European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 21 sports Spinks Jinx aces of Mafe fest Holmes wants Marciano s 49-0 Mark by or. Las vegas. Nov. A Holmes a s he in t taking Michael Spinks lightly but he does t think there is any Way the Light heavyweight Champion can beat him saturday night. Well there is one Way. If i stayed out All night got drunk and did t train he could beat said Holmes the International boxing federation heavyweight Champion who will be trying to tic Rocky Marciano s 49-0 career record. I have done the things i have to do to tight a fighter such As Holmes said thursday. Michael has Bilton Oft More than he can the Odd makers agree. Holmes is a 6-i favorite in the scheduled 15-round bout at an i i.i92-seat outdoor Arena Al the Riviera hotel and Casino. The 29-year-old Spinks who Calls his right band the Spinks Jinx has scored 19 knockouts in win Ning Alt 21 of his pro fights he will be trying to German television s first program will carry the ill pcs Spink fight the starting at 3 30 . Become the first Light heavyweight Champion to win the heavyweight title. Nine champions or former champions of the 175-Pound class have tried and failed. Spinks also will Complete the second brother act to fight for the heavyweight title. His brother. . Won and lost the championship in bouts with Muhammad All in i97k. Leon also was stopped in the third round by Holmes in 1981 when Holmes was world boxing Council Champion a title he relinquished in i 9h3. Max Daer won the heavyweight title from Primo Carnero in 1934. Brother buddy Baer failed in title Bills against Joe Louis in 1941 and 1942. The 35-year-old Holmes is aware of the historical significance of the match saturday night which will be held on the 30th anniversary of Marciano s final fight a ninth round knockout of Light heavy weight Champion Archie Moore. I m ready to get it Over Wajih said Spinks who for the first time in his career will be fighting a bigger opponent. The 6-foot-3 Holmes is a a if Inch taller than Spinks and a Good Deal bulkier. The heavyweight Champ is expected to weigh Between 25 and 35 pounds More than his opponent. Strong found guilty in drug probe a photo defendant Curtis Strong arrives us Federal court in Pittsburgh flanked by his attorneys Adam Renfroe right and Issac i Cen. Pittsburgh a a . District court jury found Philadelphia caterer cur tis Strong guilty Friday on 11 of 14 counts of dealing cocaine in major league baseball players. The jury of nine women and three men deliberated for about nine hours Over two Days before handing Down the verdict shortly after 2 . To . District judge Gus Lave Diamond. Strong. 39, the clubhouse Cook for part of this season for the Philadelphia Phillies had been accused of distributing drugs to several Well known players on 14 Dales from 1980-1984 when the Pittsburgh pirates were playing Home games. Strong was indicted along with six other Pennsylvania men May 31 following a fed eral grand jury investigation into cocaine trafficking involving major league players. Seven current or former players including Dave Parker of the Cincinnati reds and Keith Horn and of the new York mels. Testified against Strong under a Federal Grant of immunity during the 13-Day trial the proceedings featured the fiery oratory and lengthy Cross examination of the player witnesses by flamboyant defense at Torney Adam Renfroe jr., who continually attempted to divert attention away from his client and onto baseball. In his closing arguments thursday . Attorney j. Alan Johnson Cha Racicki cd Strong Aii a travelling Salesman of co Strong had the Best clientele you could have major league baseball players with see drug on Page 23 Mcmahon rallies bears past Vikings 33-24 Minneapolis a a surly Jim Mcmahon paced the sidelines. He simply could t stand to watch his Chicago bears fall behind so with the bears trailing the Minnesota Vikings 17-9 in the third Quarter thursday night Mcmahon replaced Steve Fuller Al quarterback and i
