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Show Page THE rifcttALU, rruvo, C2 , Foreman battles Uintah wins Region Seven playoff temptation as he awaits title shot By BOB HUDSON Assistant Sports Editor LEHI Carbon and Uintah completely dominated the two halves of the Region Seven football playoff Tuesday, 6 in Carbon blasted Wasatch the first half of the three-wa- y n berth. playoff for an Then, Uintah clubbed Carbon 35-- 8 in the second half of the "game." Thus, Uintah earned the right to 29-1- By JIM LITKE AP Sports Writer George Foreman waits to fight the heavyweight champion and fights with temptation instead. "I used to eat two fried chickens for dinner. Now I eat them baked. I used to eat a dozen eggs for breakfast. Now I eat 11 boiled. "There are times," Foreman sighed, "when you have to give to get." And this, he made clear in a telephone call Tuesday, is one of those times. Nearly two dozen other times over the past three years, Foreman left Humble, Texas, and returned home victorious, yet harddream of ly closer to his dusted-of- f a title shot. Little more than 10 years ago, Foreman walked away from boxing, and now he is certain the comeback trail has come full circle and that the heavyweight champion will come calling any day. At 42 years old and 260 pounds, George will be neither impatient nor hard to find. "How soon could I be ready?" Foreman rolled the question over once gently. "Hmmmm. If it's Evander Holyfield, I'd fight him today. Buster Douglas? I was ready yesterday. Mike Tyson? How about tomorrow? "Look," he said,"I was the heavyweight champion once, I know the drill. When I started, the people in charge treated me like any another guy chasing a buck. So I set out to make myself a bona fide contender. "The first step was to make the public believe; the next to prove I still had the punch. The last was to show there'd be a crowd any time and everytime I fight Now the only thing left is to have the fight. On Thursday in Las Vegas, Holy-fiel- d will have that fight with heavyweight champion Douglas. From there on out it is anybody's guess where the holder of the belt turns next, though it will almost certainly be in Tyson's direction first and Foreman's after that. trainer, said a deal already has been struck that if his fighter wins, Foreman gets the first crack. George has seen disappearing ink on contracts before; his comfort is in knowing that other people's greed guarantees his place in line. "They're going to have to get around t me," he said, "and now it's sooner than later. "Honestly, the contract has no bearing on who I think will win the fight. It's a tossup. Holyfield's got more talent, but Douglas is bigger. And he could be on a real high after beating Tyson. "The nice thing about Holyfield winning is that I'd get to Vegas for a little press do.. I like that. It's a wonderful thing to see yourself on TV and see yourself in the newspapers. Some guys got used to that, but I never did. "Besides," he chuckled, "I like the spreads they set out." This fascination with food has become a fixture of George redux. The comeback story starts with him trying to squeeze all 315 pounds of him back into a pair of his old boxing trunks, trimming back all the way to 229 for cosmetic, then realizing his strength was maximized at about 260. One of his most vocal critics, the physician-turne- d boxing commentator Ferdie Pacheco, contends Foreman is at least 50 pounds overweight and that this comeback is George is not listening. In Las Vegas last June, long enough to knock out Brazilian Adil-so- n Rodrigues, Foreman posed with plate piled high and said he was on a seafood diet: "I see food," George said, "I eat it." As of Tuesday, Buster was still bound by an settlement to give Tyson the nod and promoter Don King was waving separate letters from boxing's governing bodies in alphabetical order, the IBF, WBA and WBC mandating that Tyson is first on the list. But Lou Duva, Holyfield's co- - The gag quickly became part of a freewheeling routine which he could deliver with equal aplomb in a Vegas lounge or a pre-figpress conference. But those who remember George as the gold-medOlympian, the stern conqueror of Frazier and the humorless straight man for Ali remember it was not always so. ht al Much like Tyson, the young Foreman came up hard, was a fearsome fighter and uncomfortabke with his public. But in the intervening years since he