European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes ports october 14,1994 r Page 40 new stadium Iii redskins pit on hold Annapolis my. A Jack Kent cookers plan to move his Washington redskins to Maryland received a serious setback wednesday when a zoning officer rejected his application to build a 78,600-seat stadium. A this was not a close Case a Robert Wilcox the hearing officer said. A r y a simply stated the property is too Small for the proposed use. Wilcox denied several zoning exceptions Cooke needs to build a stadium in Laurel. The redskins quickly filed an Appeal and Cooke said he intends log vigorously pursue our object of building the stadium a a Friendly roast University of Massachusetts basketball coach John Caliph press conference after their teams played on the Hardwood last right reacts As he is being roasted by Temple coach John Chan season. Showing that he had his emotions under control this time by during a fund Rasier for the american diabetes association on Chancy wore Handcuffs to the roast at a hotel in East Rutherford wednesday. The two coaches had an ugly confrontation during a . A Midnight madness arrives Page 38, nil will not open saturday by Ken Rappoport new York a this weekend the Nelv labor language officially changes. Instead of peeled games postponements a its can instead of a a postponed season Quot its a lockout. A until saturday night its a postponement of the season a said har Sinden general manager of the Boston Bruins. A if saturday night there a no Resolution to the current contract stalemate done to see any other word for it than a lockout a whatever the word for it the nil will not open the season on saturday nor at any time to the Forse Earlc future following the owners Adamant rejection tuesday of the players latest contract proposal. No new negotiations have been set up and both the league and nil players association have warned of a Long and bitter Battle. This much is certain the league needs to Start figuring out a revised schedule to accommodate for the needed changes once games become cancelled. A total of 69 have been postponed so far with six More scheduled today and 10 on saturday. Nil spokesman Arthur Pincus said wednesday the league will have an announcement later in the week regarding possible schedule revision. Nil commissioner Gary Bettman said the league would have to Start its season no later than saturday to ensure an entire 84-game schedule. The no la said Bettman and Union head Bob Goodenow have agreed to keep the lines of communication open. A where they Lead i can to say at this Point a Union spokesman Steve Macau is Boston Bruin general manager Harry Sinden right and his aide Mike of Connell meet with reporters wednesday to explain management a position on labor problems.  said. There was no Contact Between Bettman and Goodenow on wednesday. The last time they talked was tuesday when Bettman phoned Goodenow to Tell him the owners had turned Down the players. In Boston Bruin general manager Harry Sinden took aim at Goodenow. A the knows the owners economic problem and knows its real a Sinden said. A a it a a tragedy if he knows our problem understands it and wont try to work with us to solve  players have been out of training Camp since the end of september when Bettman postponed the original oct. 1 Start of the season for two weeks in Hopes of working out a new collective bargaining agreement the work stoppage reached its 13th Day thursday surpassing the 10-Day strike m april 1992 As the longest in hockey history. A a i never thought it we Ould get to this a said Adam Graves player representative of the new York   deadline St. Louis apr nil vice president Brian Burke on thursday softened the leagues stance somewhat extending the deadline to nov. For playing the entire 84-game  returns to juniors Ottawa apr Alexandre Daigle the highest paid player with the Ottawa senators is going Back to Junior hockey where hell make $50 a week. The senators want Daigle to stay in playing shape during the nil labor dispute so they re sending him to his former team the Victoriaville tires. Baseball lays off 27 new York apr the Central baseball offices eliminated 27 people through layoffs retirements and attrition. The cutbacks took place in the commissioners office the american and National leagues major league baseball properties the baseball network and major league baseball International kicks get Christie Inglewood Calif. A v the los Angeles lakers traded swing Man Doug Christie to the new York kicks for two second round draft choices. Christie 24, averaged 10.3 Points and 3.6 rebounds in 65 games for the lakers last season his second in the Aba. Navratilova survives. Fib Derstadt Germany apr Martina Navratilova avoided an Early exit in her last european tournament by Stav ing off a match Point before rallying to beat Lori Mcneil 5-7,7-6 9-76-4. 246850 000504