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THE BATTALION TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1979 Page 9 ^the sports es fones trades Bowl ring for boxing ring war thal all the col United Press International ■JEW YORK — Two years ago, ■ "Too Tall” Jones became a world of Caliio-champion when the Dallas Cowboys sday-r eW on the Super Bowl. Now the All- iponents(Pro defensive end has his sights on another championship — the behindCsheavyweight boxing title, ndraents. Jones, the Cowboys’ first-round )ringing vdraft pick in 1974, announced his re- rnd eorTirJment from football Tuesday to ' '■■ome a boxer. Jones, who played t n j M out his option last year and is a free agent, had been seeking a $1.3 mill- • i. ■ long-term contract. VCfl want to state as clearly and as e carnestlM , . 1 strongly as possible that my retire- ■nt from professional football is ■1 and complete and not subject ■change for any reason,” said tically. Jones. |My reasons for this decision are Jitive. To become a professional ivyweight boxer is something I e wanted to do for a long time | I am going to do it, given the iglp and support of my family and nds. With intense training and id work, using the ability the d Lord gave me, I will become heavyweight champion of the Id.’ [ones will be managed by David |[if and trained by Murphy Grif- Griffith, 57, uncle of former ■rid welterweight and ■dleweight champion Emile Grif- ■ has been a trainer for 39 years. Hones discounted the contract iblems as the reason for his deci sion to leave football. “My decision is not based on any negative reason,” he said. “I am not using it as some sort of contract negotiation. It’s not a money deci sion. I am not considering any offers from the Cowboys or any other football team. “I will not negotiate a contract — I will not accept a contract. I simply want to become the heavyweight champion of the world. ” Jones’ only boxing experience came in high school in his home state of Tennessee. “I fought in Golden Gloves when I was in high school,” he explained. “I never lost a fight. In fact, none of my fights ever went past the first round. I loved to fight but I was an All-America basketball player and the coach said it was one sport or the other. I decided on basketball even though I loved to box.” Jones, who was joined at his an nouncement by World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, said he expects it will be two years before he can meet top competition. “I’m 28 and I don’t feel I’m too old,” Jones said. “If you take care of your body, your body takes care of you and I feel I’ve always kept my self in good shape. Within two years I should be able to compete with any of the top heavyweights. I don’t say I’ll be ready to win the title then but I will be able to take on the top contenders.” rolAndujar, Astros win j„ ell United Press International ii i jKOUSTON — Joaquin Andujar ™2|d a two-hitter and Terry Puhl s This Jlpd a pair of runs Tuesday night, alance(fc® ng the Houston Astros a 3-1 J . .numph over the New York Mets. Ttauston opened the scoring in the ginning when Puhl drew a leadoff advanced to second on a sac- fbe, stole third and scored on larCedeno’s double. Puhl scored second run in the third when he Jed to right, advanced to third on eep it stil assemb!;' constant!! ery hour ergy-proa ntly facia the incr tsihgle by Julio Gonzalez and scored draganiip^n Joel Youngblood’s throw got ill soonstty from third baseman Richie rol. Hebner. 0^Js$ n( luj ar , 7-4, drove in Houston’s ™il. run with a fourth inning ier’s-choice grounder after Jose ? led off the inning with a single Art Howe doubled. |n Anaheim, newcomer John ry Johnson and Jim Kern com- in sistance mosphert it is di ylab’s re done M > a posil ■e and ttii bined on a five-hitter and Larvelle Blanks knocked in the deciding run with a fifth-inning double Tuesday night, leading the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 decision over the California Angels. Johnson, 3-8, making his first start since coming to Texas from Oakland last Friday, scattered four hits and struck out 10 over five innings before leaving with a pulled leg muscle. Kern allowed just one hit over the final four innings to earn his 10th save. Jim Sundberg singled and stole second before Blanks delivered his fifth-inning double to give the Ran gers a 2-0 lead. Texas had opened the scoring in the fourth on singles by Buddy Bell and Pat Putnam and a sacrifice fly by Oscar Gamble, send ing Jim Barr to his second loss in five decisions. I irtments| )r May,!! [une 26, il .st 0.7 p n will i*| was 1 rise ' ed somH laid off. | smallerj ?ain, ■partmeill : figuresl ! econoif it means | lilable fo[| groceri other ret< ne statist and sal i other ^ ecurityii intereslf ' I 'Briarwootf (jAparimcmts Pre-Leasing Program WE HAVE IT ALL! “For Summer and Fall” L-rnatioinI | e. —I ecided I e burial! beached i n undiag parks si ts took W shales W it cause* the sii weekeni ;s came* unable 1 when t he third j| in hisWij ;t numb such an re three In ch, wllid'.™ ★ 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms ★ 2 Swimming Pools ★ Professional Tennis Courts ★ Exercise Room With Sauna ★ Zacharias Greenhouse Disco & Game Parlor Summer ’79 Specials Month to Month 1 Bedrooms *150 00 2 Bedrooms *200°° 3 Bedrooms s 280 00 EXTRA SPECIAL PRICES Summer, Fall, {? Spring! leases signed summer spring and fall only 693-2933 693-3014 1201 (HWY 30) HUNTSVILLE HWY COLLEGE STATION “I’m in no big hurry. You have to learn to crawl before you can walk. Jones said he felt no malice to ward the Cowboys. “I have with me my Super Bowl ring and they tell me it’s the largest of its kind, ” Jones said. “In a sense it represents the greatest years of my life. The five years with the Dallas Cowboys have been the greatest five years in my life. They believed in me and made me a first-round choice even though I was from a sm all school. And I have the greatest respect for Tom Landry as both a coach and even more as a fine human being. “But boxing is where my heart lies and a person should be able to do what he wants to do.” Landry and the Dallas manage ment wished Jones well. “We were very surprised to find out his alternative, which is boxing, which we didn’t know anything ab out,” said Landry. “We’re disap pointed obviously, that he’s leaving us. He’s given us five years of excel lent defensive play. We re going to miss him. All we do is wish him the best in his new field.” Landry said Larry Bethea, a first-round draft choice last season, will be given first shot at Jones’ slot. Griffith, who has worked with such well-known fighters as Joe Frazier, Ron Lyle, Willie Monroe and Hedgemon Lewis, say he hopes to have Jones fighting within four to six months. “He has the mental attitude to be a great fighter,” said Griffith, “but we have to get him into training and teach him techniques. He has great athletic ability and a great attitude and it’s now simply a matter of learning the fundamentals. We’ve had a few sessions with him and I like what I see. He has tremendous discipline — he’s not a youngster — he’s a mature person. “I wouldn’t want him to go in be fore four months. Anytime after that I think he’ll be ready. We don’t want to match him up with any bums. We ll put him in with some body he can learn from. 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