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■■ •■ • • . ; ' • ’■ ■ ■ <Wr.'. ■. he Battalion uesday, February 13, 1990 PORTS 9 Sports Editor Richard Tijerina 845-2688 Wc D.Ji it be co|. them do es r S' ary, act® loran dea ind get an i guenil ntion po! recomniti States," Hr ent a repe than 5M dertoapp to travel dais inc such as ;have /vantto tuseof McNari NS cM were o re thanli obligatio: ; with uad icgan mnedbi Vince Snyder Sports Writer Douglas came, Douglas fought, Douglas won He came, he foughl and he won. James “Buster” Douglas watched his dream of becoming the next heavyweight champion of the world come true as “Iron” Mike Tyson struggled to get off the canvas last Sunday night in Tokyo. However, the cloud of controversy that always seems to linger over the sport of boxing made its appearance once again. Hours after Douglas’ lOth-round knockout over Tyson, the World Boxing Association suspended the results pending investigation of a “long count” protest by Tyson’s promoter, Don King. It may seem evident that the referee did give Douglas a long count while he was knocked out. But the fact still remains. Tyson was knocked out for the first time in his pro career! A man who had a 37-0 record with 33 knockouts, Tyson was never hit as much in his entire career as he was in Sunday’s fight against Douglas. Like I said in the beginning — he came, he fought and he won. Douglas pounded Tyson with a five- punch combination that knocked him to the mat during the lOth-round in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. Historians would have to go back as far as the Ali vs. Liston fight to come close to what happened. Douglas knew what had to be done, and he made sure it was done right. He went into the fight with a relaxed but confident feeling, making one thing clear— he was not afraid of Iron Mike. “I was clearly focused. I came to fight, and I fought my fight,” Douglas said. The man was clearly focused all right, and he took advantage of Tyson’s flat- footedness, failure to bob-and-weave, and overall lackluster performance. Douglas stood toe-to-toe with him, taking punches as well as dishing out an awesome jab that was felt more times than Tyson would have liked. Despite the tremendous effort shown by Douglas, Tyson did show why he has been the undefeated champion since 1986. The two fighters were leaning on each other as the 8th-round dwindled down. With 15 seconds left. Iron Mike threw an uppercut out of nowhere that sent svlumaj: Douglas to the Hoor. ie detenu eeing pen immediaii in procee Douglas was able to gather himself by the time the referee counted to nine and See Snyder/Page 10 the spee opped fc' : get intoil s message S waited E e anyway fer Bailee [ficeinHi alleyas 1 ort. endatio® littees. , of houo awn and moreuM pursuit at this® disapp 01 - the expei t the Tei p and No. 15 A&M going for 4-0 Photo by Mike C. Mulvey Travis Williams dives back to first base after an unsuccessful pickoff try in Saturday’s 6-0 win over UTA. By ALAN LEHMANN Of The Battalion Staff Three games into the 1990 baseball sea son, No. 15 Texas A&M is just 55 win's away from duplicating last year’s effort. A&M will take a short road trip to Hunt sville Tuesday to play Sam Houston State. The Aggies, now 3-0 on the season, will face the 2-2 Bearkats at 1 p.m. at Holleman Field. A&M swept its opening series, beating the University of Texas-Arlington 3-2, 5-3 and 6-0 last weekend. Sam Houston split a doubleheader with Lamar, losing 7-5 and winning 3-1. But A&M Coach Mark Johnson isn’t overlooking Sam Houston. "We have a very competitive relationship with Sam Houston State,” Johnson said. “They have an excellent ballclub and they are extremely well coached.” The Aggies, who lost all of their starting position players and three pitchers from last year’s 58-7 squad, relied heavily on ju nior college transfers in this season’s open ing series. In the first game, junior left fielder Chad Broussard, a transfer from San Jacinto Ju nior College, collected the game-winning hit in the 10th inning. Saturday, transfers David Rollen and Rich Robertson supplied all the necessary of fense and defense. In the first game, Rollen, a Panola Junior j College produect, provided two runs batted in with a sacrifice fly and a double. In the nightcap, Robertson, another San Jacinto transfer, pitched seven shutout in nings for the Aggies, striking out 12 and al lowing only one hit. Rollen provided all the run support Rob ertson needed with a solo home run. Travis Williams, Jason Marshall and Jeff Bernet each collected three hits in the se ries. Pat Sweet, Bo Siberz and Ronnie Allen all pitched well for A&M. The Aggies beat the Bearkats all five times the teams met last season, and hold a 42-24-1 lead in the series, which dates back to 1950. Senior righthander Kerry Freudenberg will pitch for A&M. Sam Houston will coun ter with Tom Jones, a senior righthander. Ware to decide on NFL draft next week