European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 11, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 23sports wire Toronto will give rocket grand tour from wire reports Toronto a a second rocket will land at the sky dome this week. Toronto sports fans Hope this one Sticks around. Two Days after a a rocket Roger Clemens spoiled baseball a opening Day for the Toronto Blue jays Raghib a a rocket Ismail will get the grand tour from the new owners of the Canadian football leagues Toronto Argos. Ismail the All american kick Zetumer receiver from notre Dame projected As a possible first Overall pick in the nil draft april 21-22, was to meet with representatives of Argo owner Bruce Mcnall wednesday and thursday. A the Hasni to been to Toronto before and we re at a Point now where he a interested in seeing the City and the sky dome a said sue Waks the vice chairman and chief financial officer of Mcnall sports and entertainment. Mcnall who. Along with hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky and comedian John Candy purchased the Argos from Harry Omeste has reportedly offered Ismail a two year $6 million contract. Walker wants $2.25 million Minneapolis a running Back Herschel walkers agent says the Minnesota Vikings must pay the running Back at least $2.25 million to sign him for next season. A Wichita player does it All Wichita Kan. A Mike Jones became the first player in Wichita state baseball history to play All nine positions in one game in the shockers 14-3 Victory Over 3aker tuesday night a the clubs 15th  salaries up 49 percent new York a the average opening Day baseball salary skyrocketed a record 49 percent this year to $891,188, according to an associated press Survey. Some 223 players earn $1 million or More. There Are 123 players Topping the $2 million level and 32 making $3 million or More. A year ago Only Robin Yount of Milwaukee had reached $3 million and just 27 were making $2 million or More. Oakland leads with a payroll of $36,432,500 and an average salary of $1,349,352, an increase of $544,709 from the athletics�?T1990 average. Houston has the lowest average at $487,090 and is the Only club whose payroll decreased. The astros averaged $681,664 last season. Leurian 7-5, 6-1 wednesday in the Conde de Godo tournament. A a at this time what really interests me is making Contact with the Clay court to see what kind of shape in a in a the top seeded Becker said. His next opponent will be Spain a Sergi bruguera who Defeated Carl Uwe Steeb 6-4, 6-1. In the Days biggest upset no. 4 seed Goran Ivanisevic of Yugoslavia was beaten by Vicli Paloheimo of Finland 6-3, 6-4. A top seeds gain third round Amelia Island Fla. A second seeded Gabriela Sabatini Defeated Federica Bonsignori 6-1,6-0 tuesday to move into the third round at the Bausch amp lomb championships. Sabatini has won 21 of her last 22 matches. That Span includes titles in the pan Pacific open Virginia slims of Florida and family Circle cup and a second place finish in the International players championship. In other second round matches top seeded Steffi Graf beat Rene Simpson alter 6 4, 6-0 and third seeded Arantha Sanchez Vicario Defeated Linda Harvey wild 6-3,6-0.espn Anchor Dies before debut Bristol Conn. A Peter Rogot who had been hired last month As a Anchor for Espnes a sport scent Era and was to make his debut next week collapsed at the Cable networks studios tuesday night. He died at Bristol Hospital a Short time later a network spokesman said. Rogot was 37. A a a Colorado St. Eyeing Morrill Missoula Mont. A University of Montana men s basketball coach Stew Morrill who led the grizzlies to their first Mcaa tournament berth in 16 years this past season was expected to be named head coach at Colorado state a newspaper has reported. Minors turn Minoso Down Miami a Minnie Minoso a bid to play professional baseball in a sixth decade was blocked tuesday when his contract with the Miami Miracle of the Florida state league was rejected by the commissioners office. Bill Murray director of baseball operations in the commissioners office rejected Minoso s contract. A the question is a is he a competitive player for the league or not a a Murray said in new York. A a in a say it was a relatively simple  a Al am accepting this position with the Complete Connors Mcenroe Edberg win stricken Boxer Dies Tokyo a Jimmy Connors struggled 2>h hours wednesday to join fellow american John Mcenroe and Sweden a Stefan Edberg in the third round of the $1.15 million Japan  38-year-old Connors playing in his third tournament since wrist surgery last october bounced Back m the second set by spraying shots to both Corners As he beat australian Waily Masur 3-6,7-6 7-57-5. Mcenroe beat Slobodan Zivojinovic of Yugoslavia 61, 6-4, taking the second set with a break in the ninth game a -v., a Edberg the defending Champion and top seed cop1 Mitt cd four double faults and had to overcome a 2-4 second set deficit to beat Kelly Evernden of new zealand 6-2, 7-6 7-2 on the hard court at the aria pc colosseum. A. Second seeded Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia eight aces held off Ramesh Krishnan of India 6-3, 6-2.Becker wins Clay court opener Barcelona Spain Boris Becker preparing for next months French open and  his first Clay court match of the season