European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Celtics want of to talk Boston apr Boston s signing of free agent Forward Dominique Wilkins on Friday ended Center Robert parishes 14-year career with the celtics. Meanwhile . Carr the teams director of basketball operations said he told Chicago bulls vice president Jerry Krause head like permission to talk with Michael Jordan. The celtics who used the 40-year-old parishes $2.8 million salary Cap Slot to sign Wilkins Are barred from re signing him for one year. Parishes contract with the celtics expired after last season. But at a news conference on april 28, Parish said he planned to play a 19th Aba season. He just Wasny to sure who it would be with. A i want to let everybody know that if 1 play with another team and not with the celtics there a no hard feeling no animosity on my part a he said. Carr said monday he told Chicago bulls vice president Jerry Krause head like permission to talk with Jordan who retired from the bulls after the 1992-93 season and is playing minor league baseball in Birmingham Ala. A i was dead serious a said Carr who replaced Dave Gavitt last month. �?�1 done Tinow How serious he Krause was. But if 1 had a Chance to talk with Michael Jordan id give up a first round draft Choice. A i just threw it the idea up one time on the phone. He Krause probably thought 1 was crazy. The offers out there. Id like him to Call and Tell me i could talk to Jordan a last Friday Carr went to Chicago where he signed Wilkins a free agent to a three year contract. His next target is free agent Center Pervis Ellison. It Dennis Mitchell second from top wins the Goodwill games 100 meters ahead of . Teammates Leroy Burrell Bottom Jon Drummond top and Carl Lewis rear strike Date May be set thursday by Ronald Blum new York apr the executive Board of the major league baseball players association will meet by Telephone on thursday and is expected to set a strike Date. Union head Donald Fehr said monday that it was still a possible to Likely that a strike Date would be set during the conference Call. The Union is considering various strike Dales from mid August through late september. In the last week several players have said aug. 19 is a possible Date to focus on. Bargaining was to resume tuesday when discussion groups were to  full negotiating session is sched amp used for wednesday but nothing significant is expected to occur then. A Weye going to Brief the players Onset Page 34 for reports on mondays games thursday regardless a Fehr said. Asked what he thought would happen during the conference Call Fehr said a it depends on what happens  the purpose of setting a strike Date is not to go on strike a Fehr said in an interview on mondays Abc  a the object is to create a focal Point so that hopefully the negotiations will conclude before you have to get  each Side refuses to consider the others position leaving baseball headed toward its eighth work stoppage in 22 years. Nec training Cam the stars and stripes ports july 27,1994 Page 36 Mitchell wins in 100 Goodwill games by Stephen Wilson St Petersburg Russia a Dennis Mitchell has been one of those forgotten sprinters an afterthought behind Carl Lewis Leroy Burrell and Linford Christie. Not any longer. Mitchell should finally get the recognition he craves after beating Burrell Lewis and a Star studded Field to win the 100 meters on monday at the Goodwill games. Mitchell led from Start to finish to win in 10.07 seconds and capture his first Gold medal in a major International championship. Is he now the Worl Dos bes t Sprinte re i want to live up to the tradition of a cocky sprinter and say a i am a a Mitchell said. A a a a a while track and Field grabbed the spotlight on the third Day of the 16-Day event the . Menus basketball team rebounded from its loss to the russians to reach the medal round with a 99-80 Victory Over China. And in Beach volleyball . Teams advanced to wednesdays finals in both the menus and women a events. But it was on the track at Petrovsky stadium where the Days biggest drama unfolded. Four of the six fastest sprinters in history a Mitchell Lewis Burrell and Andre Cason a went head to head in the most anticipated race of the year. Mitchell Wasny to even invited to the Goodwill games in the first place overlooked in favor of the bigger names. But when Christie Britain a world and olym in Champion withdrew last week with a hamstring injury organizers needed a re e placement and turned to Mitchell a the Green machine has arrived a he declared before the race. A the a going to attack All Comers. Its going to be a perfect  Mitchell a Clad in a fluorescent Green running outfit and Green shoes a was True to his word. After two false starts a one by Burrell and one by Russia s Vitali Savin a he shot out of the blocks first and pulled out to a substantial Lead along with. Jon Drummond after 50 meters. Burrell made a powerful charge Over the final 40 meters to finish second in 10.11. Drummond was third in 10.12, with Lewis fourth in 10.23 and Cason sixth in 10.33. In other track and Field events Gwen Torrence completed a sprint double by winning the women a 200 meters in 22.09, beating her russian rival Irina Privalova for the second straight Day Torrence won the 100 on sunday. Marina a Lozhnikova of Russia set a world Best in the women a 2,000-meter steeplechase clocking 6 minutes 11.84 seconds. Jackie Joyner Kersee the world record Holder in the heptathlon took a 109-Point Lead Over Larisa Turchinskaya of Russia after the first four events of the Competition. The . Basketball team got Back on track after sundays 77-75 loss to Russia leading nearly the whole game against a weak chinese team which Tost All the Reetta its games Lou Roe of Massachusetts led the team with 19 Points and Michael Finley of Wisconsin provided another big lift off the Bench with 16 Points. Tuesday update Joyner Kersee triumphs St. Petersburg Russia a Jackie Joyner Kersee struggled to her third straight Goodwill games Hep Tath Ion title tuesday while Mike Powell and Noureddine Morcelia won their events. Joyner Kersee the world record Holder overcame a bad Case of asthma to win the heptathlon with 6,606 Points a her lowest total since 1984, she had trouble breathing As she completed the final event the 800 meters. Joyner Kersee finished 114 Points ahead of runner up Larisa Turchinskaya of Russia. Powell the world record Holder won the Long jump on his sixth and final attempt with a leap of 27 feet 8ya inches. Fellow american Erick Walder placed second at 27-6v. World record Holder Morcelia of Alge Ria pulled away on the last Lap to win the mile in 3 48.67, the fastest time of the year. Earlier Story in notes on Page 35.orioles 10, indians 4 Baltimore a Harold Baines ended a Long Home less drought with two Solo shots As Baltimore beat Cleveland tuesday in the opener of a Day night doubleheader. Rafael Palmeiro and Leo Gomez also homered for the orioles who had lost four of their last five games. Baines homered in the fourth inning again in the sixth and capped his first Multi Homer game since May 7, 1991, with an rib single in a four run seventh that made it 10-2. He had not homered in 69 at bats since june 27. Mondays action in majors on Page 34. 0 246850