left the sport after losing a decision to Jimmy Young in 1979, he appears to have made peace with the world around him. inter-regio- play Region Eight champion n Springville in the round of the state tournament. inter-regio- That game will be on the Red Devils' field at 3 p.m. Friday. Carbon completely dominated most of its half with Wasatch. Eric Llewellyn passed for two touchdowns to lead the Dinos against the Wasps. The first, to Jeff Blanc, came at the end of a march with 5:38 left in the first quarter. The second, on a screen pass to Curtis Cook, came e. with 8:50 left in the Chad Feichko had a four-yar- d run and Don Rutherford had a interception return to complete Carbon's scoring. Carbon's defense was superb in the first quarter. The Dinos held the Wasps to one first down and zero yards total offense during that 12 minutes. Meanwhile Llewellyn and Compa- -' ny built a 15-- 0 lead on Blanc and Feichko's touchdowns. Don Ross kicked one extra point and ran for conversion. a After Rutherford's interception with seven minutes left in the half. half-gam- rd two-poi- nt By CARL WALTERS Herald Correspondent In one of the best Region Four volleyball matches of the year, the Pleasant Grove Vikings outlasted the Orem Tigers Both teams showed streaks of bril18-1- 5, 15-1- 2. liance and times when nothing would go right. The win gives Pleasant Grove a 2 record in Region 4 and a tie for second place with Provo, a 2 winner over Timpview. Mountain View (6-- held onto first place by dropping American Fork 15-5-- 15-1- 1, 15-1- 1) 0, 15-- 8. In the first game at Orem, the Vikings were having major trouble serving as seven of their first rotations ended with service errors. When Marilee Stratton nailed her third kill of the game, the Tigers Then Charlene John were up 12-8. son served up a pair of aces and 1 .177 Coons knocked in two kills to tie the score at 14. Coons and Johnson pounded home winners and Shani Anderson came of the bench to serve up an ace to finish the game off. In Game two Orem came on strong with some big blocks by Karen Mauerman and Gina Snarr that completely frustrated the Vikings. In the final game the Vikings jumped to a 1 lead behind the hitting of Kris Johnson. Orem came as close as but never led in the game. Coons and Stratton led their teams with nine kills each. At Timpview Jana Benally, Mar-lie- s Matthews and Leigh Beal paced the Bulldog attack and Tara Woffinden lead the defense for Pro4-- 7-- 8, vo. Carbon's Chad Feichko heads for an opening with Wasatch's Matt Bray (38) and Trent Mair in pursuit. The Dinos beat the Wasps 6 Tuesday. 29-1- game, the Dinos led 29-Wasatch made a comeback bid and got touchdowns from Will and Brian Hatch. But, the Wasps' bid came too late. After a short break, Carbon bat 0. Sum-merha- ys tled Uintah. The Utes quickly took away the Dinos' momentum. Lance Stevens scored three times to pace Uintah to the victory. Stevens scored on runs of 12 and 35 yards and on a pass rd from Billy Myers. Uintah's other scores came from Rory Cook as he packed an interception 40 yards and on Justin DeCol's run. Bill Gilson scored Carbon's lone touchdown on a one-yarun. rd rd Noth ma put monev, presiiae at sia.ce in 19 ON abisco qolf championships By BOB GREEN AP Golf Writer HOUSTON (AP) The Nabisco Championships are all about mon- - ey- event was deThe season-endin- g signed as a climax to the PGA Tour season with all the year-lon- g races the money-winnin- g title, Player of the year, the Vardon at stake in one big Trophy shootout. This year, however, only money is at stake in the tournament that begins Thursday at the Champions Golf Club. Nick Faldo clinched the PGA Player of the Year award with victories in the Masters and British Open. rove spikers rem tipto e pa: Herald PhotoDavid DaM Greg Norman needs only to avoid 80's to take his second Vardon Trophy for the low scoring average on the Tour. But 12 men, including defending champion Tom Kite, have a chance to overtake Norman for the money- - a string of scores in the winning title this week in the official-mone- y tournament last on the tour schedule. The total purse by far the includes the largest of the year $2.5 million tournament purse, $1 million in a season-lon- g bonus pool, (2 million in a season-lon- g charity competition and $250,000 in prize money for statistics competition. The $2.5 million tournament purse and the $1 million bonus pool are official. As