20—MANCHESTER HERALD, T\iesday, Dec. 11. 1990 ‘Buster’ Douglas fully enjoying life outside the ring WEDNESDAY By RUSTY MILLER Douglas, an off-thc-board under­ the office of James Buster Douglas, that’s for sure.” The Associated Press dog, shocked Tyson with a 10th- Douglas went from champ to chump around that — the situation where Inc., setting up a charitable founda­ Douglas blames fitful training and round knockout Feb. 10 in Tokyo to tion in memory of his mother who in the public eye. everybody was smiling in my face, LOCAL NEWS INSIDE COLUMBUS, Ohio — A year win the heavyweight champion. a shorter period of preparation for died shortly lx;forc the Tyson fight. his lack of conditioning. When he Dc.spitc being the butt of jokes, he knowing they’ve got their big knives 3go. James “Buster” Douglas was For 81/2 month.s, Douglas was the At home, he and wife Bertha are said he didn’t have problems behind their backs waiting to put lifting weights, running and sparring king of the heavyweight division. stepped on the scales, he .said he was getting ready for their fir.st child. shocked when his weight was an­ recovering from the loss. He said he them in my back.” m Bolton deficit m ay reach $100,000. in preparation for a heavyweight Everyone .said nice things about And in Douglas’ mind, he’s understood how fickle people can jianrl)rfitpr title fight with Mike Tyson. him, boxers paid him homage and nounced. He said it had a profound laying the groundwork for clearing impact on the fight. be. He .said he has a low tolerance He said he regrets saying after the the public adored his rags-to-riches his name in boxing. This year, Douglas is attending story. “I felt I was going to come in at for diosc jumping on or off his Holyfield fight that he would fight ■ Town director hit by heavy criticism. biuidwagon. Lamaze classes with his wife in “I consider my.scif still a fighter,” 236, to be honest with you,” said anytxxly if the money was right. Then came Oct. 25. Douglas Douglas .said. “At this point, though, “I never got aiught up in believ­ Now he says money doesn’t enter W hat'S preparation for an impending addi- rolled into his fir.st title dcfcn.se Douglas, who weighs between 250 Uonto the family. 1 don’t know what’s on the horizon.' ing that they always loved me,” he into the decision, just the oppor­ ■ Ed Board pians for contract taiks. against Evandcr Holyficld at 246 and 260 pounds today. “1 tried to not There isn t much doubt which he It’s ju.st a thing where after the first let it affect me, to go out there and said of some followers. “I knew they tunity to make people forget Oct. News prefers. pounds — 16 pounds heavier than of the year I’ll start training again were there for the moment, or against Tyson. And Douglas was go to work. But it was surjrrising.” 25. ■ Attorney: project fiyer isn’t neutral. I feci like Tm the luckiest man because I enjoy fighting. It’s .some­ After a miserable performance, he however long the moment lasts. “I need something to show that humiliated in a third-round knock­ thing I can still do and do well. Rc- in the world,” Douglas said Mon­ out. was lampooned by columnists and That’s why I stayed away from it. I’m back. A major fight. Not just a Dec. 12, 1990 day. cau.se what they saw Oct. 25 wasn’t Now he said he spends his days in comedians, mocked by Tyson and fight, but a fight with some Local/Regional Section, Page 7. the best James Douglas can offer. Holyficld’s handlers. In one week. “I was intimidated in a sen.se be­ credibility. I see that as being a cause I didn’t want to ever be Ty.son-Douglas fight,” Douglas said. Scores injured In train crash Vbur Hometown Newspaper Voted 1990 New England Newspaper of the Year Newsstand Price: 35 Cents BOSTON (AP) — iAn Amlrak train from Washington slammed into the rear of a packed com­ SCOREBOARD muter train in Boston’s Back SOUTHWEST Bay Station during this morn­ Arkansas Tech 76, E. Central U. 73 Saddam fires ing’s rush hour, injuring scores Basketball ^®^L St, Okla 120, Kearney SL 95 roach ot tr» u.S. team for the 1991 Junior Louisiana Tech 95, Sam Houston St 72 Mon 8 World Champiortships of passengers, officials said. Oklahoma 98, Coppin S t 79 NBA IMPORTS FOOTBALL Football A commuter train from NBA standings Texas-EI Paso 79, Bradley 61 National Football League Stoughton, south of Boston, was FAR WEST DALLAS COW/BOYS—Wteived Louis Cheek EASTERN