European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 8, 1987 the stabs and stripes Page 23 sign Dawson for i year 7n Deal Green could t refuse Mesa Ariz. A Andre Dawson a 10-year Veteran of the Montreal expos wanted la play Tor the Chicago cubs and was willing to pay for the  s agent Dick Mem and cub president Dallas Green came to terms Fri Day on a one year contract after mos made an offer that Green could not refuse. The two had a verbal War earlier in the week before mow offered Green a Blank contract and told him to fill in the terms. In our offer tuesday Aid Moo who was readied in Lorida we hated Andre would sign Tor whatever salary terms cub management Aid was fair and appropriate act Tith 10 Irvind thou  of inc we Arv Structure in baseball and their knowl Edge of who Andre is. We had hoped the dub s definition of fairness would have been More realistic but our offer was unconditional and Sewid of course Honor our commitment mob said Dawson.  agent who turned Down a $1 million offer from Mon Treal signed a one year contract for $650,000 of which 1500,000 is Guaran teed. The contract also has other incentives including an Eulra $150,000 i Dawson stay off the disabled list because of knee injuries before the All Star game and an additional $50,000 if he makes the All Star  will be paid a salary in my Opin Ion Lea than one half of what he would be entitled to if he were properly dotted into Tsu Batt i salary ctr tire Moss , none of this distracts from his enthusiasm of joining be  was not available for com ment Friday. He is expected to join his new club sunday. Dawson 32, hat said he j anted to play for the cubs because thai play All their Home games during the Jay on Nat ural Gratt a Tingley held. Dawson has been More productive inday games. Since 1980, he has hit .318 during the Day 50 Points higher than hit average at night. Over the last three sea sons he hit .303 with 33 Home runs in555 at bats in Day games but just .239 with 27 homers in .003al-t at sat night Dawson also prefers playing on grass which is easier on i Oft injured  balled .274 last season with Montreal with 20 Home runs and 78 run batted in. He has a .279 lifetime average with 225 homers in a 10-year  agreement resulted from the unique proposal by Moss followed by face to face conversation Green and Dawson had last  the various press conferences Moss and i had recently said Green think the mind set of Dallas Green and John Madigan executive vice president of Tribune co., which owns the cubs was to say forget it and nothing really changed in our thinking. We still had 11 outfielders a lot of kids we wanted to play and the $15 Mil lion payroll we had t been Able to re Duce. Green said. But diet s unique proposal where we could name our own Price put the Ball squarely in our court. Andre and Dick were willing to Sacri fice salary and principle in 1987 in Wrig new cub Andre  for $650,000 Ley Field for the cubs. He was willing Lobet that his production on the Field would better his salary for 19s8 and the future something rather unusual in itself in these wild Days of free Agency pesto n s o Verco me a i Las 12 5-115  ick Pontiac Mich. Reserve guard Annie Johnson scored a season High 28 Points and Center Bill Laimbeer added24 As Detroit overcame an 11-Point half time deficit Friday to defeat Dallas 125-115 in a dash of Aba division leaders. The pistons ending a three game los ing Streak took control during the final half of the third Quarter outscoring the Mavericks 20-4 Over that stretch to turn a 7j-66 deficit into an 86-81 Lead after three quarters. Dallas converted just 27.2 percent of in Field goal attempts in the third period. Detroit took its lint Lead of the game,82-81, on a Lay top by Joe Dumars with 2 09 Ted in the third period. The Piston never relinquished that Lead with Dallas unable to get closer than three Points inthe fourth Quarter. Mark Aguirre who led Dallas with 25points, scored 16 of them in the final Quarter after silting out part of the Sec Ond Quarter and All of the third with four fouls Reserve Forward Roy Tarpley picked up the Flack for Dallas in Aguirre s absence leading the Mavericks with 13 first half Points and Flushing Wilh is. Dallas outscored the pistons 12-5 atthe end of the second Quarter to take a 65-54 Hal Tinte advantage. Guard Rolando Blackman finished with 22 Points for Dallas which had won seven of m past eight games. Adria Dantley scared 23 Points and Isiah Thomas 22 for the  other games Friday no Roundup Jan 124, Bock 123milwaukee John Stockton s turnaround Juniper with nine second left climaxed a ratty from a 19-Point Defi Cit and boosted Utah Over  scored 10 of his 14 Points in the fourth Quarter for Utah s first Victor yen eight games in the Milwaukee Arena dating Back to dec. 30,1979.milwaukee led by 19 Points in he third Quarter but Midway through the fourth period Utah outscored the Bucks zt-6 to tie the game at 113-113 with 4 07left on Darrell Griffith s Basket after a  Bucks scored the next sin Points four of them by Ricky Pierce for a 119-113 advantage a 7-2 spurt by the jazz capped by a three Point play by care Scurry closed the Gap to one Point be fore Sidney Moncef made it 123-120on a Layup with 1 34 remaining. Then Utah scored the game s final four Points on