European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday april 27. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire Box no May be double ring event in Seoul from Pratsi Elsp Lichts Stockholm Sweden a record number of losers May mean a record number or boning rings at the olympics in Seoul a situation thai has Braad callers and the sport s leaders locked Clinch. With As Many As 500 boners expected to enter the games the International Amateur boxing association has proposed using two rings for Ike first week to Speed up eliminations and avoid 14-hour Days television however is Balking at inc plan la wants to stay with the single ring thai has been used in olym Pic boxing up to now. For a variety of technical and journalistic reasons. The Case could come up where the picture will be showing a knockout and in die background win be Boos coming from fans at the other ring said Alex Gilady who helps coordinate International sports coverage for Abc. Lighting camera positions announcing teams and other logistics All were set up months ago with Pijie idea of one ring being used broadcasting and olympic officials paid More than j300 million for . Television rights to the games and Gilady said the network would make sure it covered boning fully whether two rings or one were used. Olympic boning tournaments generally have attracted 300-400 fighters but the Field will be larger in scout because of a record 161 attending nations. Abc May let Tbs air olympics Atlanta discussions arc under Way Over the possibility of Abc allowing Turner broadcasting sys tem id telecast 60 hours of the 1988 summer olympics from Seoul South Korea if inc Deal is completed. Turner probably would focus on lengthy events such As soccer and baseball sandwiching them Between abcs broadcasts. Abc has paid $300 million far exclusive rights to telecast the Camus from Cut. 17 to oct. 2, and is free to sell air Lime to other outlets. Nothing is formalized said Arthur Watson presi Dent of Abc sports. We re having talks with Turner an other mailers too and with other Cable entities. We Are not under a deadline to make a Deal. We have anywhere from now to 60 Reagan wishes o s Good Luck Baltimore president Reagan wished the Baltimore orioles Good Luck in ending the team s record breaking losing Streak and told manager Frank Robin son to win one for the Robinson spoke for about five minutes with the president monday he told the Baltimore Sun. He told me i be been accused of being Jinx by coming on opening Day but you can t blame me for this one " Robinson said. He said Reagan called the orioles Public relations office and asked How he could get in touch with he team which is in Minneapolis for a series beginning tonight with the Minnesota twins. "1 told them the Public relations office Don t be pulling my leg. But they said it was legit Robinson said. So i called line i. They said of or. Robin son we be been waiting to hear from you. I talked to him for about live minutes he told me to win one for the Robinson says Reagan offered no advice i Don t Deal in politics or religion. I did t want him to Deal in soviet Savchenko tops White Tokyo soviet no. 5 seed Larisa Savchenko opened with a come from behind Victory but sixth to today to wednesday s programs Digo it Rrt seed Calarina Lindqvist of Sweden fell in an upset in the first round of the j3do.ooo Toray pan Pacific women s Tennis tournament tuesday. The 21-year-old Savchenko had trouble with her strokes in the mrs set but managed to eliminate Robin White 1-6, 6-1, 6-4. It was her second straight Victory Over while following her 3-6, 7-6. 7-6 rout of the american in the Japan open last week. Australian Dianne Btl Sirat dropped the second set but came Back Strong in the final set to oust Lindqvist 6-3,1-4, i to Advance to the second round. Other first round winners Wen australian Anne Minter cig it nun Del Barbara Gerkin. An Henricksson. Lisa Bonder and Peanut Harper of the United Stales and Eluto Inoue of Japan. Carolina coliseum oks pros Columbia . The University of South car Olina will allow professional sporting events at the 13,000-Scal Carolina coliseum the largest Arena in the state on a Case by East basis a University official says. Tom Stepp uni Venity senior vice president for development and cultural relations said monday that he and University president James b. Holderman have decided to look at the merits of each proposed professional sporting event rather than automatically pro Hibit All of them. The University turned Down an Atlanta Hawks exhibition game and a world title boxing match Lasi year because of he unwritten ban. The hornets who will join he National basketball association in the All Are tentatively set to play he new York kicks on sunday oct. 