European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 23, 1991 the stars and stripes sports wire baseball leaves to stranded a from wire reports. Phoenix a to Jackson one of the biggest stars in two sports was not claimed by any baseball team Friday and became a free agent. Every club decided Jackson ship injury made his $2,375,000 contract too big a Gamble. Jackson is now a free agent and can negotiate a Deal with any club. He was released tuesday by the Kansas City royals who Felt his hip injury sustained in the nil playoffs would prevent him from resuming his baseball career. The new York Yankees had the first shot at claiming Jackson whom they drafted out of High school in 1982 and talked about trading for a few years ago. The waiver Price was Only $1, but the Yankees would have been responsible for his contract this season. Because no one claimed Jackson by Friday afternoons deadline the royals must pay him $391,000, about one sixth of his salary. Jackson 28, has one year left on his $7.4 million contract with the a Fly a los Angeles raiders. The raiders said they will stick with him and expect him to be ready to play next  sweeps Edberg key Biscayne Fla. A top ranked Stefan Edberg double faulted on break Point once in each set and was upset by unseeded Davia Wheaton 6-3, 6-4 in fridays semifinals of the International players championships. Wheaton will play in sundays final against the Winner of Friday nights semifinal Between fellow americans Jim courier and Richey Reneberg. In the women a final saturday top ranked Monica Seles will play Gabriela Sabatini who has won 15 straight matches. Sabatini staged a remarkable comeback thursday to beat Graf for the fourth consecutive time 0-6, 7-6 866-1. Seles overpowered Mary Joe Fernandez in the other semifinal 6-1,6-3.nfl owners hit for $22 million Washington a National football league team owners repeatedly broke Federal labor Law during the 1987 players strike and must pay $22 million to the 1,100 athletes who joined the walkout an administrative judge has ruled. The clubs owe the Money because they shorted the players a weeks salary after the strike ended declared Benjamin Schlesinger an administrative Law judge at the National labor relations  wins division ii tilt Springfield mass. A Greg Mccall scored All eight of his Points in the last 50 seconds to boost Bakersfield Calif state 25-7 Over no. 5 Southwest Baptist 55-52 in the quarterfinals of the Mcaa division ii basketball tournament thursday. Bakersfield was to play Bridgeport conn., and Virginia Union was to face North Alabama in fridays  ratings for Mcaa up new York a lbs reported to ratings of 8.3 thursday for last weekends broadcasts of the Mcaa tournament an increase of 2 percent Over last year. Spokeswoman Susan Kerr said the daytime averages of 4.5 for March 14 and 4.3 for March 15 were on target with projections and triple Espnes ratings of 1.3celtics Smith linked to deaths Boston up a Boston celtics guard Charles Smith was arrested and charged with Drunken driving and vehicular homicide Early Friday after his Van allegedly struck and killed two Boston University students crossing a Street police said. A witnesses told police the Van that hit the two women slowed Down briefly and then drove off. Police acting on information provided by witnesses and a taxi Driver who followed the vehicle stopped the Van several blocks away and arrested Smith. A. A Smith 23, offered no resistance and has been cooperative police said. He was taken to a police station and charged with several violations including leaving the scene of an Accident driving under the influence of alcohol and motor vehicle homicide he faced arraignment later Friday in Roxbury District court. The incident occurred about 1 45 . As two women apparently were trying to Cross the Street. One woman was declared dead at the scene and the other was pronounced dead at Beth Israel Hospital police said. The names of the two victims were not immediately released. And 1.6 last  in the Hunt at us amp a new Orleans a Tom Watson Billy Mayfair Phil Blackmar Dillard Pruitt and Sam Randolph shot 5-under 67s to share the first round Lead in the us amp a classic with 51-year-old Jack Nicklaus continuing his Strong play of late with a 68. Nicklaus fifth last week at doral was among a pack one stroke Back that included Kenny Knox Ronnie Black Bob Lohr Barry Jaeckel and Karl  leads Lyga tourney Phoenix. A Cathy Gerring overcame the rain wind and cold to shoot a 3-under 70 for a two stroke Lead after thursdays first round of the up Gay a Standard Register tournament. Betsy King was tied for second with Caroline  drops rams from his list Anaheim Calif. A a Long shot from the beginning the los Angeles rams tentative Pursuit of plan b free agent Ronnie Lott came to a predictable end thursday when Lott eliminated the rams from his Short list of consideration. A according to his agent Lott the safety for the san Francisco 49ers who was left unprotected because of his age and