Defeated Jean Philippe Ocala Fla. A a Boxer who collapsed after losing his first professional fight died tuesday of brain damage apparently inflicted during the bout. Middleweight Alan Lonnie Goldstein 26, of Miami had been in critical condition since undergoing More than five hours of brain surgery late sunday. Goldstein collapsed after returning to his Corner after a four round fight against Richie Smith. Goldstein was knocked Down late in the fight by Smith who won a unanimous decision to improve his professional record to 1-4.miss. St. Coach quits Over curbs Jackson miss. A Ron Polk who made baseball a big game on Campus at Mississippi state resigned tuesday saying he was doing so to fight the Mcaa reforms he fears threaten. The  a Polk will become executive director of the american baseball coaches association on sept. 1, after completing his 16th season at Mississippi state and coaching the . Team in this Summers pan american games. Knowledge ant end of my base understanding that it might mean the sail coaching career a Polk 47, said. A the Challenge in my taking the position. Is due to. The Gray Cloud hanging Over All of the coaches and Stu Dent athletes in College baseball due to the Mcaa presidents commission Reform  Benjamin apologizes Seattle a a Seattle supersonics Center Benoit Benjamin apologized. Tuesday to los Angeles clippers fans for an obscene gesture he made at them Friday night during a loss to his former team. Benjamin called his actions a totally  Benjamin made the gestures  fans at the los Angeles sports Arena who booed him when he stepped onto the court arid every time he touched the Ball during the clippers 109-90  ski racer revives rho Italy a italian world cup ski racer Kristian _ Ghedina seriously injured in a car crash monday came out of a coma and talked to doctors Hospital officials said tuesday. Doctors said that brain scan examinations showed that the 21-Ycar-old downhill specialist did not sustain any neurological damage and that a cerebral edema was  homers again in Japan Tokyo a former major leaguer Phil Bradley hit a two run Homer As the yom Iuri giants beat the Lla Shin tigers 7-2 tuesday in Japan scentral league. The Homer was the second this season for Bradley making his debut in Japan after playing for four major league teams. Golfs Banks offered leniency Elwood ind. A a Drunken driving charge against Indianapolis Colts linebacker Chip i3anks will be. Dropped if he completes an alcohol abuse program a judge has decided. Banks served an 18-Montlvnfl-imposed suspension for cocaine and marijuana abuse ending in 1989.lewis leaps toward court Houston a Houston judge on wednesday set a May 20 court Date for olympic Gold medallist Carl Lewis on Drunken driving charges. Lewis who won six olympic Gold medals was arrested Jan. 11 for driving while  punishes referee Javie Laurel my. A a referee overreacted when he ejected Parvis Ellison of the Washington bullets from a game against the Portland Trail blazers the Aba a Mitnow Liged and said it was disciplining the official. Steve Javie banished Ellison in the fourth Quarter of thursdays game when he also ejected bullets guard Darrell Walker and coach Wes unsold. He also called four technical against the bullets in less than two min. A . A a. V a a a. A. A. A a a \ a the Aba said its discipline against Javie involved ? Only his ejection of Ellison. It did not say what the a tio was. A a a a a a a a. Texas tech hires Dickey Lubbock Texas a James Dickey after one year As an assistant at Texas tech was promoted to head basketball coach wednesday replacing Gerald Myers who agreed to step Down after 20>/2 years and four straight losing seasons. Dickey 37, came to tech As an assistant under Myers last year  years As an assistant under Eddie Sutton at Arkansas and Kentucky. I lights out on Day Fayetteville Ark. A Todd ayes Stepfather says the Arkansas baseball Star has been suspended from the am for a year apparently in connection Ith a sexual incident in an. Athletic Arm a newspaper reported wednesday. The Arkansas Democrat quoted Days a father Ted Anderson a basketball Sach at Hamilton High school in Mem his tenn., As saying a Todd wont even Able to be eligible for a  Anderson made the remarks tuesday in a Telephone interview. He also called the punishment for players involve Din the feb. 27 incident a unfairly  a a but wednesday Anderson denied that Day has been suspended. A i did no to Tell the Arkansas Democrat that a Anderson said in a Telephone interview with the associated press a a in be been asked not even to comment on that until the administrative efforts exhaust themselves a the has not been kicked off the team.  newspaper stood by its Story. A a there a one Chance in 10 million a no Chance a that the reporter made a mistake. He Day was suspended from the program for a year a Democrat managing editor John Robert Starr said. University officials and lawyers for players who went before the school s All University judicial Board have declined to specify what action was taken by the Board. The judicial boards action stemmed from an incident in which a 34-year-old Springdale woman said she w As sexually assaulted. She implicated four members of the Razorbacks nationally ranked team. Only one of the players a Darrell Hawkins a had previously been named