European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. February 4, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 31 Benes quadruples salary padres Andy Bencs new York a the first Day of this year s salary arbitration decisions showed Why owners hate the process More than any thing else in the sport. San Diego padre Pitcher Andy Bencs and Center fielder Damn Jackson got big raises tuesday when they won and Atlanta Brave second baseman Mark Lemke still doubled his salary when he lost. Bencs 13-14 with a 3.35 Era last season saw his salary quadruple to $2.05 million when arbitrator William Gould chose his Fig Urc rather than the padres offer of $1.55 million. The decision May affect other pitch ers with three years of service such As Ramon Martinez of los Angeles Kevin a pier of Kansas City Jaime Navarro of Mil Waukee Kevin Tapani of Minnesota and Ken Hill of Montreal. We re disappointed but you can t be sur prised at the Way the. Arbitration system works padre president Dick Freeman baseball arbitration said. Bones agent Scott i3oras, argued that there is More to a Pitcher s performance than wins and losses. The padres scored two runs or fewer in 18 of denes 34 starts. It s been difficult for him to have a win Ning record Boras said. If they Don t score runs it s not the Pitcher s Jackson was awarded $2.1 million by Reginald Allyn a instead of the padres $1.5 Mil lion offer. Jackson made $805,000 in 1992, when he hit .240 with 17 homers and 70 Rols. La Mac was Given $550,000 by James Duff instead of the player s request for $925,000, Lemke hit .227 last season with six homers and 26 Bis and made $250,000. Three braves in arbitration were among seven players who settled tuesday. Short Stop Jeff Blauser agreed to $2 million Dou bling his $940,000 salary last year. Reliever Kent Merck or agreed at $712,500, More than triple the $190,000 he made in 1992. Catcher Damon Berryhill agreed at $975,000, a raise of $605,000. Second baseman Jody Reed and the dodgers agreed at $2.5 million a raise of $900,000, and Catcher Mike Macfarlan and the royals agreed at $1,175,000, a hike of $435,000. First baseman Ricky Jordan and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed at $1 Mil lion a raise of $340,000. Outfielder Henry Cotto Back with the mariners after becom ing a free agent agreed with Seattle at $900,000, a raise of $25,000. Two free agents found new teams and agreed to minor league contracts first baseman Randy Milligan with Cincinnati and Pitcher Cal Heaton with the new York Yankees. 7s Indiana s Knight playing court Ester world notes from wire reports Indianapolis Bob Knight s announcement that a 6-foot-8 recruit from Yugoslavia will enrol at Indiana Hasset off a search for a player who May not exist. On his television show sunday Knight said top ranked Indiana had received word that a player named Ivan Renko intends to enrol and play for the hoosiers. But who is Ivan Renko i be heard the name but i was informed that the kid does t exist. Knight s playing games said Bob Gibbons a recruiting analyst and editor of All Star sports report in . There is no such person. I m positive. He was supposed to be located in new Hampshire. I called people that i know there not to mention every prep school in the area to see if there was such a player. There was none Gibbons told the Indianapolis Star. Knight did not return a Telephone Call. But on his Mon Day night radio show he said Renko was brought to his attention in july when he spoke at a coaches clinic in Europe. Knight cited Mcaa rules and the situation in Renko s Homeland As precluding further comment. Anybody who follows the political situation of civil unrest in Yugoslavia can appreciate the fact that we d just kind of like to let it go at that Knight said. Craig Miller a spokesman for Usa basketball the governing body for . Teams in International play also had never heard of Renko. Miller said no such person played for the croatian team that won the Silver medal in the Barcelona olympic games last summer. Lions hire Bullough Pontiac Mich. The Detroit Lions on tuesday named Hank Bullough As their defensive coordinator. Bullough 58, replaces Woody Widenhofer who left the team last month the Lions said in a statement. Bullough last coached with the Green Bay packers As defensive coordinator from 1988-91. 133.4 million saw super bowl new York an estimated 133.4 million people watched s broadcast of the super bowl making it the most watched show in television history. Tuesday s final . Nielsen rating for Dallas 52-17 Victory Over Buffalo on sunday was 45.1, the highest since lbs had a 45.8 for the 1987 super bowl. The previous record of 127 million viewers was set during the 1986 super bowl. Carson staying on with eagles Philadelphia defensive coordinator Bud Carson decided against retiring and signed a two year contract with the Philadelphia eagles. Carson 61, a former head coach of the Cleveland Browns said he had considered calling it a career after his second sea son with the eagles under head coach Rich Kotite. Sex Seahawk to get $450,000 Washington the . Court of appeals ruled tuesday that the Seattle sea Hawks have to pay former receiver Sam Mccullum More than $450,000 in Back pay and interest after dropping him from the team in 1982. The National labor relations Board ruled in 1989 that Mccullum was illegally discharged because of his Union activities As a shop Steward for nil players association. Probe narrowed to 4 blazers Salt Lake City prosecutors have broadened their investigation while narrowing the number of port land Trail blazers they re looking at in a probe of allegations of sexual misconduct Ito four players. Investigators from the Salt Lake county attorney s of. Fice have expanded their investigation to interview a number of other juveniles who were at the Marriott hotel when two 16-year-old girls claimed they had sex with several team members Jan. 23. Larry Johnson Thomas fined new York the Aba fined Charlotte Forward Larry Johnson $3,500 and Detroit guard Isiah Thomas $2,000 for incidents saturday night. Johnson was fined for swinging at Washington s Albradford Smith and Thomas for failing to leave the court in a timely Man Ner and using abusive language after being ejected from a game at Indiana. Poxson undergoes surgery Chicago Chicago bulls Veteran Point guard John Paxson underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee tuesday and is expected to be sidelined until at least Early March. Tubbs decisions russian Auburn Hills Mich. Former Aba heavy weight Champion Tony Tubbs returned to the ring with a Victory winning a unanimous but disputed decision Over a russian fighter. Tubbs beat Alex Zolkind on tuesday in a 10-Roundcr in his first fight since he was barred from a match in Las vegas last month after flunking a drug test. Tubbs won the votes of All three judges 96-93,96-94, 97-92, but Zolkind s Camp did t agree. Everybody in the whole Arena knows they robbed us said Trainer John Johnson said. Tony Only fought part time and he hit Alex Low every Chance he Tubbs was scratched from an esp bout in Las vegas in january after testing positive for drugs. Re sults of the Michigan boxing commission drug test per formed before. 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