European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports sunday december 20, 1992 38 join baseball s free agent list new York a baseball has 38 new free agents a group that includes Carlton risk Ellis Burks Todd Benzinger and Jerome Walton the 3.s became free when their teams failed to offer them contracts by Friday s Midnight deadline. By letting the players go teams avoid having to go to salary arbitration with them. Some weren to offered contracts to avoid the Rule limiting pay cuts to 20 percent. T he White sox Hope to re sign Bisk while Oakland is thought to already have worked out a Deal with Pitcher Kirk Dressendorfe. Minnesota is believed to have agreed at $600,000 with first baseman Gene Larkin. L Ive More of the group who filed for free Agency in november signed Friday while Minnesota formally announced its $5,2 million two year Deal with 41-year-old outfielder Dave Winfield. A i m at the Point where it Wasny to just the dollars Winfield said. �?o1 wanted to be Happy. I be come from Good places i went to a better place last year and i think this May be the  outfielder Willie Wilson left Oakland and agreed to a $1.4 million two year contract with the Chicago cubs and in fielder Rene Gonzales returned to the California Angels for one year and an option at $750,000 guaranteed. Outfielder Joe or Stotlak and the new York mets agreed to a $650,000, one year Deal and outfielder Harold Baines accepted the athletics offer of salary arbitration which makes him a signed player. Pilcher Larry Andersen and the Philadelphia Phillies signed a minor league contract and a letter agreement for a $700,000 major league contract with the Chance to earn $450,000 More in performance bonuses. Thirteen free agents offered arbitration approached saturday nights Midnight est deadline to accent or reject the offers a group that included Mark Mcgwire Ruben Sierra and Robin Yount. Mcgwire and Sierra have said they will reject the offers but Sierra is said to be close to an agreement to resign with Aklakul. Dave Winfield with Minnesota owner Carl Pohlad displays his new uniform after announcing two year pact with twins Friday. Yount was attempting to finalize his tentative Deal with the Brewers said to be Worth $3.5 million. Players who reject the offers May continue to negotiate with their former clubs through Jan. 8. La ivc players eligible for arbitration agreed to one year contracts cubs outfielder Dwight Smith $630,000twins Pitcher Gary Wayne $325,000oakland Pitcher Shawn Hillegas $210,000seattle Pitcher Dennis Powell $175,000 and Baltimore Catcher Mark Parent $215,000 in majors $70,000 in minors. About 145 players Are eligible to file for salary arbitration from Jan. 5-15. There were several notable moves among the players teams let go Friday. For one the Florida marlins got rid of Pitcher Robert person whom they took from the White sox in the expansion draft. One Day after agreeing to a $475,000 one year contract with Dave Gallagher the mets did no to offer him a contract because the Deal would have been More than a 20 percent Cut from the $628,750 he made last season. Gallagher now will be signed next week. Walton let Loose by the cubs was the National league Rookie of the year in 1989.investigators for baseball called inept Cincinnati map the former Oakland As employee who accused Cincinnati reds owner Marge Schott of making racial slurs on a conference Call with owners says baseball a investigators Are inept. Quot i told investigators they acted As if they were learning from Perry Mason reruns a a Sharon Jones told the Cincinnati enquirer. Quot this Isnit thorough. They re not talking to the people in other front Ollices who could have heard  she said that major league baseball has expanded its investigation beyond Schott and her alleged racist comments to look into a possible cover up by other owners involved in the conference Call. Jones a Burner Oakland a s executive assistant has told baseball officials that representatives of All 26 teams were on the line during a 1987 Call in which she alleges that Schott vowed she would Quot never hire another  Jones told the enquirer that baseball investigators who interviewed her for 90 minutes thursday said they were conducting a separate investigation into the phone Call. She said the investigators said they would discuss at next months owners meeting whether officials ignored Schotts alleged remarks. Schott who has denied Jones allegations could not be reached Lor comment Faldo s 65 flattens Field by Bob Green a Golf writer Montero Bay Jamaica Nick p Aldo saved some of his Best for the last. The englishman Winner of the British open and four other european tournaments this year fired a course record 5-under-Par 65 saturday in the third round of the $2.7 million world championship. He was Al 4-under 206 after 54 holes and leading by five strokes. The spectacular Effort in blustery winds and occasional rain was by two shots the lowest score achieved on the tryall Golf club course that was revamped lengthened and toughened for this season ending event. With Faldo in firm control of the Chase for the $550,000 first prize Only one question remained could the Best player in the world Given that kind of margin he overtaken in the last round of the last tournament of the year yes said Greg Norman second at 211 after a 69. A a he a cat Hahle a Norman said. No said masters Champion Fred couples eight shots Back at 214 in fourth place who won the inaugural of this event a year ago. Quot i guess Greg is playing for first but in a playing for second a couples said. Quot if i shoot 66, Nick shoot world championship Nick Faldo 74 to tie. Ill play the Best 1 can but in a playing for  Fakir solved his putting problems of the first two Days with a slight adjustment on his follow through. A it took one second to work out in my mind about one hour of practice to get it right a Faldo said. A a it a fun to stand up there take a look at it whack it and watch it go in a said Faldo who missed 10 times from less than 18 feet in fridays second round. With the Little correction however he holed Birdie putts from the 20-25 foot Range on the third seventh eighth and 10th holes and from 18 on the 11th. Faldo s total the Only subpar score of the tournament came on a course and under conditions that couples called a probably the hardest we be played under All  . Open Champion Tom Kite was third at 213, one shot ahead of couples. Kite shot a 71 and couples a 68. Faldo had Only one lapse a three putt bogey on the 14th. Two holes later he had a Little scare when his tee shot on the 16th drifted into thick ankle deep rough. A it was Hay a he said. A you  see the Ball from a Yard away. A right a 1 thought. A Here it  a but he caught the Ball just right flew it onto the Green then crushed the Hopes of his would be challengers with a 12-foot Birdie pull. A that was Nice a he said. "1 could have made a mess of  but he did no to. Instead he was poised to confirm his position As the leading player in the game. His game plan for sunday a just carry on a Faldo said