European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 05, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes sports local notes rams Barons in a knot for playoff berth by sue Harper staff writer this weekend s air Force football games Arete last of the regular season arid therefore last Chance for the Bottom three in the Continental sports conference to make the postseason Field. Going into the final weekend the 4-5 Pitburg Barons had scored two More joints than 4-5 Ramstein during the season 175-173. Points for is the first tiebreaker to determine a playoff berth and both teams enjoyed a touchdown or better Edge Over 3-6 Sembach which plays 5-4 Oesterberg on the Road saturday. That puts the tigers coming off a momentum building 39-24 defeat of Ramstein in a deep but not necessarily terminal Hole. Sembach needs tonight up the scoreboard again tomorrow in hoi land and have the rams and Barons both lose to claim an unexpected playoff Slot. But Pitburg has some momentum of its  Barons gave their chances a shot in the  by beating Csc Leader Rhein main on the Rock ets Home turf 26-22 last saturday. They play bit Ter neighbourhood rival Span Dahlem 5-4 at Home saturday. Ramstein entertains 6-3 Rhein main on Sun Day and should the rams and Barons or rams Barons and tigers finish the weekend tied in re Cord and Points scored the attention turns to the Points against  that would Likely turn against the Barons who have allowed 59 More Points than the rams 219-159 going into the weekend and Sembach which has surrendered a league worst 226 Points.  the United kingdom upper Heyford plays at Chicksands on saturday and Lakenheath play sat Mildenhall on sunday. All four teams Nave qualified for the . Playoffs Only wingless at co Bury which is Idle missed the Cut. Next weekend in each conference the no. 3finisher plays at the no. 2 on nov. 13, and the no. 4 plays at no. 1 on nov. 14. The conference championship games Are to replayed nov. 20, with the Safe championship game nov. 28 at the Home of the Csc Champion. Here and there. A unit level basketball tournament  for dec. 4-5 at the Patton Barracks gym in . Teams must have a signed roster from the uni commander verifying that All members Are As signed to the unit. Register no later than dec. 1. Registration is $125 a team. For More information Call the Heidelberg sports at 370-6460. The Kaiserslautern Christmas basketball shootout registration deadline is dec. 3. Entry for the dec. 17-22 double elimination tournament costs $100. The 13th annual shoot out is open to the first 32 men s teams to  Dan 483-8289/7061 a so Veinfurt wrestling tournament starts at 11 . Saturday and sunday at Conn Barracks Finney  is $5 per wrestler. Weigh in will be 8-10 . Saturday for freestyle and 8-9 .sunday for Greco roman. Admission is free. Call Tom Lumley at Dan 354-6670/6216 forbore information. Turkeys and trophies go to the Winner sat Heidelberg s nov. 20-21 softball tournament on Tompkins , which ends nov. 17, for the double elimination tournament is $100. Call Bob Vogt at Dan 370-6460, or 8032 for More information. Registration deadline for the 1993karlsruhe open basketball tournament scheduled for nov. 11-14, is  for the double elimination tour Ney is $75 a team. Entry is limited to 16 team comprised of no More than 12 players two non playing coaches and one statistician. Games run from 10 .-6 . At the smile Barracks gym. Call Joe Jones at Dan 376-6162 or Civ 0721-759-6162. Arises As Friday november 5.199a by Ronald Blum new York a concern about baseball ceo comics certainly was t evident in the Detroit tigers actions this week. Detroit s spending spree continued wednesday when the tigers agreed to a $3 million one year contract with shortstop Alan  listening to management labor negotiator Richard Ravitch forecast decreased Revenue during the general managers meetings monday morning the tigers have guaranteed $31 million to three players. On monday they gave outfielder Eric Davis a $3 million one year Deal and on tuesday they agreed to give in fielder Travis Fryman $25 million Over five years. _ three More players filed for free Agency wednesday Kansas City right hander Mark Gubicza Toronto shortstop Tony Fernandez and Montreal infielder Andy ready. Eighty nine have filed thus far and up to 14 More can file by sunday s deadline. 