European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 29,1991 the stars and stripes c Page 27 sports wire Spencer Devlin s 68 tops aussie tourney from wire reports Gold coast Australia a muffin Spencer Devlin fired a 6-under-Par 68 Friday and took the first round Lead in the Daimyo masters women s tournament. One stroke Back were defending Champion Jane Geddes of the United states Dale Reid of Britain and japanese Mayumi Hirase. Helen Alfredson of Sweden was next after a 70 in the opening round. Spencer Devlin is wingless since 1989. The 38-year-old from san Francisco missed a 4-foot putt at the 18th Hole which would have Given her a two stroke Lead but otherwise played nearly faultless Golf Over the 6,149-Yard Palm Meadows course. A i Haven to concentrated As Well in a tournament this year a she said. A i was in the zone. Very very  Spencer Devlin used a new Putter for the first time in a competitive round and it yielded six birdies including one from 27 feet at the second Hole. Spencer Devlin to missed a couple of greens but i can to say i was Ever in any trouble a she said. A it was one of those Days you would like to have every Day of your life. A i have been expecting to turn the Corner play this Well again for about two months. I be worked harder this year than i Ever have. I know persistence pays off a but this is the longest i be Ever had to  Geddes played with the same strategy that led to her Victory last year. A i set a Gres sively this Golf course. �?�1 was consistent today without putting really Well. When you Are defending a title you always come Back with Good thoughts.�?�. The tournament offers a $58,500 first prize and is the richest women a Golf event in  broadcasts Central european time an seb television sunday College football nil playoffs a Dallas at Chicago 6 30 . Followed by new York jets at Houston. Monday College football a Liberty bowl at Memphis air Force is. Mississippi state 2 . Can sports a year in review 4 .afn, seb radio sunday College football nil playoffs a Dallas at Chicago 6 30 . Followed by new York jets at Houston. Monday College football a Gator bowl at Jacksonville Fla Oklahoma is. Virginia 2 .Mccolgan takes Cross country Beamish England a Liz Mccolgan of Britain won an easy Victory in the 5,000 meters Cross country race at an International meet saturday clocking 18 minutes 24 seconds. Mccolgan the reigning world Champion Over 10,000 meters finished Well Clear of kenyans Susan Sirma 18 39 and olympic 10,000 meters Champion Olga Bondarenko 18 43 from Russia. Out with a game plan to play the Par-5s As a n q 1 Mill an y As 1 could a Geddes said. A a that a the key to 2t lbs 60m ova of 5 i 011111013 Atlanta a Twenty nine quarterbacks Are among the 83 nil players who earned More than $1 million this year according to a Survey by the players association. The second largest highly paid group were defensive linemen with 18 holding contracts Worth More than $1 million according to the Survey. The average player earned a record $422,149 in 1991, according to the nil players associations annual salary Survey reported thursday by the Atlanta journal Constitution. That is 18.5 percent higher than the 11>9u average salary of $356,382 and 41 percent higher than the 1989 average of $299,616. The Survey also found u players with contracts Worth at least $2 million annually. The average compensation base salary plus bonuses for an nil quarterback this year was 5856,000. The newspaper said. New contracts or contract extensions were signed this year by Dan Marino of the Miami dolphins Steve Deberg of the Kansas City chiefs Chris Miller of the Atlanta Falcons Bobby Hebert of the new Orleans saints Jeff Hostetler of the new York giants and Steve Young of san Francisco. Six 1991 first round draft picks were among the players averaging $1 million per year the Survey found. Among them was Atlanta com crack Bruce Pickens the highest paid cornerback in the league. In 1990, 56 players had contracts Worth $1 million and eight had contracts Worth $2  station gives oilers sellout Houston a Kyrc to bought up the remaining unsold tickets late Friday allowing sundays playoff game Between the Houston oilers and new York jets to be televised locally. The oilers failed to sell out the 60,000-seat Astrodome after receiving two extensions on the 3 . Cost thursday deadline. Less than 2,000 tickets remained when a 5 . Friday deadline passed but Kyrc and the nil declined to disclose now Many tickets remained after the 9 . Deadline. The oilers got additional tickets for sundays 3 . Kickoff when 11,000 season ticket