European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes monday april 7, 1986 Union Cofia flanges Ueberroth on plan for testing players new York a major league players have been sent details of commissioner Peter Ueberroth s drug testing pro Gram a spokesman for the commissioner said saturday and the Union promptly challenged his right to implement it. Only those players who have drug testing clauses in their contracts would be tested along with 21 who were named by Ueber Roth As having been previously involved with drugs. Of that number 11 accepted random testing As one of the conditions to avoid being suspended. Ueberroth does t have the authority to impose it said Don Fehr executive director of the players association. We be asked the players to do nothing until we have had a Chance to talk further with the people on the other Side about Rich Levin Ueberroth s spokesman said no information would be made Public until i is received by the players their agents the Union and club officials. Fehr said however that the plan appears to be same program that he s had in the minor minor league players and major league personnel other than players have been included in a drug testing plan Ueberroth started in 1985. I did t notice. That there were any tremendous variances from what he s been saying in the past in that regard Fehr said. The owners player relations committee said that some 500 players have agreed to random testing. The Union put the number at about 460. The Union estimates that Only about 45 players have agreed to testing through clauses in their guaranteed contracts. A Union source said most of the others were intimidated into agreeing to testing clauses while the owners claim it was a totally voluntary act on the player s the major league players association filed a grievance Over the inclusion of such clauses and Fehr said on Friday that he Learned during the opening hearings into the grievance that not even owners consider these clauses binding in contracts which Are not guaranteed. Even though they were signed the play ers never had the obligation to take the tests and if they refused there were no penalties. This however was not the under standing that the players had Fehr said. Baseball from Page 21 innings and Oakland scored four unearned runs in the third inning to take the opening game of the Bay Bridge exhibition series. Andujar acquired this Winter from St. Louis has yet to give up a run in 11 innings this Spring and is 3-0 in three outings. He gave up five hits saturday walked two and struck out three. Phillies 4, orioles 2 a two run triple by Rick Schu gave Phil Adelphia its Victory Over Baltimore. It was the sixth straight exhibition season Victory for the Phillies. Pirates 3, mets 2 Jim Morrison s two hits including a Homer led to All of Pittsburgh s runs As the pirates downed the mets. Morrison hit a two run Homer in the fourth then broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth when he doubled stole third and scored on Mike Brown s sacrifice Fly. White sox 7, astros 2 John Cangelosi Carlton Fisk Ozzie Guillen and Tim Hulett each had two hits to Pace Chicago Over Houston. The White sox scored six runs in the first inning two coming Home on Hulett s double. Guillen tripled and Joel Skinner doubled in the rally. Braves 6, reds 5 Rafael Ramirez s three run Homer capped a six run ninth inning As Atlanta rallied past Cincinnati. All the runs came off reds Pitcher Ted Power who failed to hold a 4-0 Lead. Cincinnati starter Bill Gullickson Al Lowed just two hits Over the first five innings striking out two without walking a Batter. Brewers 3, indians 2 Mike Felder s single drove in the tie breaking run in the seventh inning As Mil Waukee nipped Cleveland. Phil Niekro made his first appearance in a Cleveland uniform starting for the Indi ans. He gave up two runs in six innings retiring 11 of the last 12 batters he faced. Rangers 4, cubs 2 Oddie Mcdowell hit a two run Homer As Texas beat the Chicago cubs. Mcdowell hit his second Homer of the Spring to break a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning. He also had an rib single in the third and scored in the same inning on a balk by cubs starter Dennis Eckersley 1 -4, who got the loss. Angels 4, dodgers 0 Bobby Grich hit a two run Home run and Don Sutton pitched three scoreless innings to Lead California Over los Angeles in a game called on account of rain after 5 /2 innings. Sutton a former dodger who was honoured by his former club in pre game ceremonies scattered three hits. Twins 8, padres 4 Roy Smalley and Mark Salas each hit two run homers to help Minnesota past san Diego in a game played in Las vegas. Terry Kennedy hit a two run Homer for the padres and carmelo Martinez went 3 for-3. Mariners 9, expos 2 at Vancouver Ivan Calderon hit three doubles and Phil Bradley homered and Dou bled to Lead Seattle Over Montreal. A photo Mavericks James Donaldson left and supersonics Xavier Mcdaniel. Reacting to Loose Ball in saturday s game Aba from Page 21 of his 18 Points in the fourth Quarter and Al Wood blocked a Rolando Blackman shot in the Lane with one second to play As Seattle Defeated Dallas. The Mavericks got 28 Points from Mark Aguirre and 23 from Blackman. The sonics were led by Xavier Mcdaniel with 19 Points and 14 rebounds. Warriors 107, clippers 106 los Angeles Greg Ballard scored 21 Points and Joe Barry Carroll added 20 As Golden state Defeated los Angeles. The clippers trailed 89-76 Early in the fourth Quarter but slowly whittled the warriors Lead. Cedric Maxwell s Layup with 1 26 left in the game and a Lay in by Norm Nixon who scored 16 of his 28 Points in the final period Cut the deficit to 105-104 with 53 seconds left. Nixon Sank a pair of free throws 21 seconds later to give los Angeles the Lead. But Larry Smith hit both free throws with 14 seconds left for the final margin. Nixon tried a 10-foot Bank shot with three seconds left but it rimmed the Basket. Eric Floyd added 18 Points for the warriors who registered Only their sixth Road Victory of the season. Maxwell scored 22 Points for the clippers. Jazz 114, blazers 103 Salt Lake City Adrian Dantley scored 12 of his 33 Points in the fourth Quarter leading Utah Over Portland. Utah used a 24-3 scoring spurt beginning with 3 46 left in the third Quarter Midway in the final period to come from behind. By winning their season series with the Trail blazers 3-2, the jazz gained a 2 /2 game Lead Over Portland in the Battle for the Western division s fifth playoff spot. For Portland Kiki Vandeweghe had 34 Points to Lead All scorers. Reds ailing Rose May place himself on disabled list by the associated press Cincinnati reds player manager Pete Rose said saturday he probably will Start the season on the disabled list. Rose who turns 45 on april 14, has been suffering from a stomach virus and the flu. He has batted Only 17 times with four hits. The reds were scheduled to make their final roster moves sunday but Rose said before the club s exhibition game against Atlanta saturday that he would Likely go on the 15-Day disabled list. The reds had planned to make their final roster move Friday but first baseman Tony Perez pulled a Groin muscle and the seriousness of the injury was t immediately known. A club spokesman said saturday the in jury was not believed to be serious enough to disable Perez. Perez who bats right handed is scheduled to Start in monday s season opener against Philadelphia and left hander Steve Carlton. He downplayed Friday s injury and said he is ready to play. It s nothing said Perez. Ill be the reds also announced saturday that non roster Pitcher Chris Welsh who had the Best Spring Era in the reds Camp agreed to play for their Denver farm club. The reds also asked for waivers on right hander Frank Pastore who had the worst Era in Camp. Welsh allowed Only one run in 13 innings for a 0.69 Era but Rose decided to keep right handed Rookie Scott Terry. Pastore coming off surgery to remove Bone chips in his right Elbow struggled through the Spring compiling a 14.04 Era before the reds gave him an option of accepting his outright release or playing for Denver
