European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Per null Whitaker right comes up Short with a right punch to a fading buddy Mcgirt during their wac welterweight title fight saturday night. Whitaker won by decision. New York a it was simple. Per null Whitaker had buddy Mcgirt out numbered. Whitaker won his third world championship saturday night with a unanimous decision Over Mcgirt who lost his wac welterweight title because he  use his most powerful punch a the left Hook. A my Arm went. What can i say a Mcgirt said. With the Victory Whitaker Laid claim to the title of Best Pound for Pound Boxer in the world. Come september it looks like hell have to prove it though. Promoter Don King said before the fight that win or lose he would give Whitaker a shot against undefeated Julio Cesar Chavez probably in the fall. Chavez who holds the Aba and wac Junior welterweight championships will fight Whitaker for his new welterweight title. Whitaker also holds the if Junior welterweight title. Despite being unable to throw his left Hook Mcgirt put up a valiant fight and one had to wonder what the outcome would have been if Mcgirt had been a two handed fighter. Whitaker threw Many combinations and fighting out of a left handed stance did most of his damage Early. Mcgirt who has had a chronic tendinitis problem in his left shoulder for four years finished with a flurry in the 11th and 12th rounds but was unable to overcome Whitaker a big Points  stars and stripes ports March 8,1993 Page 36 big East scoring Champ Terry Deere celebrates Siton Halls win Over St. Johns. Pirates Rule in big East East Rutherford . A Seton Hall knows How to throw a going away party. The loth ranked pirates won. Their first outright big East championship saturday with a 92-73 Victory Over no. 25 St. Johns and Terry pc Here set the conference scoring record. Seton Hall and St. Johns tied with Georgetown for the regular season title last year but this year its All Seton Hall 24-6,14-4 big East it was the last Home game of the season for the pirates and they finished 9-0 at Meadowlands Arena in conference play. Before the game the school retired de Here a number and he made it an even More special Day by becoming the big East s All time leading scorer. A de Here a third 3-Pointer of the game a he already was the conferences career Leader in that department a gave him 1,293 Points three More than Chris mul tin scored from 1981-85 for St. Johns. Deere finished with 36 Points As the pirates cruised to their eighth straight Victory and the top seeding in the big East tournament for the second year in a Row. Deere broke 30 Points twice this season both times against St. Johns a he had a career High 41 in the pirates 95-85 Victory last month. St. Johns 17-9,12-6 finishes alone in second place in the league after being picked ninth in a preseason coaches poll. The pirates took control Early on Sal urday leading 22-11 after nine minutes. See Page 34 for More College basketball St. Johns closed within five but de Here a record breaking 3-Pointer righted Seton Hall and the 40-26 halftime Lead was us largest of the first half. The closest St. Johns got in the second half was 49-43 after five minutes. But arturas Kamis Hovas hit a 3-Pointer to Start a 16-6 run that was capped by Demerc s fifth and last 3-Pointer m the game in six attempts from that Range. The redmen shot just 30 percent 11 for 36 in the first half despite 12 offensive rebounds. The redmen who finished at 44.9 percent 31 for 69 had shot better than 50 percent in each of their last five games. Jerry Walker and Karnis Hovas each had 14 i Quot Points for Seton Hall and Luther shawnelle Scott topped St. Johns with k Points 1 _ and 13. Shawnelle Scott topped St. Johns with 17, and Lamont Middleton added 14 for the redmen. Spurs fall out of first a Page 34 = or i.-. A by we it a a Psi use a b i1 to 4 a a 0 "246850 00504