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Spinks,
By ED SCHUYLER JR
AP Boxing Writer
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Michael
Spinks is a boxer, but not one in the
classic sense.
Gerry Cooney is a power puncher in
the finest heavyweight tradition.
Tonight, they will match their
styles and their wills in a sched
uled 15-round fight at Convention
Hall.
Spinks brings his personal brand of
finesse to the fight gameAt times he
appears to floundering about the ring
like a drunk looking for the right door
on a street of row houses.
So far, he's always found the right
Ron Hextall
honored as
all-rookie
By GEOFFREY HAYNES
Associated Press Writer
DETROIT The teachings of for
mer Los Angeles star Marcel Dionne
helped make three Kings players
what they are today members of
the NHL all-rookie team.
Steve Duchesne, Jimmy Carson
and rookie-of-the-year Luc Robitaille
, were named to the six-man team
Friday, one day before a new set of
potential NHL rookies are selected in
the NHL entry draft.
Dionne, who shared his California
home with Robitaille, was traded by
the Kings late in the season to the
New York Rangers.
"He was kind of a dad, showing us
stuff about professional life," Robi
taille said. "He helped me, Jimmy
and Steve."
Others selected to the team chosen
by the Professional Hockey Writers
Association were Philadelphia goal
tender Ron Hextall, Vancouver Can
ucks right wing Jim Sandlak and
St. Louis defenseman Brian Benning.
"It's a good feeling to have three
guys from • the - same team," said
Robitaille, who led all rookies in
scoring with 84 points. "I think it's
good for California. I think it's going
to help hockey there."
Also benefitting from Dionne's tu
toring was Carson, a center drafted
second in last year's NHL entry draft
behind Joe Murphy, who spent the
season with the Detroit Red Wings'
American Hockey League affiliate in
Glens Falls, N.Y.
Hextall, who won the Conn Smythe
trophy as the most valuable player in
the NHL playoffs, led all NHL goal
tenders with 37 wins and finished the
season with a 3.00 goals against aver
age.
Duchesne, 21, finished eighth in the
NHL rookie scoring race with' 38
points, while Sandlak had 15 goals
and 21 assists for 26 points with Van
couver.
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Flyers' first•round pick Darren Rumble
Canadians
lead draft
By KEN RAPPOPORT
AP Hockey Writer
DETROIT As expected, the Ca
nadians led the way and the Ameri
cans brought up the rear in selections
at the 25th NHL draft.
"I'm sure next, year you'll see
Americans back in the first round,"
said Dave Branch, commissioner of
the Ontario Hockey League, which
produced 35 players in Saturday's
draft at Joe Louis Arena.
"It's a just a...agliertL..thil2:ll4.:
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tide of Canadlanis•taked4ti the early
rounds. "After all, Canada isn't2the
only country that produces hockey
players."
However, it seemed that way Satur
day at least in the early rounds of
the draft.
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door winning all 30 of his pro fights
and becoming both a light heavy
weight and heavyweight champion.
"Nobody else I've ever seen fights
like Michael fights," said Eddie
Futch, Spinks' veteran trainer, "but
Michael knows what he's doing every
second.
"Effectiveness is the only thing
that matters with Michael. He isn't a
classic boxer, but he is a fine boxer."
"I pride myself in defense . . .
that's how I win, making an opponent
miss and capitalizing on his mistak
es," Spinks said.
One mistake against the physically
superior Cooney could be the last one
Spinks makes in the fight.
World champs
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Lakers win title with 106-93 victory
By BILL BARNARD
AP Basketball Writer
INGLEWOOD, Calif. Magic
Johnson, selected the playoff Most
Valuable Player for the third time,
sparked a 30-12 third-quarter and
the Los Angeles Lakers won their
fourth NBA title since 1980 with a
106-93 victory over the Boston Cel
tics yesterday.
Los Angeles won the
championship series four games to
two.
