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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 8,1989 the stars and stripes Page 27 Winfield sues Steinbrenner for $ 1 million i from press dispatches new York Yankee outfielder Dave Winfiel sued team owner George Steinbrenner Friday for More than $1 million that he claims is owed to his foundation that fights drug abuse. � in a lawsuit filed in . District court in manhat Tan Winfield charged that Steinbrenner has not com plied with an agreement to pay $300,000 a year to the David m. Winfield foundation. Steinbrenner in a statement said a yearlong investigation of Winfield s foundation uncovered numerous questionable practices that would be outlined in counter suit to be filed monday. I think there will be some far reaching effects fro what is about to become Public and some of those things could be quite devastating not Only to the foundation Butto David. I just wish he had chosen another course but there can be no turning Back now Steinbrenner said. Kenneth e. Warner Steinbrenner s lawyer said the Yan Kees will complain in a suit of excessive and wasteful limousine travel expenses amounting to More than $40,000 Over a two year period excessive and disproportionate manage ment and administrative costs and other items. The Winfield suit seeks $450,000 that he says Steinbrenner has not paid in quarterly payments owed since sept. 1, 1987. In addition the suit seeks the balance owed for a total of $ 1,050,000, for the 10-year life of the contract. Manning out indefinitely los Angeles the severity of a knee injury suffered by Rookie Forward Danny Manning of the los Angeles clippers probably won t be known until Earl this week a spokesman for the team said. Manning the first selection in last year s Aba draft is sidelined indefinitely because of a damaged ligament in his right knee. He was injured after making a Layup late in the first Quarter of a game at Milwaukee wednesday night. He said later he heard a snap when he landed straight legged. Nothing will probably be new until monday or tuesday Scott Lemere the clippers assistant director of Public relations said Friday. Manning returned to los Angeles thursday and was examined by or. Tony Daly the clippers team physician. A rays revealed damage to the Anterior cruciate ligament and further tests will be taken to determine the extent of the damage Daly said. Attendance in Aba up 9.9% new York average attendance through the first third of the Aba season is up 9.9 percent Over last year continuing a trend that began in 1983, the league said Friday. It said 16 of last year s 23 Aba clubs showed in creases at the Gate while three others were Down less than 1 percent. Including the two expansion franchises in Charlot Teand Miami total attendance was up 22.6 percent through the first 333 games of the season the league said. The league said that with the Aba expanding to the two new franchises attendance was up from 4,330,488 Attis Point in 1988 to 5,307,143 through games of Jan. 5. The Charlotte hornets averaged 22,785 per Gam through their first 15 Home dates leading the league. Miami averaged 14,865. The biggest increase in attendance was in Sacramento where the Kings were up 59.9 percent Selling outreach of their 12 Home games. Jones leads after 2 toc rounds Carlsbad Calif. Steve Jones took the Lead and Arnold Palmer very nearly took a walk Friday in the second round of Golf s tournament of champions. Jones a Rookie in the Competition that brings to Gether Only the winners from 1988 pea tour events shot a second straight 69 in the blustery winds an completed two rounds in 6-under-Par 138. Chip Beck was one shot Back after a 70. Pea Cham Pion Jeff Sluman Veteran Lanny Wadkins and Mark Calcavecchia were next at 141. Calcavecchia had a 69,Wadkins a 70 and Sluman a 71. But it was Palmer competing in the separate but simultaneous Competition for senior players who Drew the most attention. That s the closest i be Ever come to walking off Golf course Palmer said after he was assessed a two shot penalty for playing from the wrong tees. Palmer made it Clear that his anger was not Over the penalty but was directed at the unique situation under which seniors play from Shorter tees on nine of the 18holes always a very sore Point with Palmer. Ridiculous Palmer said after he and Harold Hen Ning had been assessed two shot penalties for playing from the wrong tee on the second Hole. The seniors players 50 and older and the regular tour players both Are competing on the la Costa country club course. On nine of the 18 holes there Are two sets of tees. The front ones Are for the seniors. This is the Only tournament on the pea tour schedule in which such a situation exists and it Long has been a Point of Contention with Palmer. It s the Only tournament i be played in my entire career where there Are two sets of tees. I be complained about it from Day one Palmer said. Strangely enough Palmer and Henning were penalized for playing the longer tees about 15 Yards Back of the seniors tees on the second Hole. Palmer eventually scored a bogey six on the Hole and Henning took an eight. Palmer