European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday May 13, 1bbb the stars and stripes Paga 27 sports wire White sox to stay if stadium lease revised from press Dos pitches Springfield 111. Chicago White sox owners have agreed not to move their team if Illinois lawmakers approve a revised lease on a new stadium saving the team up to s60 million Over 10 years gov. James r. Thompson Taid wednesday. They have Given in heir word that if we pass this Bill they la stay Thompson said Al a news conference. Belter than thai i can t in Chicago the while sox issued a statement saying they were pleased with the development and Thompson s efforts to expedite legislative approval Odic plan the club is gratified that the Illinois sports authority and the governor recognized its needs in accepting the i cars request and reiterate its pledge to remain in Chicago if the legislation is adopted the statement said. Legislative leaders and Chicago mayor Eugene Sawyer have endorsed the proposal Thompson said adding he Hopes to begin legislative action next week. We Don t want to take a Back Seal to St. Petersburg Thompson said later in Chicago. If this were a factory we would t Lei it go to Thompson said the White sox had not agreed to break off talks with Florida officials who have offered the team a package that Thompson estimated at j120 million to move to is. Petersburg. He said it was impossible for Illinois to match thai offer. He said no deadline bad teen Sel for legislative approval but the lease must be signed by june 30. In Talta Hasse fla., meanwhile gov. Bob Martinez and Commerce Secretary Jeb Bush said they would meet with the White sox owners at a governor s mansion breakfast Friday to pitch fora move lost. Petersburg it s Clear there is a timetable and it s Clear they want certain things done so they can gel Here Marti Nez said i believe we can try to see if there is some Way thru some of the things they May be asking for can be met Thompson s announcement came two Days after a breakdown in talks with team president Eddie Ein Tom and chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. Under the Illinois proposal the team s attendance would determine its rent on a $120 million stadium to be Buill by a stale authority near the team s current Home Comiskey Park Carl ton Fisk sidelined new York. The Chicago while sox placed Catcher Carllon Fisk on the i Dav disabled list wednesday and recalled Catcher Ron Karkovice from Vancouver of the class aaa Pacific coast league. The 40-year-old Fisk s right hand was fractured when he was struck by a foul lip in the eighth inning of the White sox s 17-3 loss to the new York Yankees tuesday night. Fisk is Hilling .286 this season with eight Home runs and 17 runs batted in Karkovice who has a 165 aver age in parts of two major league seasons with the White sen batted .231 with five Bis in 22 games with Vancouver Fisk is expected to be out for up to six weeks. Blues Eye new stadium St. Louis is. Louis blues owner Mike Shana Han said wednesday the team is investigating Ibe possibility of building a downtown stadium in order to increase revenues and become a More competitive franchise. Blues president Jack Quinn said a privately owned facility would help the blues become a True Stanley cup Quinn said the blues arc the Only team in the nil s Norris division that survives on ticket income alone and ranked 19th Oul of21 teams in Overall income last year. The City of St. Louis owns the Arena where the blues play and docs not share Revenue for concessions parking or advertising. For the ultimate survival of the learn we need to look at a new stadium Quinn said. If we re really going to be competitive in signing players and main Taining a Quality roster we have to develop additional streams of Shanahan said the learn has been studying the feasibility of building its own stadium since Early april and has received favourable response from potential investors. Preliminary plans Call for sealing 16,000 for hockey and about 20,000 for concerts and snows. Shanahan said the blues also announced a 10 percent across the Board increase in ticket prices for next season. Tickets will be priced from Jolo s2i. Flyers fire Keeran Philadelphia the Philadelphia flyers fired coach Mike a Conan wednesday. A Conan tvs demanding a clause in his contract that would id him leave for a general manager s Job if one were offered elsewhere in the nil. The flyer would no agree and they fired a coach they were on record As saying they preferred to keep. The i layers called a news conference after the times Union of Rochester n.y., reported the club was expected soon to fire Keenan. Who has the a i winning Pyrc anlage among Active nil coaches. Wings want Demers longer Detroit the Del Rait red wings will offer coach Jacques Demers an Extension of his contract after the coach led his team to 1hc Campbell Confer ence finals of the