European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 26, 1986 stars and stripes Page 27 Namath . Depart monday night Crew new York Joe Namath has been fired from monday night foot Ball broadcasts . Simpson has been removed and Frank Gifford can remain Only As an analyst an Abc network spokesman said tuesday. Capital cities which now owns Abc and is in the midst of Cost cutting Mea sures bought out Namath s multiyear contract. Namath worked Only one year on the series. Simpson has been offered a spot opposite Keith Jackson on the network s coverage of College football. The spokes Man said he will replace Frank Broyles. Simpson worked three years on Mon Day night  Abc is planning to go with Only two monday night announcers for the first time. Gifford who has been the play by play Man on monday night broadcasts for 15 years will be replaced by Al Michaels currently Abc s top baseball announcer. Gifford will work with Michaels As the color analyst. Ratings of monday night football soared last year but Abc sports lost Between $30 million and $50 million. Capital cities apparently Felt Namath and Simpson had nothing to do with the improved ratings. Sports wire fans by Selling clothes marked with the logo of the new Jersey  an nil lawyer John Reiner claimed at the opening of a Federal court trial that sales of sportswear by new Jersey giants inc. Of Stanhope ., is hurting sales of league approved cloth ing by its nil properties subsidiary. The nil claims it has the exclusive right to License the use of the new York giants logo and charges the clothing company violated the nil copyright in its products. Girls coach suspended Oak Lawn 111. A High school girls basketball coach has been sus Pended for alleged sexual involvement with a student amid allegations that officials postponed action on the Case be cause of the team s winning record. Richards High school officials con firmed coach Tim Quinn was suspended last monday but that his team which finished fourth in the class a tournament in Champaign 111., saturday was not informed at the time because school officials did not want to add pressure at tournament  seeks olympics c i c i.  to ._.,_.,.t.--, final four tickets hot item Paris buoyed by recent political moves but acknowledging the political realities of terrorism Paris officially entered its bid monday to Host the 1992 olympic games. The proposal contained an estimated budget of $1 billion even though exist ing sports facilities would be used for All but two Competition venues. It was submitted to president fran Cois Mitterrand prime minister and mayor of Paris Jacques Chirac and Nel son Pailoun president of the French olympic committee. Paris is one of six cities bidding for the 1992 games with Competition from Barcelona Spain Amsterdam nether lands Birmingham England Sofia Bulgaria and Brisbane Australia. The International olympic committee is to award both the summer and Winter olympics for 1992 on oct. 17. The Paris bid about 10 pounds of paper leans heavily on the presence of existing world class facilities for most sports and cultural surroundings. Brett s face Zych s body fort Myers Fla. Third base Man George Brett s face will appear in the Kansas City royals team picture but it s not his body in the no. 5 uniform. Brett was ill for a fourth straight Day sunday with the stomach flu. Rather than postpone the picture the royals asked Matt Zych son of royals equip ment manager Al Zych to stand in for Brett and pose for the team picture. Brett s face will be superimposed on the photograph at a later Date. Raiders ditch swimming Lubbock Texas Texas tech will discontinue its men s and women s swimming and diving programs at the end of the 1986 school year the univer sity announced monday. Joe Hornaday sports information director for the red raiders said the swimming program had 35 participants this year. Nil protests giants logo Newark  The National football league monday asked a Feder Al judge to assess an illegal procedure penalty on a tiny company that plays on the frustrations of new Jersey football conversion rates to today Dallas agents Are doing a brisk Trade in tickets for the Mcaa final four this weekend with eager buyers ready to Trade Cash trips and even a used Rolls Royce. We buy them one minute and we sell them the next said Bob Zidell of spec Trum tickets. He said the phones were ringing con stantly monday with inquiries from peo ple who want to sell tickets As Well As those who want to buy them for the College basketball championships at re Union Arena. It s big said Scott Daima of Texas tickets. We re Selling As Many As we can get our hands  Selling prices for the tickets Range from $650 for so so seats to $1,500 for Premium lower level seats agents said. The $46 general tickets distributed by lottery sold out several months ago. Zidell said he has been offered numerous free trips in return for seats. We re considering dealing with a gentleman who s considering trading his used Rolls Royce Zidell said. Ticket scalping Selling tickets for More than their face value is prohibited on City property but Jack Beckman manager of reunion Arena said he does not have the people to enforce the Law. If we Lurk up on them and catch them then they re subject to arrest and a $200 Fine Beckman said. Frankly it costs too much to do  Tyson bout postponed new York undefeated heavy weight Boxer Mike Tyson is suffering from an infected right ear and his scheduled fight saturday against James Quick Tillis has been postponed according to the Houston boxing association. Giles Finger amputated Minneapolis Minnesota North stars defens Eman Curt Giles was recovering at Home monday after the tip of his left ring Finger was amputated earlier in the Day. Doctors amputated Giles Finger tip to remove a benign tumor near the top knuckle said Dick Dillman Public relations director for the North stars. The operation was an outpatient proce Dure and Giles is expected to be playing hockey again in two weeks Dillman said. London up tuesday s closing rates for the . Dollar to other currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound and other local currencies to dollars the Price of Gold closed at $348.25 an ounce Silver at $5.68. Mar.24 mar.25 British Pound 1.48025 1.45725 German Mark 2.2887 2.3290 French franc 7.0230 7.1425 dutch Guilder 2.5830 2.6300 belgian franc 47.575 48.3750 italian lira 1,556.00 1,583.50 Swiss franc 1.9157 1.9520 greek drachma 142.00 143.30 turkish lira 644.10 650.50 Spanish peseta 143.20 145.30 portuguese escudo 148.00 149.00 Canadian Dollar 1.3986 1.4045 austrian Schilling 16.035 16.245 norwegian Krone 7.167 7.247 danish Krone 8.43 8.54 these Are commercial rates and can be related Only to the use of foreign currency by . Forces for official business. Sales of German Marks to . Personnel for personal use will be at the rate of 2.30 wednesday based on a Price fixing at mid Day and allowance for Standard handling charges. New York Exchange new York up the 15 most Active stocks on the new York Stock Exchange composite trading at 4 . Monday sales last chg. 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