European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 31,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21sports maps Back y sunday so Slali i Pisi my a Philadelphia a major be umpires say they will return to la sunday under a new agreement it reimburses them for games cancelled iring the 32-Day lockout and gives pm three More vacation Days during e regular season. Lawyers for the umpires Union and e leagues reached the out of court set it ment thursday after . District de Norma l. Shapiro reopened a Taring on baseball a request for an order Irving the umpires Back to work. The agreement also Calls for Umpire receive regular season per diem pay Lents beginning saturday and for the Agues to repay them for travel deposits made before Jan. 31, but forfeited be use of the  american and National leagues fill Divide a $48,500 payment among All Spires. Shapiro thought both sides had re olved the dispute tuesday and an bounced in court that umpires would and a we Klong Boycott and return to Vork Friday. Management and the Union greed to Settle leftover differences by arbitration and Shapiro appointed re ired common pleas judge Stanley Reenberg to do the Job. But that fell through wednesday when he owners rejected Greenberg for Undis closed reasons. That brought both sides Back to Shapiro a courtroom. And this time the stumbling Block was scheduling umpires for six regular season games that were postponed from the first week of the season american league president Bobby Brown said. A we were very anxious to get a schedule they could work with and we could work with and that a what took the time a he said. The Union agreed to drop an unfair labor practice complaint it filed with the National labor relations Board the leagues agreed to drop their suit to Force the umpires Back to work. A fans Are sick of squabbles they re sick of Legal terms a Brown said. A now opening Day can take place without any Clouds on the  in addition to Brown those working on the final agreement included Union chief Richie Phillips National league president Bill White and their lawyers. The umpires boycotted the Spring games which started monday to protest not being consulted when regular season games were rescheduled after the lockout ended. Minor league umps have been working the exhibition games. The umpires testified they had no trouble resuming work without practice after a 1979 strike that lasted until May 19. Pm i Iii la Putli sip up Wei ill Ali a Lii. ,1 Iff vows a y s a a map Safe by a nose Angel Gonzalez of the Boston red sox is Safe at Home As the throw from the Outfield sails past his face in the eighth inning of an exhibition game thursday with the Detroit tigers at Winter Haven Fla. Gonzalez scored on a triple by Jim pan Kovitz. The red sox won the game 5-3. Spring training Roundup Page 26. Inal four is up in the or in mile High City by John Mossman Denver apr it makes wheelers of us All this file High air and if nothing else it promises to slow Lown the final four participants. If any team has an advantage at Denver a 5,280-foot Elevation it May be univ. But not much. Las vegas s 2,030 feet above sea level. Atlanta Home to Georgia tech is at 1,050 feet. Durham n.c., where Duke resides and Fayetteville ark., Home of Arkansas Are even lower. A i think everybody plays about a half step slow at Altitude a univ coach Jerry Tarkanian said. A Walti Jude has always bothered us. We have trouble when we play at Utah state in our  Logan where a Utah state is located is 4,535 feet above sea level. A it will be real difficult to play two games with the Type of intensity we like to play with and it will be the same for the other three teams too a Tarkanian added. Reminded that the rebels played two games in the West regional in Denver last year Tarkanian said i there a no advantage. That was a year  Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson joked he has eased his players fears of oxygen debt by pointing out that a a we a be playing  ii eukf1e  that As assistant coach of the  olympic team in 1988, a some players were gasping Tor air in Colorado Springs. We May have to play a few More  Peter Van Handel senior physiologist of the sports sciences division of the . Olympic committee said of the effects of Altitude a a it a real and it has an effect As soon As anyone Steps off a   x players May have headaches loss of Petite distress and hyperventilation which usually the a e t0 so Days after arrival. Or about the time by 11 be expected to perform. Drink lots of fluids and hasp in available Van Handel advises i he effects of Altitude Arentt All negative however Tho u j on coach Joe Harrington said he accepted Moeai basketball Job at the University of Colorado precisely because of the thin air. Aitif.3e thing that really intrigued me was the tue Harrington said thursday after being introduced As cuts new coach. A at Long Beach 1 found it hard to go to Utah state and play to play our style of defense and not get fatigued. Its intriguing to think about training Here and having that in your  a a shades of Anne Boleyn. Richardson whose team plays Duke on saturday is concerned about Bobby Hurley. A a he a a tremendous Little Point guard a Richardson said. A a he a the head of their whole show. And in a trying to Cut off the head. You Cut off the head and maybe you have a  a a univ May be the tournament favorite but you have to go All the Way Back to 1975 to find a team from the West that emerged As Champion Kucla. And Only one team West of the Rockies has reached the final since then a Larry Browne Sulla Bruins in 1980. Teams East of the Mississippi have won 13 of the past 14 Mcaa championships. Only the 1988 Kansas Jay Hawks broke  a a depending on whom you believe it will either be a High scoring final four or a moderate one. A with these teams there will be Points off turnovers not just Hal court offence a Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. A Arkansas will shoot the three Pointer in transition. 1 think Well see higher scoring games than usual but not like vegas Loyola. Univ beat Loyola Mary mount 131-101 in the West regional final on sunday. Richardson agrees. A i think it could be a High Sci ing final four. All four teams Are Good transition teams. We All have Guys who can shoot the three. 1 expect the scores to be at least in the 80s.�?� but Tarkanian and Georgia techs Bobby Cremins Arentt so sure. A when you get to the final four All the players Are afraid to make mistakes a Tarkanian said. A they play More cautiously. I done to think you la see As much scoring As in the regular  adds Cremins a i agree with Tark. Teams get tight a Little bit because of the atmosphere and the  hoops on an to men s final four double header 12 30 . Sunday women s final 7 30 . Sunday men s final 3 . Tuesdays amps Sharon Kilday