A return to the Forum was just
the tonic for the Lakers, who lost
two of three games at Boston Gar;
den. Los Angeles took control when
Johnson scored 12 of his 16 points in
the third quarter after missing sev
en of nine field-goal attempts in the
first half.
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The 6-foot-9 Johnson, who led the
Lakers in scoring, rebounding and
assists in the finals, also was play
off MVP when the Lakers won NBA
titles in his rookie season of 1980
and in 1982.
The Lakers also won the NBA
title in 1985 behind MVP Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar, beating the Celtics
for the first time in nine title meet
ings between the teams.
Abdul-Jabbar had 32 points, 19 in
the first half, and. James Worthy
broke out of a slump with 22 points.
Johnson had six points and three
assists as Los Angeles began the
second half with an 18-2 spurt, turn
ing a 56-51 halftime deficit into a 69-
58 lead.
At the end of the period, it was 81-
ton made only five of 19 field
'46al:Sertipti in the quarter: •
The Lakers, who won all 10 of
their home games in the playoffs,
continued their dominance at the
Forum over the Celtics, who lost
their last seven postseason games
on the road.
"If I hit him I'll hurt him," said
Cooney, who has scored 24 knockouts
in winning 28 of 29 pro fights. "He'll
know what it feels to get hit by a real
heavyweight."
"Cooney's too big," said Larry
Holmes, who stopped Cooney in the
13th round of a World Boxing Council
title bid June 11, 1982, then lost the
International Boxing Federation title
to Spinks on a decision Sept. 21, 1985.
Spinks beat Holmes on a split deci
sion in a rematch April 19, 1986.
"If Cooney fights him like he fought
me, it won't go six rounds," Holmes
said.
The 6-foot-7 Cooney holds advan
tages of 4 1 / 2 inches in height and five
Playoff MVP Magic Johnson and Coach Pat Riley are all smiles following the L.A. Lakers win over the Boston Celtics
• Dennis Johnson led Boston with
33 points and Kevin McHale had 20.
Larry Bird, a three-time regular
season MVP and twice the playoff
MVP, was held to 16. He missed
nine of his first 12 shots from the
field.
The defeat was only third in 19
finals appearances for the Celtics,
who became the 18th consecutive
NBA champion to fail in an attempt
to repeat. The last team to do so
was Boston in 1969. The Celtics
were only the fifth defending cham-
Unity and speed lift L.A. to the top
By BILL BARNARD
AP Basketball Writer
The Los Angeles Lakers' title season started with a trade that wasn't
made and flourished with the continued excellence of Magic Johnson and
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as they won their fourth NBA championship in this
decade.
Los Angeles was stung by four consecutive defeats to the Houston
Rockets in the 1986 Western Conference finals, a loss that convinced many
that the Lakers didn't have enough size to contend for the title.
They almost agreed to a trade with Dallas that would have brought small
forward Mark Aguirre and 6-foot-11 rookie Roy Tarpley to Los Angeles for
small forward James Worthy.
Lakers Coach Pat Riley is happy that General Manager Jerry West
vetoed the trade although Tarpley went on to become an All-NBA rookie
selection.
"From a talent standpoint, Tarpley showed up better than anyone
thought, but right now there isn't a better player in this league than James
Worthy," Riley said. "You don't let a guy like that go unless you know what
you're going to get in return."
In deciding to keep Worthy and move second-year pro A.C. Green into
the starting lineup ahead of Kurt Rambis, a strong rebounder, Riley
figured that the Lakers could win the title with speed and quickness.
After producing the best record during the regular season (65-17) and
playoff victories over Denver, Golden State, Seattle and Boston, Riley's
decision proved wise.
Riley said there were three reasons why the Lakers won this season.
"One, Kareem is still here to do it every night. Two, not making that
trade kept the unit together. Three, Magic's development," Riley said.
• Abdul-Jabbar, despite his continued status as one of the NBA's best
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inches in reach over Spinks. Cooney
weighed in yesterday at 238 pounds.
