European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse A or \. A celts sign Wilkins to 3-year pact the stars and stripes ports july .24,1994 Page 32 Boston apr free agent Forward Dominique Wilkes ninth leading scorer in Aba history agreed to a three year contract with the Boston celtics Friday. Quot it feels great a Wilkins said from Chicago where he is practising with dream team ii which will represent the United states at the world championships in Toronto next month. Quot just the tradition alone there gets you ready to play. I always loved playing it the Boston Garden and now ill be playing there All the the High profile signing is the latest move in . Carry a whirlwind Start As the celtics director of basketball operations. Since taking Over last month for Dave overcome Jackson lands Aba jobs Page 30 Gavitt he drafted Center Eric Montross and obtained forwards Blue Edwards and Derek Strong in a Trade with Milwaukee. On thursday he signed coach Chris Ford to a two year Extension through 1996-97. Carr and Jan Volk his assistant met with Wilkins on Friday in Chicago. Celtics president red Auerbach confirmed the Deal Friday night. Wilkins 34, was traded in february to the los Angeles clippers by the Atlanta Hawks for Forward Danny Manning. He made $3.5 million last season and became an unrestricted free agent on july 1. Quot i had a great year despite the senseless Trade a Wilkins said. In a feeling As Good As in be Felt in my career and now i think ill end my career with the the last offer from the clippers to resign him was a $7.5 million Deal Over three years with an Bonus for making the playoffs. The value of Wilkins three year Deal Wasny to announced. Wilkins was an Aba All Star for the eighth time in 1994, averaging 26.0 Points for the Atlanta Hawks Anc clippers. He spent the first 11 years of his Aba career with the Hawks averaging 26.5 Points before he was traded to the clippers on feb. 24. 7 with 6 More by the associated pres the Way the Cleveland indians Are hitting opposing pitchers Arentt Long for the game. The indians hit six More Home runs Friday night As White sox starter Jason Here lasted just two thirds of an inning in Cleveland a 9-8 Victory which snapped Chicago a five game winning Streak Jim Thome led the Way by hovering in each of his first three at bats As the indians have totalled 17 Home see Page 30 for fridays no action runs in their last four games one shy of the major league four game record of 18 set by Boston in 1977. Albert Belle has homered in each of the last four games and on Friday night he became the first Indian to hit 30 Home runs in three consecutive seasons. Be re had the shortest Outing of his career yielding four runs three on homers by Thome Belle and Paul Sorrento. Kenny Lofton and Thome homered off Scott Sanderson 8-4 in the second inning and Thome hit his 18th of the year off Sanderson leading off the fifth Chicago kept it interesting by scoring five in the second three on Tim raines�?T10th Home run. Jack Morris 9-6 won for the eighth time in his last 10 decisions despite allowing six runs 11 hits in five innings. Lofton hit his 11th Homer and lied a career High with four stolen bases in other games Friday tigers 5, royals 2 at Detroit Kirk Gibson hit a two run Homer in the eighth and Mike Moore 9-s scattered five hits Over eight a 20th Home run this season came off Rusty Meacham 1-31, and followed a run scoring double by Cecil fielder that broke a 2-2 tic and helped the tigers snap a four game losing Streak. A mariners 6, red sox 3 at Boston Randy Johnson gave up five hits and struck out 11 in 6% innings and Jay Buhner had three Bis As Seattle took the opener of a series moved to saturday update Schwantz Hurt Doohan takes pole don1ngton, England apr we orid Champion Kevin Schwantz May miss sundays British 500cc grand prix after a terrifying crash in saturdays final qualifying session. ,. The 30-year-old texan three times a grand prix Winner at Donington Park was sent flying from his Bike in a spectacular incident in the last minutes of qualifying. Schwantz who had just seen his pole position snatched by runaway championship Leader australian Michael Doohan was tossed up into the air when the Back wheel of his Suzuki suddenly left the ground As he exited the old hairpin accelerating towards 140 Miles per hour. A Quot i did no to