1 the list of those still eligible decreased wednesday when Texas exercised a $500,006 option on outfielder Chris James. And in a late Deal tuesday night first baseman Todd Benzinger and san Francisco agreed to a $700,000, one year contract an increase from his $500,000 base salary in 1993. During the general managers meetings at Naples,fla., there were reports that former new York met manager Jeff Torborg has become the front runner for the vacant Houston astros managers Job. But those were denied by Houston general manager Bob Watson and Torborg. "1 know nothing about it Torborg said. I have spoken with no one in the organization since my interview in  there also were reports the astros were considering trading Pitcher Xavier Hernandez to the new Yor Yankees who for now have dropped out of talks to obtain reliever Bryan Harvey from the Florida marlins. Api Veteran Alan Trammel s one year contract pushes tigers spending total for the week to $31 million. Among the free agents Rickey Henderson appeared to be getting Little interest with Only two teams talking to his agent so far. Although free agents can talk wit new teams they can t Start discussing Money until monday. The Yankees also were said to be unhappy that Danny Tartabull went to Europe for a three week Vaca Tion and did t have his shoulder examined to deter mine whether surgery is needed. The team fears he might not be ready for the Start of Spring training if sur Gery is required. Sampras Becker move on by the associated press Paris top seeded Pete Sampras and three Tim Champion Boris Becker advanced to the quarterfinals of the $2.1 million Paris open Tennis tournament thursday with straight set victories in the third round. Sampras out fuelled big serving Marc Rosset of Switzerland 7-5. 6-3. Becker kept his Paris open Streak alive As he Defeated Karel Novacek of the czech Republic 7-6 11-9 6-2. In a sense Becker has never lost Here. He won in1986,1989 and 1992, did not compete in 1987 and 1988, and forfeited in 1990 and 1991 because of injury and ill Ness. He is third seeded this year. Sampras meets the Winner of the Goran Ivanisevic Michael Chang match later thursday. Fourth seeded Michael Stich beat no. 13 Todd mar tin 7-6 7-36-1, in the first match thursday afternoon. In today s quarterfinals Stich meets Stef Nedberg who won the night before. Stich beat Edberg in the quarterfinals at the Stockholm tournament Las week. Also eighth seeded Andrei Medvedev of Ukrain outlasted Henri Leconte 7-5, 6-7 3-76-3. Medvedev is against Mark Woodforde of Australia in the quarterfinals. Woodforde beat swede Magnus Gustafsson 6-3,4-6,6-3 in another third round match. In wednesday s Lone third round match sixth seeded Edberg overcame 13 double faults to defeat no. 12 seeded czech Petr Korda. 4-6.6-4,7-5. It was very emotional on the court Edberg said it was almost heartbreaking. It was a hard fight but maybe it was t great Tennis 7 Edberg went up 2-0 in the third set but Korda battled Back to even it at 5-5 before Edberg went on to win just before Midnight. Sampras expected a tougher match from Rosset Thanh got in a 6-4, 6-2 Victory Over David Wheaton on wednesday to Advance to the third round. Marc s got one of the Best serves in Tennis. In in door courts you just basically Roll the Dice Sampras said. And i Hope the Dice Roll my Way. A match like that can just be determined by a Cou ple of  Tennis Sampras has clinched the no. 1 world ranking head ing into the at finals starting nov. 16 at Frankfurt. Jim courier who was trailing Sampras in the rankings lost to Sweden s Magnus Gustafsson tuesday night. Sutkova win t easily Quebec Helena Sutkova her opponent Over matched at every turn routed Canadian qualifier Ste Phanie Tibbits 6-2,6-1 wednesday in the first round of the $200,000 Bell Challenge. The Star czech seeded no. 1 and ranked no. 12 inthe world was to play Patricia by of Canada in the Sec Ond round thursday in second round matches no. 2 Natalia Zvereva of Belarus downed Caroline Delisle of Canada 6-1, 6-4, and no. 3 Nathalie Tauz iat Defeated Maureen Drake of Canada 6-4,7-5. Joining Tauz iat and Zvereva in the quarterfinals of the 32-player vent were no. 8 Linda Harvey wild of the United states and Angelica Gavaldon of Mexico. Harvey wild ousted compatriot Chanda Rubin 6-1,7-5, and Galvadon eliminated Erika Delone of the United states 6-1,7-5. In the quarterfinals Zvereva will play the Winner of thursday s match Between no. 5  Shriver of the United states and Helen Desi of Canada. Tauz iat will face Harvey wild in the Quarter. Davenport bounces Back Oakland Calif. Fourth seeded Lindsay Davenport got shut put in a first set tiebreaker but came Back to defeat Ginger Helgeson on wednesday in theban of the West classic. Davenport 17, led the first set 5-4 As Helgeson Bat Neil Back to Force a tiebreaker. Davenport did t win a Point but cold died herself in the second set and rallied to win 6-7 7-06-2,6-3. No. 6 seed Lori Mcneil Defeated Rosana de Moskios of Peru 6-4, 6-1. Mcneil will face the Winner of thursdays Mary Joe Fernandez Meredith Mcgrat match. T k