European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday january 20. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 dream of 4th title lures Duran Back for More born Fil Thier Roberta Dunn Battle again feb. S. . A boxing writer Duran his fans chanted the name at a fever strained to touch Roberto Duran tussle will one another to pose with him Tor pictures scattered when he walked his Pel lion Walla in the Street of cursed him when he quit in the eighth round of his rematch against sugar Ray Leonard in the act of a Street fighter an act that said the hell with it i la gel you next there was no next Lime bul Duran earned Fotti Venns from his legion off Ansby winning a third championship. Walla ii dead and the thunderous chant of his name is an Echo in Duran s mind. Hell be 37 on june 16, and the fights and countless rounds of sparring and the Good times arc mirrored in his face. The ire has been banked. Yet Roberto Duran fights on. He fought and won twice in 1987 to boost his record to 81-7 with 59knockouts, and he will fight again us a middleweight against Ricky Stackhouse in a 10-round preliminary bout feb. S at the Atlantic City convention Center. "1 love boning he said recently during a news con Ference at a Yuppie restaurant on Manhattan s upper East Side. "1 cannot retire he said through an inter Preter. I was bom to be a so he keeps fighting a famous name intended Load some Pizzazz to cards featuring younger fighters who will never be dominant is he was when a ruled the Ligon lightweight division for must of the 1970s. He also titles As a welterweight and Junior middleweight. He needs Money people say. It s the charge heard by every top fighter who comes Back or who in Lite minds of people who never fought does t know when to quit Duran scoffs no inc charge saying he has a Home an apartment building and a farm in Panama. He does admit he has income lax problems with the us government. It s not Clear How much Duran might Oue in Back taxes but promoter Jeff Lovinc said he understood 12 million of Juran s Money is in Van in a Lyls vegas Bank and that attorneys arc trying to sols his tax about the irs Duran smiled and Srite. He s spark Ihn continues to drive Duran he said is the Hope of winning a fourth title. It is a feat he failed to achieve when he lost a unanimous 15-round Deri Sion in a bid for the middleweight championship in i9b3. It is a feat Thomas Carns became he first to accomplish in 1987."i want to be the real True Winner of four Litls Duran said. For me cams has t by Alan Heams knocked out Duran in the second round of a Junior middleweight Lilc bout in 198j. Duran claims he did t think the fight would happen and thai 17days before inc match he weighed 188 pounds 34 Over inc class cried and put a fist through a hotel room Wall when he a a 10-round decision to do Jesus in 1972. Now he is Noble 10 rationalize defeat lie must if he is to continue. He i a fighter for the Ages bul not for today or tomorrow. Lendl from Page 21 loves to come to the incl agreed with suggestions thai the clash with Lendl Baseline would present an interesting contrast in styles. It s a bit like Borg and Mcenroe they always had interesting among the women. West teenager Steffi Graf trounced defending Champion Liana Mandrikova in straight sets to Power into the semifinals Graf 18, the world no. 1, took just 53 minutes to oust Mandrikova 6-2,6-2. Graf has lost Only 17 games in her first five matches in the tournament and will face eighth seeded compatriot Claudia to hic Kilsch in thursday s semis. To hic Kilsch Defeated unseeded austra Lian Anne Minier 6-2, 6-4. The other semifinal will be Hie 76th tournament meeting Between Long time friends and rivals Martina Nas ral Ilova and Chris even. Second seeded Navratilova beat sixth seeded Helena Sutkova of Czechoslovakia 64 7-6 in her quarterfinal while even cruised past unseeded West German Len err Claudia Porwick 6-3,5-1. Craf never allowed the two Tim Champion Mandrikova loft into a Groove and the More player barely won a Point with her usually effective ground strokes. I thought tonight would be a Tough match but i started Well and she did t play As Well As she could Graf said. She hits the Hall harder than anyone and that s definite Mandrikova said. Navra Litovs who previously won the australian till in 1981-33-35, improve her record against Sutkova to 19-2. Navratilova has a 40-35 record against Evert. That was a solid performance All the Way Navratilova said of her Victory Over Sutkova. I m playing with Good in Tensity concentrating Well and moving Evert was rarely in trouble against 19 year old Porwick proving far Loo Penetra Tive and steady. The two remaining men s singles quarterfinals will be played wednesday the Only singles action on the quietest Day ofic tournament which continues unsigned Falcons total half of 60-p/ayer roster Atlanta a half of the Allan la Falcons 60 players Art without con tracts for the 188 season including 21starters or former starters who were injured last year a team official said. Jim Hay chief financial officer for the tonal fax " under the collective bargaining agreement in effect Hay said a player when receives such an offer can play format salary or ask to play for 110 percent of his 1987 salary. The Falcons could then either agree or release the player1 rights. Agent Jack Mills who represents fal cons defensive end Mike Gann said Many players did not begin negotiating contracts because they expert a Newfree Agency agreement to come out of this year s nil players Assoc Talion strike. Thai did not happen however. La was a no lose situation for the play ers Mills said. The salaries could t gel any worse than icy already Atlanta staggered to a 3-12 record and Lasi place fulfil in the National football conference s Western division last season Here arc the starters or former starters who arc currently unsigned fur the 1988 season with their i9k7 salaries in Par emacs is Center Doug Barnett i9d,000defensive end Rick Bryan $325,000cor Norback Bobby duller ij264.000cor Norback Scoll Case 1260,000safely Wendell Cason 191,000. Linebacker Joe costello $82.000tight end Arthur Cox t 154.000comeback David Croudip 1125,000linebacker buddy Curry 1291.000. Punter Rick Donnelly end Dennis Ham son 1225,850linebacker kick Kray Nack 1100,000and kicker Mick Luck Hurst si9s,000. Also wide receiver Aubrey Matthews 180.000light end Kon Middle Lon $75,000oloc Sivc tackle Leonard Mitchell $225.000. Safely Kobert Moore 170,000linebacker John hade $165.000. Center Wayne Rudloff $220,000. Kicker re Lurner Sylvester Stamps $a5.000 and Bock Ken Whiten Hunt 1120,000. Anti-49ers move reported Sonin Willil Chris Enert. To face Navratilova again through sunday. Defending Champion s fan of a Borg of Sweden Mckels Andrei Chesnokov of the soviet Union in one quarterfinal while iwo time Champion Mats i Tandero swe Den inc third seed faces sixth seeded com Patriot Anders Jarryd in the other. Boston a several nil own ers reportedly Are trying to collect enough Voies to take away the san fran Cisco Wen first round draft Choice this year because the learn gave Bonus Money to its player this season. According to the Boston Globe the unidentified owners feel nil commissioner Pelcer Rozelle did t go Fer enough when he fined 49crs owner Eddie Deba nolo $50.000 while allowing tile players to keep the s10.000 Bonus Money. According to league rules players arc not Supra Hectl 10 be Given Bonus Money Dur ing the course of the season to win a game or a particular group of Gums. The newspaper said the problem started after the 24-Day players strike when Ueba nolo told his players that if icy made the playoffs he would match their first round playoff Bonus. Rozelle told owners that the Issue would be reviewed Al the owners meet ing in March in Phoenix. A Cariolo told the Globe he did t think he did anything my team was divided on account of the strike and 1 thought la was a Way to pull All of them together he said. Let them work toward a common goal by giving them a Bonus la had nothing Lodo with to Attfield advantage in the play offs or anything like thai. La was just a Way to avoid trouble on the an sports radio collect a Krill is. John s in crore Elan 2 0 �.m. Thursday
