European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes saturday october 16,1988 Europe strikes Gold for 92 Garnet by Michael Goldsmith Lausanne Switzerland a the Spanish City of Barcelona and the French town of Albertville were awarded the 1992 olympic games Friday Barce Lona received the summer games and Albertville the Winter games. The announcement by International olympic committee president Juan an Tonio Sam ranch followed a five hour voting session and capped years of Cam air ing by 13 cities that spent More than100 Mill Ion. Sam ranch is a Barcelona native but As president he stayed out of the hag gling that had led up 1o Friday s vote. An Ioc member from Spain he lid not cast a vote. The results of the ballot cast by the 85 other members were not disclosed Barcelona had bid three times previously for the summer games the last time for 1972, but until now was always second bpm. The City mounted its la Lesl Campaign in inc curly i9d0s and for the past year had been considered the front runner among the six summer games bidders. Albertville. However was a Strong stretch runner overtaking civics from Scandinavia and Central and Eastern Europe to give France the Winter games for the third Lime. Chamonix and Greno ble were the previous French hosts. Another French City Paris had bid for the summer games and French prime minister Jacques Chirac appeared before the Ioc on behalf of both civics. Spanish prime minister Felipe Gonzalez did likewise for Barcelona. When he summer City was announced Barcelona s mayor Pasquale Mara Gall. Was mobbed by his colleagues then sat Down with a shaken look. Sifes for the 1992 olympics Albertville France Albertville France a Alicr Tville at glance population 30,000. Previous experience never hosted  $450 million. Organizers expect to break even but government agencies have agreed to pick up major  facilities Alpine Ltd nordic ski runs ice hockey rinks olympic Village. Facilities needed Speed  bobsled and luxe tracks ice skating Arena ski jumps press Center. Barcelona Spain Barcelona Spain a bar Celona at glance population 4 million the nation s second ingest Day and principal Mediterranean port previous experience never hosted an olympics. Has hosted More than 140international events in 34 sports. Budget $796 million with reve Nues estimated at $523  facilities most major facilities Are built or Are under construction. Facilities needed olympic Vil Lage. After a moment Sam ranch opened the envelope containing the Winter win Ner and when alb Colville name s was called. Michel Barnier and former olym Pic ski Champion Jean Claude Kilty the two top officials of the Albertville bid embraced. Barcelona the first Spanish City chosen As an olympic Host will stage the games of the xxx eth olympiad. Be cause of two world wars it will be Only inc 22nd edition of games. The Winter games in Albertville will be the i6lh and will be the last held in inc same year As the summer games. The Ioc decided earlier this week to stage inc Winter olympics two Yean be fore the summer games beginning in 1994. The 13 candidates together spent More than $100 million on their two year campaigns to win the prestigious Ioc accolade. Each candidate had to provide the Ioc with comprehensive plans financial guarantees a Promise of free Access for All participants and a detailed and Trust worthy Security plan. The candidates had to shrug off prob lems such As local opposition from anti olympic demonstrators who came to Lausanne from Amsterdam nether lands and Berchtesgaden Germany. Paris and Barcelona spent a considerable amount of Lime reassuring the Ioc they expected to bring their terrorist problems under control by 1992. Prime ministers Chirac of France Felipe Gonzalez of Spain and Ruud tub bars of the Netherlands took Lime off from slate business thursday to lend weight to their respective candidates final bids. The closing proposals of the three other summer candidates Binning Ham England Belgrade Yugoslavia and Brisbane Australia were presented by their mayors and other officials. Barcelona had Long been considered Likely to win an absolute majority on he. First  after two successive Terroni bombing attacks there some Ioc Mem Bers speaking on the condition of anonymity appeared reluctant to give the olympics to Spain for the first time. Chirac told the committee France was prepared to Host both the summer an Winter games in 1992, in pans and a Burtville respectively. No country has hosted both games in the same year since Adolf Hiller attempted to turn them into a nazi propaganda Bonanza in Berlin and Marmisch Parton Kirchen in 1936.six other Winter sports centers were seeking the 1992 Winter games in Addi Tion to Albertville. They were Sofia bul Garia fal Cdon Sweden Lillehammer Norway Cortina Italy Berchtesgaden and Anchorage Alaska Anchorage made a spectacular final bid. Complete with Ballet dancers and actresses disguised As Moose bears an penguins. Bui it clearly had Only a Small Chance of winning and George d. Miller Secretary general of the . Olympic