European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 18, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 2734 major leagues made $3 million by Ronald Blum new York apr nearly one third of the players in the major leagues earned $1 million or More in 1991, according to a study by the associated press and the number players making $3 million Rose from 1 to 34. Of the 750 players on aug. 31 rosters and disabled lists 225 were at the million Dollar level up from 162 in 1990. The number of $2 million players Rose from 29 to 127. The Oakland athletics who had the largest payroll in baseball at $39.2 Mil Jagge nips Tombo for 1st Victory Madonna i Campiglio Italy apr finn Christian Jagge of Norway captured his first Ever world cup Victory tuesday in a slalom edging italian Star Alberto Tomba by 0.09 seconds. The 25-year-old silenced a partisan crowd of 20,000 As he put together an aggregate time of 1 minute 28.41 seconds on two faultless runs Down the Steep Miramonti track. Tomba a four time Winner this season finished in 1 28.50. Jagge the Only world cup skier to use japanese made Yamaha skis was the fastest in the first heat in 43.03 seconds and third in the second run in 45.38. Tomba had runs of 43.34 and 45.16. Jagge appeared ready for his first world cup Triumph after he placed second to Tomba in a previous slalom at a Estrere last week following fourth and fifth place finishes in the initial slalom in the United states last month. Quot in a not disappointed with this second place a said Tomba at the finish line while his fans appeared upset. A i skied at my  Tomas Fogdog of Sweden finished third and Ole Christian Furuseth of Norway was fourth. Fogdog trailed Jagge by 0.56 seconds and Furuseth was 0.92 behind his teammate. Tomba remained the Overall world cup Leader with 640 Points. Switzerland a a Paul Accola finished fifth 1.78 seconds behind Jagge and held second place Overall with 581 Points. Defending world cup Champion Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg 11th after the first heat climbed Fie places following a fast second run and finished sixth. Michael Tritscher of Austria was seventh and Fabio Decrignis of Italy was eighth. No americans or canadians qualified for the top-30 second run. Lion had 16 players making $1 million or More the most of any team. Of those eight made $2 million or More and five a Jose Canseco Dave Stewart Bob Welch Rickey Henderson and Dennis Eckersley a made $3 million or More. It was Only two years ago that Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota twins became the first player to sign for $3 million a year. But four dozen players already Are signed for $3 million next season and Many More will reach that level before the salary season concludes in late february. The California Angels the los Angeles dodgers and the san Francisco giants each had 12 players at $1 million or More. The Boston red sox the Kansas City royals the new York mets and the Detroit tigers had 11 each although Walt Terrell of the tigers had $1.1 million of his $1.2 million salary paid by Pittsburgh which released him. At the other end of the salary scale was the Houston astros who had the lowest payroll at $12.5 million including just Over $1 million in termination pay. Of 100 players at the major league minimum of $100,000, nine were on the astros. Houston had just three placers at the million Dollar level the fewest of any team while Baltimore Cleveland and Seattle had just four each. Salaries listed for players include their 1991 base a prorated share of any signing Bonus or Money not attributed to a specific year and bonuses earned for performance Levels such As games or plate appearances and award bonuses. Buyout Money for  1992 options is listed separately. The information used in the table was obtained by the a from several player and management sources on the condition they not be identified. Montreal skates by St. Louis from wire reports Montreal a Stephan Lebeau scored a goal and set up another monday night leading the Montreal canadians to a 4-2 Victory Over the St. Louis blues. Mike Keane added an insurance goal in the second period for Montreal to help snap the blues three win Road Streak. Montreal the Overall league Leader with 46 Points has lost just once in its last six games. Lebeau broke a 2-2 tie with his 13th goal of the season at 4 57 of the Middle period. The Montreal Forward had fallen to his Knees but still managed to rap a rebound past blues net minder Curtis Joseph. Keane made it 4-2 at 11 39 after taking pass in front of the St. Louis net from Denis Savard. John Leclair had Given Montreal a 