salary has narrowed his choices to signing with either the los Angeles raiders or the Minnesota Vikings or staying with the team he has helped to four super bowl championships. The agent Leonard Arma to said Lott Woula decide by the weekend. . Wins 3rd shooting medal Chino Calif. A Scott Swinney won a Silver medal for the United states thursday in the 1991 world cup Usa International shooting Competition. The soviet Union remained ahead in the medal tally with nine after winning three More Bronze medals thursday. The americans have three  s nit final four set Amarillo Texas a Amy Vanos scored 17 Points As Santa Clara upset top seeded notre Dame 81-65 thursday to join Kansas Indiana and Houston in the semifinals of the women a National invitational tournament. In other action Kansas Defeated Louisville 71-66, Indiana beat Alabama Birmingham 110-71 and Houston Defeated Northern Illinois 83-71.americans top motorcycle trials Suzuka Japan a americans Kevin Schwantz and Wayne Rainey swept the top two places Friday in the first official trial for the 500cc class of sunday s world motorcycling championship. Busch wins Aba senior Colma California a Paul Busch a 54-year-old who had led five of six rounds Defeated fellow no Winner Bob Gibbs 225-214 thursday night in front of the esp cameras to win the $75,000 Hammer Aba senior open at Serra  leads Aba s Bud open Parma Heights. Ohio a Norm Duke of Albuquerque n.m., averaged 236 during his last eight games thursday and led after the fourth round of the professional bowlers association $160,000 Bud Light open. Duke totalled 6,109  s Lebow under knife new Yor Fred Lebow president of the new York Road runners club and director of the new York City Marathon had a cancerous tumor removed from his thyroid Friday. A doctor at memorial Sloan Kettering cancer Center said the operation was successful. Roche cycles to catalan win Segur de Calafell Spain a Stephen Roche of Ireland won the catalan week cycling race Friday. Mateo Hermans of the Netherlands took the fifth and last leg covering the 94.2 Miles in 3 hours 34 minutes and 51 seconds. Roche topped the final standings in the five Day 474-mile race in 18 29 52, three seconds ahead of an Selmo Fuerte of  joins Tulsa Grid staff Tulsa okla. A Rockey Felker who resigned under pressure last year As head coach at Mississippi state was named offensive coordinator at the University of Tulsa on  s Rose and Clemente All Over again by David Ginsburg a sportswriter Sarasota Fla. A brought together by coincidence Pete Rose and Roberto Clemente have bonded to help each other Rise to the level of greatness their fathers once enjoyed. _ saddled with names that conjure up images of baseball greatness a and tragedy a both Are trying to Rise above class a status in the Baltimore orioles organization. They have decided to work at it together. Imagine Pete. Rose and Roberto Clemente alone on the Diamond taking batting practice Long after the rest of their teammates have left. The irony is not lost on either of them. Quot its sort of strange that at Hagerstown they be got Pete Rose or. And Roberto Clemente jr.,�?� Rose said. A i can Tell this year is going to be interesting  it is a Friendship that was inevitable. With so much in common a not All of it Good a was there any Way they  become pals a a it a a very Good chemistry Between us a the 24-year-old Clemente said. A i feel like in be known him a Long time. I guess its the thing with our fathers but it goes beyond that. It just sort of  Clemente has never gotten Over the death of his father who died on dec. 31, 1972, in a  As he was taking supplies to earthquake strike Nicaragua. Roberto or. Was Only 6 years old at the time. A i feel cheated a he said. A everything that a going on with my life would have been different if he were  there was also guilt. Before the ill fated flight Young Roberto went up to his Mother and told her the plane was not going to make it to Nicaragua. Roberto or. Was sitting a few feet away when the Little boy said a Tell him not to go because the planets going to  much to the child a horror he was right. Young Roberto a life As a baseball player has not paralleled that of his father. Dad got 3,000 hits in 18 years of major league Ball and his son has yet to step to the plate in the big leagues. He played three years of pro Ball from 1984-86 until he injured his knee. He sat out four years until the orioles decided to give him a try this season. He san outfielder just like dad but he does no to want his fathers no. 21. A i used to Wear 21 As a kid but i understand now what a player has to do to make his number a he said. A the made no. 21, and i want to make my own  Pete Rose or. Does no to think that Way. He wears no. 14 on his Back and on his Chest hangs a Pendant with the same number a gift from his father. An sports television College basketball a division ii final joined in Progress 8 40 . Saturday Kansas is. Arkansas 10 . Saturday. 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