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Although injury i
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the participant Detroit f: ve the
unique .opportunity to join in
thrill of live rodeo ction the
Coor Bill Pickett Invitational
Rodeo Trailer Serie (CBPIRTS)
returns to Detroit on Saturday d
Sunday, October 12th and 13th.
CBPIRTS also offers vie e a
unique 100 at some of today' bot-
t African-American co boys and
cowgir . little is noted in history
boo about the many contributio
African-Americans made to tbe
develop�nt of the West, but
cowboy were a driving force 0 the
W tern Frontier. In t1 ct, one out of
every six cowboys an Afri
American. Thi rodeo is a fitting
tribute to those cowboys.
A COWboy and cowgirl ho com-
INDIANAPOUS (AP)-A Jud bas
imposed a PI order on pl11fC - ta
in the· t er MlR
Tyson, who i to stand trial in
January on charges be attac cd a
beauty pageant contestanl
Marion Superior Court Judie
trida Gifford the order, re­
ucated by Tyson's attorney. 1bey
kl they feared pre-trial publicity
eou1d hurt the heavyweight cbam­
pions chances of Ftling a fair trial.
"It has already attracted extraor­
dinary, extraordinary publicity,"
Id F. Lane Heard m, a Washington
attorney for Tyson: "Much of this
publicity been highly prejudi­
cial."
Marion County deputy
prosecutors argued a t tile re-
quest. They said the order isn-t
needed because attorneys already arc
bound by profo lonal rule. that
would forbid any .tatemcnll that
could prejudice potential Jurors.
Tyson was indicted last week by
a special grand jury on chari of
rape, criminal deviate conduct and
&e>nfiDC ment.
: An 18-y,ear-old Miss Black
�rica contestant alleged Tyson
,.aped her at an Indianapolis hotel
�uly 19.
Ty on could receive up to 63
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iGolf r,'
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• DBTROIT- On Saturday, October
: 5, Palmer Park Golf Co • 19013
: Wood ard Avenue, will hold w., i
: intended to become an annual charity
: golftoUIlWDCnt, Sam 1 D. Abrams,
: who becomes the genetal mauaaer
; on October 1, said.
• According to Abrams, ex-Detroit
: Piston basketball player Willie
r Norwood, Karen M. Peek and Usa
: Woodcox from the LPOA and many
� other celebrities ill play in the
• toUIDaJnmlt.
: The tournament hopes to raise
, "$5,000" to help upport golf in high
'schools within the Detroit public
: school system, Abmm said.
� "Detroit public chool officials
: report some 160 students involved in
: their golf program. " .
: Palmer Park Oold Course bas
: commitment from community
: golfers who will teach the art of
� golfing. Abrams said. One who bas
: committed bimself is' Sberry
� WellODS.
•
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: WELLONS sAID be bas been
: playing golf for "SO years" and one
: of his I'CUODS for volunteering his
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death re the co boy' nd
gitt's number one oceup tiona!
rd, ir determina on 0 er-
all rand re 0 of
elemen ..
ther tban th1
pen, y co nn on ridin
the . mal or ropin the calf or steer,
It m t for them to defeat the
animal in their mind before ckIin
it.
Escapin injury Iso prime
concern. However, hen injured,
the prof lonal cowboy and cowgirl
concentrate on an ccelerated
recovery and a peedy return the
re . Men I attitude nd ying in
good physical hape are the keys to
success for the rodeo cowboy.
Detroit i the fourth top in five
city tour. The .rodeo tion wUl be
held at the Michigan State
Fairgrounds loca d at 1120 West
State Fair Avenue. Over 100 cow­
bo)'l and cowgir will compete in­
cluding ieer wrestling bull riding,
calf roping; ladie barrel racln and
ladi teer undecoraling.
1be tour i named r Bill Pic -
BUCHANA COURT
No Olympic attitude
By Ed Buehlnl
Sto!C!w,*,
Attitude is the key to victory.
A winning at­
titude is every­
thing.
B edonat­
ti tude, Isiah
Thomas will
never be an
Olympic con-
ender.
If Thomas
were on the
team and if the
U.S. were to
lose would
Iaalh throw a
tantrum like he '
did when the
Chicago Bull
beat the Pistons IW •• taz1
I t Spring?
Would he _;.;..;.o..,.;�__",;..._
storm off the
court and demonstrate a Singular
lack of grace?
For grace, poise and leader­
ship my choice i an old true
_ _..---., American,
Kareem Abdul
Jabar.
Larry Bird
should and
probably will
drop out.
Overall, the
U.S. will be put­
ling the world'
bes t team on the
floor.
The ultimate
result 'will be
these 11 men will
make even greater
mega buck , and
that might be why
lsiah is really mad
about being left
off.
