European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. May 10. 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 27 Russ gets last laugh Over rumours Oft i press dispatches Chicago los Angeles dodgers Pitcher Jerry less turned Trade rumours into a practice awoke tuesday in the Visi tors dressing rpm at Comiskey Park when he reported for work to new York Yankees manage Lou Pintella. According to la Angeles newspaper writers accompany big the dodgers for games against Thel cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago Ihil Weck the tuesday night Exchange went this Way pleased to meet to Reuss said As he put a dodgers bag Down in Piniella s office. I pitched Friday so i la do whatever you want Sta Lor what Are you talk if about the surprised Pinilla asked \ did t George Call Keuss replied referring to Yankees Over George Stein Brenner. When Piniella said he a Anedved no word from Stern Brenner revs added. Then we better close the door did Reuss then opened his equip Cut bag revealing Only a couple of towels and i closed that he out a i the subject of repeated a Timon that he might he traded by the Dodge with the Yankees among the Possis Nutie. Reuss said it had to be done. If i Vive to suffer through All these rumours a going to have some fun too the Yankees were in Chicago to poll the White sox. King made free agent new York special master King Man Bressler has terminated Forward Ben King s contract with the new be nets again making him a free agent j National basketball association bounced thursday. The nets will Hay right of first refusal. I Bressler s ruling followed a �. 6 decision by us. District judge Ibert Carter that the new York pm coffer 10 King violated the Aba a Ary a. Brewster ruled that the approx file Sal Ary for King for the 198s-86 soften was s0,000 and ordered him Tol pay the nets any Money received Ove that amount. I.-., King became a free Agar following the 1ss4-8s season and ii Ltd an offer Sheet with tin kicks on a 23,1981, that was later matched Byrle nets Aba accepts new York Nin underclassmen including five playoff expected to be giants selected in tie first to Olne june 17 draft have been Apted for Early entry the National its netball league said thursday. Mcenter William Jedford of Mem plus state and Chris Washburn of North Carolina slate of Fords Walter Beny of Sujohn .af.niwiaTof.lo,u Washington but no Dot played there. Mears Sullifan fastest Indianapolis Rick Mears and Danny Sullivan continued As the fastest competitors tit Urbay As qualifying rounds neared at the Indianapolis too. Scotland s twi Crawford who Only hours earlier m. A ride Tor the Indiana Polis 500, Clona Down thursday1 prac Tice a few Nof Lutcs Early with a crash. He was not figured and the car did not appear to in badly damaged by the meeting w of the first turn Wall. Mears f two time Winner Here who had the lest unofficial Lap Ever when he tour flee 2h-mile Oval at 214.694 rope onto wednesday was slightly slower Tell red with a Quick Lap of 214.592, car innate Sullivan seeking to by Comette first Back to Back Winner since Al utter won in 1970 and 1971, in his lop time to 214.285. Is tops Nelson Golf lallas Mark Hayes delighted the apparent end of a four year no was Able to put at least one Orry behind him. Maybe 1 Don t have to worry about eking the the oklahoman said Obday after shooting a 6-under-Par r64 for o two stroke Lead in the storm interrupted and uncompleted first round Lof the Byron Nelson classic. Hayes has failed to qualify for the final 36 holes in half his starts this year. Twenty one players were stranded on new tournament players club by the Moon thunderstorm and were sched to Complete first round ploy Friday Bolme starting second round play. A the 135 men who completed play an Auto pm Turifi Urtel Ewt Petreh Fletr a spin it 10 Mil Ellve Stochi Indira r 4 pin. Sim Uit cm.t4i, 4ltt i Tjo. i 72j1w 1.4t03� la .4 a 3sf Jan aim i us j7s.ioo Utt 1, to 70 a but Al was up sharply earlier in the Day. Sources say Carl c. Icahn the new York investor now owns a major piece of the company s Stock. They Are not sure about his intentions however and this caused the Stock to remain Static thursday. Sperry Rase 2, to 721/and led the consolidated Active list with volume of just under 4.6 million shares. Burroughs Carp began a s70-a-Stmre Lender offer for Sperry. In reason the Slock Rose above that Price Trad ers said is that Burroughs disclosed thurs Day that it had raised More Money than it would need to Complete a Sto a share acquisition which led to speculation that its bid could be improved. Saga was the Day s biggest gainer up 7 i to 36 i. And was the third busies Stock at 2.6 million shares. It received a �34-a-share buyout bid last wednesday from Marriott corp., up a to 169 a telex Strong for the second consecutive Day Rose 3w, to 66w. Ism Losi 2w, to 149. Other substantial decliners included or Block off 2h, to 37m Pillsbury Down 2, to 72 Ameri can International olt 4 a to 1191and Chrysler Down 2w, to 38. Energy issues improved because of firmer Oil prices. Mobil gained a. To 30 Exxon Rose i to i8 a and Loiaco in Active Trad ing Rose i a to 32%. The american Stock Exchange Index Rose 1.87.to 272.53. Thatcher s party suffers at polls London up prime minister Margaret Thatcher s ruling conservative parly lost a parliament seat and suffered an overwhelming defeat thursday in midterm regional and local elections the vote was so close for a second parliament scat being defended by the conservatives in their stronghold of West Derbyshire that a second recount of the ballots was ordered. The final tally was not expected until late Friday. Thatcher and her conservatives were in no danger of losing control of the govern ment because Only two parliamentary scats were at stake. Yet the voting was seen us the government s biggest lest before the next general election. An Alliance of the Liberal and social democratic parties upset the conservatives for the parliamentary seat in Rcd at North of London where the conservatives had won in 1933 with a solid 16,000-vote majority. Alliance candidate Elizabeth Shields Defeated Neil Balfour by nearly $.000 votes. She said economic and education issues helped her defeat the conservative. The Economy and local issues were believed to be the major factors in the Clicc. Tons. Voters made no mention in exit polls of Thatcher s decision to allow the use of British bases in the . Air attack on Libya on april to. In regional and local elections in eng land Scotland and Wales incomplete Vot ing results showed the conservatives lost at least 691 local Council seats while the main opposition labor party gained 496 and the moderate Alliance picked up 342. The conservatives lost control of at least 17 local authorities throughout Britain to the labor party. Labor also gained control of five Buroughs in London previously held by the conservatives. It Wes the conservatives worst loss since the 1970s. They lost Many of the seats they had won in a surge of popularity after the 1982 falklands War
