European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 01, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1 v a nil imposes its lockout i owners pick delay Over Rio strike vow Byke Rappoport a hockey writer new York the nil delayed the Start of its season Friday and invited the players association Back to the bargaining table. It said games probably would be lost if Progress to Ward a contract not made flow could Mey say no see Page 38 was the next in two  new deadline of oct. 15 meant that players could remain in training amp but not play exhibition or regular season games As negotiators tried to set the a dispute revolving around a salary Cap. The exhibition schedule ended wednesday night. One Day before the season was sup posed to Start nil commissioner Gary Bettman said the league wanted to play full 84-game schedule with  said the owners wanted to Start the sea son with a new contract but would con Sider playing if substantial Progress had been made at the bargaining table. Bettman said he was waiting to Bearback from Union Leader Bob Goodenow. The nil players association said i would have a statement later in the Day. We have invited the players  Back to the bargaining table immediately Bettman said at a news Confer ence. I am hoping the players meant what they said yesterday that they want to negotiate in Good Faith and help make a  on thursday the Union pledged to play the season without striking provided the league dropped its lockout threat an restored contract give backs imposed be fore the Start of training  nil Board of governors consid ered the Union s no strike offer during a2 /2-hour conference Call thursday night. Earlier it was feared owners had called this news conference to announce a lock out. Everyone wants a full season and from that standpoint the players association s offer is particularly seductive Bettman said. But he said it was not acceptable in the current  Bettman said it was Likely that if the Start of the season was pushed beyond oct. 15 games would be lost. Bettman said that in the last four year the nil had gone from profit to loss. Salaries have tripled. Most teams Are  it would be easy for me to say let splay hockey tomorrow we re not losing Money. But i canno t ignore the Well being of my partners said Jeremy Jacobs owner or the Boston  and several owners said it was imperative for the league and the players to reach agreement on major financial is sues before going ahead with the season. We have critical issues that must be addressed and now said Cliff Fletcher president of the Toronto Maple  be in the same position a year from now makes no sense. Before we drop the puck a new contract must be in a  Jacobs said the owners were not trying to provoke the players. We re not looking for a fight he said. The governors have never been More United. We Are looking for peace but we Are fully prepared for the alter a  Marcel Aubut co owner and president of the Quebec Nordques said the Reali ties of hockey had been ignored too  Are a Small Market team Aubut said. I Don t know How much longer Pecan proceed. If a system is not in place we do not have a  from the players the first reaction was. Disappointment and anger. You get ready for a season and you expect the season to Start said Dominic Rousel of the Philadelphia flyers. Ca Reers Are Short and you want to play  Mark Recchi the flyers Niort Tepee tentative lashed out at Bettman. I m angry he said. We did everything possible to make the season  coaches7 streaks continue As Auburn Routs Kentucky  Ala. A Terry Bow Dan still has t lost As Auburn s  Curry still has t figured out How to beat the tigers. Ninth ranked Auburn made a Success Ful return to National television extend ing the nation s longest division i a win Ning Streak to 16 games with a 41-14 rout of struggling Kentucky on thursday. All of the victories have come unde Bowden who has yet to taste defeat As a major College  one May have taken on More importance because it came with the rest of the country looking on and the tigers hoping to make a big impression for the poll voters. Auburn 5-0, 3-0 was barred from Vlast year by a cart probation but the blackout was lifted this season. Two of the tigers first four games were shown regionally but the esp telecast marked their first National exposure since 1992 which also was the last time they lost. Curry meanwhile has the Kentucky program headed in the opposite direction. The wildcats l-4i0-3 Southeastern conference lost their fourth in a Row and Curry s record against Auburn is 0 ill a by this was Curry s first meeting against the tigers As Kentucky s coach. He was0-7 at Georgia tech and lost three More while coaching at Alabama a record that _ effectively scaled his Fate with the Crim son tide and forced him to move to Ken Tucky in 1990. Bowden s father Florida state coach Bobby Bowden also was at the game but his advice was t needed. Auburn infant did t even need to bring its offence. Ken Alvis returned an interception 37yards for a touchdown his second score of the season and fourth for the aubur secondary and Mike Pelton fell on two Kentucky fumbles one in the end zone for a touchdown the other at the wild cats 2 to set up a  our defense would just give us the Ball we might score a Little bit quarterback Patrick Nix joked. The stars and stripes october 1,1994 Friday update Kentucky s Leman Boyd 15howard Carter 53 and Mike Schne Llenberger 58 Corral Auburn a a Dame Yune Craig on thursday night in Auburn Ala. Senate strikes out Washington a Hope for congressional intervention in the baseball strike ended for this year when  Metzenbaum withdrew his legis lation that would have applied antitrust Law to the  Frazier coming Back Lincoln neb. A Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier is expected to join the second ranked Cor huskers for workouts beginning monday and could be cleared to play in three weeks. Spencer takes pole North Wilkesboro . A Jimmy Spencer and Bill Elliott gave team owner Junior Johnson a front Row sweep in qualifying for sunday s Tyson Holly farms 400, r Irvan goes Home North Wilkesboro . A Ernie Irvan critically injured on aug. 20 a crash during a practice session a Michigan International Speedway was released from the Hospital Rockies retain Puffin Denver a the Colorado Rockies exercised a $1 million option for 1995 on Relief Pitcher Bruce Ruffin Theta in s stopper during the abbreviated 1994 season. / Patch dumps Nurnberg Nurnberg Germany is Doug Carlton ran for two touchdowns and 208 Yards As Patch downed nurnberg22-8 in a High school football game. Silks re tag i my. Eagles to line out 49ers 0"z46850"000504"tf