European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 9,1993 sports the stars and stripes b paga2t from wire reports Kansas City to. A the fans May be Happy that George Brett will play a 20th season of major league baseball. Keith Miller in t sure. Brett a announcement thursday that he will return to the Kansas City royals for one More year Means Ritnour a position a Post Miller acquired with Gregg Jefferies and Kevin my Miller is a Man wit _ with Gregg Reynolds in the Bret Saberhagen Trade last year was first tried in left Field. He landed at second base but no one applied the term Quot Slick Fielding to him. The royals signed Jose Lind a who is a Slick Fielding second baseman a this Winter. If Brett had retired As it appeared he might after getting his 3,000th hit in the last week of the 1992 season Miller could have settled into the designated hitter Slot. Quot instead Brett will continue As designated hitter and manager Hal Mcrae will have to find another Way to keep Miller s Bat in the lineup a unless he is traded. General manager Herk Robinson is looking for a Kower hitting Rign fielder and Miller and closer Jeff Montgomery appear to be his Best Trade bait. Miller according to Brett is one of the Best Lead off hitters he has Ever seen. Robinsons id Mcrae Hopes to get Miller 500 at bats this season. The question is where will he play Brett ended months of suspense by announcing he will be Back although he is unhappy that royals owner Ewing Kauffman did not offer him More Money to continue As the team s franchise player. Brett who made $3 million last year has a base salary of $1.5 million for next season after the royals exercised the second option year on his five year contract. Brett also will be Given a $1 million Bonus when he retires and has incentives this year although most of them Are probably unattainable. Blyleven to try minors Minneapolis a Bert Blyleven the 41-year-old right hander who is 13 victories shy of 300, said thursday night he has signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota twins. Blyleven told Waco radio via Telephone from his Home in Anaheim Calif., that he his contract includes a minimal salary and is loaded with incentives Blyleven started his career with the twins in 1970 and went on to play for Texas Pittsburgh and Cleveland. He returned to Minnesota in 1985 and helped the twins win the 1987 world series against St.  sign 2 pitchers signed pitchers Mike Harkey and Jeff Robinson and outfielder Kevin Roberson to one year  26, was 4-0 with a 1.89 Era in seven starts for the cubs after 1991 shoulder surgery and completion of a rehabilitation program. Football attendance drops Overland Park Kan. College cd Tiball attendance dropped More than 360,000 last season according to figures compiled by Mcaa statistics service. ,. For All 674 four year colleges with varsity teams including 552 Mcaa members attendance for the 1992 season was 36,198,508, a drop of 367,372 from 1991. Division i a attendance declined 498,231 from 1991, while i a decreased 97,931, division ii increased 219,002, division Iii fell 5,351 and non Mcaa teams were up by 15,139 fans. A an to for royals George Brett 3,000 hits and Stilt counting. The Southeastern conference fed All leagues in average attendance for the fifth consecutive year at 63,737 and Drew an Mcaa All time record 4,844,014 fans for its 76 Home games. Another record was set by Michigan. The wolverines winning the National attendance title for the 19th consecutive year broke the All time Mark for average attendance with an average of 105,867 fans for six Home games. Michigan had set the previous record of 105,588 in 1985. Chicago a the Chicago cubs on thursday crease Tennessee was second in average attendance at 95,924, followed by Penn state 94,866ohio state 92,650 and Florida 83,804. San Diego state Ted All i a teams in per game increase. Its 1992 average of 45,725 was an increase of 12,579 Over 1991. Eastern Michigan had the largest percentage incas jumping 167 percent 5,938 to 15,851. Jacques Rolls ahead Torrance Calif. A Dennis Jacques of Monmouth Junction ., averaged 234 Over six games thursday to take the Lead at the end of qualifying in the a Delco classic. Jacques a three time titlist who won his last title in 1985, knocked Down 4,292 pins Over 18 games to take a 52-pin Lead in the a bad a first event of the year. Ron Williams a two time Winner from fort Worth Texas is second with a 4,266 pinball. Williams last title came in Torrance in 1990. Majors hires 4 aides Pittsburgh a Pitt coach Johnny majors hired four assistant coaches thursday including one of his former aides at Tennessee and two holdovers from for season in a ors Mer coach Paul Hackett a staff. Majors brought in Charlie Coc formerly his running backs coach at Tennessee arid Jack Henry a former assistant of the Pittsburgh teeters and Indiana a University and retained assistants Tom Turchetta Ana Brian Williams. Coe will be majors offensive Tun coordinator while Henry will coach the offensive line. Turchetta will continue As defensive line coach and Williams win remain As outside linebackers coach. Coe 43, joined majors staff at Tennessee in 1990 As receivers coach before taking Over the running backs. He has coached at Missouri Kansas state Louisville Ball state Cincinnati and Iowa. Germany wins hopman cup Perth Australia a Michael Stich and Steffi Graf scored impressive singles victories Friday night Over Spain a brother and sister team lifting Germany to its first hopman cup championship. Graf beat Aranta Sanchez Vicario 6-4, 6-3 then Stich downed Emilio Sanchez 7-5,6- in the menus singles to Clinch its Victory in the final at the Bur Wood super dome. The third seeded spaniards failed in a bid to become the first team to repeat As champions. Stich and Graf snared $105,000 for their Victory the Sanchez siblings picked up $63,000. Graf improved her career record against Sanchez Vicario to 16-3. She hit in outright winners during the contest while Sanchez Vicario could manage Only four and just one from the Baseline where she normally excels. Cheeks signs with nets East Rutherford  Free Aernt guard Maurice Cheeks signed thursday with. New Jersey giving the nets an experienced backup at Point guard for a starter Kenny Anderson. A Cheeks 36, is the Aba All time steals Leader with 2,277. He Hasni to played since the Atlanta Hawks bought out his contract for $600,000 last summer in order to sign no. 1 draft pick Adam Keefe. No autopsy is scheduled. World cup ski race cancelled garm1sch-partenkirchen, Germany a consistent rain and above Zero temperatures in the last 36 hours led to the cancellation of fridays menus world cup downhill ski event. After inspecting the 2.1 mile course in the or Irving the jury decided the track had softened too much to stage a race. The jury was to meet later in the Day to discuss possible program changes. Friday s downhill originally was set for Val do a scr France dec. 4, but was called off after 15 starters went off due to bad weather conditions. Weekend sports on an Central european Tim television and radio nil playoffs a Buffalo at Pittsburgh 6 30 . Saturday Washington at san Francisco 10 . Saturday Philadelphia at Dallas 6 30 . 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