European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 3, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23 Don Lapasky of Lakeland fla., shows what he thinks of baseball a swings away at baseball strike los Angeles apr Union chief Donald Fehr said thursday he Hopes baseball talks will resume Early next week and the . Senate pressured for an end to the 15-Day dispute. Fehr briefed approximately 50 players on the stalled negotiations before travelling to Tampa fla., for another briefing Friday night. In new York lawyers for the major league baseball players association and the owners player relations committee spent the Day Fine tuning the language of Points that have already been agreed on. And management denied a report that clubs might use players from minor league teams in Spring training games. Fehr who is criss crossing the country to rally his Union said it was not too late to reach an agreement that would allow opening Day to go on As scheduled on april 2. A i done to know that the season can to Start on time if we reach a Quick agreement a he said. A a All i know is that it becomes progressively More difficult each talks Are stalemated Over salary arbitration. The Union wants eligibility rolled Back to two years owners want it to remain at three. Catcher Rick Dempsey of the dodgers was hopeful saying there was room to Compromise. A a that a not firm its negotiable said Dempsey who has been in All seven work stoppages since 1972. A a it a not the Only Issue though its just an Issue being used for leverage on both sides. So Many issues Haven to been clarified the sides also differ on minimum salary Benefit Money roster size and collusion language. The Senate Resolution adopted 8215, called for the sides to a Settle their differences promptly and begin a Complete Spring training and regular season As soon As it also made a passing reference to baseball a antitrust exemption a something Congress could repeal. A major league baseball enjoys a unique and privileged treatment under Federal Law a the Resolution said. A a. In addition to representing the interests of owners and players the negotiators in this dispute have an obligation to baseball fans who through their enthusiasm attendance and willingness to pay to View the game provide benefits to owners players and the Host Arizona and Florida have said the lockout will result in $100 million in lost tourist Revenue in each state. Sen. Steve Symms a Idaho said the dispute showed baseball had forgotten a those of us who buy tickets and make billionaires out of owners a a. And millionaires out of Nurnberg a Martinez wins Semi Colorado Springs Colo. Apr Nurnberg a Bradley Martinez continued to Roll at the . Amateur boxing championships thursday taking a 5-0 decision Over Jeffrey Chavez to Advance into the finals. Martinez will face John Herrera of Corpus Christi Texas in the 106-Pound final saturday. Herrera stopped Orlando Malone of Westminster Colo., at 2 45 of the third round in the other 106 semifinal. Two other army boxers stationed in Germany were not so fortunate. At 119 pounds Baum older Sadrian Mitchell lost a 5-0 decision to Lionell Odom of new York. Wurzburg a Randal Crippen lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at 201 pounds to defending Champ Javier Alvarez of san 28-year-old Alvarez had a Tough time with Crippen but gained the decision. Mark Lanton a former Mannheim Soldier now stationed at fort Rucker ala., lost his semifinal match at 156 pounds. Paul Vaden of Puyallup wash., scored a 4-1 decision Over Lanton. In addition to Alvarez three other defending champions moved into the finals. A High school senior 17-year-old Jeremy Williams of fort Dodge Iowa knocked Down Cecil Pannell of the Navy at Norfolk va., and stopped him at 1 50u.s. Amateur Boxin of the second round at 178 pounds. At 132 pounds Shane Mosley 18, of Pomano calif., mixed counter punching with aggression in out classing Daniel Lujan 17, 5-0. Chris Byrd a 6-1 left handed counter puncher picked Mario Munoz of Denver apart in the first two rounds at 156 pounds then went toe to toc in the third in winning 5-0. Byrd will face Vaden in a rematch of the 1989 final which Byrd took 5-0. The 19-year-old Byrds 21-year-old brother Patrick reached the final of the 147-Pound class. They Are the first Brothers to reach the finals since the Gray Brothers did it in 1982. Bernard Gray won the 125-Pound title and Clifford won at 132. The 5-9 Patrick Byrd also a left hander had to fight arcs Sicly to gain a 3-2 decision Over the taller daily Hutchinson of Phoenix. Brother Joe Byrd and Mother Rose worked in Patrick s Corner. Brother Tim helped in Chris Corner. The Brothers Are coached by their father Joe who is with . Boxers Eric Griffin and Raul Marquez in West Berlin for the world championships Challenge matches on sunday. Abc knocks out Aba Colorado Springs Colo. Apr the world boxing association is out of the picture As far As Abc sports television is concerned. A we Are ceasing to recognize the Aba a Kevin Monaghan the networks boxing coordinator said during a Confer ence Call news conference thursday. A we will never televise a Aba fight. We will not pay any Aba sanctioning no cd a action came two Days after the Aba Short circuited no cd a telecast of a featherweight title fight Between Champion Antonio Esparragoza of Venezuela and Stevie Cruz of fort Worth Texas scheduled for april 1 at san Antonio. Aba president Gilberto Mendoza of Venezuela stunned the network when he suddenly announced that Esparragoza must defend against Park Chlan Mok of South Korea instead of Cruz. Mendoza a reason was that Cruz is not a ranked contender. Esparragoza bowed to the a bad a mandate and Abc announced it would replace the fight with figure skating. Boxing a other main sanctioning bodies Are the world boxing Council and International boxing federation. Monaghan charged that the Aba was punishing Abc for going on with a fight Between Junior featherweight Champion Jesus Salud of san Diego and Jesse Benavides March 26 in Benavides Hometown of Corpus Christi Texas. The Aba has said it will strip Salud of the title if he does no to next defend against Luis Mendoza at Cartagena Colombia. Monaghan said Salud told him wednesday that he would Honor his Abc contract. A a he a a fake no. 1 contender a Monaghan said of Mendoza who was knocked out in a title bid last year but still retains his no. 1 ranking. The Aba could not be reached immediately for comment. Barkley manager separate by new Day former middleweight Champion Iran Barkley and his doonesbury lookalike manager John Reetz a who once were one of boxing a most refreshing Odd Cou ple Success stories Are splitting up. According to sources the final Straw came when Barkley Learned he owed the irs several Hundred thousand dollars in Back income taxes. Supposedly Barkley believed Reetz had taken care of them. A there a a potentially Good matchup pencilled in for March 22 at Trump Plaza when unbeaten welterweight Aaron Pavis faces colombian slugger Jose Bermudez. Is a . Olympic bust Kulcie Banks was knocked out in his pro debut last car but since hooking up with former ight weight Champ Cornelius Boza Edwards As his manager Trainer he has gone 7-0 with five Kos. A boxing publicist Irving Rudd has finally come out with a Memoir of his 50-plus years working with the Brooklyn dodgers Yonkers raceway and legends such As Ali Hagler Hearns and Leonard. Co authored by Stan Fischler it is titled a the sporting a better title for Rudds Book was thought up years ago by the Apps fast Eddie Schuyler a walking