16, at the coliseum. Aguilera on disabled list new York new York mets right hander Rick Aguilera underwent a second examination monday confirming an initial diagnosis of an Infra Marion of the right Elbow the club mid or. James Andrews in confirming the diagnosis of team physician or. James parties recommended rest and conservative treatment for Aguilera who is on the 15-Day disabled list. The acts said Aguilera would rejoin the team in Cincinnati on Friday and May be Able to pitch in two weeks. Calipari to coach minutemen Amherst mass. John Calipari an assistant coach at inc University of Pittsburgh for the past three years was appointed basketball coach at the univer sity of Massachusetts monday. Calipari 29. Was Pill s recruiting coordinator and on court instructor. He played College basketball at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Clarion a slate. He served As assistant coach Al University of Kansas before joining Pill in i9s5. Calipari replaces Ron Gerlufsen. Who resigned in March Afler pos line a 55-84 record in his five years As head coach of the minutemen. The team finished 10 i7ihiiseason. Sockets file for bankruptcy san Diego the sen Diego sock cars of the major indoor soccer league have filed for Protection from creditors under chapter 11 of the Federal bankruptcy code team officials said monday. Ron Fowler chairman of sockets management inc., said the filing was made after it was Learned the fran Chise had substantial financial liabilities. The franchise owes about s1 million Fowler said. Fowler said he advanced the club j5do.ooo from his own investment company to ensure the sock cars can finish their season. Us said the future of the club de pends on an infusion of new capital. The sockets arc in the Middle of the opening Musl playoff round with Tacoma. The two teams arc tied i i in the bust of five series with the nil game scheduled for wednesday in Tacoma. Aba attendance sets record new York. Attendance at Aba games Rose percent this season setting a record for the fifth consecutive year the league said monday. A local of 12,654,174 fans attended inc �43 regular season games up from 12.065,351 it year ago. Average attendance increased from 12,795 to 13,4 in highest in Aba history. Aba attendance has risen 31.3 percent since 1983. Leading the vague in attendance was Detroit which became the first Aba franchise to draw More than t million fans at Home. The pistons Drew 1.066,505 fans for 41 games Al the Silver dome & record average of26,012. Attendance increased for 15 teams decreased for five teams and stayed the same for three learns. Nil hands out fines new York new Jersey s Brendan Shanahan has been fined $500 and Washington s Greg Smith s300 for match penalties they received during in nil playoff game the league were ejected following a High sticking incident during game 3 of the Patrick division final last Friday. Both players swung their Slicks in a Rcck Lesi Man Ner at each other said Brian o Neill Cue Cutie vice president of the nil. The difference in the penalties to because the new Jency player was clearly the instigator of inc beat new jerwy4-l sunday to even the Best of seven series 2-2. Ray named Al player of week new York Johnny Ray of the California an gels with a .593 batting average and 13 Bis. Was named american league player of the week for the period ending sunday he league said. In seven games Ray also scored five runs and had five doubles among his i b Nils. Also nominated were Joe car Ter of Cleveland Gene Larkin of Minnesota. Carllon Fisk of Chicago and Dave Winfield of new York. Aba honors Utah s Malone new York Karl Malone of the Utah a. Who averaged 35.h Points and 16.3 rebounds Ai his team won All four of its games was named Aba Flayer of the week for the final week of inc of own. The league said. Malone averaged 43.8 minutes per game and shot .486 from the Field during inc week. Me had 41 Points tying his career High in a game against nominated for the award were John Stockton of Utah Mark Price of Cleveland m Ichael Cage of he los Angeles clippers Michael Jordan and Charles Oakley of Chicago Patrick Ewing of new York la Fayette lever of Den Var and kerb Williams of Indiana. Cars Wilkens coach of month new York Lenny Wilkins of the Cleveland Cavaliers who guided a club to a 9-2 record in april was named Aba coach of the month for the final month of the season the league said monday. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 42-40 re Cord for i hair most victories since i�7b. The month included a 120-109 Victory Over Boston on april 15, raising Wilkens record to 5-0 at Home against the nominated were Doug Moe of Denver Doug Collins of Chicago Chuck Daly of Detroit. 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