European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I thursday december 16, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 29 s ? a Quot v x \ prawn in v \ a a it a a \  Ltd. Ii i a x by x i a v a ii a \ x x it to m s a x a \ v k % a it 1 a vow \ a a 1 39x up x t x \ 4 \ it it. X \ f 4 v x i Robert Duran ducks a left from Tony Menefee in the first round of their fight in Bay St Louis miss., tuesday night Duran controls his 100th bout by de Schuyler or. Bay St. Louis miss. A Roberto Duran signalled a no mass to the ref Eree to end the 100th fight of his career. Duran started toward a badly Hurt Tony Menefee in the eighth round tuesday night then stopped and motioned to referee Elmo Adolph that his opponent had had enough. Adolph took another look at the 21 year old Menefee and stopped the fight. Menefee and his father Trainer Ray complained briefly and some of the about 4,000 fans in a tent at Casino magic booed. But the 21-year-old Boxer obviously was Hurt and there still were 26 seconds left in the round. He also lacked the Power to turn the one sided contest in his favor a i signalled because he a a Young fighter an up and coming Guy and 1 didst want to Hurt him Duran said through an interpreter. A if they did t Stop it 1 would have killed  Menefee of Lincoln bieb., was born sept. 29, 1972, three months and three Days after Duran won the world lightweight title. It was the 91st Victory for the 42-year i in a a fiialii., in old panamanian a dominant fighter in the 1970s who has experienced the highs of winning four world titles and the Low of his rematch loss to sugar Ray Leonard when he said a no mass and quit in the eighth round. A i feel completely like a Young kid a Duran said. But there were times his age showed tuesday night. His aides said his pc for Mance was affected by a cold. Quot the change of weather Hurt me a said Duran who did no to leave Panama to train in the United states until two weeks before the fight. A i caught a cold and i had a 102-degree temperature Friday. �?o1 was considering not fighting but Casino magic has been Good to me and the fans in Mississippi have been great. All three of Duran a fights this year have been at Casino magic. A pullout on the heels of his postponement of the fight in november because of a knuckle injury probably would have Hurt Duran in any future negotiations. Menefee s run and dutch style kept the action slow for the first four rounds but Duran was in control with solid body punches and right hand counters. A the hardest Guys to fight arc those Guys who Only want to survive a Duran said. A Duran right counter Over a soft left Jab knocked Menefee Down in the fifth round. A left Hook and two rights Hurt Menefee in the eighth and then a flurry forced him to take a standing 8-count before the Knockdown that ended the fight. It was Duran a 63rd knockout. Duran who weighed 163vi pounds Hopes to get a shot at winning a fifth championship. That would be a piece of the super middleweight 168 pounds title. His other titles were pieces of the welter Junior middleweight and middleweight championships Menefee 158, has a 19-2 record. College basketball Arizona win no woo Tucson Ariz. A Khalid Reeves cranked up the pressure and no. 13 Arizona cruised in the second half to its Milestone 1,000th Victory. For a half tuesday new Orleans gave the wildcats All they could handle but coach Tim Floyd said he knew his team was in trouble when he looked at the halftime stat Sheet. A Arizona had shot 30 percent and was still up by two Points a he said. Arizona coach Lute Olson said a we were getting our shots. In one half they just did no to  they did in the second half As Arizona breezed to a n 80-62 Victory. The wildcats 5-0 led 3129 at the half after Reeves had scored six Points in the final 3 45 and Dylan Rigdon banked a jumper As the Buzzer sounded. Reeves then scored seven Points in Arizona s 142 surge to begin the second half and put the game out of reach. Reeves who averages 22.8 Points a game added a 3-Pointer and a Short Bank shot As the wildcats 32-8 run put them ahead 63-37 Lead with 8 48 remaining. He finished with 26 Points and new Orleans dropped to 2-2 in losing to Arizona for the third straight season. Arizona was the Only ranked team to see action tuesday night. The wildcats made 10 of 30 3-pointers, breaking the school s attempts record of 28 against califor Niam 1991. A at the Start of the second half they forced us into turnovers with their defensive pressure a Floyd said. A we took some bad shots and our offence broke Down. It was their pressure that finally   arizonans pressing and trapping forced 23 turnovers the wildcats committed 16. A we had t been beaten this bad in a Long time. I think you have to go Back to the last Lime we lost to Arizona Here a also by 18 Points a said Floyd. His team had won its last. 11 on the Road and 27 of its last 30 regular season game. A we could have lost by a lot More if Arizona had kept the pressure up the whole game. We could have maybe lost by 40.�?� Reeves said a i just tried to penetrate and make something happen in the  aim s death leaves friends looking for answers. Chicago apr As a High school football player Jeff aim was an All state athlete an Honor student and a a tremendous role  so aim a suicide left his friends searching for answers to a tragedy they i  comprehend. The Houston oilers defensive tackle from Orland Park 111., fatally shot him self tuesday shortly after he crashed his car killing Hometown Friend Sean p. I Lynch who was Riding with him authorities said. A Sean died and i done to know what Jeff i read into it a if he Felt he could t exist without him. Those Are things i can to answer a said Larry Lokanc defensive coordinator at Orland Parks Carl Sandburg High school where both played football. Aim and Lynch both 25, graduated from High school in 1986. A they were very very close but i think their relationship even got tighter As the years went on a said Lokanc. A it was not uncommon for Sean to Fly out to Houston to see Jeff and see him play. A i done to think it was a hero Type thing just two individuals who really clicked  1. Aim a second team All amen can at notre Dame was the oilers second round draft pick in 1990, Lynch who later managed a Steak restaurant in suburban Oak Forest was a backup player for Orland Parks eagles. Lokanc said he never would have thought aim capable of suicide. A besides being a tremendous athlete he was an Honor student there a Lokanc said. A this grades were just outstanding. He was a tremendous role Model. A the was always very upbeat never Down never Moody. He wa3 very Humble just the exact Typ kid you would like to be a product of your program a townspeople kept up with aim and a the kept up with us a Lokanc said. Aim visited his Alma mater once or twice a year. �?o1 think he kind of wanted to pay Back the Good experiences he had at  former notre Dame teammate Braxton Banks said a of All people i never saw Jeff doing something like  aim a always had a smile on his face and he loved 10 laugh which is Why this shocks me so much a Banks said. A was far As the character and the Quality of the individual you just can to get any better than that a Banks said