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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 38 the stars and stripes sports Friday january 21,1994 will now pay Price Philadelphia a the Philadelphia Phillies began to learn the Price of winning As five members of the 1993 no champions filed salary arbitration claims of $10.2 million among them a couple were More aggressive than we anticipated assistant general manager de Wade said wednesday. The salary bids submitted tues Day ,/.-. Pitcher Curt Schilling seeks $3.2 million against the Phillies offer of $2 million. He earned $1million last year. Pitcher Terry Mulholand asked for $4.05 million. The Phil lies offered $3.35 million. He received $2.6 million in 93, Pitcher David West requested $925,000. The Phillies offered $500,000. He was at $315,000 last. First baseman Ricky Jordan filed for $1.2 million. The phils offered $1 million the same salary he made in 1993. Second baseman Mickey Morandini asked for $850,000. The Phillies offered $625,000. He earned $300,000 last year. The $1.2 million Gap Between Schilling s asking Price and thephilus offer is the largest in the his tory of the franchise and startled the club. A year ago the highest Price for a starting Pitcher with three years experience Schil Ling s category now was the $2.1 million paid Jaime Navarro by Mil Waukee this year Steve Avery of the Atlanta braves is asking $2.8 million. The braves have offered$2.1 million. Just a Friendly match portuguese soccer player Rui Barros left was just trying to to and behold look what happened. Portugal and Spain played slow Down Jose Camarasa of the Spanish National team when to a 2-2 exhibition tie in preparation for the 1994 world cup. Last set loss Tracey Austin returns a shot against Germany s Sabine Hack in vain attempt to prolong her Tennis comeback. Byro Gloster Melbourne Australia a Gabriela Sabati nil burdened by a history of late match collapses in grand slam tournaments wasted five match Points thursday but held on to defeat Natalia Medvedeva in the second round of the australian open. Sabatini who led 5-1 in the third set before losing four straight games struggled to a 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 Victory. The fourth seeded Argentine finally ended the two hour nine minute match with a backhand Volley. I had some difficult moments. It Felt like 1 could finish the match Sabatini said. For a moment at 5 All i was thinking i could lose this match Sabatini has had trouble in the past finishing of matches in grand slam events. She twice served for the match against Steffi Graf in the 1991 Wimbledon final but failed both times and ended up losing 6-4, 3-6,8-6. In the quarterfinals of the 1993 French open she led Mary Joe Fernandez 6-1, 5-1 and had five match Points but eventually lost. I thought about that Sabatini said. I be been in this situation before and 1 was going to do everything anything i could to make sure it would not  this time she won. Medvedeva her eyes red and puffy took no Consola Tion from the match. Coming close is no Good anymore the ukrainian said a baseball Cap pulled Down partly Over her eyes. Know i can beat players like  Arantha Sanchez Vicario seeded second needed eight match Points to finish off Taiwan s Shi Ting wang6-2, 6-4 in another second round match. Wang slammed shots All Over the court but Sanchez Vicario used her Speed to run them All Down. Wang often stared in amazement As the spaniard knocked Back what appeared to be sure winners. Austraha open Sanchez perhaps the fastest woman in Tennis often lunges into the Corners of the court to return shots frequently hitting sky High defensive lobs to give herself time to get Back into position. Like a Center fielder she roams the court from Side to Side to run Down shots. And even when she s at a disadvantage she somehow manages to get her Racket on the Ball. In the second set Wang slammed a Ball Down the Middle of the court As Sanchez Vicario sped from left to right shifted the Racket from right hand to left reached behind her and lofted a lob. She ended up win Ning the Point. I thought i could not get it with the right hand and so i just hit it with the left she said. Even with the left i won the  no. 5 Jana Novotna no. 8 Manuela male Eva frag Nier and no. 9 Mary Pierce also reached the third Rou Vurcle lost a first set tiebreaker to Linda har vey wild before rallying to win the final two sets. Fourth seeded Stefan Edberg won 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 against Jan Siemering and no. 9todd Martin dropped just seven games in his straight sets win Over Jona Bjorkman. Alsa advancing were no. 6 Thomas Muster no. 12alexander Volkov and no. 14 Karel Novacek. Arnaud poet san seeded i6lh, withdrew before his second round match against Alexander Vronz because of sinusitis. A coup e of players attempting comebacks had mixed results. Mats Wilander a three time australian open Champion won 6-1, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 Over Frenchman Oli vier Delaitre Tracy Austin playing in the australian in sv.176 first time in 13 years was ousted 6-1, 5-7,6-2 by same Hack of Germany  
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