European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. January 31,1968 the stars and stripes Page 27 Kirk Gibson signs dodger contract from press dispatches los Angeles free agent out fielder Kirk Gibson agreed 10 a three year contract with be los Angeles dodgers Friday night executive vice president Fred Claire said. I m excited about being a Dodg Gibson said in a release read by a dodgers spokesman during a Confer ence Call. Reportedly the deals Calls for Gib son 10 be paid $4.5 million aver the three years. Gibun and six other major leagues were awarded immediate free Agency Jan. 22 by arbitrator Thomas Roberts. The ruling gave the players until March 1 to negotiate anew contract with any of the 26 major league teams Roberts ruled last sep tember that owners had conspired to restrict free agent movement in i98s. Gibson spent his first nine major league seasons with the Detroit tigers and hit 150 homers in i9t4, he nit 27 homers and had 91 kb1 in helping the tigers to the world series title. In inc series against san Diego Gibson hit two homers and drove in five runs in the fifth and final game. Gibson 30, hit .277 with 24 Hom ers and 79 rum batted in last season. Dewitt rallies to draw Atlantic City no. Fifth ranked International boxing federation middleweight contender Doug Dewitt rallied furiously to secure a id round majority decision draw against a ranked Ron Essen on Fri Day night. Dewitt swept la last three round son All scorecards and preserved his March 19 meeting against second ranked if middleweight Michael Nunn. Dewitt of Yonkers n.y., is now 29-s-3 with 17 knockouts. Judge Charles Spina scared it 96 94 for Eskut while judges Frank sports wire finished second in 4 05.16. Beck leads with 63 Scottsdale Ariz Chip Beck a seven Lime runner up but anon Winner in his first nine years on the pea tour shot an 8-Undcr-Par 63 and look the second round Lead Friday in the 1650.000 Phoenix made five of his eight birdies on putts of three feet or less. He completed two trips aver thetic course in 129, 13 shots under and two in front of Ranner up Davis love Iii. Love had a 68 Friday. Fred couples shot a 65 and was at 132. South african David Frost was next at 133 after a shooting 66. Gretzky returns Edmonton Alberta Hakan Loob and Mike Bullard scored Early in the third period and inc Calgary flames gained a 5-4 nil Victory Over the Edmonton oilers Friday Niehl in a game thai marked the re turn of Wayne Grezky nil land Ings Friday s Mem Aries on Page 2z. The outer superstar had missed 13 games with a knee injury suffered in a dec. 30 contest against the Phila Delphia flyers. Playing with a Graceon the knee grate by had assists on All four Edmonton goals even though he saw limited ice Lime in inc first two periods. Bowker tops Aba meet new Orleans Roger Bowker captured he no. 1 seed in the $200.000 professional bowlers association Don Carter Preator new or leans classic Friday led the 24-Rtmn Field with a pinball of 9,651. Purvis Granger earned the second seed after entering the round in sixth and Eugene Orani scored in 95.95, Eucl fell to 13-2-1 with nine Louzonis of lumps Sydney. Australia american Greg Louganis swept All three categories Friday in the capita Australia invitational diving , a double Gold medal win Ner in the 1984 olympics won the i my scr springboard with a score of 586.20 Points beating fellow Ameri can Kent Ferguson fio had 545.73, knockouts. Johnson sets 50 Mark Toronto Ben Johnson eras ing his own Standard set a world Best ots.15 seconds in the men s so Yard dash and fellow Toronto sprinter an Galla Issa Icenko Malch cd the world Best of 5.74 in inc women s 50-Yard race at the Toronto Sun Challenge meet Friday night. Johnson had set the existing Mark of 5.20 two weeks ago in Hamilton Ontario erasing american Stanley Floyd s Mark of 5.22.dcsai Williams was second Friday in 5.28 and Mark Mckoy who earlier of i a Ujj won the 50-Yard hurdles was third in nil players 1o56 did 5.29 to Complete a sweep by Toronto Louganis of Boca Ralon fla., won the 3-Mclcr springboard with 692.13points, beating runner up Tan Lia Nguc of China and look the to meter platform Competition with a score of 652.47. China s Tong Hui was second in the platform event. matched american eve Lyn Ashford s world Best set in 1983. Montreal s Julit Rocheteau set her fourth Canadian indoor record in As Many meets ibis season winning the women s 50-Yard hurdles in 6.43, breaking the Mark of 6.57 set m 1978 by Sharon was Johnson s last indoor run of the season in Canada. His next four menu will be in Europe starting feb. 3 in Mckoy won the men s 50 Yard hurdles in 5.98. American tonic Campbell a second in 6.11. Ireland s Marcus o Sullivan won the men s mile in 4 04.57. Canadia Marc Oleson a student at Stanford Minneapolis a Federal judge on Friday rejected a request by the nil players association for Apic luminary injunction to overturn the league s rules restricting free Agen the injunction would have allowed 527 of me league s 1,600 players to negotiate with any team they wished when their contracts expire monday. That figure includes 220 starters and 37 players with pro bowl experience. . District judge David Doty wrote in his opinion tha.1 he could pot determine whether there is an impasse Between the Union and league owners until the National labor relations Board rules on allegations by the players Union that the owners did not bargain in Good Faith. . Envoy begins Job in Portugal Lisbon Portugal a the new . Ambassador to Portugal Edward m. Rowell presented his credentials to president Mario scares Friday less than a week before the two nations begin talks on revising a military base agreement the embassy Job had been vacant for 14 months because of a dispute Between president Reagan and the Senate. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci will meet portuguese leaders wednesday to discuss the Lisbon government s request for increased financial and military Aid in return for . Use of Lajes a on the mid Atlantic azores islands. Prime minister Anibal Cavaco Silva says Washington fell Short on its Aid commitments for use of Lajet and Sayi that he wants to renegotiate the terms of the present military Accord which Nins from 1983 to 1991. The portuguese weekly o journal on Friday quoted an unidentified govern ment source As saying Lisbon May Sug Gest that the United Stales invest in modernizing Portugal s stale owned arms Industry and subsequently Pur Chase portuguese made military equip ment As an alternative to direct financial Aid. 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Protest acts continue in West Bank Gaza Jerusalem a protesters an furled palestinian flags and stoned israeli troops saturday. Shopkeepers in Theca a strip heeded a strike Call by organizers of the disturbances in the israeli occupied territories. It talc Story photo on Page 9. Soldiers used tear Gas and rubber bul lets to disperse demonstrators in Nablus the urged town in the occupied wot Bank and nearby Odaia refugee Camp the army command said. The Arab run Palestine press service reported that five palestinians including an so year old Man were injured. A military spokesman said troops imposed a Brief curfew on balata to restore Hebron troops dispersed Stone throwing students from the islamic University. In Gaza City shopkeepers obeyed instructions to close their stores. The order was issued earlier last week by the National Unity committee for the uprising in the territories. A leaflet issued by the committee accused israeli troops of attack int two women in the Beach refugee Camp near Gaza City. In urged the. Palestinians to continue the protest Campaign against is Rael and to close their stores saturday
