European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports sunday september 11,1994 Lyric Kano Chicago a Michael Jordan said Good Bye probably to organized basketball and for sure to Chicago stadium. He fashioned the Farewell As Only he could mixing his incomparable athletic skills with a sense of drama. After scoring 52 Points in an exhibition game Friday night against Aba players his first Public basketball appearance Iri 15 months Jordan Knelt and planted kiss on the red bulls insignia painted on the Center of the floor. At the end of the game there was an Opportunity to say Good Bye to the stadium As Well As to my Opportunity of play ing in the stadium Jordan said. It meant a lot to me. It s Given me a lot and i think i be Given it a lot. It s Mutual love and understanding. It s time to move  Jordan delighted the sellout crowd of 18,671 that came mostly to see him and to soak up the atmosphere of the 65-year-old. Stadium one last time the new United enter will now be Home to the bulls. I can still do this Jordan said after Dis playing his assortment of drives dunks and jumpers 11 months after his retirement. I just Don t have to do it in front of 18,676. I can do it in any gym with any people i want. That s a rare  afterwards Jordan said once again that his Days in the Aba were Over and that he thought he had made significant strides in baseball after finishing his first season with the Birmingham Barons of the double a Southern league. The game of basketball has always been a part of me said Jordan adding he could t see himself As a two sport athlete. I never said i d Stop playing the game 1 just said i would t play organized  Jordan who admitted he d spent a few Days practising made 24 of 46 shots As his team won 187-150. He scored one More Point than he had Bis in an entire season at Birmingham. As the final minutes ticked off the crowd stood and screamed Michael Michael Jordan guarded by Scotti Pippen did t disappoint. He hit a fall away jumper and seconds later weaved his Way from half Burt for a Layup. The final seconds became a game of 1 on-1 Between Jordan and Pippen the key players in Chicago s title run of three championships. Both Pippen and Jordan missed their sex Bull Star Michael Jordan kisses the team logo on Center court after playing Charity game at doomed Chicago stadium Friday night the bulls move to new Arena next season. Final shots then hugged each other As the game ended. In the third period Jordan took anally top pass from Jason Kidd and guided the Ball through the Basket. Min utes later he did a reverse dribble be tween his legs then sailed Down the Lane and dunked Over Curie Blo Urit. Later he took a pass and reversed the Ball around the Basket for a Layup. Velanne ignites jets in Home debut by the associated press the Winnipeg jets Are off on the right foot in their pre season schedule. That s literally True of Teemu Velanne. I was very nervous Selane said following Friday s 8 2 Victory Over tap Para of Tampere in Helsinki. It s Al ways nerve wracking to play in front of your Home crowd especially As it was my first game after my injury n his first game Back since being sidelined by a sea son ending Achilles Tendon injury in january the finn ish Star scored four goals and added an assist. I be never had an easier time of it Velanne said. Neither did the jets in helping to open a four team tournament in Finland. Keith Hott a Tkachuk had five assists against the finns and Alexei Zha nov had one goal and two assists. Camps Dallas Drake Sheldon Kennedy and Nelson Emerson scored the other goals. I told my Guys that they Wert tip against profession als said tap Para s russian coach Boris Mayorov. Sure enough the jets played like  the tournament was to continue saturday with finn ish Champion joker it facing Helsinki if. The championship and third place games will be played sunday. Nil exhibition games in North America were to begin saturday with Florida at Ottawa. Along with the jets game seven contests Are scheduled for sunday Edmonton is. Vancouver Montreal at Detroit new Jersey at Philadelphia the new York islanders is. Buffalo Ottawa is. Florida Calgary at Dallas and an Aheim is. Los Angeles. In training Camp news capitals Washington defens Eman Kevin Hatcher a holdout who has already missed nearly a week of training Camp is apparently considering joining the Detroit vipers of the International hockey league. Hatcher has been working out with the first Yea minor league club. He has not yet signed with the vip ers but he also is not close to reaching an agreement with the capitals. We be put a fair offer on the table but we re # Long Way apart capitals general manager David Poile said Friday. Poile held out Hope that the capitals and their All Star defens Eman would reach an agreement before the season gets underway next month. As a free agent Hatcher is free to sign with any team in the nil but that team would have to compensate the capitals the vipers Are an Independent minor league team that is not affiliated with an nil club if he was going to sign with another nil team i d assume it would have already been done Poile said. A / Blackhawk. Chicago opened training Camp Friday without no. 1goaltender de Belfour. Belfour was in Canada because his Mother was undergoing surgery and he Hopes to report to Camp by monday Blackhawk general manager Bob Pulford said. Pulford gave no details on Belfour s Mother s condition.  ,. Meanwhile the Blackhawk announced that de Senseman Gary Suter signed a three year contract Withan option year. Suter joined the Blackhawk last March in a Trad with Hartford. In 16 games for Chicago last Spring Suter had two goals and three assists. He had three goals in a playoff game against Toronto. Rangers  team Captain Mark Messier seeking a significant pay raise did not report to the defending Stanley cup champions Camp by Friday s Midnight deadline Messier who is scheduled to earn $2.6 million this season is reportedly looking for $6 million per season Over three years. New York is believed to be offering $4million per season according to his current contract which has two sea sons remaining Messier has the right to renegotiate his contract for leading the rangers to their first no championship in 54 years. It does not however guar Antee him a pay raise. Right Wing Jeff Nielsen and free agent centers Ken Gernander and Dave Smith signed contracts with the rangers. Neilsen has played the past four seasons at the University of Minnesota. Gernander has played for Monc ton of the american hockey league for the past 2 /2 seasons. Smith has played the past two seasons for Fortwayne. Bruins Boston reduced its training Camp crowd by returning eight players to their Canadian Junior clubs. They sent out goalies Craig Johnson and Neil Savary defens Emen Darren Wright and Charles Paquette Cen Ter Brian Secord and left wings Andre Roy Daniel go Neau and Jeremy Schaefer. Fox beats lbs again acquires rights tonal new York a the Fox broadcastingco., has again topped lbs in bidding for a sports property this time acquiring rights to the nation Al hockey league for a reported $155 million Forfi Eyears. Fox which took National football conference games from lbs in december with a four year Deal for $1.58 billion said Friday in a join statement with the nil that they had agreed in principle on a five year contract. The new York times citing unidentified sources reported in Friday s editions that Fox will pay $155 million to broadcast games in up to 20 dates starting with 11 this season. The time said lbs offered $150 million v we placed a value on the property and we were not willing to go any higher lbs sports spokeswoman Susan Kerr told the newspaper. The statement from Fox and the nil said the contract is subject to approval by the nil Board of governors and that details will be spelled out at a news conference in Manhattan on tuesday. We decline further comment Fox spokes Man Vince Wladika said. That s All there  nil officials were unavailable for comment. The times said Fox s coverage will Start with the All Star game Jan. 21 and include up to three Stanley cup final games All in prime time. Aside from Abc airing the All Star game since 1990, the league has been without a regular broadcast network Deal for years. A in september 1992, the nil entered into a live year $80 million Deal with esp to televise games on Cable. Esp which is 80 percent owned by Capri ties Abc bought time on Abc each of the last two seasons to air a half dozen games