European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes Cone Carter join Long list of free agents new York apr a Only Halfway through the filing period a record 109 players have become free agents with 47 More eligible to follow. David Cone Joe Carter and Candy Maldonado of the world series Champion Toronto Blue jays filed on Friday. Ten Toronto players have filed in the week since Canadas first world series title. Paul Molitor of Milwaukee also filed As did Jeff Reardon and Mike Bielecki of the National league Champion Atlanta braves. George Brett however wont be among those filing. The Kansas City royals exercised their 1993 option on the 39-year-old Brett who got his 3,000th hit during the final week of the season. He is guaranteed $2.5 million with the Chance to earn another $600,000 in bonuses. Forty seven More players remain eligible to file by the nov. 8 deadline. Cleveland Pitcher Ted Power who was eligible agreed with the indians on Friday on a one year contract Worth $450,000, including a $25,000 signing Bonus. Outfielder Dion James also eligible agreed with the new York Yankees on a one year Deal Worth $350,000. The previous record total of 98 free agents was set last year 80 eventually re signed with major league teams. Cleveland a Brook Jacoby filed conditionally. The indians have until dec. 1 to exercise an option for $550,000, the amount he earned in 1992. Carter 32, Hasni to received the attention of fellow free agents Barry Bonds Mark Mcgwire and Ruben Sierra even though he a driven in 100 runs or More in six of the last seven seasons. Carter hit .264 in 1992 with 34 homers and 119 Bis second in the american league behind Detroit Scecil fielder. Cone a 29-year-old right hander led the major leagues in strikeouts for the third consecutive season. He was 4-3 with a 2.55 Era for the Blue jays after Toronto acquired him from the new York mets on aug. 27 for infielder Jeff Kent and outfielder Ryan Thompson. Cone was 13-7 with a 2.88 Era for new York and has expressed a desire to return that City to play with the Yankees. Fielder s Homer Sparks . Victory Tokyo apr Detroit Scecil fielder slammed a three run Homer in the second inning and the big hitting . All stars never looked Back As they downed an All Japan team 9-4 on saturday. The major leagues have scored 20 runs in winning the first two games of their eight game exhibition series a dramatic turnaround from their last tour Here in 1990, when they dropped the first four contests. Fielder also homered in fridays 110 win As Roger Clemens and Greg Swindell combined to hold the to Mizuri giants of the Japan Central league to one hit. The Japan team struck Early saturday when the Japan series Champion Seibu Lions Koji Akiyama singled off californians Mark Langston moved to third on two wild pitches and scored on a grounder by Kin Tetsuo Shiroo Ishii then came fielders Homer and the americans were in command the rest of the Way. The . Team finished with 10 hits and four pitchers combined on an eight hitter. Game three of the series was scheduled sunday. Sports sunday nov Masr 1,1992 Detroit a Bob Probert right scores despite getting tangled up with Toronto a Felix Potvin Friday night. Sharks hold off lightning to end losing Streak at 9 by the associated press Tampa Fla. A the san Jose Sharks were doing badly enough that they did no to need the further Ignominy of losing to a first year expansion team. And they did no to. Quot i know what they re feeling right now and its not easy a coach George Kingston said after his Sharks stopped a nine game losing Streak with a 2-1 Victory Oyer the expansion Tampa Bay lightning on Friday night. A i wish Tampa Bay every  Kingston certainly could sympathize with lightning coach Terry Crisp. He was in his shoes last season when the first year Sharks finished with the no la a worst record 17-58-5. Actually the lightning had been off to a pretty Good Start in their first year but have lost three straight for a 4-7-1 record. The win for the Sharks was their first since a 4-3 win Over Winnipeg on opening night. Mike Sullivan and Dave Snuggerud scored within 27 seconds of the third period to give the Sharks their Victory. Sullivan intercepted an attempted Clearing pass by the lightnings Peter Taglianetti and beat Wendell Young to make it 1-0 at 2 49 into the final period. Tampa Bay was still trying to regroup when Snuggerud notched his first goal As a shark beating Young from the left Wing. Chris Kontosh team leading 10th goal off a pass from Mikael Andersson at 16 29 pulled Tampa Bay within one but the lightning  manage the equalizer despite numerous scoring opportunities. In other games Friday night sabres 12, senators 3 Buffalo . A Pat Lafontaine had two goals and three assists to Lead Buffalo As the sabres handed expansion Ottawa its ninth straight loss. The sabres peppered goalie Steve weeks with 19 National hockey league shots in the opening 20 minutes As they built a 6-1 Cushion Over the senators who tied san Jose for the longest losing Streak in the nil this season. Bob Sweeney added two goals for the sabres who led by 8-3 after two periods. Islanders 4, devils 1 East Rutherford . A Patrick Flatley Steve Thomas and Brian Mullen scored in the first nine minutes to Power the new York islanders Over new Jersey. The islanders won for the sixth time in eight games after an 0-2-1 Start. Red wings 7, Maple Leafs 1 Detroit a Bob Probert Steve Yzerman and Dallas Drake each scored two goals to Lead Detroit Over Toronto. Probert got both his goals in a Span of less than four minutes in the first period to get the red wings off to a 2-0 Lead after one period. Capitals 3, flames 1 Calgary Alberta a Washington a Kevin Hatcher scored two second period goals As the capitals ended a four game losing Streak. Hatchery a goals came in a three goal period by the capitals who were wingless in seven previous games in Calgary dating Back to feb. 22,1987. North stars 3, canucks 2 Vancouver British Columbia a goaltender Darcy Zakaluk won his first game of the season by making several difficult saves in the third period leading the Minnesota Over Vancouver. Zakaluk blocked 21 shots including 10 in the third after allowing 14 goals in his previous two starts. Whalers Hawks fined for end of aame Fia Tinq Upu vhf v / and _ Fiat a Nal or tar. In o a new York a National hockey league president Gil Stein on Friday fined the Hartford whalers and the Chicago Blackhawk $10,000 each As a result of fighting incidents at the end of games. Stein said the league was determined to crack Down on gratuitous end of the game violence where the score and time remaining indicate the outcome of the game has been decided. In a game against the rangers on oct 12, Hartford a Jim Mckenzie instigated a fight with u seconds left in the game and new York leading 6-2. Stu Grimson of the Blackhawk provoked a fight in a game on oct. 21 against Buffalo with 20 seconds remaining. The sabres led 4-1 at the time. No Fine was imposed on the players or coaches involved. Stein said the fines against the whalers and Blackhawk will be rescinded if there Are no further such incidents involving a Hartford or Chicago player for offs rest of the regu a season and play at the August meeting of the nil Board of governors when Rule 54 was amended to impose a game misconduct for the instigator of fights the Board considered imposing a mandatory suspension in cases where fights were instigated in the closing minutes of a game at a tune when the Winner of the contest had been clearly decided. Rather than try to cover All the bases with specific mandatory penalties it was agreed the president would Deal with any such cases