European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Courier . Wrap up cup Jim courier celebrates with Flag after beating Swiss Jakob Flasck in Davis cup clincher. By Arnie Stapleton fort Worth Texas a Jim courier erased them All a the Davis cup doubts problems playing for the Flag and his inability to solve the Swiss. A i feel like in Mas much a part of this team As anyone else a courier said sunday after beating Jakob Hlasek 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Clinch the United states 30th Davis cup. A i really wanted to contribute a courier said. A everybody got his Points and every Point was huge. Hopefully Well win this thing for the next eight nine  the . Team recaptured the cup a year after a stunning loss to the French by overwhelming first time finalist Switzerland. Andre Agassi started it Friday with a 90-minute straight sets clinic against Hlasek. But courier ranked no. 1 in the world fell to Nemesis Marc Rosset in the americans Only defeat in the Best-of-5 tournament. The final match Between Agassi and Rosset was cancelled making the final score 3-1. Rosset who also upset courier the worlds no. 1-ranked player at the Barcelona olympics on his Way to the Gold medal this summer had never before rallied from a two sets to one deficit. But a fresh doubles team of John Mcenroe and Pete Sampras charged Back after losing to first two sets to rally past a tiring Rosset and Hlasek who teamed to win three tournaments in 1992, including the French open. Courier known for his Blue Collar approach won sunday for just the third time in eight Davis cup matches and he did it in spite of the Flag waving Cowbell ringing song singing crowd of 11,446, which had clearly rattled him in his first match Friday. A i like to play at a different rhythm than the crowd allows me to play but the olympics and Davis cup really Are unique experiences a courier said. A and you have to go out there and enjoy the the stars and stripes december8,1992 b Page 28 moment a Little bit enjoy seeing All those flags being  courier said finally winning one for his country was quite a Relief. A nothing Means More to me than to be around these Bunch of Guys and bring the cup Back where it belongs a he said. A a there a certainly not anything like winning for a team. Its not something we get to do very  Hlasek said courier could come to dominate Davis cup like he does the tour. A i think he a a great player and i Hope he a going to play a Long time. His record is going to be very positive a Hlasek said. A obviously he had some losses at the beginning but he has a Long time to play Davis cup and he proved something  Hlasek who fell to 27-12 in Davis cup singles controlled the second set by attacking the net and keeping pressure on courier. A that was my strategy and that worked Well a Hlasek said. A but he started to serve a lot of first serves in the third and fourth set and i  attack his game As i did in the first two sets. He did no to allow me to play the same  Deal for Abbott Louisville by. A the new York Yankees finally got the stopper they a sought for months by acquiring left hander Jim Abbott from the California Angels for three inexperienced players. Abbott 25, went to the Yankees for first baseman . Snow right handed starter Russ Springer and left handed reliever Jerry Nielsen. They have a combined major league experience of 41 games. Snow who led the International league with a .313 average for Columbus this year is expected to Start at first base next season. Herzog said Springer and Nielsen will stick on the major league roster As Well. The Angels did no to want to end up losing Abbott As a free agent in two years. Abbott who played four full seasons for California rejected a Lour year $16 million contract proposal Over the summer. Bonds stranded at altar by Ben Walker a baseball writer Louisville by. Barry Bonds was standing about 30 feet from the podium smiling As he talked with his agents. In just a few minutes he would be announced As baseball a richest player. A for 30 minutes he waited and waited like an anxious kid at a prom. But the san Francisco giants a at least for a night a stood him up. In a development As shocking As saturdays announcement of a tentative agreement the giants said sunday night that no news conference would be held. Both sides said talks were continuing and that the tentative $43.75 million six year agreement still existed. A a we re confident that it will be worked out a Larry Baer the giants incoming executive vice president said when he finally came to the press room at 1 . Est monday morning. A a it a just a delay a said Bonds agent Dennis Gilbert. Both mean looked weary. They said Legal issues were the reason for the delay. Five and a half hours earlier Bonds and his father Bobby waited for 30 minutes for the giants to arrive then were called into a Side Kitchen along with Barry Bonds agents. They wound up leaving through the Back door. A the giants Are saying there was no news conference called a Jim Small a spokesman for the commissioners office announced after consulting the team. Twenty two hours before that the Deal appeared done. Gilberts aides informed reporters late saturday night of the planned news conference. But Bob Lurie the giants outgoing owner refused to take responsibility for the new contract. Safeway inc. Chairman Peter Mago wan the incoming managing general partner of the group that is buying the team for $100 million negotiated the Deal along with Baer. Even though Mago wants people have been running the team for a week Lurie still owns the club. And until the Sale is approved and closed Magowan can to enter into agreements on behalf of the giants Smith keeping his wizardry in St. Louis St. Louis a in the end Ozzie Smith Isnit going anywhere. The 13-time Gold Glove Winner and the St. Louis cardinals agreed sunday night on a $3 million one year Deal that can keep the shortstop in St. Louis for the rest of his career. The Deal extends for $3 million a year As Long As Smith gets 400 plate appearances a season and is cleared by a doctor to play. A fall along in be stressed How important it was to spend the rest of my career in St. Louis a Smith said. A Why at this stage of my career would i want to go anywhere else a Smith also gets a $1.2 million six year personal services contract that will take effect upon his retirement. Last season Smith hit .295 and led the team with 43  in the nil a pages 21, 22, 23 and 26