European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday january 19, 1987 the stars and stripes economics not collusion response Page 25 Iwer wages Tiger own Aims Detroit a fiscal resp8ili a Noi alleged collusion among owners will drive major Ball salaries Down according to Detroit Higden Jim Campbell nobody but nobody Tell us How to spend our Money How much or when Campbell said at the Winter meeting of the Michigan associated pres sports editors. We make those decisions the major league players association claims the owners have conspired to hold Down salaries and drastically limit the length of contracts the past two Yea since the clubs opened their books disclosing s million is being paid to players who no the game. We were one or the clubs our books should be confidential Campt Cid. But we were convinced to go along. Jam Botwe did that we were aghast at How Many Jan were operating in red Fig ures. Deferred Gyi Stu Avion was especially Surpris ing the tji a despite operating in a relatively modest always have managed to turn a profit or at least break even. They Seldom Deal for free agents and Don t sign Many Long term contracts. Campbell said he was committed to be Black Alan Cost. Pining to the line nut radio and Tele vision it going to drop Oft Campbell Sadie my prices probably Are As High a they can the saturation Point " Nave some Long term Commil made a mis c. I approved them. But we have eng Guy Are still playing and look like \ fielder bet Lemon and shortstop Alan Trammell both Are signed to six year contracts. Relief Pitcher Willie Hernandez is Halfway through a four year said he understands the anguish fans feel when free agent stars such As Catcher Lance Parris dont come to trois and leave the learn. He noted however that Fairish will be Only the second player the tigers have Tost to free Agency the first being not ashamed to stand Here and Tell you we operate on a business basis Campbell said we Payour players Well. The average is about 5-170,000, thai s not a suck in the it s got to come Down a Little because i can t go to club owner Tom Monaghan and say tickets should go up again. This is a family working Man s game and the working Guy just can t afford any said Tiger contracts were up almost 700 percent since the Advent of free Agency in 1976.in 1963, the tigers budget was s2.9 million. This a the budget amounts to More than 127 million i said Mack Morris turned Down � Tiger offer of$1.2 two years. An arbitrator will decide Morris month and the right hander threatens to agent again at the end of the season. I a you d like to give Ati those they want Campbell said. Bui fiscal respond Leblu just align of the Icaza checking Oklah Norvoll Fekla. A two inca investigators no Jineen on the Campus at Oklahoma the a Haj Adays checking into possible Villali Ifni sooner athletic program the reported saturday. Athletic director Donnie Duncan con firmed the presence of the investigators and told the oklahoman they had conducted some interviews. He said they were being guided around Campus by Dan Gibbens the University s faculty representative. Meanwhile the Dallas morning new reported that for the second time in pc months investigators interviewed Komma football players and coaches Jtj filhe sooner program. A they talked to me ail rfcs of the players in the Paitis Days. It s no big Deal coach Baat Finitzer told the news paper. The i Dre Here before and the asked ofic bin told the oklahoman he would say what matters were being checked by the Mcaa or who had been inter viewed. He said it was not unusual Fornaca investigators to be on Campus. Any other information would have Tobe released by the president s office president Frank 1 of court on a speaking auf Mienl Fri it and was no Bible for com in a Duncan sol upload met briefly with the a his help and Ibbons wa9iti��ery Accord Luncan said he did not knowl but As i understand it there is i one Issue Here. One investigator has Issue and the other has the newspaper said it was told by member of the University Board of regents the Mcaa investigators were reportedly looking into things that occurred in 19si to see if there were any improprieties Svitzer would not reveal which players had been interviewed. A sooner who declined to be identified said one player inter viewed Erica linebacker Brian told the Dallas newspaper he. The Mcaa to conclude interviews i weekend. After that i m not sure what will Hap pen he said. "1 expect we will Bear fro them he said. Contacted at Mcaa Headquarters i Mission kan., enforcement director David Beret would neither confirm nor deny the presence of investigators on the Norman told