European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday september 17,1987contradictions Cloud strike picture by Dave Goldberg new Vork a during a conversation last week Gene Upshaw said two things hint seem contradictory. I was Honing this thing would be Over by now. I m taking my nimbly to Europe and i had hoped to go Cpl. 13. The players Are ready to strike. They want to know Why we Don t walk before the season starts. I was. Talking to Boomer Esiason today and he s ready to 60-"that s one problem in trying to figure out the labor negotiations thai could result in a strike after the new England patriots play the new York jets on monday. Tuesday s Union proposal that total free Agency be restricted to players with More than tour years experience does t seem to be the so War most rookies particularly promising ones sign four year contracts to Start their careers. Talk to some people not All of them in manage ment and they re convinced thai the nil players association warns a Sirick. They Point less at Upshaw than Al the people around him All holdovers from the regime of de Garvey his combative predecessor As the executive director of Fth a Flea the reasoning they gel their salaries anyway and they like inc limelight every few years. Talk to others and they re convinced Upshaw really would like to Settle and take his vacation. Owners Hugh cuke House of Tampa Bay and Dan Rooney of Pittsburgh both members of the manner Mcnol coun cil s executive commit acc. Came out of a meeting with up Ahw last week convinced he did t want a strike. The big question is the players. When the owners voted unanimously last week to play regardless of a strike they were really gambling that enough regulars would refuse to walk out. The reasoning is that if say the 49crs Don t strike inc rams would hardly be inclined to let a group of Sand looters play san Francisco s regulars in a game that could mean the division title. If that does t happen it s hard to see How the own ers threat could be serious. According to league sources Only about 100 players have been signed to the $1,000 retainers known in labor parlance As yellow dog contracts. That s per haps enough to get 10 games of basketball a week and Only if each team agrees to play without subs. Moreover management concedes it would have to refund ticket and television Money if the games went on with less than nil Calibar players. But player Unity May be softer than Upshaw s rhetoric makes it sound primarily because most players seem lukewarm about tree Agency. Upshaw was forced to Fly to san Francisco monday night As the Union was readying its newest proposal to try to head off a revolt by the 49ers, who seem ready to play even if the other 27 teams to out. And consider this from new York to giants backup quarterback Jeff Ruthc dec. Who a few years ago was asking in be traded somewhere he could play. Now he seems Content to Lake $300.000 or so each year o hold the Ball for extra Point and held goal Ai templs and occasionally sneak for a first Down in the super bowl. I Ilon l think Well Ever Sec total free Agency in football Rutledge said last week. Therefore i think Well have to come off what we d like to see happen. There Are More important issues than  and while team player representatives Issue statements of Solidarity that seems to be the general feeling among the rank and file. A few players like Esiason a Young quarterback with in Imit cd potential could do Well because he plays Tor Cincinnati a least known for Penny pinching and does t Jet along Well with his coach Sam Wyche. Think of what he might get from the raiders on the open snark cd. But your average player what do 1 need it for asks a six year Veteran who starts for a team that usually makes the playoffs sup pose someone like Buffalo offers me 130,000 More than i can get Here. I can make thai in playoff Money and i Doit l have to  the obvious solution is to find a Way to save face for Upshaw. The speculation continues that commissioner Pete Rozelle might step in a the appropriate moment with just such an out. Foster beats Campbell Johnson ducks Lewis Lausanne Switzerland a two sprinter duels provided the Sparks on and off the tartan at an International track meet tuesday. Greg Foster looking fresh at the finish of a Tough season ran the year s fastest 110-meter hurdles in 13.17 seconds. Moments later the world Champion taunted the runner up fellow american Toni Campbell by shaking his Index Finger and chanting who s number one Campbell had won the Overall and 1 0-Hurdlcs grand Prin titles at Brussels Belgium last Friday then complained that he had been left Ott the american team that competed in the world track and Field championships at Rome. Fos Ter won the 110 hurdles Al Rome. Another highlight at Lausanne s olympic stadium was Carl Lewis 2do meter dash Victory in 20.02 seconds .14 seconds faster than Calvin Smith s Gold medal time Al Rome. Earlier 100-meter world record Holder Ben Johnson of Canada Drew whistles and jeers from 19,000 fans before and after a highly unusual 60-meter outdoor