much as $625,000 ($450,000 from the tournament purse and $175,000 from the bonus pool) can go to one man. Last field is place in the elite, worth a minimum of $54,000. e winner this Norman, a season, comes into the tournament with $907,977. He is followed by Payne Stewart ($865,781), Paul Azinger ($830,231), Wayne Levi ($772,397), Hale Irwin ($753,749), Mark Calcavecchia ($746,031), Tim Simpson ($695,272) and Fred Couples ($682,499). With the enormous prize money 30-m- an two-tim- available in this event, all have a legitimate chance to overtake Norman, who shrugged off the money-winnin- g goal." title as "no particular Gil Morgan, Mark O'Meara, Lan-n- y Wadkins, Larry Mize and Kite are within striking range, but must combine a victory with poor performances from those above them to make the top of the list. Kite, for example, has $585,202. To defend his money-winnin- g title, he must win the tournament. Also, Norman must finish lower than third and Stewart, Azinger, Levi and Irwin must finish lower than second. "I know it sounds trite, but there are so many things involved, I don't get tied up with the dollar amount," .said Kite, who last year collected $625,000 from this event and set a single-seaso- n money-winnin- g record of $1,395,278. "There are still other things to be settled," he said, and pointed to the PGA Tour Player of the Year award, presented this year for the first time. U.S. Open champ Irwin and Levi, the only four-tim- e winner on the American tour this year, would appear to have the best chances to get that award. Irwin called it "significant. Any award presented by your peer group is one you hold close to your heart," he said. The tournament field, restricted to the top 30 money-winneof the year, also includes rookie Robert Gamez, Peter Jacobsen, Chip Beck, Steve Elkington, Davis Love III, Bob Tway, Jodie Mudd, Jim Gallagher, John Huston, Ian Baker-FincLoren Roberts, Corey Pav-iNick Price, Billy Mayfair, PGA champion Wayne Grady, John Cook and Brian Tennyson. The tournament is being sponsored by Nabisco for the final time. The company bought out a long-tercontract with the tour earlier this season. rs h, n, four-year-o- ld m rewers' star to test free agent waters By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Because the Milwaukee Brewers havent made an offer he deemed satisfactory, Ted Higuera has filed for free agency io learn what he's worth. The filed along with nine other players Tuesday and figures to be one of the most sought-afte- r pitchers, along with Bob Welch of the Oakland Athletics and Dave Righetti of the New York Yankees. winHiguera, a former ner who will be 32 next month, struggled to an 0 record with a 3.76 ERA while limited by injuries to 27 starts. "There's not much that's going to happen in the next 10, 12 days," left-hand- er 11-1- said Higuera's agent, Jim Bronner. While some players file as a with precaution but want to n their former clubs, Higuera says he is interested in finding out what other teams have to offer. 'He's going to check it out," Bronner said. "We've talked to Milwaukee and there hasn't been a meeting of the minds." Also filing Tuesday were Atlanta infielder Jim Presley, Boston outfielder Tom Brunansky, Detroit pitcher Dan Petry, Kansas City pitcher Steve Fair, Los Angeles second baseman-outfieldJuan Samuel, Minnesota outfielder John Moses, Pittsburgh outfielder R.J. Reynolds and third baseman Terry Pendleton and pitcher John Tudor of St. Louis. re-sig- er Thirty-on- e players have filed in the three days following the World Series. Players have until Nov. 4 to file. Meanwhile, the New York Mets exercised a 1991 contract option on pitcher Alejandro Pena for $1 million rather than exercising a $300,-00- 0 buyout clause. The Cardinals placed outfielder Dave Collins on the voluntary retired list. Collins would have been eligible to file for free agency. Pitchers Dave Smith of Houston and Jim Gott of Los Angeles were offered salary arbitration by their teams. If they had not been offered arbitration, they would have had the right to file for free agency. Los Angeles told catcher Rick Dempsey it would not offer him arbitration, meaning he can file for free agency starting Thursday. Bob MeClure, another player in that category, agreed to a one-yecontract with the California Angels. Brunansky, acquired by Boston from St Louis, batted .267 with 15 home runs and 71 RBI. He helped the