European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday tuesday july 4/5,1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary conscience decide Battle for Tyson Don King said that Bill Cayton was satan in and King said someone who follows boxing does t Wear a one of King s most popular slogans for himself is Only in this represents his climb from imprisoned numbers runner in Cleveland to huge financial Success in the boxing business in new York. Only in America said Cayton can a Man like King get away with lies and slander and hatred and racist remarks and continue merrily on his King also known As the electric hairs Man is a boxing promoter and Cayton is a boxing manager. And perhaps the opinions Given above characterize the business of boxing even More than they do these two parties. The two men seem to be entangled in a Power and Legal struggle Over the rights to and the royalties of one Iron Mike Tyson undisputed heavyweight Champion of the world puncher without peer recent and possibly pixilated bridegroom son in Law of a retiring Mother in Law Pigeon fancier one who has just turned the Ripe old age of 22, whose formal education comes mostly from whatever Groves can be found in the streets of Brooklyn and around Box ing gymnasiums rather than those of Academe. And who has the potential to continue to earn the kind of wealth that even some sultans emperors maharajah grand vizier Liege lords High Nesses and Low Nesses czars and czarina and other big cheeses Only dream about. Officially Don King is Only a kind of Friend of the court to the Tyson particularly Tyson s wife Robin Givens and her Mother Ruth Roper. Few doubt however that despite King s Espousal of pure altruism there might conceivably be an attempt to have another manager some Independent source say his son Carl take Over Tyson. Meanwhile Don King would remain As the promoter of Tyson s fights and thus avoid a Legal conflict of interest. Berko As for Legal conflicts Cayton was served papers an hour before monday night s Tyson Michael Spinks bout showing that he was being sued by Tyson for the rights to his co fact. Cayton was Tyson s co manager with Jimmy Jacobs. When Jacobs died in March Cayton As Well Styson apparently understood that Cayton was the fighter s sole mar Ager. It was thus stated in a con tract signed on feb. 18, 1988. Aided and abetted by his wife and Mother in Law and by King Tyson now claims that Cayton is a rip off artist and that be cause Jacobs knew he was dying and did t Tell Tyson the contract assumed to be for four years is null and void and Tyson is free to choose another manager. Cayton is fighting this. Cayton now 70, and in boxing for some 40 years has before this been known As a Tough Busi Nessman but an honest one and never a rip off artist. All we currently Are certain of in Tyson s Case is that he has enough Money to have his own Bank accounts can afford mansions on each coast and has so Many expensive cars that when he scratched one a $ 150,000 Bentley he could turn around and toss the keys to a transit cop and say Here it s yours it s brought me nothing but bad the assertion that Cayton and Jacobs were unfairly getting one third of everything that Tyson earns through boxing whether in the ring or in outside commercial ventures is debatable. In new York state the Law states that a manager is entitled to one third of a fighter s ring earnings. As for the rest some contend one third is proper others say an agent s fee should be Only 10 percent. Floyd Patterson said that it was his experience in boxing and beyond that people Are out for them Patterson the two tire former heavyweight Champion was managed and trained by the late Cus d Amato As was Tyson. D Amato was also Tyson s Legal guardian from the time Mike came out of re form school at 13 until he reached the Legal age of 18. Cus gave Mike his big break said Patterson. Jacobs and Cayton supported Cus s Camp and Home in the catskills. Cus took kids like Tyson and worked with them. Not Only on boxing but on Char Acter Cayton says that because of their admiration for the work d Amato did with youths and surely be cause All three saw potential in Tyson Cayton and Jacobs poured about a Quarter of a million dollars into the Camp and into getting Tyson the Best equip ment and even to hiring expensive sparring partners for Tyson. They fed him clothed him trained him brought him up said Patterson. They were there when nobody else was. Not the promoters or match makers or so called friends. Maybe Mike thinks he s a new person now but i found that the real me is yesterday. I m one of the few Given a second Chance. 