European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 26, 1961 the stars and strikes wire the Star Tribune of Minneapolis and the St Paul Pioneer press reported in mondays editions that nil from wire reports Eden Pra Rie Minn a the Minnesota Vikings paid a heavy Price to get Herschel Walker when a it came to keeping him they apparently sought to save some Money. A a Quot a Walker 29, acquired two years ago for eight draft choices and five players agreed to Amne year contract with the Vikings on monday ending months of sometimes acrimonious negotiations a Quot a a a a a Vikings vice president Jeff Diamond who negotiated the Deal would not say How much the former All pro runner will be paid. Neither Walker nor his Cleveland based agent Peter Johnson could be reached for com mint. A a Quot Quot Quot  and id ayes edit sources estimated the value of Walker s contract at $1.6 million to $1.9 million. That a less than the $2.25 million Walker was seeking. The situation appeared headed for arbitration because the Vikings and Walker disagreed about the players 1990 base salary a upon which qualifying offers had to be made. The Vikings said it was $1 million the amount originally called for in his 1990 contract. Walker said it was $2,25 million adjusted to include the $1.25 million that the Dallas  to. Accept the 1989 Trade to Minnesota. A All Diamond would say is that walkers new contract is a significantly less than $2.25  sign two picks Lake Forest 111, the Chicago bears signed. Draft picks Chris Zorich and Chris Gardocki to l our year contracts monday. A. Financial details were not disclosed. Zorich a Der Tensive lineman from notre Dame was the bears second round Choice and Gardocki a punter place kicker from Clemson was taken in the third round. Monarch joins cardinals Tempe Ariz. A Jon Horton a wide receiver who played for the London monarchs of the world league of american football signed a two year contract with the Phoenix cardinals on monday. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. A a Horton 26, who played at Tucson Sunnyside High and the University of Arizona will work out with the cardinals this week. He caught 54 passes for 1,200 Yards and scored 11 touchdowns for London. A tigers Trade Petry to braves Detroit a the Detroit tigers traded Veteran right hander Dan Petry to the Atlanta braves for middie infielder Victor Rosario and recalled Pitcher Rusty Meacham from their Toledo farm club acting general manager Joe Mcdonald announced tuesday. Rosario who was playing for the braves Richmond farm club will be assigned to Toledo. _ a Petry 32, was in his second tour of duty with the tigers in 17 appearances this season he had a 2-3 record with a 5.01 earned run average. A. Rosario,.24, was batting .310 at Richmond with 26 Rols in 59 games.,. Meacham 23, was Toledo Stop Winner this season with an 8-5 record and a 3.18 Era. Abream facing More surgery Atlanta Atlanta braves first baseman Sid. Bream who missed most of the 1989 season after surgery on his right knee will need another operation on the same knee. But he Hopes to put it off until after the season. A _ Bream unde went a test Quot monday that revealed a Bone fragment in the right knee. He reinsured the knee june is and has not played since. A Fin going to see How it docs a he said. Quot i might be Able to play without getting it taken out. Well just have to see.�?�-. A a a Torre maxvill pacts extended a St. Louis a the St. Louis cardinals extended the contracts of manager Joe Torre and general manager Dai maxvill through the 1993 season the team announced monday. Maxvill has been general manager since 1985. Torre was hired As manager aug 1,1990.3 a s hold voting leads new York a Oakland a Mark Mcgwire Rickey. Henderson and Dave. Henderson continue to hold starting positions monday in fan balloting for the american league All Star team. Balloting ends june 30 for the game to be played july 9 in Toronto. Mcgwire leads at first base with 415,852 votes while the two hendersons Rickey with 6s9,002 and Dave with 685,984 Trad Only Overall Leader Ken Griffey or. 960,133 Iii balloting for the Outfield. Other leaders Are second baseman Roberto Alomar of Toronto shortstop Cal. Ripken of Baltimore third baseman Wade Boggs of Boston and Catcher Sandy Alomar or of  discharged new York a former major league Pitcher Dave Dravecky was discharged from memorial Sion Ketter ing cancer Center monday six Days after his left Arm and shoulder were amputated. Or. Murray Brennan chairman of the hospitals department of surgery who performed the operation described Dravecky a recovery As a Superb Bot i physically and psychologically appendix sidelines Daugherty Arlington Texas a Texas rangers outfielder Jack Daugherty underwent surgery in Chicago to remove his appendix on monday and is expected to miss four to six weeks. A or. William Allen operated on Daugherty at mercy Hospital in Chicago where the rangers had lost three of four games to the White sox this . Benning shooter wins Chino Calif. A Thomas Tamas of fort Benning ga., won the Small bore three position event monday for his Stond Gold medal of the . International championships. Tamas who also won the free Rifle prone event scored 2,420,4 Points of a possible 2,509.9.porsche drops Al until fall stu1tgart, Germany a porsche which built engines that won three consecutive formula one championships for the Mclaren team in the 1980s, will be out of the sport until the fall to conduct further tests on its troubled motors. A a we Are not pulling out of formula one but we Are increasing our efforts to make the car As competitive As soon As possible a Manfred Jantke a porsche spokesman said monday. A a a a Baker Finch tops with 65 Oakmont a. A Ian Baker Finch he sizzled Oak Mont country club for 6-Undcr 65 monday to Lead hockey cuts no Iceon contract a the win Tineri in. A after me round o _ . The purse Tor the Twu Dav tournament a 5"�?