European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 sports wire the stars and stripes tuesday january 30, 1991mvp Anderson wants to visit Gulf from wire reports Tampa Florida a giants running Back Ottis Anderson the super bowls most valuable player is considering a trip to saudi Arabia to visit the troops. A we Are trying to work it out a he said. A we want to find out if it is possible. A the troops Over there Are fighting for a cause. In a quite sure if they weren to Over there they would have been Home watching the super bowl. Its just a Way of me giving something  Anderson also had something Given to him. Along with the map trophy Anderson received a  throws in Towel Tampa Fla. A Early last week Bill Parcells the coach of the giants who is noted for his superstitions said he had a a real Good one going this week a and that he would reveal it after the super bowl. Monday the big revelation came. A red Towel. In 1986, Parcells said a High school coach named Rich Conti who had won state titles in new Jersey sent the giants coach a red championship Towel. A the said a take it to Pasadena its never lost a a Parcells said. The coach took it and the giants Defeated the Denver Broncos in super bowl xxi. Then he returned the Towel. A a so then he won another state championship in 1988,�?� Parcells said a and he sent it to me awhile Back and said a take it to san Francisco its never  so i a did. A a. A. A it still never  fending California state heavyweight Champion Lionel Washington at 1 11 in the first round of a scheduled 12-round bout monday. A. Tucker a former International boxing federation heavyweight title Holder Hurt Washington Early with a right hand that stunned Washington just seconds into the round. Tucker of Beverly Hills calif., raised his record to 39-1, 31 by knockout. Washington of Bakersfield calif., is 11-8,10 by  Lichti out 6 weeks Denver Denver Nugget guard Todd Lichti is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee  sweeps Zvereva Tokyo a unseeded Pam Shriver upset sixth seeded Natalia Zvereva of the soviet Union 6-2, 6-0 tuesday in the opening round of the Toray pan Pacific open. Shriver still troubled by a shoulder injury that required surgery last june and sidelined her the rest of the year used a serve and Volley attack in the surprisingly easy Victory on the artificial fast surface. Minter upsets Meshki Auckland new zealand australian Anne Minter ousted top seed and defending Champion Leila Meshki of the soviet Union 6-4, 6-2 tuesday in the first round of the nutria metrics classic. Carson Bratkowski join eagles Gretzky shoots to buy team Philadelphia the Philadelphia eagles on monday hired former Cleveland head coach Bud Carson As their defensive coordinator and Zeke Bratkowski and Richard Wood As offensive assistants. Bratkowski will serve As quarterbacks coach and Wood will coach the running backs. Carson also will coach the defensive  hammers Washington Inglewood Calif a Tony Tucker stopped de los Angeles a Wayne Gretzky and los Angeles Kings owner Bruce Mcnall Are negotiating to buy the Toronto argonauts of the Canadian football league said the teams owner Harry  Sale delayed Montreal a the Sale of the Montreal expos to a group headed by team president Claude Brochu apparently is being delayed by questions baseball owners have about the complicated financing package put together by the prospective management. An agreement in principle for Charles Bronfman to sell the team was announced on nov 29, and both sides hoped everything would be cleared by Early february. The Deal must be approved by 75 percent of National league owners and 50 percent of american league owners. The Purchase Price is reported to be about $86 million. A a a a a a a a a a a a a Archie Griffin s father Dies Columbus Ohio a the father of two time heis Man trophy Winner Archie Griffin and his football playing Brothers has died after suffering a stroke James w. Griffin or. Died saturday at mount Carmel medical Center. He was 67.ex-slugger Long Dies Palm coast Fla. A Dale Long Plad with some of baseball a Best sluggers Guys like Mickey Mantle Ernie Banks Ralph Kiner and Roger Maris. But for one Brief stretch in 1956, no one was better. Long who set a major league record with Home runs in eight straight games for Pittsburgh died sunday after a Long bout with cancer. He was 64. On May 19, 1956, Long began his record Streak at Forbes Field with a Home run off Chicago a Jim Davis. Long homered later in the week against Warren Spahn and Curt Simmons before connecting on May 28 for his eighth Homer at Home off Brooklyn Scarl Erskine. The string ended the next Day when Long was stopped by Don Newcombe of the dodgers. Don Mattingly of the new York Yankees tied Long a record with homers in eight straight games in 1987.reds Davis returning to Center Cincinnati a Eric Davis is going to be the Cincinnati reds Center fielder again. Davis played primarily left Field in the second half of the 1990 season to ease the Strain on his sprained knee. Cincinnati manager Lou Piniella said monday he wants to put Davis Back in Center and Davis expects to be ready to play by the season opener. Baseball Magazine proposed new York a the publishers of Usa today said monday they plan to launch a weekly tabloid in april devoted exclusively to baseball. A the weekly ostensibly would be competing with the National the daily sports newspaper that celebrates its first anniversary thursday and the sporting news a weekly sports paper published by times Mirror co. The paper called Usa today baseball weekly will make its debut during one of the weakest periods for advertising spending growth in 20 years. The tabloid will begin publication april 5, just in time for opening Day april 8. It will have a cover Price of $1 and will be available by subscription for about $35 a year Usa today said. The newspaper said it plans to publish the baseball paper every week during the 1991 baseball season and every two weeks in the off season. A we believe there is a demand for More baseball statistics and news than readers get from their daily newspaper a said Usa today general manager Thomas j. Farrell. % Farrell said the weekly will include extensive statistical reports to previews game schedules team by team notes for major and minor league teams and reports devoted to fans who play in fantasy leagues or collect Memorabilia. A prototype of baseball weekly which will debut during an advertising downturn. Devils rout red wings by the associated press Detroit a John Maclean mired in a goal scoring slump broke out monday night with his fifth career hat trick to Lead the new Jersey devils to a 6-2 Victory Over the Detroit red wings. Maclean a three goals including one in a 4-goal first period were two More nil than he had scored in new jerseys last 11 games. His slump had coincided with the devils 2-8-4 Post Christmas collapse. Alexei Kasat nov Jon Morris and Peter Stastny also scored for new Jersey. Rick Green and Gerard Gallant scored for Detroit 0-6-1 in its last seven games. In mondays other games Maple Leafs 4, North stars 0 Toronto a Toronto ended its 0-for-1991 drought at 10 games As Peter ing stopped 32 shots for his first career shutout and Dave Hannan scored twice. The Maple Leafs ended an 0-7-3 slump since their last Victory on dec. 29, moved out of last place in the Overall nil standings with 31 Points and pulled within eight Points of fourth place Minnesota in the race for the last Norris division playoff berth. Mike Kru Shelyski and Michel Petit also scored for Toronto. Blackhawk 1, canucks 0 Vancouver British Columbia Steve Larmere a Power play goal and the airtight goal ending of de Belfour carried Chicago Over Vancouver. Larmer scored his 31st goal Midway through the opening period and the Blackhawk killed off seven Vancouver Power plays for the w in