FORT WORTH (AP) — Heisman Tro phy winner Andre Ware said Monday night he may announce as early as next week if he will forego his final year at the University of Houston to enter the National Football League draft. “I really haven’t come to a decision,” said Ware, in town to accept the 1989 Davey O’Brien award presented annually by the Fort Worth Club to the nation’s top quar terback. “After this week, when things settle down ... I may have a decision next week,” Ware said. He said he would discuss his future with his mother and others and maybe even with some of the NFL clubs themselves. “I’d like to find out exactly what teams are interested in Andre Ware,” he said. In response to a question about his pro fessional value, Ware said: “I’m hearing some really good things, but I want to make sure they’re the right things for me.'/’ He said he realized a lucrative NFL deal offers “a chance for me to take care of my relatives, my family, my mother.” He added that word of a possible salary cap for rookies in 1991 would definitely play a part in his decision. Still, he said there’s more to be done at Houston, where he could become only the second player to win the Heisman twice. “There are still some things I’d like to ac complish,” said Ware, who holds 26 NCAA passing and total offense records and 15 Southwest Conference marks. “There’s still some records out there, but basically I’d like to see Houston become the best team in the country.” The Cougars lost only two games last year but were precluded from a bowl ap pearance by NCAA sanctions for recruiting violations. Concerning his latest award, Ware said the O’Brien honor was “really special” for several reasons. “This is what I had my sights on for this season. This was my goal, because this hon ors my position. And there’s a lot of good quarterbacks out there.” One of them, Darian Hagan of Colorado, was on hand as runner-up for the O’Brien trophy, named for the former Texas Chris tian University great. Douglas griping about KO controversy COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Buster Douglas returned to a boisterous home town welcome Monday, then said it is “ludi crous” that anyone would dispute his chlim as heavyweight champion. Douglas, 29, knocked out previously un beaten champion Mike Tyson in the 10th round Sunday in Tokyo. But the decision is now under review. The World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council withheld awarding their belts after Tyson and promoter Don King said that referee Octavio Meyran took too long to count out Douglas after an 8th- round knockdown by Tyson. The International Boxing Federation, however, has given its belt to Douglas. “I don’t exactly know what their beef is,” Douglas said. “If they decide not to honor me as the heavyweight champion, it’s ludi crous. I don’t think it’s right at all. They have no ground to stand on. You all saw the fight and you saw the results. It should stand.” Flanked by manager John Johnson and trainer J.D. McCauley, Douglas said if a mistake &as made he shouldn’t be penal ized for it. “I got a little relaxed. I was in control of the fight. I got a little lackadaisical and I leaned over and got caught by one of his shots,” he said. “It wasn’t a shot that hurt me; it was more of a push. He throws his whole body through his punches. When I fell I was very coherent. I immediately picked up the count. Then, the count was six, so I just got up at eight and w as ready to continue.” After standing, he took one step toward Tyson before the bell sounded to end the eighth round. “Before the seventh or eighth round, we had talked about the only thing (Buster) was doing in the fight that we could criticize was he was relaxing a little bit up close,” Johnson said. “He had Mike Tyson on the ropes and had him beat and he relaxed and got knocked down. “James Douglas did get knocked down, but Mike Tyson did get knocked out.” Douglas’s mother — whom he has called his “best friend” — died shortly before he left Columbus for Tokyo. Johnson said Douglas won the fight deci sively and the WBA and WBC would “de stroy themselves” if they took their titles away from “the champion of I he world and of the common people.” Douglas said his first title defense would be against Evander Holyfiel,d, “The main thing is, I’m going lo have to fight the No. 1 contender, which is Evander Holyfield,” Douglas said. “And I will honor a rematc h with T yson only after the fight with Holyfield.” Johnson said that he had already talked with Holyfield’s manager, Dan Duva, and said “providing we can get Ohio Stadium, we will try to fight Evander Holyfield (in Columbus).” Columbus Mayor Dana Rinehart said the city would do everything possible to hold a title defense. Police estimated the crowd at Port Co lumbus International Airport at between 5,000 and 6,000. A parade honoring Doug las is planned for 11 a.in. 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