European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bill it Abouli shape football a North All conference stars and stripes All Europe wrestling second in Bennor conference second in Northern Region soccer Bennor All conference map Bennor tournament map Small schools tournament volleyball map aaa tournament basketball aaa All conference map big schools tournament stars and stripes All Europe stars and stripes player of the year soccer aaa All conference big schools All tournament feb Hwy a amps Susan Harris a amps special photos triple threats Gibbons Kirsch tops amps athlete of year vote by Ben Abrams prep sports editor the elite of the elite a Bill Gibbons and Carolyn Kirsch. That was the verdict the selection panel reached last week when it met to determine the 199 v-92 stars and stripes athletes of the year. Both shapes Gibbons and Heidelberg a Kirsch were three sport luminaries Gibbons on the Gridiron wrestling mat and soccer pitch Kirsch in volleyball basketball and soccer. Gibbons was one of the stars As shape bounced Back from a win less Campaign in 1990 and an 11-game Streak that extended Back into the 1989 Campaign to go undefeated in a North Competition and Post a 9-1 record the loss coming in the Small schools semifinal game against Woodbridge. Gibbons racked up 1,428 Yards and scored 18 touchdowns in that Campaign. A Bill is one of the finest runners i have Ever coached a shape Mentor Jim Gar vie said in his football All Europe nominating letter. A this Speed and quickness were the prime factors which made our Wishbone offence Click so successfully. He was like a rocket going Down Field. He definitely was the main cog in shape s Success this  the 5-9, 165-Pound senior ventured into wrestling for the first time this year and placed second in the Bennor conference and Northern regional. A Bill was new to the wrestling program this year but he helped our program immensely a mat coach Mark Williams said. A the did no to have that much wrestling savvy but he took full advantage of his quickness and strength and a very successful Campaign. He had 1u pins. He would have been a really outstanding wrestler if he had gotten into the game  Gibbons closed his athletic career at shape with an outstanding year in soccer. He was All conference and he won All tournament and map recognition in see athlete on Page 29 the stars and stripes june 11,1992 b Page 32 mariners Sale to japanese Given unanimous approval Barefoot Winner Stefan Edberg of Sweden walks Barefoot through the flooded Queen s club court in London after his 7-6, 6-2 Victory tuesday Over Kevin Quiren. Heavy rain washed out the remainder of the first round matches in the grass court tournament. By Ross Newhan los Angeles times new York a assured that the club s operations will be directed by Seattle interests baseball a major Itcague ownership committee unanimously approved Sale of the mariners tuesday to a group headed financially by the president of Nintendo co. Ltd. Of Japan. Published reports to the contrary Hiroshi Yamauchi will still provide $75 million of the $125 million Purchase Price according to a committee source but he has assured baseball in writing that daily operations will be directed by John Ellis head of puget sound Power amp Light and other Seattle based members of the purchasing groups Board. A this venture is not going to be controlled outside North America a commissioner Fay Vincent said. A this venture is going to be controlled in Seattle. Or. Ellis has total authority to run this business. Its a substantial Grant of  Vincent said that Yamauchi would have a passive role limited to approving Only certain a extraordinary transactions such As relocation or a decision to sell the club. He will have no voice Vincent said in baseball or budgetary decisions. It is unlikely that the Sale would have received committee approval without Yamauchi a recent guarantees by which he also agreed to reduce his voting Stock from 60 percent to less than 50 percent. The first Sale of a major league team to a group fronted financially by a non North american investor still requires approval of 11 of the 14 american league owners and seven of the 12 National league owners. That vote was to be taken wednesday in new York when a three Day summer meeting of major league owners continues but it is considered a foregone conclusion in the aftermath of the ownership committees support. Voting tuesday As members of that committee were Fred Kuhlmann of the St. Louis cardinals George w. Vecsey commentary a Saa Page 26 Bush of the Texas rangers Jerry Reinsdorf of the Chicago White sox Bud Selig of the Milwaukee Brewers Bill Bartholomay of the Atlanta braves Stanton Cook of the Chicago cubs and Peter o Malley of the dodgers. Of Malley said that he continues to believe that the Pacific Northwest can support major league baseball but a in the absence of this group the picture there would have been  he said that the process was accelerated in the last few Days by the assurances that Ellis would operate the team although he added that baseball is an International game and will continue to be a to an even larger extent in the  a a Jeff Smulyan who purchased the club from George Argyros for $76 million in october of 1989, will receive $100 million of the $125 million with the rest going to club operations. 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