European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday january 27,198b the stars and stripes Page 27 Little league Hopes to add soviet team from press dip Niche Williamsport a. The so vice Union will join Little league baseball in 1989 if the organization builds baseball Fields for the communist country link log us president Creighton j. Hale said. Hale said he would try to raise $250,000 from . Corporation Unble of building six or seven Fields either in Moscow or in the soviet i Public of Corgia farther South. The Biggs problem they have in Russia is they know nothing Abdul baseball said Hale who resumed to the United Stales sunday from three Days of meetings with soviet sports officials in Moscow on the invitation of Inmai Gor Lidji president of the .s.r. Baseball federation. Despite the soviets Lack of knowl Edge about the american pastime Hale predicted the soviet Union could win the european Little league championship to make the Little league world series in As Tew As four or five years. Only 30 baseball teams and no baseball Fields exist in the soviet Union said Hale who watched a game Between two University teams on a convened indoor soccer Field. Soviet officials said they would do Nate the land for baseball Fields if Little league agreed to build them according to Hale. He said Little league also will provide technical assistance to the soviets. Beniquez stays a Jay Toronto Juan by Siquei one of the seven players made a free agent Friday by arbitrator Thomas Robert re signed with the Toronto Blue jays monday agreeing to a one year 1400,000 non guaranteed contract. Beniquez a 16-year Veteran balled .251 last season with eight homers and 47 runs balled in 255 Al bats. He earned 1430,000. Prior to Roberts ruling Beniquez had filed for salary arbitration asking for 5450,000 to Toronto s $344,000. Evans tigers Settle Detroit Darrou Evans has Spring training on his mind afr agreeing to a one year contract with the Detroit tigers avoiding an arbitration hearing. Terms of the pact reached sunday were not disclosed but the contract was believed to be Worth $860,000. Evans a free agent who will be 41 in May made $935,000 last Mason. English open to debut London an Engli a open Golf championship will by held for the first Lime this year with a minimum prize fund of $283,000. The tournament to be staged at Royal Birkdale from sept 29 to oct. 2., replaces the Lawrence Balky International. Johnson at the top new York. Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson the associated press male athlete of the year with three straight Victoria including a world indoor re Cord is the men s Overall Leader after six meets of the 1938 Mobil indoor track and Field grand Pru season. Johnson who opened the season with a record clocking of 5.20 seconds for 50 Yards at Hamilton Ontario added victories this past weekend Ai Ottawa and Sherbrooke. Quebec and has 40 grand prix Points. Another Canadian. Julie Koche Vicau who won the 60-meter High Hur sports wire die at Sherbrooke sunday in 8.11, ii the women s Leader with 3d Points. Nordques suspended Montreal coach Ron up Pointe and die Neman Terry Carkner of the Quebec Nordques were sus Pended for five and 10 games respectively monday far leaving the Bench during a third period fight with the Montreal Canadien on sunday. Lapointe also we fined $ 1,000 and the team was fined $10.000. Suspensions Are automatic for players and coaches if they leave the Bench during a fight under new Rule 66. The suspensions take effect immediately. . St. Loses eager new Rochelle . Sean Green a freshman Forward at North Carolina slate has transferred to Lona College and is currently enrolled in Spring semester c a secs coach Gary Brokow said Montij. Green 6-Fooi-6, enrolled at North Carolina slate Afler graduation from Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wil son is. Green will be eligible to play in m id december of this year Lendl rips Mayotte Hong Kong Ivan Lindl of Czechoslovakia the world s no. 1 ranked player scored a 6-4,6-1 Victory Over american Tim Mayotte tues Day in a Seiko cup championship exhibition Tennis match. Tourney scratched Mainz Germany Pargani is tuesday cancelled a Virginia slims women s Tennis tournament scheduled for feb. 1-7 after its main attraction Steffi Graf pulled out. Thai retains title Bangkok Thailand Champi on Kha Osai Galaxy ran his record to 33-1 with a unanimous 12-round decision Over fellow thai and no. 1 challenger Kong Moranec Paya Karun in retaining his world boxing association Junior bantamweight title tuesday. If firm on 15 rounds to Endon the International boxing federation will insist that two of its title fights involving British boxers set for next month be held Over 15 rounds. The if. Bawd in the United slates told the British boxing Board of control that it had found no medi Cal evidence to support limiting the length of championship fights to 12 rounds. The British Board has tried to gel the if to go along with the other two major worldwide sanctioning bodies of boxing the world boxing Council and the world boxing association in cutting title fights to 12 rounds. It bos refused to Sanction longer fights. The Bobcha said it Wilnot Sanc Tion the two if title bouts scheduled in Britain next month if they Are held Over i j rounds. On feb. To Tony Sibson is set to Challenge american Frank Tate for the if middleweight championship in Stafford England. On feb. 20. In Windsor England Tom Collins is scheduled to Challenge another Amer ican Charles Williams for the if Light heavyweight Crown. 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