European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday december 16, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 31sandberg tops baseball s 93 salary list from wire reports one a York a a record 273 major league players made is million or More this year topped by cubs second base Man Ririe Sandberg at $6,379,213, according to a salary study released tuesday by the associated press while the number of million Dollar players increased just six from 1992, the percentage decreased from 37.1 to 33.5 percent because of expansion. The number of $2 million players went up Only 12 to 189, but $3 million players jumped from 71 to 103. Following Sand Berg was mets outfielder Bobby Bonilla at $6.2 million and mets Pitcher Dwight Gooden at Sandberg $6,166,667. The top paid players at each position formed a lineup that earned $47,829,213. First baseman will Clark then with san Francisco made $4.75 million Cincinnati shortstop Barry Larkin $5.75 million California third baseman Kelly Gruber $4,333,333, outfielder Joe Carter of Toronto $5.55 million and Kirby Puckett of Minnesota $5.3 million. Highest Aid Catcher 72nd Overall was Benito Antiago of Florida at $3.4 million. The average salary increased 4.6 percent this year to $1,076,089, according to players association smallest since 1987 Ana second lowest since records were kept in 1967. Mattingly wins award Oxford Ohio new York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly was selected tuesday As the 39th Winner of the Lou Gehrig memorial award Given annually by the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Prep girls basketball i world notes the award is Given to a baseball player who a fits the Gehrig Mold As a Fine player on the Field and a committed citizen off the Field Quot said Robert a. Biggs executive vice president of the fraternity. Gehrig the Hall of Fame first baseman for the Yankees in the 1920s and 1930s, who played in a record 2,130 consecutive games was a member of the fraternity at Columbia University. Mattingly was chosen for the award because he and his wife have helped raise $250,000 for the children s health fund of new York and he is involved in other fund raising work in the new York area and in his Hometown of Evansville ind. Cards Wilson resigns Tempe Ariz. A Larry Wilson resigned As general manager of the Phoenix cardinals tuesday saying he is worn out and accepting responsibility for the teams ninth straight losing season. His resignation came two Days after a 21-14 loss to Detroit left Phoenix with a 4-9 record. Wilson had been general manager since the cardinals moved to Phoenix from St. Louis in 1988. Owner Bill Bidwell said the Hall of Fame defensive Back will remain with the cardinals As an administrator but will have no say regarding the a football Wilson presided Over a team that lost 63 of 92 gashes and fired two coaches. Dolphins lose Vincent Miami a cornerback Troy Vincent of the Miami dolphins will miss the rest of the season and require reconstructive surgery on his right knee. Rehabilitation could Force him to miss much of next season. Vincent a second year pro sustained ligament and cartilage damage when tackled running a punt return reverse in monday nights 21-20 loss to Pittsburgh. Vincent will join quarterback Dan Marino Center Jeff Uhlenhake and running backs Bobby Humphrey and Aaron Cav or on Miami s injury list quarterback Scott Mitchell linebacker John offer Dahl and safety Louis Oliver arc trying to come Back from injuries. Hilger pleads guilty Purcell. Okla. Former Oklahoma state and pro quarterback Rusty Hilger pleaded guilty tuesday to trying to buy cocaine from a policeman in August. Hilger 29, received a deferred the acc year sentence on felony charges of attempting and conspiring 10 buy cocaine and was ordered to pay $2,900 in fines and court fees. He played for Oklahoma state in the Early 1980s. His pro career ended in 1992 when he retired from the Seattle sea Hawks. Lindros out polls Lemieux new York a Philadelphia Eric Lindros leads Pittsburgh a Mario Lemieux in the Battle of marquee names for starting Center on the Eastern conference team for the nil All Star game. In latest fan balloting Lindros had 98,695 votes and Lemieux 81,632. Def Ensman Ray Bouraue of Boston is the conference Leader with 143,383 votes. Goaltender Patrick Roy of Montreal is second with 141,418. Jaromir jagr of Pittsburgh with 133,997 votes and Alexander Mogiln of Buffalo with 113,352, arc top vote get ters