Oregon Clips of August 3, 1989
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'---'----'--'---------------------�-- ���______,......_....,.::.._____:..�.,;___.� Crossword puzzle/SC Theaters/SC Outlook for Outside/lOC 8PO RT S C on, Tbursday, Eugene, Oreg August ,3 1989 RON Finland wins rights to '91 games BELLAMY n high e n e m t e n u By SHANNON FEARS �u�:f��US. jump,tripl Jump, 200 and I t rmediate at ers will be tak n up Su day byWAVA 's executive co n- a 1 at Hayward Field,from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Th is ell. TheRe1111er-Guard alsoth Is ay for the 10-kllometer cross co untry runs at Lane 01 Comm� The close vote on the '91 games was a surprise because In a surprisingly close vote on Wednesday, the cllY m There will be no to events the Turku delegation bad been preparing Itsbid for more }" u u n n e b e the rigl!l at����!�/:��k! T rk ,Finla d,wo ov r Mul ouse,Franc for ;i:d \�a�: . e b r b hold the 1991World Veterans' Championships. h ,WAVA delegates also voted against scrapping the �=�u:1ei����,W:��o�p f�: !�� !f:::e:�ts �Zi f:! of wor� ! Turku, a community of 160,000 on the southerncoast 1 u of delay Finland, won by a vote of 60--47in the World AsSOC1ation e::��;n ����� ::����7�� I �,�: :;dn't even know Mulbouse wasin the runninguntil t n r::���:s7:� 11 e es an Still no oe Veteran Athl tes' (W AVA) general assembly of delega :::i� d wom n u e e h f e ,agr eed to select fut r sitesfurth r a ead, ee en e ks ago,"said Torsson , dir ctor Turku's m th l two w lrmell of fro around eworld at theEugene Hlltoo. ta a im um performances that �= :� �:! ! city tourist office. c � i 1! ;� �:t The vote capped more than eight hours of discussion o e Torssonen, who presented Turku's bid to the general and debate on a ra ther full agenda as the current World But or Foreman with a banque t loomingWed nesdayn ight, the assem assembly,said sh e wasn't surprised by the vote. f eterans' Championships, being conducted at various si tes V bly ran out of time to decide other matters,such as whether t e m e n e "This around the Eugene-Springfield area, took a day off fr m wo men "I 's v ry good to have or ca didates,"sh said. o Will be forced to move up from 10 ldlometers to 20 compelition. is a democracy, you know. Having more sites to choose TWO WEEKS FROM tonight, former heavyweight '" road race-walking and whether the decath lon and hei> fi nals tathio champion George Foreman Is scheduled to step The games,w hich end Sunday, resume today with n wtu continue to be contested at the games. Those Turn to FINLAND, Page IC inside a boxing ri ng at the Bond SportsCo m plex north of Eugene. However, it's bard to be overwhelmed with confidence thallhis will actually happen,or that it m m O's rally, will be uch ore than an expensive sparring match,or carnival sideshow, if it does. As of Wednesday evening, no opponent for the 40- . year-old, 250-pound minister from Houston had been remain 1n officially selected and presented to the Oregon Boxing and Wrestling Commission for sanctioning. A few names have been bandied about,but they 1st place have been unacceptable, either to the televising USA Network, which has a few dregs of credibility to maintain, or to the Foreman camp, which won't le t the big fella risk a multi- million dollar payday witb Baltimore surpasses Mike Tyson against anyone who could do some damage with one punch. last year's-win total At least, not in a nlckel-and-<lime fight in Eugene, Ore., and if you happen to spend $25 for a ticke t thinking you'll get quality boxing from a bout By TIM KURKJIAN between Fore man TbeBaltlmoreSun and some poor guy BOSTON - Hold the obits. who would have been The Baltimore Orioles live. pointing for the big match since,oh,this Just when you thought they would week.you have my never win again, the Orioles erased a condolences. 