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Wednesday - July 2, 1997 IVson temporarily suspended, purse frozen his 3 The Battalion urther disciplinary action will be decided next week at meeting Boxing Continued from Page 1 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mike Tyson was temporar- ioi])|siispended and his $30 million purse frozen to- y,the first step by Nevada boxing authorities in raj sciplining Tyson for biting Evander Holyfield ia [ ; uing their heavyweight championship fight. The suspension is a preliminary move until folie commission meets next week to determine cj;- ifinal action. Tyson was not present at the hearing. The commission voted 5-0 to serve Tyson ith a complaint today and sign a waiver that enable the disciplinary hearing to begin UrJIulyS. "We’re obviously going to ask for some reason id judgment” at the hearing, Tyson attorney I [artyKeach said. “He also wants to fight again. That’s what he »es for a living. That’s what his whole life is sedon,” Keach said. Tyson threw himself at the mercy of Nevada oxing regulators on Monday in the wake of his ^qualification for biting Holyfield, saying he pstsnapped” and will not contest any penalty lecommission wants to impose. Tonly ask that it’s not a penalty for life for this A _istake,” Tyson said, reading a statement. P Asked by reporters if Tyson’s apology might v ssen his eventual punishment, commission iairman Elias Ghanem said it would not. “Something bad happened in the ring. The ipology doesn’t change what happened in the ig,’’Ghanem said. The thing 1 liked most is he said he needed ome psychological and psychiatric treatment. I 1 rauldn’t look at it as mitigating anything, ” he said ssbe- Ghanem refused to comment on the range of penalties. The New York Times and the New York Daily News reported today that Tyson will receive at least a one-year suspension, according to Nevada sources. The New York Post reported Tyson will likely be suspended for a year and fined $3 million. By law, boxing commissioners can only fine “I have reached out since Saturday to ask my god to help me and to renew my faith as a true believer.’’ Mike Tyson Tyson up to 10 percent of his purse, or $3 million. But they can suspend him from the sport of box ing for as long as he lives if they choose. A new federal law took effect today that forces other states to honor any suspension that Nevada imposes. The commission also moved to cancel the check written to Tyson for $29,824,600 from pro moter Don King and asked that a second check be made out to the commission and put into an interest-bearing account. Tyson apologized to everyone from the judge who sentenced him for his rape conviction in In dianapolis to boxing fans around the world for behavior he said even he couldn’t explain. Most of all, he apologized to Holyfield for the bizarre end to the fight. “Evander, I am sorry,” Tyson said. “You are a champion and I respect that. I am only saddened that this fight did not go further so that the box ing fans of the world might see for themselves who would come out on top.” Standing alone in front of a lectern, his right eye still puffy and bandaged from the fight, Tyson spoke in a calm, yet vulnerable voice and took full responsibility for his actions. For 4 minutes and 16 seconds, the most feared man in boxing pleaded for forgiveness and said he was seeking psychological help for biting Holyfield on the ears, taking a gash out of one. “I have reached out since Saturday to ask my god to help me and to renew my faith as a true believer,” said Tyson, who converted to Islam while serving his prison sentence. “I have also reached out since Saturday to the medical pro fessionals for help to tell me why I did what I did. And I will have that help.” Holyfield said Tyson’s apology was “a good gesture.” “The fans truly deserve it most,” he said. “They are the ones who didn’t get to see a full show. I felt I was going to knock him out anyway, but still the fans need to see that we as athletes get paid a lot of money and we should be able to hold our com posure and not do anything illegal.” Since when is it a test of physi cal strength to beat the you-know- what out of someone else? As chil dren, we are taught that physical violence is not a way to communi cate with others or solve problems. However, we will pay cable com panies $59.95 to see two grown men “solve” their problems in front of a national audience. This weekend’s fight fed off of that. Everyone knew Tyson would be looking for revenge and would do anything to prove that he was the true