European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February the stars and stripes Page 21 players appear headed for strike by Milton Richman new York up the major league baseball players Are refusing to give in to the they will vote to strike this week in it has been and very Likely the Date they will set for the pullout will be May that when they can hit the owners where it hurts most in the pocketbook by forcing cancellation of the memorial Day compensation for free agents is the key really the Only the owners feel they should be compensated for any player they lose in the Annu blues Swap Praise by the associated press will the meeting of the blues a Nadies Mutual admiration society please come to order the first speaker will be Louis coach red whose blues were tied by Montreal 22 tuesday night on Yvon lamberts goal with left to there aiming for first said and there Good i would say there As Good a skating team As there is in the league maybe the next up is Montreal defens Eman Larry nil Roundup Robinson to speak about the who Are atop the National hockey leagues Overall standings with 85 eight More than the fourth place they have done a creditable said if Berenson Doest win coach of the year this no one deserves Lambert produced the deadlock and extended Montreal unbeaten Streak to 10 games by taking a pass from Doug Risebrough and knocking it past blues goaltender Mike Steve Shutt also scored for while Wayne Babych notched a club record tying 43rd goal and Blair Chapman also scored for i just tried to throw it in front of the said i had my face to the so i want checking it list didst even see said Montreal had As Many shots at list in the final period 22 As the blues had for the elsewhere in the nil Kings oilers 2 in a meeting of the Nils top two individual runner up Marcel Dionne of los Angeles set up three goals and held scoring Leader Wayne Gretzky to one goal As the Kings broke a seven game wingless Charlie simmer scored twice to tie Mike Bossy for the nil goals Cor ing Lead with the same number Sim Mer collected last season when i finished in a three Way deadlock for the canucks flyers 4 Dave Tiger Williams scored two pow replay goals to Pace the who broke an eight game wingless string in the fight marred the canucks last win was Over Al reentry draft with a Premium player from the selecting what actually constitutes a Premium player is the Point of Contention Between the players and a players strike was forestalled last May 23 when settlement of the compensation Issue was put off so it could be studied and worked on by committees on both the owners were Given time to come up with a compensation proposal that would be mutually the time is up and there has been no Marvin the head of the players left Here tuesday to meet with the various major league player representatives in Tampa at the conclusion of their they will announce that the owners present proposal is unacceptable to and if no agreement is reached within the next 90 they will it is extremely unlikely the players will vote to accept the owners present promo said Don general counsel for the players no one has Given me any reason to believe the players will accept what they Haven up until Seattle James Donaldson steals a rebound from Marty Byrnes of Dallas close game until third then sonics broke it open anticipating the action by the Ray director of the player relations committee and spokesman for the said the players action in scheduling a strike would be most regret any attempt to shift responsibility for their action to the 26 major league clubs is without there is no smoking gun in the hands of the the clubs Arent calling the the free agent compensation which is at was written in discussions Between the clubs and the players last May and was implemented in accordance with our continued on Page 23 spurs win on blocks by Johnson by the associated press the san Antonio spurs Are Well known for their backcourt duo of George Gervin and James but George Johnson is still the Best on the the 6foot11 Center blocked 13 the fourth est performance in National basketball association tuesday night to highlight san Antonios 131126 Victory Over the Golden state if in established As the 1 shot Blocker in the then other teams will you cant hit the Layup on san Aba Roundup so Well have to do something said anything like that helps you in the Elmore then with the los an Geles had 17 blocks in one game against Portland for the Aba Smith also had 14 in a game both within a week of his 17block Johnsons latest rejection performance was his sixth time with 10 or More blocks in a in the legendary Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain never had a George Johnson was unbelievable to said spurs coach Stan we got him Here As a shot Blocker and he Hast disappointed anyone this an eight season Aba is averaging Only Points this but he leads the league with blocks per an average he improved tues the san Antonio crowd of game him a standing ovation when got his team record 10th Block and for each one after the fans while Johnson clogged the Ger Vin and As did the bulk of san Antonios scoring against Golden Gervin had 26 Points and Silas 23 to offset 42 by warriors Forward Bernard Golden state led 3432 after the first but Ron Brewer scored 16 Points to Lead a 44point san Antonio explosion in the second Quarter to give the spurs a 76 continued on Page 22 diamonds Are astros Best friends a no anyone no racquetball or Riding motorcycles for members of the Houston according to a clause in All of their 1981 about the most strenuous activity we allow them to under take now is getting in and 6ut of general manager Al Rosen we let them go fishing and play but no other athletic endeavours Are allowed except Rosen said All astros contracts that he has negotiated since becoming general manager 27 contain clauses that limit players activities put of the Way salaries Are we have no Rosen almost every player has tried to talk me out of it but 1 just we wont guarantee your contract agree to pay a player even if he is As soon As i say they they All want guaranteed the big fad this Winter was and on those Side beside a sudden Stop could tear up a players Rosen