dash. Johnson asked Tor the race in order to avoid a direct Duel Over 100 meters with Lewis his american archrival and inc 1984 olympic Champion. U was the third time in a week that Lewis and Johnson had been in the same meet without racing each other. Johnson won the 60 in 6.56 seconds i m not Superman Johnson said. I Don to care what anybody says i do my Job. I m very lir cd. I be been running constantly since the indoor  before his 200 exploit Lewis dominated inc 100 in 10.11. Smith finished fourth with 10.48, but the deposed world record Holder was fighting a Groin injury suffered Al Rome. Lewis said he s not afraid to run against anyone including Johnson. It s a strange coincidence he ran the 60," Lewis said. "1 wanted to run the 100 Here. He should t Dodge me bul it does t bother me. I be been running against the Best for six or seven years Foster and Campbell were less Diplo Matic about i hair differences. Renaldo Nehemiah had to step in to keep the two from exchanging blows after the race. App offi my from Page 17 innings and finished with a three Hitler As Pittsburgh beat Montreal. Bielucki 2-2, retired the first 19 Bai ters he faced before Mitch Webster Dou bled. He did not walk a Batter and struck out six losing his shutout when third baseman Bobby Bonilla made a iwo Oul throwing error in the ninth. Cardinals 4, Phillies 3 Philadelphia Vince Coltman hit an rib double in a four run second inning and Rookie Pitcher Scott Terry contributed clutch Relief pitching As St. Louis held on to beat Philadelphia. With the Victory the cardinals maintained a 1 Vij game Lead Over the mils in the National league East. Reliever Ricky Norton 7-3, was credited Wajih the Victory. Bul Terry came on in the sixth with one on and none out retired Mike Schmidt on a Lap to the Pitcher intentionally walked von Hayes and then Koi Glenn Wilson to Hil into a fielder s Choice and retired Lance Parrish on a Fly Ball. Phillies Slaner Kevin Gross 8-14, who gave up the four second inning runs took inc loss. Melsl2,cubb4 new York Keith Hernandez reached the 2,000-Hil plateau with three hits and Sid Fernandez and two relievers combined to Pilch a seven Hitler As new York beat Chicago. The mils used a pair of five run innings inc sixth and eighth to drub the cubs. After Hernandez got his 2,000lh Hil with a single in the eighth be was forced to leave the game when he jammed his right ankle while rounding third. Barry Lyons had a three run Homer As the mets pulled away with their five Nin eighth. Fernandez 11-8, who pitched five innings won for the first Lime in five starts. Dodgers 3, astros 1 los Angeles Mike Devereau singled Home the tie breaking run with his second of three hits and fellow Rookie Tim Belcher pitched a five hitter for seven innings As los Angeles overcame a triple play by Houston to beat the astros. Steve sax doubled in the fifth inning stole third and scored on Devereaus s single off Bob Knepper 8-15. The dodgers Hil into inc season s Sec Ond triple play in the fourth after taking a 2-0 Lead. It was the firs triple play against the dodgers since Ron cry Hil into one against the astros on april 21, 1978. Greg Foster right edges grand prix Champion Toni Campbell 164 an tuesday. Alabama notre Dame make gains in a poll by the associated press Alabama football coach Bill Curry would like to keep a Damper on poll fever Al Penn stale Urcla and Michi Gan that will be no problem now on tuesday the first year Crimson tide coach saw Alabama jump from 19lh in the a College football Pojl one week ago to 11 in with a 24-13 Victory Over defending National Champion Penn state on saturday. Penn stale fell from illhlo20th. At the same time Urcla a 42-33 Toser to Nebraska fell from third to 13lh, and Michigan which lost 26-7 to Noire Dame dropped from ninth to 19lh. The Alabama Victory slopped the nation s longest major College winning Streak at 13 games. The la game streaks of Oklahoma and Boston College Are now the nation s longest i Hope people Don l gel too excited because we still have a Long Way to go Curry said. Oklahoma and Nebraska retained the top to spots in the poll while Auburn moved up from fourth to fill the void left by Urcla. Notre Dame meanwhile moved to no. 9 from 6th. In a nationwide vote of sports writers and broadcasters Oklahoma received 54 of 60 first place votes and 1,193 Points. Nebraska got inc other sin first place votes and 1,127 Points. Auburn had 1,027 Points Louisiana stale no. H a week ago jumped Over Ohio slate and moved into fourth place with 926 Points. Ohio state remained Al no. 5 with 908 Points. Rounding out the top 10 were Miami advancing one spol from seventh to sixth no. 7 Florida slate up from eighth place no. B cd Mson up from 10th notre Dame and no. 10 Washington which moved up two spots from no. 12. The second 10, in order after Ala Bama were Arkansas Urcla Tennesse Arizona stale. Pittsburgh Michigan state Georgia Michigan and Penn stale. Last week Penn stale led the second 10, followed by Washington Arkansas Tennessee Arizona slate notre Dame Michigan slate Pittsburgh. Alabama and Georgia