European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 16, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 23 sports wire astros cleared for 26-game Road trip from wire reports new York a the Houston astros better Start getting ready to play Well on the Road. Houston just 28-53 on the Road last season and 37-44 at Home finally got clearance for a 28-Day, 26-game trip on tuesday when the major league baseball players association withdrew its grievance and cleared a possible disruption of preparations for the Republican National convention. The trip is needed to give work Crews enough time to prepare the Astrodome for the convention scheduled for aug. 17-20. The leagues agreement with the players says Road trips of More than 19 Days will not be scheduled without the permission of the Union. Neither the league nor the astros consulted the Union before making the agreement with the Republican party. A statement from the National league said that the grievance was withdrawn and that astros owner John Mcmullen had agreed to make a sizeable charitable contributions to the baseball program at the naval Academy and to new York area Little league  the amount of the contributions was not announced. Although the convention is just four Days the Republican National committee rented the Astrodome from july 27 to aug. 23, saying it needed the additional time to set up  Well after operation Gainesville Fla. A former major league great Ted Williams is doing Well after undergoing surgery at Shands Hospital Here where he was treated last month after suffering a minor stroke a spokesman said. Williams 73, was listed in Good condition tuesday. A the is expected to be of a said Smith adding Wil Liams should be released within a few Days. Smith  discuss the Type of procedure performed on Williams and released no other details saying that was at the family a  to opt for free Agency Orlando Fla. A new York kicks Forward Xavier Mcdaniel said he will exercise a buyout clause in his contract wednesday that will allow him to become an unrestricted free agent after this season. Mcdaniel will pay the kicks $500,000 a half of which will come from his own pocket and the rest being deferred Money he will give up. That payment will allow him to sign with any Aba team after july 1 without the kicks receiving any compensation.2 Steeles get the knife Pittsburgh a Pittsburgh Steeles tight end Eric Green and running Back Merril Hoge each underwent surgery tuesday for repair of minor injuries they suffered last season. T Green had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair damaged cartilage the team said. The surgery was unrelated to an injury of greens right ankle which was fractured late in the season and caused him to miss the final five games. Green underwent ankle surgery nov. 25 and is still rehabilitating that injury the team said. Hoge had a Bone Chip surgically removed from his left ankle and is expected to fully  picks Lovat Green Bay wis. A new Green Bay head coach Mike Holmgren picked his first assistant tuesday Nam ing Veteran Tom Lovat to coach the packers offensive line. Lovat 53, who coached the Phoenix cardinals offensive line the last two years spent a season with the packers in 1980 As an offensive line assistant to Ernie Mcmillan when Bart Starr was head coach. Holmgren who is scouting the East West game in Palo Alto calif., said earlier he expected to name 11 assistants to his staff. Holmgren was introduced saturday As the successor to Lindy  Sealander gets cup win Hinte Stoder Austria a Annelise Cobar Ger gave new zealand its first world cup skiing Victo tuesday defeating Veteran Swiss and austrian rivals in a women a slalom. Roberger was fourth after the first run and was second fastest in the second at 51.60 seconds finishing with a total time of 1 minute 44.59 seconds. Vreni Schneider of Switzerland was second followed by Julie Parisien of the United states her Best world cup result this Winter. Schneider who fell in sunday s slalom was timed in 1 44.71 Over the two legs. Parisien finished in 1 44.90. Sports on an seb Central european time television pro hockey a Calgary at new York rangers 1 30 . Friday. Radio College basketball a North Carolina at Wake Forest 1 30 . Friday. 94 world cup plans to use 12 . Cities new York a the 1994 world cup will use 12 cities and the 19 still competing for the games will find out the winners in about nine weeks. World cup chairman Alan Rothen Borg said tuesday that the final 12 would be selected after world cup Usa 1994, the organizing committee for the 52-game tournament makes its recommendations to the International federation of association football soccer a governing body. Twenty six cities bid for games during the tournament to be played from june 17, 1994, to july 17, 1994. Nineteen cities still Are under consideration and the final selection will be made by fifa based upon the recommendations of the organizing committee. The organizing committee previously had said it would pick from 8-to-12 cities. Meanwhile world cup Usa 1994 unveiled its Mascot a cartoon dog designed by Warner Brothers animation studio. The dog wears a red White and Blue soccer uniform has big floppy ears and an enormous nose. It does no to have a name yet and Rothenberg said there will be a contest to select one. In addition the . National team said tuesday it would play in a four team tournament from May 30-june 7 with Italy Ireland and Portugal. The United states will play Ireland at Washington on May 30, Portugal at Chicago on june 3 and Italy at Chicago on june 6. Italy will play Portugal at new Haven conn., on May 31 and Ireland at Foxboro mass., on june 4. Ireland will play Portugal at Foxboro on june 7. World cup 1994 Masco frenchmen win in rally springbok South Africa a Hubert Auriol of France clinched the car Section of the Paris Cap town rally wednesday and his countryman Stephan Peterhansel nailed Down first place in the motorcycle Section. F the race across Africa ends thursday at Milverton Beach near Cape town but today a leg was the last racing Section. Auriol driving a Mitsubishi Pajaro was seventh today but maintained his Overall Lead by four minutes 53 seconds Over German teammate Erwin Weber also driving a Pajaro. Peterhansel Riding a Yamaha ended the racing stage 24 minutes and eight seconds ahead of american Danny Laporte on a Caliva. Just Over half the original 332 competitors took off in the final Section in the sweltering heat of Southern Namibia. An to an to . Southern european broadcasting Gorman to thursday 6 . 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