a Griffith Layup and Stockton s Basket Kalcka 110, bolls 109chicago Patrick Ewing hit a 12 foot jumper with 10 seconds remaining to lift new York Over Chicago. Gerald Wilkins scored 33 Points forthe kicks and Ewing had 31 As the kicks won their third straight  Jordan who was held to just 10 second half Points had a 17-Footerblocked by Jawaan Oldham Wilh three seconds left sealing the bulls  Basket by Wilkins with 30 seconds remaining had Given the kicks a 108-107 Edge before Jordan s 10-Fooler put the buffs ahead 109-106 with just 17 seconds left. Jordan finished with 27 Points 10under his average and eight steals. Celtics 132,clippers 111boston Kevin Mchale scored 35 Points As Boston playing without Larr Bird who suffered a lower Back sprain a few hours before the game rolled Pas los Angeles. Reserve Forward Fred Roberts tilled info Bird and scored 17 Points. Mchale scored 12 Points in the first Quarter 11 in the second and 12 More in the third then sat out the fourth quarters Boston reserves finished the game. 76en 123, Bullet 113philadelphia Cliff Robinson playing in his first game since feb. 23,scored 26 Points leading Philadelphia to its first Victory Over Washington in four meetings this season. Robinson has been troubled by an Eye infection. Philadelphia outscored washington21-9 Over the last 6 21 of the third period then tallied the tint eight Points of the fourth period to Lead 101-79 with 9 52 remaining. The bullets scored 10straight Points to Cut the deficit to 111 103, put could get no  Cheeks scored 24 Points and Charles Barf Tey added 22 Points and i rebounds for the 76en. Spun 130, Kings 119san Antonio Texas Alvin Robertson and Mike Mitchell scored 27points apiece As san Antonio Defeated Sacramento Sacramento closed to 124-119 with m left in the game but failed to score again As the spun scored the final six Points from the free throw  Eddie Johnson scored a season High 38 Points for the Kings while Oti Thorpe contributed 21 to the losing Effort. Jon Sui Tyvold had 23 Points for the  spun led 84-43 in the third period before scoring 11 consecutive Point sin a 2 i minute Span and led by As Many As 13 Points on two occasions Early in the fourth period. The spun led 37-29 after one period and 68-59 at the half Mitchell scored 20 Points in the first half to Power the spurs Effort. Hawks 111, nets83east Rutherford no. Do Minique Wilkins scored 17 Points an ignited a decisive spurt Early in game As Atlanta Defeated new Jersey for its fifth straight Victory. The five game winning Streak matches the Hawks longest of the season while new Jersey lost for the 22nd Lime in 27games. Atlanta look control Early running offa 16-2 spun for a 20-8 Lead with 4 06 left in the period on a Basket underneath by Jon Koncak. Wilkins who had to Points in the Quarter scored six in the  Jersey whose 44 losses Are one More than in had All of last season pulled within 33-29 on a Dunk by Orlando Woolridge with 10 57 left in the second Quarter. But Atlanta came Back with a 17-9 spun Lor a 50-38  led the nets with 18 Points. Wiesbaden senior tops Safe Cross country Kaltenbrunne Germany wies Baden s Steven Palm repealed his 1986 championship run by posting the quickest time and taking top honors in the first Day of nordic Competition in the Safe ski championships saturday Palm s time of 44 minutes. 21.67 seconds in the 12-Kilometer Cross country race was Good enough to give him the Gold in the men s seniors category and Ouido every other Safe  Gordon of be Maiers gave Palm a run for the Gold coming within38 seconds at 44 59.52. Frank Kratzer of Hahn took the men open championship Wilh a Lime of 51 56,88. He edged out Torrejon s i Liam Morris by 25 seconds. Ramstein s Brooks Booker walked away with the men s masters eight kilo meter race in 36 13.05. Susie Wolf of Wiesbaden did the same in the women s open eight Kilometre event Wilh a timeor49 57t4, experience and knowledge of the course seeped to be the key As the lop three senior competitors outdid All time turned in by the men s open contestants. All three were repeat Safe skiers wit Palm the defending seniors Champ Gor Don the 86 open title Holder and Rich Ard Baird of Bonn the Silver medal win Ner in last year s races. Baird posted a50 37,05 saturday. The open division racers clocked a bit slower Wilh Only one Safe ski Veter an Ben Walers Mark Ledin returning from last year s Competition. Ledin who managed Only the eighth spot in 86,moved up to third this year Wilh 54 47.77. He improved eight minutes Over his old Lime. Booker blew All the men s master competitors away in what was his first Ever Cross country Pompeii icon. He walked away satisfied musing thai be has a perfect record he has won Ever race he Ever competed in. The race for second was a different Story. Muhr managed to Edge Richard imm of Rhein main by Only is , the women s open Champion raced with a broken wrist. Bui she stir managed to not Only win but also Domi Nate Eer division. Her closest Competition came from Beth Nicoda Zialkowski of High Wycombe who clocked 55 00.03.benlwaieiv Karen Studzinski won a Bronze in her firs Cross country rec with a Lime of 1 04 25.is, sunday s action also in Kallenbrunne Wilt begin Wilh a 2,5-Kilomcter sprint at 8 30 . A 10-Kitomeier learn relay will follow