European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday june 18. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports promoter seeking Spinks Tyson bout be Schuyler a boxing writer Atlantic City . Michael Spinks said tuesday in the aftermath or his fifth round knockout of Gerry Cooney that Mike Tyson is a Young Man a lot of us would t want to climb into the ring but in the ring is exactly where Spinks will meet Tyson in novem Ber if promoter Butch Lewis has his Way. "1 think it would be a very inter Esting fight Cooney said at a news conference tuesday. Spirits is a Boxer. He s very elusive and Tyson comes in. Spinks will have to slow him Down when he comes in and gain his As for his own future Cooney said right now i m not really talking about my future. I had a Lough night last night. I la take a few Days to de cide what to asked to sum up his career should he retire Cooney said i d have today we had a lot of fun. I had sonic ups and Downs. I had a lot of injuries and some personal it was the second loss in 30 pro tights for Cooney who was stopped in the 13th round of a world boxing Council title bid by Larry Holmes on june 11, 1982. Monday night s fight was billed by Lewis As being for the heavyweight championship of the world although Tyson is recognized by the wac and world boxing association and Tony Tucker is recognized by the International boxing federation which stripped Spinks of the title after he refused to to defend against Tucker. Spinks might not be a Champion in the eyes of the three governing bodies but his two knockdowns of Cooney who was slopped at 2 51 of the fifth round certainly established him As one of the two premiere heavyweights see Spinks on Page 19 red hot twins Romp surging a s Roll Over royals 11-1 by the associated press Kansas City to. Mike Davis and Reggie Jackson each hit two run homers in the fourth inning and Jose Canseco hit two Solo Home runs As the Oak land a s pounded the Kansas City royals 11-1 tues Day night for their seventh Victory in eight games. Oakland 34-28, is six games Over .500 for the firs time since aug. 30,1985, Steve Ontiveros 3-1, shut out the royals on two hits for five innings and struck out a career High six Batten in his i hint Start in 100 major league appearances. Gene Nelson relieved Ontiveros in the sixth and gave up Kansas City s Only run when Steve a bases loaded grounder hit the third base bag and bounced away from third baseman Carney Lansford. Kansas City starter Rick Anderson 0-2, gave up four runs in 2vi innings As the royals lost their fourth game in a Row. They have allowed 34 runs in the four Al Roundup games. Lunsford and Canseco each drove in runs in the first inning with singles and Oakland took a 3-0 Lead in the second when Alfredo Griffin singled stole second and scored on Lansford s single. Canseco led off the third with a Homer to left cent Erand collected his ill of the season with two outs in the sixth. Luis Polonia singled leading off the fourth an Davis who drove in four runs followed with his 16th Home run into the right Field seats for a 6-0 Oakland Lead. Davis also had a two run single in the seventh. Lansford walked and Jackson hit a lowering drive to right Center for his seventh Homer later in the fourth. It was the 37th Homer of his career against Kansas City the most of any Active player. In other Al action tuesday twins 7, Brewers 3 Milwaukee Greg Gagne had two doubles and a triple and drove in four runs leading red hot Minne Sota Over Milwaukee. The american league West leaders have won 10 of their last 11 games and 16 of their last 21. At 37-27, they Are 10 games Over .500 for the first Lime since july 24, 1979, when they were 53-43. Frank Viola 6-3, won his fourth straight allowed four hits in 6 i innings and Tolnick out six. Buej�y�10,tis