1991 CBPIRT featured par·
ticipan include:
Carolyn Carter. Five years ago
when thi Oklahoma cowgirl began
competing in rodeo, he did it for
fun. Now, it's a full-time job. Being
a full-time cowgirl is hard work ad­
mils Carter, who train all day
AN
DERS,
who at out
the season-opening 45-0 loss to
Washington, had hi first big day
again t the Colts, carrying 30
time for 179 yards and two
touchdowns.
The Lions hold 30:12-29:47
edge in average time of posses-
ion and have 53 percent trurd·
down efficiency rating-two
categorie Fonte de perately
hoped to improve.
"Ican't remember the l ttime
we had a ball-control advantage,"
Fonte aid. "If we can continue
to do that with a Barry Sanders
running the ball and a Rodney
Peete at quarterback, we'll al­
ways have a chance to win.
"For th first time inee I've
been here , we're cau ing
,
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP)- Three
weeks ago, Detroit Lions coach
Wayne Fontes agonized over an
offense without Barry Sanders
and a new-look defense that gave
up 45 points in a season-opening
los .
But with a healthy Sanders
hifting into All-Pro gear and
three traight tingy outin by
the defense, translating into three
stl4light victorie , the lions are
one win away from their b t start
in 11 years.
"I'm not looking for this team to
that this team is maturing and,get­
ting better," Font said Monday
at his weekly new conference.
, "I'm looking for thi team to
point fingers or fold up when
things don't go right," he aid.
"We're becoming a more unified
team, and I'm going to try and
. keep it that way because that's my
job."
D troit' 33-24 victory at In­
dian polis
on Sunday
marked the
first time
the Lion
have won
three eon-
e c u t i v e
gam e s
since win­
ning the
last five
game of
the 1989
eason,
"t'm not looklnll
for th s t am to
point finger or fold
up wh n things
don't go right. -
. "We're becoming a
more unified team"
and I'm going to try'
and. keep It that way
bec u e that's my
Job. -
-Font ••
With Sanders, emphasis
shifts to winning
problems for the defense," Fon
aid.
years in prison if convicted. Hi trial
is acheduled to begin Jan. 27.
Gifford's order also applies to at­
torneys for potential witneues and to
investi.ators, police and all court
personnel. They were inatructed not
to make any public statement that
could prejudice a jury.
The judge told Tyson'. attorneys
he w "appalled" to her Tyson
giving a news conference only houn
after motion had been filed. She en­
comaged Tyson' attomfe to curb
his public statements.
At the news conference, Tyson
repeated his claim of innocence.
IslabTbom
MEANWHILE, i young
De troi t defense is cau ing
problems of its own for opposing
offense .
Detroit held Indianapolis run­
ning back Eric Dickerson to 17
yards rushing on 13 carries-bis
worst perfonnance a pro-and
nose tackle Jerry Ball trapped him, I
in the end zone for a third-quarter
afety.
The Uons have allowed only
two touchdown pa es and an
average of 269 yards in total of­
fense over t last three games,
wins over Green Bay, Miami and
the Colts.
"The Washington game I
over, and we've gone back to a
very sound and b lc defense,"
Fontes said. "Defensive coor­
dinator Woody Widenbofer baa
been calling great games, and
we're getting
the big in­
dividual play
when we need
it. We just
have to con­
tinue to be con­
sistent."
All-Pro
linebacker
Mike Cofer
likely will mi
Sunday's game
with a sprained
left knee, Fon­
tes ide Cofer
suffered the in-
jury Sept. 15
against Dol­
phins and did not play against In­
dian polis. Second-year pro
Tracy Hayworth filled in for
Cofer and made seven tackle ,in­
cluding one of four sacks gainst
the Colts.
Third-year cornerback Bruce
Alexander injured his right foot
and will' be out 2·4 weeks. His
a ence could prompt UlC return
of Terry Taylor, who wa
reinstated by the NFL I t week
after serving a one-year uspen-
ion for a third violation of the
league's drug policy.
"With Bruce's injury we may
have to put Terry b ck in there
before we would I ike to," Fon
id. "We'll have to wait and
•
see."
ublic
chool team
time , came up caddying; we
't ha any imtructions."
Wen ns added, be bas been an
Instructor "at least 30 YeaJS" and be
will be " . it for the kids. "
Abrams said be bas received golf
clubs-s-three bags containing
approximately "60 clu "and other
prizca bleb came from more than
one source. ,
Ab� is a junior at Wayne State
Univer ity. He is majoring in
management and marketing and
plans'to pursure a career in 1 •
But for the present be is trying to
make this tournament an annual one
and to set up a golf scholarsbip at
Palmer Part Golf Course.
A GOL ER BIMSEL,
Abrams said the tournament is open
to the public and the entry fee, which
includes 18 hoI of golf, po er cart,
lunch and prizes is $40.
The tournament begins t 10 LID.
and for those bose interest is the
cemnony and IUDCh, the COlt
SlS.
Deadline, for registration Is
'lllursday, October 3. For additional
information please call
(313)883-2525.