European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. November 20, 1994 a sports the stars and stripes Pago 35 from wire reports new York a Lindsay Davenport Defeated Mary Pierce 6-3, 6-2 saturday to earn a spot in the title match at the Virginia slims championships. The 18-year-old from Murrieta Calif., needed exactly one hour to win her semifinal match in this her debut in the $3.5 million season ending tournament. Davenport will play the Winner of saturdays second semifinal Between eighth seeded Kimiko Date of Japan and unseeded Gabriela Sabatini in today a final. Date fought off five match Points Friday night to continue her Mastery Over Conchita Martinez and eliminate the Wimbledon Champion 2-6,6-4,7-6 7-1 .u.s. Lifter medals Istanbul Turkey a Robin Byrd of Newnan ga., on saturday became the first american woman since 1989 to win two Gold medals and a Silver in an rate National weightlifting event. Competing in the women a 110-Pound category of the world weightlifting championships Byrd finished with a combined total of 385 pounds in the snatch and clean and Jerk events 22 pounds More than the runner up before Byrd Karyn Marshall was the last american to win a Gold in 1989 in an International weightlifting Competition in Manchester England. Byrd lifted 176 pounds and 209 pounds in the snatch and clean and Jerk respectively for a combined total of 385 pounds earning two Gold medals for the snatch and combined total. She also won a Silver for the clean and Jerk. World notes Byrd 24, a be teacher in Seattle wiped away tears As the american National Anthem was played and old glory was raised twice after she received her medals on the second Day of the ten Day , heels in final Portland Ore. No. 1 notre Dame and no. 2 North Carolina who fought to a scoreless tie on oct. 2, will meet today for the Mcaa women a soccer championship. Notre Dame 23-0-1 advanced to the championship game by edging no. 8 Portland 1-0 in fridays semifinals. North Carolina 24-1-1the eight time defending Champion beat Connecticut 3-0 in the other semifinal game. It Wadkins Mcgee Lead thousand Oaks Calif. A the team of Lanny Wadkins and Andrew Magee combined for a 6-under-Par 66 on Friday to take a two shot Lead Over two teams in the first round of the $1.1 million shark shootout. The teams of Fred couples and Brad Faxon and Chip Beck Ana Jeff Maggert each shot 68s using the alternate shot format and Ben Crenshaw and Mark Calcavecchia combined for a 69.Earnhardt sets Mark Daytona Beach Fla. Dale Earnhardt the Lascar Winston cup Champion for the seventh time broke his season Money winning record in 1994. In leading the biggest list of Drivers to top the $1 million Mark in the series his toy Earnhardt earned More than $1.8 million in championship winnings and $3.4 million in total winnings for the year. The Driver for the pm Good wrench Chevrolet team won $3,400,733 in 1994, surpassing the record of $3,353,789 set last year. He is the Only Driver in Winston cup racing to have won More than $3 million in one season and Hais reached that figure three times. Earnhardt also led a record setting group of 11 Lascar Winston cup Drivers who won More than $1 million this season breaking the record of six set in 1991 and tied in 1992.Clemson slap accepted Clemson  the Mcaa has accepted Clemson a self imposed penalties As Complete and has signed off on an incident regarding assistant coach Miles Aldridge and South Carolina linebacker Robert Smith. The Mcaa in a letter sent to the Schoot wednesday and released Friday said Clemson a penalties which included Aldridge a not being Able to recruit by phone for six months were a substantial and  gets Burnitz new York a the new York mets a sent Jeromy Burnitz and a minor league Pitcher to the Cleveland indians on Friday for four minor leagues. Burnitz drafted in the first round by the mets in 1990, and Joe Roa who spent the majority of last season at class aaa Norfolk were sent to Cleveland for Dave Mlicki Jerry Dipoto Paul Byrd and a fourth  named Houston a Auburn coach Terry Bowden who won the Bear Bryant award As College football coach of the year last season was among six finalists named Friday for the 1994 award. Bowden beat out his father Florida state coach Bobby Bowden in last years voting for the award presented by the football writers association of America. No coach has Ever won the award  years. Other finalists Are Sonny Lubick of Colorado state Fred Goldsmith of Duke Tom Osborne of Nebraska Rich Brooks of Oregon arid Joe Paterno of Penn state. The award Given yearly by the waa american heart association and Houston touchdown club will be presented dec. 13 in  starts renovations Pittsburgh the University of Pittsburgh broke ground Friday on a $6.6 million renovation of 69-year-old Pitt stadium that coach Johnny majors has sought since his return last year. The project to be funded largely by private donations will include a renovated Home locker room new weight and training rooms