Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday December 2 1990— Page 21 ' still waiting the DaveRaffo UPliporto writer title next ATLANTIC CITY NJ — The road back to die top for Mike TVion has been much longer and hander man he anticipated after losing his heavyweight championship Nearly 10 months have past Buster Douglas’s stunting tamrhM of Tyson last Feb 11 in Tokyo and tyson still is waiting for another shot at the crown He will fight Alex Stewart Dec 8 fat his second fight since losing to Douglas Tyson’s wait will be more than a year If he waits for the winner of tiie April 19 Evsnder Holyfield-Georg- e Foreman tide fight Tyson will get a shot no sooner than June and perhaps as late as next faH Even if he fights for just a piece of the it will probably be next spring befor Tyson gets his shot The waiting imH Tyson Mi uncrowned head in frustration “It stinks” he said of life as a contender But that is die way it is these days in tiie boxing business where promoters rule with an iron fist After Hoiyfield knocked out Douglas Oct 25 to win the tide the new champion's handlers decided Tyson had to wait for his shot and gave Foreman Ms" chance to regain the tide first Holyfield’s manager Shelly Rnkel and promoter Dan Duva say Tyson Hoiyfield wait more than a year after he became a top- - rated challenger Tyson says he deserves a shot because of what he has done for boxing He was a ' fighting champion waging 1 1 tide bouts 1 between Nov 1986 and last February The way he won die crown at age 20 unified it and lost it rescued die heavyweights division from years of mediocrity “People still think I’m the title holder even though they know I lost” Tyson said “There’s no way you can say I’m a forgotten champion When Muhammad Ali came long little old housewives who never came out of their houses followed AIL When he retired little guys like Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler made all die money “Thank God I came around and things him everywhere I went people said ’You’re fighting Tyson?’ People tend to see you in a different light all of a sudden "Kids from my neighborhood (in Brooklyn NY) come around and say ’Can I get your autograph?’ Before where I live nobody knew I was a fighter Now they ring the doorbell and want to buy When I fought Hoiyfield (Nov 4 1989) nobody knew who he was I guess that’s changed now” The fight that changed everything for Hoiyfield left Tyson disgusted He said he respects Hoiyfield as a fighter but lost imped for Douglas when he Showed out of shape for his first tide changed” Stewart can vouch for Tyson’s defense'1 "I didn’t think much of it (Douglas’s notoriety even as a former champion “I don’t get a rest from his name” performance)” Tyson said “He didn’t Stewart said “After I signed to fight come to win He came to make money : and quit which he did “People talk about die differences between a thoroughbred and a quarterhorse and there’s a lot to teat A thoroughbred is somebody who will do well all the time even when he loses A quarterhorse only wins one out of 10 times A thoroughbred handles adversity and takes the good with the bad If he keeps winning he never tests his character” - There is no need to ask who is die thoroughbred is the who and quarterhorse in Tyson’s horse racing analogy Yet there have been questions abouthow well he handled his loss in Tokyo Tyson and his promoter Don King protested saying Dmiglas received a long count in die eighth round — two rounds before Tyson was counted out of waiting Watson’s out of there fee city’s most prestigious private chibs Smith wouldn’t comment on Watson’s resignation He said ProKANSAS OTY Mo Bloch’s application to fee dub fessional golfer Tom Watson has was withdrawn by fee "pro- resigned his membership at die poser” and never reached fee Kansas City Country Club board of directors because businessman Henry Bloch chairman iand chief Bloch who is Jewish was not executive of H&R Block Inc admitted as a member to comment Bloch and L Chandler Smith president his brother Richard of Kansas City Country Chib’s fee company which is the naboard of directors said he re- tion’s largest tax preparation ceived Watson’s letter of resigna- firm and they are nationally tion The country known for their many dvic dub is considered to be one of endeavors ByJo-AnrtBam- - 400-memb- er Csonka scores - from fullback the City Country Club the course where he learned fee game and gained feme as one of golfs greats He has won eight 5“j°C championships and 32 PGA Tour tides in his career Smith said tint Bloch’s religion was not a factor He said fee dub has no discriminatory policies but acknowledged that the dub has no Jewish members as far as he knows He also said file club has no black members “The decisions that are made do not relate to religion” he said resigned from the duh” Watson said "They put a prominent ' Jewish and Misapplication withdrawn It’s something ijut i bership are based on the quality of the people He said Bloch and his wife Marion are fine people “He is a delightful person and so is Mrs Blodi” he said Hallmark Cards Inc Chairman Donald Hall proposed Bloch’a 19-ye- ar because my family is Jewish It’s not sametiling feat's very appealing to me: fee possibility dud I’m not welcome — that my family’s not welcome — because ' : of (tfadr) religion” Watson’s wife Linda’ iand tfadr two children are Jewish He is not Watson 41 has been a longtime member of die Kansas Bloch’s application never got He said decisions on mem- all-ti- me was I ‘t CLEVELAND (UH) Larry Csonka die Hall of Fame ! “As a matter of conscience as and MHcn Hendricks Kansas City Star membership to according sources who also backed Bloch' Two on his applications were Richard C Green Jr chairman of UtiliCorp United Inc and James M Kemper Jr1 chairman of Commerce Bancshares Inc The three could not be reached for comment out of fee club’s membership committee which makes recommendations to the board of directors according to sources "I’m very sorry it happened” said chib second vice president A Janssen Wooldridge “I don’t know what we can do about it I hope in time it will heal over” ' ' Watson told dub head pro Stan Think hit mentor of his decision over hmch “I can’t comment on it” said Think who has been at fee dub for 30 years "It pains me too much Tom is like a son to me” : Mosasosrs msGsaxmjtaxsv smcss-- Miami 1972 team won Dolphins $5900 Friday on die Ohio Lot17-- 0 tery Cash Explosion television show Csonka 43 was a winner on theshow that will air across Ohio Saturday night Prizes for contestants making it to die show range from $2450 to $50000 with a chance to make as much as $200000 by winning on three straight shows Phillip Spears of Cleveland won $50 J)00 and will return next week Bap3BgB?qgH33IBE&3BB W Easy-to-U- Family PC nJ With Software Brenda East of Bloontingburg won $26800 “Everyone wins That’s die nice thing about this” Csonka said “Ira jost how much yoate going to win” Csonka a native of Stow Ohio who lives in Jacksonville Fla got on die show by buying a $1 lottery ticket at his lister’s convenience store during a recent visit to his farm in Lisbon He scratched off the surface of die ticket and learned he was being entered in a drawing to select players for fee weekly television show (ia se Save 100 79330 Rag Separata Items 19990 Low AolM Par Month Stereo Headset Cut 454 8oEaeylt GuamntoM Succeasl DeskMateand With 20MB Drive and Monitor Low Ao 21" DeskMate Home Organizer with 24 applications Save 200 T0999d 34 Par BABS Month AMFM Hands-Fre- e Stereo Rotary controls o! 6 oz AMFM Radio Clock Dual-Alar- m Cut 384fc 29" £& Wake to music or alarm 12-1- YORK Save MOO 899 Savo100! 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