European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 proposals from Page 21 10s of millions of Fehr the Union asked that owners drop demands for changes in salary in making the Fehr said the Union recognized that certain clubs were in financial difficult and that if salary arbitration Hurt one club in they could take this savings and write the club a the i is the Best shot we can make in an attempt to break this Fehr the players Are not about to make concessions to the clubs that Are doing Well and dont need in the Union offered a variation of Revenue which has been discussed by the clubs the clubs have refused to discuss Revenue sharing with the Union in any Broad said acting executive director of the major league players owners rejected the proposal without asking for specific figures Mac Phail an agreement without favourable changes in arbitration was not something we can he said he would listen to the unions figures if they wanted to give them to offered to make unspecified improvements in pension but that contribution would depend on what salaries said Mac president of the owners player relations under the if Sal Aries the pension contribution would Macphail said there would be a floor and a ceiling to the fluctuation of the pension their response to that was that Academe it sounded very but the fact that we said that this would be coupled with our salary arbitration proposal sort of resulted in their having less interest in it than they otherwise Macphail since negotiations began last the Union has asked for a pension contribution equal to about on third of baseballs annual network television Revenue from a six year that would amount to an annual payment of about owners paid million into the players benefits plan last managements key Issue has been changes in salary they have asked that the length of service required before eligibility for the procedure be in creased from two to three they also have asked that no arbitrator be allowed to award More than double a players current since Spring when clubs opened their books to the owners have tried to convince the Union that it must do some thing to help solve the games financial Macphail has been meeting regularly with the executive committee of his pc since that which makes negotiating is comprised of owners Edward Bennett Williams of Bud Selig of John Mcmullen of Houston and Peter Omalley of los an Ueberroth was at Yankee stadium Dur ing sundays negotiations to watch a game Between new York and the Chicago White Amateur Verplank captures Western in sudden death i photo Scott Verplank outshines pros Oak a Scott Verplank became the first Amateur in 29 years to win a professional Golf tournament when he rolled in a Par saving putt on the second Hole of sudden death sunday and Defeated Jim Thorpe for the Western open Thorpe was assured of the first prize As the Low but he was fighting for a spot in next weeks pea National he and ver Plank both drove into the both missed the Green on the second extra from the right ran a bum Landrun shot 12j5 feet beyond the from Short of the pitched to about six distracted by the drizzling rain dripping from his backed away then missed the Par an Oklahoma state Stu Dent and the National Amateur Champi rapped his winning putt into the Back of the cup and leaped into the the first Amateur Winner in professional Golf since Doug Sanders won the 1956 Canadian the last Amateur to win a pea tour event was Gene Littler in the 1954 san Diego who Hast won a tourney in eight years on the forced the playoff when he saved Par with an 18 foot putt on the 72nd Hole of regulation he and who led through the first three completed 72 holes in 9under Par on the Butler National Golf club which was dampened by a Daylong Thorpe played the final round in Par Verplank in sizzling Hammel edges Lopez in Toledo Ohio a Rookie Penny Hammel shredded the Glengarry country club course for a closing round score of 7 under 65 to defeat Nancy Lopez by a single shot in the Lyga Jamie Farr Toledo Clas sic who started the Day two shots Back of the registered two birdies and seven pars on the front then took command on the Back Side in route to a score of 10under 278 Over Glengarry par72 the 23yearold from racked up birdies on 10 and and then rolled in a 25foot putt for Eagle on the par5 12th to deadlock playing in the group behind Ham answered with a Birdie of her own on 12 to retake the Lead at it was the not the who ran into trouble Down the Lopez hit a 3wood off a tree on the Par 4 slashed a 7iron into a then chipped up and two putted for a after parking she bogeyed 15 after knocking a 9iron Over the Chip Ping Back and hammers 10foot Birdie putt on 15 then proved to be the margin of the Triumph was Worth to Ham almost As it was Worth a five year exemption on where she has competed As a nonexempt player All Lopez was All alone in second at while third place went to Lori Garbacz like carded a 4under 68 for the Kathy a Winner of 88 pro was at 4under for sole pos session of fourth Kohl Kilsch dominates Manhattan a Claudia Kohl Kilsch of West Ger in what she described As the Best match of my whole soundly Defeated Pam Shriver 63 sunday in the Virginia slims of los Angeles women Tennis tournament fifth seeded Kohl Kilsch broke Shiv 2 to Start the first match and jumped to a 20 Lead by holding her Shriver was Able to hold her serve Only two More times in that Shriver rallied in the sixth and final game of the taking Kohl Kilsch to Deuce Kohl Kilsch hit a forehand overhead Volley in the Corner to take the set in the second Shriver was Down 040 but delivered two aces in a Kohl Kilsch broke her on the next Point when Shriver hit a backhand Volley Shriver thought the Ball was Kohl Kilsch then jumped to a 31 both held service until the final game of the which went to Deuce Shriver double faulted on the very last and Kohl Kilsch won the match total time for the two matches was Only 55 this was the Best match of my whole career Kohl Kilsch said As she accepted the winners i went into today with a lot of conf said the 1984 Winner of the Ger Man i thought if i can beat Hana i could beat Kohl Kilsch Defeated the 1 seed in the 76 75 in the accepting the runner up i wanted to say to Clau excuse me for being out Here it didst work out the Way i she was just too Shriver i cant think of any saying she want tired by the final at the Manhattan Beach country went on to team up with Helena us Kova for the doubles Kohl Kilsch and Sutkova Defeated Mandrikova and Wendy Turnbull Kohl Kilsch and Sutkova split Mandrikova and Turnbull collected meanwhile from Page 21 while striking out two and walking tigers Brewers 414 Detroit Ben Oglivie and Ted Sim Mons drove in three runs apiece and Mil Waukee enjoyed a pair of six run innings on the Way to a 144 Victory Over Detroit and a split of their in the first Darrell Evans seventh inning grand slam snapped a 33 tie and gave the tigers a 74 in no action sunday mets cubs 1 Chicago Dwight Gooden set a club record by winning his Lith straight decision while scattering five hits to Lead new struck out six and walked three in his Lith Complete game in 24 he is 30 against Chicago this sea son and 62 Over his two year the 20yearold right handers last defeat was May a 62 loss to the he broke Tom seavers club record for most consecutive victories in a Seaver won 10 straight in reds dodgers 4 Cincinnati Dave Parker Dou bled and scored on a single by Tony Perez in the eighth inning As Cincinnati beat los Parker opened the reds eighth with a double off loser Ken and was sacrificed to third by buddy Perez then singled to right Field to make a win Ner of Ted who pitched the final 1 Phillies cardinals 0 Louis Philadelphia erupted for six runs in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie and Kevin Gross pitched a four hitter As the Phillies beat struck out six and walked three in his second career Joaquin was charged with All six runs and suffered his second straight loss As the cardinals Lead in the National league East was narrowed to a half game Over the new York braves giants 4 Atlanta Terry Harper hit a Home run to Lead off the Bottom of the 10th As Atlanta beat san Francis with the score tied Harper drilled a 31 pitch from loser Mike Jeff Over the Loftfield Wall for his 14th Gene was the Winner in pirates expos 3 Pittsburgh Jim Morrison smashed his first Home run of the a Solo and two relievers helped Rick Rhoden snap a five game losing Streak to give Pittsburgh a Victory Over astros padres 1 Houston Mike Scott and Dave Smith combined on a five hitter and Rookie Glenn Davis hit his seventh Home run in 14 games to Lead Houston Over san