European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 5,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 Golden run a Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg is a picture of concentration As he Heads Down the course Friday in route to a Gold medal in the men s combined downhill event at the 1989 world Alpine ski championships at Beaver Creek Colo. New in. Boss has led by example by Ben Walker new York a Bill White sees himself As a National league Man. He hates the designated hitter loves hard slides and still appreciates a High an tight fastball. At 55, he does not see himself As a social crusader although history will certainly paint him that Way. The new no president is the first Black to head a professional sports league in America but White chooses to downplay the implications. You just do the Job whether you re red yellow purple or whatever White said. I be always said the most important thing was Jackie Robinson because it gave a lot of people  White whose direct and Sharp Opin ions marked 18 years As an announcer rarely broadcast his views on minorities and baseball. Instead he led by example. When Bill was first with the Cardi nals Blacks could not stay in the same hotel As Whites. Bill spoke up and said it was wrong. The next season Blacks were in the same hotel As the Whites former teammate Tim Mccarver said. But Bill was not picked because of his  White worked hard to even the inequalities at Spring training Camps where Blacks often were not afforded the same amenities As Whites. And he did it with out raising his voice. I be never seen him lose his Cool former St. Louis manager red Schoen Dienst said. He is a straight shooter Hall of Fame teammate Lou Brock said. He s commanded respect All  Bill White no social crusader % baseball was determined to fill the no Job with a Black from inside the game. It has made that known since Al Campanis disgraced the game by saying Blacks did t have the necessities for management. White put Check Marks in All the right boxes. And he s a National leaguer having spent his entire All Star career on that Side. Ill miss White said longtime Yan Kees broadcasting partner Phil Rizzuto who refers to people he really likes by just their last names. But hell be Happy Over there in the National league he loves  he knows the game and he s from the old school. I know he does t like the designated hitter Rizzuto said. Everyone who listened to White knows it. I would take the do and try to put it on the shelf White said. As you know i Don t like the designated hitter but that s not Why i m  White frequently talked about the Good old Days when hard nosed hardball was the Vogue. He thinks hitters pitchers and runners have gone soft. Bill was a player he knows what it s like to be brushed Back Mccarver said. I think Over the years the batters have the umpires thinking the Pitcher is Al ways throwing at  not that White will tolerate head Hunters. Part of his Job is to decide punishment and penalties. His predecessor a. Bartlett Giamatti was tested last sea son with a barrage of criticism when he suspended Pete Rose for 30 Days for bumping an Umpire. White gave up a lot for his new Job. He took a $100,000 pay Cut As a television announcer for the new York Yan Kees and a broadcaster for lbs radio and will leave the Comfort those positions provided. White will have to give up his suburban Philadelphia Home for a residence in new York. Maybe that will make it More convenient for him to jog around the Yankee stadium Outfield which he used to do with his son one of five children. I be been living in the country he said but i be got to move  he is All the Way to the executive suite. A s give Canseco big raise new York a Jose Canseco increased his salary by $1.245 million the largest raise in baseball history when he agreed Friday to a one year contract with the Oakland athletics Worth $1.6million. Canseco was one of six players who avoided arbitration Friday. Toronto shortstop Tony Fernandez got the biggest Deal of the Day a three year contract Worth $5 million. The Blue jays have options for 1991 and 1992 that if exercised would make the contract Worth $9.4 million Over five years. Four other players agreed to one year contracts. First baseman Wally Joyner settled with California for $920,000, a $580,000 raise. Second baseman Harold Reynolds settled with Seattle for $580,000, a raise of $332,500. Shortstop Andres Thomas and Atlanta agreed to $460,000, a $330,000 raise. First base Man Wallace Johnson and Montreal agreed to $ 177,000, a $77,000 raise. Two players had their cases heard Fri Day. First baseman Glenn Davis and Houston went before arbitrator Stephen Goldberg in los Angeles and Atlanta outfielder Albert Hall appeared before arbitrator John Caraway in new York. There was no decision in the Case of Seattle first baseman Steve Balboni whose Case was argued thursday. There Are 38 players remaining in arbitration from the 164 who filed. Meanwhile Orel Hershiser whose superlative 1988 season helped Lead los Angeles to the world series championship announced Friday that his con tract talks with the dodgers Are at an impasse Over lockout language. The right hander who went 23-8 last season and is 83-49 lifetime also said he was misled by the dodgers into believing they would consider a four year pact. The dodgers Best offer has been a three year Deal for about $6.2 million said Hershiser s agent Robert Fraley. He has filed for salary arbitration and is seeking $2.425 million which would be a record arbitration award. The dodgers Are offering $2 million. He made $1.1 million in 1988. The impasse was Over lockout Lan Guage but the financial terms of the Deal were also unacceptable Fraley said. Canseco s salary increase is 351 percent. The salary for the 24-year-old outfielder is the highest Ever for a player with just three years of major league experience. Canseco who had a $325,000 base Sal Ary last year and made $30,000 in bonuses had asked for $ 1.64 million in arbitration. Oakland offered $1.3 million using Kirby Puckett s $1.09 million base salary in 1988 As a guidepost. I think it s a reflection of our feeling that the number he submitted was a fairly reasonable one Oakland general manager Sandy Alderson said. Obviously it reflects a certain evaluation of the Case on their part and  Canseco the unanimous pick As the american league s most valuable player batted .307 last season with 42 homers 124 runs batted in and 40 stolen bases. He led the league in homers and Bis and was fourth in steals becoming the first 40-40 player in major league history. Joyner who batted .295 last season with 13 homers and 85 Bis gets a 184 percent increase from the $340,000 he made in 1988, when the Angels automatically renewed his contract at a salary of their choosing. Joyner had 100 or More Bis in his first two seasons