a new players Entrance to the Field an academic support area with classrooms and computer labs and a new sports Medicine facility. Strikers to spend 10 Days a owners tax Gerry Faust file photo Cleveland a Gerry Faust was coaching his last game for the University of Akron on a saturday according to the Plain dealer. The Cleveland newspaper reported that Faust is being fired As coach and being reassigned to another position. Faustus team is 0-10, and has the longest division i a losing Streak in the nation at 12 games. Akron a game saturday was against another 0-10 team Ohio University. Faust a former notre Dame coach has three years remaining on his contract. The Plain dealer cited administrative sources it did not identify in its Story and said Faust would be reassigned within Days. Herndon a. A baseball talks will take a 1 i week break while players Analyse management a new luxury tax proposal. A we done to know. When we come Back together whether Well be at a stage to make a response or a counter proposal a Union head Donald Fehr said after saturdays meeting. Owners made the proposal which Calls for an unlimited escalating tax on payrolls above the major league average on thursday. Since then the Union has asked questions of owners As it attempted to duplicate computer analyses. A i m pleased that Don and his staff and his players Are continuing to look at our proposal and see what rewarding effects it has for his Side a a said management negotiator John Harrington. Talks will resume either nov. 28 or nov 29 near Dulles Airport outside Washington. Most of the discussions have not been across the bargaining table. Instead players and owners Are spending most of their time talking among themselves As they try to sort out the details of the new proposal. Striking players met for sever at hours Friday night in a conference room at the Dulles Hyatt. They spent Only 2vi hours in a joint session with owners during the afternoon. Before that the players met alone for two hours. Its the same Story for the owners who spent More than twice As much time conducting internal discussions Friday As they did talking to players. Friday s join session was mainly a question and answer conference. A we had questions about How certain aspects of their proposal work Ana they answered our questions a Union lawyer Doyle Pryor said. A we have to make sure we fully understand the Impact of what they be proposed before we can respond to it a Fehr said when that response comes it will not be an outright acceptance of the taxation offer made thursday which Calls for teams with payrolls above the league average to pay a progressive tax a the numbers that they have plugged into this system will not Fly a Union lawyer Gene Orza said. A the question is whether this tax system can  mediator we. Usery said the joint session was a Sconci Latoy and a constructive a he would not predict when the players would make an official counterproposal. A this is a lengthy proposal. There a a lot More to be understood before the Union can make a commitment about the proposals merits or Lack of merits a Usery said. Under the proposed tax plan a surcharge would be levied on any team with a payroll above the league average which was $36 million last season including benefits. Each $250,000 or. $500,000 jump in payroll would increase the tax rate and there would be no pre set top rate. French Lyon France apr four time european Champion surya Bonaly of France rallied from third place to win the women s Competition Friday at the French trophy International figure skating Competition. Another French skater Philippe Candeloro won the menus Competition also jumping from third to first. Bonaly was trailing Marie Pierrc Leray or France after the Short program but had a fault free Long program with six triple jumps. Marina be Losoya the 1993 european Champion and Andrei Bushkov of Russia won the pairs title. Gretzky All stars new York a an Allstar team headed by Wayne Gretzky will play a game against the Detroit vipers of the International hockey league before its tour of Europe next month a barring a settlement of the nil labor dispute. Gretzky a agent Mike bar Nett said the game with the vipers will be at the Palace in Auburn Hills mich., on dec. 1. New York Ranger Captain Mark Messier will join the team for the tour the new York times reported on saturday. Messier and Gretzky were at Edmonton in the 1980s. Among the others on the team will be league map Sergei Fedorov of the Detroit red wings. The proceeds from the exhibition Are expected to be divided Between the locked out players Union and a Charity. Sports on an Antral europen Tim television pro football a Cleveland at Kansas City 7 . Sunday new York jets at Minnesota 10 . Sunday los Angeles rams at san Francisco 2 . Monday new York giants at Houston 3 . Tuesday. Radio pro football a san Diego at new England 7 . Sunday Philadelphia at Arizona 10 , sunday los Angeles rams at san Francisco 2 . Monday