European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 02, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Jays land Henderson the stars and stripes ports August 2,1993 Page 36 Kauffman .4 Dies at 76 by Doug Tucker Kansas City to. Apr Ewing Kauffman the self made billionaire who founded and owned the Kansas City Roy als has died at 76, the team said  had been fighting cancer Tor several months. He revealed on May 19that he had Bone cancer. We do not have any details at this time but we can confirm that or. Kauffman has died Royal spokesman Chri Stathos said. We Are getting All the particulars at this  was too ill to attend july 2 ceremony that renamed Roy als stadium As Kauffman  the ceremony his wife Muriel said her husband was there in  he said he never wanted anything named after him that had bricks and mortar she said at the dedication. I told him there s baseball Diamond there dear " at his wife s urging Kauffman Bough the expansion royals who began in 1969. He waged he final Battle in his usual fashion with directness intelligence and unbelievable courage american league president Bobby drown said. As was his custom he remained concerned about his family his friends his business associates his royals and his , born on a Southern Missouri farm started a pharmaceutical business inthe garage of his Home in 1950 and built it into Marion laboratories an Industry Leader. When Marion merged with Dow chemical in 1989 and Kauffman gave up control of the company the value of his Stock was estimated at $1.3  1987, Forbes Magazine listed Kauffman among the nation s 400 richest per sons with a net Worth of $470 million. Kauffman s later years were devoted to Charity and the royals. He set up the Kauffman foundation to fund several unique projects in Kansas City starting with project Star a program to teach youngsters How to resist peer pressure. In 1988, Kauffman went to Yves port High school where he was graduated in 1934 and promised the freshman class he would pay the entire Cost of their College or vocational training if they agreed to avoid drugs alcohol abuse and teen age parenthood and graduate in Good standing from High school. By Dennis Georgatos Oakland Calif. A Rickey Henderson traded saturday night by the Oakland athletics to Toronto said he looking Forward to helping the Blue jays win the Al East. The Trade was agreed \6 by Toronto Oakland and the outfielder who had a no Trade clause in his contract. Henderson was not available for com ment after the Trade was officially agreed upon but he expressed some reluctance to waive the no Trade clause beforehand saying he hoped to get compensation for agreeing to the waiver. A everything is negotiable Henderson Xii. It s a business you know. I m just a businessman  Alderson the a s general Man Ager said it took three hours to hash out the compensation for Henderson but declined to reveal what the player got or what each team contributed saying Only there were Cash  Henderson also cot a guarantee fro the Blue jays that he will be allowed to become a free agent after the season. To Ronto could have denied Henderson that Chance by offering him salary arbitration at the end of the season. Henderson who signed a ,$12 million contract in 1990, seemed Happy about the Chance to leave Oak land even before the Trade was official. I be suffered for four years said Hen Derson who tried without Success to get the a s to rework the contract they dogged me for four years. If they want to Trade me buy my no Trade. Then they can Trade me wherever they  in Exchange for Henderson Oakland receives right handed Pitcher Steve Kar say who was Toronto s first round Pickin 1990, and a player to be named later. At class a Knoxville of the Southern league this season the 21-year-old Kar say was 8-4 with a 3.38 Era in 19 games including 18 starts. He struck out 100 and walked 32 in 104  s one of the top pitching prospects in baseball right now Alderson , baseball s career stolen base Leader with 1,073, is considered on of the few players Able to carry a team. He has started games with Home runs record 62 times is the Only player in his tory with More than 1,000 steals and Hasa career .292 batting average. Henderson is batting .327 with 47 Bis a s Rickey Henderson Waves to fans sat and 31 stolen bases. Urday before Trade to Toronto was made. Chis of . Bolster staffs by the associated pres the Chicago White sox got starter Tim Belcher and the Kansas City Royal picked up reliever Stan Belinda but an other team was stiffed in an attempt to Swap a Premier Pitcher As the major league trading deadline came and Wen saturday night. A Deal that would have sent 6-foot-10left-hander Randy Johnson packing from Seattle apparently fell through at the Las minute. The Trade was thought to involve either the new York Yankees Philadelphia or  White sox rumoured for weeks to see pages 32 and 33 for saturday s baseball have been eyeing new York mets left hander Sid Fernandez surprised every one including Belcher by sending minor league pitchers Johnny Ruffin and Jeff Pierce to the reds to get  White sox liked the 31-year-old Belcher s late season history. Belcher 31,usually finishes strongly. He s a Veteran who has been to the playoffs and the world series White sox general manager Ron Schueler  royals picked up a second right handed reliever in two Days this Tim getting Belinda from the Pittsburgh pirates for minor league right handers Jon Lieber and Dan Miceli. The royals second to Chicago in theal West acquired John Habyan from the Yankees in a three Way Trade , 26, was 3-1 with 19 saves and a 3.61 Era in 40 appearances covering41v6 innings with the pirates. At Seattle the Media was preparing to learn the particulars of the Johnson Deal when team president Chuck Armstrong entered the press Box Drew a Finger across his Throat and announced close but no Cigar poised to Cave Donie decides to retire from platform Board from wire reports san Antonio Scott picked a Heck of a time to  cameras were rolling the crowd was quiet and his body was perched precariously in a handstand 33 feet above the water. It was there that Donie decided he had enough of platform diving. Donie returned to the diving Pool sat urday night one night after walking out Midway through the platform preliminaries at the . Olympic festival. He wound up fourth in the 3-Meterspringboard with 651.39 Points. The Gold medal went to Mark Lenzi Winner of the same event at Barcelona. It was great said Donie. If i d hit my last dive i d have had my highest score  lot of people were wondering will he scratch i was really enjoying myself today for the first time in a Long time. Donie won a Silver medal in platform diving last summer at the Barcelona olympics. He held a big Lead Halfway through the platform preliminaries at the olympic festival on Friday night. But then with his body rigid still and Donie see Page 32 for More on festival upside Down on the lip of the platform Donie called it quits. It was stunning. It was almost frighten ing. And it was bizarre. The Best platform diver in americ Ahad decided he did not want to dive from a 10-meter platform  nearly 30 agonizing seconds a con fused crowd watched Donie hold his body in a handstand twice lifting his legs into an erect position As though he were about to dive. He already had completed five of 10 dives in the preliminary event and an inward 1v4 somersault was next on his list. Then with no warning he lowered his legs and stood. For five minutes he paced the High dive  then descended the four flights of stairs from the platform and walked across the Pool deck. He stopped briefly to talk to an official. Then he walked out the door. Donie said he would continue to dive competitively off the 1-and 3-meter Spring boards. & Scott Donie. 92 Silver medal Effort v46850"000504w