European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday August 14,1989 the stars and stripes Page 27 sports wire Bird to get Over $6 million for one years from wire report Boston Larry Bird who missed nearly All of last season after toot surgery negotiated a contract Extension before the surgery that will him More than $6 million for one year becoming the first professional athlete in any team sport to earn that much sources told the associated press had two years remaining on a five year con tract when he signed the new Deal the sources said. Head been earning $1.8 million a year far less than the $3 million plus such Aba players As Michael Jordan of Chicago David Robinson of san Antonio and Rick Ewing of the new York kicks Are expected Toca in a single year Over the life of their contracts. No other athletes in team sports Are believed to have signed contracts for As much As $3 million in a season although several in football and baseball arc in the$2.5 million Range. Th6 contract negotiations were complicated by the need to keep Bird s salary in line with the Aba s salary Cap which will be $9.8 million per team this year. The celtics reportedly agreed to a two year contract Exten Sion under which Bird s salary and Bonus will jump to Between $6 million and $7 million during the 1991-92 s agent and attorney. Bob Woolf confirmed saturday that the 6-foot-9 Forward had signed an Extension through 1991-92. Bird and celtics general manager Jan Volk were no available for comment. Stumbling Coe beats Ovett Birmingham England Sebastian Coe unleashed a dramatic last Lap kick after stumbling Over a falling opponent to win his 1,500-meter showdown sunday with Steve Ovett who was in tears after the race because of a controversy Over appearance recorded a time of 3 minutes 41.38 seconds to win the race the first on a British track Between the former olympic champions. The Victory in the British Amateur athletic association championships gave Coe an automatic spot on England s team for the 1990 Commonwealth games inner zealand. The race began shrouded in controversy and ended in drama. With 500 meters left Steve Crabb tripped while trying to take the Lead and fell to the track. Coe Stum bled Over Crabb and nearly fell wincing and grabbing his left hamstring As he regained his balance. The incident left him in eighth place 40 meter behind the leaders. But the two time 1,500-Mcter olympic Champion overhauled the seven men in front of him to take the Lead with 30 meters remaining in the race and hold on for the managed to steer Clear of Crabb but faded to finish ninth in 3 45.85.for Ovett a former 800-meter olympic Champion the race was the end to a Day of misery. He had threat ened to pull out of the Long awaited Duel earlier in the Day before of a controversy Over appearance Money. Ovett said he was upset because he had been offered Money to compete in the race and Coe had not. They got me Here on false pretences. They lied to alot of other Ovett said wiping tears from his eyes. I just get real upset when that think that s wrong. I Felt As if i was being bought. I was t really ready to run , 32, and Ovett 33, who won three olympic titles and set nine world records Over the mile and1,500 meters Between them had not raced against each other in Britain since a Cross country race in 1972.since then they had met overseas in Only the euro Pean championships and olympic games. Nil suspends sea Hawks Burse Kirkland Wash. Tony Burse a second year fullback trying to earn a spot on the Seattle sea Hawks roster has been suspended for 30 Days for violating provisions of the nil s substance abuse policy the league announced sea Hawks were notified by the nil Friday that Burse had tested positive for drugs in a mandatory preseason test. It was not known what substance was found in the test. All players take a drug test when the report for training Camp. Berger joins Mcenroe in final Indianapolis Jay Berger upset top seeded Stefan Edberg 6-4, 6-2 saturday to earn the right to meet John Mcenroe in the final of the . Hard courts. Mcenroe the second seed advanced earlier sat urday by beating Aaron Kricken 6-0,7-6 8-6. Berger had to wait through a rain delay of 2 hour Sand 40 minutes to defeat Edberg the world s third ranked player. The match was delayed by heavy rain and Hail after Berger won the first set 6-4 and took a 1 0 Lead in the second set with a service the delay did t seem to Hurt Berger ranked no. 22 in the world. He held serve in the first game after play was resumed. After Edberg held Berger won the next three games for a 5-1 Lead. Edberg held in the seventh game but Berger closed out the 77-minute match on his second Opportunity when Edberg was wide with a return. Navratilova Sabatini face off Manhattan Beach Calif. Top seeded mar Tina Navratilova swept the last five games and beat Zina Garrison 6-1, 6-4 saturday in the semifinals of the Virginia slims of los Angeles. Second seeded Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina Beano. 4 Shriver in a night match 6-4,6-2, and was to play Navratilova in the final on sunday. The match was delayed for 18 minutes when the lights failed in the first set. Gilbert Stoltenberg in final West Orange . Second seeded Brad Gil Bert broke fourth seeded Jim courier five limes in seven chances saturday night and posted a 6-2, 6-0victory to Advance to the final of the rain plagued Swiss army knife , the no. 9 player in the world needed just 66 minutes to eliminate courier after Daylong reinforced him to wait 10 hours to play the match which did t Start until 11 15 will meet Jason Stoltenberg of Australia in sunday s final. Stoltenberg earlier Defeated Chris Bai Ley of England 6-4, 6-3 in a match that started on an outdoor court at Newark Academy and ended on the indoor courts Here at the West Orange Tennis club. Cain in 4-Way seniors tie Rancho Murieta Calif. John Paul Cain bogeyed the final Hole saturday to drop into a four Way tic for the Lead after two rounds of the $350,000rancho Murieta senior Gold Rush. Cain who began the Day with a two stroke Lead after shooting a 67 Friday shot an even 72 and was tied with Ken still Dave Hill and Quinton Gray at 5-Undcr- 139 after 36 holes on Rancho Murieta country club s North Evans and Orville Moody the tatter the Lead ing Money Winner on the pea senior tour were on stroke Back at 140. Chi Chi Rodriguez was next at 141, with four More players at 142.gray shot a 68 saturday while Hill had a 70 and still shot a 71. Eagle carries Brand to Victory York England Gordon Brand or. Rolled in an18-foot Eagle putt on the final Hole sunday to win a $480,000 pea european tournament by one stroke Over Derrick Cooper and Clinch a spot on the euro Pean team for the Ryder s round ors under 64, the same score he shot in the first round of the tournament at the Fulfor Golf club course gave him a total of 16-Undcr 272 and the $80,000 first 30-year-old Scot started the Day seven shots behind Cooper in a tic for ninth place but moved int Contention for the Lead when he started Well then Sank a 40-foot Eagle putt on the 486-Yard ninth Victory moved Brand from 13th place to sixth in the Ryder cup Points Battle which is based on Lou winnings and clinched him a spot on the squad for the second consecutive time. Lesher makes cup team Atlanta a. Greg Lesher will replace Alle Doyle As a member of the United states team competing in the 32nd Walker cup this week at club. Doyle a five time Georgia state Amateur Champion withdrew from the Competition because of a ruptured disk in his Back. Lesher of Lebanon pa., was originally selected As the team s first alternate. A senior at Louisiana stat University he was a 1989 a a Nurica and the Only Amateur to make the 36-Hole Cut at the 1989 .open. Pea from Page 21 together a Norman esque kind of last round to have any Chance of catching the Leader Hoch said. Perry whose gallery included his father former major league Pitcher Jim Perry finished Oft a round of 70. To today superstition an to monday s programs 0600 he Onnon 0630 pics in 0730 just Tor tuts csnoom0735 sums bust Jamss Tytor hosts. 0635 morning struct0805 0935 Abc Busu work 1006 the pop Lyl l court1035 to Tammi blow 1105 q�ny/.mt8l�wclm1136 Jim Ray 1230 bsop5vb�y saw. 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