Hurt my wrist or anything else just got beat up a bit but Well have to wait and Sec How 1 feel a Schwantz league Fenway Park because of falling ceiling panels in the kingdom. Johnson 11-5 struck out 1.0 or More batters for the ninth time this season and 57th time in his career. He leads the major leagues with 170 6, Brewers 5 at Milwaukee Jeff Reboulet hit a run scoring double in the 13th inning As Minnesota snapped an 11-game Road losing Streak. The twins also ended a five game Overall losing Streak. Scott Leius who homered in the fifth doubled with one out off Jamie Navarro 3-7 and scored on Rebou lets double off the left Field jays 3, rangers 2 at Toronto Dave Stewart pitched four hit Ball for eight innings As the Blue jays equated their season High with their sixth straight Victory. Stewart 7-8 won at Home for the first time since May 18. Paul molitors third two run Homer in the last two games made it 2-0 in the third. He finished 3-for-4. Jose Canseco hit his 26th Homer with one out in the ninth and Doug strange added an rib single before Darren Hall earned his 12th save. Yankees 12, Angels 3 at Anaheim calif., Wade Boggs and Bernie Williams led a 17-hit attack with four hits each and Mike Stanley hit a pair of two run homers As the Yankees improved to 8-1 on their Road trip.,.scott Kaminiecki 7-5 pitched seven innings and allowed two runs and four hits including to Jackson a two run Home run his third Homer in three nights. Orioles 5, athletics 4 at Oakland calif., Rafael Palmeiro and Chris Loiles each hit two Ruh homers in the third inning As the orioles held on to a beat the athletics. Mike Mussina 14-4 pitched eight innings of seven hit Ball but walked a career High . Plays Spain for title Frankfurt Germany apr Lindsay Davenport outlasted French open finalist Mary Pierce on saturday to help Lead the United states into the federation cup Tennis tournament Fina. The americans will meet defending Champion Spain which had to win the doubles against Germany in order to reach sundays defeats Shriver Mahwah . A top seeded Steffi Graf withstood the booming serves of Pam Shriver to survive a 7-6 7-17-6 8-6 quarterfinal match at the path Mark Tennis classic on baseball Cleveland 11, Chicago White sox 270,000 Mark by Stephan Nasstrom Oslo Norway apr William Sig i got the message last year about How to run 10,000 meters avoid heavy traffic and go for the record yourself. /. The kenyan running alone in the last 1 i Miles chopped More than six seconds off the world record set on the same track by countryman Robes Ondieki. The performance highlighted Friday nights Bis Lett games. A i knew i had a Good Chance to break the record a said Sig i runner up in the event a year ago. A but it Wasny to easy to run so Many laps Al by myself and i never expected to beat the record by such a. Big Sig i 24, was timed in 26 minutes .52.23 seconds to become Only the second runner to break the 27-Mi a Ute Barrier for 10,000 me tors. Midway through the 19-Man race a Igei a prospects of a world record looked dim. He was four seconds. Sig i off the Pace Ondieki had last year at the Halfway Mark. After the pacemakers let him Down Sig i decided to do it All alone. It worked. A Igei a record was the 60th world re Cord at Bis Lett stadium since 1924, second Only to Stock. Holmes olympic stadium. Dennis Mitchell led from the Start to win the 100 net cars in 9,94 seconds the second fastest time of the year and a new Bis Lett stadium record. Mitchells time was just .09 seconds off the world Mark that fellow american Leroy Burrell set at Lausanne Switzerland. A world Champion col in. Jackson coming off a hamstring injury that kept him sidelined for five weeks 1-2 British finish in the 110-meter hurdles. A. Jackson who also holds the. World record had a winning time of 13.22 seconds. Tony Jarrett was second in 13.35 and Mark Mckoy Canadas olympic Champion who now competes for Austria was third m 13.43. Greg Foster at age 38 one of the oldest athletes in. Track and Field finished sixth and last in 13,47. Two time olympic heptathlon i Champion Jackie Joyner Kersee won the women a Long jump at 24 feet,-y4 inches. Germany a Heike drechsler was second at 23-11. Gwen Torrence another . Olympic Champion won the women a 200 in 21,9.4 seconds a seasonal Best. Irina Privalova of Russia was runner up in 22,19,. 0 246 150 0504