champion. Since when is a true champion crowned by how many punches you can throw, how many jabs you can let go and how many knockouts you can register? Is this supposed to be normal or civilized human behavior? Professional boxing has been and always will be a violent, distasteful and immature sport. It is ridiculous to pay men millions of dollars to try and knock out the other one. Sure, professional boxing has had its great moments, we will always remember Mohammed Ali as “the Great One.” At least back then the sport had some dignity. But now, promoters fight to gamer the most money for their client and Las Vegas blows huge fights out of proportion just to make money. It has become more of a cir cus than a sporting event. This is primarily proven by the fact that there are only really two or three matches a year and this gives promoters time to do their job — promote. It should not take four or five months to prepare, that is insane. Recent medical advancements have shown that professional box ing can have long lasting effects. Ali suffers from Parkinson’s Disease, which many attribute to years of blows to the head. Holyfield suffers from a heart condition, but contin ues to box. The World Boxing Fed eration must realize that the sport is spinning out of control and this weekend was the apex. They do deserve credit for Tues day’s ruling that Tyson will be tem porarily suspended and his $30 mil lion purse will be frozen. But they must do more. Stricter guidelines in terms of promotion and unnecessary violence must be adopted. Until then professional professional boxing will continue to be a three-ring circus with Don King as its ringleader. No matter how many times Tyson apologizes, what he did was wrong and he must accept the consequences. After all, our par ents have always taught us, “no fighting and definitely no biting.” All-Star roster announced; Griffey top vote getter Piazza leads NL All-Stars Ripken finishes second in votes, .itliis will be his 15th outing NEWYORK (AP) — Ken Griffey Ir. doesn’t plan on missing the All-Star game this year. in happy because this time I get to play,” Griffey said Monday after he was elected to the AL All-Star team for the eighth consecutive year and topped the voting for the second straight time. “Oh, I shouldn’t say that because 1 have seven more games left." The Seattle Mariners outfielder, who missed the past two All-Star games because of injuries, got 3,514,340 votes in the final total released Monday—nearly a mil lion more than any other AL player. He also was the leading vote-getter last year and in 1994. Once again, Griffey, who was slowed last week by a hamstring injury but has re turned to the lineup, showed why he may be the most popular player in baseball. “I’m not surprised. He’s the best player in the game, and he relates to the fans and Griffey the kids better than anyone,” said Tino Martinez of the New York Yankees, elected tostart at first base. Baltimore Orioles third baseman Cal Ripken, elected to play in his 15th All-Star game, was second with 2,571,985. Completing the starting lineup for the AL team are Texas tatcher Ivan Rodriguez (1,666,384), Tino Martinez (866,722), Baltimore second baseman Roberto Alomar (1,657,418), Seat- lie shortstop Alex Rodriguez (1,854,758), Mariners designat ed hitter Edgar Martinez (1,213,429), Cleveland outfielder David Justice (1,840,716) and Baltimore outfielder Brady An derson (1,197,617). Reserves for the July 8 game at Jacobs Field in Cleveland '«11 be announced Wednesday. AL manager Joe Torre already was thinking about filling out his roster. "The toughest position for me is going to be first base, and 1 think that’s the case every year,” the Yankees manag er said. “How do you choose that without leaving the other positions short?” Seattle could wind up with four players in the starting line up. TheAL’s starting pitcher is expected to be either Toronto’s Roger Clemens or the Mariners’ Randy Johnson. Ripken will be starting at third base for the first time fol lowing 14 seasons at shortstop. 