European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 20, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 Whitaker takes Haugen s title Hampton a. A the left hand that slowed Pernell sweat pea Whitaker s Rise to professional Star Dom paid him Back saturday helping him win the inter National boxing federation lightweight championship. I be said before that my hand s 100 percent. Now there s no doubt about it Whitaker said after beating Greg Haugen for the title on a unanimous 12-round decision. Fighting near his Hometown of Norfolk va., Whitaker improved his record to 17-1. His Only loss came in March 1988, when he broke his left hand for the second time while fighting Jose Luis Ramirez for the world boxing Council lightweight title. I be still got that bitter thought. I still feel like i should be the if and wac Champion. But Well get them All sooner or later said Whitaker who first broke the hand in 1986 and did not fight for six months. Whitaker was in control throughout taking the aggressor role in the first two rounds by setting up Haugen with a series of right jabs before moving in with left Hooks. Haugen tried to take the aggressor s role in the third round but Whitaker came Back late in the round with a series of combinations to the head. In the fourth and fifth rounds Whitaker continued to work Haugen along the ropes scoring repeatedly with left Hooks. The Only Knockdown came Midway through the sixth round when a left Hook by Whitaker sent the Champion Down. Haugen jumped up quickly shaking his head to indicate he was not Hurt but Whitaker moved in on him again late in the round and appeared to Hurt Hau Gen with another left Hook. Whitaker kept working away at Haugen in the later rounds keeping the Champion against the ropes and fighting off his advances. By the end of the fight a Small Cut had been opened under Haugen s right Eye and both eyes were swollen nearly shut. Haugen tried to Salvage the fight in the final round but Whitaker appearing much fresher easily fought Oft his advances and ended the fight with a flurry of combi nations to Haugen s head. With the Victory Whitaker who won the Gold medal in the 132-Pound division in the los Angeles olympics became the sixth member of the 1984 . Olympic team to win a world title. The game plan was not to Knock him out Whitaker said. It was to make him suffer through 12 rounds and i think we did that the last six rounds or  Haugen a native of Auburn wash., who got his Box ing Start in Alaska saloons and now is based in Las vegas is 23-2. I see him holding the title for a while Haugen said. I Don t think there is anybody out there who can beat  Carter Teufel win arbitration cases new York a Cleveland s Joe Carter and Tim Teufel of the new York mets won their salary arbitration cases saturday and players ended with a 7-5 Edge the first time they have finished ahead of the owners since 1981. Carter who made $840,000 in 1988 when he batted .271 with 27 homers and 98 Bis was awarded $1.63 million by arbitrator Frederick reel rather than the baseball Roundup $1.15 million offered by the indians. The $480,000 difference was the most of any Case decided by an arbitrator. Teufel who batted .234 with four homers and 31 Bis in 273 at bats while playing Hurt much of last season was Given $590,000 by arbitrator Richard Bloch rather than the $470,000 the mets offered. He made $537,000 last year. Last year owners won 11 cases while losing seven and they Lead 154-125 in the 14-year history of arbitration. The 12 cases this Winter were the fewest since 1984. I think it kind of indicates what Hap pens when the Market appears kind of free rather than when owners fix the Market Don Fehr executive director of the major league baseball players association said of the players Victory. We re not sure it s completely free of the taint of past problems or any present problems he added. Barry Rona executive director of the owners player relations committee said he was not pleased with this year s results. It s Clear from the preliminary evaluations that salary arbitration results Are totally unpredictable he said. In Many cases there s no correlation Between a player s Sal Ary and his performance. In Many instances there s no correlation of players with similar skills within the group. There s no question we re going to have to take a look at a re structuring of  also saturday Andy  Slyke and Pittsburgh agreed to a three year $5.5 Mil lion contract. The two sides reached the settlement after  Slyke dropped his de Mand to be paid if there is a lockout in1990. It s very exciting to win Carter said. You hear All the horror stories about what happens in arbitration cases but this one went very Well. There was no name calling or mud slinging. This was t like 1987, when i walked out of Spring training because there was no negotiating. We just could t come to an agreement this time so we decided to let a third party  Hank Peters president of the indians said we Don t agree with the decision but there s nothing we can do about  the indians tried to avoid arbitration a tottering Carter a five year Deal Worth an estimated $9.5 