European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April the stars and stripes Page 21 sports playoffs expanding to 7 games Palm a negotiators for major league baseball players and club owners reached agreement wednesday to expand the league playoffs from five to seven games for this Don acting executive director of the major league players and chief management negotiator Lee Mac Phail jointly announced the agreement Fol lowing a on hour afternoon this was worked out separately for 1985 because we had to made a commit ment to said once we have an agreement with the play ers association to cover the Besto seven playoff will become Perma the main topic of disagreement distribution of an additional million in television Revenue from the two extra games in each league was resolved for the time the two sides agreed to place the Money into escrow next 16 if the Over All Issue of splitting broadcast Revenue int resolved by these a screwed revenues would remain a matter for negotiation As a part of the total agreement which is now being Nego an announcement distributed by the two parties management has been negotiating with the Union since november to replace a Basic agreement which expired on the Union has asked for a on third share of baseballs television including a billion six year network to be applied toward pension following the the negotiators reconvened to continue discussion on other topics effecting a new Basic the afternoon session rep resented the 21st since negotiations no further sessions have been scheduled we Are pleased with the constructive attitude of Don Fehr and the players association in helping to resolve this commented president of the owners player relations on tuesday Macphail said that agreement to expand the playoffs would have to be reached by or it would be too late to implement them this the two sides were under a deadline if they wished to expand the playoffs this sea which will carry the play had agreed to expand its share of the postseason payoff by but had urged a Quick the players association sought Mil or of the additional owners wanted to table the Issue of distribution of Money until it could be negotiated in collective at the same the pc wanted to give the network a commitment that seven instead of would be the new a Besto five format has been used for the league championships since the Ameri can and National leagues established four divisions in owners panel oks kings7 move to Sacramento new York a the Kansas City Kings request to move to Sacra was approved wednesday by a special committee of National basketball association it said the league should Reserve the right to relocate the Kings if Sacramento Doest build a suitable Arena by the 198788 the decision by the five owners must be ratified by the full 23member Board of who will meet in new York on april the currently in last place in the Midwest division with a 3046 re announced in january their intention to citing what president and general manager Joe Axelson called generally weak support Over the Gregg who Heads the Sac Ramento based group that purchased the team in june said the Kings lost million last season and had projected losses of million this the owners committee said that while there is no suitable Arena in Sac Ramento at this a temporary facility seating is expected to be completed by next in time for the 198586 it would be Home to the team pending the completion of a larger Arena in the committee has concluded if a firs class permanent Arena is con Sacramento can successfully an Aba Portland owner Lawrence the commit tee said in a if a permanent Arena meeting Aba standards is not ready to open for the 198788 the Aba will have the right to Purchase and relocate the Kings he in addition to the commit tee included owners Barry Ackerley of Richard Bloch of red Mccombs of Denver and Herb Simon of Rick the Kings vice presi Dent for we Are very pleased of it was not we were fully confident that this would the already have moved much of their equipment and some office personnel to Sacramento in anticipation of the league approving the which will be the third in the Kings the Kings were formed As the Roch Ester royals in moved to Cincinnati for the 195758 season and became the Kansas Cit Omaha Kings in 1972 before dropping the Omaha Des ignation in Bird returns to Lead celtics past pacers by United press International Larry Bird and the Boston celtics came Back with a vengeance on their Home the celtics were Riding what was for them an epidemic of consecutive losses Bird missed those two games with a tender he returned to the starting lineup wednesday night and scored 35 including 11 straight in a 130 celtics run in the first Quarter to Lead Boston to a 119 103 Victory Over the Indiana after four Days of not 1 Felt like id been in a Bird and i was glad to get a lot of time because then i can get my shooting rhythm Back pretty the loss dropped Indiana to worst in the and was its 18th defeat in the last 19 with the leagues Best record at Defeated Indiana for the 18th time in their last 22 meetings and fifth time in six games this tonight they came on the court with fire in their said Indiana coach George Ive been Reading for a week that Larry Bird cant move his Elbow then he goes out and scores 35 not after the first the pacers Drew no closer than eight who was hampered by a pain in his right Elbow which prevented him from fully extending his Arm when was 16 of 28 from the floor and added 11 rebounds and six assists in 39 during Birds Boston lost to Detroit and the first time All no Roundup a photo Bostons Larry Bird 35 Points season the celtics had lost consecutive Boston led by As Many As 20 in the first but an 82 pacers surge closed the margin to 6254 at the Boston eased out to a 21point advantage late in the third Quarter and was never Birds performance made Irvine Long for see Aba on Page 23 Black Hawks Blank devils behind Rookie goalie by United press International from the play of a Rookie just May come a division title for the Chicago Black Warren Skorodenski will take a Back seat to regular goalie Murray Bannerman once the Stanley cup playoffs but in the meantime he is drawing Chicago closer to catching the firs place Louis blues in the Norris Skorodenski recorded his second shut out of the year wednesday turning Back 34 shots in a 50 Victory Over the new Jersey five different Black Hawks scored goals in the which moved the Hawks within two Points of Idle the who beat the devils 84 tues nil Roundup have three games the Black Hawks have the Only thing we Are concerned about right now is winning our final two said who turned aside 17 shots in the first period allowing Chicago to escape with a 10 i dont know if j was thinking about a shutout after that first it want until about 20 seconds left and the crowd was cheering that i realized who has played in 26 games compared to 59 for posted his first shutout at Hartford he really deserved the said Chicago coach Bob he really has come on and played he kept us in it after the first period when we played really Troy Murray goal at of the first period gave the Hawks the Lead after they i thought we came out very said devils coach Doug whose club was eliminated from the playoffs tuesday when you get 17 that proves in other nil action flames canucks 3 Alberta Rookie Carey Wilson scored two goals and added an assist to Lead Calgary comeback Victory Over the flames moved with in one Point of the Idle Winnipeg jets in the Battle for second place in the smythe red wings penguins 2 Pittsburgh Gerard gallants backhand goal with remaining in the third period lifted Detroit Over Pittsburgh and assured the red wings of a third place finish in the Norris the penguins could not convert any of nine Power play North stars Maple Leafs 7 Dino Cic Carelli scored a goal and assisted on three others in a five goal second period to Power Minnesota past the North stars posted their season High goal