European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a a the stars and stripes Friday april 6.1990 Ruddock flattens Dokes new York apr Donovan a razor Quot Ruddock s smashing knockout of Michael Dokes might have scared away the top heavyweights Ruddock is hoping to Challenge. The four punch combination that knocked Dokes into unconsciousness 53 seconds into the fourth round of a scheduled 12-round heavyweight bout wednesday also prompted the 31-year-old Dokes to contemplate retirement. A i feel if i can to beat a Guy like Ruddock i can to beat a Guy like Buster Douglas a said the former world boxing association Champion. He made his comments about 45 minutes after doctors and handlers rushed into the ring As the first fight crowd at Madison Square Garden in More than former Usa eur Champ James a Bone Crusher Smith taps Mike Weaver during their heavyweight bout wednesday night Smith claims slow motion decision three years watched nervously. Dokes said he would make a decision within two weeks. The bout was even through the first three rounds with both fighters scoring. Ruddock whose record improved to 23-1-1 with 16 knockouts changed that with a left uppercut that rocked Dokes. An overhand right to the head set up two left Hooks that knocked Dokes to the Canvas. He stayed there for six min unites the first two of which he spent a lethargic and drowsy a according to or. Barry Jordan the ring physician. Ruddock said he Wasny to yet ready to think about his future. A a in a not going to Box for awhile. I just want to relax a Ruddock said. A the never Hurt me. I want the title  on the under card in addition to the lethargic Battle of former champions James a Bone Crusher Smith and Mike Weaver Juan Nazario took the world boxing association lightweight title from Edwin Rosario after a Cut Over Rosario a right Eye prompted the referee to Stop the bout at the end of the eighth round. By Wallace Matthews new Day new York a razor Ruddock was impressed by what he saw when Bon Crusher Smith All 6-foot-4 and 247 pounds of him stepped on the scale at tuesday afternoons weigh in. A ebon Crusher was More threatening looking than anybody else in that room a Ruddock said. A i can to believe i fought that  Ruddock a reaction to Smiths dreadfully Dull bout against Mike Weaver on the under card of Ruddock Michael Dokes at Madison Square Garden wednesday night was not immediately available. But the reaction of the crowd was Clear concise and loud boo Smith had knocked Weaver out in one round Back in 1986. Some Genius got the Bright idea that the fight was Worth doing again. Alas Smith Weaver i was too Good to be True. Wednesday nights rematch was a Sloppy lumbering stupefying affair that was won by Smith on a one sided 12-round decision. It was a far cry from Smiths last appearance in the main Arena when he knocked out Tim Witherspoon in one round to win the Aba heavyweight title. Ironically that was the gardens last major card on dec. 12, 1986. Smith and Weaver who weighed a trim 211, Are both 37 but fought like much older men. Both can hit like a wreckers Ball but without As much Speed. While both looked pretty Good at the end of the bout the crowd had aged by decades. It was reported that Marty Cohen 92 when the opening Bell rang was 95 by the time the bout ended. How bad was Smith Weaver so bad that an Abc television executive went up to athletic commission chairman Randy Gordon and asked a is no to there a new York Rule that says this fight can be stopped to save the crowd a the crowd got no such Relief although it appeared briefly that the fight would be a replay of Smith Weaver i. In the first minute of the bout Smith dropped Weaver in a Neutral Comer with a pair of right hands. From then on the most exciting moment came Between rounds 1 and 2, when referee Joe Santarpia acc Dently collided with the shapely blonde Young woman who carries the round cards. The two fell into a Brief Clinch drawing a reaction from the fans. Things just went downhill from there. The booing began in the sixth round grew louder in the seventh and turned obscene in the eighth. The Boos were drowned out by the sound of snoring in rounds 10 and 11. Every so often a Brief Exchange usually initiated by Smith would Rouse the crowd but the exertion seemed too much for the old folks to maintain. The final scorecards were 118-107 Bill costello118-109 Barbara Perez and 117-110 Harold Lederman. Afterwards Weaver who held the Aba heavyweight title from 