European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Date May be set next Mont baseball strike Chicago apr instead of setting a strike Date now baseball players decided to wait a Little bit. A three hour meeting of the Union s executive Board did no to decide much thursday. But the Union will begin taking routine strike authorization votes among teams and the executive Board May set a strike Date when it reconvenes at Pittsburgh on july 11, the Day before the All Star game. A basically we were going through what their proposals were and we re still waiting to get some answers and explanations to what is All involved with the salary Cap and Revenue sharing. We still done Tsee Page 29 for commentary have the answers to that a said Philadelphia Phillie Pitcher Larry Andersen one of .55 players who attended the meeting at of Hare International Airport. Owners claiming they need to eliminate the disparity Between clubs from Large and Small markets would give players a 50-50 split of Revenue in Exchange for the unions agreeing to a salary Cap that would Force clubs to have payrolls of 84-110 percent of the average. Salary arbitration would be eliminated under the owners plan but the threshold for free Agency would be lowered from six to four years in the majors. A even though the plan we now have received contemplates a massive Transfer of Money from players to owners because you Are going to destroy a free Market and set an artificial limit on salaries we arc told once again this is not about Money its about competitive balance a Union head Donald feh said the tone of thursdays gathering left the Clear impression that baseball is heading for what would be its eighth work stoppage in 22 years. Fehr said averting a strike will be  has Lead Nicklaus 1 behind by Ron Sirak Oakmont a. A for one Day at least Jack Nicklaus was 22 again. Ana for one Day at least Tom Watson was his Nemesis again. On the Oakmont course where 32 years earlier he won the first of his 18 major pro championships Nicklaus rolled in a 40-foot Birdie putt on the last Hole thursday for a 2-under-Par 69 in the first round of the . Open. Then he sat Back and watched As challenger after challenger failed to beat that score a until four hours later when Watson birdied no. 17 to take the Lead alone at 68, besting for one Day at least the . Open Oakmont course that was the site of two of his biggest disappointments. A i Sec Nicklaus up there and if Jack can do it Why can to i do u7�?� Watson said about seeing Nicklaus 69 posted on the Leader Board. A maybe this will be the time Watson wins at Oakmont who knows a Watson said referring to his second place finish Here in the 1983 open when be bogeyed 17 on the final Day and finished behind Larry Nelson. He also blew a five shot Lead on the final Day of the 1978 pea at Oakmont and lost to John Mahaffey in a playoff. The 54-year-old Nicklaus drinking water constantly to offset the 95-degree heat raised his arms in the air and then grabbed his sweat drenched head in disbelief As his Birdie putt fell on 18. A fall i was trying to do was figure out some Way to get it close enough for two putts and i looked up and it went in a Nicklaus said. �?o1 played about 10 feet of  Watson 44, broke into an impish car t6-ear Grin when his Birdie putt dropped on 17. A it seems like i play my Best on a course where Par is a Good score a Watson said. A when it gets to a tournament like the pc where Greg Norman was 24 under in a not in that Ballpark. A but under tougher conditions its seems like in a More adept at getting up there among the leaders. Nicklaus was tied for second at 69 with Ernie Els the South african who was born seven years after a 22-year-old Nicklaus won the 1962 open in a playoff with Arnold Palmer Here. Also at 69 was three time open Winner Hale Irwin 49, and Frank Nobilo a 34-year-old new Sealander who has won three times on the european tour since 1988. A my wife said to me this morning tin going to put a spell on  she said Tom Watson uncork a drive on 13, in route to a first round 68 at the . Open. A you Are 22, you Are 22/ a Nicklaus said. On this Day for this magic round Barbara Nicklaus was right Jack was 22 again. And again he was duelling with Watson the Winner of eight majors and challenger to Nicklaus for the title of Best in Golf throughout the 1970s. A Linda just said a get out there and shoot a Good round and kicked me out of the House a Watson said about his wife. A nothing is a substitute for having Confidence in your swing. In a playing  two strokes behind Watson at 70 were jumbo Ozaki Curtis Stange Scott ver Plank and Kirk Triplett. Tied at Par 71 were Clark Dennis Hajime my shia of Japan Colin Montgomerie of Scotland Ben Crenshaw Mark Calcavecchia Don Walsworth Mark Wurtz Dave Rummells Jim Thorpe the stars and stripes ports june 18,1994 Pago 32 Secu at Steve Lowery Jeff Maggert British open Champion Greg Norman who double to Goyea 12, and australian Bradley Hughes. Two time masters Winner Bernhard Langer was in a group at 72 along with seve Ballesteros. Nick Faldo seeking to add the , open to his two masters and three British open titles was in a Bunch at 73, along with Tom Kite. R defending open Champion Lee Janzen shot 77, masters Winner Jose Maria Ola Zabal had 76, and the 64-year-old Palmer shot 77. Play was suspended for the Day because of lightning shortly after 8 . With is gaiters still on the course none of whom had a Chance to make the Leader Board. In cup venues by the associated press police assigned to the world cup Security detail at the Rose bowl in Pasadena calif., Are ready for soccer hooligans and terrorists. They re not so sure How to Deal with cop kissing dutch fans. A i think it will probably depend on the context of the encounter said police cmdr. Mary Schander. The penchant of dutch soccer fans to give female officers a Peck on the Cheek is one of Many things Security officers Are contemplating As they prepare for the month Long Competition. Fans also Are being warned in a video shown by airlines and hotels about crime risks in metropolitan los Angeles. Some 200,000 people Are expected to visit the area for the games and related events. Visitors Are urged to keep purses cameras and other belongings in the trunk or under the seat when driving. One world cup tourist was shot last week As he and a Friend walked near Macarthur Park a High crime area West of downtown at about 1 . Quot Quot a somehow fans have got to balance the excitement and exhilaration of being at the world cup with keeping common sense Schander said. The world cup was to begin its 52-game, nine City tournament Friday in Chicago and Dallas. Games in the Rose bowl begin today with Colombia against Romania. Schander a Veteran of Security details at the Rose bowl and the super bowl said the preparations surrounding the world cup Are the most extensive she has seen. Officers from Pasadena police and the sheriffs department have travelled to Europe and South America to watch police Deal with soccer hooligans. The Fri has collected intelligence from foreign police departments about troublemakers and is coordinating antiterrorism preparations