feel ings. Sometime when he gets the chance, though, he should sit down and discuss the subject with the master, Muhammad Ali. Before he became world champion, Ali was an entirely different personality than he was after winning the crown. He adjusted to his situation, thereby showing his intelligence. Since taking the title from Ali, Spinks hasn't exactly gotten the best kind of press in the world and for that those who handle him are as much responsible as he is. In a conversation with one of the leading civic officials in St. Louis, where Spinks grew up, I was told how proud the people in that city were of Leon winning his gold medal in the Montreal Olympics and how delighted they were when he beat Ali, only to become disap pointed in him when he said he felt there was some kind of conspiracy NO *U»CMASf NfCfSSAWV to MASTf ft GAMf CAftOS A NO GAMf TICKC IS AVAIL ABIE ON BEQUEST WINNERS NAMES ARE LISTED IN THE LOBBY r I NO Of CHECKOUT LANE OB A1 SlOftl Off»Cf A NO Pf » »UIIS LIMIT ONE PER AOUl I CUSTOMER > ft STORE VISIT COKE-SPRITE OR TAB I Gamerama Players... As of July 29 there are still 29 M000 00 wingers out with a total of 1145,79% to be won. TO PATE WE HAVE PAID OVT *41,106.00 THIS TOTAL SO FAR GAME. ICE CREAM ♦|40 REMEMBBL.TURN YOUR WINNING TICKETS NOW! 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RUSSET POTATOES ” 5 " “■‘VI** PLUMP PEACHES 49*! HONEY DEW MELONS 22 -" 39*: CELLO CARROTS 69*! the FRIENDLIEST STORE IN TOWN *2700 Texes Ave. S ^3516 Texas Ave. *200 E. 24* St. •9 Redmond Terrace COLLEGE STATION and brvan.tgms by the police to “get’’ hin,^ “Nobody rooted any) him to heat Ali than wedii Louis policeman told came back to the city wen, ions to help him, not he never gave us the chan Basically, Leon Spii^ like too much fuss made probably because he isn't and he isn’t quite sure with it. Only a few days after champion, for example, li f | brother, Michael, droppS office of Top Rank, which] mg his next fight as it di one. The office was in the being moved up one floor simply sat on one of the cases in the room. While he was doing Rank aide sent out forasan himself and when it art asked Spinks whether he some lunch. “That’d be nice,” saidh The aide then suggested the fancier restaurant! neighborhood, saying it \ any trouble at all to driv any of them. Leon wasn’t the least terested. "Just a sandwich liken mg would be fine, hesa and cheese on white, no and a container of tea. Ultimately, the sandwk livered and Leon Spinlsi it. From the obvious plea which he did, you’d havetl had just finished the maia some gala banquet. Allen sa he neve had cha United Press Intern* LOS ANGELES—Gm says the Rams didn't givel chance. Carroll Rosenblootn, i Allen as coach after twor losses, agrees. In interviews publishd in the Los Angeles Times,! Rosenbloom also indical unusual intenstiy and serve as both coach manager were key lactoal prise dismissal. J “If we’d won rhori even if we d won oneoEtkni, wouldn t have happened, said. “You’d give anycoae new coach, more thantm “I didn t have a fairi I’m not bitter. I like 0* spect him and I enjoyeii association. Rosenbloom concurred. “George is right, didn t give him a fairch® • “I only wish I couldhau lurdet wasn’t working out, andlj p av . players and coaches FOR families to think about. A change would have been hie. It had to be madeiwj Rosenbloom said he did ject to the way Allen players, but added: “I was concerned aboul he drove himself. I m not players side. I ^el I' George’s side. T was deeply concern In se 'avis, idustr 2-year arsons He lead v oing ti his health if he kept drivin -antth lying 7 go nd yoi Uhavc illed.’ I Wc xcited o this way, and I could see it up. I wasn t going to sit see him destroy himself team.” 4J The two men seemed mo flict in their assessment “perfectionist attitudes, owner suggesting that his« y[j ss g going overboard. Rosenbloom also said to Allen may have been n# than normal, because he trated by not being in cni aspects of the Rams footw tions. ^ “George’s way works he has the whole response said, “total control. That fine coach. Without it, I Again, Allen seemed t<*ral da “When I take another said, “it will be as headc general manager. > ^ “I’m sorry it didntwor added, “I wish the pl| season. 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