European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 b the stars and stripes sports Friday december 18,1992pizazz departs boxing along with exiled King by Jim litre the associated press is it too soon to ask Don King to come Back we ask the question Only because if boxing a Fate is always to be controlled by pompous Fil Ching greedy sneaks As recent events indicate it is somehow More reassuring and definitely More entertaining if they Are professional sneaks. Make no mistake. The disappearance of King from the affairs of the heavyweight division following menacing Mike commentary Tyson a banishment to an Indiana prison has been in Many ways a Welcome respite. During the pairs months Long absence the sport began to look and sound and even feel cleaner. And its sleaze Factor was undeniably lowered. Unfortunately though so was its Appeal. Now one month after celebrating the end of evander Holyfield a Boring reign we come to find out that Riddick Bowe who succeeded him As the undisputed Champion has no better idea on How to put the zing Back in boxing. In Case you missed it Bowe literally dumped one third of his world heavyweight title into a garbage can monday. The world boxing Council one of the sports three sanctioning bodies had threatened to take Back its title next month unless Bowe worked out a Deal to defend his Crown against its no. 1-ranked contender Lennox Lewis. Bowe launched his preemptive strike and tossed the Belt into the trash. A i am the heavyweight Champion of the world and i withdraw my recognition of the wac a he said at a news conference in London. A a in a stripping  bowels manager Rock Newman followed that by saying Lewis handlers had turned Down several offers to fight for the title. Then added Newman who is fast becoming the poor Many a Don King a now the likelihood of Lewis fighting Riddick in 1993 is practically  there is nothing inherently wrong with trashing the wac or the world boxing association or the International boxing federation for that matter. Their reputations Are already deservedly tarnished and the sole purpose for their existence seems to be to collect sanctioning fees. And As theater the performance by Bowe amp co. Wasny to half bad. But it Wasny to the whole truth either. Newman had indeed made several offers to Lewis the British born fighter who fought for Canada when he beat Bowe in the Gold medal match at the Seoul games and became the legitimate no. 1 contender by virtue of his Quick to of razor Ruddock. But what Newman did not mention was that nearly All those offers called for a 9010 split of the purse. And at least one required a guarantee that if Lewis won his next fight would be against Bowe a and it would be promoted by none other than Newman a brother John. Lewis to his credit was so eager for a rematch with Bowe that he was willing to Lake the fight anyway. His manager How Riddick Bowe sorts his trash during a monday news conference in London. Ever initially was outraged by the Deal. And by the time he went crawling Back to Newman he was shown the door with a very King like taunt ringing in his ears. A they turned it Down tucked their Heads behind their tails and ran Back to London. All their Yelling it was like Shakespeare wrote a Newman gloated then loosely quoted the master a sound and fury signifying a whole lot of  apparently its not enough that boxing provides a License for men to beat one another silly. Sooner or later just about every fighter who takes Over sports most valuable franchise a the heavyweight championship of the world a comes to regard it As a License to steal. After Bowe had beaten Holyfield he seemed in an awful Rush to get his hands on All three championship belts. But the rash of stories that followed assured us that he would be a different sort of Champion a More colourful than Holyfield More diligent than Douglas More dignified than Tyson. Instead he and Newman Are reviewing applications for the bum of the month club As fast As the postman can deliver them. Instead of looking for the fights the Public wants they Are a to loosely quote one of the old masters a looking to their purses. Auburn picks son of Bowden Auburn Ala. A Terry Bowden son of Florida states Bobby Bowden Friday was named head football coach at Auburn. Bowden leaves As coach of division 1-aa Samford University for an Auburn program that was among the nations Best prior to Mcaa troubles that led to Pat dyes resignation last month. The announcement was made by Auburn a sports information office. A news conference was scheduled for this afternoon to introduce Bowden. Bowden a 36-year-old West Virginia graduate with a Law degree from Fsuz a Law school has a 4622-1 record in six years at Samford and an Overall record of 65-35-1 in nine seasons of coaching. He was 21-5 the past two seasons including a 55-0 loss to dyes Auburn squad this fall. Bowden oversaw Samford a move from a non scholarship division Iii program to a division i a team that went to the playoffs the last two years. He comes from a prominent football coaching family. Along with his father an Alabama native who turned flu into a National Power the Bowden coaches include Brothers Tommy who was dyes offensive coordinator and Jeff a wide receiver coach at Southern Mississippi. Terry Bowden inherits an Auburn football team that has struggled to a 5-5-1 record this year and 5-6 the year before after being the dominant team in the Southeastern conference during the 1980s, winning or sharing four Sec crowns in a seven year Span. But in 1991, former Auburn player Eric Ramsey alleged that he had received Cash and gifts from coaches and others connected to the football program. He played tapes secretly recorded to Back up his claims. Dye denied any wrongdoing but resigned nov. 25 three weeks after an Mcaa said in a letter that Auburn had committed nine Rule violations. The Mcaa Case raises the possibility that Bowden May arrive at a time when sanctions Are imposed on the tigers. A running Back at West Virginia during 197578, Bowden studied at Oxford University in England in 1980 and was an assistant coach while getting his Law degree. He became a full time assistant for his father at flu in 1982, then became head coach at Salem College in West Virginia where his record was 19-13-0 in three years. He then arrived at Samford a Southern Baptist University in Birmingham As it upgraded its football program. Auburn is scheduled to play Samford again in 1993. Group votes courier Seles world champs for 92 London up a american Jim courier and Monica Seles of Yugoslavia were selected wednesday As the world Tennis champions for 1992 by the International Tennis federation. It is the second year in a Row Seles has earned the Honor. The menus Champion was decided by computer for the first time replacing a panel of former champions that comprised Fred Perry Frank Sedgman and Tony Trabert. This brings the men into line with the selection process for the women a and Junior titles where tour Point standings Are the determining Factor. 1 he criteria for selection for men in he also won three at tour events and a slams derive mat h in America s Davis cup Imal Victory Over Switzerland. He replaces Sweden a Stefan Edberg As Champion. C ii in it i it a n. Ici Seles 19, retained her australian �?1 won two grand slam titles French Anh tic my in intr Iii  ,i, and . Open crowns in Addi reached the semifinals of inc top new Tiue on he womb slams plus the Davis cup olympic games grand slam cup and All at four events