Spinks weighed 208 3 / 4 pounds. Spinks
weighed 200 and 205 pounds, respec
tively, for his two fights with Holmes,
and he weighed 201 when he defended
the IBF .title against Steffan Tan
gstad. Cooney weighed 225 when he
challenged Holmes.
Promoter Butch Lewis is billing the
match at the about 16,500-seat arena
as being for the heavyweight
championship of the world.
But even New Jersey isn't recogniz
ing it as a title match. Recognition is
coming only from boxing commis
sions in Florida and the District of
Please see FIGHT, Page 10.
pion since 1969 to make it to the
finals the next season.
The Lakers, who won 15 of 18
playoff games this year, won their
10th NBA title and fifth since the
franchise moved to Los Angeles
from Minneapolis in 1960. Boston,
with 16, has more championships
than any other NBA team.
Trailing by 13 going into the
fourth quarter, the Celtics got no
Johnson
scored
than 12. Dennis
scored 10 points in the first 6 1 / 2
minutes as Boston pulled within 92-
The road to
the NBA title
Game 1: Los Angeles 126.113
Game 2: Los Angeles, 141.122
Game 3: Boston, 109.103
Game 4: Los Angeles, 107.106
Game 5: Boston, 123.108
Game 6: Los Angeles, 106.93
80, but Abdul-Jabbar scored five
points during a 7-0 run that clinched
the championship.
Lakers starters began leaving the
game with two minutes remaining.
When Michael Cooper left the floor,
he leaped into Worthy's arms and
raised his fist in triumph.
The opening three minutes were
like a replay of the first two games
at the Forum, which Boston lost 126-
113 and 141-122. The Lakers jumped
ahead 10-4, with Worthy scoring on
Please see CHAMPS, Page 12.
Laker James Worthy lifts team
mate Michael Cooper.
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Monday, June 15, 1987
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Schmidt
slams his
2000th hit,
Phils win
By The Associated Press
MONTREAL Mike Schmidt hit
three homers, drove in six runs and
collected his 2,000 th career hit yester
day, powering the Philadelphia Phil
lies past the Montreal Expos 11-6.
Schmidt tied Mel Ott for 13th place
on the all-time home run list with 511.
He tied his single-game career-high
with six RBI. Schmidt has hit three
home runs in a game two times and
once homered four times in an extra
inning game.
Schmidt hit a three-run homer in
the third inning against Montreal
starter Lary Sorensen, 3-3, for a. 4-0
lead. He connected for a solo shot in
the sixth off reliever Curt Brown for
his 2,000 th hit, the 153rd major-league
player to reach that mark..
Schmidt hit a two-run homer, his
16th of the season, off Randy
St. Claire during a six-run seventh
that made it 11-1.
Darren Daulton and Von Hayes
also homered in the Philadelphia
seventh. Don Carman, 4-5, got the
victory.
ST. LOUIS Danny Cox pitched
five-hit ball for eight and one-third
innings and the St. Louis Cardinals
beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 for a sweep
of their three-game series.
St. Louis won its fourth straight
game and extended its lead in the
National League East to six games,
the Cardinals' largest margin since
they won the World Series in 1982. The
Cubs have lost four in a row.
Cox, 7-3, beat Chicago for the fourth
time this season. Todd Worrell gave
up Manny Trillo's two-run single be
fore getting his major league-leading
16th save. Scott Sanderson, 3-4, took
the loss.
AP Laserphoto
CINCINNATI Dave Concep
cion's two-out single off Gene Garber
in the eighth inning scored Barry
Larkin with the winning run in the
Cincinnati Reds' 4-3 victory over the
Atlanta Braves.
Buddy Bell drew a leadoff walk
from Garber, 8-4, and Larkin came on
as a pinch runner. He moved to
second on Nick Esasky's sacrifice
bunt and scored on Concepcion's sin
gle.
Rob Murphy, 4-2, pitched one per
fect inning to earn the victory. John
Franco, the fourth Cincinnati pitcher,
closed the game for his 13th save.