Red Sox to the American League East title with five homers in the final full week of the season. ar Reynolds also played for a division winner, batting .288 with no ts homers and 19 RBI in 215 for Pittsburgh. Samuel and Presley had subpar seasons. Samuel, who had difficulty switching to the outfield, batted .242 for the Dodgers with 13 home runs, 52 RBI and 39 stolen bases. at-ba- Jackson retains WBO title LEICESTER, England (AP) -JDavid Jackson floored Chris Pyatt in the 11th round on Tuesday and went on to a unanimous decision to retain his WBO title. As if to dispel doubts following his unconvincing previous defense in Paris, where the fight was de- ohn M 1 r v v L A yW, jf, ' clared a Jackson jabbed his way to a convincing Britvictory over the on. Jim Balmforth Andy Boyce Pete Harston There was a dispute over the count in Paris, when French challenger Martin Camara appeared to knock Jackson out in the 11th round. The fight at first was de Rick Wilson Four Cougar gridders receive WAG recognition all-acade- LITTLETON, Colo. Four BYU players have been named to the Western Athletic Conference's football team, which the league offices announced Tuesday. Cougar players honored include Andy Boyce, a senior advertising public relations major from Salt Lake City; Jim Balmforth, a senior accounting major from da, Colo.; Pete Harston, a senior in sociology from Littleton, Colo.; and Rick Wilson, a senior in has a 3.78. Harston has a 3.56 average and Wilson has a 3.32. Boyce is a starting receiver for the Cougars; Balmforth is a starter at guard; Wilson backs up Mark Smith at nose guard and Harston is a starting defensive tackle. New Mexico's Mike Henderson, a senior in recreation, has the highest GPA on the first team, a 3.88. UTEP's Daron Adkison, a junior in political science, has a 3.86. The lowest GPA among the honorees is the 3.00 in public administration which San Diego State's Dennis Arey has recorded. Utah's representatives on the first team are seniors Bob and Frank Bonafacio, twin brothers from San Francisco, Calif. Frank has a 3.38 in accounting while Bob had a 3.35 in biology. no contest but the WBO right-han- sometimes aimlessly. Jackson, a always looked the better boxer and Pyatt was overwhelmed by bis superiority. Realizing he was far behind on the judges' cards, Pyatt went for a knockout and paid the price when he was floored by a short right in the 11th. left-hand- Sportsline mic school health from Orem. Boyce carries a 3.72 grade point average (4.0 -- A) while Balmforth clared later declared Jackson champion. This time there was no mistake. The Lansdale, Pa., d fighter peppered Pyatt with jabs and built up a points lead over a British fighter who tried to land big hooks and swung Tiger honored Earning second team honors are Utah's Mike Lewis, a sophomore from Orem; and teammates Mike Richmond, Greg Hoffman, n Stephen Peters, Preston Christen-seand Shayne McQuivey and BYU's Bruce Jenne and Brad Clark. Hawaii led with five first-teaselections. Air Force, BYU, San Diego State and Wyoming had four each. UTEP and Colorado State had three apiece while New Mexico and Utah had two each. m Joni Hemond of Orem was one of 20 prep soccer players honored on the state team. Spikers drop BYU's women's volleyball team dropped from 11th to 14th in the NCAA poll, but remained 16th in the American Volleyball Coach's Association poll after match to dropping a New Mexico and winning a against San Diego State last weekend. The Cougars are now 16-- on the season and 1 (tied for first with the Lobos) in the WAG This week, BYU steps outside the WAC to travel to Pocatello for a match with Idaho State. This is the Cougars' second meeting with the Bengals this 11th-rank- five-ga- five-gam- er 6 4-- season. BYU defeated Idaho State in four games in Provo in September. Golfers on the road On the road for the second time in 10 days, BYU's women's golf team will be among a field of 13 collegiate squads entered in the Stanford Invitational : , Thursday through Saturday. The tournament will be played on the 6,190, ' yard par 73 Stanford University course near Palo Alto, Calif. BYU coach Gary Howard has picked t senior Robin Barry to play at the top of his team ladder this week. She will be followed in order by senior Lacheli; Simmons, junior Ruby Chico, and fresh-- 1 men Lisa Christie and Anna Hagborg. The University of Arizona is the favor- ite, Howard said. le ', 4 |