European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes february women set for olympic marathons los Angeles a the olympic planners of los Angeles won a Long Battle monday to include the women Marathon in the 1984 olympic the executive Board of the International olympic committee gave its approval de spite Long and fierce opposition from the russians and other communist countries who have Little experience in women mar athon the Board reached its decision after studying a statement by Peter president of the los Angeles olympic organizing Ueberroth quoted the opinion of an Thony medical director of the los an Geles that the Best women runners could outrun and outlast men in events of 50 Miles or the traditional distance of the Marathon is 26 385 Ueberroth referred to Crete Wail of women Winner of the 1980 new York City Marathon in a time of 2 25 41 that time would have won the Gold medal in All mens olympic marathons until Ueberroth los Angeles even had the better of an argument with the International Amateur athletic controlling body of track and which favored men and women competing in the same with separate placings for the two sexes at the the Ioc agreed with los Angeles that there should be separate Ueberroth said in an interview that there arc several Good reasons for having men and women run if they ran a second rate Man runner who was trailing behind the leaders could per haps Pace a woman who would thus Nave an unfair advantage Over her i testing the Spring in his Arm with springtime just Down the new York Yankee Lethander Tommy John opens the seasons baseball work outs with a few trial pitches in the Sun Shine of fort two of the teams coaches look a positive 2hour talk with Yankee owner Jackson hints at lifetime contract tort a Reggie whose contract with the new York Yankees expires following the 1981 baseball met with owner George Steinbrenner for two hours monday and raised the possibility of signing a life time contract with the Yankees and Stein George was very very said the Star outfielder who will be 35 in he talked to me like a business he told i want to pursue a Deal to keep you in the Yankee family what he said also involved working with him in other becoming a part of his other no one in baseball has Ever had anything similar to what were talking about and its very appealing to said who signed a five year contract with the Yankees in november held preliminary discussions with Steinbrenner in new York two weeks they plan to meet again after Jackson reports to the Yankees training Camp March 1 and Hope to reach an agreement before the Start of the we had an excellent Stein Brenner said of mondays poolside id like to sign him and id say that the chances Are excellent that he will be a Yan Kee in 1982 and beyond i think Reggie Jackson has become part of Yankee Jackson said the Only negative aspect of the wide ranging Deal he has been Dis cussing with Steinbrenner is that his play ing salary would be less than the Mil lion per year Dave Winfield reportedly will receive from the or the Mil lion Fred Lynn is said have signed for with the California i dont know if in secure enough and mature enough to be Able to accept not hav ing the top number next to my con ceded but that a decision 111 have to the Deal that George is talk ing about could be very Steinbrenner Heads a shipbuilding com owns a Racetrack and has several other braves want of Frayfe off Maff hews of reds West Palm a Atlanta braves owner Ted Turner wants to Trade starter Gary Matthews to and Hes giving the outfielder time to sit Down and think about it on the Turners announcement sunday night was a repeat performance for the flamboyant who benched Matthews and threatened to Send third baseman Bob Homer to the minors last year when the braves lost nine of their first 10 Gary will not play regularly if he stays with and now that Ive said Ive got to Back it Turner said from Miami the National league team is in Spring training at West Palm Beach and had a routine Drill monday with Gaylord Perry on the no roster pitchers Greg Field and Dan Obrien signed Turner said he Hopes his announcement will encourage Matthews to approve a Trade to it is reported the braves would receive Center fielder Dave Collins in who is in the final year of his has refused to accept the Trade because the reds will not negotiate a new Turner said Rookie Terry Harper will re place Matthews in the our Outfield would be Dale Claudell Washington and he maybe in making a but 1 dont think and if one of them fails or goes into a we can put Gary he wont Embarrass because Hes dont make it sound like i dont love 1 love him a this hurts but Ive got to do its the logical thing to do for the Gary is going to be a free agent after next and some people in our organization Tell me Harper will be a better outfielder than Turner Cox told me Ted had said to put every body else in front of me this mat thews i know there trying to Force me to go to but in not running i dont want to be traded until i have a new if this is the Way they feel about Why dont they just release me Matthews if they dont want me to play and the Deal int satisfactory with ill go along with them releasing Matthews asked to be traded last month after learning the braves would not extend his contract beyond this he he would accept a Deal Only if his new club agrees to a contract in Gary Matthews wants new contract