European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 21 thursday. August 31, 1978 kicks snare Webster for estimated $3 million Over five year contract Manuel Orantes of Spain. In route to finals win Over Solomon rantes repeats is . Pro Champ by Steve Krauser Okune mass up Spain s Orantes serving up six aces and his opponent throughout swept d Solomon 6-4, 6-3, tuesday to second straight . Professional , seeded fourth won $27,200. The is us 10th in 12 career meetings with is not known for his serving bit the first game of the match at Bigwood Cricket club was an Indica to it was going to go for Solomon i was one break Point away when blasted an Ace and a service in route to taking the game. The. In spaniard grabbed the next two to ii m Lead before Solomon finally held gee to take the game. In first game Solomon again had two7 Point but Orantes blasted two More to winners and went up 4-1.h, Solomon launched a Brief rally 1 two. Games. But Orantes broke toning the first set 6-4.p the first five games of the second set Todd serve As Orantes grabbed a 3-2\but Orantes wizardry showed itself t fifth game. He was Down 15-40, but served a Winner to make it 30-40. Solomon nearly had him put away but Orantes lunged far to his right to drive Solomon Back to the Baseline with a lob and then put him away with an overhead to knot the score at 40-40. He then served two winners to win the game and go up 3-2. Solomon rallied Back to hold his serve before Orantes. Down to in the seventh game blasted two aces and climbed Backoo hold serve and go ahead 4-3. The turning Point came in the next game when Orantes Koiwa the Only service break in the set. He then held on in the ninth game finishing off the diminutive sumo with still no Eric Wulner to win his second . Solomon last reached the Longwood Lowb but Tost to Sweden s Bjorn Borg.  York a the new York kicks completed their summer Lon search for a Center tuesday with the sign my of free agent Marvin Webster formerly of Seattle to a five year contract that makes him the highest paid player in the National basketball association club s his tory. For All their Money estimated at Mil lion Over the length of the contract the kicks almost did t get  7-foot-l, 240-Pound Pivot Man who led Seattle to the Aba s championship series last season says he was All set to sign a new contract with the supersonic last week. We had reached an agreement but some things turned out not to be True Webster told a Madison Square Garden news conference. I thought we had agreed on certain things but when we sat Down i saw that was not the  so Webster and his agent Larry Fleisher reopened talks with the kicks who had pursued Webster Ever since he had become a free agent june 9, the Day after the Washington bullets beat the supersonics in the seventh game of the Champion ship  president Mike Burke stayed on top of the situation Over the weekend an finally wrapped it up at 9 . Monday. The kicks sat Down and told methinks and they turned out to be True said Webster. I respected that. They treated me honestly. That s Why i m Here. It was t a matter of Money at All. It was the Way i was  Sam Schulman owner president of the sonics. Said the major hitch which pre vented Seattle from signing Webster Las week was the Center s insistence on a three year no4rade  said other provisions in the agreement Seattle offered Webster inc Hided a Whirlpool Bath a new car an unlit Sid Zoh airline eur for Webster parents so they could come to Seattle and see their son play and time off when web Ster s wife Hada baby. Re i was willing to give him All of those Schultz attic i Telephone interview from Chicago. But the no4rade agree ment Hurt what broke my  chutes said he hoped othe owner join me in the future to help Stop these Money demands of players and their meanwhile were gloating a i think our signing of Marvin exemplifies this. L believe this places us once again m True Contention for the Champion so does Bob Mcadoo. The High scoring Veteran who will shift to Forward to mate room for  we were in a position where we had to be Lucky to get past the first round of the playoffs said Mcadoo. Now i think we can go a lot further. Marvin Webster Isa great player. I be seen my since his col lege Days and what has impressed me the most is the improvement he has  Webster earned the nickname the human Eraser for his shot blocking ability at Morgan state where he was twice named division ii player of the year. After being drafted by Denver he washout with a kidney ailment for much of his Rookie season. After another year on the Bench at Denver he was traded to Seattle where in his first year As a starter he Lethe sonics to the Aba finals by averaging continued on Page 24i k.c., Angels rangers lose in Al West by Bill Madden up sports write the american league West s front run Ning Kansas City royals and the second place California Angels both lost tuesday but the third place Texas rangers failed Totake advantage of the situation also bowing As the division race remains  to Loyal were dubbed 9-3 by the sixth place Chicago White sox for their fifth loss in seven games while the the Angels dropped a 4-3 decision to the Newyork Yankees in 11 innings their fifth Al Roundup straight loss after sending the game int extra innings on Joe Rudi s two out ninth inning Home run. ,_.,. A meanwhile the rangers lost 4-1 to the cellar dwelling Toronto Blue jays to remain five games Back of the royals with Don Kessinger doubled Home two runs inthe seventh inning and Lamar Johnson knocked in two others with a pair of singles Onace the White sox Over Kansas City. The toss. Which was Rowe Rich Gale fourth straight was the royals 60th. Equalling their total for All of last  the last 11 games the royals have in 1st . Open tests Borg Austin can seen new courts Kwh York up Bjorn Borg and the pm Ftp ar7th re ukjaf0jeyor Bjor d the gets Are  their first round oppo Ous. Lle 8 in the . Open tuesday oth expressed dismay at Borg in Fps new Home re  at the new $10 Mil a " Tocar much about that to Tail Tennis Center did Tsee i. M 75 a a look bag the motto Tsetsi who is pm be the " a third leg of the grand slam. Esusy of Soresi petted. Austin f  Bias apr . Upen inc a Sao had the Honor of i Aje. The slower cry faster than it y�rbiT7 a open s be Hom dui in a were a 101 Turiace a the $10 Mil "j1 " m toc Artruc t that. To would be. I won t pm a Rodin whet 75 Roll Tek a Onset however had ii a. Rout however did not make him pleased with the court or the Toher. M important w1b because of their experience said we sox manager Larry Doby. Who lost town starter. Mike proly probably for the season. Proly was struck on his pitch ing Tod by a line drive in the seventh continued on Page o russian woman tops own world Long jump record Prague up russian Long  Brada Skene broke her own Jorud record when she leaped 23 feet 3m,during the qualifying round of the track and Field championships sle a old woman from Vilnius the thu Anion capital set the previous Best of a feel inches in Kishinev inthe Sov to Union. Ii Days ago when she became the first woman Ever to Clear 23 feet