European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 09, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 9,1990 the stars and stripes Page 23 Schembechler to take Over As tigers president Eric Davis wearing Schottie hut poses with reds owner Marge Schott sunday. Reds Davis signs $10.8 million pact Cincinnati a the Cincinnati reds made outfielder Eric Davis the highest paid player in baseball sunday signing him to a three year contract Worth at least $ 10.8 million. The signing of Davis 27, sets a new Bench Mark Tor baseball salaries which have leapfrogged Over the $3 million per year Mark this Winter. Davis will make $3.1 million a year in base salary with a $1.5 million signing Bonus that brings the package to an aver age of $3.6 million a year Over three years. He also can make an additional $250,000 per year in performance bonuses $100,000 each for Gold Glove and Silver slugger honors and $50,000 for team most valuable player selection. Davis won All three honors last season by batting .281 with 34 homers and a career High 101 runs batted in. He won his third consecutive Gold Glove Silver slugger honors and was chosen the team s map for a season in which he made roughly $ 1.5 million. We Trust that the signing of Eric Davis Speaks for itself and becomes a bellwether of things to come and Indi Cates to the baseball world that the reds Are in the Hunt general manager Bob Quinn said. Whether the reds would sign Davis was their biggest off season question. Davis the team s top offensive player the last three years was eligible for free Agency after the 1990 season and had mixed feelings about staying in Cincinnati. Last year Davis complained during a protracted contract negotiation that Heddin t feel appreciated. Owner Marge Schott stepped in at the last minute be fore salary arbitration and granted Davis his wishes. He also has complained about having to play on artificial turf at riverfront stadium. Davis a los Angeles native said Sun Day he wanted to stay in Cincinnati All along As Long As he could get an agree Able contract. It s something i wanted to do deep Down in my heart to stay in Cincinnati Davis said. The outfielder s contract was announced at a news conference attended by Schott who has publicly called other baseball owners nuts for driving Sala Ries above the $3 million Mark in recent months. She also has suggested publicly that no player is Worth $3 million. So now i m sure i la gel Calls Tomor Row saying you be gone nuts too " Schott said. But i la say yeah but you Guys started it " three other reds arc unsigned enter ing their final year before free Agency pitchers Danny Jackson Tom Browning and Ron Robinson. The signing of Davis sets a new salary Structure for the reds. Davis was their highest paid player last year with a con tract that paid him a $1.35 million base and incentives that pushed the total Over $1.5 million. By Harry Atkins Detroit a to Schembechler who turned Michigan s football program into a National powerhouse will now try his hand at baseball. Schembechler whose 27-year football coaching career ended with Michigan s 17-10 loss in the Rose bowl last week will become president of the Detroit tigers Early this week informed sources told the associated press on sunday. They said Schembechler 60, will re sign As Michigan s athletic director and succeed Jim Campbell As chief executive officer of the tigers. A High ranking tigers official who spoke on condition of anonymity said Campbell will remain and become chair Man of the Board replacing John e. Fetzer who will become chairman emeritus. The official announcement was expected As Early As monday or May be held up until midweek according to one official who called it the worst kept secret in  the appointment would make schem Buchler the 12th president of the Tiger since the franchise entered the amen can league As a charter member in 1901. Schembechler who finished with the fifth Best division i a record in history 234-65-8could not be reached for com ment. Coaches said he had left his office and Calls to his Home went unanswered. But he said the Day after the Rose bowl loss to Southern California that he would continue to live in Ann Arbor. Gan i will never be far away from Michin Schembechler said. I will always be available for consultation. I will for Ever be a Michigan  As coach Ana athletic director schem Bechler was in charge of an $18 million budget nearly $8 million of which was produced by football. He also raised