European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 19,1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Kelly signs $7.5 million contract Campbell announces retirement Buffalo . A standout quarterback Jim Kelly has agreed to a five year contract with the Buffalo Bill Worth about $7.5 million according to a published report. The Deal would make Kelly the highest paid player in the National football league. The Buffalo news reported in today editions that after about 10 hours or be nil Roundup got nations Kelly and his agents reached an agreement with the Bills at about 2 . Not today in Houston. Kelly was expected to Fly to Buffal monday morning and sign the contract it a news conference. The Kelly signing was t the Only bigness monday. The new Orleans saints got badness when running Back Earl Campbell who needed Only 593 Yards this coming nil season to reach the 10,000 Mark announced that he is retiring. Quarterback Joe Montana of the Sanfrancisco 49ers is currently the highest paid player in the nil at $1.3 million year. Kelly 25, was Buffalo s first round draft pick in 1983 but chose to sign with the Houston gamblers of the unite states football league on june 9 of that year. That league has suspended play a least until 1987, and the new Jersey generals who merged with Houston had Given Kelly the of to negotiate with Buffalo which holds his nil rights. Dave Senko a spokesman for the Bills declined to comment sunday on the status of the negotiations. On saturday the Houston Post said Kelly was demanding $10 million Over five years to play for Buffalo. The Buffalo news also said another nil source reported that the Bills $7.5 million offer is the same the los Angele raiders would offer Kelly if they were to negotiate a Deal for him. Kelly sat in a private Box with owner Ralph Wilson of the Bills saturday night to watch the Bills oilers preseason Gamin the Astrodome at Houston which the Bills lost. Kelly had a guaranteed contract wit the generals that reportedly would pay him $800,000 this year even if he did no play. Bills general manager Bill Polian Lethe negotiating at an undisclosed site along with Jeff Littman the team s trea surer and Dave Olsen an executive vice president. Kelly a Usel map who played forthe University of Miami was rep resented by . Fagin and Greg lusting of Toledo Ohio at the Marathon negotiations. Kelly joins Herschel Walker Dallas and Kelvin Bryant Washington As the top names in the Usel that have no joined the ranks of the nil. I d love to have the Guy said head coach Hank Bullough who took Over the team last season but was unable to improve on the team s record finishing 2-4 for the second consecutive  Kelly on Page 25 Appino Buffalo Bills new a a Jim Kelly is highest paid player in National football league. Hard courts Sui f his game Becker wins player s title Toronto a West Germany s Boris Becke proved there s More to his game than a big serve As he Defeated Stefan Edberg of Sweden 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to Winthe $525,000 player s International Tennis tournament  in humid conditions under sunny skies that pushed the court Side temperature to 115 degrees Becker took advantage of key breakdowns by Edberg and use a dangerous second serve on some big Points to make his first entry into a Canadian tournament a winning  players perhaps tired from playing three matches each on saturday were under their Peak , a two time Winner at Wimbledon took the Winner s Check of $51,000 As he dropped but one set in his four matches. Edberg earned $25,500 for second  Mountain was my sixth Ever tournament on hard court Becker said. In Germany we never had hard courts. I grew up on Clay so i really did t know How to play it when i was playing there last year. But i be found out it suits my game. I can play serve and Volley. I have a Good kick which bounces very High in the air. To win two tournaments he won last year in Cincinnati think it is one of my better  he won the first set a Dull tentative affair when de Bra double faulted on break to m in the ninth it giving the 18-year-old Becker the Lone service break.3 the set serving at 40-15, Becker won the set with a service  being broken in the opening game of the Sec Ond set Edberg who has a 9-2 record on hard courts his year came alive to break Becker in the second my six games which would prove to be his Only service bus of the  the final set Edberg again opened the door for his opponent. In the fourth game he double faulted on break Point to give Becker a 3-1 Lead. I broke him really Early i always was ahead of him Becker said referring to the final set. I know him and he s a dangerous  can play Well under pressure. He does t have a weakness. I bad to be careful. He had his chances to break  the match turned in Becker s favor for Good in the next game when Edberg had a break Point. But Becker came up with a great second serve which set up uneasy forehand Volley Winner to put the game at Deuce. Then on his second serve of the next Point he cranked in his fifth Ace of the match and his second on second  the final game Becker went up 40-15. But faced with two match Points Edberg would not Bow out without a fight he saved the first on a forehand win Ner after Becker made two great stretch volleys an brought the game to Deuce with a backhand Cross court  went up a Point on a poor return of serve and then won the tournament when Edberg missed running forehand Down the line. I did t serve very Good today said Edberg who will play this week at Cincinnati before going to the . Open which begins aug. 26. I missed too Many first  admitted the pressure of playing against a player of Becker s Quality showed in his serving percentage which was at a phenomenal 94 percent against Robert Seguso in the  was a Little tired and when you re playing Boris he puts a Little More pressure on you than the other Guys do Edberg  was More concise in his Post match remarks at  s nothing much More to say record crowds Good weather and pm the  Navratilova turns Back Evert Lloyd Manhattan Beach Calif. Up top seeded Martina Navratilova combined an effective serve and Volley game with aggressive All court play sunday to defeat longtime rival Chris Evert Lloyd 7-6 7-56-3 and win the $250,000virginia slims of los Angeles. The 29-year-old left hander from fort Worth Texas received the $45,000 Winner s Check. The second seeded Evert Lloyd of Boca Raton fla.,collected $20,000 As runner up at the Manhattan country  top seeded doubles team of Navratilova and Pam Shriver of Lutherville md., Defeated Claudia Rhode Kilsch of West Germany and Helena Sutkova of Czechoslovakia 6-4, 6-3. The winners split $16,000 and the runners up $8,000.Navratilova took a 6-5 Lead in the first set on the strength of two service Breaks. She served forthe set and held three set Points before Evert Lloyd rallied Back for a break to Force a tiebreaker. Evert Lloyd built a 3-1 Lead in the tiebreaker but Navratilova evened it at 5-5 when Evert Lloyd committed two of her eight crucial double faults. Navratilova then captured the set by win Ning the next two Points As Evert Lloyd hit backhand wide off a Low approach shot. At set Point her backhand hit the tape and bounced Back. Navratilova built a 4-2 Lead in the second set when Evert Lloyd committed her eighth double fault