1-0 Lead at 4 34 of the first period when he backhanded his own rebound past Joseph. Rookie Nelson Emerson tied the game 1-1 at 6 20, deflecting a pass from Adam Oates past Montreal goalie Patrick Roy. A 40-foot drive by Gino Cavallini at 15 33 went Over roys left shoulder at 15 33, putting St. Louis ahead 2-1. The canadians tied the score 2-2 at 18 31 on a drive from the Slot by Brent Gilchrist. Gilchrist took a pass from behind the net before firing a West shot. In the Only other game monday rangers 4, Sharks 3, of new York three former new York Ranger players were having a great time at Madison Square Garden a until Brian Leetch spoiled their night. Leetch a unassisted goal at 1 23 of overtime gave the rangers the Victory Over expansion san Jose. A we did no to play Well for most of this game a said Leetch. A we caught a break at the  that ruined things for Kelly Kisio Brian Lawton and Brian Mullen a three former rangers who had helped the expansion Sharks take a 3-2 Lead before Adam Graves tied it with his second goal of the night with 4 18 to play in the third period. Leetch who had extended his Point Streak to 10 with an assist on Graves tying goal picked up a Loose puck in overtime in the san Jose zone Ana skated from the right Circle to the left before finding an open Lane to his liking. After faking twice he snapped a shot around the outstretched Sharks defens Eman Dave Williams top tumbles into goalie Brian Hayward tuesday. Pads of Brian Hayward the fallen san Jose goaltender. San Jose a Road record fell to 1-15-1, while new York extended its recent Home Streak to 9-2-1. The Sharks won in Calgary on nov. 30 for their Only Road win. When Leetch scored the teams were skating four on four though the Sharks had a three minute Power play waiting for them. Ranger defens Eman Jeff Buek Boom took a five minute match penalty when he swung Sticks with san Jose s Perry Berezan who received Only a two minute penalty for High sticking. A i had some open ice to work with Quot said Leetch. A a. They were scrambling to pick up mess Ranger Center Mark Messier and i just took my time. We were Lucky to get away with  the rangers appeared Content to take their time for much of the game. New York dominated the first period out shooting san Jose 18-6 and taking a 2-0 Lead on goals by Joe Kocur and Graves. But the Sharoff evened the score on second period goals by Kisio and Lawton. Kisio the sex Ranger Captain who was chosen by san Jose in the expansion draft took a pass from Mullen who also played for new York last year. Lawton who played 30 games for new York in the 1989-90 season scored his second of the game at 6 42 of the third period. Leetch leads nil defens Eman in Points with 42 and has been on the ice for All 28 of new Yorkus Power play goals. A a Briana a been stepping up this year Quot said Ranger coach Roger Neilson. A the can take a game into his hands or change its complexion with one play As he did , Ottawa make final nil payments new York a the Tampa Bay lightning and Ottawa senators have made their final payments As expansion franchises in the nil president John Ziegler announced monday night. A fall that remains now for Tampa Bay and Ottawa to become permanent members of the National hockey league is completion of the Complex documentation set out under franchise  he added that the Quot parties Are working around the clock to Complete this  Ziegler said that both the lightning and senators a have committed to escrow their final instalments of $22.5 million which will Complete their payment of the nil expansion fee of $50 million per  Tampa Bay and Ottawa were awarded conditional franchises one year ago. They will be the second and third teams to enter the league As part of the a a nil plan of sixth  the san Jose Sharks began play this season. The nil expects four More franchises to be added by the year 2000. At Tampa Bay talks aimed at finalizing the lightnings entry into the nil continued throughout the Day. The Tampa Tribune reported monday that team officials were prepared to make the final payment As scheduled but that a number of Legal and financial issues needed to be resolved before the lightning and Ottawa senators receive final acceptance into the league. A a it a just very Complex and it simply takes time to do it All a lightning attorney David Lefere said. The lightning made an initial Down payment of $5 million when the franchise was awarded last december but was four months late making the second instalment of $22.5 million earlier this year. The senators were quicker with their first payment putting the initial $22.5 million in an escrow account