nil playoffs Detroit s general Man Agar says. Demers who has three years left on his existing contract said he would accept the Extension. He said the length of the Extension was undetermined. The red wings finished atop the Norris division this season Demers second As coach before beating Demers old team the St Louis blues in the divisional playoffs. Detroit lost 8-4 wednesday to the Oilen in the Campbell conference playoffs losing that Bell of seven series 4-1. Britain s Collins keeps title Wembley England Britain s Tom Collins knocked out countryman Mark Kaylor in the ninth round wednesday to retain his european tight heavy weight title. The fight ended when Collins 32. Caught Kaylor with a Short right and then dropped the challenger to the Canvas the Victory improved Collins Hopes for a title fight. He is ranked no. S by the world boxing Council. For i Aylor it spelled a probable retirement after eight years As a pro. Speeds at indy 500 escalate Indianapolis the Speed War escalated wednesday As Mario Andretti surpassed the sizzling Lap turned 24 hours earlier by Rick cars at the Indi Anapolis molar Speedway hitting a scaring 221.365 Mph in practice for the May 29 indy 500, Andrulli was upset tuesday after Speedway off ints apparently missed his final fast Lap one which Bis team insisted was faster than the 220.048 that cars had posted earlier in the Day. The Battle continued wednesday on the Zug mile Oval with Andretti pushing his Lola Chevrolet to 219.499 in the heat of the afternoon while cars got his Punske Chevrolet up to 217.864. To today supers Atlon an to Friday s programs when the track began la Cool in uie Al nil hour of a Active the time known Al the Speedway As Andretti did consecutive laps of 219.191, 119,887 and finally the taunt rip Ever run around the historic track. Meats tried id meet the Challenge jumping into his car in the final 15 min Lei of the practice session and getting up to 210.967 before time ran out irs phenomenal really said Andrulli the 1969 indy Winner. Andretti called 220 a plateau and said any plateau is new and unknown. You find you be got to drive the car differently. Senna leads Monaco hopefuls Monte Carlo Monaco defending Champion Ayrton Senna of Brazil look a big Lead thursday in the first qualifying round for the Monaco grand prix the third cd Chi of the 1988 formula one Auto racing sea son. Senna sped around the Light 2,06b-mile circuit in t minute 26.464 second. He averaged 86.1 Mph on the Light streets of Floc principality. His time was almost two seconds ahead of France s Alain Prost next in 1 28.37. Britain s Nigel manse a third in 1 28,475. There is another qualifying session saturday before sunday s rare of 78 laps. A Bubakova stuns Mandrikova Berlin Radka a Bubakova of Czechoslovakia upset Hana Mandrikova 7-6, 7-3 thursday in the $300,000 German women Tennis tournament a Bubakova will meet West Germany s Silvia Hanika in quarterfinal play Friday. The tournament s no. T seed Steffi Graf easily Defeated fellow West Germany Silke Meier 6-2, 6-1, and third ranked Claudia Kohide. Also of West Ger Many downed Argentina s Mercedes Pai 6-2,6-3. In other matches thursday Sylvia Hanika of West Germany Defeated compatriot Isabel Celo 6-2, 6-4 czechoslovak Helena Sutkova beat Yugoslavia s Sabrina Coles 6-4, 6-3 and Sandra Cecchini of Italy downed Patricia Tarabini of Argentina 6-1,6-1. Ben Johnson fully recovered Tokyo Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson said thursday he has fully recovered from the leg injury he sustained in february and is in better condition and faster than he was last season when he set the world record in the 100-Meierdash. Johnson who will make his first outdoor track appearance of the season Friday in the Japan air Linet International track and Field meet at National stadium also said he will probably run against american rival Carl Lewis june 27 in Para. Last time the to sprinters met at the world championships in Rome Lasi september Johnson ran the 100 in 9.83 seconds to top american Calvin Smith s world record by a tenth of a second other ath Kies expected to compete in Friday s meet include american Renaldo Nehemiah who holds the world record in the 110-Meler hurdles and Evelyn Ashford. The record Holder in the women s Ido meow dash. Duckworth most improved new York Center Kevin Duckworth who nearly tripled his scoring average and helped Lead port land to s3 victories was named the Aba most improved player thursday Duckworth traded from san Antoniolo Portland Midway through his Rookie season in 1987. Averaged 13.8 Points and 7.4 rebounds this season. As a Rookie he averaged just 3.4 Points and 3.4 rebounds. Saturday s programs o ban not t 1hq Alf in win to Chown pc Oku _ a ._ct03 few til Otis Ftp with Una Sti Tiik Hiob a Ami to Aorta Euitt Htoo to of Titi or Ortr i Titan i he both Euth Tui of. 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