European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes sunday june 28,1987 stadium officials fear loss of oilers Houston api Harris county and Astrodome officials say hey believe the Houston oilers or he National football league will seriously consider mov ing la another City if $46 million in improvements Are not approved Tor the aging Astrodome. Oilers owner Bud Adams confirmed thursday that he would visit this weekend with Jacksonville fla., officials who Are seeking an nil franchise to play in their  Gator bowl. Adams wants the 50,000-Seal Astrodome the Small est stadium in the nil expanded by up to 15,000 seats. He also wants new artificial turf. Harris county which owns the facility will decide within the next 30 Days if it will include the items on a november Bond i be. I know there s been quite a bit of interest from other cities about getting the oilers county judge Jon Lindsay said. They recognize the oilers Are prob ably vulnerable because of he Small seating  Lindsay says he believes the oilers Are serious about moving. If we Don t put the Seal in i think they Are going to be gone at some Point in time Lindsay said. The oilers lease on the Astrodome expires this year and Bob matter president of the Houston sports association which operates the facility says the improvements Are needed. There Are two factors seating capacity and turf Hartr said the turf we have now is the Only artificial turf in the world that is put Over a dirt floor. We need to Concrete the Root and bring it up to the slate of the Art and put in a new turf system one for football and one for  the Cost of expanding the scaling capacity would be about $40 million and a Concrete surface and new turf would Cost s6 million Hartr said. The Astrodome s turf was installed in 1978. Some say it s Loo soft and some say it s too hard but everybody agrees it s the worst in the nil and really needs to be replaced barter said. Adams visit to Jacksonville is the latest in that City s efforts to attract an nil franchise. Officials from three other teams St. Louis Buffalo and at Lanta have visited recently according to the Florida times Union. It s no secret that Jacksonville has been pursuing an nil franchise for some time Adams said. They made a very impressive presentation at the owners meeting this  Adams said he would be in Florida Over the week end As chairman of the Board of the National Sigma Chi fraternity foundation and planned to visit with City officials at that time. Since i will be in the area general manager lad Herzeg and i will Stop in Jacksonville to see their stadium and generally just give them the Courtesy of seeing what they have to say Adams said. Under their current agreement the oilers pay 11.2 percent of their Gross ticket sales As rent. They receive no Revenue from 55 private suites at the stadium and no parking or Concession Revenue. The times Union reported that Jacksonville officials Are expected to offer the oilers the same proposal they made to the Atlanta Falcons which would have allowed them to Cam from $4 million to $7 million More each season than they can make in Atlanta. The cily offered to rent the Gator bowl to the fal cons for 125,000 be game. The team would be sold 10,000 parking spaces for $1 each and sky boxes for $5,000 each. The team could then resell them. Under the proposal the Falcons would also receive 60 percent of the concessions. The National baseball league astros who also play their Home games in the Astrodome reportedly consid ered moving to Washington last season before winning the no West division title team officials said at the time the astros needed a minimum of 2 million fans per year. The astros Drew 1,734,276 million last season compared to 1,182,541 in 1985. The oilers had a Home attendance of 378,24 last season an average of 37,824 for 10 Home games com pared to 365,946, or 40,661 per game for nine Home games in 1985. No from Page 23 Bonds but Van Slyke scored both run ners with a single to Center. Padres 5, braves 1 san Diego Eric show beat at Lanta for the eighth straight time with a five hitter Over 7 a innings As san Diego turned Back the braves. Show. 3-9, improved his career re Cord against the braves to 0-1. He has not lost to Atlanta since oct. 1, 1982. Rich Gossage pitched the final 1 it innings for his sixth save and has not Al Lowed a rust in i4�i innings. It was the padres 10th Victory i their last 13 games. San Diego however still has Trie worst record in the majors at 23-49. Expos a Cirii Najl Montreal Bob Sebra pitched a six Hitler striking out a career High 10 batters and Hubie Brooks drove in three runs As Montreal Defeated St Louis. The Victory was the expos fifth in six games with the East division leading cardinals this season. Sebra 4-8, walked none in route to his second Complete game of the season. Be Bra s last Victory was on May 26 against Losan Gete. Rookie Joe Magrane 5-1, allowed eight hits in 6v innings and Tost for the first Lime in the big leagues. With the score lied i-1, Sebra helped Start a three run fifth inning with a one out single. Reid Nichols followed with an infield hit and Tim Raines lined a single 10 right scoring Sebra. Tim Wallach walked to Load the base Sand Brooks followed with a double to right driving in two runs. In the seventh Raines reached on a fielder s Choice advanced to second on wild pitch and scored on Brooks double to left for a 5-1 Lead. The expos tied the score 1-1 in the fourth when Wallach doubted with one out advanced on a around out and came Home on Andres Galarraga s single to right. Rudi 