European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes May 1985 file photo dolphins Bob Kuc Chonberg vision problems Kuechenberg ends 7 5year Miami career Miami up guard Bob Kuechen the last of the Miami dolphins who played on the 170 team in took the advice of his Eye doctors thursday and re tired after 15 years in the missed last year be cause of double vision he developed after taking a violent blow from a defensive line Man in preseason training he under went surgery in March after his vision did not improve and then his doctors advised him to his decision to retire has been rumoured for More than a i made the decision after the surgeons told me i would have to get another set of doctors if i decided to play football he probably 10 years ago i would have looked for a doctor to Tell me i could play but i decided to take the Wise Kuc Chonberg has played in 197 the most in dolphins history and 15 Short of Jim ottos nil he said he would have liked to play two or three More years and get the last year at training 1 was in the Best shape of my career so 1 think 1 could he its Over and in thrilled to have been a part of who went to notre was signed As a free agent in 1970 and became a starter Halfway through the sea son beginning a siring of 53 straight starts before he missed a game with an he started in All 17 victories in the 1972 perfect season and is the last member of that team to for dedication and desire to there has been nobody like Bob Kuechen dolphins coach Don Shula As a player who contributed to the Suc Cess of the dolphins Over the he is at the top of the Auto dealer agree on lease agreement for saints Baton a follow ing a plea from Edwin a House committee on thursday approved a new lease arrangement that would keep the new Orleans saints in the super dome for 21 the lease hammered out late wednesday night by the state and representatives for Auto dealer Tom includes million in concessions from the state and the the National football league owners approved Benson As Princi pal owner of the National football league team at a special meeting in new York assuming he could get a satisfactory lease with the nothing proposed or Ever proposed in this business is going to take away from anyone Edwards told the House and governmental affairs no ones going to lose highways or other on the other everyone in the state will lose if this Deal does not go Benson is the main investor among a group of businessmen who want to buy the National football league team from owner John Mecom who has threatened to move the Benson wants to keep it in new but also has said he needs concessions from the state As part of his agreement to buy the under the new Edwards the team would get Revenue from the us per domes Box food and drink parking and stadium club dues and guided in that came to nearly Mil lion Box food Park and dues and guided if the team cancels the lease before 21 years Are out it must pay million in dam Ages for each year remaining on the Edwards it would be Able to cancel with out penalty if the state or the City of new Orleans reimposed taxes they agreed to re Benson had wanted a 30year but executive counsel Bill Roberts said wednesday that he did not think such a Long lease would be also included in the new lease is a provi Sion that would move the saints Spring training Camp to Louisiana tech in a proposal to rent the team land in tammany Parish for a year was Eli i the governor wants the legislature to approve the but has said that tax exemptions Are the Only part he cannot approve Benson and some of his associates met wednesday night at the governors Man Sion with state officials and representatives of facility the firm which manages the Louisiana super dome for the 215 Mph in says indy Rahal Indianapolis a Bobby driving his backup claimed the unofficial record for the Indianapolis motor Speedway with a blistering Mph clocking in thursdays practice session for the Indianapolis who finished seventh in last years indy had a Lap of earlier in the Day As he and the other Drivers sought that Little extra Speed that could make the difference when qualifying for the May 26 race begins i would say right now were going to run the t backup said Rahal after his Quick Lap in one of the True sport teams Budweiser sponsored in glad it worked out As Well As it were obviously ready to believes his team can still find More Speed in the Colwort powered in certain 215 is within i dont think its going to be but we can make he it the Quick run Felt really were real close to it maximum per were not at the end of the rope but were near prior to the sixth Day of prac Raphals Best practice time was the he recorded in his 1 that time duplicated the previous unofficial track record set last year by Mario Andret theres not much difference Between the two just a Little difference in sus pensions and Rahal i could be comfortable in either but in a Little happier with the one i used Andretti 1984 time was bettered by three Drivers earlier this defending Champion Rick Mears completed a Lap on the Oval at on Roberto Guerrero of last years race runner up went on and Veteran Pancho Carter recorded a Lap official records can Only be set during qualifying or in the Tom Sneva set the on Lap record of last year Speed that was topped by 11 Drivers since practice began last Rahal was one of Only five Drivers re cording a Lap in excess of 200 Mph that was top time of the Rookie Arie Luyendyk of Holland had his Marc cos Worth working at and Michael an who was the Cindy Rookie of the year with Guerrero in went Rookie Michael Roe of who is Liv ing in posted a in a Lola and Kevin Cogan became the 31st Driver to go quicker than 200 this month with a in another nine teen Drivers went quicker than including nine who topped during the first three hours of practice under sunny Danny Sullivan was the second fastest in the Early practice thursday with a soccer feud settled after 19year Waif England a two school soccer whose members dispersed As far As new zealand and have replayed the cup final that ended in dispute 19 years Hayes Road primary and Ell Combe Junior school in the Devon resort of Torquay always argued Over their 22 tie after extra time in the 1966 Bewley cup each team of 11yearolds held the cup for six but nobody was satisfied and As we got older there were bitter arguments whenever we met up about who should have said Hayes Road Captain Tony so Bickford tracked Down every including Steve Wollacott from his own school who was in and Alan Savage from the other team who was living in new Bickford also hired a Torquay Sta booked an English soccer league referee and provided a replica trophy for the with a crowd of 750 spectators looking the two teams of 30year Olds some of whom haunt kicked a Ball in 10 years held a replay tuesday Hayes Road won 21 on a it was Worth every said triple Crown getting says official new York a Gerard my president of the new York racing said wednesday he wants something done to reinforce the importance of the triple following the decision by the owner of Kentucky Derby Winner spend a Buck to skip the May 18 Preakness at we have to do something to preserve and enhance he said by phone from Bel mom which the Nyra we Haven exploited the triple Crown to its potential and package there May have to be a Bonus and weve talked about Mckeon said he had talked with Chick general manager of wednesday and expects to talk with him in a few weeks about 1986 plans to help ensure that the Derby Winner would com Pete in the second two legs of the triple the Preakness and the Belmont theres no urgency about it said the decision by owner Dennis Diaz to Send spend a Buck in the 1 Jersey Derby May 27 at Garden state instead of the Preakness apparently would preclude any chances of the Colt running in the 1 i mile Belmont stakes june a Victory in the Jersey Derby will mean a million payday for spend a financier Robert who rebuilt and reopened Garden state Park this came up with a million Bonus plan to a horse who wins three specified Garden state including the Jersey and the Kentucky spend a Buck has won All but the million Jersey which carries a winners it marked the second time in four years that the Derby Winner bypassed the break Gato Del the 1982 Derby also passed the Mckeon said informal talks with Thomas president of Churchill and Lang were held at the thoroughbred racing associations convention in los Angeles last Fol lowing the Success of the 10 Breed ers cup the breeders cup capitalized on the Mckeon shame on us for not capitalizing on a Tim tested although a triple Crown Bonus might help horses go to the Preakness in the fun Mckeon didst see that it would necessarily Benefit the Belmont the Bonus Doest make sense to he if a horse wins the triple hell be Worth million As a so what does a million Bonus mean Mckeon said spend a Bucks defection from the last two legs could Benefit the 17 travers stakes for 3year Olds at another Nyra we could have All three he the Preakness and Belmont