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39° 520 Pretrnn*^. lUSvi 'I Centers 0m tnient! Thursday, October 25, 1990 The Battalion $ Page 1 1 Douglas, Holyfield ready ‘“or tonight’s bout in Vegas JBLICAN TENTATIVE VN IN mvE I Commendatlo Texas 77805 LAS VEGAS (AP) — The heavy weight championship is on the line ind nowhere to be seen are Iron like’s scowling face or his promot- r's wind-blown hairdo. James “Buster” Douglas will risk joxing’s most prestigious title igainst unbeaten Evander Holyfield 12-round bout Thursday night mtdoors at The Mirage. The fight carries a $28.1 million lurse, one of the biggest in boxing listory, with Douglas earning $19.9 nillion and Holyfield $8.2 million. The only thing bigger than Doug- purse in this fight is Douglas limself. The champion officially veighed-in Wednesday at a whop- iing246 pounds, lA'/a pounds more han he weighed when he beat Mike Tyson. Holyfield weighed 208. It will be Douglas’ first defense of he title since that shocking 10th- ound knockout of Tyson on Feb. 11 it Tokyo. THEMOMENTOFTRUTH Behind Appletree ta's! nursday 'sday icials And while Tyson and promoter Don King, dominant figures on the heavyweight scene for years, are out of sight, they have not been out of mind. It seems Douglas has been asked about a rematch with Tyson almost as many times as he’s been asked about fighting Holyfield. King appears to have informed everyone within reach of a tele phone that boxing’s governing bod ies insist Thursday’s winner must fight Tyson next. Promoter Dan Duva, however, says Holyfield will fight George Foreman next — win or lose against Douglas. Permian attorneys add player to lawsuit ODESSA (AP) Attorneys for the Odessa Permian High School football staff have added an anonymous football player to a list of plaintiffs suing for re instatement of the team in this year’s playoffs. Attorney T. Gerald Treece said the “John Doe” player was added to the lawsuit to help illus trate the “irreparable harm” the Panther players would receive if denied a playoff opportunity. The Ector County Indepen dent School District and its super intendent, Gene Buinger, were added Monday as defendants to the Permian High School football coaches’ lawsuit against the Uni versity Interscholastic League. “We hope to’ show tTirough him, a senior member of the Per mian football team, how these players’ chances of receiving col lege scholarships will be damaged without the exposure and extra scouting that comes through an appearance in the playoffs,” Treece said. The original lawsuit was filed Sept. 28 in an effort to restore Permian’s playoff eligibility this season and also to have UIL pe nalties against Panthers coaches Tam Hollingshead, Myron Schneider, Larry Morris and Nate Hearne lifted. The case is expected to be heard in 261st District Court in Ausdn beginning at 9 a.m. Fri day, The Odessa American re ported Thursday. The UIL ruled last month that Permian, the defending Class 5A champion, was ineligible for this year’s playoffs because the school violated rules by holding orga nized practices before Aug. 20. The Panthers were the top- ranked schoolboy team in the country last year. The anonymous player joins Hollingshead, Schneider, Morris, Hearne and eight other PHS football staff members as co plaintiffs. Defendants now include the UIL, executive director Bailey Marshall, executive committee chairman Bob Caster, Buinger and ECISD. In a prepared statement Tues day, Buinger said, “The plaintiffs claim that the ECISD superinten dent ‘erroneously interpreted the vague UIL rules’ and that the UIL (executive committee) used these findings to render their punishment.” “All future action will be han dled by the school district’s attor neys,” Buinger said. “Due to the nature of this pending litigation, neither the superintendent nor the (ECISD) board of trustees will have future comment concerning this matter.” Mike Atkins, an attorney for the district, said he was not sur prised by the plaintiffs’ 32-page amendment late Monday. “This was expected in that the attorney for the Permian coaches had said that, if the school district chose not to participate in the suit, that they probably would add the district as a defendant,” Atkins said. “As to why they’re doing so. I’d really rather not speculate on that. That’s up to the attorney who filed the amend ment to decide.” That attorney is Treece, who said Tuesday he felt the vague ness of the UIL rules that led to the UIL state executive commit tee’s Sept. 20 decisions left Buinger as much in the dark as they did the coaches involved. Holyfield was a 7-5 favorite, which would make Douglas the 11th heavyweight champion to be an un derdog in a title defense. Tyson, in Atlantic City, N.J., training for a fight Dec. 8 against Alex Stewart, looks at the fight as an elimination bout for the right to fight him. It is, however, an intriguing mat chup built around the elements of size and psyche. Much has been made about the size advantage the 6-foot-4 Douglas, 30, holds over the 28-year-old Holy- field, a former light heavyweight (175 pounds) and cruiserweight (190) champion. Douglas’ weight, however, seems much too high and could be a defi nite negative as he attempts to retain the title against the 6-2‘/a Holyfield. Only two heavyweight champions, Primo Camera and Jess Willard, have been both