European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Strike threat hangs Over Al i Sta r game by Alan Robinson Pittsburgh apr baseball a big names a Griffey jr., Thomas Bonds Bagwell a Are ready to party in Pittsburgh. As baseball interrupts one of its Best seasons in years for its Annua mid july respite a troubling persistent question hovers Over this 65th All Star game is this a Farewell party for the first time since a titanic Homer by 39-year-old babe Ruth inaugurated the first Midsummer classic in 1933, the Specter of a season ending strike hangs Over the All Star game like a badly thrown Slider. The executive Board of the major league baseball players association was to meet monday. A strike Date May not be set but the mechanism for a season stopping shutdown surely will be put into motion. A i done to see How there wont be a strike a the pirates Andy Van sly be said. A the owners want a salary Cap and there will be peace in the Middle East before the players accept a salary Cap. And there Hasni to been peace in the Middle East in 2,000  there have been seven prior work stoppages in baseball four of them strikes but Only one 1985 was after the All Star game and it was settled with Little rancor in two Days. This almost certain strike a with the players unwilling to give up their past negotiating successes the owners refusing to accept anything less than a Radical reshaping of finances a promises to be much longer. Aug. 15 and sept. 1 arc the potential strike dates most mentioned. Maybe this All Star game  be billed As the american league is. The National league but players is. Owners Donald Fehr is. Richard Ravitch its ironically appropriate that a game with such a tradition filled past will he played in a City that May not have a baseball future. The pirates a major league franchise for 107 years contend a salary Cap and Revenue sharing Are essential for their very survival. A a we re trying to save baseball in Pittsburgh. That a Why these labor negotiations Are so important a pirates president Mark Sauer said. Still for All of the talk that this Isnit a baseball town Pittsburgh is the first City to sell out both mondays All Star workout featuring an old timers game and Home run hitters contests and the Allstar game Well in Advance. Scalpers were getting s75 for workout Day seats that sold for $10, and $500 of More for Choice All Star boxes that sold for $65. The last time the All Star game dropped by three Rivers stadium in 1974, there were 10,000 unsold seats a month before the game and the workout Day was a private affair for the Media Only. A then the National league All stars were in the midst of winning 19 of 20 games. Now the american league has most of the stars a Ken Griffey jr., Frank Thomas Cal Ripken Kenny Lofton Albert Belle Kirby Puckett a and not surprisingly a six game winning Streak. Of the 11 homers hit in the last six Allstar Grimes All but three were by the alas Young washers. A the Guys Are powerhouses Over there the stars and stripes sports july 12, 1994 Page 32 and they re tearing us up a the giants Barry Bonds said after the alas 9-3 win in Baltimore last summer. The Al is so loaded that Jose Canseco and Julio Franco who would rank Rafear the top of the no in Bis did no to even make the Al team because of the Rule that every franchise must be represented. Cincinnati a two All stars Pitcher Jose Rijo and shortstop Barry Larkin decided Over the weekend not to play. They will join outfielder. Len Dykstra of Phila Delphia on the sidelines. No manager Jim Fregosi of the Phillies chose i Cordero of the expos to replace Larkin and reliever Rod Beck of san Francisco to sub for Rijo. Dykstra will be replaced by Marquis Grissom of Montreal. Larkin and Rijo both a the tender right elbows. Dykstra has not fully recovered from an appendectomy. By Dennis Georgatos Stanford Calif. Apr Sweden a Fate rested in Thomas Ravelli a hands and Oil his Lucky guess. The two added up to a world class save for the swedes. Sweden advanced to the semifinals by winning a pen Alty kick shootout 5-4 with Romania after finishing their world cup game sunday tied 2-2. The two sides ended the initial five kick shootout tied at 4, forcing the matter into sudden death. That a when rave i gave his team life Henrik Larsson got the Ball past goalkeeper Florin prune and just into the lower right Corner to give Sweden the Edge Miodrag bal Odedia came on for Romania knowing he had to convert to keep his team in the tournament. But Ravelli dived to. His to his left getting his hand on the Ball and knocking it away. A a i knew if i made the save we win the game a said Ravelli Matching a swedish record by playing in his 115th game for the National team. A i chose the left Side for me to throw myself and i had  the Victory set up a rematch with Brazil on wednesday at the Rose bowl with a berth in the finals at stake. Sweden and Brazil tied 1-1 in the first round. It is the furthest Advance by the swedes since they lost to Brazil in the finals in 1958. Sweden scored first and More importantly last in a game that was tense and tightly contested throughout. World cup Road to the final round of 16 quarterfinals semifinals finals semifinals quarterfinals Romania 3 a i Pasadena july 3 Argentina 2 Pasadena july 17 3. It Italy 2 �?1 i Sweden Italy in Nigeria 1 Foxboro july 5 a Italy 2 of Stanford july 10 Sweden 3 Dallas july 3 saudi Arabia 1 a Rutherford july u Netherlands 2 a Orlando july 4 Ireland 0 Brazil 1 Stanford july 4 United Stales 0 a i Foxboro july 9 Spain 1 _ Spain 3 Washington july 2 _ Switzerland 0 Mexico 1 a Efu Garla 2 j e Rutherford july. R a Bulgaria e. Rutherford july 0 Sweden wins 5-4 on Penally kicks. .�.ttw.j. Ajo Pasadena july 16 Germany 1 a Bulgaria wins 3-1 on penalty kicks. Germany 3 Chicago july 2 a Belgium 2 Florin Radu Choiu scored twice for Romania a in the 89th minute to tie it and again in the first of two 15-minute overtimes for a 2-t Lead. With the romanians on the attack Patrik Andersson tried to Clear the Ball from the Center of the penalty Box with a sliding kick but the Ball Only dribbled a few Yards and Radu Choiu kicked it past Ravelli. The swedes were now playing with 10 men 11 because Stefan Schwarz received a second yellow card moments after that goal but they weren to finished a Fine lob pass by Roland Nilsson found the head of Ken. A. A net Andersson who knocked into an open net after Pruncal misjudged the pass in the 114th minute. Sweden broke through for the first score in the 79th minute off a free kick. Hakun mild kicked the Ball past a romanian Wall and Tomas Brolin circled in to drive it past goalkeeper Florin Frugea. Ltd but Romania came Back to Force extra time on a Duci oium a first goal in the last minute of regulation. Radu Choiu gathered in a deflection from Ghorghe Hagius indirect kick and knocked the Ball into the  East approves notre Dame South Bend ind. A notre Dame announced monday it will join the big East conference in All sports except football in july 1995. Notre Dame was approved by a unanimous vote of the big East a 12 members including recent additions West Virginia and Rutgers according to a written statement from the Rev. Donald j. Harrington president of St. Johns and chair Man of the big East conference presidents. Notre Dame has been a member of thy midwestern collegiate conference a non football conference in every sport but basketball. Notre Dame was rumoured to be among the teams considered when the big East expanded in March but the College presidents and chancellors decided to limit membership to 12 schools. However that decision did not Rule out a what would be a unique exception to. This policy a Harrington said. The addition of notre Dame is a just such a exception a he  big East members Are Villanova Syracuse scion Hall Providence Boston College Connecticut Georgetown Pittsburgh Miami and St. Johns. Temple and Virginia tech play football in the conference but were rejected Worful membership. Notre Dames participation will take effect during the 1995-96 school year. A. \ a Mimi 0 246850