� a to 31 pres Are competing fora 51-o.i-f�?Tfl tint Rome. Scott Hoch. W to had a course record i1 in won nine was a stroke behind Baker Finchar no. Broncos charged with cover up a a Denver Man who was  h two Denver Broncos  m at and Feurer Nick Quot a. 15 i evil a Quot a. Ere inv Denver car crash we football players covered for the other who v. I the influence of alcohol. Sam Perkins told Kygh to that he Ween a Dent saturday night with a vehicle driven w b Humphrey. But when a state Petroi inv humor in at the Accident site in unincorporated Arar Alioe a to Perkins said Melvin Bratton claimed he w o Driver. The Colorado state patrol report of die acc do 9 1-7 . Lists Bratton As the Driver of one vehicle Perkins As the Driver of the other car. Human Rev Cherokee allegedly went through a Stop men and a Perkins car causing $5,900 in damage. Bratton who police say was driving the track ticketed for driving without insurance failure in and running a Stop sign. But Perkins Aid i ukr was driving. Humphrey was arrested in november pm a for ing under the influence of alcohol and  pleaded guilty in april 1990 to a lesser Zhantu of ing while impaired and to speeding German wins Swiss stage a Geneva a Olaf Ludwig a former East German cycling Champion won the seventh stage of the tour. If Switzerland Cycle race tuesday outspent Tanir i Mala who formed the leading group at the end of the mope. Ludwig was timed in live hours. 5 minutes. 5 seconds for the t60-Miie stage from la Riechen to Geneva. There was no change in the Tup event can a belgian Luc Roosen still leads with a 55 second rags Over Swiss Pascal Richard while two time Omner Acuri Hampsten of the. United states is third. 1 5�?o behind Roosen. Yugoslavia reaches Cage semis Rome a defending Chen Piort Yugoslavia paced by its stars Toni Dukoe. Dino Radja and Vlade Divac. Clinched a semifinal berth in the european basketball championships trouncing Poland kj5-61 Tii Sedav. A the second Victory in. As Many games gave the favorite yugoslav team four Points in the standing., out a immediate reach of Spain and Poland which hav e Points each out of two games. The yugoslavs who Are going after their nth Canti rental title in 20 years take on undergo z in _  n the Gnal match of their round main group v a Day while the second semifinalist Wal be Cru. I a to clash Between the spaniards and the pates. Two other Semi maoists will surface from a r i . France Greece and Cicer Bulgaria was last in group a with no Anur a Wing a 93-94 loss against Spain in another  u Rome a pal eur tuesday. Louisiana. State Guardi Mike Hansen. If. Has the Spanish squad. The son. Of a Spanish Mother and american Hansen began playing basketball a Tom on can High school and sharpened his As school senior in Kentucky. Hansen spent a year Nesee Martin before transferring to leu. Played last season As a Sophomore. R �1 a a i Piizzi u tin. Vancouver British Columbia t instead of following his father and brother into the National hockey league Barf Hull will play. Pro football this season. The . Lions traded the Canad a an football league rights to the holdout running Back Quot monday to the Ottawa rough riders Exchange for m quarterback Tony Bart Hull Kimbrough. Quot in a pumped a Hull said from the West Vancouver Home of his Mother. I get to a Start playing Quot. A a a a / Hull was the Lions top Choice in. The Canadian draft this year but refused to sign a contract and did no to report to training Camp in Kelowna British Columbia on june 12. A a.  a a. The youngest son of former hockey great Bobby Hull .who., played at Boise state was selected fourth Overall in the Cal draft. A a a.,. A a in a really disappointed a said Joanne. Robinson hulls Mother. 1 really wanted Bart to play Here in  a after weeks of negotiations Between the Lions and hulls agent  fullback agreed to contract terms with the riders after just. 10 minutes a a a a we be agreed to terms verbally and i leave tonight for Ottawa a said Hull. A i got what i wanted a. Hull 22, gave up his final year of College eligibility to turn pro. But his agent. Tom Condon of Kansas City could not reach agreement with the Lions. Kimbrough 27, is in his third pro season since leaving Western Michigan. He was one of the backups to Damon Allen last year in Ottawa and played sparingly. The Lions wanted a Veteran quarterback to play behind starter Doug Ftu-tie.-. Had three rookies in training Camp but released Sterling Hemon of Tennessee earlier monday. A Tony was the Best guv available a . Head coach Bob go Brilovich said i via or r t rom Kelowna. A we Tony has the ability in this league. Quot we re trying to be in place so we have when we come it of 1 of Biniovich Eail a a to fortunate. Saying the rhe business Ace of t Hail Aid he and Quot the a a than  apart in Texeir rated was. Made. A Kimbrough is Mure a. Rivltt now than a  of by Ilovitch Taim agent can now negotiate Van cite