European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 10, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 21sportsbowls watch fallout Phoenix apr officials of arizonans two bowl games remain optimistic that voter rejection of a Martin Luther King Holiday will not Hurt them. The Issue already has caused nil commissioner Paul Tagliabue to recommend that the 1993 super bowl be taken out of Phoenix. But John Junker executive director of the fiesta bowl said he did no to expect the vote on a proposed state Holiday in tuesdays election would seriously affect the team selection process. A it is a concern but it has not been expressed by any teams we be dealt with recently or historically a a Junker said. In Tucson a Copper bowl official said he Hasni to heard any reactions from schools with teams which might play in the dec. 31 game. A i have no indication that it will affect us this year. In a not sure about future years a said Merle Miller Copper bowl executive director. A personally i think its unfortunate for the state of Arizona a he said adding that the bowls Board members a Are  Copper bowl officials said Wyoming and California Are two schools among nine being considered to play in the dec. 31 game in Tucson. Meanwhile one of the fiesta bowls founders said the vote will cause the bowl to have a harder time attracting teams. The fiesta bowl had been expected to match Virginia against Penn state Florida state Miami or notre Dame. Bill Shover of the fiesta bowl Board said Miami athletic director Sam Janko Vich told him earlier this year it would be difficult for the hurricanes to accept an invitation if the Holiday was rejected. A notre Dame is very sensitive to controversy a Shover said thursday. A and i think you would find Penn state would be the same  sports Central european time television College football a Ohio state at Iowa 6 . Saturday Brigham Young at Wyoming 10 . Saturday Houston at Texas delayed2 30 . Sunday. Radio College football a notre Dame at Tennessee 8 06 . Saturday air Force at army delayed12 06 . Sunday. X is Quot inv amp fit -5s y a a cry so a it % it up it y i n t 1 Quot Danyl Strawberry accusing the new York mets of letting him a just walk away a strolls into a los Angeles dodger uniform on thursday. Strawberry stirs dodgers into $20.25 million Deal los Angeles a Darnel Strawberry signed a five year $20.25 million contract with the los Angeles dodgers on thursday saying the new York mets a just let me walk  the mets say they will be better without him. At 28, the seven time All Star goes Home to los Angeles and joins the dodgers at the prime of his career following a season in which he hit 37 homers and drove in a team record 108 runs. But that and his popularity with new York fans weren to enough to keep him there. A they never made any offer like they were interested in me. It was a Choice the mets had to make and it shows me it Wasny to in their interest. I can to understand it. They just let me walk away a Strawberry said. A i done to think the new York mets appreciated Darryl Strawberry for the last seven years a he said during a news conference at dodger stadium. A they kind of left the door open for me to  mets general manager Frank Cashen dismissed Strawberry a loss vowing the team would rebuild their Outfield and be even stronger in a few years. A i done to say that you can replace that kind of Talent overnight but i think that we have enough resources to win without Darryl a he said a and i think we have a Chance to even be a better team and organization within a couple of years than if we were with  Strawberry said he was glad to be going Back to the place where he was born and raised and now lives in the of season. A a it a so Nice to be  maybe playing in los Angeles will be better for Strawberry than being a visitor. In eight years with the mets Strawberry hit just .255 with five Home runs and 21 Bis at dodger stadium. Strawberry had few kind words for the mets who he said offered $15 million Over four years the team said it offered $15.5 million for four seasons. A the mets called three to four Days ago and said a this is the Best offer a a said Strawberry who made $1.8 million this season. A things just did no to work out with the front  mets vice president a1 Harazin said the club was determined not to offer a contract for More than four seasons. A we feel five year contracts Are something we Are not inclined to go with a he said. A and when you hear someone say a los Angeles los Angeles los Angeles so Many times you feel you re swimming  before the season Cashen told Strawberry it was time to prove he was Worth so much Money. But after Strawberry posted the biggest numbers of his career the mets did not present the big financial numbers he sought. A at the time that we signed him in 1980and after watching him for a year e potential than any Ballplay i Ever saw. I done to think that he she had More potential than any ballplayer Over reached his potential a Cashen said. Said Strawberry a if 37 Home runs and 108 Bis Isnit playing up to your potential i done to know what is. A Strawberry will receive a $1.5 million signing Bonus and be paid $3.5 million in 1991, $3.75 million in 1992, $3.5 million in 1993, $3 million in 1994 and $5 million in 1995.Phoenix super bowl not dead yet nil says Richmond a. Apr nil commissioner Paul Tagliabue Hasni to ruled out the 1993 super bowl being played in Phoenix. Speaking thursday night at a fundraiser for the National multiple sclerosis society in Richmond Tagliabue also discounted claims that the rejection of a Martin Luther King Holiday by Arizona voters came As a reaction to the a Fly a threat to move the game if the Holiday was not adopted. A a in be told the people in Phoenix that we re trying to Keet Quot a j a a Fol Quot Mitt aaa Anc w my j k a a a i---1-- Community who nope that something could be done and to do anything punitive. And there Are people in the Uty who nope. A would be responsible for that. A i Felt there was a very negative and divisive message in that vote rejecting the Holiday and that it was inappropriate to play the game under those circumstances. A gov. Rose mofford estimated that losing the super bowl would Cost Arizona $200 million in lost Revenue. Tagliabue rejected the possibility of a backlash vote against the league for its implied threat to move the in the door open and trying to act in a fair minded game. Sia a/�?on8 Day do w it responsible Way a Tagliabue said. A a we re not trying a i really done to think there a anything to that a he said. Sion of  basketball 90-91 a we had a no comment policy from March right up until yesterday. We never went into the state. We never made any comments. A it was obviously known by people there that if they did no to have the Holiday the leadership of the Community itself Felt that it would be inappropriate to play the  Arizona still could have a King Holiday on the books Long before the 1993 super bowl is played however. House minority Leader Art Hamilton a Phoenix said a King Day Bill will be introduced in the next ses Legisla