European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Cooney fee burned Bright and fast because Gerry Cooney cannot bring him self to train or fight he has been twisted by a portion of the Public and the press that had hailed him As a great White Hope Only a few years he was living out the Rocky fantasy for he is a faint heart who Doest want to pay the for Cooney coming at the same time As Alexis Arguello attempt at a illustrates the level of desperation upon which boxing is because of his Short and lucrative is Able to walk away from boxing without even if it is perceived As a character weakness by some former no matter Cooney seems to have saved a few and he has the added Security of knowing he is from a relatively stable working class suburban for the rest of his Cooney can live off the interest and wander around As Gerry former Cooney used to think he was Sylvester hero of Rocky and now movies that pander to the concept that a Tough Guy can take on the later Cooney started listening to John Lennon watching the wheels go round and which says you dont have to play the you dont have to be what others expect you to most boxers dont have that they come from and most of them cant or dont want to go Home Arguello made millions and lost Mil Lions in the classic his life was made More desperate by the sandinista confiscating his goods in and later by his giving time and Money to the Contra even going into the Arguello is one of the most appealing and gracious men in his boxers tend to be Nice people per haps it is the pounding they like that makes them but pounding Doest make them Good often they stay around too Long because they Are still desperate for Money and Fame at a time when their reflexes Are Jose the astute chairman of the new York state athletic seems dubious about let Ting desperate men seek one More big payday in his but the Issue goes deeper than Torres Cau the desperation of boxers is often used As the Only Wayoff justification for allowing the it is reasonable for men like Torres and Floyd Patterson and Wilbert Mcclure to endorse boxing for the Chance it gave them to make much of their boxing supporters cannot say the business has paid off for Arguello or most of the boxers on the Success Ful fringe of the to be athletes go broke in other As proved by Tony do setts tangled finances and battered but no area of sport spits out its former champions like abandoned mouthpieces after the hit Ting is Over the Way boxing the Abc show on the great communicators recently should have challenged Howard co self criticism of the print Media for not opposing the remo Val of alis who has become something of a National resource regarding the business and Legal Side of should know better than to make him self come off As the Lone Ranger of the Howard knows that journalists like Stan the late Leonard Larry Robert lip syte and a few others around the country like recognizing the importance of alis conver Sion to islam and the depth of the Antiwar movement and the Gross injustice of taking away alis it is usually unfair to make one person the repository of All truth and goodness on any it leads to false idols and oversize icons in any journalism or what Walt Michaels Gruff hints that Doug Flutie might not be a great even in the United states football were rewarded recently when Donald Trump merged his new Jersey generals with the Houston that move banished Michaels to his Cabin in Pennsylvania and Flutie to Matrimony in Only seven months after Trump Coron ated Flutie quarterback for life in the most elaborate ceremonies since Lindy returned from the sudden reversal for Flutie Heisman trophy to King of fifth Avenue to return to Natick in less than a year demonstrates the overlapping of show Biz and sports Biz these with sports heroes Only slightly less transient than singers with it want adolescence that finished Flutie it was the slightly stronger Arm of Jim one marvels that fans dare to become attached to Given that most of them have the life Span of the the new York times dolphins have a leg up on the rest of acc East by Fred Goodall Miami a change is a natural pro Cess in the National football but theres at least one constant in the acc East the predictability of the Miami champions of the division 12 of the past 15 years under coach Don last sea sons super bowl runners up again should be the class of a group that finds the other Mem Bers facing yet another rebuilding the Challenge for Shula in 1985 is to improve a team that won 16 games a year but whose weaknesses the Lack of a solid running game and a porous defense were exploited in a 3816 loss to san Francisco in the nil title the big question in the acc East is not whether the dolphins can repeat As Cham but whether new Indianapolis or the new York jets can Progress enough to even make an attempt at preventing Miami won the 1984 division Crown by a whopping five games the who had been Given the Best Chance of stopping the Dolphin Aerial circus headed by Dan the jets finished seven games and Indianapolis and Buffalo 10 and shattered five nil passing including Yards gained and touchdowns in route to a 142 regular season finish that included an 80 sweep of acc East the third year quarterback reported to training Camp this summer saying he was confident he could improve on his record breaking Success in three Days he walked unhappy with the status of efforts to renegotiate his Shula called the move but continued to prepare the team for the concentrating on injecting life into the run Ning attack and bite in the our offence broke All the passing re cords in the nil last year and we fee we have those same capabilities to continue that record breaking the Miami coach but we also know we need better the dolphins ranked 19th in the 22nd against the run and 14th against the we started out with some consistency and then had some serious problems in the Middle of the Shula we managed to snap out of it just in time for the playoffs and played Well in postseason until the super Lorenzo miamis 1 draft will be counted on to make a contribution to the ground but the dolphins offence will revolve around the Mark Clayton had 73 receptions for Yards and an nil single season re Cord 18 touchdowns last Mark duper caught 71 passes for Yards and eight Marino threw for More Yards than 11 other nil teams gained in total he accounted for More touchdowns than 21 other clubs scored individually in improvement in the defense could hinge on How Well Bob Baumhower and Duhe rebound from injuries and whether Shula gets contributions from Young play ers like 1984 1 draft Choice Jackie new 97 a year again appears to be miamis stiffest compete at least on coach Raymond Berrys optimism be gins with third year quarterback Tony who last year threw for Yards and 23 touchdowns As the Nils third rated quarterback behind Marino and san Francisco Joe Stanley Morgan and Stephen starring Are his prime and Berry Hopes to get More production from runners Craig James and Tony Collins by restoring a Troback offence aimed at balancing the the patriots Are looking for solid cornerback play on the left where Ronnie Lippett and Ernest Gibson shared the Job in linebacker Andre Tippett had sacks last but the pats need to improve the pass Rush of their defensive a photo miamis Mark Clayton would like another season like 1984 when he caught 73 passes for Yards and 18 ads the jets continue to rebuild under Joe who begins his third year As head losers of seven of its last eight new York is coming off a 79 of season changes included the hiring of defensive coordinator Bud who has installed a 34 making the jets the last acc team to convert to the Mark the nil sack Leader with 22 in will play right defensive with Joe Klecko at nose tackle and Marty Lyons at left defensive a healthy Freeman who rushed for a Tea record Yards in Only 12 is vital to the jets wide receiver Al Toon was drafted to bolster an injury riddled receiver corps that caught passes from quarterbacks Pat Ryan and Ken but remains Buffalo sought defensive help in the opening round of the making defensive end Bruce Smith the 1 Overall and taking cornerback Derrick Bur roughs with the 14th the Bills traded Quarter Back Joe Ferguson to the Detriot Lions and obtained Vince Ferragamo from the los Angeles rams in Exchange for tight end Tony Indianapolis launches its first season under coach Rod who must decide if Art Schlichter or Mike Pagel will be his starting the Colts tried to improve themselves defensively in the taking Southern California linebacker Duane Bickett in the first cornerback Don Ander son and safety Anthony Young were the secondhand third round what i want from this team is Prog Dowhower the season cant be measured in terms of wins and it has to be measured by