million. The proposal contained three guaranteed years Worth $5 Mill a and two option years valued at More than $2 million each. But Carter turned Aown the Deal because there were no buyout clauses for either of the option seasons. Carter s agent Jim Turner said it Boston pitchers Lee Smith left and Mike Smithson share a training Camp joke. A was a clean  they did t attack him he said. They came right out and stated the prominence of Joe Carter and what he meant to the indians. They based their Case on his service time that he had played just four  Rex Gary who presented Carter s Case during Friday s five hour hearing in new York said the indians compared Carter to Eric Davis of the Cincinnati reds. Davis who batted .273 with 26 homers and 93 Bis asked for $ 1.65 million and the reds offered $1.15 million. They settled at $ 1.35 million with $230,000 in possible bonuses. The club presented a Good Case Gary said. They said he is our Best player but they could t pay him that much. They said Davis got under the midpoint and that we should t get  Tony Attanasio Teufel s agent argued in Friday s hearing that the second base Man s decreased production last year was due to a nagging injury and said that to Cut his pay would penalize him for trying to play while still Hurt. Van Slyke who was scheduled for monday hearing in Tampa Fla., will get a $600,000 signing Bonus and salaries of $1.95 million in 1989 and 1991 and $1 million in 1990, a season that could be disrupted by a strike or lockout. Pittsburgh and  Slyke had agreed on the Money in Early january but  Slyke had wanted a guarantee that he would be paid in the event of a lockout. In the end he settled for Neutral Lan Guage that does t provide for payment. At this stage Andy was out there All by himself fighting a Battle that was not appropriate for an individual but should be fought by the group said Dick Moss  Slyke s agent. Secondly what he did was t going to have much of an effect at this  by prorating  Slyke s Bonus Over three years his 1989 salary of $2.15 Mil lion will make him the 20th major leaguer to earn $2 million this season. Van Slyke who batted .284 last season with 25 Home runs and 100 Bis had threatened to become a free agent and leave the pirates after this season if Pitts Burgh did not agree to a multiyear Deal. It has always been my first priority to remain a pirate for the next three years and i am glad that has happened  Slyke said in Bradenton Fla., where the agreement was reached. In addition to his salary  Slyke s Deal includes up to $270,000 a year in bonuses some of which could increase his base pay too. If he were to earn every possible Bonus the contract would be Worth $6.61 million. In Spring training news Roger Clemens who has a three year $7.5 million contract arrived at the bos ton red sox training Camp saturday and had no comment for the press. I m not talking at All Clemens told some two dozen writers and sportscasters As he joined 20 other pitchers and five catchers in the red sox s second workout at Chain o lakes Park in Winter Haven Fla. Clemens has been criticized in the Boston newspapers and on radio and television for remarks about Boston and its fans. I think he s concerned about things said and written about him general manager Lou Gorman said. Ill talk to him but right now i think he feels he s better off saying  the red sox especially after losing Bruce Hurst to the san Diego padres need an outstanding year from Clemens. Yesterday we had no Chance bos ton pitching coach Bill Fischer said. Today we re a contender for the Ameri can league East  the controversy generated by Clem ens Wade Boggs and Mike Greenwell has put the red sox in position to take Over As the league Leader in off the Field melodrama this year replacing the perennial Champion new York Yankees. Dallas Green the Yankees new Man Ager is doing his Best to keep up however and the tension in fort Lauderdale Fla., is starting its inevitable buildup. Tommy John was brought to Spring training As a non roster player by owner George Steinbrenner and told he would have a Chance to make the team. However Green has said All along that he does t want the 46-year-old left hander. Tommy feels he can pitch and help the bal club. You know How i be Felt about the situation All along Green said. That has t  John does not need to be reminded of his situation. I m 19 of 19, Aren t i he said alluding to the 18 pitchers who Are members of the 40-Man roster. I will pitch As often As they give me the Chance and do what they  meanwhile the american league Lead ers on the Field last year the Oakland athletics opened Camp in Scottsdale Ariz. There is no Way this Spring will be uneventful just because of the situation at Sec Ond base manager Tony la Russa said. Mike Gallego Glenn Hubbard and Tony Phillips Are competing to Start at Sec Ond. Stan Javier Luis pol Dhia and Felix Jose Jare competing to Start in left Field. The players with the Best batting aver Ages and Power statistics May not win out according to la Russa. Our Guys Are such offensive players we have to keep it in mind that we be also got to catch the Ball to win he said