6, dodgers 0 los Angeles Ted Power pitched his first major league shutout and Tracy Jones Dave Parker and to Diaz homered As Cincinnati Defeated los Angeles Power 6-3, continued his Mastery Over his former team with his seventh Victory in eight career decisions against the dodgers. Astros 9, giant 6 san Francisco Craig Reynolds hit two homers to drive in live runs and Bob Knepper snapped a personal six game losing Streak As Houston Defeated san Francisco. Knepper 3-8, allowed six hits in seven innings in route to his first Victory since May 12. Rangers Blank twins 1-0 behind 1-hitter Lewis from Page 21 by Mark a Elbich at 259-7. Maryanne Torrellas a 28-year-old Mother of three from Clinton conn., broke her american record in winning the women s 10,000-meter walk in 47 minutes 23.8 seconds the next three finishers Ynn Weik 47 36.5 Debbie Lawrence. 48 30.3 and Teresa Vaill 48 57.3 also went under Torrellas old Mark of 49 16.4. After his two victories Lewis said he was nervous because 1 hype extended my knee during thursday s qualifying. After the first jump it Hurt quite a  Lewis said he had planned to pass twice after his first jump then return to the Competition no Mailer what happened. He pointed out thai he was warm ing up before Myricks got off his first big jump. " knew i was going to have to jump in the 28s to win Lewis said. Muncks jumped Well and he made me jump far ther. It was Good far the  meanwhile Edwin Moses the two Lime olympic Champion and world re Cord Holder in the 4qo-meter hurdles and archrival Danny Harris moved to wards a saturday showdown. Moses Winner of 122 consecutive races Over 10 years until Harris broke the Streak on june 4, won his semifinal heat in 48.36. Harris look his semifinal in 49.17. Ohio stale s Buich Reynolds owner of the two fastest clocking at sea level in the men s 400, and Antonio Mckay the19 84 olympic Bronze medallist also set up a saturday showdown in the Quarter mile final. Reynolds who has times of 44.10 and 44.13 this season won his semifinal heat in 44,46, a meet record and Mckay Cap tured his semifinal in 45.18, by the associated press Arlington Texas Bobby Witt and Dale Mohorcic combined on a one hitter a solid single by Roy Smalley in the second inning and the Texas rangers beat the Minnesota twins 1-0 Friday night. Wilt making his second appearance since coming off the disabled list june20, left the game after Al Newman Drew a Lead off walk in the ninth inning. Mohorcic got the final three outs for Bis 10th save. Witt 3-3, struck out seven and walked six. He has not completed any of his 39 major league starts. Smalley s hit was a two out line drive to left Center Field. Witt and Mohorcic out dulled Frank Viola 6-6. Who had won eight straight decisions against Texas the rangers ended their three Bobby wit game losing Streak and stopped Minne Sota s four game winning string the Only run of the game came in the first inning As Jerry Browne led off with a single and scored when Scott Fletcher followed with a double into the left Fiel Corner. In other games Friday Yankees 12, red sox 11 new York new York trailing 9 0 after two innings scored 11 runs in the third against Boston Ace Roger Clemens and two relievers and beat the red sox on Wayne Tolleson s rib single in the1 oth inning. Tolleson s hit off Calvin Schiraldi 4 4, ended Boston s longest winning Streak of the year at five games. Tim Stoddard i-1, the fifth Yankee Pilcher. Got tie Victory. Jim Rice s grand slam in the second inning helped Boston take a 9-0 Lead. Dave Winfield homered and drove in four runs As the Yankees rallied in the third. Wade Boggs of the red sox went 0 for-3 and ended his 25-game hitting  5, indians 0 Cleveland Jose Canseco hit a Solo Homer and Fluke three run triple Al Roundup and made an outstanding catch As Oak land Defeated Cleveland for the indians1fifth straight loss. Dave Stewart 9-7, allowed five hits to 6% innings. Gene Nelson finished for his first save. Steve Cariton 5-5, pitched his second straight Complete game for the tint time since 1983. Tiger 9. Oriole 0detroit Walt Terrell pitched a four hitter and Cirk Gibson and Darrell Evans each homered and drove in three runs leading Detroit Over Baltimore. The orioles have lost 23 of their last27 games including eight straight on the , 6-7, pitched Hie first shutout of the season. Evans hit a two run Homer inthe first inning for his 1,999th major league hit. Evans 13th Home run came off Mike Griffin 0-1. Angels 3, Whitt soil Chicago Jerry Reuss a 38-year-old National league castoffs scattered six hits Over by innings As California beat  was Reuss second american league Start and came after an 8-0 shutout against Kansas City last sunday. Greg minion got the final two outs for his third save. Jose Deleon 5-7, was the loser. Miriam 5, royals i Kansas City to. Dave Val Lewent 4-for-4 with two triples and drove Home three runs in leading Seattle Over Kansas  had the first four hit game of his major league career. He had an rib sin Gle in the fourth inning off Charlie Lei Brandt 8-5, and a two run triple in the sixth that gave the mariners a 5-0 Lead. Mike Morgan. 6-8, stopped his person Al three game losing Streak As Seattle won for the ninth time in 11 games. Bill Wil Kinson got his fourth  10, Blue jays 5 Milwaukee Cecil Cooper s two out two run single keyed a seven run rally in the eighth inning that sparked Milwaukee Post  s bases loaded single came off Tom Henke 0-2. Henke had struck out Cooper with the bases loaded in the Sev  Dan Plesac 4-0, got the Vic tory As Milwaukee ended a four game losing Streak