European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 06, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Aba adds Toronto for 95-96 by Bill Barnard new York a the Aba on thursday welcomed Toronto As an ext pension team for $125 million delayed a decision on awarding a franchise to Van Couver and voted to suspend for As Many As two games players who repeatedly recalled for flagrant fouls. Completing two clays of meetings the Board of governors unanimously approved the Aba expansion committee s sept.,30 recommendation that a Toronto group id by John bit voc or. Be accepted As owners of the league s 28th team in the 1995-96 season. The franchise fee of $125 million is nearly four times the $32.5 million it Cost expansion teams in Miami Orlando Charlotte and Minnesota Over a two year period in the late 1980s. The Board postponed for up to two months a decision on whether to award a franchise to the Vancouver group led by Arthur Griffiths but expansion commit tee chairman Jerry Colangelo termed the City s Chance As excellent. Vancouver also would enter the Aba in 1995. The Aba said the Toronto and Van Couver teams would get the sixth and seventh picks in the first round of the 1995 draft and if Toronto comes in alone it would get the sixth pick. An expansion draft also will be held for the new teams with each existing club losing one player after being allowed to protect eight players. We Are As excited As we can get about bringing Aba basketball to Canada and Toronto Aba commissioner David Stern said. It s a spectacular Day for our International  Stern defended the huge increase in the franchise fee saying  used a formula that determined that a Cani could be profitably operated after paying the $125 million fee. Bittove said the name of the Terri which will play in sky dome in its first season and in a new 22,000-seat Down town Arena after that would be decided in a contest next year. Under the new violence Rule a player will receive a Point for a flagrant 1 foul defined As unnecessary Contact by a player against an opponent and two Points for a flagrant 2 foul defined As unnecessary and excessive Contact. If a player with four Points commits a flagrant 2 foul he will of suspended for a game. If a player with five or six Points commits a flagrant 1 foul he will be sus Bowe s Pended for a game a player with five or six Points whistled for a flagrant 2 foul will be suspended for two games and player with seven or More Points commit ing any flagrant foul will receive a  suspension. The Board also voted to continue the fighting policy started before the 1993 playoffs. Any player who throws a punch regardless of whether it connects or not will be ejected from the game suspended for at least one additional game and fined teams will be fined an amount equal to the sum of their players fines. Any player leaving the Bench area Dur ing a fight will be fined $2,500, and the player s team will be fined $5,000 for each of its players who leave the Bench area. For Fitle bout tonight getting the Point Heidelberg s Alison Davis slams the Ball past Frankfurt s Amy Abbott daring Friday s division i High school volleyball tournament at Heidelberg Germany. See pages 28 and 29 for Complete details about Friday s postseason High school sports. Byda Geraffo Las vegas Nev. Up by beat ing evander Holyfield a year ago rid Dick Bowe answered questions about his Chin and heart. To retain the heavyweight title against Holyfield tonight Bowe must answer questions about his physical condition. Bowe who is 6-foot-s and 26 years old weighed in at 246 pounds thursday. That was 11 pounds heavier than when he took the title from Holyfield a year ago and two More than his last defense in May against Jesse Ferguson. Holyfield weighed 217 thursday up 12pounds from the first Bowe bout and one less than his last fight against Alex Stew Art in june. Bowe s condition has been questioned since he ballooned after the Ferguson out and opened training for Holyfield at close to 300 pounds. The Bowe Camp says too much has been made of Bowe s weight and he looked no fatter than hews a year ago. But the Well chiselled Holyfield is five years older and 29 pounds lighter than Bowe and conditioning could be the Only thing in his favor. This is my natural weight Bow Esaid. Last time i did a lot of dieting. I feel better at this weight i m a lot Strong or. I Felt that at the last fight i was depleted. I feel that s Why i did t take evander  Bowe says he expects to win by Knock out this time. If he has trained for an Early knockout he might be in trouble i the fight goes into the late rounds. Bowe s 82-year-old Trainer Eddie Futch who is working with his sixth heavyweight Champion said All the concern about Bowe s weight is unnecessary. This talk about his weight upsets me Futch said. People Don t realize Riddick Bowe is a heavyweight and heavyweight the stars and stripes Orts november 6,1993 Page 32 is an unlimited  looked very impressive to me for his last fight at 244."Bowe finished Strong in the first holy Field fight he won a wild 10th round that was hailed As one of the greatest in heavyweight boxing history decked hol Fieldin the Lith and was awarded a unanimous 12-round  s training for the rematch included More weight work than he has everyone before. He worked with weight coach Chassee Jordan who helped holy Field prepare for the first bout. I m not really concerned about owe s condition Holyfield said. Whether he comes in in the Best shape of his life i be got to be  Holyfield bulked up by Choice. He say she was too Light in the tint bout against Bowe who brushed off Holyfield s bes shots. Bowe of fort Washington md., is 34-0with 29 knockouts. Holyfield of Atlanta a 29-1 with 22 knockouts. 56-Yard Fig helps longhorns Stop Houston Jinx conference snapped a three game los a 28-10 loss to Texas Christian last week ing Streak at Houston where Texas had More Success against Texas gaining Houston a Curtis Jackson tricked Houston s defense with a 33-Yard halfback pass for a touchdown and Scott Szeredy kicked a 56-Yard Field goal Cap Ping a 17-Point second Quarter and Lead ing Texas to a 34-16 Victory Over the Cou Gars thursday night. The longhorns 3-4-1, 3-1 Southwest had t won since a 34-24 Victory in 1985. 137. Houston 1-6-1, 1-3-1 was still in touch until Rodrick Walker scored on runs of 15 Yards with 6 13 to play and 10 Yards with 5 19 to go. The cougars held to 4 Rushing Yards in the longhorns took a 7-6 Lead on the first play of the second Quarter on a 1-Yard run by Phil Brown. An offsides on a Texas first Down at the cougars 48 and set up Jackson s 33-Yard halfback pass to Cosmo Palmieri with 5 05 to go in the  made it 17-6 at the half on Sze Rcd s Field goal As time expired in the half. Shea Morenz completed passes of to Mike Adams "