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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. October 30, 19k5 the stars and stripes pnge21 amps win 40% raise in playoffs  York a former president Nixon ruled monday that major league umpires will receive a 40 percent increase in pay for work ing additional baseball games in the two league championship series. Nixon chosen by the presidents of the american and National leagues to decide the dispute Between base Ball and the umpires in binding arbitration said in a statement the arbitrator s decision is that because the championship series have been expanded by a Factor of 40 percent the working umpires arc entitled to receive a 40 percent increase in compensation which amounts to an increase of $4,000 per Umpire or a total of $48,000per year for the 12 working umpires for the years 1985 and 1986." the playoffs were expanded from Best of five to Besl of seven begin Ning this year. The umpires threatened a strike bul agreed to binding arbitration by Nixon. The statement by Nixon also said thai Only the working umpires will receive additional compensation for 1985. But that for 1986. An additional 40 percent increase in the league championship series Justi fies a 40 percent increase in the contribution the leagues should make to the Pool for All 60 of the  thai additional amount for 1986 will be 564,000, Nixon said. The current agreement Between the leagues and the umpires Calls for each Umpire working the league playoffs 10 receive $10,000. Nixon said that amount will be increased to $14,000. Nixon also made some suggestions to the umpires and the leagues about future negotiations saying in pan issues such As whether the Pool concept should be permanently adopted and How this might Bear on the cur rent debate Over which umpires should be assigned to championship events should be thoroughly consid ered and resolved when the umpires and the leagues negotiate a new con tract in 1986. Raiders Down chargers for 5th straight Victory   a  Marc Vij on picked apart a shaky  Diego secondary and Marcus Allen ran for three touchdowns As the los Angeles raid ers rolled to a 34-21 Victory Oer the chargers monday night. The win was the fifth is might for the raiders 6-2, who maintained a tie with Denver for first place in the american football conference West at the mid Point of the National football league season. Wilson completed 15 of 1 passes for 258 Yards. Tight end Todd Christensen  seven passes for 134 Yards. Allen who rushed for 111 Yards on 3 1 carries scored on runs of i ind 3 ids in the second Quarter and 4 Yards in the third period. He left the game Midway through the fourth Quarter with a bruised shoulder. The three touchdowns gave him eight this season and 52 in 49 regular season games. The raiders scored first at 6 41 of the first period on a 20-Yard Field goal by Chris Rahr after Corner Back Mike Haynes intercepted a Dan louts pass to give los Angeles the Ball at the san Diego 32 Yard line. Rookie wide receiver Jessie Hester made it 10-0 with 4 37 remaining in lie opening period by scoring on a 13-Yard reverse on his first nil carry. The chargers Cut the deficit to 10-7 on the first of two fouls touchdown passes a 52-Yardcr to Gary Anderson on the first play of the second Quarter but Allen ran for two second period ads to put los an Geles in control. Wilson s 28-Yard throw to Christensen set up Allen s first score of the period and their 4k-Yard pass play set up the touchdown that gave the raiders a 24-7  Edge. Anderson scored his second to on a 4 Ard run and touts got the final san Diego touchdown on a 1-Yard pass to Jesse Ben dross with 2 20 to play. It was the 213th scoring pass of fouls career eighth Best in nil Emlory. Allen scored his third touchdown with 4 24 to play in the third period and  added his second Field goal a 35-yarder, to make it 34-14. The chargers threatened twice after that each time coming up empty before raiders running Hack Marcus Allen. Rushes for three touchdowns in 34-?l Victory Iowa still no. 1 in a poll Anderson scores 3 b you skids from 7th of 17fh by the associated press Luna remained a unanimous no. 1 for the second week in a Row monday while defending National Champion Brigham Young suffered its second loss of the sea son and skidded from seventh place to i7lh in the College football rankings. The 7-0 Hawk yes 49-10 winners Over Northwestern received All 58 first place Voles and a perfect 1,160 Points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters in the associated press poll. During the last 13 years the Only other team to be voted a unanimous no. I for two consecutive weeks was Nebraska. That was Early in inc 1983 season. The first six teams All held onto their spots from last week. Runner up Lorida a 35-18 Winner Over Virginia tech received 1,060 Points. Penn state blanked West Virginia 27-0 and got 1,025 Points. Fourth ranked Michigan received 994 Points after trouncing Indiana 42-15, no. 5 Nebraska downed Colorado 17-7 and received 912 Points and sixth ranked a Burn turned Back Mississippi stale 21-9 for 866 Points. By s stunning 23-16 loss to previously wingless Texas Elpaso dropped the Cou Gars 10 places in the rankings. Meanwhile the air Force Academy another Western athletic conference team climbed from eighth to seventh with 764 Points by defeating Utah 32-15. Ohio state pulled out a 23-19 Triumph Over Minnesota and Rose from ninth to eighth with 682 Points while Minnesota fell on of the top Twenty. Oklahoma moved up from 10th to ninth with 655 Points by crushing Iowa state 59-14 and Florida state went from i Ith to 10th with 592 Points by rallying to beat North Caro Lina 20-10. The second ten consists of Miami Fla Oklahoma state Baylor Arkansas. Urcla , by Georgia Tennessee and Southern methodist. Last week it was Lorida slate Oklahoma stale Baylor. Arkansas Miami Tennes see Urcla leu Texas and Minnesota. However Texas was dubbed by sum 44-14 while Minnesota lost to Ohio slate. Sum made the rankings at no. 20 after a two week absence and Georgia which had been missing for just the last week reappeared As no. 18 after defeating Ken Tucky 26-6. To Lead Edmonton Over Calgary 6-4 Calgary a Glenn Anderson scored three goals As the  oilers Defeated the Calgary flames 6-4 in inc Only National hockey league game monday defeating their provincial rivals for the Sec Ond time in four nights. Mark Messier s Power play goal off a pass from Wayne Grucky snapped a 4-4 tic in the third period before Anderson punched in his third goal of the game. The oilers who had beaten the flames 5-3 Friday night also got goals from Grizky and Jari Kerri. Gary Suter had tied the game 4-4 on a slash t Early in the third period for Cal Gary. Other Calgary goals came from Allan Mclnnis Gino Cavallini and Sieve Bock. The clubs played a scoreless first period although Lum Onton missed two Good chances in the final 61 seconds. The two teams scored seven goals in the second period Wii i Edmonton taking a 4-3 Lead  
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