European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars St pres August 1977  Lambert demands Nils Steeles by Pohla Smith Pittsburgh up Jack us pitl Burgh seders Middle linebacker and the National football league1 most valuable defensive player last demanded through his attorneys wednesday that the Steeles Trade him to another Lambert has been boycotting the steel Erpf training Camp this summer Over the refusal to Grant Mil demands for a salary commensurate with us million Dollar parts signed by nil rookies Tony Dorsett and Ricky i honestly would like nothing better than to finish my career in Pittsburgh but the Steeles management have ten me no alternative but to request that i be Lambert said in a statement read to up by one of its of very disappointed and thoroughly discouraged by us general apathy displayed by the steelers1 manage ment regarding my lamberts statement snip they simply have not demonstrated any real desire to sign me to a new contract that is commensurate with my contribution to the team the past three the Pittsburgh Steeles said they had no on Wal on lamberts the Steele ref also Are involved in a Dis Pute with Al pro Corner bad Mel who also demanded to be traded and has died a defamation of character Mit against coach Chuck Blount also has not reported to Camp and appears to be ready to sit out ensure Becker nabs two crowns in a corps  Woys Compromise proposal that the steel ers then let him become a tree agent next year in order to determine his fair Market under nil the Steeles then would have the right to fat told Simbart rec Elvet he could go to perhaps there Ore other nil learns that would better appreciate my talents and what i have to Jack Lambert no other alternative Pattonville reaches finals in Day Junior a baseball Germany with Bruce Wells scattering live hits and striking out Altonville gained the finals in the Usa eur Day Junior a baseball Louma Mem Here blanking Nurnberg the Only remaining unbeaten team in the qualified or the finals of the double elimination Tournai Here saturday at i loser Ron who struck out yielded Only three but males com matted six Altonville scored twice in the second inning and added single runs in the third and in losers bracket action Mannheim pounded out 11 hits and Todd Webster fired a one hitter or an 1h Triumph Over Frankfurt ousted Worms 16 7 behind a five hitter by Chris Harrigan and three including a by Scott Pattonville scored got seven of its nine hits in the fourth and filth innings in besting Worms and Chris Miltan hurled his second tournament win with a six hitter As Nurnberg Tarth edged Mannheim 54 in winners bracket in losers bracket Butzbach blanked Berlin 174 As mall Stanea pitched a two hitter and Kevin Kemphill and Carl Procter drove in seven runs in a 170 Frankfurt ousted with nine hits with is wha to go on offence by James Smith Conn api the world hockey still reeling from the National hockey associations stinging will take the offensive against us a league official vowed Howard Wii vice president and managing general partner of the new England said a solid Sevinor eight team wha will Lake the ice in octo perhaps with some players now in the we will be far More aggressive in our player Baldwin Laid reporters after returning from the new York meet ing where the nil Voled Down a merger won the whose whalers franchise is one of the leagues also said the wha will not accept new franchises or permit existing ones to operate unless they Are financially this league has been too condescend be instead of concentrating on getting seven or eight solid we have been More interested in getting applications from Phoenix and Baldwin said us wha planned to meet next tuesday and wednesday in Montreal to determine which teams will be part of the league this he said be sex teams who applied to the nil to become a new division in the league definitely would be they arc new the Cincinnati Quebec Houston Winni Peg jets an Edmonton flip Birmingham which has put its financial feel Back on the prob ably would be in the wha and the Indiana Polis racers might be Baldwin will not come Back unless they can prove to us they can oper he he said he still did not know Why the nil Board of governors voted against the one of the Whas Lead ing spokesman during the said they bogged Down Over the Issue of what rights in enl teams would have to the players of wha franchises not included in the the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs were the Nils most outspoken opponents of a Baldwin  speculate on the actual vote at the secret meeting he said the whalers haunt talked yet with any nil players who might be will ing to jump to the wha but that at least some of the Money the whalers would have spent to join the nil would go to signing new during the leagues Glrst year Many nil players left to join wha my it m Frankfurt Bob Becker of Manx easily repealed the open singles chant pin Here thursday and combined with in tale Deckard to take the doubles Crown too in winding up the v corns Tennis Cham the Man Becker beat in the open singles Brooks Lagrua of ral lied to Lake the Junior Veteran and Janet Simpson of Frankfurt grabbed pair of crowns in the women division in other highlights from the tourney played at Fra kurts Ward Becker Wilt head the team representing v at the Usa eur tournament Zsa in along with Brian King and Jim Walker of bad or eunuch and a fourth from among us Quarto be determined by a Lagrua and de Ladd of Frankfurt will be the Junior Veteran 13344 years and Simp son and Susan Heydt of Hanau the women participants at in his finals a former University of Wisconsin Defeated Lagrua in Only 45 minutes with Superb topspin placements Down both Side in the doubles Beckers Strong net play and some steady backcourt shots by Deckard broke a 23 firs set 6nd the Mainz pair look 10 of the next ii the 30yearold playing his Junior vet finale Only 30 minutes after the open singles appeared tired in his first set against Ladd As he dropped the firm set but the former Tennis Captain at Knox College rallied to win the match 8 in the final two a former Middle Tennessee net Star for four was nearly flawless in completely dominating Susan Heydt 9 0 in the women she had not one double fault in combining a powerful serv ice with a Strong overhead in the Simpson combined with Cynthia while for a w Victory Over Heydt and Jeannine the winners reeled off ii straight games to easily take the open division singles bib Miu Iff Broom us Iberis he in j Mun locations with him Echo ivly through and hit others Jim Wint Brimi in Art owl Hia i Wal Mem t a Udd pm Vio Mnnuwl i to ont 4rt 4t Fri he 1 Waht Matt Dorr Tam Tutt h a Rrt Atluri m although the a steers Contr by my that in fairness to Pittsburgh Iny teammates and myself that they Vrillo Irmy this matter s resolved Quaddy so that i May return to Whsle i like doing Best playing Lambert Lambert in an option year after completing the original Ihre year pact he june with us seders As a a year a which he proved invaluable As the steel won their fret Ever super bowl the Minnesota Way said the Nal contract provided for Lambert to be paid but that the line Backer made closer to each year through clauses written into the although Woy do not put a figure to Lambert current contract he indicated they were for a pact of More than my statement was if Tony Dorset and Ricky Bell Are Worth fun and Jack can Stop then Hes certainly got to be Worth lust As by he were not trying to get into a pissing contest with the Pittsburgh he they want him to play for either four or five years at dollars that we think Are less than they think Hes Wilkerson again no hits Pitburg in Junior la play Germany Spain right hander Clint Wilkerson must be a believer in my old adage i at first you dont try Wilkerson hurled his second successive no Halter at the previously unbeaten Gerr 2 entry from Pitburg Here thurs and this time he that 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