European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 19, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 35 Minot . Apr Bob Foster and Archie Moore were great Light heavy weights in their Era. Virgil Hill is making a claim that this is his Era. Hill won a unanimous decision Over Guy Waters of Australia on Friday night to become the most successful Light heavyweight Champion in boxing history. The Victory gave Hill a record 15 successful title defences. The world boxing association Champion for five of the last six years Hill had been tied with Foster for most successful title defences in the weight class. Foster held Light heavy titles from 1968 to 1974. To just following in a Long line of great champions Quot he said. A that was their Era now it s my  Hill improved to 38-1, his Only loss coming against Thomas Hearns in june 1991, the record is Nice Hill said but he is looking for bigger bouts on the scale of a title unification match. A records Are made to be broken Quot he said. A live got financial  fighting before a Home state crowd of .5,000 in the Minot auditorium the 175-Pound Hill put on a boxing clinic in beat my Waters who weighed 173. Hill rocked the challenger several times but scored no knockdowns during the 12-round fight. Waters who had t fought in 14 months could t put together combinations As Hill proved too Clu Sive. Two cards had the fight 120-108 and the third 119-110, All for Hill. Waters is now 16-3-1, it was Hills fifth fight of the year despite losing time to shoulder surgery in april. Hill 29, turned pro in 1984 after winning an olympic Silver medal. He won the Aba title in september 1987 from Leslie Stewart and defended it 10 times before losing it to Hearns. He regained the then vacant title in september 1992 with a 12-round decision Over Frank Tate. The Champion collected two More title defences by april 3 of this year when he was sidelined by a shoulder injury that required surgery. Hill returned to the ring in August beating Argentine Serio Merani. He tied Fosters record on nov. 9 when lie stopped Saul Montana of Mexico in the 10tn round. Foster 55, lives in Albuquerque n.m., where he will retire dec. 31 from the local sheriffs office. The fight is still in him. Foster was quoted recently As saying that in his prime he could have knocked out Hill in two rounds. Coggi retains Aba Crown Tucuman Argentina a Juan Coggi of Argentina stopped Eder Gonzalez of Colombia in the seventh round Friday night to retain his world boxing association Junior welterweight title Coggi a Lethander is 64-2-2 with 39 knockouts. Gonzalez is 22-4-1 with 16 knockouts. It was his first title bout. Virgil Hill enters ring Friday before winning a record 15th Light heavy title  share world meet Lead i Al world notes from wire reports Montero Bay Jamaica a even though he s not Here Greg Norman is a big influence on the Johnnie Walker world championship. Norman the British open title Holder made a late withdrawal from the elite 28-Man Field opening up a spot for Larry Mize As an alternate in the season ending event that offers $550,000 to the Winner. A i think it was very Nice of him a Mize said Friday after running off a string of four consecutive birdies in a round of 66 that gave him a share of the Halfway Lead at 133. He was tied at 9-under Par on the Trail club course with australian Steve Kington who did not have a �?o5&Quot on his card and recorded the Only bogey free round of the tournament a 65. Elkington missed Only two greens and three fairways. His move was built on his domination of the three Par-5 holes. He two putted for Birdie on the first two then lashed a 1-Iron second shot 234 Yards on the 17th and dropped a 7-foot Eagle putt. Colin Montgomerie of Scotland was three shots Back in third at 136 after a second round 69, including 31 on the Back. Costantino Rocca of Italy shot a 66 and was fourth alone at 137. Fulton allem of South Africa and Grid Faxon were next at 138, each with a pair of 69s. South africans Ernie Els went from an opening 66 to a 73, while Tom Kite golfs Al Lime Money winning Leader took a fat �?o8�?� on the Par-4 first Hole and finished with a 74. Aussie pair in front Colum Australia a Peter senior joined fellow australian David Diaz in a share of the Lead after saturdays third round of the coolum classic while Mike Colandro was disqualified from the tour raiment. A a senior shot a one under Par 71 Over the Par-72, 6,918-Yard course for an eight under Par total of 208. Diaz a five year professional who has struggled on the australian pea tour carded a 72. The pair held a one shot Lead Over Jeffrey Wagner who had a 73. Colandro originally from Connecticut but now based in Melbourne was disqualified by pea tour operations manager i Revor Herden immediately after completing his third round with a Bent Putter. Colandro was Only two shots off the Pace at 210. The american admitted to changing the shape of his Putter in anger after playing the 10th Hole Friday Hurley stays in Hospital Sacramento Calif. Despite earlier predictions that he could be out of the Hospital by Friday car crash victim Bobby Hurley will remain in