European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse The a Congress backs off exemption is left intact baseball strike sets Mark the stars and stripes ports t. It it Quot in ��?���?�i1 a. If. a. A a. A a a t a october 2,1994 r Page 36 / by Ronald Blum new York apr while Congress decided to leave baseball a antitrust exemption intact for this year management representatives started discussing How to put next season together. Meanwhile baseball told television officials the sport will decide in about a month whether to renew its joint venture with Abc and Abc for the 1996 season. And teams paid half of the 18 players who last week filed grievances after they were recalled from fhe minors and put on strike. The strike which began on aug. 12, became the longest in . Sports saturday today As it went through Day 51, beating the 1981 mid season strike while 712 games were cancelled that year 669 were wiped out this year plus the postseason for the first time since 1904. A this is an unseemly struggle Quot sen. Alan Simpson a Wyo said Friday As the Senate debated the antitrust exemption for two hours. A it is ugly. It is greedy. I am saturday update top 25 College football Florida 38, Mississippi 14 Oxford miss. Apr Terry Dean threw four touchdown passes but top ranked Florida still played its closest game of the season Nebraska 42, Wyoming 32 Lincoln neb. A Lawrence Phillips and backup quarterback Brook Berringer each scored three touchdowns to rally second ranked Nebraska. Texas a amp a 23, Texas tech 17 College station Texas apr Rodney Thomas scored two touchdowns including the go ahead score with 6 11 to play rallying no. 10 Texas a amp a. Miami 24, Rutgers 3 p1scataway, . A Chris t. Jones scored on an 82-Yard pass play and set up touchdown with another reception As no. 13 Miami exploited a couple of big second Quarter plays. Michigan St. 29, Wisconsin 10 East Lansing Mich. Apr Duane Coulbourne scored two touchdowns and Michigan states defense came up with four turnovers As the spartans Defeated the Isth ranked badgers. Oklahoma 34, Iowa St. 6 Norman okla. A no. 21 Oklahoma dusted off its Wishbone playbook but did most of its scoring out of other formations. Purdue 22, Illinois 16 Champaign 111. A Corey Rogers ran for two touchdowns and Purdue stopped Illinois tight end Ken Dilger on the 1-Yard line on the games final play As the boilermakers upset the 25th-ranked Zillini. Other scores Baylor 42. Texas Christian 18. Tomson 13, Maryland 0 dt�47, Navy 14 Mariana 20,Minnesota 14. _ Ohio 8t 17, Northwestern 15 appalled at the owners. In a appalled at the players. I would really like to smack them both sen. Howard Metzenbaum a Ohio attempted to attach a partial repeal of the exemption to the District of Columbia spending Bill. But he withdrew the amendment after opposition from Simpson and Sens. Phil Gramm a Texas Diane Feinstein d-calif., and j. James Exon a neb. Metzenbaum backed Down after Gramm threatened to attach an amendment regarding a social Security tax to the baseball amendment. Legislation similar to Metzenbaum s was approved thursday by the House judiciary committee. A the 1994 baseball season for whatever reason is Over. It is kaput a Exon said a i am willing to consider in january whether we should lift the exemption baseball now has from antitrust Union head Donald Fehr said in Santa be n.m., that players would push for the repeal when Congress reconvenes. A if there is not a settlement by the Virginia 37, Wiliam amp Mary 3 West Virginia 34, Missouri 10 slip sliding away after breaking several tackles Bamberg running Back Gary Fountain has the Ball slip out of his grasp after being tripped up by will Breslow 81 on ground saturday at Karlsruhe Germany. The Bobble was one of several bad Breaks for the Barons who dropped a 52-8 decision to Karlsruhe. See pages 33-35 for the High school Roundup of getting somebody the . Supreme court created the exemption in 1922 but said in 1972 that Congress could remove it. A the real message today should be a Wake up Call to baseball a said sen. Oren Hatch a Utah who cosponsored the Bill with Metzenbaum. A if you do not want Congress to be involved then Settle this dispute acting commissioner Bud Selig hailed Metzenbaum a failure claiming the measure a would have been Defeated by about a two thirds majority in the senate.�?�. Also Friday new York state labor commissioner John Hudacs ruled that striking players wont be Able to collect unemployment benefits. New York and Rhode Island Are the Only states that offer the benefits to striking workers. Players doubtful of Start by the associated press v while players scoffed at nil Hopes of resolving a labor dispute in time to Start the season two weeks late on oct. 15, clubs began sending players to the minors and preparing to make ticket refunds. Players gathered in locker rooms and bars to watch nil commissioner Gary Bettman announce a 14-Day delay in the season that had been scheduled to open saturday. Then they gathered their Sticks and skates and went . A if they can to get something done in 16 months How can they expect to get something done in two weeks a asked los Angeles King Star Wayne weeks is not going to do it. Right now there Are huge differences and i just done to see hockey being played this added Kevin Stevens of the Pittsburgh penguins a a in a not confident at All we can get something done by oct. 15. That a just a the nil and its players Union have been without a collective bargaining agreement since before the 1993-94 season. Bettman said the league wants to Stan the season with a new contract Trout sough it would consider playing if substantial negotiating Progress is made in the next two weeks. A i done to think Well be playing hockey in two weeks a said Forward Stu Grimson of the Anaheim mighty ducks. A a they la continue to hold to their position and Well continue to hold ours. By october 15th, Well be in the same place we Are Veteran players said they would invite rookies to live and work out with them during the next two weeks. Several clubs said their facilities would be open for practices but the players rejected formal workouts and said they would stay in shape on their own a a in a going to jog around my House a said san Jose shark goalie arturs irbe. 54s Ken Gorga 246850 000504 a. In
