European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vitti eagles in division i by the stars and Stripe there Are projections and then there Are events. Contrary to preseason expectations Frankfurt High school which is scheduled for closure at the end of the school year enrolled enough pupils to retain its division i football status for its final Campaign. Earlier Eagle officials had projected too Small a population to play division i but when the dust settled at the Start of the school year Frankfurt had 408 pupils enough for division i status. The other predicted change for the upcoming season had International school of Brussels moving up to division i but since Only 35per cent of the school s 450 Stu dents Are americans the Popula Tion base was deemed too Low for Asport Peculiar to americans. The raiders therefore Wilt play in division i a in the season which be gins tomorrow. The revised lineup and Complete schedules appear on Page 29 today. Baseball hopeful after informal talk new York a one Day before the deadline to cancel the season players and owners were trying to work out an agreement. Union officials and players caucuses thursday morning the 28th Day of the strike and one Day before acting commissioner Bud Selig has set As a settlement deadline. Owners were awaiting either a proposal or the outline of a proposal from the Union and management officials said they thought a bargaining ses Sion would be scheduled after a proposal was transmitted Colorado owner Jerry Mcmorris and Boston red sox chief executive officer John Harrington sounded hopeful after a three hour informal session wednesday night. They attended the meeting along with Selig s daughter Milwaukee brew ervice president general counsel Wendy Selig Prieb and management lawyer Chuck o Connor. Management negotiator Richard Ravitch was not present. I would say in terms of a specific proposal there s been  movement Harrington said but there was a Good sex the stars and stripes ports september 9,1994 r Page 32 change of ideas and  Union head Donald Fehr who invite the management group for dinner with himself and three Union aides was t optimistic but also was t As pessimistic As his Norm. Ill begin to be optimistic when a Dealis signed i think he said. I m not going to do anything Short of  Harrington however termed the meeting fruitful and Mcmorris said he was hopeful this was a positive sign Mcmorris said. We be been seeking to get the negotiations started but you can t do that unless you Start talking. We be got to continue to  several officials on both sides said the expected a possible Union plan to be a variation of the taxation concept. Under this plan the salary Cap owners have been demanding would be replaced by a system in which Richer dubs would share a higher percentage of their locally generated Revenue if they exceed certain Levels of payrolls or Revenue. What we be been attempting to do Fehr said is study whether the suggestions we had previously made would have been any different if we had known at the time before the strike what we now fourteen More games were cancelled wednesday in baseball s eighth work stoppage since 1972, raising the total to 352, More than 15 percent of the season. I passes berth in semifinals by Steve evil Stein a Tennis writer new York Andre Agassi s improbable journey through the . Open landed him in the semifinals wednesday night thanks in part to a gesture of sportsmanship by Thomas Muster at a crucial juncture unseeded and unexpected to do much in this open after losing in the first round a year ago Agassi played a flaw i " a i 1j a. . Open Arantha Sanchez Vicario arid Gabriela Sabatini will play in the other semifinal. Agassi and Muster waged a Baseline Duel of thunderous shots each trying to pulverize the Ball harder than the  it was the greater variety of Agassi s game his ventures to the net and stronger returns that turned the Matchin his favor. Less third Sel to beatthel3th-Seededl Muster who aggravated his sore left Muster 7-6 7-56-3, 6-0 and set up a knee also could t do much with Agassi s match saturday against the Only other american left in the tournament Todd Martin. Martin beat Bernd Karbacher 6-4, 7-6 7-54-6 6-4 wednesday. Agassi had boasted earlier in the Day that he would beat Muster who won four of their five previous meetings. I was More or less popping off Agassi said. But i had a gut feeling. No that i did t have respect for him. We be had a lot of hard Battles some really close ones and 1 Felt it was overdue forme.". When it ended Agassi pumped his " i. I la v f i a serve breaking him Only in the third game of the match. He was risking More than i was Muster said of the tiebreaker that he Felt turned the match. He was playing great Tennis not missing much and  though the packed stadium crowd cheered Agassi s every Winner Muster received sustained applause when he graciously allowed a replay of a Point he was awarded near the end of the second set. Muster was serving at Deuce to stay in the set trailing 5-3, when Agassi hit backhand return that was called Long. Arms and bellowed. He said he could Muster overruled the Linesman and re think of Only one thing super saturday played the Point. Agassi accepted the baby super saturday gift then won the Point when Muster on super saturday both men s Semi Roi .,n., a a finals will be played in addition to the women s finals. Jana Novotna seeded seventh beat . 4 Mary Pierce 6-4, 6-0 to Advance tothe women s semis against . 1 Steffi Graf who beat Amanda Roetzer 6-0, 6-2. Tapped a forehand Volley into the net. Along forehand by Muster on the next Point gave Agassi a 2-0 Lead in sets. Agassi who had t gone this far in the open since reaching the final in 1990, did t make an unforced error in the third set. Thursday update Montgomerie takes Lead Irvan leaves intensive care Uckfield England a. Scot Ann Arbor Mich. A Ernie land s Colin Montgomerie seeking his Irvan has a pin inv a nut of intone third Victory in four weeks shot a 6 under Par 66 to take a one stroke Lead after one round of the european open. Irvan s Bee moved out of intensive care As the Stock car racer continues his recovery from a crash last month at Michigan International Speedway. Andre Agassi enjoys his straight sets Victory wednesday Over Thomas Muster. 0ii2a6850"00050411