6-0 deficit after three Innings and beat the Boston Red Sox, 9-8, to remain in Fore man lsl9-0 first place in the American League on the comeback East. trail.and bis opponents were aptly Boston could have ended the Ori summed up by boxing oles' 68-<lay stay in first place by win trainer Emanuel ning, but Baltimore scored three runs Steward:"Neverin in each of thesixth,seventh and eighth the history of boxing innings to steal a vicIt tory belore 34,970 have there been so at Fenway Park. was only the Ori- George Foreman many handpicked Re1ects unbeaten fighter bums." Pickingsare Elsewhere apparently getting slt m, and so now everyone Is standing aroundin agitation like the rancher whohas • Baseball plots fired up the barbecue.invited the guests, set the table possible action against and needs a lamb to go belly-up. Pete Rose/SC "It's making everyone nervous,"ad mitted Ri tch Danner, the Bond events manager. • Eugene's losing Also unnerving Is the fact that the USA Network, streak reaches seven which would televise the heavyweight fight and the games/6C undercard, and Is bankrolling th e endeavor.has serious coocerns.eveo to this moment.about • Frank Viola plays televising an ou tdoor fight in Eugene. sweet music for the New Because puddles are still floating around from York Mets/7C this wee k'srain,it is hard to dismlss tbose concerns as unwarranted, and network officials have expressed them from tbeopening bell of negotiations. Remember,no USA,n o fight, but Bond is staging the oles' second victory on the 14-<lay trip, even t to showcaseitself asa multi�vents facility;it which ended Wednesday night, but at can'tdo tbat if the eveot moves. least it averted the worst trip (10 or m e m n u h SO FAR, THREE fights on the undercard have or ga es)i cl b lstory. been approv ed by the boxing commission, including a "Pretty big win, I guess,"said Bill fight between hard-bitting heavyweight Joe Hipp, 7-1, Ripken,s miling from ear-t�ar. "You wbo trains in Eugeoe,aod Shauo Ayers, 17-7. don't need me to tell you bow big that win was.It was big. Real big." Bu t the whole program seems to be one punch from the canvas,although RooWeathers,aPboenix "That's the kind of game that can man who described himself as Foreman's friend and get you going," said Orioles Manager adviser.saidWednesday evening that he's"very Frank Robinson. "That's the ki nd of confident that the fight is going to happen." game we've been looking for during th e Foreman's opponent is being cooked up by a is str ak." staff pt,otobv WovneEostt>trn kitchen of chefs: The Foreman camp;the USA Behind a season-high 17 hits, i n Sometimes a catcher loses the collision at the plate and sometimes be wins, like Colin Ryan did against the A's Steve LeMuth Network; the Bond Sports Complex,which is listed as cluding a career-high lour hits by Bill the promoter of record,andWeathers,who is Ripken, the Orioles finally surpassed actuallyputting together the main event. last season's victory total with No. 55. Wailing in th e wings is Bruce Anderson, direc tor Alter Nick Esasky hit a two-runh o of the Or egon Boxing and Wrestling Commission, who mer off wiMing pitcher MarkWillia m will ultimatelynlleonsanctioningthebout. Catchers: A special species son (8-3)in the ninth, cutting the lead Selecting Foreman's opponent has become a to 9-8, Mark Thurmond came on and convoluted endeavor.If you normally weigh about '�ou get beat up quite a bit ... but you're part of every play' got pinch bitter Randy Kutcher on a 200 pounds- Foreman Is cleaning up on grounder to Cal Ripken to end it. e t n t n cruiserw ighls-but won' dancearou d he ri g Randy Milligan's booming, three e e By BOB RODMAN andmak Georg chaseyou,aoddon'thave a lethal run ho mer in the seventh ofl Rob Mur t n n e The Register-Guard knockou punch, a d ca struggl for two rounds and phy had tied it - erasing the sl1-run m t e then go sweetly.you igh hav been considered. deficit made it the club's biggest come They strap on their shin guards, buckle up their chest protec EARLIER, THE USA Network rejected a ar ena. back this year- then the Oriolesbeat tors,give their face masks a tug,and march off to the proposal that the opponent be David Bey,w ho fought Eric Hetzel, Monday night's starter, In Bat t t t and bruised,a Larry Holmes a few years ago. Seems USA thought it Ue af er bat le hey return, bodies bumped the eighth inning. t ed with the m em me ooth missing here,a skinned knuckle there.Mud mix had an agree ent with For an to fight so one Phil Bradley started the Inning n t blood. ranked in the Top 20. Bey is 't,but al this poin he with a one-out walk. Cal Ripken (three A little looks pretty good.