intensive care through the weekend. Emily Avila a spokeswoman for University medical Center said Friday that the 22-year-old Point guard for the Sacra deemed intoxicated with a level of 0.10. Aim Friend eulogized Worth Iii. A Houston oilers tackle Jeff  and Sean Lynch were eulogized on Friday As family members found Solace that the Best friends were together in death As they were in life. A Jeff and Sean were inseparable in life some of us find some Comfort that they always will be together in heaven a Debra of Connor  a sister said during her brother a service. A car  was driving in Houston on tuesday hit a freeway Guardrail throwing Lynch from the car to Nis death. Aim a trying Likely stay in the intensive care unit a for the next couple of  Hurley the Kings no. 1 draft pick and a former two time All amen can at Duke was ejected from his Light truck when it collided with a station Wagon near Arco Arena last sunday following a game against the los Angeles clippers. Hurley suffered collapsed lungs broken ribs a fractured shoulder Blade a compression fracture in the lower Back and a soft tissue Back injury. He also is expected to undergo reconstructive surgery on his right knee within two months and could return to the court in a about nine or 10 months after that according to team doctor and surgeon Richard Marder. Mills faces More tests Cleveland a Cleveland Cavaliers Forward Chris Mills despite being released from a Florida Hospital Friday faces More tests monday for an irregular heartbeat. Team spokesman Bob Price said Mills must undergo further tests at the Cleveland clinic. Overcome by grief at the death of his lifelong Friend then took out a Shotgun and killed himself police said. More than 100 people crowded into a Small funeral Home Chapel in this South Chicago suburb to mourn  just an hour after Lynch was eulogized at St. Michael a Church in neighbouring Orland Park where both played High school football. One of the 25-year-old menus friends was a pallbearer at both services. Pirates King agree Pittsburgh Pittsburgh pirates infielder Jeff King a salary arbitration loser last Winter avoided arbitration Friday by agreeing to a one year contract Worth $2.4 million. King who usually hit fourth in the pirates order last season following the do Kart re of Barry Bonds batted .295 with 9 omers and a career High 98 Rols. He had never driven in More than 65 runs previously in his five year major league career. He led the team in games with 158 and doubles with 35. King sought $2 million in arbitration after the 1992 season but lost his Case and settled for $675,000. 4 11v u4vwivim Cleveland a game thursday night at Miami a 90-89 win for the heat. Mills 23, was taken by ambulance after the game to Palmetto general  ruled drunk Columbus Ohio defensive end Jayson Gwinn of Ohio state was legally drunk when he was killed in an Auto Accident last sunday morning. Preliminary autopsy results showed that Gwinn  a blood alcohol level of 011 Franklin county Coroner William Adrion said Friday. A Motorist in Ohio to St. Anton Austria a Anja Haas sped Down a shortened downhill course to Lead a 1-2 austrian finish saturday and capture her third world cup Victory. Renate Goetschl of Austria was second and Japan Semi Kawa Taba was third. For the first time in the history of women a world cup skiing the downhill was run in two sections much like a giant slalom. The top 30 skiers from the first heat raced later in the Day and Haas won on her combined time of 2 19.25. Kate Pace of Canada was fourth in 2 19.52, the first run Leader Varvara Zelenskaya of Russia finished sixth. Ortlieb wins downhill Val Gardena. Italy olympic Champion Patrick Ortlieb of Austria scored his first world cup downhill Victo a saturday beating Daniel Mahrer of Switzerland by 0.41. Jean Luc Cretier of France 37lh Down the Hill was a surprising third beating Canadian Rob Boytle. Cretier trailed the Winner by 0.52 see ones Boyd who finished fourth in Friday s downhill had a Gap of 0.55. Ortlieb a 26-year-old skier from Lech flashed Down inc 3,446-meter Long Sas Lonch course in 2 minutes 4,14 seconds. His Victory came in the second downhill of the world cup season a Day after Markus Oscr of Liechtenstein won the weather delayed opener. Foser a firs time Winner who was he 66th Down the Hill did not finish in the top saturday. Ortlieb s winning time was 4.7 seconds faster than Foser a time in the previous Days race in which the austrian placed sixth. . Kitt was the Best american finisher saturday in Lith place 1.03 seconds slower than Ortlieb no offers for 3 giants san Francisco the san Francisco giants decided Friday not to offer 1994 contracts to pitchers Jeff Brantley Terry Bross and Gino Minutelli making them free agents. The moves reduce the i a tsp 40-Man roster to 37. Monday is the deadline for clubs to tender 1994 contracts to their players. Sports on an Central european time television pro football a Houston at Pittsburgh 7 . Sunday Tampa Bay at los Angeles raiders 10 . Sunday Philadelphia at Indianapolis 2 . Monday new York giants at new Orleans 3 . Tuesday. 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