European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                C me by David Ginsburg Annapolis my. A the mystery surrounding saturday s game Between Navy and notre Dame has nothing to do with who will win. Rather the question is Why Are these team still playing each other the series in its 68th year is billed As College football s longest continuous intersection Al rivalry. Its certainly the most lopsided not one member of the current Navy squad was alive when the midshipmen last Defeated the Irish in 1963. Notre Dame 4-3 is a 41-Point favor Ite to beat Navy 1-6 for the 31st consecutive time. The All time record for successive wins by one team Over Aneth Colorado picked to beat Nebraska Page 38 or in a series is 32, set by Oklahoma against Kansas state from 193? to 1968. So what does Navy get out of this an Nual mismatch for one thing the ath Letic department receives a Nice chunk of the attendance and television reve Nues but the players too get something out of the game a once in a lifetime Chance to play College football s most legendary team. It s not about the score. It s about getting the Opportunity to go after a dream i be had since i was a Little kid playing in notre Dame s stadium quarterback Jim Kubiak said wednes Day. Sure it s David and Goliath but i cherish the Opportunity to play a team like notre  Kubiak made the most of that Chance last season completing 12-of-19 passes for 193 Yards to help Navy take a improbable 24-17 halftime Lead Over the Irish. A i think they were a Little Lazy in the first half and we surprised them Kubiak said. Notre Dame recovered nicely amassing 377 Yards of offence in the second half in route to a 58-27 win. But the first half in Navy s eyes was an endorsement for keeping the rivalry alive. It s the eternal Hope that you can beat notre Dame athletic director Jack Lengyel said. It s a series that started 68 years ago on a Friendly hand shake and is still Strong today. Our ath letes Tell me they love to play this game because it gives them a Chance to go up against one of the Best division i a programs in the  Why a Victory Over notre Dame might be even feel better than beating Arch rival army. We can be 0-6, but if we beat notre Dame my season has been made defensive end Andy person said. If you play Well against notre Dame it shows you can compete against  sTstr1pes i Thomas wins map title ports october 28,1994 Page 40 for 2nd straight year Aba Union m it plan avoids stoppages new York the Aba and its players Union thursday avoided the kind of work stoppage that halted the hockey and baseball seasons reaching a no strike no lockout agreement that will permit the season to Start on time nov. 4. Both sides agreed to continue play while negotiating for a new collective bargaining agreement. The players have been without a contract since the end of last season. The 1994-95 season through and including our finals will be played in their entirety commissioner David Ster said. A a. The integrity of the game is the Victor Here said Charles Grantham head of the Union. It s Clear we have a Long Way to go a Long hard negotiation  As with the baseball strike and thenal lockout the obstacle to a new Aba collective bargaining agreement is a significant one the salary Cap. The league wants to close loopholes in Cap rules while the players Are trying to abolish the Cap adopted in 1983, through lawsuits. The Union lost an antitrust suit against the league challenging the salary Cap the College draft and restricted free Agency. The Union appealed and both sides Are awaiting a decision by the 2nd . Cir Cuit court of appeals in new York. We re Here to announce th6 season will go on Grantham said. But he also said that the Appeal of the court Case would also go on. Our players very concerned about the integrity of the game and a full and com plete championship season Grantham said. Bujacko Connell the Hartford courant new York there were players with higher batting averages More Home runs and More Bis than Frank Thomas Hadin 1994. Lord knows there Are Many More defensively Superior first basemen. There is Little question however that Thomas value to Chicago White sox team is unmatched in the american  certification came wednesday night As Thomas was named Al most valuable player for the second consecutive year in balloting by the baseball writers association of Amer Ica. Thomas was t Able to duplicate his unanimous election of 1993, but he received 24 of 28 first place votes from a commit tee of two writers in each league City and placed second on the other four ballots for 372 Points. Last year i got a full season award Thomas said. If this was my first award i would never live it Down. But my stats Are deserving of a full season he said from the office of big Hurt enterprises his company in Chicago that deals with his marketing and Charity work. Seattle Mariner Center fielder Ken Griffey jr., who led the league in Home runs with 40 while batting .323 with 90 Bis got three first place votes an ranked second with 233 Points. The other first place vote went to Cleveland Indian Center fielder Kenny Lofton .349,160 hits 105 runs 60 stolen base who finished fourth with 181 Points be Hind teammate Albert Belle .357 36 Home runs 101 rib. The left fielder got 13 second place votes and totalled 225 Points. A player receives 14points for first place nine for second Down to one Point Foi 10th. New York Yankees team mates Paul o Neill and Jimmy key finished fifth and sixth respectively. The rest of the top 10 Minnesota twin right fielder Kirby Puckett White sox Dijulio Franco Kansas City Royal Pitcher David Cone and Toronto Blue Jay right fielder Joe Carter. I told White sox Jerry re Insdorf he was not going to Over pay me Thomas said. Two time maps deserve to be paid higher than everybody  Thomas has a salary of $7.15million for 1995. Belle Thomas 26, who carried the White sox into postseason play in 1993 for the first time in 10 years was just As Pivotal this year in leading Chicago to a 67 46 record and first place in the american league Central by one game Over Cleveland aug. 12 when the players went on strike. Thomas 6-foot-5, 257 pounds and known As the big Hurt had Griffey Frank Thomas talks about his award in Chicago on wednesday. 100 Bis and 100 walks in the same season for the fourth time in his career. Only eight players in history have done that More often. All Are in the Hall of Fame. The 109 walks Thomas Drew and the 106 runs he scored led the Al As did his 73 extra base hits .729 slugging percentage and .487 on base average. Thomas was second in Home runs with 38, third in batting at .353 and tied for third with Belle in Bis Puckett had 112 and Carter 103. Distributed by the los Angeles times Washington Post news service prep sports reach crunch time pages 34-35"   -. ".". "., "  t a k " i  f1 " be 2a6850"00050411