European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 20, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21aseball gets it settled by Ben Walker a baseball writer new York a break out the bats and balls. Just free weeks until opening Day. J re Ball came Back late sunday night when owners ind players finally solved the Sticky salary arbitration l i inn agreed on a new four year contract. The \ 5 Lent stopped a 32-Day lockout and cleared the a for Spring training to Start tuesday but came too lie for the season to begin on time. Now the season is set to Start on april 9 a a week or than scheduled a in Fenway Park with Detroit at Lon in the first game of 1990. All teams Are set for 158 games although commissioner Fay Vincent said is hoped each will play the usual 162. A we arc hopeful these games can be made up a Vincent a Aid a and we expect there will be considerable Effort fade to avoid having the asterisk next to the  most Likely lbs will decide whether the missing Lames can be made up. Baseball would like to add the Lames at the end of the season and push Back the postseason by a few Days but the television network Olds the rights and must approve the  commissioner Stephen Greenberg said lbs Las asked about the problem and indicated it might be Lilling and Able to accommodate the  of the Deal a salary arbitration eligibility for 17 percent of the players with Between two and three years of service. Those players must have spent at least 86 Days on the roster in the previous season. A a $100,000 minimum salary for major leagues. A an annual $55 million contribution by owners to the pension fund. A rosters staying at 24 players this season. They will expand to 25 in 1991 and stay that Way at least through expansion. A baseball will announce within 90 Days plans to expand to two National league cities. In the meantime exhibition games will Start March 26. Baseball had said it would take 10 Days of Spring training before games could be played but decided to move up that timetable. Even so the abbreviated practice time might cause problems. A there is obviously concern because of the shortened Spring training a american league president Bobby Brown said. A obviously we would like it longer. We realize All of the pitchers and players might not be in As Good As shape As they might be but we re confident that by april 9 Well have a pretty Good  by then opening Day will have been delayed for just the second time in history. The other delay came in 1972 after a players strike and each team lost a weeks Worth of games. Still this settlement ended the second longest work stoppage in baseball history and put an end to an often bitter debate that began on nov. 28. It took 34 bargaining sessions to get an agreement and the final one was a Marathon meeting that began around noon and did t finally conclude until the document was signed at 5 54 . Fittingly peace was announced in Versailles a the Versailles ballroom at the Helmsley Palace. The terms of the agreement include a salary arbitration eligibility for 17 percent of the players with Between two and three years of service. Those players must have spent at least 86 Days on the roster in the previous season. A a $100,000 minimum salary for major leagues. A an annual $55 million contribution by owners to see baseball on Page 25 a i six Sweet 16lmu deals Michigan a record whipping a i 4 list i ill lit a a rib in so Rudd us Tony Jones tries to Block the shot of Travis Mays of Texas on sunday. By the associated press Long Beach Calif. A Loyola Mary mounts sorrowful Mission is Only one third Complete. An incendiary formula blending equal parts of skill and emotion Over the death of Hank gathers has powered the no. 21 Lions to a pair of explosive victories in the Mcaa tournament. First came a 111-92 Romp Over no. 24 new Mexico state followed by sundays record shattering 149115 Blowout of defending Champion no. 13 Michigan the highest scoring game in tournament history. A we just want to go out and win because we re doing it for Hank and nothing is going to stand in our Way a Jeff Fryer said after ripping Michigan for 41 Points including a tournament record 11 three pointers. A Loyola is on a crusade and they played that Way a said Steve Fisher who coached Michigan to the 1989 title and suffered his first loss in eight Mcaa contests. A they played with every bit of emotion if not More so than they did against new Mexico state. A if they can continue to shoot like they did against us i done to know who can beat them. They made Aba three Point shots. They made them with people guarding them and with people not guarding  the Lions next opponent will be no. 23 Alabama on Friday in the West regional at Oakland Calif. The Crimson tide advanced with a 77-55 rout of no. 14 Arizona. Sunday produced More wild upsets and three of the upcoming four regional will include at least one a ranked team a Ball state in the West North Carolina and Texas in the Midwest Urcla in the East. The Sweet-16 Field was completed sunday when no. 6 Syracuse edged Virginia 63-61 and no. 20 Minnesota eliminated Northern Iowa 81-78 in the Southeast no. 25 Xavier of Ohio stunned no. 8 Georgetown 74-71 and Texas nipped no. 10 Purdue 73-72 in the Midwest and Urcla outlasted no. 5 Kansas 71-70 while no. 15 Mcaa Tourne Duke held off St. John s 76-72 in the East. On saturday it was no. 2 Nevada Las vegas 76, Ohio state 65 and Ball state 62, no. 16 Louisville 60 in the West no. 4 Michigan state 62, us Santa Barbara 58 and no. 9 Georgia tech 94, no. 19 leu 91 in the Southeast North Carolina 79, no. 1 Oklahoma 77 and no. 7 Arkansas 86, Dayton 84 in the Midwest and no. 3 Connecticut 74, California 54 and no. 17 Clemson 79, no. 12 la Salle 75 in the East. The regional semifinals matchup Are Loyola Alabama and univ Ball state in the West Michigan state Georgia tech and Syracuse Minnesota in the Southeast at new Orleans Arkansas North Carolina and Xavier Texas in the Midwest at Dallas and Connecticut Clemson and Duke Urcla in the East at East Rutherford . Two weeks to the Day after gathers collapsed and died during a West coast conference tournament game Loyola 25-5 unleashed a barrage of three pointers that blasted Michigan a Hopes of a repeat championship something that Hasni to been done since 1973. The wolverines finished 23-8. To Kimble added 37 Points for Loyola which had never advanced to the regional in five previous Mcaa appearances. A a let of it is emotion but a lot of it is also skill a said Fryer whose 11 three pointers broke the record of 10 by in Lvi a Freddie Banks in 1987 against Indiana in the final four. A a we re just on an emotional  the 264 Points were the most in tournament history a the old Mark was 247 in 1961 when St. Josephus a beat Utah 127-120 in four overtimes a and Loyola a total was the most Ever scored by one team in the tournament St. Josephus held the old Markas Well As the most Ever against Michigan Utah had 117 in 1969. Michigan trailed 65-58 at halftime but  handle Loyola a press in the second half. Fryer made two three pointers and Terrell Lowery and per Stumer hit one see Mcaa on Page 26