1980-82, announced his retirement. A a in la Call it a career a he said. A a in be been at it for 18 years. I might go into the ministry. I done to have to do this  too bad he did no to say that before the , Seattle a Holman ready to go North by the associated press the abbreviated Spring training Hasni to seemed to bother opening Day starters Roger Clemens of Boston and Brian Holman of Seattle. Clemens pitched seven innings As the red sox beat Kansas City 8-0 in the second game of a split squad doubleheader wednesday. The two time american league by Young award Winner allowed three singles and struck out five while walking none. In three exhibition starts Clemens worked 16 innings yielding one earned run and eight hits with one walk and nine strikeouts for an Era of 0.56. The losing Pitcher was Bret Saberhagen the alas by Young award Winner in 1985 and 1989. Saberhagen making his final Spring appearance before his opening Day Start surrendered six runs and 12 hits in five innings. The royals won the opener 7-5 As Thomas Dunbar ignited a two run 11th inning with his fourth hit. Dunbar a Catcher headed Back to the minors had a double and three singles. Meanwhile opposing batters wound up their silent Spring against Holman when the right hander pitched five innings in the mariners 4-0 Victory Over the Chir Cago cubs. Holman did no to allow a run in three exhibition starts covering 12 innings and held the cubs to one hit while walking two and striking out four. A a in Mas ready As in a going to be a said the 25-year-old Holman acquired last season from Montreal along with two other pitchers in the Mark Langston Deal. Elsewhere Pascual Perez made his Spring debut for the new York Yankees and went three innings a 42 pitches a in a 10-5 loss to Atlanta. Perez walked two i baseball Roundup m a. _. V v wow m Viva a a a a a Lull Vav Ril struck out two and allowed one hit a a three run Spring average to Homer by Jeff Treadway. San Diego a Jack Clark snapped out of his Spring slumber with two Mammoth Home runs in the padres 6-5 Victory Over the California Angels. It was the seventh straight Victory for the padres whose 9-2 record is the Best in baseball this Spring. Cardinals 10, reds 8 Terry Pendleton hit a three run Homer and Tom Brunansky drove in three runs two with a Home run As St. Louis won for just the second time in nine exhibition games. Expos 4, dodgers 1 Tom Foley a two run double off Mike Maddux capped Montreal a three run eighth inning. Montreal starter Dennis Martinez allowed five hits and the los Angeles run in six innings. For the dodgers Ramon Martinez gave up three hits and one run in five innings. Astros 6, Blue jays 3 Mike Scott and Dan Schatzeder combined on a two hitter and Teny Puhle a two run single in the seventh broke a 2-2 tie. Manny Lee had both Toronto hits. Scott who will Start mondays opener against Cincinnati allowed one unearned run and one hit and walked three in five innings. Pirates 8, Phillies 5 Sid Bream homered twice and drove in four runs and Bobby Bonilla also homered for Pittsburgh Jay Bell had three hits and and Van Slyke went 2 for 3 to raise his orioles 4, mets 1. Cal Ripken had three singles and Phil Bradley hit a two run triple. Bob Milacki pitched 5 % innings for Baltimore and Gregg Olson and Kevin Hickey finished. Mets starter David Cone retired 12 of the first 13 Batten but allowed three runs in the fifth. Bob Ojeda pitched the final four innings for new York. Twins 7 timers 4 Gary Gaetti Gene Larkin and Kent Hrbek homered for Minnesota. Gaetti also singled to raise his sprint average to .591. David West gave up one run none in four innings. John Candelaria followed with the innings of one run one hit Relief. Giants 13, indians 6. San Francisco a Scott Garrelts allowed six hits Over a innings and drove in six runs. Garrelts had Laither Homer and a bases loaded triple. Matt Wililiam went 3 for 4 with three Bis. Joey Bell hit a Homer for Cleveland. Brewers 2, athletics i. Mike Felder singled Home the winning run Bottom of the 11th for the Brewers. Robin y two hits and Rob Deer homered for Malwa a Canseco had a game tying ninth inning hone land which got five innings of one hit Pic e world series map Dave Stewart. White sox 9, rangers 1. Scott Fletcher drove in the first three a Ningmay Chicago pitchers combined on a four hitter. A starter Melido Perez went five innings Givi b v a Homer to Julio Franco. It was the Only run run nine innings this Spring. Greg Walker hit a in Homer for Chicago