1997 ALL* STAR GAME On July 8, the Cleveland Indians will host the 68th annual All-Star Game at Jacobs Field. It will be the fifth All-Star Game played in Cleveland. The previous Mid-Summer classics in Cleveland were played at Municipal Stadium in 1935,1954, 1963 and 1981. Jacobs Field ' 32S’ 370 SiJ. ■ ■ NEWYORK (AP) — Mike Piazza was the top-getter for the National League All-Star team, and Tony Gwynn was picked for the game for the 13th time. The Los Angeles Dodgers catcher received 2,626,213 votes in final totals released Tuesday, nearly 888,127 be hind the AL’s leader, Seattle outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. Pi azza, the MVP of last year’s All-Star game, will be ap pearing for the fifth consecutive year, his fourth straight as a starter. Also elected to the NL infield for the July 8 game at Cleve land were Houston first baseman Jeff Bag- well (1,494,752), Astros second baseman Craig Biggio (1,161,610), Cincinnati short stop Barry Larkin (1,160,651) and San Diego third baseman Ken Caminiti (1,438,736). Larkin, selected for the ninth time in 10 years, will miss his third All-Star game be cause of an injury. He strained his left calf June 16 and won’t resume workouts until this weekend. Atlanta’s Kenny Lofton (2,174,613), Col orado’s Larry Walker (1,732,886) and -n Bagwell AMERICAN LEAGUE STARTERS Player Votes Position NATIONAL LEAGUE STARTERS Player Votes Ivan Rodriguez, Texas 1,666,384 ^4 Catcher Tino Martinez, New York 866,722 ~4 First Base Roberto Alomar, Baltimore 1,657,418 Second Base Cal Ripken, Baltimore 2,571,985 *4 Third Base Alex Rodriguez, Seattle 1,854,758 ^ Shortstop Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle 3,514,340 Outfield David Justice, Cleveland 1,840,716 *4 Outfield Brady Anderson, Baltimore 1,197,617 Outfield Edgar Martinez, Seattle 1,213,429 DH Mike Piazza, Los Angeles 2,626,213 Jeff Bagwell, Houston 1,494,752 Craig Biggio, Houston 1,161,610 Ken Caminiti, San Diego 1,438,736 Barry Larkin, Cincinnati 1,160,651 Kenny Lofton, Atlanta 2,174,613 Larry Walker, Colorado 1,732,886 Tony Gwynn, San Diego 1,603,730 No voting for the DH; player to be named. 1996 All-Star MVP-Mike Piazza | Future All-Star games ! Year Sites 1998 Coors Field, Colorado 1999 Site to be determined 2000 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Source: Major League Baseball 4 1997 4 M Honorary M' captains American League Frank Robinson National League Larry Doby All-Star Game wins NL 40 AL 26 1 tie ^ 1997 AII--X- ^ Star ^ managers AL- Joe Torre, N.Y Yankees NL- Bobby Cox, Atlanta Braves Gwynn (1,603,730) were elected to the outfield. Lofton, an AL starter the past three seasons when he was with the Indians, is disabled because of a pulled left groin muscle but is eligi ble to be activated Friday. Gwynn, San Diego’s seven-time NL batting champion, overtook San Francisco’s Barry Bonds in the final week of voting to win the third outfield spot by 44,417, the small est victory margin of any starter. He will be on the NL team for the ninth straight season, but missed last year’s game because of injury. Biggio will be on the team for the sixth time in seven years. Bagwell and Caminiti will be making their third ap pearances, while Walker will be making his second with the first in 1992. Caminiti gets a $50,000 bonus, while Bagwell, Biggio, Lofton and Walker get $25,000 each. In addition, Bagwell gets a no-trade clause from the Astros for 1998 because he was elected. Griffey, who got $50,000 for his election to the AL team, gets an additional $50,000 because he was the top vote-getter among all players. The AL starters were announced Monday and reserves for both teams will be announced Wednesday. 'oceptepzefi Gaining Night at Hullabaloo Come join us for an evening of FREE bowling, FREE pool,and FREE refreshments at Hullabaloo in the Memorial Student Center!! July 8 from 7 PM - 10 PM. Sponsored by Food Services, TAVS, Inc., nr MSC-NOVA University Center Complex, TAMU Bookstore, and Residence Life & Housing. .L Persons with disabilities please call us at (409) 845-1515 so that we may assist you at Lfi the event. College Station Part-time Hardware Positions Universal Computer Systems, Inc. is looking for candidates for the following positions at our College Station computer facility. Operating hours of the facility are 6a.m.-10p.m., Monday through Friday and 8a.m.-10p.m. Saturday. A candidate must be able to work at least 15 hours Monday-Friday and have completed at least one semester of college. Data Entry - The College Station Repair facility handles computer repair for all our clients nation-wide and repairs more than 60,000 pieces of equipment per year. Persons working the data entry positions are responsible for maintaining data for more than 2000 parts both shipped from and received at the facility. Cleaning and Reclamation - Persons involved in cleaning and reclamation must maintain upkeep of all equipment received and shipped from the facility. Involves disassembly of equip ment, upkeep of pieces, and reassembly of equipment. 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