European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Viola botox near Deal Blue by Ronald Blum new York apr Frank Viola and the Boston red sox virtually completed a $13.9 Molion three year contract on thursday and Dave Winfield and the Toronto Blue jays agreed to a $2.3 million one year Deal. Rick Sutcliffe and the Baltimore orioles completed a one year $1.2 million contract while Pitcher Joe Hesketh and Catcher Brian Harper returned to their former clubs. Harper and Minnesota agreed to a $5 million two year contract while Hesketh and Boston agreed to a $3.55 million two year Deal. Meanwhile eight other free agents returned to their former clubs by accepting salary arbitration offers St. Louis first baseman Pedro Guerrero Oakland Pitcher Ron Darling Atlanta reliever Alejandro Pena los Angeles reliever Jay Howell and second baseman Juan Samuel new York mets outfielder Daryl Boston California shortstop Dick Schofield and Kansas City outfielder Jim Eisenreich. Twelve free agents rejected the arbitration offers on the final Day and May negotiate with their former clubs through Jan. 8. Among them Are Danny Tarta Bull Kirk Mccaskill Kurt Stillwell and Dan Gladden. Gladden is thought to be nearing an agreement with Detroit. In addition outfielder Jim Lindeman who was eligible for salary arbitration but was t a free agent agreed to a $260,000 contract with Philadelphia. At the same time teams began announcing the players they would allow to become free agents by not tendering a contract before Friday s deadline. Seattle said it would not offer deals to pitchers Rob Murphy and Scott Bankhead Philadelphia said it would t give a contract to Pitcher Joe Boever and Texas said it would t make an offer to shortstop Jeff Kuncl. The biggest news of the Day was that Viola and Boston had come together on Money if not exact contract  Winfield Frank Viola. Close to $13.9 million pact a we re very close to getting something done Quot red sox general manager Lou Gorman said thursday evening. A hopefully by tomorrow Well have it  Viola who last Spring rejected a $13 million three year Extension offered by the new York mets must pass two physicals in order for the Deal to take effect. The 31-year-old left hander slumped to a 13-15 record last season Only his second losing season since 1983. Viola who just completed a three year contract Worth $7.9 million gets a $1 million signing Bonus $4.4 million in 1992, $4.5 million in 1993 and $4 million in 1994. He can earn an additional $100,000 per season for pitching in 235 or More innings. He becomes the fourth highest paid Pitcher in baseball by average annual value trailing Morris $5,425,000clemens $5,380,250 and Dwight Gooden of the mets $5.15 million. Winfield whose 406 career Home runs Lead All Active players agreed with the Blue jays a Day after Toronto signed world series map Jack Morris for a guaranteed $10.85 million Over two years. Winfield was traded from the new York Yankees to the Angels during the 1990 season but California elected not to exercise its $3 million option for 1992 and instead gave the 40-year-old outfielder a $450,000 buyout. Sutcliffe a 35-year-old former by Young award Winner has been bothered by shoulder problems. Stilt he came Back from the disabled list on aug. 6 and finished the year 4-1 with a 2.33 Era. The 6-foot-7 Sutcliffe was 6-5 for the season with a 4.10 Era. Earlier this month Baltimore traded Catcher Bob Melvin to Kansas City for storm Davis and the orioles said they wanted one More starter by Spring training. Harper who made $737,500, gets a $200,000 signing Bonus $2.4 million in 1992 and $2.3 million in 1993. The twins have an option for 1994 at $2.6 million with a $100,000 buyout. He hit .311 last season with 10 homers and 69 Bis. Hesketh who made $525,000 in 1991, gets a $350,000 signing Bonus and $1.6 million in both 1992 and 1993. Boston has an option for 1992 at $1.75 million or $1.85 million depending on How much Hesketh pitches the next two years. He was 12-4 with a 3.29 Era in 1991, making 17 starts and 22 Relief appearances. Tigers sign Gladden Detroit a free agent outfielder Dan the stars and stripes december 21,1991 b Page 26 Gladden who scored the winning run in game 7 of Minnesota twins world series Victory signed a two year contract with the Detroit tigers thursday. Gladden agreed to a guaranteed contract with the tigers paying $1.05 million in 1992 and $1.15 million in 1993. Detroit signed Gladden when they Learned free agent outfielder Dave Winfield had reached agreement on a one year Deal with the Toronto Blue jays for a reported $2.3 million. The tigers had been talking with