European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday april 2, 1987. Up photo Shew try Leonard preps for monday s Lillef Ghl with Marvin Tugler. Safe bouts open thursday Raf Ben Waters England opening Bell is set to sound Here thurs Day for the 1987 Safe boxing championships with preliminary and semifinal bouts. The Slu Fesl concludes with championship bouts on Friday. The defending team Champion Continental sports conference brings 19 Box ers to this year s tray including James Tunsill from Ramstein and Germany who captured the Novice division Light weight title last year. The . Conference has a roster of 30 boxers two of whom won in 1986. Geoffrey Baber from Raf Lakin health dished out a third round knockout of Csc Boxer Marcellus fairly Lasi year to ram his Novice division heavyweight Crown and fellow Jerome Jackson look a three round decision for he Novice welterweight Honor. The Mediterranean conference will shoot for the Gold with All new faces on its team of four boxers. The tournament has Novice and open divisions. Boxers with six or fewer Bouls arc considered novices. A the stars and stripes Page Leonard just talks about Hagler s Eye Bidav Traffo and there was no or Cal risk of further Las vegas nov. Up the Only left Eye Ray Leonard feels comfortable talking about belongs to Marvin Hagler heading into monday night s fight against Champion Hagler Leonard has deflected questions about his surgically repaired in Eye. Instead Leonard Points id the scar tissue above Hauler s eyes. Howler has Long lines above and below Bis left Eye and Over his right his Eye s been swollen More than mine has Ever been swollen Leonard said. I be pot nothing to worry about. Hagler is susceptible to but Leonard can t put the Eye Issue to sleep. Boxing insiders fear an injury to the left Eye which required surgery in 1982 for a detached Retina would damage the sport s fragile reputation. Leonard brings a note from a Battery of doctors to the fight but is constantly asked for More proof of his fitness. Nevada commission chairman Duane Ford had Leonard checked by a team of doctors before he sanctioned the fight. They ruled the former welterweight and Junior middleweight Champion is fit but doctors on Nevada s medical advisory Board claim they have not seen proof Leonard and Hagler arc due to have Eye examinations before the bout or Louis Angiolena a Oclina specialist in new York examined Leonard be fore the fight was licensed Angioletti said the Oclina was completely reinforced an great retinal damage. Hagler was Cul in his last two Bouls knockout victories Over Thomas meant and John Mugabi but says Liis own blood Only makes him meaner. Doii l make me he says. I Fig it harder when 1 bleed. Whoa 1 bleed i know 1 have to Hurt you in As Quick a ,1 As Hagler denies his strategy is logo for Leonard s eyes Bui he pledges no sympathy either. If i m losing i might go after the Eye Hauler said. I m planning no mercy. I want to make sure when he re tires his time he retires for Leonard said he will not be worrying about the Eye in the ring if that was the Case 1 would t be fight ing he said i have no concern about my left Eye and no one else should Hillier Hugler is guaranteed $12 million and Leonard is i million for the bout Hagler a 32-year-old from Brockton. Mass arrived at Caesars Palace tuesday from his Palm Springs calif., raining Camp Hagler 62-2-2 with 52 knockouts has made 12 title defences since winning the Crown sepi 21, 1980, on a third round knockout of Alan Minier. Leonard 30, arrived monday from his Hilton head s.c., training base. He is 33-1 with 24 knockouts but has not fought in 35 months and has Only nine rounds of ring experience in five years Frankfurt s women top him a Frankfurt s Jackie Cumbo scores 15falcon ties Lead v corps finals Hanal Germany Jackie Gumbo s Basket with 1 50 ten gave Frankfurt the Lead for Good As the Falcon Lucs beat Hanau 70-69 wednesday night in game i of the v corps women s basketball finals. The Falcon Ciles can Clinch their fifth straight v corps title when the series shifts to Frankfurt s Drake Ca sern gym at 1 . Saturday. If the Horne ites tie the series a third game