holders exercised their option not to Purchase playoff tickets. The sellout also was hampered because no tickets were sold on Christmas Day. The oilers have reached the playoffs five straight years longer than any other team but have advanced to the second round Only twice. Holiday basketball Kaiserslautern Wurzburg win in Routs Rhein main a Germany saturdays results in the Rhein main Christmas classic Rhein main 93, Darmstadt 85 the rockets took a 44-35 halftime Lead before going on to beat the two time defending champions of this tournament. The rockets Advance to the championship game monday night. Wurzburg plays a town sunday at 4 . To at Winner plays Darmstadt for the right to play Rhein main for the title. The rockets would have to lose monday at 4 . And the a a if game at 7 . Mon Day to not win this title. Calvin Wilson came off the Bench to Lead the rockets with 27 Points 22 after intermission. Tony Little added 24 and Sammie Gipson had 14. Anthony Jones and Herman Manuel topped the demons with 16 each and Carl Morrison had 15. Kaiserslautern 114, Gellen Kirchen 75 the panthers took a 50-39 halftime Lead before finishing the Blowout. A town placed six players in double figures George Bennett 27, George Dunn Gan 16, Willie Dickie 15, Doug Williams 12, Linzie Stovall 10, Donald Robinson 10. All eleven panthers that played scored. Roger Brown led the losers with 20, Cornelius Davis had 18, and Darrell Mackey had 15. Wurzburg 104, Sembach 67 the army rattlers took a huge 56-31 halftime Lead Over the air Force tigers from the Continental sports conference. Steve Booker led Wurzburg with 24 Points Cleatis Trotter had 21, James Brown had 17, while de Salter and Dan Bright had 10 each. Mark Watley led Sam Bach with 20 Points followed by Troy Stanford with 14, and Darrell Morris with 13.Frankfurt women reach title game Frankfurt Germany the Frankfurt Falco netted finished their sweep through the winners bracket saturday to reach the championship game to their Frankfurt Christmas classic Frankfurt 64, Wiesbaden 51 the Falconette and the lady eagles were tied 2626 at the half before Frankfurt went on to lock up a berth in mondays championship game. After seven first half ties and seven Lead changes in the second half Frankfurt took the Lead for Good with three minutes left to play. Yvette Carver topped the Falconette with 21 Points Markisha Vereen added 15 and Junce Hardin added 11. Tanya Stubbs led Wiesbaden with 16 and Robin Brooks added 15. Darmstadt 78, Kaiserslautern 48 the lady demons eliminated the lady panthers saturday after taking a 33-24 Lead at the half. Jazz Washington had a game High 21 Points for the winners Michelle Hale had 17 while Judy Tucker and Sharon Barfield added 11 each. Marilyn Darden topped a town with 12, and Shentai pick neg had 11. Heidelberg 67, Darmstadt 64 the lady generals rallied from a 34-25 halftime deficit to Send the lady demons Home. Heidelberg trailed by As much As 12 Points in the first half before surging to a 17-Point Lead late in the game. Darmstadt a rally fell Short. Tina Harley led Heidelberg with 21, Becky King added 20 and Lenette Washington scored 11. Jazz Washington led All scorers with 26, and Hale had 17 for Darmstadt. Mannheim 93, bad Kreuz Nach 78 the lady Mustangs eliminated the lady chiefs after taking a 45-35 Naif time Lead. Kim Craven led Mannheim with 23 Points Shante Gleason scored 20 and Tamara Fields added 15. Susan Grandstaff poured in a tournament High 38 Points in a losing cause. Brenda Myers added 21 and Watonna Jones had 10. Frankfurt 77, Mannheim 66 the Falconette took at 40-23 halftime Lead in the late game Friday night. Vereen led Frankfurt with 19 Points followed by Carver with 17 and Hardin with 16. Craven led Mannheim with 17, Fields added 13 and Andrecia Brown had 11. In menus action saturday at Frankfurt Hanau 86, wll Flecken 58 the panthers led 36-23 at halftime then eliminated the mountaineers. Stacy Gibson had 16, Tony Long 13 and Jecny fair 10 for Hanau. Darnell Johnson led Wil Flecken with 14 Points Ray Bernard had 13 and Allen Roderick added 11. Bed Kreuz Nach 100, Frankfurt 90 the chiefs led 48-45 at the half. Ernest Scott led . With 27, Tim Robinson had 20 and Greg Wilson added 16. Thomas Davis scored 22 for the Falcons Tim Jones added 19 and de Wood had 13. Heidelberg 101, Mannheim 97 the generals eliminated the Mustangs after rallying from a 55-48 halftime deficit. De Torrell poured in 30 for Heidelberg Lee Robinson had 24 and Jeff utile scored 21. Norman Maynie led Mannheim with 23, Zack Trueblood had 15, and Burleigh Miller had 14