among wings. No further ban for Knight Indianapolis Indiana coach Bob Knight having served a on game suspension imposed by the University will not be further disciplined by the big ten assistant conference commissioner Mark Rudner said tuesday. Knight missed the opening game of the Indiana classic on Friday for unsportsmanlike conduct during a game three Days earlier against notre Dame. He was reinstated for saturday nights championship game. A Bowe to fight feb. 5 Las vegas nov. A former heavyweight Champion Riddick Bowe will make his return to the ring feb. 5 in la vegas against Frans Botha of South. Africa. The bout scheduled for 10 rounds will be televised by Hob. Bowe will be fighting for the first time since losing the world boxing Assoc Iii lion and International boxing federation versions of the title to Evandor Holyfield nov. 6 in a majority decision. The loss was Bowce a first in 35 professional fights Sampras Graf honoured London a Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf were named world champions for _ 1993 wednesday by the International Tennis federation. Sampras won Wimbledon and the . Open was runner up at the australian. Open and reached the quarterfinals of the French open. He won eight tournament titles had an Overall match record of 85-16 and finished with the no. 1 ranking on the at tour computer. Graf won 10 tournaments including the French open Wimbledon the . Open and season ending Virginia slims championships. She also recaptured the no. 1 ranking from Monica Seles who missed most of the season after being stabbed by a Spectator in april. Sports on an Central european time television College basketball a Cincinnati at Temple 1 30 . Friday. Unbeaten Barons Roll by the stars and stripes. Bit urge a unbeaten girls team launched the division i season with a 63-32 Romp Over visiting Kaiserslautern tuesday night. The Barons now 5-0 Overall raced to a 34-13 halftime Lead behind Leah Schnell Misti Michaelis and Dana had 15 Points and five steals Michaelis added 12 Points and Dana Bottoms collected 10 rebounds and five steals. Taneka Bassoon was Kaiserslautern a High scorer with nine Points. In tuesdays other girls game Frankfurt 59, Heidelberg 39 at Frankfurt Karlowa Adams and Melanie Hebebrand were the big guns for the eagles. Adams took scoring honors with 19 Points adding six assists. Hebebrand a 6-foot-1 Center notched 17 Points 13 rebounds and six steals Frankfurt broke away Early outscoring the lady Lions 17-4 in the opening Quarter. Donna Jordan paced Heidelberg with 19 Points and six assists. Kirsten Hage added nine Points. Lions win by the stars and stripes. The Kaiserslautern red raiders and Heidelberg Lions opened division i boys basketball play tuesday night with victories Over Pitburg an Frankfurt respectively. Kaiserslautern 78, Pitburg 66 at Kaiserslautern Chris Jackson a 19 Points and 10 assists paced the red raiders to their Triumph Over the Barons David Singleton scored 15 Points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Kendell Mcknight added 14 Points for Kaiserslautern which broke away from a 33-31 halftime Lead. David Bell of Pitburg took game honors for scoring and rebounding with 21 Points and 14 boards. Issel Williams nearly matched Belles scoring with 20 Points for the Barons. Maurice Bradley and Jason Scott scored 10 apiece for the visitors. Both teams Are now 4-1 Overall for the season. Heidelberg 50, Frankfurt 42 at Heidelberg the Lions built their 8-Point winning margin by outscoring the eagles 16-8 in the third Quarter following a 2222 halftime deadlock. Frankfurt tried pressure defense in the final period but the Lions handled the press with Andre Holmes at prep boys basketball Poi Foi int guard. Heidelberg hit 8 of 14 free throws in the ourth Quarter. Sean of Neil 13 Points and it rebounds and third Sankey 13 Points 10 boards paced the Lions Kevin Markray scored 12 Points and Lee Slone 10 for Frankfurt. Lakenheath whips Asl. Lakenheath England the Lakenheath lancers racked up their second straight . Division runaway by whipping american school of London 57-28 tuesday night. The Lancer boys now 2-0 in the league were paced by. Four standouts. Brian Hill scored 16 Points Mike Heisig tallied 14, and Lionel Barnes had 12 Points and 13 rebounds. Ian Donlan contributed 11 rebounds and five steals to the rout. Aaron Darley and Mark Basile each had eight Points for Asl. The lancers opened . 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