European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 14, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 31 sports wire Ziegler quits nil Post with no regrets a or it from wire reports new York a John Ziegler had no regrets about resigning As nil president Friday after apparently being pushed out by a group of dissatisfied owners. A gratitude not regret runs through my heart today a Ziegler told the nil Board of governors in announcing that he was quitting after 15 years. A i am distinctly privileged to have held one of the most cherished positions in the professional sports  while Ziegler a accomplishments were numerous during his tenure including expanding the number of franchises from 18 to 24, increasing fan popularity and developing superstars his negatives outweighed his positives. The owners apparently were dissatisfied with Ziegler a inability to secure a lucrative television Deal with a major . Network his handling of the first league wide players strike this season and the lawsuit by former players alleging misappropriation of pension funds. Richard Gordon majority owner of the Hartford whalers and one of the architects of Ziegler s undoing said the nil has fallen too far behind major league baseball the nil and the Aba. Ziegler a resignation will be effective sept. 30, but he will remain with the league As a consultant to the Board of governors. There was no announcement of a  nip scots in european cup Goteborg Sweden a Dennis Bergkamp scored with 12 minutes remaining Friday night As the Netherlands opened the defense of its european Champi his nearest challenger left hander Boh Charles was five shots Back after a 69. Dave Stockton who shot 67, was at 138. Nicklaus who designed the 6,876-Yard, Par-72 pc of Michigan layout skipped this tournament to practice for the . Open at Pebble  paces St. Jude Memphis Tenn. A Dan Forsman weathered a course record charge by Jim Mcgovern scrambling to a 5-under-Par 66 Friday and building a 2-stroke Lead after two rounds of the storm plagued $1.1 million St. Jude Gas sic. Pea tour officials suspended play Friday evening with 77 golfers still on the course after two delays totalling almost three hours. The second round was to be concluded saturday morning with the third round beginning after the Field is Cut to the Low 70 Forsman and ties. Forsman a morning starter who registered the last of his three pea tour wins in 1990, carded six birdies three bogeys and an Eagle for a 36-Hole total of 12-under 130. Mcgovern tied the course record at the 7,006-Yard, Par-71 pc at South wind course with a 9-Undcr 62. On ship with a 1-0 Victory Over Scotland. A a a la. I i i in fridays other game world cup Champion Ger  runt a Flora i6qci Many played a 1-1 tie with the Commonwealth of inde nrtf4rra a. Somers Point . A Hiromi Kobayashi and Linda Hunt both seeking their first Lyga victories each carded 5-under-Par 66s Friday to share the Lead after the first round of the $400,000 shop rite Lyga classic. Pendant states at Norr Koping. Igor Dobrovolski scored in the 63rd minute but Thomas a amp Ssler tied the score for Germany in the final minute on a 20-Yard free kick. Tigers borrow to make payroll new York a the Detroit tigers borrowed about $5 million to make payroll in the last month because they were running out of Cash baseball officials said Friday. The officials who spoke on the condition they not be identified said commissioner Fay Vincent told baseball executives at this weeks quarterly meetings that he had to Deal with an instance in the last Quarter where a club got into a Cash flow problem. Vincent did not identify the club during the meetings said one executive who attended but several officials said they had been told the club was Detroit. One official with direct knowledge of the transaction said the amount borrowed was in the mid seven  nears senior runaway Dearborn Mich. A . Snead proved his course record 65 in the opening round of the senior players championship was no Fluke when he came within a stroke of it fonday. Snead shot 66 for a 36-Hole record of 131, an improbable 13-under  threatened to make a runaway of the $1 million event considered one of the majors on the senior pea tour. The old Halfway Mark was a under by Jack Nicklaus in 1990, when the tournament was played at nearby Dearborn country club. And Snead could have been better. He was 14-under after a Birdie at the 17th, but bogeyed no. 18. Kobayashi and Hunt Lead Susie Mcming 68 by two strokes and Are three shots ahead of Donna Andrews Loretta Alderete Mitzi Edge and Anne Marie Palli who All shot 69 on the Par 71 or cat Bay resort and country club  curtails austrian play Salzburg Austria a with play suspended saturday because of a second thunderstorm Frenchman Jean  de Velde and England a Peter Mitchell held a one stroke Lead in the $630,000 Mitsubishi austrian open but they still had three holes of the weather affected third round to Complete sunday morning. Heavy rain for two Days left the tournament director in Salzburg with Little option than to allow teeing up everywhere but on the greens and in hazards in a bid to Complete four rounds of the event after a four