European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. February 11,1990 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports the chill before the kill Mike Tyson Tokyo us l tempers flared at the weigh in saturday for the world heavyweight title tight Between Champion Mike Tyson and James duster Douglas when Tyson failed to show up on time for the noon appoint ment and Douglas manager flew into a rage i m not going to Lake this Bleep any  manager John Johnson said As he bolted to the stage to argue with boxing officials while the 29-year-old Douglas sat calmly in a seat in the audience. Tyson also snubbed Douglas on thursday. Arriving nearly 30 minutes late fur their joint news conference. The 23-year-old Champion wearing a Blue knit ski Cap and Khaki jog my suit armed without fanfare 15 minutes late. Until fighters tipped the Scales Lor sunday s sic Dulce 12-round title Light at the Tokyo dome higher than expected. Tyson came in at 220 pounds and Douglas .11 211 pounds it just shows further  Mike Tyson does t have any respect for  said Johnson. Many japanese fight fans were snubbing their noses at the $12 million fight which included a guaranteed purse of $9 million for Tyson and about $ i million for the challenger. According in promoter Don King we have Only been Able to sell about 70 per cent of them lilo seats at the  a spokes Man for the japanese on am cars admitted. I he the Sof lie to Mill s expected i clix and swung to far from then. I Mil Tickel prices ranged from si.035 Lor ringside seats Down la 135 fur the sky High bleachers. Top celebrities in the crowd were expo curl to in Rock stars Michael Jackson and members of the rolling stones along with entrepreneur Donald Trump who is staging Tyson s next planned Light against  holy held in Atlantic ii june is Meadowlands invitational track Roger kingdom leads the pack Over the final hurdle in route to winning the 55-Meltr hurdles at the me dim lands Milu Lional. Romanian sets 2 indoor Marks East . Al romanian Doina Melinte smashed world indoor bests in the women s 1.500 meters and the mile but Brit Ain s i Elco Elliott fell just Short in his attempt to break those Marks in men s it cols Friday night in the Mead lowlands invitational track and Field Nice i. Meanwhile. Two time olympic Champion Roger kingdom scored his first Victory of the indoor track and Field season while double olympic Gold medallist Jackie Joyner Kersee sult ered her third straight loss Malm la. 33. The 1984 olympic Gold medallist at 800 meters and the Silver medallist in the 1.500. Ran the second half of the mile almost by herself after Brit  Elerson of Canada dropped out after Selling the Pace for about 800 meters. Mel Mac. Intent on earning the $ 100.000 that was being awarded to any runner breaking the world record in the mile finished in 4 minutes. 17.13 seconds. In route she was clocked in 4 00.27 for 1.500 meters. Melinte had held the mile record of 4 18.86, set in 1988 on the fast 10-laps to the mile Meadowlands track. The previous record for the 1,500 was 4 00.8. Sci by Mary Slaney of the United states in 1980 Al Madison Square Garden in new York. I expect to keep the mime me Lilc said the Best thing about the romanian revolution is that now i can keep All the  Elliott coming off a Brilliant victors in the 1,500 my Lars at the common wealth games in Auckland new a land. Last week thought he had a shot at Eamonn c Oghlan s indoor record of 3 49.78 and the $100.000 Bonus thai was on the line. With Ray Brown Selling a fast Pace for 1.000 meters. Elliott appeared to have a Chance. But after Brown dropped out and Elliott had to run against the clock he could t maintain the  went through 1,500 meters in 3 36.13 and finished in 3 52.02. Break ing the British indoor record of 3 53.70 he set in finishing second to Ireland s Marcus o Sullivan in the i9kx Meadowlands mile. O Sullivan finished second Friday night in 3 58.44. Just ahead of Sydney Maree 3 58.88. I was  Elliott said i thought i still had a Chance going into the last Lap. Dul when i hit the final turn. I knew i could t make in. I just wish i had somebody pushing me Al the end. Dul i really did t expect Maree to be there. You May not believe this but i was t Here Lor the Money. What i was after was the  400-meter world record Holder Butch Reynolds was declared the win Ner of the 600-Yard race after first see track on Page 26 Berkley gets Well for game by a Iii i Bari news a Miami Hie reluctant All Star said he was Happy and honoured to in a pan of the Aba s showcase weekend hut on the other hand he kind of pm led Karl Maltine Charles darkly who a week ago said he would not play in today s All Star game because of a nagging Groin injury was forced to change his mind under the More on All stars Page 23 threat of suspension. Hut he noted Fri Day that his Good Friend Malone sprained an ankle thursday in Charlotte and was Able to go Home i just got my injury a week Early darkies said. I should have waited until the last  the Aba was not amused by bark Ley s plan to skip the game. Bark icy said he received a Call from Aba executive vice president Russ Granik. And this is How Barkley said the conversation went. They gave me the ultimatum and said that was it bark icy said. They said. Arc you going to play in the All Star game1 i said. No they said. Well you re suspended for the rest of the week. If you re Loo sick to play in the All Star game you can t play in this week s games. If you try to make a fool out of us and play the next three games and miss the All Star game then you la be suspended next week " so bark icy is Here and Happy As Long As i m Here he said. I m going to make the Best of  Malone. Who said two weeks ago he would not play in the game because he had not been voted to the starting lineup was Hurt late in the fourth Quarter of the a a lornts game thursday. Some were dubious about the injury but Malone told reporters after the game thai ins ankle Hurt worse than it Ever had. Rod Thorn. Aba vice president of operations said the league would inies Gate Malone s injury. Karl Malone has t missed a game since when Thorn said. 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