European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday april 5. The stars and St filpes Clemens Back with red sox Winter Haven Fla. Aim Roger Clemens ended a 2� handle Mem Sims mini Leonard hag or face reporters title fight hype winding Down Calm Itin Rita r Las Watras. Nev marvelous Marvin Hagl Crand sugar Ray Ard met Al a Nis can Screnci Friday for the first linn1 since december. La also was their last Public appearance together until the monday morning weigh a for a Lavitor s mid Tilli defense monday tin two fighters apr geared Togo in is in hop of what was supposed to be i t a i a promotional tour. 1 Lagler it full d to Continuo the tour. It Mas becoming a circus Hagler Unce charged. He was becoming a big politician Phi Ingui Ilu Public in Suad of talking Diphl talk i Ropte Weresa Jing we had become friends. There ari1 in friends in the he disturbs me sometimes. At Friday s if i Fonlin it pfc a t ai1 ars i Jal apm tint Hill arum did. Sue fight on Page 23 $350,000 in incentive Money. The two sides remained far apart. Gundru a refused to Budge in demanding a two year contract and the red1 son stuck to their haste salary Oiler for Fine year. The club s Only change was increasing incentive ii Pih to 1475,000 and making some of it easier to Wylli cd. The big break in the stalemate came monday when Hendricks called Gorman with a new proposal. He said he would accept the 1500,000 base salary and the $475,0x10 incentives plus an additional si50.000 if Clemens started 31 games. Hendricks proposal Esca lated to million plus the same incentives in 1 a sol. Gorman rejected the proposal but it apparently Gat the commissioner to intervene nobody wanted this logo on la Endricks said. There arc a number if issues Mill on the table including the Structure of the contract to definitely will be for two years to provide Roger Security. However we Don t expect to finalize it for 10 Days to two weeks Rich Levin a spokesman for the commissioner told the associated press that Ueberroth acted As a mediator. Not a negotiator in bringing the parties together he has been watching the situation closely hoping for some agreement Levin said. He feels that Roger Clemens is an exceptional player and should be in motto s slam draws Fitch s ire Houston i Numon rockets coach Hill Fitch look offence at an Alle gation by Dallas Mavericks coach Dick Molla that the a Ockels might be Irving to Low games intentionally to manipulate i be Aba playoff pairings. Fitch said if mom makes anymore in situations thai Houston is trying to lose for profit he expects commissioner David Stem to reprimand inc Dallas coach. He needs so mind his own business. He can uhf i Iii least and i Law i Fitch told the Houston Post from Sacra mento Calif where the rockets were scheduled to play the Kings saturday. With the Aba playoffs three weeks away Motta questioned in a Story published Friday in the Dallas morning news whether Houston a Midwest Divi Sion opponent was playing its Best. Two weeks ago the rockets had a 36 31 record and were a half game behind the Utah Sirj. For fourth place in inc Western conference. The rockets have lost six of their last seven and have fallen from fifth to sixth in the Western con Ference playoff race. A fourth or fifth place finish would mean inc rockets would be in the same Side of the playoff bracket with the Glrst place los Angeles lakers. The rockets played most of the fourth i Iaruta in a 117.1 pm loss to Phoenix on wednesday in fill with frontline players Aki i m Olajuwon Rodney Mccray and Ralph Sampson on the Bench. Houston looks like they re Messing Mulla told inc news. They Likic like icy re manipulating. It Wai. About the mint blatant i be Ever own Molla said he Wak hed the ami1 on satellite to. The camera kept looking at the three mood s to Hoij Vuin Samv it Puiul my f Rayl All i in flier. To life Una Happy. They wen1 my la said. Hat be was it frivolous. Tor an Irlam Avion out Ridi s Tisell nor i in a class up i Alioth. I m Mir Poisal that Llu unti lil us i u k a v. in1 did. To ush units like Misc Indk hut in is Hilling tin tunic i la b he uus Mingto i i Wilh Rost Rte i Tim Luu to Rcv Ulvi lu1 Vav Jalc d Kaitlin. Haju von in Mil a ill my get a feel Lif a mews in1 Cari min on in the y
