European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                At. Maxvill booted As cards in file photo Whitey Herzog. Talk to anybody from wire reports St. Louis St. Louis cardinals general manager dal maxvill who failed to Lead the team into postseason play his last seven seasons was fired wednesday. And sex manager Whitey her mpg says he d like to be inter viewed about the opening. I would want to talk to them,1 said Herzog 62, their former manager and general manager. If they were inter ested in talking to me i d sit Down with them to see what they were going to do and How they were going to go about it. The thing is that i think you should talk to anybody to see what the Deal is and not have a closed  team president Mark lamp ing who s been on the Job Only about three weeks had no specific reasons for firing maxvill other than the fact he did t produce a Winner. I Don t think any of us were satisfied that we Haven t had postseason play Here since 1987," Lamping said i Don t think in the world of sports you re Ever going to be Able to go Down a Check list. It came Down to a gut tall. Dal under stands our position Max Yili who is signed through next season will remain with the club until oct. 5, Lamping said that essentially was Maxvit s two week termination  have enjoyed my time with the cardinals maxvill said in a statement. This is an excellent organization and i Hope it has great Success in the  maxvill and Texas Ranger general manager Tim Grieve have been fired since the strike ended the season. Kansas City manager Hal Mcrae and bos ton red sox manager Butch Hobson also have been let go. Wednesday s move left Uncer Tain the status of manager Joe Torre who was hired in August 1990. Lamping said the new general manager would have input in deciding Torre s Fate maxvill was hired in 1985 and the cardinals went to the world series that fall and in 1987. But they finished 53-61 in this strike shortened season tied for third in the my Central. File photo dal maxvill. Enjoyed my time players rip series idea by Vonheyman new Day new York Yankee and Montreal expo players scoffed at a new Longshot proposal of one former expo partner that those two clubs play their own world series. Mike Gall go responded typically laugh ing about the far out notion when it was relayed to him then saying who Are we trying to please Here is this the Booby prize of the whole strike the idea proposed to acting commissioner Bud Selig by sex expo shareholder Hugh Hallward would pit the clubs with the Best records in a pseudo series with proceeds split Between players and charities. While possibly Well intentioned Hallward did not account for Many Obsta cles like the dwindling time Lack of player insurance policies and most important Lack of interest. Players Union chief Donald Fehr doubted whether this plan could emerge from current fairy tale status. Fehr said m have Zero reason to believe the clubs Are the slightest bit interested in doing anything for the fans. They be had a lot of opportunities to find a Way to continue to play the season. They squelched All of them despite the obvious drawbacks to the plan the Story gained momentum when expo president Claude Brochu called it an interesting  Gallego said i can t see it happening. I think the fans nowadays Are More intelligent than to be pleased by a a rated world series. It would make a mockery of the game. One of the greatest things about the world series is the stretch run. For us not to have a taste of that but in Stead go through the Heartbreak of the strike then have somebody who in t even an owner anymore Hallward say this Well it makes no  How can the Yankees and expos de Clare themselves champions they prob ably can to not As Long As the White sox indians braves dodgers and other con tenders Are around. Randy Velarde said it s not right. Who says we two should play who s to say us instead of Chicago Texas or Cleveland. We would t feel right because we did t earn our Way  the stars and stripes ports september 23,1994 r Page 32 of returning to Dallas a Roy Tarpley May be Only two Steps away from getting Back to the Aba and the Dallas Mavericks. Tarpley flew to a league sanctioned drug treat ment Center in Van Guys calif., on tuesday and was to take a drug test Maverick general manage Norm Sonju said. Tarpley s next and possibly final step toward re instatement would be a. Meeting with Aba commissioner David Stern. No Date for the meeting has been set although league officials said Stern could Rule on Tarpley s status by the end of the month. The Mavericks Are hoping to have Tarpley who holds the team single season rebounding record with 360 and averaged 16.8 Points per game his last full season with the club Back As soon As possible. He was part of their glory Days in the late 1980s, and they re confident a healthy drug free Tarpley can again be an Impact player. Tarpley was banned from the Aba on oct. 16, 1991, for refusing to take a drug test. He played in Greece last season and turned Down a contract there this year after applying for reinstatement into the Aba in May. File Phot Oroy Tarpley returns to Middle of Maverick plans. Thursday update players strike ends if exemption does Washington a the baseball players Union promised Congress its strike would end if lawmakers enact a Bill that strips owners of their antitrust exemption. Jack Brooks the Texas Democrat who chairs the House judiciary committee said at the end of a three hour hearing that he will push for passage of the Bill which would permit players to sue instead striking. Nil threatens lockout new York a the nil will delay the oct. 1start of the season with a lockout if the players Union and owners Are unable to agree on a new contract by then commissioner Gary but smart said. Mcaa probing Alabama Tuscaloosa Ala. A Alabama which has never been on Mcaa probation was accused of two possible rules violations involving former players Gene elks and Antonio Langham. The Mcaa in an official letter of inquiry delivered raised questions about a Bank loan obtained by Jelks and whether Alabama officials responded promptly to information about an agent s contacting Langham. The Mcaa letter which came nearly two years after Jelks made highly publicized allegations against the school Marks the beginning of the official investigation. Saints protest Sanders contract new Orleans a new Orleans owner Tom Benson who offered Deion Sanders $17.1 million to play for his team called Sanders contract with the Sanfrancisco 49ers a  Sanders contract for this season is $1.134 million. But the Deal includes an option year Worth $5 million and the saints want that aspect of the contract reviewed when the nil s owners meet next week in Dallas. 01246850"00050411