finished the Day s play with a 74 and a 149total for two rounds. Henning was 78-153. Dale Douglass bogeyed two of the last four holes fora round of Par-72 and finished 36 holes at 139 and the Lead in the seniors Section. Miller Barber and Australia Bruce Crampton were next at 140 and were the Only other seniors under Par. Barber had a 67 and Crampton shot a 70. Gilder leads by 3 Carmel Calif. Bob Gilder shot a 3-under-par68 Friday to take a three stroke Lead Over two players after three rounds of the $250,000 Spalding invitational pro am. As thursday s three co leaders faltered under sunny and Clear conditions Gilder Winner of six pea tour events made 15 pars and Sank Birdie putts of 15, 32 and seven feet at Carmel Valley Golf and country club in route to his 7-under-Par 213 total. It was a Tough Day for me said Gilder who Las november won a two Man team tournament in Japan with Doug Tewell and also claimed the non tour Kapa Lua International in Hawaii. I came out a Little rushed and did t feel As Good As i Felt  trailing Gilder who began the Day in a four Way tie one shot behind the leaders were Lennie Clements who shot an even Par 70 at Carmel Valley ranch and Danny Edwards who tied two others for Low honors of the Day with a 66, also at Carmel Valley ranch one of three courses used for the tournament. Mountaineer and retires Morgantown . West Virginia univer sity athletic director Fred Schaus who led a Mountain Eer resurgence capped by the football team s 11-0 regu Lar season in 1988, announced Friday that he will retire june 30 after nearly eight years on the Job. Ill be 64 on june 30thand i want to be Able while i m in Good health to do the things that i and my wife want to do plan to do Schaus said at a new conference. If any of you have any real Good fishing holes to recommend next summer i d be Happy to hear  Wavu president Neil Bucklew said Schaus who also coached the Mountaineer basketball team to the 1959 Mcaa title game and later coached the los an Geles lakers of the National basketball association will remain with the University on a part time basis after june 30, coordinating special projects. Leonard Thomas bout reported new York representatives of sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns reportedly met last week to discuss a possible May 22 rematch of their fighters according to a published report on Friday. Emanuel Steward Hearns manager Trainer met with Leonard at the Boxer s Potomac md., Home according to a Story in Friday s editions of the new York Post. The newspaper said the rematch of the 1981 Leon Ard Hearns fight won by Leonard on a 14th-round when he stopped Hearns would pay Leonard a Guaran teed $12 million while Hearns would earn $10 Mil lion. The proposed fight would be on pay per View to. Stephens named top Rookie Cincinnati John Stephens the new England patriots running Back who won the associated press offensive Rookie of the year earlier this month took nil Rookie of the year honors on Friday. Stephens became the first patriots Rookie to Rush forbore than 1,000 Yards when he compiled 1,168 this season second in the acc and fifth in the league. He is the third Winner of the award and first offensive player to get it. Previous winners were linebackers John Offe Dahlof Miami and Shane Conlan of Buffalo. Stephens won $25,000, which was designated for presentation to the Roxbury comprehensive Community healthy Center in Boston. The donation will reused to help facilitate the adolescent life option pro Gram and the Center. Sundberg signs with rangers Arlington Texas Veteran free agent Catcher Jim Sundberg has agreed to a one year contract for the 1989 season the Texas rangers announced Friday. Infielder Bobby Meacham obtained in a december Trade with the new York Yankees also agreed to a one year contract the club said. No details of either agreement were disclosed. Sundberg 37, a six time Gold Glove award Winner who spent 10 seasons with the rangers before being traded in 1983, returned to the team last july after being released by the Chicago cubs. The signings left four rangers eligible for salary arbitration pitchers Jose Guzman and Jeff Russell Catcher Geno Petralli and outfielder Pete Incaviglia. Finn Frenchman Lead rally Niamey niger Ari Vatanen of Finland driving Peugeot 405 Turbo 16, and Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel on a Yamaha so Auto turned in the to times in Friday s leg of the Paris Dakar rally. The 136-mile stage was from Tah Pua to  207 cars and motorcycles remained in the race from the original 396 competitors who started in Pari Christmas Day. Vatanen finished ahead of Peugeot teammate Guy Dequelin of France and Jacky icky of Belgium who retained the Overall Lead in the race. Peterhansel fourth Overall came in just ahead of italian Franco Picco who remained in the Lead on a Yamaha. During the stage italian motorcyclist Giampiero Danno of the so Auto Yamaha team was seriously injured when he fell and was knocked unconscious Danno 30, a five year Veteran of the rally suffered a fractured cheekbone and a broken right Elbow. 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