European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday March 12, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 Hagler Kos Mugabi in 1 he Hearns shops Shuer Caniza is wins title by de Schuyler or. A boxing writer Las vegas Nev. Marvelous mar Vin Hagler knocked out John the beast Mugabi with a barrage of right hands in the 11th round on a wet and Windy monday night to retain the undisputed middleweight championship of the world. Hagler his right Eye almost closed landed two right hands that Hurt Mugabi. As Mugabi staggered to the ropes Hagler landed three or four More rights to the head. Mugabi went Down in a sitting Posi Tion along the ropes and was counted out by referee Mills Lane at 1 29 of the round. The Victory in Hagler s 12th title defense set up a september rematch with Thomas Hearns. Hearns did his part for the re match by knocking out James Shuler with a Rozelle to impose drug tests Rancho Mirage Calif. A acknowledging that All 28 National football league teams Are touched in some Way by drugs com missioner Pete Rozelle said monday that if the players Union does t agree to his random drug testing pro Gram by the opening of training Camps in july he will impose it uni laterally. At a news conference following the opening session of the league s annual Winter meeting Rozelle said he was continuing negotiations with Gene Upshaw executive director of the nil players association and hoped to be Able to come to some agreement in four to six but in his strongest statement to Date on the subject Rozelle said that if no agreement is reached he would unilaterally implement his own pro Gram despite the Contention by the Union that the random testing he wants is a violation of players free Dom. When you re paid an inordinate amount of Money for six months work there has to be some payback besides a great performance on the Field said Rozelle who appealed to the players to accept his drug pro Gram. He maintained the Long term effect of a continued drug problem could be economic in the form of reduced attendance and advertising Revenue for television. But Dick Berthelsen the Union s Legal counsel said by Telephone from Washington that any Effort to unilaterally impose a drug plan would Vio late the Union contract. We already have a drug policy and he can t change its terms by uni lateral action said Berthelsen who pointed out that 78 percent of the players who responded to a Union Survey opposed random drug testing. The contract which expires after next season allows testing at the opening of training Camp and for reasonable cause during the sea son. Some teams maintain players can be tested in Post season phys see Rozelle on Page 26 crashing right at 1 13 of the first round of a scheduled 12-round bout winning the. North american boxing federation title. Hagler knocked out Hearns in the third round Here last april 15. Hearns holds the Aba Junior middleweight title. In a world title fight on the same card Gaby Canizales knocked out Richie Sando Val to win the Aba bantamweight championship. Hagler s Victory Over the previously unbeaten Mugabi was less sensational and not nearly As Quick As his win Over Hearns. But it was a Tough fight that kept a sellout crowd of 15,000 in an outdoor Arena at Caesars Palace entertained. It had rained for most of the Day but stopped before Hagler and Mugabi entered the ring. Mugabi who had scored 26 knockouts in his first 26 pro fights landed some hard head shots but he could not get Hagler into trouble. Mugabi also missed Many punches and by the end of the 10th round of the scheduled 12-round bout he was very tired As Hagler Shook him with a right left and landed four straight jabs. All three judges had Hagler ahead on the cards when the fight ended. Jerry Roth had Hagler ahead 97-94, Dave Moretti had the Champion leading 96-95 and Dalby Shirley had him ahead 97-94. Hagler was in control throughout the fight with More accurate punching. He was particularly Sharp with the right Jab in Sev eral rounds and landed several hard head shots. He also was effective to the body but was penalized a Point by Lane in the seventh round for hitting Low. The fight also was marked by several toe to toe exchanges where Hagler s better marksmanship usually gave him the Edge. It was a War of attrition and at the end Hagler said i was in better condition than when i fought Hagler who weighed 159 /2 pounds won for the 62nd time against two losses and two draws. His 52nd knockout came 10 years and a Day after his last loss. Hagler said on closed circuit to after the fight i be Given it a lot of thought and this might be my last at the end of the fight Hagler took the microphone from the Public address announcer and said i want to thank each and every one of you for coming out on this cold night. I Hope i did t disappoint the fans cheered. Hagler who has not lost in 36 consecutive fights earned a purse of $2.5 million see Hagler on Page 26 Lombard Doerr elected of baseball Hall of Fame Tampa Fla. Up lumbering Ernie Lombard who died a bitter Man and a Joyful Bobby Doerr were voted into the Hall of Fame monday by baseball s veterans committee. The committee which includes Hall of Farmers Stan Musial Ted Williams and Roy Campanella bypassed other Candi dates such As Yankee shortstop Phil Rizzu to Philadelphia Center fielder Richie Ash Burn and dodger outfielder babe Herman. Doerr 67, and Lombard who died on sept. 26, 1977, at the age of 69, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame during aug. 3 ceremonies at Cooperstown n.y., along with former san Francisco slugger Willie Mccovey elected in january by the base Ball writers association of America. Reached at his Home in Junction City ore., an elated Doerr said it s absolutely marvelous and a great Doerr who played second base for bos ton from 1937 to 1951, said he planned to make the trip from Oregon to be on hand for the annual Florida governor s dinner wednesday in St. Petersburg Fla. The for Mer red sox Captain compiled a .288 life time average that included 223 Home runs and 1,247 Bis. A Fine clutch hitter Doerr also had few Peers As a defensive player. He shares the american league record for second base men for having led the league in double plays five years. He also shares the Lead for the most double plays in a double header with eight. In later years Doerr served As a batting instructor and part time coach with the to Ronto Blue jays. Among the first to congratulate Doerr by Telephone was former teammate Williams who took the place of the late Burleigh Grimes on the committee. I could t be More Happy for Bobby Williams said. But they can t say he was elected just because i m on the committee now. He was right on the verge anyway when they voted last Doerr barely missed election in 1985 when Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan were chosen by the veterans committee. Lombard a 6-Fopt-3, 230-Pound catch or compiled a lifetime batting average of .306 without beating out infield hits. Many file photo Ernie Lombard. .306 career average infielders played him on the Edge of the Outfield grass because of his slowness afoot. He batted Over .300 10 times and led the National league in batting twice the first time in 1938 when he hit .342 for the reds and was voted the National league s most valuable player. The second time was in 1942 when he hit .330 for the braves. He collected six consecutive hits on May 9,1937, and shares the major league record for four doubles in a game. Lombard hit 190 homers and drove in 990 runs. He was on the National league All Star team five times. Popular with teammates and rivals alike because of his warm Friendly personality Lombard became embittered in later years when he was continually overlooked by Hall of Fame voters. He attempted suicide in 1953 As his wife was escorting him to a Center for psychiatric treatment. Lombardi file photo Bobby Doerr. 14 years with botox tried to slash his Throat with a razor and screamed leave me alone i want to die As Hospital attendants struggled to Stop him. Lombardi worked As a press Steward for the giants in candlestick Park and also was a Gas station attendant in Oakland before
