European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday december 7, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 27 Washington dreams of baseball franchise from press dispatches Washington the . Commission on baseball announced thursday that it has sold More than 14,000 season tickets and has commit ments for Over $8.1 million by prospective ticket owners for a new major league baseball franchise. More than $7.5 million has actually been deposited in area Banks in special accounts for season Lickl sales and corporations in the Washington area a pledged to Deposit another Frank Smith the chairman of the baseball commission summarized the ticket Selling drive As an impressive show of fan support in anticipation of Washington ., becoming one of the next expansion Sites for baseball in1987." major league baseball owners will meet in san Diego next week where expansion is expected to be discussed. The nation s capital which has been without a major league team since the 1971 Washington senators moved to Texas is one of a dozen cities bidding Tor an expansion franchise. Smith said he is confident that com missioner Peter Ueberroth will recommend expansion for economic reasons. Smith said he cannot Sec How the com missioner could Overlook Washington. Old timers game slated Washington the fifth old timers baseball classic will be june 23 at Robert f. Kennedy stadium under new sponsorship the game s managing director Richard a. Cecil said thurs Day. The game previously sponsored by Cracker Jack a division of Borden co., hat been taken Over by Eagle sports group Ltd. Of Concord mass. The formation of Eagle sports group was announced thursday at the nation Al press club. The founders arc Cecil Richard w. Kazmair and John r. Cooper. Cubs still want lights Chicago the Chicago cubs want to expand Wrigley Field by at least 10,000 scats but say they won i do so unless they can install lights Loo. Dallas Green the club s president and general manager thursday said the cubs remain stalled in efforts to convince the neighbourhood to place lights in the Only unlit Ballpark in the major leagues. He said the anti lights groups will not understand the seriousness of the prob Lem until the cubs reach the playoffs and arc forced to play in St. Louis or some other National league City. Don Grenesko the vice president in charge of business operations met wednesday with such a group and again Taid the cubs would rather slay at Wrigley Field on the City s North Side than move to a downtown or suburban facility. We would want to renovate to get additional seating to say 45,000 to 48,000," Grenesko said. But we Aren t going to do that without lights. That s still something we want at Wing key celtics sign Thirdkill Boston the Boston celtics said thursday that they have signed Forward David Thirdkill. Who had been waived by the National basketball association club in in final preseason Cut. He lakes the Rater spot of sly Williams who was released monday after missing eight consecutive games and reportedly not keeping in touch with learn officials following a Hemo Rhoid operation. The -fool-7 Thirdkill 25, played Well in training Camp. But Boston Kepi Williams and guard Rick Carlisle when sports wire it reduced its roster to 12 players oct. 22 by cutting Thirdkill and guard car los Clark. After that Thirdkill played with the Bay state Bombardier of the Continental basketball association. West roster picked san Francisco a 34-Man roster featuring Washington state run Ning Back Reuben a yes and Brigham Young quarterback Robbie Bosco has been selected to represent the West at the 61st annual shrine East West All Star College football game officials said thursday. The game will be played Jan. 11 at Stanford stadium. In addition to Mayes who averaged 112.4 Yards per game this season the Backfield will feature Tulsa s Gordon Brown and Oregon s Tony Cherry. Sharing the quarterback duties will be Mark Rypien of Washington stale. Other lop offensive performers in clude Utah s Erroll Tucker who leads the nation in both Kickoff and punt re turns Arizona kicker Max Zund cons who has 22 held goals this year and wide receiver Webster Slaughter of san Diego slate. Defensive standouts include linemen Tony Colorito Southern California and Mike Wise of the University of califor Nia Davis and defensive backs Erroll Tucker of Utah Mark Collins of Ful Lerton state and Gregory Lasker of a Kansas. The team will be coached by Lavell Edwards of Brigham Young. Serving As his assistants Are Ted Tollner Southern California and Jim Wacker Texas Christian. Trump to build stadium new York Developer Donald Trump will build a domed football stadium in Queens and find a National foot Ball league team to play in it the state Urban development corp. Said thurs Day. Gelling an nil team As the prime tenant is an absolute condition of the Deal and unless this is done the govern ment will not begin condemning land at in proposed site the Agency said. Trump said he doubts that the foot Ball team would be the new York jets but that he expects no trouble in finding a team. He also said the final version of the Ballpark might have 90,000 seats rather than the 82,000 that the Udo announced. Trump also owns the new Jersey Generau of the United Stales football league. The general play their Home games at giants stadium in suburban East Rutherford n.j., Home of two nil teams the jets and the new York giants. Green Quintan Lead Largo Fla. Ken Green and Sally Quintan fired a 7-under-Par 65 thursday to take a one stroke Lead after the first round of the $600,000 . Pen Ney mixed team Golf classic at Bard Moor country club. Team members alternate shots in the 72-Hole tournament which pairs professionals from the professional golfers association and ladies professional Golf association Tours in a season finale. Five teams arc one stroke behind the Leaden at 66. They Are Larry and Lau Rie Rinker Dan Foreman and Bonnie Launcr Mark Mccumber and Chris Johnson 1981 champions Tom Kite and Beth Daniel and Al Geiberger and Patty Sheehan. 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