hour delay before saturdays Start. Van de Velde who had shared tin overnight Lead with Sweden a per Ulrik Johansson birdied the uth and 15th holes to go to 11-under-Par with Mitchell who picked up his shots at the 14th and 15th. Mitchell has so far collected four birdies and a bogey to come from two shots Back on the Lead while  de Velde added two birdies and three bogeys Over a chequered first five holes. They Lay one stroke ahead of Johansson who lost his Chance of a share of the Lead when he double bogeyed the 12th. The swede playing with Mitchell and  de Velde also had three holes to Complete sunday after they had to come in because of the danger of lightning which had also caused an earlier Short  takes pole at Pocono Long Pond a. A Ken Schrader nursing a herniated disc in his  set a track record of 162.165 Mph Friday in winning his first Lascar pole in two years. Schrader drove his Chevrolet around the 2v-mile Tri Oval at Pocono International raceway in 55.499 seconds to take the top spot for sundays Champion spark plug 500. His Lap beat Mark Martins year old record of 161.996, or 55.557 seconds. Davey Allison also had beaten Martins Mark but his Lap of 162.002 was disallowed when a Post qualifying inspection determined the left front of his Ford was an eighth of an Inch too Low. Allison a bumping moved Morgan shepherds Ford onto the front Row with Schrader at 161.621. Bill Elliott who has four Pocono wins will Start third and Martin fourth both in Fords. Schrader is due for surgery after next weeks race at Brooklyn Mich., to repair the herniated disc that has bothered him since March. A a it a hurting right now a said Schrader who broke a 59-Racc pole drought since starting first in May 1990 at Charlotte . Allison a the Winston cup season Leader by 28 Points Over defending Champ Dale Earnhardt a Nad apparently set the track record Long be fore Schrader took his Lap. A i like having something to shoot for a Schrader said. Schrader said he can usually count on getting his car a couple tenths of a second faster in qualifying than in practice. He had run a 55.75-Scc-Ond Lap in practice but Allison a 55.555-second Lap got his attention. A that extra two tenths is rolling the Dice As far As bringing the car Back a Schrader said. To Schrader the Gamble was Worth it. Because he did no twin a pole last year he did no to get to participate in the Busch clash at Daytona in february. The pole was the 11th of his career and his second at Pocono the other coming in july 1989. Sports on the air can Eure Aan Tima an television baseball a Pittsburgh at new York 7 35 . Sunday. Aba finals a game 6, Portland at Chicago 1 . Monday. Seb television Aba finals a game 6, Portland at Chicago 1 . Monday. An seb radio baseball a Boston at Toronto 7 30 . Sunday. Aba finals a game 6, Portland at Chicago 1 .  rivals Reyes Ayala clash for 119 title by de Schuyler or. Worcester mass. A it jul be Serge and Paulie doing what they once did Down in Texas. A me and Paulie Are going to have a Good fight a Sergio Reyes said Friday night. A a in a glad its two Guys from Texas a said Paul Ayala. Reyes and Ayala will Box for the 119-Pound title at the . Olympic trials. A i grew up with Reyes in fort Worth a Ayala said. A it will be the 16th time we be fought. He a won  they Haven to boxed each other since 1987, and this will be their first meeting nationally. Reyes 22, of the . Marines at . Olympic boxing trials Camp Lejeune ., won his semifinal bout 29-16 Over san Tanner Lewis of Miami on Friday night at the centrum. Ayala 22, who still lives in fort Worth upset 24-year-old Sean Fletcher of the Navy at Norfolk va., 29-26. Fletcher had out pointed Ayala 54-33 in the finals of the . Championships in february. Computer scoring was used in the semifinals after the quarterfinals had been scored under the old 20-Point must system because key computer components were stolen wednesday. Another . Champion also lost when Shane Mosley of Pomona calif., was beaten 25-14 by Vernon Forrest of Augusta a. It Wasny to exactly an upset because the 6-foot Forrest was a . Champion in 1991 and finished second in the world championships in november at Sydney Australia. Forrest kept the Shorter Mosley off balance with right jabs and Hurt him with a right hand in the second round. Forrest a opponent in the final will be Steve Johnston of Colorado Springs colo., the Only . Gold medallist at the 1991 pan american games. Also advancing to the finals were Eric Griffin a two time world Champion and Oscar de la Hoya a two time National Champion. Griffin of Jasper Tenn., was warned for talking in his 106-Pound bout against James Harris. A i was humming a Griffin said. It must have been a Light hearted ditty because Griffin had no trouble. The decision was 94-12. A it is going to be an Honor to fight him a said Mario Bueno of the army at it. Hua Chuca Ariz., who won the other 106-Pound semifinal 29-19 Over Willie Senn of Washington. De la Hoya of los Angeles picked up the Pace after the first round and out pointed Lupe Suazo of Tucson Ariz. De la hoyas final opponent will be Anthony Christodolou of Syracuse a 62-6 Winner Over Danny Rios of san Antonio