European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. February 14. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports 1st american takes medal in world biathlon Lake Placid . A Josh Thompson of Gunnison. Colo., became the first american id capture a medal in any world wide biathlon Competition when he finished second in the men s20-Kilometer thursday at he world biathlon championships. East Germany s Frank Peter Rolsch won the Cuenl. Thompson 24, hit 19 of 20 tar gels and had inc second fastest ski ing time in a sport thai combines Cross country skiing with Targal shooting. He covered the 12.4-Milt course in 59 minutes 51 seconds a on min ulc penalty for missing the Large gave him an Overall Tim of 1 00 51. Josh s performance is on a Par with Bill Koch s Silver medal in the 1976 Innsbruck olympics american team Leader John Morton said. Older americans were far  Dombrovskis of Seattle finished 26th, Willie Carow of put  v., was 47lh and Glen Eberle of Mccall. Idaho placed 50th.roctsch won the Gold with a ski Lime of 59 00,40 and one miss in20 target shots. His Overall Lime was 1 00.4q. Whitaker to Box Mayweather for vacant title Norfolk a. A Parnell Pete Whitaker will fight Roger May weather for the vacant North american boxing federation Light weigh 1 championship March 28 at the scope Arena what taker s manager said. Whitaker s opponent is the heaviest Hitler he has met so far Lou Duva who Laker s manager announced. He s got a right hand thai will Knock you dead Duva said. If he hits Pete on inc Chin hell Knock him  Mayweather held the undisputed world Junior lightweight title for most of 1983. He is 26-4 with 17 knockouts Andis 7-2 since becoming a lightweight in 1984. Whitaker won a Gold medal in thej9s4 olympics and is 11-0 with seven knockouts a professional. Whitaker who has not knocked out an opponent since november 1985, won his last fight dec. 20 with a decision Over another for Mer Junior Ligh Weighi Champion Alfre do Laynce of Panama. Rockets defeat nets for Fitch s 700th win from pres dispatches East Rutherford. . Some 17 seasons ago when Bill Fitch posted his first Aba career coaching Victory Akem Olajuwon was a 7-Ycar-old in Nigeria. Fitch got his 700th regular season Vic Iory thursday night and the the kid from no Roundup Nigeria now an Aba All Star Center paved the Way with 37 Points As the Houston rockets Defeated the new Jer sey nets 121-99."1 told the Guys inc next 700 will be with their grandchildren said the 52-Vcar-old Fitch who joined red Auer Bach Jack Ramsay Dick Motia an Gene Shue in inc Aba s 700 club Al though Aurbach won 938 games Al with the Boston celtics. " i i s More important that this is our 26thvictory of the season Fitch said. Seven Hundred wins is an individual accomplishment that owners great players and general managers make happen is a great life and on top of it i gel paid for  number 700 was actually one of the easy ones Tor Fitch who had 304 Victo Ries in nine seasons at Cleveland 242more and an Aba title with Boston and has 154 in vhf seasons in Houston. Olajuwon scored 24 Points in inc first half As the rockets jumped to a 69-55 Lead. The Nels never got closer than five he rest of the Way. Seven Hundred How Long has he been coaching said Olajuwon. He wants everyone to be perfect and i wanted to be perfect.  loss was inc ninth straight for new Jersey its longest losing Streak of he season and dropped the Nils to 11 37, second worst in inc league behind the los Angeles clippers Al 7-40. That s been the Story for the last few weeks Nils coach Dave won said. We have some Good stretches and thence have some bad stretches. We. Just can t get into a regular  look command in the second Quarter As Olajuwon led a 15-3 run wit height of his 16 second period Points. The burst transformed a 42-40 Edge into a57-43 margin and the rockets Ted 69-55 at rial Lime. In other games thursday pistons 113. Cavaliers 109 Richfield Ohio Adrian Dant Ley scored 25 Points including two free throws that snapped a 109-109 lie with 34 seconds to play As Octroi Defeated Cleveland and moved into a first place tie with Atlanta in inc Aba s Central a photo Houston s Bill Kitch says team s 161 h win of season More important than his 700lh. Division. Bucks 106. Supersonics 104milwaukee Jack Sikma lipped in a shot at inc Buzzer to lift Milwaukee Over seat  Pierce scored .10 Points for inc Bucks. Bulled 121, nuggets 115 Denver Moses Malone scored 38points, 26 in the second half and the Washington bullets blew a 14-Poinl Lead Early in the fourth Quarter before rallying for a Victory Over  was inc first Lime All season the bul lets won after playing the night before. Kings 129, Mavericks us Sacramento Calif. Reserve guard Derek Smith scored is Points inthe final 37 seconds to Lead Sacramento Over Over Dallas snapping thy Kings six game losing Streak and giving Jerry Reynolds his first Aba coaching win. Neither icam led by More than four Points in the fourth Quarter until Sacra mento s Reggie Theus scored to Cap six Point run and give the Kings a is 109 lend with 2 17 left to play. Celtics 134, warriors 112oakland. Calif. Larry Bird and Kevin Mihalc led a 28-8 second Quarter outburst with eight Points apiece and bos Ion coasted to Victory Over Golden  Aings scored 24 Points. Bird had 22 and Mihalc and Robert Parish finished with 20 apiece As the celtic matched the los Angeles lakers for the Aba s Best record at 36-12 in inc second of an eight game Road trip. Ioc chief says korean Compromise set by Thomas  Lausanne Switzerland not Juan Antonio Sam ranch. Inc president of the International olympic committee said thursday that North Korea had agreed in principle to a Compromise proposal for Shar ing inc 1988 summer games with South Korea the Ioc had proposed giving Nonh Korea the Arch Ery and table Tennis events allowing the Road race in inc cycling event to begin in North Korea and finish i South Korea and giving the Nonh one of four groups of the soccer Competition. In return. North Korea was asked to drop its de mands to have an equal share of the games and agree to open its Borders to coaches trainers athletes and allot her members of inc olympic organizations. Sam ranch indicated that following a meeting with North korean officials Here however that some differences with the Nonh remained unresolved and said thai he would ask North and South Korea to attend another negotiating session later this year. The statement left open whether Nonh Korea had formally abandoned its threat to organize a soviet bloc Boycott of he games if us demands for a greater share of the events remain unfulfilled. And Sam ranch also suggested that a North korean demand for further events might not be rejected Oul of hand. There can be some changes he said refusing to elaborate. On behalf of the executive Board of the Ioc. I a Happy to note inc North korean olympic organizing committee s will to cooperate Sam ranch said Fol lowing the two hour meeting. I take note of the agreement in principle of our  North korean officials who requested the meeting said their agreement was not unconditional and indicated dissatisfaction with the Ioc s Compromise saying it was less than expected. A delegation spokesman indicated that North Korea would demand several More events before abandoning its threats of a Boycott but refused to specify which sports it had in mind. South Korea eager to set aside doubts about the future of the 1988 games has already accepted the committee s proposals. The olympic committee has said rep acidly that twas unwilling to Compromise further and officials have said they believe Here is Little support and virtually no enthusiasm among North Korea s sonet woe allies for a Boycott