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Pacific llailu Pcvos Special Olympics opens Page 53 Rain reigns Rainy conditions has forced the Guam Major League to move its playoff schedule back a bit Last nights scheduled confrontation between UOG and Exxon will be played tomorrow night instead league secretary Dennis Zermeno said Page 56 Michael Jordan earns Rookie award Super NEW YORK (AP) Michael Jordan whose flashy style and gaudy statistics earned him All-Star status fan popularity and more than $2 million in endorsement contracts was named Thurs- Iday the National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year Jordan the Chicago Bulls guard who was the No 3 pick in last years NBA draft out-polled the No 1 choice Hous- tons Akeem Olajuwon 57 2 votes to 202 Jordan and Olajuwon were the only two first-year players to receive votes from 78 media members three from each league city and nine representatives of the national media Jordan was third in the NBA in scoring with a 282 average and fourth in steals with 239 per game He led the Bulls who made the playoffs for the first time since 1981 in USFL files suit against ABC NEW YORK AP) The United States Football League filed a $7 million breach-of-contract suit against ABC in US District Court Thursday and demanded that the television network continue its payments to the league The same court is already considering a $132 billion antitrust suit filed last October by the USFL against the National Football League Commissioner Harry Usher said he has been informed by ABC that the network does not intend to make scheduled rights payments of $28 million due on June 1 and July 1 and $14 million due prior to June 29 The first two payments are part of the $14 million contract ABC and the USFL made for the 1985 season The last payment is for playoff and championship game telecasts Usher said ABC informed the league it would withhold the payments based on the USFL leaving certain cities designated in its original contract including Chicago Detroit Philadelphia and Boston There is no justification for withholding $7 million" Usher said We are suing to get that $7 million ana if we are damaged by their action for more We are also suing them for disparaging the product in the way their annquncers sales force and management have treated and spoken about it in public and on the air If there is a valid dispute (over the $7 million) let us resolve it or let a court resolve it But you cant not make the payments They are abrogating a contract unilaterally Usher said We are delivering the product We are paving players and coaches and travel expenses We are putting on the show They are collecting from advertisers ABC is taking an unrealistic unreasonable unjustifiable position in terms of not paying the last $7 million for a product we are delivering Thats half a seasons rights fees and it amounts to economic coercion "This money is extremely important as anybody who has followed our finances this year knows and as ABC knows I think we can survive without the ABC payments but it would be extremely painful the commissioner said ABC had no immediate comment on the USFL action ABCs original contract with the USFL paid the league $9 million for the regular season and $14 million for playoffs and championship games for each of the leagues first two years The contract also contained an option for two additional seasons and ABC exercised that option for $14 million for the 1985 regular season and the same $14 million for playoffs and championship game According to Usher that was a minumum fee with the parties agreeing to negotiate higher rates based on the networks success with its first two years of telecasts There have been no negotiations for higher rates Usher said On Feb 1 when I took office I almost immediately got a letter from ABC saying it intended to withold payments on June 1 unless we negotiate a resolution of reduction in fees for moving out of certain cities" "These negotiations have produced no agreement and weve been advised ABC will not make its payment on June 1 or for the rest of the season which amounts to $7 million We have no alternative but to sue and try to get a court to order them to pay because they are getting and will still get the product The USFLs Chicago franchise is not active this season The Michigan Panthers the league's first champions merged with Oakland and left the Detroit area this year The Philadelphia Stars scoring rebounding assists and steals Average attendance at Chicago jumped dramatically climbing 87 percent from an average of 6365 to 11887 The Bulls also were one of the seven teams to draw over 1 million fans in combined home-road attendance The Rockets and Bulls engaged in a season-long debate about which of their rookies was the most valuable Olajuwon playing center for Houston averaged 206 points ranked fourth in the NBA with 119 rebounds and was second in blocked shots with 268 per game I just feel it is very important for each individual to go out and contribute to his team" Jordan said of his rivalry with Olajuwon Im not worried about a 1-on-l thing because hes much bigger than I am" Jordan is 6-foot-6 and Olajuwon 7-0 Jordan whose last-minute jump shot gave North Carolina the national collegiate title in his freshman season in 1982 was a starter on last summers gold medalwinning US team He moved immediately into Chicago's starting lineup and quickly became a star attraction around the NBA He was voted to a starting berth in the NBA All-Star Game and received more fan votes than such long-time fan favorites as Larry Bird and Julius Erving Michael Jordan has had an incredible impact on his team and this league Los Angeles Lakers Coach Pat Riley said "Ive never seen a player come in and do so many things so spectacularly What has Michael meant? said Bulls teammate David Greenwood Money M-O-N-E-Y United Press International Michael Jordan NBA's super rookie made an impact on the league Oilers Flyers make Stanley Cup final From Daily News wires NEW YORK The Stanley Cup finals will be settled by the top two teams of the regular season the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers Each advanced to the finals Thursday night winning its conference championship in six games Philadelphia will have home-ice advantage in the best-of-seven finals which begin Tuesday night at the Spectrum The Flyers stocked with rookies and picked to make the playotfs at season's start de- feated the Quebec Nordiques 3-0 Thursday to clinch the Wales Conference crown at the Spectrum The Flyers have not been in the finals since 1980 when they lost to the New York Islanders The awesome Oilers loaded with offense finally overcame the Chicago Black Hawks spell at Chicago Stadium to win 8-2 They led 6-0 after two periods on the strength of four goals by Jari Kurri set up by Wayne Gretzky Oilers 8 Black Hawks 2 Jari Kurri of Edmonton says his four-goal performance against the Black Hawks in the Campbell Conference finale Thursday was memorable for one key reason That's because it took place in the match that vaulted the Oilers to finals against Philadelphia "After I got my first two goals I knew I was close to the record said Kurri who registered his third hat trick of the series and fourth of the plav-offs But a record is only important if your team wins" he added When I got that third goal I really felt good inside because no other player in NHL history has done it" he said Kurri is now one goal short of Reggie Leach's playoff record of 19 goals in one year Kurri whose 18 goals in this years playoffs is one short of the all-time record set by Leach of Philadelphia in 1976 opened scoring at 5:12 of the first period with a slap shot that went under Chicago goalie Murray Bannerman's glove Wayne Gretzky who is two points short of the all-time playoff points mark of 38 he set 1983 assisted on all four of Kurri goals "Everybody talks about our offense but its when we play strong defense that we get the offense going Gretzky said It was the first road victory of the senes for either team Edmonton had opened with two victories at home then Chicago won two at home and host Edmonton won the fifth game Tuesday Chicago ended the plavoffs with a 9-6 mark Mark Messier scored at 13:26 and then the Oilers broke the game open with four goals in the second period Kurri second goal came on a slap shot over Bannermans shoulder at 13:28 on a pass from Gretzky The goal was the 63rd of the playoffs for the two teams breaking an NHL record for most goals in a playoff series set by the Black Hawks and Please see NHL Page S3.