European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 28,1903 sports the stars and stripes Aba players accuse Stern of collusion from wire reports Dallas the Aba players association has filed a collusion claim against league commissioner David Stern blaming him for the Dallas Mavericks failure to offer top pick Jim Jackson Market value. The claim according to two club presi dents asserts that the Mavericks failed to offer Jackson Market value because of a speech Stern made at the Board of Gover nors meetings in new York on oct. 20-21,the Dallas morning news reported in saturday s editions. Maverick general manager Norm Sonju has stated publicly on several occasions that owner Donald Carter returned from those meetings determined to hold the Lin against Long term guaranteed contracts. The Mavericks initially offered Jackson a five year $13.75 million Deal. Shortly after Carter returned from the Board of Gover nors meeting the club lowered its offer to four years at $10.94 million. The final offer was a four year $10.8 million contract. Fined for fight new York Scottie Pippen of the Chicago bulls was fined $5,000 on Friday and suspended for one game without pay for slugging Jeff Turner of Orlando in a game one night earlier. Pippen was to Stout Chicago Home game saturday night against Atlanta. The league said Turner was fined $2,500 for retaliating. Moncrief acquitted \ Phoenix former pro basketball Star Sidney Moncrief has been acquitted on an aggravated assault charge brought by a business associate who Moncrief hit with a Golf club during an argument last year. After a non jury trial in Maricopa county Superior court judge Lawrence Ander son ruled there was insufficient evidence to rebut moncriefs self defense claim. Richmond out for season Sacramento Calif. All Sta guard Mitch Richmond will undergo sur Gery on his fractured right thumb and miss the rest of the season the Sacra mento Kings said Friday. Richmond was injured feb. 11. He leads the Kings in scoring with a 21.9 average. New Boston Arena of d Boston gov. William f. Weld on Friday signed legislation that will pave the Way for a new Boston Garden to re place the current aging facility which is Home to the Bruins and celtics. Work on the new Boston Garden is to Mary Joe Fernandez returns Lindsay Davenport s shot during Evert cup play Friday. Begin in june with the opening scheduled for september of 1995. Winds inflate scores Chiclana Spain Steven Rich Ardson shot a 1-Over-Par 73 in High winds and took a one shot Lead saturday after three rounds of the Tures Paha masters Andalucia open. Only two starters in the Field of 68, Ian Palmer of South Africa and Anders fors Brand of Sweden broke Par and 16 play ers shot 80 or higher Over the Par-72, 7,019-Yard novo Sanctis Petri course. La. Open postponed los Angeles rain postponed saturday s scheduled second round of the los Angeles open and officials decide to shorten the tournament to 54 holes. Tournament organizers said they would attempt to play 18 holes each on saturday and sunday. Archer leads seniors Sarasota Fla. George Archer produced the Day s Low round but it was Tom Weiskopf who made the big news i Friday s first round of the Chrysler cup the senior pea tour team Competition Between the United states and an inter National squad. Archer s 7-under-Par 65 paced the United states to a nine stroke Lead in the three Day 54-Hole tournament. However it was Weiskopf coming off recent knee surgery and making his first appear Ance in a senior event who grabbed the attention with a 66. Austrian takes downhill vey Ponnaz Switzerland Anja Haas of Austria held off the favourites saturday in a world cup women s Down Hill for her second career Victory. Haas edged Regina Cavagn oud of France by 0.12 seconds with a time of 1 minute 34.47 seconds on the 1.6-mile course for Austria s first downhill Victory of the season. Kate Pace of Canada won won the downhill in the world championships in Japan earlier this month tied for third with Heidi Zurbriggen of Switzerland. They were 0.52 behind. Picabo Street of Sun Valley Idaho finished 10th in 1 35.25, and Krista Schmidinger of Lee mass., was 28th in 1 36.46. Norwegians win again Falun Sweden Norway extended its Streak to nine wins in major men s Cross country Competition on Friday Cap Turing the 40-Kilometer relay at the world nordic ski championships. The norwegian quartet covered the mixed relay where skiers used the Classi Cal style in the first two 10k legs and the freestyle technique the rest of the Way Ini hour 44 minutes 14,9 seconds. Italy second behind Norway in the olympics finished