European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Over by Jim Cour apr the kingdom got old in a Seattle hurry. Something of an eyesore in one of the nations most Beautiful cities the drab building with the nine acre Concrete roof is turning into the a a kingdom a the 13-year-old Home of the mariners and sea Hawks is falling apart. The mariners Home schedule had to be put on hold because ceiling tiles fell into the seats about 30 minutes before fans were to arrive for a tuesday night game with the Baltimore orioles. A four game weekend series with the Boston red sox was switched to Fenway Park. The mariners next Home stand is aug. 2, although the kingdom May not be considered Safe by then. On saturday it was announced that All 40,000 ceiling tiles will be pulled Down and that the kingdom would be reopened when the Job is finished. But its still not known How Long the Job will take what the tiles will be replaced with or How much All this will Cost. A we will bust our Butts to get the kingdom open a King county executive Gary Locke said. A but our primary obligation is to ensure the safety of the team and the  the sea Hawks have asked the University of Washington about the possibility of playing their aug. 13 exhibition opener at husky stadium if the King dome a ceiling can to be fixed in time. Built As a multipurpose stadium for $67 million the kingdom was described As a the Best stadium bargain in the country a by then King county executive John Spellman in 1976. Building it today would Cost Between $150 million to $200 million. A Seattle a two major sports franchises a and their fans a May have to pay a stiff Price in lost Revenue and lost games. The sea Hawks Are headed into their 19th season with legitimate worries about their deteriorating Home. The mariners Arentt sure what a going to happen after they finish an expanded Road trip july 31. A the kingdom is going to be around for a Long time a Locke said thursday. A but its obviously got some major problems. Its been neglected Over so Many  the next scheduled kingdom sports event is a july 30 american professional soccer league game Between the Seattle sounders and the Vancouver 86ers. The mariners Are putting pressure on the county government and have told Locke they wont renew their lease when its expires after the 1996 season unless they get a new stadium or a renovated kingdom. The baseball team would like a new open air or re tractable roof stadium. They might Settle for a renovated kingdom but want it Cut Down to 45,000 seats. The sea Hawks would like the kingdom renovated too but they want to keep their 65,000 seating capacity. Mattingly raps 2,000th hit As yanks Tri u m pm Yankee Dan Mattingly watches his 2,000 career hit a single saturday at Anaheim. Anaheim Calif. A Don Mattingly sent his son a birthday message that very few fathers can match. Mattingly the new York Yankees Classy first. Baseman delivered the 2, hit of his career saturday night in he seventh inning of a 7-2 Victory Over the California Angels. Mattingly said he did it with his youngest Sori in mind. A it was Jordan a third birthday. I  be there with him but at least i could give him something Quot Mattingly said. A i wanted to do it  my tingly entered saturday nights Gam with 1,998 hits. He claimed no. See Page 30 for More baseball 1,999 on a fifth inning rib Bloop single off left hander Brian Anderson 6-5 that ignited a four run rally and gave the Yankees a 7-0 Lead. He reached the Milestone against right hander Russ Springer with a Sharp single up the Middle in the seventh. A a in be been fortunate to play Long enough to get 2,000 hits. It was never something to shoot for. It just comes with the  along with it comes inclusion with some of the greatest players in Yankee and baseball history Lou Gehrig babe Ruth Joe Dimaggio Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra Are the Only other Yankees among the 197 who have reached 2,000 hits. A to be thrown into that category is a the stars and stripes posts july 25,1994 Pago 32 great feeling. In be been blessed to play so. Long and in new York a said Mattingly who is in his 12th season. Sterling Hitchcock 2-1making his second Start of the season allowed six hits in six innings including Rick Turners Solo Homer in the fifth. An inning after Mattingly a Milestone hit Angels designated hitter Chili Davis hit his 21st Homer of the season for his 1,000th career rib. Davis is the 177th player in history to reach the 1,000-Rbi level making that a rarer feat than Mattingly a. / Paul of Neill and Mike Stanley both Ira mered and drove in two runs As the Yankees won for the 15th time in 17 Road  Probert signed by Blackhawk Chicago apr Bob Probert waived by the Detroit red wings after a series of off ice problems signed a $6.6 million four year contract with the Chicago Blackhawk on saturday and it includes provisions he stay out of trouble. Patrick Ducharme proberts agent said the Blackhawk were concerned about signing Probert who made $600,000 last season because of the numerous troubles he ran into in Detroit. A a he a made that commitment to them a Ducharme said Probert 29, was waived last week following two traffic accidents in two Days and became an unrestricted free agent. There also was a question about whether the red wings had lost the rights to Probert because their qualifying contract offer was too Low a we understand that three or four teams were definitely interested but Bobby told his agent to Call Chicago first and we re glad of that a a said Blackhawk director of player personnel Bob Murray. Proberts latest off ice incident occurred july 15 when his motorcycle collided with a car in West Bloomfield township Mich. He suffered minor injuries. The Detroit news reported sunday that proberts blood alcohol Content was .31 Grams of alcohol per 100 cubic centimetres of blood. A level of .10 is considered drunk in Michigan. Township police said results of the blood test wont be announced until wednesday police investigators Are scheduled to meet tuesday with Oakland county prosecutors to review evidence and decide whether to charge Probert. If charges Are filed against Probert his status with the . Immigration and naturalization service could be further jeopardized. He has needed a special waiver obtained by the red wings to play in the United states because he was convicted in 1989 of trying to bring cocaine into the United states from Canada. The Day before the motorcycle Accident Probert was ticketed for speeding and driving without a License Probert had seven goals and 10 assists with 275 penalty minutes last season and in nine seasons with the red wings he had 114 goals 145 assists and 2,090 penalty minutes. Ag246850