European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 09, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday november 9, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Ali says ring needs while hero Portland Oregon a Muhammad Ali says White champions could improve the status of professional boxing. The 43-year-old former world heavyweight Champ Seid the sport needs a couple of White champions maybe a heavyweight and a while and Good because peo ple who follow boxing identify with i Champion Ali said in an inter View wednesday with the Orego Nian newspaper in Portland. When Max Schmeling was fighting All the germans were excited because they associated with Schmeling he Laid. And with Rocky Marciano the italians would cheer and wave their same with Jack Johnson and Jack Dern Scy and Joe Louis Ali said. People arc excited to see their own Champion. But right now All the champions Are Black. All con tender Are i be always spoken the truth about my religion and my racial feelings said Ali a Black mus Lim. Boxing needs some Good White champions. It would bring the whole thing alive. The White people Are the wealthiest and they will till the Arena. But they have no Champion. It would be the same thing if there was a 7-foot heavyweight from China. All the chinese would want him to be Ali Camic to Portland to help pro Mote a professional boxing card in the City Friday night. I m having More fun than when i was in boxing he Laid. Boxing is not my main thing. Boxing was a method to make me famous. Asked who was the Best heavy weight of All time Ali smiled and Laid i said me when i was Box ing but that was just to sell tick ets. Now i m telling you it was Jack Johnson. All around he was the Laid he did t follow boxing much nowadays spending most of hit time a a Muslim preacher. This is my Job looking for god be did. Clippers win Streak ends As rockets Romp 137-115 by United press International this Lime the rockets were ready. The los Angeles clippers surprised everybody by winning their first five games including a double overtime Victory Over Houston on the second Day of the season. But the rockets weren t fooled thurs Day night. They made la s first loss a resounding one. 137-115. Things arc going our Way now hous ton guard Lewis Lloyd gloated. We have a belter learn than they do and we wanted to prove the rockets inside game was overpowering. Ralph Sampson and Akem Olajuwon had 12 rebounds each and combined for 41 Points. Houston cruised to a 20 Point Lead at halftime and never relented controlling the boards for 26 Points from within the Lane in the third Quarter alone. We played a Little racketball in the third Quarter said Houston coach Bill Fitch whose team opened a 91-63 advantage in the period. We be been letting some people Back in lately after we build big leads the clippers never recovered despite Derek Smith s game High 35 Points. We got caught too Many times with our guards underneath and we did t have Aba your Ciup people Back on defense clippers coach Don Chancy said. You should never have off nights when you Don t play defense but we had one Olajuwon has combined with Sampson for 94 Points and 55 rebounds in the past two games including a Victory Over the Portland Trail blazers who had come to Houston with one loss. In other Aba games thursday nets 106, bulls 97 East Rutherford . Buck Williams had 23 Points and 21 rebounds and Micheal Ray Richardson had 19 Points and five steals As the nets sent the bulls to their fourth straight defeat. For Chicago Orlando Woolridge scored 25 Points and Kyle Macy added 19, including four three pointers. Bucks 92, kicks 88 new York Terry Cummings scored 17 Points and keyed a 14-4 rally by Milwaukee in the last five minutes As the kicks suffered their seventh straight loss. Milwaukee has Defeated new York nine straight times dating to december 1983. New York and Phoenix arc the Only win less teams in the league. Nuggets 131. Mate rocks 99 Denver Alex English scored 30 Points to hip the nuggets remain undefeated at 6-0. English sat out the fourth Quarter while Wayne Cooper came on to score 18 Points. Lafay Kllc lever finished with 17 Point for Denver. Elston Turner had 16 and Willie while 14. All in the final period. Cavaliers 95, Kings 94 Sacramento. Calif. World u. Free scored 29 Points and Phil Lubbard and Johnny Davis made last minute baskets off steals to produce a Cleveland Vic tory. Eddie Johnson hit a disputed shul with 10 seconds left to pull i he Kings within one Point. Officials ruled he had one fool inside the three Point line. Lakers 116, jazz 106 Salt Lak City James worthy scored 26 Points and Kareem Abdul Jab bar added 25 to Lead los Angeles Over Utah. The lakers trailing 59-si at the half outscored Utah 22-10 in the third Quarter to take the Lead for Good on worthy s Luo free throws. Keans stars in goal As Bruins tip whalers Flat Dottolo Boston goalie Doug Keans. 30 saves from press dispatches Boston As far As coach Butch Goring of the Boston Bruins was concerned goalie Doug Keans deserved credit As the game s no. I. No. 2 and no. 3 stars thursday night. There s no question there can be no doubt in anyone s mind the goaltender won us a hockey game Goring said after the Bruins 2-1 National hockey league Victory Over the Hartford whalers. Dugic Keans played exceptionally Well Goring said after the whalers out shot the Bruins 31 -22 but came up Short. We turned the puck Over in our end a number of times but Dougie saved our Bacon the coach said. Rookie Dave Pasin scored just 59 seconds after the face off and the Bruins went on to win on Keans goal tending. Ken Linsman scored Boston s other goal Midway through the second period a the Bruins improved their record to 9-3-1. Including a 5-0 Streak at Home. Keans had 30 saves including 13 in the first period. He lost a bid for his first shut out of the season and fourth of his nil career on a Power play goal by Hartford s Bobby Crawford with 2
