European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Jordan an instant hit in Arizona s Scottsdale Ariz. A the Arizona pal league which sometimes has Only a half dozen fans at a game and sold fewer than 100 season tickets last year has sold out All 2,200 of its season tickets this year. Thanks in part to a Rookie outfielder who barely hit Over .200 Michael Jordan the former Aba Star who hit ,202 at the Chicago White sox a double a affiliate in Birmingham ala., was to Start play thursday with the Scottsdale scorpions of the six team league. A the Guy s a sports icon a said Steve Cobb the Arizona league s executive vice president. A this Jordan playing based bail is one of the top 10 sports stories of the  Phoenix Sun Forward Charles Barkley anticipates a Large turnout to see his former Aba compatriot. A a in a going to go watch him a few times but you know its going to be a Madhouse today a Barkley said Jordan hit just three homers and struck out 114 times in 43 it at bats but Terry Francona Jordan a manager at birding Ham has great  a he a one of those Guys who rises to the level of play a Francona said. A i  be surprised if he came out Here obviously in a better league and does better than he did in  the fall league includes baseball a Best Young prospects typically Between the Ages of 20 and 24. Jordan is 31 and just finished his first season of organized baseball. A this is a tremendous Challenge for him a Francona said. A a it a probably the biggest Challenge of his whole  the stars and stripes ports october 7,1994 Page 32stern says Aba eager for Deal by Wendy e. Lane new York a amid two work stoppages in pro sports Aba commissioner David Stern tried to quell talk of a lockout wednesday saying the league was willing to negotiate any system to fairly Divide revenues with its players. That includes the salary Cap which Stern said was merely a Revenue sharing mechanism. A Ita a we re open to almost any idea or proposal a he said. A there May be other ways to make that  after the leagues Board of governors meeting Stern and owners left open the possibility the season could Start without a collective bargaining agreement. The a bad a Deal with its players expired at the end of last season and no talks have been held since july. V a we would like to have a Deal As soon As possible a Stern said. A there Are no ultimate. There a no Gauntlet being thrown Down  Charles Grantham executive director of the players Union was encouraged. A it was definitely an Effort to show optimism and not get pushed into an Arena of confrontation a he said in thursdays editions of the new York times. A it sounds like the Hawks arc at Bay for a  a a a Union president Buck Williams of the Portland Trail blazers expressed willingness to Start playing without a Deal. A we can still operate on the old collective bargaining agreement even though it has expired Quot he said. A so right now that a what we re going to do a although the owners briefly discussed lockouts and strikes As potential results of a bargaining impasse they avoided setting a deadline for reaching an agreement even though training Camps open this weekend and the season starts nov. 4, a a a a a we done to want to establish a hostile environment a said Utah jazz owner Larry Miller a committee member. A vote to authorize the labor relations committee to do what a necessary to make a Deal was a basically unanimous Quot Miller said. A we know what a strike is we know what a lockout is a Stern said. A but because of the relationship that has existed Between us and our players those particular weapons have never been called into  thursday . Amateurs take Lead la Boulie France a Allen Doyle led the United states to a two stroke Lead in the opening round of the. World Amateur team  axes baseball exemption Tallahassee Fla. A the Florida supreme court struck Down almost All of baseball a 72-year-old antitrust exemption with one Justice saying it defied Legal logic and common sense. Aba commissioner David Stern Speaks at a news conference following a Board of governors meeting in new York on wednesday. New York a like two fighters in a drawn out slug est the nil and the players Union Are carrying their contract negotiations into yet. Another round. Two consecutive Days of intense talks totalling about 12 hours have resulted in nothing but frustration fighting words and this response from owner John Mcmullen of die new Jersey devils. A a the most Quot important thing in the world when you Deal with a Union is to have an intelligent Union Leader a he said. A we did not have one  a a it a Over a he added. A i Don t think Well be Able to reach an agreement. We re still stuck on this one  the Issue to which Mcmullen referred How revenues should be split to help Small Market teams. 2 7\ the no la a latest proposal in this area was rejected by Union head Bob Goodenow and the players on wednesday a not once but twice. The no la responding to an nil proposal on tuesday rejected it when the sides first met across the bargaining table wednesday. A then the owners came Back with another proposal which the players rejected again. In turn the players said they would have a counter proposal of their own. A. A they said they d Call a a nil commissioner Gary Bettman said of the players Union a a in a expecting to be Back negotiating in a Day or  Boston Bruin general manager Harry Sinden Wasny to sure it would do much good., a a a a ,. A. A. A a i had some Hope i would see some movement when i arrived a said Sinden who joined the negotiations for the first time on tuesday along with others from the Board of governors at the request of Bettman. A but All my fears Are realized. He has no intention of doing anything to help  referred to Goodenow executive director of the no la whom he described in less than glowing terms after wednesdays negotiations. A we will never capitulate because of the tactics he has been using against the league a Sinden said of Goodenow. Sinden complained that Goodenow has so far flatly rejected every management proposal