European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday february 7, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 27 Balboni Glenn Davis win in arbitration from press dispatches new York arbitrators ruled in favor Mondanot Houston first baseman Glenn Davis and Seattle designated hitter Steve Balboni. Davis who was voted the astros most valuable player following last season when he finished second in the National league with 30 Home runs and Ranke tilth with 99 runs batted in will earn $1,085,000 this season instead of $875,000 offered by the astros. Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg announced his Deci Sion after hearing proposals from Davis agent Robert Harley and astros management. Ads wok wu1i get $800 000 this season a raise of$450 000 Over last season. The american league base Ball team had offered Balboni $500,000. The Case was heard by arbitrator Stephen Goldberg in los Angeles thursday. The decision Means owners and players now Are 2-2 in arbitration cases. Barboni 32, was signed by the mariners As a free agent last june 1. He batted .143 in 63 at bats Over 21 games last season. He collected nine hits Home runs and five runs batted in. Quartet fills iroc Field Linton Falls . Three top Road racing Drivers and a leading Stock car competitor were named monday to Complete the Field for the Budweiser inter National race of champions. Geoff Brabham Scott Pruett Hurley Haywood an Terry Labonte Are the last to accept invitations for the four race $750,000 series. Iroc matches 12 of the world s Best Drivers representing different types of Auto racing in identically prepared iroc a Chevrolet Amaros. The first race is scheduled for feb. 17 at Dayton International Speedway in Daytona Beach Fla. Brabham of Noblesville ind., dominated american its car Competition in 1988 and captured the Simsa Camel it championship. The native australian Andson of three time world titlist Jack Brabham won nine of 12 starts including an Simsa record eight in a Row. Nassed the season with another win in the world Challenge in Tampa Fla., and was the leading vote getter for the american Auto racing writers an broadcasters association s All America team. This is his first iroc appearance. Pruett of Roseville calif., earned his third Consec like Roc bid by taking his second career ims Agte class title with two victories. He also scored a pair of wins in the Acca trans am series to place third in the standings. Haywood of Ponte Vedra Fla., picked up their ans am series championship with two first place Tissnes. A multiple Winner of endurance racing s three major events at be mans Daytona and Sebring he was a consistent performer in the trans am with 10top-five place mrs. This is his second iroc invitation. Labonte of Thomasville n.c., was second to Lunser or. In last year s iroc standings and this will be his third appearance in the series. He finished four thin the Lascar Winston cup Point totals with one to ?nu0sayico0ry in the Winston invitational 1984 Lascar Champion earned just under $1 million in 1988. These four join previously announced Al Unser Jordanny Sullivan Rick Mears Bill Elliott Rusty Wal no up Earnhardt a foot and Richard Petty Ini Kuc Xiii. A in Ilion to Daytona other iroc events will be april 29 at Pennsylvania International raceway in Nazareth a. Aug. 5 at Michigan International Speed Way in Brooklyn Mich. And aug. 12 at the Watkins Olen International Road course in Watkins Glen n y Joyner Kersee sets record Fairfax a. Jackie Joyner Kersee set a american record of 7.81 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles sunday at the Mobil 1 invitational breaking the record of 7.88 seconds she set last year at the same meet. Joyner Kersee who won Gold medals in the Septa Talon and Long jump at the Seoul olympics led from Start to finish in setting her third american indoor record. I ran Well at the beginning and in the Middle butty finish was t there i started leaning too Early " Joyner Kersee said. It s very encouraging to know that the latter part was t there but i still ran a Good time. Said Wouita of Morocco who holds four world out do