taller and heavier for title defenses than Douglas. San Antonio keeping hopes up for Olympics PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix’s hopes of hosting the 1994-95 Olym pic Festival have vanished, but San Antonio officials still can keep their fingers crossed, the Maricopa County Sports Authority said Wednesday. Phoenix will be among several cit ies dropped from consideration for the festival by the United States Olympic Committee, the agency said in a prepared statement. The festival helps amateur ath letes prepare for international com petitions. “Sure we are disappointed, but we knew we were a long shot when we submitted our initial proposal,” said Lamar Whitmer, chairman of the committee that was established to promote sports in the county. Debate. Continued from page 9 IVudel Continued from page 9 rector of finance Wally Groff, Bryan-College Station would lose $25 million if the University were to lose the football program: Internally, A&M athletics bring in $11.1 million per year in gross rec eipts, concession and sales, and me dia contracts, Bass said. No tax money is used in the program be cause it is self-supporting. But Sharrick said that out of the 14 sports the University gives schol arships, football is the only one to have a positive impact. Sharrick pre sented figures from GrofFs office showing $4.5 million budgeted to football, which brings in $6.1 mil lion. The other two top-grossing sports, men’s basketball and base ball, cost substantially more than they earn. “It does not seem feasible to give an allowance or stipend to all varsity athletes when only one out of 14 has a positive economic impact.” example. The Cowboys had struggled through three quarters of the game, not giving fans much to get excited about. But those who stayed with it were pleasantly surprised. Tampa Bay be gan to drive down the field and use up the clock. The radio play-by-play guys were calling the action, explaining that the game was all but over with eight minutes left to play. Tampa Bay quarterback Vinny Testaverde dropped back to pass. He looked to the sidelines and threw to what he thought was a wide-open receiver. Those listening to the play call were still resting comfortably in their chairs, reading the newspaper or doing some other activity. All of a sudden the tone of the an nouncer’s voice changed. The call tvent something like this: “Testaverde back to pass. Looks right, throws ... intercepted! Isaac Holt steps in front of the pass. He’s to midfield ... to the 40 ... the 35 ... Lady Ags— Continued from page 9 into the second game. Michalke’s booming serves gave A&M the early advantage, serving four aces in her first five attempts of the match. “I was pretty excited about that, it felt good,” Michalke said. “Some times its on, sometimes its not. To night it was on.” Her spikes also pushed the Lady Jacks to the backline and threw the SFA defense off track. The kills al most got too easy as they started to land out and give SFA points. But the Lady Aggies settled down and concentrated on executing their play. The Aggies rolled off 13 straight points to take a 13-2 lead in the final game. A&M held off a short Lady Jack rally and finished the quick match. the 30 ... the 25 ... the 20 ... he’s got one man to beat! To the 10 ... five ... touchdown!” A lot of Cowboy fans were proba bly on their feet. But when they sat back down they tried to picture in their mind what had transpired. Later, with 28 seconds to play, Troy Aikman found Michael Irvin in the end zone for the winning touchdown, again leaving fans try ing to form an image of the play in their mind and tuned to their TV to see if fantasy was anywhere close to reality. Radio to the sports fan is what the Great Gatsby is to the bookworm. It inspires the imagination, and the need for us to be able to see more. It could be thought of as a form of en tertainment that stimulats the brain to conceive of the unknown. Football and base ball are good sports for radio listenership.It’s not too hard to follow a baserunner around his assigned path, or listen to the centerfielder go back, back, back, for a long fly ball. Basketball with no video accompa niment is always stimulating.Trying to picture in your mind the events that are taking place can leave your head spinning. But just hearing the commentator shout with exultation, “It’s good!” is enough to run a chill up the spine, and win the heart of a fan who couldn’t see the game on the tube. Whatever the game, radio can be an entirely exciting preference to the video phenomenon of today. Tune in for more details. Scott Wudel is a senior journalism major and a sports writer for The Battalion. His column appears on Thursdays. RESTLESS HEART Friday, May 5 - 8:00 p.m. Special Guest: Scott McQuaig Tickets: $10-Advance General Admission $12-General Admission at Door, $14-Reserved Seating SILVER WINGS^gr BALLR0)))0)))M Call036-4836 for more Info Hwy. 105 Brenham Tickets Available at: Dan’s Market (Brenham) Lone Star Stereo (Brenham) Silver Wings (Brenham) Courts Western Wear (College Station) T.J.'s Corner Store (Waller) Clean up that trash! Bring your cans and make some money! . Cl pa,, 3 <£■ V| ?cycv- Recycle. Army! Sargc says. "RECYCLE!" Hey Ags! Recycle your aluminum cans! (its for fun and PROFIT!) 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