European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday december 0, 1986 the stars and stripes Pagum . Boats move up in cup series Fremantle. Australia a two . Yachts moved up in the standings sunday of the com petition to Challenge for the Amer Ica s cup while a British boat and a French boat lost ground in the round Robin series. Victories moved stars and stripes into second place an America ii into fourth place in the challenger standings behind first place new zealand. French kiss dropped to third place after Losin Glo new zealand which is 27-1 in the Competition. White crusader from Britain Tell into a fifth place tie with .a. After losing to the Ameri can boat by 3 seconds in a race protested by both competitoru.s.a., having won dropped its protest. The race committee of the Lallian Costa Meraida yacht club which governs the Challenge series ruled against one British protest concerning a buffing regulation. The protest committee adjourned for the night without deciding another British objection involving obstruction by the inflatable escort boats that follow each contender. The top four finishers in the challenger standings will Advance to the semifinal Competition. New zealand leads the Fleet with 126 Points followed by stars and stripes with 94, French kiss with93 and America ii with so. Kookaburra i still leads the defender series. She beat her stablemate. Kookaburra ii by 26 seconds. Only five boats were com Peting for the four semifinal positions. One of them South Australia apparently has dropped out. Soviet basketball Star says he wants to play in Aba by Carol j. Williams Kaunas .s.r. A Arvida Romas Sabonis the lithuanian Basket Ball wonder drafted by the National basketball association s Portland trat Blaz ers this year says he want to play in then a. And coaches and officials who watch with Awe As the t-Fooi-3 Center Maneu vers into sports history seem o View his departure for the pro rank As inevitable after the 988 olympic games in Seoul South Korea. But neither Sabonis nor his coaches would go into detail about the conditions under which he could sign an Aba con tract there s no precedent for a soviet sportsman to play abroad except by defecting. But the coaches and official working with Sabonis seem to acknowledge that it will be hard to keep him interested in Amateur Competition for the rest of his playing career. Sabonis known to his friends an teammates As Romas has the Demeanour of a sports superstar and has accumulated All the trappings of Success that rubles and socialism can provide a country cottage a soviet compact car with License plate to match his team Jersey Andice adoration of millions nationwide. Bui Sabonis who turns 22 on dec. 19, knows he could be pulling Down half a million dollars a year in the Aba. Of course i m interested he told in associated press in a rare interview in his Hometown where he has already played five years at the highest level of Competition the soviet system offers. Who does t want to play As a professional Sabonis knows about the accolades from sports officials worldwide who have seen him play for Bis Home Teamoh Argiris in the 12-team top Amateur league or on the National team which made him Lead Center at the unprecedented age of 17. . Olympic team coach Bobby Knight once called Sabonis potentially the Best player in the world and he has already won honors As the Best in Europe. He dislikes interviews striking a pose of obvious boredom and grunting out monosyllables during questions about his childhood. But he Perks up when talk turns to his opportunities abroad. Basketball in America is great. That s where it was born. There s a lot to relearned there Sabonis says. Yes he knows that he trailblazers spent their first round pick on him. Yes he knows the difference Between the life styles of Amateur players and the pros. You re talking about the Money right he asked nodding appreciatively a Broad Grin breaking through. I like he has no apparent preference for where he d like to play although he of fers that he likes warm weather. I just need to play. I want to play. What difference does it make where Zoh Argiris coach Vladas Gara Slas. Who has trained Sabonis for six years said the eager wants to play in the olympics. He was too Young for the Moscow games and for los Angeles Well we just did t go Marasus said. He s ver Yyoung. What will happen after Seoul Well Nave to Only a reason to cheat skipper says Conner blasts fibreglass yacht by Sid Moody Fremantle Australia a Den nil Conner the skipper of Stan and stripes told a news conference monday there was no reason to build a fibreglass 12-meter 39-foot yacht unless you wanted to cheat he did not mention the new zealand challengers by name or country but their boat is the Only fibreglass yacht in fre Matte racing for the America s cup All the rest Are made of aluminium. The new sealanders were not immediately available for , who earlier in the Competition asked that Core samples of new Zea land s Hull be taken startled a routine Post race news conference when he said in answer to a question there Are 78 12-meters built in Alu Minum so Why would you build a Friberg lass one unless you wanted to cheat?1 new zealand has built the world s Only plastic 12-meters two identical nulls for testing and a third to race Hereford the cup. The latter boat leads the Competition among the challengers with a 28-1 record Ana 138 Points one Les than the maximum. Tom Blackaller skipper of the Sanfrancisco yacht Usa who Defeated con Ner earlier in the Day said at the Confer ence there s something screwy in Here about Lloyd s International specifications for building in fibreglass. Conner denied that he had implied new zealand was cheating. I did t say that he said and angrily Cut off a re Porter who said he had said As much. Mcnulty wins South Africa Golf $300,000 Sun City South Africa a Mark Mcnulty of South Africa on Sun Day won the $300,000 first prize in the Sun City million Dollar Golf Challenge by three strokes Over american Lanny Wadkins. Mcnully birdied the first two holes of the final round in route 10 a 4-under-Par 68. He finished with a 6-under-Par 262. Mcnully who began the Day two shots behind Britain s Howard Clark and be hard Langer of Germany closed the deficit with his Early birdies and soon found himself in front As his rivals began to struggle. Wadkins the Only american in the nine Man Field also passed the overnight leaders to earn the s 150,000 second prize shooting 70 for a 285 total. Paired together ahead of Clark and Langer Mcnully and Wadkins dulled shot for Shoi from the eighth Hole when a Wadkins Birdie pulled him to within a stroke of Mcnulty until the decisive 17th Hole. There Wadkins three putted for bogey while Mcnulty Sank a 40-foot putt for a Birdie 3 to Clinch the Victory. I m a bit lost for words said Mcnulty who enjoyed by far habit payday. He a pumped offers of an Ulm la or a ride in a car As he walked out of the press room into a downpour saying i be every right logo singing in Langer never recovered from a Dou ble bogey 7 on the second Hole shooting a 2-Over-Par 74 for a 286 total and the third place Check of $105,000. Clark who had held at least a share of the Lead family is behind him says Leonard Las vegas Nev. Map sugar Ray Leonard said his family backs hts decision to return to the ring to fight middleweight . They support me Leonard said at the fourth Stop of the promotional tour for the $100 million bout they understand that an fights Are crazy anyway. It s no Proem. Leonard 30, has fought just once since november 198z when he left me game because of injury to his left Eye. I just want to beat map Lson Assaid. He can have his Belt. I Don t what it. I m Back for just one fight. "1 a Way Felt 1 could beat a people my he s slowing Down. He ibid treat and still awesome. That Why i mini to fight him. Leonard said he knew the showdown would eventually take place this fight was inevitable he said. Because of circumstances it was diverted for two or three years. This Guy hag term was willing to take one year of inactivity to make things easier for the Little Man. Hell have ring rust too and thai will even things John Mug lib in 11 grueling rounds last think it s going to be a fight of skill and that s everything the sport stands for Hagler said. Boxing Brines people together Whites Blacks chinese. I m letting Ray take the show today. He sounds Tike Hob the Cable network Leonard by worked for since his retire ment. Hell be Back As an Hob commentator permanently after this. A least he has a Hagler said he bad to accept Leonard Challenge. We Haven t ducked anyone and we re not going to Duck Leonard said the 32-year-old Champion. Leonard says he s going to use strategy but i m be one Dhoti going to do the punching. 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