European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 07, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                \ " Bills shake it up again Orchard Park . A a Day after firing their general manager the Buffalo Bills again Shook up their front office promoting John Butler to the top position Friday Butler had been the team s director of player personnel since 1989. He succeeds Bill Polian who was fired by Bills owner Ralph Wilson or. Four Days after Buffalo lost its third straight super bowl. Butler also was Given the title of executive vice president. In addition Jerry Foran director of marketing and sales for the Bills was moved up to executive vice president for administration. Wilson told Butler and Foran of their promotions after two Days of meetings at the owner s Winter Home in West Palm Beach Fla. Butler has not been involved with con tract negotiations with players since arriving in Buffalo. Negotiating was among Polian s primary responsibilities. John is a competent stable worker Wilson said in a statement released by the team. I have every Confidence in his ability to Lead the club and maintain the Standard of excellence we have enjoyed Over the  Butler 46, had been the team s director of College scouting for two years be fore taking Over As player personnel director. He had previously worked for the san Diego chargers and for the Chicago Blitz of the defunct United states foot Ball league. The stars and stripes ports february 1993 a Page 32 is Back on new York up Butch Rey nolds made a smashing return to track after a 2/2-Ycar drug suspension by win Ning the 400 meters Friday night at the millrose games. Reynolds the world outdoor record Holder recorded u slow 47.16 seconds but blew away a Field that included olym Pic 400-meter hurdles Champion Kevin Young world outdoor 400-meter Champi on Antonio Patti grow and world indoor 400 titlist Antonio Mckay. Reynolds whose suspension ended millrose games dec. 31, bolted to the Lead and never was threatened. Young finished almost a Sec Ond behind in 48.13, Pettigrew was third in 48.16 and Mckay was timed 48.54. The International Amateur athletic federation track s world governing body suspended Reynolds for failing a drug test in August 1990. Reynolds claimed the test was flawed and spent much of the following two years in court trying to get reinstated. He required court rulings to run in the . Championships in 1991 and the . Olympic trials last june his last competitive race before the millrose games. Despite qualifying for the olympic relay team As an alternate the International olympic committee blocked Rey nolds from competing in Barcelona last summer. In another event Friday Lamonn Coghlan of Ireland the world indoor re Cord Holder in the mile established his second world masters mile record this is cd Metcal my Greg Foster left holds slight Lead Over Tony Deesen route to 60-meter hurdles Victory at millrose games. Decs finished second. Week. He clocked 4 minutes 5.95 seconds to eclipse the Mark of 4 08.49 he set Sun Day in gains Villa Fla. Greg Foster the three time world out door Champion opened the final Campaign of his illustrious 17-year career by winning the men s 60-meter hurdles in7.81 seconds. Foster won the millrose hurdles for the ninth time equating the meet record set by Harrison Dillard from 1947-55. Olympic Silver medallist Tony Dee claimed second in 7.86. I d like to stay until 96, but i know i won t be around until 96, " said Foster,34, the two time olympic Silver medallist. This is the Best time to go. Unfortunately i Don t have an olympic Goldmedal. But this is a world championship year so this is the right year to go  olympic 100-meter Champion Gail Devers crushed the Field in the women s60, winning in 7.31. Jackie Joyner Kersic finished a Distant third in the women hurdles in 8.33, behind Lavonna Martin Floreal 8.15 and Michelle Freeman 8.19. American Lance Deal set a world in door record with a throw of 81 feet 5 /4 in the 35-Pound weight throw. King reclaims a piece of heavyweight action Byl Verai of a few York up promoter Docking whose grip on the heavyweight Divi Sion loosened when Mike Tyson went to jail Friday proclaimed himself Back in boxing s Glamour division with the Rea Champ Lennox Lewis. One Day after winning promotional rights to Lewis first a world boxing coun cil title defense against Tony Tucker King likened the May 8 bout in Las vegas nev., to the revolutionary War because it pits a . Challenger against a British Champion. King called Lewis the real Champ Al though he was handed the title by the wac after Riddick Howe dumped the title Belt in the trashcan. King has no ties to Bowe and was not involved with the previous Champion evander Holyfield. When Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison after getting convicted of rape last year King was left Only with razor Ruddock in the heavyweight  knocked out Ruddock in two rounds last october. I feel humbly grateful and deeply appreciative to be Back in the heavyweight championship and through the front door not the Back door. King told a news conference. I want to thank Bowe s manager Rock Newman be cause Rock Newman made this possible by throwing this heirloom into a trashcan and it Rose like the Phoenix from  King bid a total purse of $12.160 Mil lion for the fight. Lewis will get 80 per cent of that total. The card at the Thom As and Mack Center will also include mexican Junior welterweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez perhaps in a title unification bout against Juan Coggi of Argentina. Winning the purse bid does not guar Antee King will work with Lewis if he de feats Tucker. But King is Tucker s exclusive promoter and he was an adviser to Michael Dokes during negotiations for Dokes saturday night Challenge against Bowe. If Dokes wins King will be his promoter As Champion. In september it la be Dokes and Tucker in a unification bout King joked. King will try to use the Britain United states Angle to promote the bout. He mentioned or quoted Winston Churchill lord Acton Abraham Lincoln George Washington and Paul Revere during Fri Day s news conference. It s the United states against great Britain in a very sporting like Way not with guns clubs and knives King said. Boyyle prey new see Page 25 0"246850uoq05041