European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 25, 1988 the stars and stripes Mike Tyson holds his cast enclosed right hand broken in a Street fight putting the Date of a title fight with Frank Bruno in doubt. Tyson gets broken hand in scuffle with former foe new York a heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson broke a Bone in his right hand during a Street fight Early tuesday with former boxing opponent Mitch Green the Champion confirmed tuesday night. During a news conference at which Tyson appeared wearing a cast on his right hand the Champion said the in jury was a hairline fracture of the third metacarpal Bone on his right hand. Tyson s manager Bill Cayton said he did t know yet whether Tyson s oct. 8 fight against Frank Bruno at London England would have to be re scheduled because of the injury. The cast stretching from the hand to within about four inches of the Elbow is to be on for three weeks. It will be determined after that if there will be sufficient time for Tyson to train for the bout Cayton said. The break in Tyson s hand was de scribed As minor and the Boxer said he Felt no pain. There were conflicting reports of what occurred. Tyson claimed that Green a one time Tyson opponent ripped his shirt and started the fight As Tyson was get Ting into his car Early tuesday morn ing. The pair exchanged punches with Tyson injuring his right hand Tyson said. Tyson said the fight occurred around 4 30 . Outside a 24-hour clothing store where he had gone to pick up a jacket. Green s version according to police was different. According to police spokesman sgt. John Clifford Green told investigators that the fight took place outside an after hours club in Harlem. Green said that during the argument Tyson popped him on the Bridge of his nose Clifford said. The injury required five file photo Mitch Green. Tells different Story stitches he said. Police were investigating and no charges had been filed. Green 31, could t be reached for comment. Tyson said that Green hit me on the Chest. He was upset. I guess i hit him Over the Eye. I was nervous. I had t had a Street fight in seven years. I was  Tyson brought two witnesses san Antonio spurs basketball player Wal Ter Berry and Berry s Cousin Tom Smalls to the news conference to support his version of the fight. Berry and Smalls both described Green As the aggressor saying he was complaining to Tyson that boxing pro Moter Don King owed him Money and that he had been cheated. Just leave me alone Berry quoted Tyson As telling Green. Berry said Green ignored the plea and grabbed Tyson s shirt and ripped it and later knocked the rear View Mir ror of Tyson s car to the ground. I was very upset at the time he ripped my shirt and jacket. I had no other Choice but to defend myself Tyson said. It s just something that happened at the Spur of the  Tyson said he had not been at a bar but instead had just come from Brook Lyn and was planning to go to breakfast after picking up a jacket. I really Don t want to press charges because it s really ludicrous the whole scene. I m a victim and then he presses charges on me Tyson said. Green was unbeaten in five years of professional fighting before losing a fight for the . Boxing association title to Trevor Berbick in 1985. He lost a 10-round decision to Tyson in May 1986. At the time of that fight Green was ranked seventh by the world boxing Council and Tyson was ranked eighth. We fought one time. He had a bad Deal on his purse and he did t make a great Deal of Money Tyson said. On dec. 10, 1986, Green had to be restrained when he tried to go after promoter King during a news Confer ence at Madison Square Garden. On aug. 27, 1987, Green was arrested after police found drugs in his car and said that his License had been suspended 54  week later he was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and driving while intoxicated after he re fused to pay a toll on the Whitestone Bridge police said. Page 17 sports twins Down tigers by the associated press Minneapolis Kent Hrbcek s Sec Ond Homer of the game a two run shot in the 10th inning lifted Minnesota Over Detroit 7-5 tuesday night for the twins 10th straight Victory against the tigers. The twins who beat Detroit in five games in last year s american league Al Roundup playoffs Are 10-1 versus the East Divi Sion leaders this season. Kirby Puckett opened the 10th with a single off Mike Henneman 6-3. Hrbek followed with his 24th Home run All against Al East opponents. Hrbek went 3 for 5 and drove in four runs. Jeff Reardon 1-4, pitched one inning for his first Victory since last sept. 13. The twins won their first extra inning game in six tries this year. Jeff Robinson took a three hitter into the eighth but left As the twins scored a run to make it 5-5. Tom Herr struck out but reached base on Robinson s wild pitch. With one out Hrbek greeted re Liever Guillermo Hernandez with a single and Gene Larkin followed with an rib single. Hrbek hit a two run Homer for a 2-0 Lead in the first. Randy Bush hit his Ca reer High 13th Homer in the second off  tigers scored twice in the second on rib singles by Chet Lemon and Lou Whitaker for a 2-2 tie. Dwayne Murphy s run scoring single in the Detroit third tied it again at 3.dave Bergman s two run Homer gave Detroit a 5-3 Lead in the third and finished Charlie  twins closed to 5-4 in the fourth on an rib single by Greg Gagne. In other Al games tuesday red sox 10, Angels 2 Boston Mike Greenwell s 100th rib put Boston ahead in the fifth inning and Jim Rice Rich gedman and Todd Benzinger homered As the red sox routed California. Greenwell who leads the major leagues in Bis went 3 for 4. His run scoring single capped a three run fifth that made it 3-2. Wade Boggs also had three hits in creasing his american league leading average to .359.celebrating his 31st birthday Mike Bod Dicker 1014, scattered six hits and struck out seven in 7 /3 innings. He got his fourth Victory in six decisions since being acquired from Baltimore in july 29. The Angels took a 1-0 Lead in the Sec Ond on a double by Chili Davis and Jack Howers triple. Devon White got a bunt single in the third stole second and scored on second baseman Marty bar rett s  Finley 7-12, allowed Only two singles by Greenwell for four innings. But Rice broke an o-for-17 slump with ale Adoff Home run in the fifth his 10th. Jody Reed then walked on four pitches gedman sacrificed and Boggs followed with a looping double that tied the score. With two outs Greenwell s single finished  red sox added three runs on just one hit against reliever Greg Minton in see Al on Page 22