THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1979
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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
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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
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0^Js$ n( luj ar , 7-4, drove in Houston’s
™il. run with a fourth inning
ier’s-choice grounder after Jose
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Art Howe doubled.
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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.
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“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. Every fight
should be a learning experience for
him.”
Gil Clancy, veteran manager and
trainer and now director of boxing at
Madison Square Garden, was a bit
skeptical.
Rangers’ Bell
reaps honors
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NEW YORK — Buddy Bell,
who hit an impressive .480 last
week, Tuesday became the sea
son’s first Texas Ranger to gain
American League Player of the
Week honors.
The Rangers’ third baseman
went 12-for-25 with a double and
three homers — two of them in
the same game against the New
York Yankees — and had six RBI
and seven runs scored in the
period June 11-18. Bell slugged
.920 and had an on-base average
of.480.
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