CONFERENCE offensive tackle. Activated Mitch Willis, defen­ hit from behind by Amtrak’s Allamic DIvIdon ^irle ig h Dickinson 92, U.S International 71 defense chief N. Anzona 84, Georgia SL 74 sive tackle, and Michael Brooks, defensive NFL standings Night Owl from Washington at n W L Pet. GB UC Santa Barbara 72, San Diego 63 back, from the practice squad “ Sion 16 4 .800 HOCKEY AMERICAN CONFERENCE head home from London and 8:33 a.m., said Nancy Sterling Philadelphia 13 e 684 East By CHRISTOPHER BURNS How Top 25 fared National Hockey League Gleason, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey 8 11 421 W L T Pel. PF RA The Associated Press Frankfurt, Germany. A final evacua­ NlwSbrIi 7 11 309 NEW YORK ISLANDERS-Rocalled Greg y-Buffalo ^®*®' '°P 25 teams Parks, center; Derek Laxdal and Tom .846 373 207 tion flight from Baghdad is expected Massachusetts Bay Transit fared Monday; y-Miami Wteshlngton 6 13 .316 Fitzgerald, right wings; and Doan Chynowoth .769 275 184 Thursday. Authority. Miami 5 12 294 1 UNLV (2-0) did not play. Indianapolis .385 200 281 Iraq today replaced it.s defense defenseman, from Capital District of the N.Y. Jots Injured passengers were taken Central Division 2. Arkansas (7-1) did not play. Amencan Hockey League. .308 216 295 3. Syracuse (7-0) did not play Now England minister and ordered building —In Tokyo, 78 Japanese hostages 6 -TOO .077 154 366 to four area hospitals. No deaths 4. Arizona (7-1) did not play. PHIWDELPHIA FLYERS—Announced that owners to set up bomb shelters, Milwaukee 14 e .700 Kerry Huffman, defenseman, has returned to Central arrived home to cheers and tears of 5. Georgetown (5-0) did not play. Cincinnati were immediately reported. Chicago 12 7 .632 the team; assigned Huffman to Hershey of the .538 292 294 barely one month before the U.N.- joy. One of them, Norimitsu Cleveland 10 10 ,500 6. UCLA (6-0) did not play. American Hockey League Houston .538 324 243 imposed deadline for President Sad­ Chanotte g 421 7. Indiana (7-1) did not play. Pittsburgh .538 234 200 Fugiwara, said: “I always had a gun Iridiana a 12 400 8. Ohio Stale (4-0) did not play. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS-Rocallod Troy Cleveland Soviet aid 72 Loney, left wing, and Jim Kyto, defenseman .154 201 396 dam Hussein to pull out of Kuwait jKiintcd at me.” Another, Mikihiko > f Atlanta 7 n 339 9. North Carolina (5-1) beat No. 18 Kentucky 5.0 84-81. from Muskegon of the International League Kansas City or face the possibility of war. Matsushita, said he was held with temporary WESTERN CONFERENCE American Hockey League .632 314 199 Midwest Division 10. Duke (6-2) did not play. LA Raiders .692 268 225 The announcements came near Europeans at the start, but “later I 11. Georgia (60) did not play. CAPTIAL DISTRICT ISLANDERS-Rocalled Seattle HOUSTON (AP) Secretary of W L Pet. GB JoH Jablonski, left wing, and Hank Ummons, .538 242 240 the completion of Iraq’s release of San Antonio 10 ., _ 12 LSU (4-1) did not play. San Diego was confined in a room with no sun­ State James A. Baker III says defenseman, from Kansas City of the Interna­ .462 272 220 13. Oklahoma (7-1) boat Coppin Stale 98-79. Denver Western hostages, hundreds of 12 7 !m 2 — Source: NBA tional League. Recalled lain Fraser, center from .231 277 334 light. I had the hardest time when 1 any U.S. aid to the Soviet Union l^usto n 11 9 .550 1 14. SL John's (6-0) did not play. NEA Graphic whom were held for up to four Richmond of the East Coast Hockey League NATIONAL CONFERENCE was isolated from others.” would be temporary and tied to If" ® * 6 11 .353 5 15. Pitlsburgh (6-1) did not play Eaal months at strategic sites as “human 16. Connecticut (4-1) did not play. COLLEGE —Military officials said two U.S. long-term economic reforms by Minnesota 5 12 .333 5' ARMY—Signed Bob Sutton, football coach M V ^ L T Pet. PF PA 5 1 5 .250 71 17. South Carolina (6-1) beat Charleston shields” against a feared attack by Southern 69-51. to a multiyear contract. ” 2 0 .846 285 163 Marines have died in separate inci­ the Kremlin. Denver 4 ,5 211 e Hockey Wteshington 8 5 0 .615 299 242 U.S.-led forces. 18. Kentucky (4-1) lost to No. 9 North ECHO Hockey BOSTON COLLEGE—Named Chet Glad- dents, one of an apparent heart at­ Baker said Tuesday that Presi­ Psdfic Division chuk athletic director. Philadelphia 7 6 0 .538 325 275 R)rtland jg i 047 __ Carolina 84-81.