1 won the heavyweight title in 1959, and my phone was my phone started ringing again. This Lime 1 did t answer it. I went Back to the people who were with me earlier who i knew i could Trust. If you have a conscience you can t turn your Back to the does Tyson have a conscience Well see said Patterson won t we the new York times Sidney takes Prefontaine mile in final olympic trials tuneup by Bob Baum Eugene Ore. A Mary Slaney breezed to Victory in the women s mile and Kory Tarpenning soared 19 feet 2 /4 inches in the pole vault saturday to highlight the Prefontaine classic track and Field meet a final tuneup for the . Olympic trials. Slaney led from the Start and was clocked in 4 min utes 21.25 seconds just 4.54 seconds off her world record of 4 16.71 set three years ago. The mile was the first for the 30-year-old Slaney since she set the world Mark in Zurich Switzerland in August 1985. Slaney who holds every american women s record from 800 to 10,000 meters is unbeaten in four track races this year her first season of Competition since 1985. She missed the 1986 season because of the birth of her daughter and was out last season with an Achil Les Tendon injury. She wanted to break 4 20, but said she was satisfied. I feel extremely Strong she said. I have another two weeks of training before the olympic trials and this is the first week i be actually done any Speed she said her workout times Are ahead of her 1985 schedule. Things Are right where they should be even a Little bit ahead of where they were in 1985, but a month previous Slaney said. I just have to keep things in perspective and realize the olympics Aren t until late september. As much As i would have loved to run a world record tonight training Wise it s really not ready Slaney who has made the olympics her goal since her disastrous collision with Zola Budd at the 1984 games in los Angeles said she plans to run both the 1,500 and 3,000 meters at the olympic a sore right leg Tarpenning managed a lifetime Best on his final try at 19-2 /4. The Mark a Hayward Fielland meet record was the second Best by an american this year just Short of Earl Bell s 19-3.Tarpenning, a former University of Oregon competitor missed three times at the american record height of19-7. Brazilian Joaquim Cruz the olympic Gold medallist at 800 meters won the men s mile in a hand timed 3 56.9, barely edging Jeff Atkinson who finished in 3 57.2. Lynn Nelson had one of the fastest times in the meet winning the women s 5,000 in a hand timed 15 12.7. The time was by far the fastest by an american this year and was 6.17 seconds off Slaney s . Record. Francie Larrieu Smith the 37-year-old 10-time nation Al Champion in three events was second at 15 15.2. American record Holder Judi Brown King barely held off Mcaa Champion Showanda Williams to win the women s 400-meter hurdles. King running her specially for the first time this year had the Lead on the final turn and was Able to barely stay ahead of the fast finishing Williams the Louisiana state Star. Both King and Williams were clocked in 55.30 seconds. King said she failed to follow her race strategy but was satisfied with her strength. I Felt really Strong at the end she said. I was winded but i was t she said she s confident she can polish her tech Nique in time for the olympic trials set for july 15-23 in Indianapolis. I have two weeks she said. That s More than enough Henry Marsh running his final race at Hayward Field pulled ahead with 80 meters to go to win the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Marsh the 34-year-old american record Holder and eight time National Champion was Back in the pack most of the race. But he pulled into Contention on the final Back stretch took the Lead from Kregg Einspahr on the final hurdle and won in 8 34.74, More than 22 seconds off his american Mark. Einspahr was second in 8 35.42. Marsh a longtime crowd favorite at the University of Oregon track is retiring at the end of this season. Gwen Torrence blazed to a Victory in the women s100 meters in a wind aided 10.87 seconds. Sheila a photo things Are right where they should be for Mary Slaney. Echols was second in 11.14.in the triple jump Kenny Harrison of Kansas state beat world record Holder Willie Banks for the second week in a Row. Harrison from Brookfield wis., won with a jump of 56-2. Banks was second with a wind aided 55-9. Last weekend at the Michelob invitational in san Diego Harrison won at 56-3 i and Banks was fourth at53-33/4.dwayne Evans won the men s 200 meters in 21.01 seconds. South korean Chang Jae Kuen was second in 21.68.jill Smith of Oregon won the women s javelin in front of her Home crowd with a personal Best 183-8