Winfield and Are believed to have offered him $2.2 million. The twins had offered Gladden a one year Deal of $550,000 plus incentives that could have pushed his earnings to $800,000, according to Gladden a agent Ron Simon. Gladden a role with the twins had diminished in recent seasons As his batting average fell to .247 from .275 in 1990 and .295 in 1989. Free agents had until Midnight thursday to accept arbitration. In that process both player and team submit a proposed 1992 salary to an Independent arbitrator who then picks one of the two figures. Soviets May compete under olympic Flag by Brian Friedman Moscow a the soviet olympic committee said thursday it still has not decided which Flag or Anthem its team will compete under during the Winter games and it May use the olympic Flag. As the soviet Union s quickening political disintegration and economic collapse Clouds the future of its mighty olympic squad sports officials also unveiled a stylized olympic Symbol in a marketing plan to raise desperately needed Money for their athletes. Athletes from Russia Ukraine byelorussian Kazakhstan and perhaps Uzbekistan will compete on a unified team at the Winter games that begin in Albertville inside sports nil action tonight on to a Page 22 Langer leads tourney by shot Page 25 wolves turn Back lakers a Page 26aubum tapes slated Tor lbs an Page 27 France on feb. 8, said Alexander Kozlovsky vice president of the soviet olympic committee. Athletes from other republics arc not known for their ability at cold weather sports. For now athletes from All 12 republics will compete on one team at the summer games in Barcelona but a meeting of each Republic s olympic committee will be held March 9 in Switzerland to reach a final decision said soviet olympic committee president Valery Smirnov. Kozlovsky expressed fears that politics May prevail Over sport and former soviet republics May try to use the games As a platform for their newly declared Independence. A if the desire of this or that personality to be seen on the television screen All Over the world parading after his Flag will prevail Over Good reason a of course it will bring some difficulties Quot he said. Smirnov said he hoped the soviet olympic committee would meet before the end of the year to decide on which Flag and Anthem the team will use in Albertville. Under an agreement reached Between president Mikhail s. Gorbachev and russian president Boris Yeltsin the soviet Union and its Central government will be dissolved before the end of the year As the nation moves to a Commonwealth of Independent states. The symbols of soviet Power including its red Flag arc expected to he replaced and athletes of the now Independent republics May refuse to March beneath the Hammer and sickle. A if they take Down. The red Flag of the state that wont exist anymore it would be ridiculous to my mind to use the old Flag and old Anthem a said Kozlovsky. Using the White olympic Flag with the traditional five rings a would be a wonderful Way out for us Quot he said. He said the nations political chaos has deeply affected the soviet team which in 40 years of Competition has won 1,904 medals a More than any other country during that period. A people Are disoriented completely and the athletes also a Kozlovsky said. Howe arrested on drug charges kal1spell, Mont. A new York Yankees Pitcher Steve Howe suspended from baseball five times because of drug and alcohol problems was arrested on cocaine charges thursday of croon and jailed without Bond Flat read county sheriff Jim Dupont said. Dupont said Howe was taken into us Ody in downtown Kalispell without Ines Lent during the afternoon and would re Nain in jail pending an appearance in ustice court Friday. Howe 33, lives in nearby Whitefish. The sheriff said Howe s arrest on a charge of Clony Possession of cocaine was related to last weekend s drug bust outside Kalispell in which one kilogram a 2.2 pounds a of uncut cocaine was confiscated and seven people arrested on Telony and Misdemeanour drug charges. Dupont would not say specifically How Howe was allegedly involved with that incident. He said other arrests Are pending in connection with the entire investigation. Dupont said local and Federal drug enforcement administration agents an involved with the continuing drug probe Yankees general manager Gene Michael contacted at his Home in new Jer sey said he was unaware of the arrest Michael said he had no other comment. A a in a heartbroken. This is terrible news Quot commissioner Fay Vincent Sah from his Home in Greenwich Conn. A to totally surprised and shocked. If its True its a great tragedy Quot