would follow. Gumbo s bucket shot Frankfurt ahead 68-67. Angela Little boosted the Lead to 70-67 with 1 20 left. Hanau countered with a Carolyn Ford Basket with 1 02 to go. That Cut the Gap to 70-69, but with 3 seconds left Ford missed on a 3-Pointer. Frankfurt s Karen Arrington rebounded to end the game. Frankfurt behind the hot shooting of Center Adrienne Buggage raced to a 16.2 Lead at the 11 45 Mark of the first half. Then Ford who led All scorers with 23 Points got hot. She poured in 14 Points before the end of the half As inc Hor nottes crept within 34-28. The Falcon ties pushed their Lead to 59-49 with 9 16 left. Bui Buggage Sal out with foul trouble and Hanau stormed Back this Lime with 14 straight Points for a 63-49 Lead with 4 50 remaining. Then came five More Lead changes. Cumbo produced the last one Cumbo led Frankfurt s scoring with 15 Points. Glenda Bridges added 14 Points Arrington 13 Points and 13 re Bounds and baggage 12 Points and 11 rebounds. Besides scoring 25, Ford hauled Down 24 rebounds. Hanau also Gol 13 Points from Rose 1 Atlon and 10 from Eddie Riley. Aba Nettles frompaga17 braves roster with an All Star weekend. He homered twice against the Yankees on Friday and hit three Home runs and a double in inc braves Victory Over inc Baltimore orioles on sunday. "1 tried 10 make their decision As hard As i could on them nellies said Mon Day. I d have id say this has been inc Best Spring of my life. "1 came Down Here to impress peo null los is expected 10 sign for about $200,000, last season san Diego paid him $937,000. From Page 17 Bounds for los Angeles against Houston which still clinched a Western Confer ence play olt berth because of the loss by Phoenix. The lakers who got 20 Points from Byron Scott started the final period with a 14-6 spurt for a 102-86 margin with six minutes to Ofay. Houston which was led by Robert Reid and Jim pc Ersen with 16 Points each did t threaten again. 76 nll6,cirillcral05 new York Charles Barkley had 34 Points and 12 rebounds and Sieve Colter added 20 Points for Philadelphia in Julius Erving s last Visil to the Rah fluid coliseum which draw a it tied of 17,641 despite a 20-Inch snowfall. Run Harper led Cleveland with 27 Points. In Lulu 128, celtics 120 Richfield Ohio Louis Orr lied his career High with 28 Points and Gerald wit Kins scored f 6 of his 2s in the fourth Quarter As new York snapped a five game losing Streak with a Victory Over Boston. The injury plagued kicks with five players 6-fool-9 or taller on the sidelines look advantage of the absence of injured Boston starters Kevin Mchale and Den Nis Johnson. Hawricks 118, clippers 102 Dallas Dallas won for inc ninth time in 10 games As Mark Aguirre scored 36 Points against los Angeles the Mavericks returning Home after an Eastern Road trip Ihm saw them win four of five games never trailed after grabbing a 28-27 Lead Early in the second Quarter. Hut they did t null away until a 21-10 spurt in the final 5 43 of the third Quarter put Ihm ahead 91-77. Sanicsl32,k nit129 Seattle Tom Chambers icons seven of his j6 Xoinis in the final three minutes including the game winning shot with 47 seconds remaining lifting Seattle Over Sacramento. Sacramento which rallied from a 12 Point deficit to lie the score at 120-120 with 3 01 left was led by Otis Thorpe with a career High 34 Points and Eddie Johnson with 30, Dale Ellis added 34 Points for inc sonics and Nate Mcmil Lan contributed 21 assists. Bulli 101, bullets 75 Chicago Chicago clinched a playoff berth As Michael Jordan scored36 Points Arnist Washington. Charles Oakley had 15 Points and 21 rebounds for Chicago. Jeff Malone topped the builds with 22 Points. Jim 110, suns 95 Salt Lake City Darryl grif Yjih scored 27 Points including i rec 3-Point goals As Utah beat Phoenix for inc first time in Bur inn this season. Walter Davis led Phoenix with 23 Points and Larry Nance added 20. Nil Ais 111, spurs 106 Linver Bill Hanzlik had five Points during a 9-2 spurt thai put Denver in front Gnu in the first period against san Antonio. Denver s scaring was evenly distributed As Alex English had is Points bar Rell Walker 17 and Lafayette lever and Hajlik 15 each
