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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 11, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 33 Bruno vows no acting in next by Rick Warner new York a part time actor Frank Bruno is looking for anew role heavyweight boxing Champion. Bruno who has appeared in children s plays and television shows in England meets wac Champ Lennox Lewis on oct. 1 at Cardiff Wales in the first All Brit ish heavyweight title bout. I won t be acting when fight Lewis Bruno said. It will be for  and Lewis exchanged glares and insults monday at a High Tea news conference with a British theme. Pomp and circumstance was played As Palace Girards rolled out a red carpet forthe fighters who then posed with a woman dressed As the  is an historic event in eng land said Dan Duva Lewis pro Moter. The atmosphere for the fight is going to be  40,000 fans Are expected to attend the fight at Cardiff arms Park. The bout which will be Tele Vised live by Hob is scheduled to Start about 7 50 . In new York which is 12 50 . The following morning in Wales. Both fighters said the late Start won t bother them. I m training late at night so it won t make any difference to me Bruno said. And it won t Matte to Lewis either because when i hit him he won t know whether he s in Wales Canada or new  some Are calling it the Battle of Britain Bruno does t consider Lewis a country Man. Lewis was born in Lon Donand lives there now but he rep resented Canada when he won the Gold medal at the 1988 olympics. He s not British Bruno  cares about Lennox Lewis in England. I m the on who s famous. I have Homes named after me. I have Heaters and Chil Dren and dogs named after me. I even have a Flower named after me. Lewis is a nobody. When he flew Back to London after get Ting the title Only four people showed up to Greet , who became wac Cham Pion in december when the organization stripped Riddick Bowe said he s More British than  be boxed More British fighters than he has Lewis said. He has never even boxed for the British  will be Bruno s third shot at the heavyweight title. Bruno 36-3with 35 knockouts lost title bids to Tim Witherspoon in 1986 an Mike Tyson in 1989. He s a loser said Lewis who is 23-0 with 19 knockouts. Is Jim do Holm Bamberg s Dino Napier Center Battles two unidentified runners in semifinal heat at . Forces track and Field meet saturday. Bamberg sprinter eyes 96 olympics  staff writer Bamberg Germany one . Army runner is looking Down the track toward the . Olympics in 1996. Currently ranked 14th among . Sprinters in the 200 meters Dino Napier is trying not to make a liar out of a for Mer coach. My High school coach Norman Phil lips said in an interview that i May not make the olympics in 1992, but that i would be there in "96," Napier said refer ring to an article that appeared in Salute Magazine in november 1991. The specialist a Field artillery Canon Eer stationed at Bamberg recently re turned from the . Olympic festival in san Antonio Texas. He competed with the . South team s 400-meter relay team aug. 1, and garnered a Bronze medal from the 10-Day meet. He was born in Panama the son of dual military parents. Napier s father died when Napier was 7, and his Mother remarried another Soldier later. He was raised in Elpaso Texas. He says he draws his inspiration to run from the god almighty a former col lege coach his wife and his parents he says that when he runs he thanks god for the Talent god s Given him for allowing him to finish and for keeping him healthy. Napier who owns a splendid time of 10,28 seconds in the 100 meters said he trains two to three hours a Day. I m still running As Long As there is sunlight Napier said. Running gives him a real sense of peace. Nobody is hassling me and i m not hassling anybody Napier said it Napier s training takes time but we know we have the rest of our lives to Gether Napier s wife Marlena said. As Long As he s doing something that makes him Happy i m glad for  the Napiers have been married for about a year. They met while Napier was training with the world class athlete program at the Presidio of san Francis co in 1991. Marlena a finance clerk was stationed there and they met in the Din ing facility and Barracks area. He asked me out but forgot to get my phone number. I had to hint around for him to get it Marlena said. I thought he was  Marlena who s out of the army now will Start a Job with the Bamberg Elemen tary school when school starts she said. Next year Napier begins training in Earnest for the olympics. Hell be train ing with the Lousiana state University track team. Hell be assigned to the is Jim Dort Elm Dino Napier. A Man with a plan Roth unit there and be required to perform his military duties. His physical fitness test should t be a problem. He will be majoring in finance concentrating on residential real estate. Napier does t win every  runs even at the military level. At the . Forces Europe track meet on sunday Rickey Smith ran a 21.84 in the 200 meter final to Edge Napier out of a win Byton Theof second. It just shows i m human just like everybody else Napier said. A win in the 200 would have made a triple Winner of Napier. He took the 100 meters in 10.83 and the 400 in 47.68. Bird american signs with British soccer club London a american soccer striker Bruce Murray has signed for in i ish club Millwall on a two year con act linking up with countrymen Kasey Keller and John Kerr. According to Millwall manager Mick Mccarthy the 27-year-old, 6-foot-2 striker will team us with Kerr in an All Amer n strike Force for the division one club. These two have known each other since they were Young and have struck up a Good understanding on and off the Field said Mccarthy who played against Murray in a United states ire land . Cup game in Boston two years ago. In pre season games Kerr has been a revelation. He s been in a class of his own Mccarthy said monday. Bruce has played in a few games of ours in ire land and against hungarian club honed and has looked very impressive. I think his size and his stature will cause problems against defences but he needs to improve a bit with his heading ability. I had to Mark guard Lbruce during that game in Boston and it was quite a Tough Battle so i know what he can do to others former Irish International de fender Mccarthy said. He s also played about 90 times for his country so he s vastly experienced at that  Kelley Kerr and Murray All Are Likely to Start out on the team lineup when Millwall visits promoted Stoke in sat urday s season opener. Goalie Keller was a standout player on the Millwall team last season  
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