the Dallas newspaper that sence of Mcaa investigators i a Cam-1 would not signal the beginning of a by investigation die stage i charges Are determined. In interviewing people Weare he said. And then we have to Semmle have with the information we have Cwb Tejw it will be reviewed by the and myself. We then deter ninety any follow up work is necessary Ben Waters wins evens series Raf Ben Waters England Theben Walers lady phantoms still have a shot. They took enough shots saturday to whip Alconbury 80-66 and stay alive in the . Sports conference women s Basket Ball championship series. The Ben Waters Triumph which avenged double overtime loss to the lady spar tans Friday night evened the Best of lure series 1-1, the final was scheduled for sunday at Alconbury. No matter which team claims the .title, both Wilt Advance to the Safe tournament feb. 7-11 at Pitburg a Germany. Ben Walers raced to a 49-38 halftime Lead and was never threatened. Janet Nance led the lady phantom with 26 Points. Jackie Brown followed with 23, Rebecca Womack 12 and Debbie leslie10. The lady spartans got 22 Points fro Rainey Alston 17 from Mam Hebert and 12 from Aretta Woody. Wasmeier cops first Ever Switzerland up giant slalom in Campion Markus was Meier of Weston tiny upset favored Swiss skier Karl to win Hij first world cup Down Wasmeier who will defend ii giant slalom championship at Crane Montana Switzerland beginning Jan,25, proved his race versatility with the Surprise downhill win on the smooth 4.1-Kitometcr-Long Lau erhorn run. Wasmeier clocked a winning time two minutes 29.62 seconds As he in Fine tuned skis do the work dropped 1,028 meters a Nis Post card perfect Swiss Valli Alpiger had to unit few second place with 2 30.7 Alke than a second off Pace. Franz Heinze gave the Trost nation third with Bis 2 31.17 on a sunny Day in the Eiger Gla Cier area of Central Switzerland. The 23-year-old Wasmeier the leading margin of Swiss full Rou Pirmin Zurbriggen who in the season Sun p7 Zur " a has 172 s Vej lotto upheld italian 2 31.26. Ital who red his knee last weel at least another week of compel quintet triumphs a fronted West Germany a Catherine quintet of France captured a women s super giant slalom saturday to collect her first world cup win. Favorite Maria Walliser of Switzer land world cup standings Leader with 204 Points pm Ltd to a ninth place Orst showing of the season net a 22-year-old from Meg eve ked a one minute 17.40 second Lime through the difficult Breitenberg course which dropped 430 meters through 37 Gates. West German skiers posting a Strong showing followed close behind. Second was Traudl Hatcher with a 1 17.92.third place went to compatriot Marina Kiehl with a 1 18.37. Hatcher s second place finish was her bowing since being sidelined near last season with a knee injury. World circuit has skiers for much of the season them Jiey could manage saturday was Vreni Feider t Suth place 1 18.67. Com Ali ousted from Mac meet Iraklion Greece Cak Mali breathed one last gasp with a win against Naples Here saturday but later tumbled to Izmir and was eliminated from the Mediterranean sports conference Small units basketball Defeated Naples 111 105 in overtime but got blown out bythe spartans 121-88 later in the Day and was eliminated from the tournament. Izmir was to play Naples Earl sunday to determine who would by Iraklion for the Small unit title later in maeday. Naples Cakmak i and Izmir Al had 2-1 Marks but Cakmak i was eliminated on Point differential inthe Izmir game. Cakmak i had to lose by 10 Points or fewer to the spartans to qualify for the semifinal but ran out of Gas after the heart stopping overtime win against the Lions earlier in the the Early game Naples jumped out to a 33-38 Nalja time Lead. Butch Kakli. Led by warder Buckley and Silas Gray came Back in the second half. Buckley had 21 of Bis 26 Points after intermission and Gray put in 17 of his 25 to spa the Bryan Robertson added 10 of his 26 Points in the second once Cut the Lead to two before the Lions built it Back up again to 14 behind the shooting of Waller Higgini who had 41 Point Sand 15 rebounds. But Cakmak i came Back again finally forcing the game into Over time when Sebastian Floyd hit both ends Ofa one and one with three seconds left Robertson then hit seven Points in the overtime As the Lions could get Over the Shock of blowing the big halftime the second game Andrew Shannon poured in 38 Points As the spartans went ahead Early and were never threatened. The spartan placed five players in double figures with David Means scoring 12, Josefina notching 20, David Williams scoring 19 and Srondra Brown add ing 16