second again 9.6 seconds be Hind. Russia was 12.3 seconds behind for the Bronze followed by Finland Ger Many and Sweden. The United states Plaa j  among to teams that finished. Fernandez advances Indian Wells Calif. Top seed Mary Joe Fernandez beat us cur old Lindsay Davenport 75, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the a Vert cup 1 . Fernandez was to face no. 5 Helena Sutkova in a semifinal saturday. Sutkova Defeated no. 3 Magdalena Malcova of Bulgaria 6-1, 7-5.the other semifinal pitted no. 4 Amanda Coc tzar of South Africa against Stephanie Rottier of the Netherlands. Ondruska upsets Gilbert Scottsdale Ariz. South Afri can Marcos Ondruska four years ago the no. 1,093 player ranked in the world upset fifth seeded Brad Gilbert 7-5, 6-2,Friday in the quarterfinals of the Percx  was to meet no. 8 Andrei Chesnokov in saturday s semifinals. Chesnokov broke Derrick a Stagno serve six times for a 6-2,7-6 7-5 win. Second seeded Andre Agassi advanced to the semifinals with a 6-1, 6-1 Victory Over seventh seeded Emilio Sanchez of Spain and australian Mark Woodford upset third seeded Mulivai Washington 4-6,7-6 7-56-3. Martin grabs 18th pole Rockingham . Kyle Petty mysteriously lost his Rockingham advantage saturday As Mark Martin won the pole position for sunday s Good wrench 500 at North Carolina motor Speedway. Martin driving a Ford Thind Cebird came up with the 18th pole of his career turning a Lap of 149.547 Mph on the 1.017-mile Oval. Petty who last March set the track qualifying record of 149.926 and had won four straight Rockingham poles and five of the last six wound up a disappointing 11 that 148.600. Sports on an a Nual european time television pro basketball new York at new Jersey 7 . Sunday followed by san Antonio at Orlando. College basketball Usu at Utah 2 . Monday. Radio College basketball Urcla at Duke 10 . Sunday. Barber shaves Sedillo in Wall brawl7 by the associated press Beijing Leonzer Barber out pointed Mike Sedillo in a 12 round unanimous decision sat urday to retain the world Box ing organization Light heavy weight title in China s first pro boxing match in 44 years. I worked on my stamina and i worked on my Jab in training said the 26-year-old Barber. Despite the starting ticket Price of $8.75 a week s wages for most Beijing residents the five fight card Drew an enthusiastic crowd that nearly filled the 20,000-seat capital gymnasium. The crowd was unusually vocal for China. I think it s very stimulating. It s really Cool said Zhang Fei a 20-year-old student. Earlier heavyweight Mike Weaver beat Bert Cooper in a10-round decision and National boxing association heavyweight Champion Terry Davis Success see Page 28 for More boxing news fully defended his title against David  Kevin Ford stopped Keith Mcmurray in seven rounds and Norway s Ole Klemetsen trying to establish himself As a professional in the Light heavyweight category beat David  staggered Weaver in the fourth and fifth rounds but could t finish him off and was gasping for breath. Weave came Back in the last five rounds for the decision. Cooper still won cheers from the crowd because he had chinese and american flags embroidered on his boxing trunks. Cooper was t the Only Boxer who used his trunks to win Over the crowd. Bey wore Blue trunk with Beijing Bey in chinese. But crowd support did t help him against Davis who won a decision in 12 rounds the chinese liked grit and roared every time Mcmurray got Back to his feet after being downed by Ford in a non title bout. Mcmurray who came to Beijing As a sparring partner and wound up substituting for the injured . Boxing association heavyweight Champion Mike Hunter gave them plenty. Of chances to cheer. He event Down three times in the fifth round and twice in the seventh. In other boxing news Johnson nabs if title Melun France Tom Boom Boom Johnson of de troit won the International Box ing federation featherweight title Friday night with a split decision Over Manuel Medina of Mexico. Johnson wore the Champion Down and knocked him Down in the Lith round for an 8-count. Moon flattens Zapata Seoul South Korea South korean Champion Moonsung Kil knocked out Hilario Zapata of Panama in the first round saturday to retain his world boxing Council super Fly weight title. The knockout came 2 min utes 54 seconds into the round when Moon floored Zapata for the second time with a Strong right Hook. Zapata 34, stood up at the referee s count of eight but american referee Tommy Gib son ruled him out. Moon 29, improved to 19-1. Zapata chopped to 43-9-1. Both weighed 114 pounds. Mexico s Manuel Medina. Loses split decision