committee announced that if Ancho rage was Defeated they would receive priority american support for the next Winter games scheduled in 1994. The Ioc decided earlier in the week to break a 70-year tradition and stage the summer and Winter games in separate years beginning in 1994. As a result Fri Day s vote probably marked the last time the Ioc will select the Sites of both series at the same session. The location of the 1994 Winter games probably will be picked during the 1988 summer games m Seoul South Korea. Stars & stripes tops new zealand in cup preliminary Fremantle Australia a Dennis Conner and stars & stripes ended new Zea land s nine race winning Streak Friday in the first round of the America s cup challenger so Ries. Racing in the first heavy weather of the series with winds of about 25 knots Conner fell be Hind Early but look command on inc first wind Ward leg and wound up winning by 49 seconds handing new zealand its tint loss in the open ing round Robin series. The Victory moved stars 4 stripes and Amer Ica ii which Defeated Ascurra Friday into Athree Way tie for the Lead with new zealand. All Are at 9-1 with two races remaining. With first round victories Worth Only on Point each stars & stripes Victory Means Little 10 the final outcome in terms of Points. But psychologically it figures to be a setback for new zealand and its 24-year-old skipper Chris Dick Ion and an Edge for Conner who has been criticized in some circles for not bringing his Syndi Cate to Australia sooner. Second round victors Are awarded five Points and in the nil important third round each race counts 12 Points. It was the first heavy weather race of the so Ries with the winds go Stag up to 25 knots. Disaster almost Over look stars & stripes when a Jib Sheet broke on the final leg but Quick Crew work minimized any toss. In other races French kiss Defeated heart of America and White crusader whipped Eagle. For the second straight race courageous i broke a Boom and was forced to retire in its race against italia. America ii Defeated Italy s Azzurra by six minutes 34 seconds White Challenge France broke Halyard and was unable finish its race against . Accused mets offered plea bargain Houston up new York mels Pitcher Ron Darling and second baseman Tim Teufel facing felony assault charges stemming from a scuffle with two off duty Houston policemen have been offered a plea bar gain agreement a Houston prosecutor says. Harris county prosecutor Mike Anderson who is handling the Case thursday said there has Bee some Progress toward working the Case  Anderson declined to elaborate but said he met recently with Carol Vance a former hams county District attorney hired by the mels organisation for a Facilitator Type role in the Case. "1 made an offer to him said Anderson who would not disclose the offer and he seemed Amena  is taking it Back to the mels organization Anderson said. Darling and Teufel were indicted for aggravated As Sault on a police officer a third degree felony carrying a possible id year prison sentence. Tor a july 20 scuffle with two off duty Houston police officers working As Security guards at cooler s nightclub. The two players who Are currently playing in the world series with the National league champions Are scheduled to return to Houston for an oct. 30 hearing on pre trial motions. Two other mets involved in the incident pitchers Bob Ojeda and Rick Aguilera face Misdemeanour charges and Are scheduled for a nov. J court appear Ance Vance confirmed he met with Anderson this week. Tim Teufel Ron Der Lfan. Mulling Houston prosecutor s offer but said he has no standing to speak for the player i was strictly representing the met organization and am not in a position to say if the players would think it was a Good Deal a bad Deal or anything Ehe. He said. I Don t have any authority and i am no going to get involved in a plea  Vance said Anderson told him what offer he  to Dick Deguerin the Houston attorney pfc resenting Darling and toilet. Deguerin said nothing has changed in us Caw a previously vowed to Lake the Case to  knee boots Seaver from series Boston a a knee injury will keep Tom  Veteran right hander from pitching against his old team the new York mels in the world series. Tom Seaver will not be available red sox manager John Mcnamara said thursday in disclosing he will go with the same 24-Piayer Rosier in the series that he used inthe american league playoffs against California he can barely walk let alone pitch pitching coach Bill Fischer said. Seaver a 300-game Winner who began his career with the mets in 1967, had hoped in knee injury would improve enough to allow him to . He said just prior to the red sox s seven game toy off Sene with California that his knee bad not proved enough to pitch but my Hope ii that it Ibe ready by the time the world Ries Comet of Seaver suffered what was diagnosed by doctors to it sprained ligament on the outside of Hii right knee in game in Toronto on sept. 19. The right hander tried throw off the Mound a week later but foun Hij knew weak