PITTSBURGH Darryl Strawber
ry hit a two-run home run, Keith
Hernandez added a solo homer and a
run-scoring double and Doug Sisk
pitched 4 2-3 innings of scoreless
relief as the New York Mets defeated
the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3.
Sisk, 2-1, the Mets' third pitcher,
earned the victory by checking the
Pirates on two hits. Jesse Orosco
pitched the ninth inning for the Mets.
Brian Fisher, 2-4, took the loss.
SAN FRANCISCO Left-hander
Dave Dravecky pitched a five-hitter
and Carmelo Martinez knocked in a
pair of runs with a double and a
homer in the San Diego Padres' 4-1
victory over' the San Francisco Gi
ants yesterday.
By winning the final three games of
a four-game series, the Padres won
three in a row for the first time since
Aug. 19-21, 1986.
The Padres, who outscored the
Giants 20-4 in the series, jumped on
left-hander Mark Davis, 4-5, for two
runs in the first inning. Stan Jeffer
son, just off the disabled list, led off
with a walk, went to second on a wild
pitch and reached third following a
flyout.
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BALTIMORE The Baltimore
Orioles used a familiar weapon to
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Cardinals 3, Cubs 2
Reds 4, Braves 3
Mets 7, Pirates 3
Padres 4, Giants 1
Orioles 8, Blue Jays 5
Snead victorious
Westchester Classic
By 808 GREEN
AP Golf Writer
HARRISON, N.Y. J.C. Snead needed only a par 4 on the first hole of a
sudden-death playoff yesterday to defeat scrambling Seve Ballesteros for the
title in the Westchester Classic.
Ballesteros, the dashing Spaniard who forced the playoff with a birdie on the
72nd hole, chopped up the playoff hole after driving deep into the rough. He
required four shots to reach the green and never did hole out.
The victory was the eighth of a 20-year career for Snead, a 45-year-old
nephew of Hall of Famer Sam Snead, and his first since 1981.
The triumph was worth $lOB,OOO from the total purse of $600,000.
Snead and Ballesteros completed the regulation 72 holes over the Westches
ter Country Club course in 276, eight under par.
Snead had a closing 70, one under par. Ballesteros, twice a Masters winner
and holder of two British Open titles, struggled to a 72.
Each benefited from the back-nine collapse of Mike Reid, who has earned
more than $1 million in an 11-year career but still is seeking his first victory.
Reid, three shots in front at the turn, backed away with bogeys on the 12th
and 15th, where he could not reach the greens, and with a decisive double
bogey on the 16th, where he failed to get a little chip out of deep rough near the
green.
"I can't explain it to myself, so how can I explain it to anyone else," Reid
said after a 4-over-par 75 dropped him back to 278, two shots out of the playoff.
Roger Maltbie came on to take third with a par 71 that put him at 277.
Reid was tied with Mike Donald and Morris Hatalsky, each of whom had a
67.
Fred Couples, with a 67, and Sandy Lyle of Scotland, with a 71, were next at
279.
auto racing roundup
By The Associated Press
Miller 500
LONG POND, Pa. Tim Rich
mond, showing no signs of a linger
ing illness that was termed life
threatening, went back to' work
yesterday for 4 hours, 5 minutes.
That's how much time the Ash
land, Ohio, driver needed to win the
Miller 500 Winston Cup stock car
race at Pocono International Race
way.
Richmond, 32, took the lead for
good on the 153rd lap of the 200-lap
.tour of the 2.5-mile tri-oval. His
finish, eight car' lengths ahead of
Bill Elliott, was worth $40,325.
The winner spent most of the
season undergoing treatment for
double pneumonia. This was his
first race in nearly a month and
only his second in the last half year.
"Everything just went off like
clockwork," Richmond said. "It
was just like the last four or six
months that I was out didn't hap
pen."
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It was the second-largest winning
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The winning entry completed 354
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PORTLAND, Ore. Bobby Ra
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The victory was the first of the
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