nearly $12 million for a nearly completed football building to be called the Center of  was those organizational skills which made Schembechler attractive to the tigers whose 59-103 record was the worst in the major leagues last year. When i first came Here following graduation from Ohio state in 1949one Guy did everything said Campbell who will be 66 in february. Baseball s not that Way anymore. When you walk into a league meeting you re Lucky if you recognize three people anymore. All the departments arc specialized now. The key Clement to this Job now is  owner Tom Monaghan who bought the club from Fetzer in 1984,named Schembechler to the club s six member Board of directors on Jan. 12, 1989. He is also a Board member of Domi no s pizza inc., also owned by Monaghan. Schembechler became head coach a Michigan in 1969, following six years at Miami of Ohio. He led the wolverines to a 194-48-5 record and 13 big ten con Ference  selected Gary Moll or his Long time assistant and Friend to succeed him As  cited health concerns among his reasons dec. 13 for retiring As Michigan s football coach. He had heart attacks in 1970 and 1987. Louisville whips Urcla by the associated press Louisville. By. Fulton Spencer had six Points in a game opening 20-3 run by Louisville As the eighth ranked cardinals coasted to a 97-80 Victory Over no. 15 Urcla sunday. Louisville 10-2 made its first four shots while taking a 9-0 Lead and led 20-3 just 6 25 into the game. The cardinals led 51-29 at halftime. Reserve Jerome Harmon led the cardinals with 23 Points while Albradford Smith added 17 Points and 12 assists. Spencer finished with 17 Points. Urcla which had a five game win Ning Streak ended was led by Gerald Madkins with 15 Points followed by Trevor Wilson and Darrick Martin with 14 apiece. In another sunday game College basketball no. 23 Oregon St. 64, California 58 Berkeley Calif. Gary Payton scored 14 of his 20 Points in the second half to rally Oregon state to a Pacific-10 conference Victory Over California. Payton was just 2-for-7 in the first half As Cal led 32-28 at intermission. The bears stretched their Lead to 47-37 before Payton got hot and the beavers switched from a zone defense to Man to Man. The Oregon state Star scored nine Points during a 16-4 second half run that gave the beavers 11-2 Overall 4-0 in thepac-10 a 58-54 Lead with two minutes remaining. California 10-4, 1-2 scored Only eight Points in the final 10 minutes. Roy Fisher led the bears with 16 Points. Ewing s 44 Points Power kicks Over clippers by the associated press new York the new York kicks could t afford another below average game from Patrick Ewing. With the los Angeles clippers flexing their newly discovered Road muscle the kicks needed All of Ewing s 44 Points and 22 rebounds to win 110-109 in overtime sunday night. Ewing scored seven of new York s nine Points in overtime including the second of two free throws with 6.6 seconds left to break a tie at 109. Ewing whose scoring average dropped from 29.6 to 27.7 in the last eight games dominated los Angeles inside. He made 18 of 28 shots and had seven Offen Sive rebounds and seven blocked shots. His game win Ning free throw came after he was fouled by clippers Aba Roundup Center Benoit Benjamin. Ron Harper who led the clippers with 29 Points missed a Short driving Bank shot at the Buzzer that would have won it for los Angeles. The clippers who never led after halftime came Back from an 85-76 deficit in the fourth Quarter to tic the score at 99 with 31 seconds left on a free throw by Charles Smith who had 22 Points and 14 rebounds. Ewing gave the kicks a two Point Lead with a turn around jumper with 12.6 seconds left but Smith again tied it this time on a Baseline jumper with 2.2 seconds left forcing the overtime. Ewing had three baskets As the kicks scored eight of the first 10 Points in the extra period fora 109-103 Lead. But baskets by Danny Manning Harper and Smith lied the score with Smith s coming off a re bound with 26 seconds left. In other Aba action sunday nets 98, Hawks 93 East Rutherford . Roy Hinson scored 20 Points and Lester Conner added nine key Points in the fourth Quarter As new Jersey Defeated Atlanta and snapped a five game losing Streak. Lakers 132, heat 93 Inglewood Calif. Magic Johnson scored 21 Points in the first three quarters and yugoslavian Rookie Vlad Divac had career highs of 21 Points and 14 rebounds As the los Angeles lakers extended Miami s heat s losing Streak to 10 games