European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Own e is b re a k off t a iks s Rye Brook . A in Les than 12 hours baseball owners lost their optimism and broke off talks after play ers failed to present a new tax plan they said they d have an offer an they did to management lawyer Rob Manfred said after talks collapse wednesday. Not one single  now the baseball world is expected Tobe turned upside Down. Three months and a Day after the world series was cancelled for the first time in 90 years owners were preparing thursday to impose a salary Cap Wip ing out salary arbitration and provoking a Nasty and lengthy Legal Battle with their players.   the salary Cap ruins free Agency and there s no Price on Freedom Pitcher Rel Hershiser said after the negotiations  who struck the final 52 Day Sand 669 games of last season have vowed to continue the walkout next year unless owners agree to preserve free Agency a right they won before the 1976 season. Owners refused to Back off their de Mand for Cost controls and left for Chi Cago two hours after wednesday s ses Sion began. They left Little doubt the would declare an impasse and impose a Cap. -. We remain deadlocked at this Tim Over the Central Issue of Cost control said John Harrington the chief negotiator for the owners. The Union has re fused to make any proposal on the Crit ical Issue of linking player costs to  ,. V since owners reopened the labor con tract on dec. 7,1992, Union head Donald Fehr has predicted owners would at tempt to impose a Cap. Four rounds of talks under the supervision of forme labor Secretary . Usery appointed in mid october by the Clinton administration produced scant Progress. Sure there s disappointment but 1don t think any of us Are surprised by where we re at Atlanta braves Pitcher Tom Glavine said. We re trying to main Tain what Little Freedom we  owners impose a Cap Baltimore owner Peter Angelos is the Only announced opponent of the move they would eliminate salary arbitration which has existed since 1974. And they would Force some teams to Cut As much As $5.6 million from their payrolls next season. They also would eliminate rules that limit the amount a player s salary can be Cut and insert clauses into contracts re Quiring each player to make 20 free promotional appearances per year. In Short it would change just about everything about the game except balls and strikes. The Union would Challenge such above As Early As Friday asking the National labor relations Board to seek a injunction in Federal court on grounds that there is no impasse and that owners Haven t bargained in Good Faith. The Norb ruled against owner wednesday announcing it will file two unfair labor practice complaints alleging that management illegally failed to make a $7.8 million contribution in August tothe Union s Benefit plan. If we end up having to file another charge that they Haven t bargained i Good Faith Well be filing before an Agency that s determined they Haven t bar gained in Good Faith at least in one in stance said Union lawyer Doyle Pryor who called the decision very  r. H. The stars and stripes december 16,1994 Page 48 management lawyer Chuck o Conno tried to downplay the event As routine saying the Norb decided to go ahead with the action because of inconsistencies in the facts of the Case. Usery said last week that Fie urged owners not to impose a Cap saying it would make his Job More difficult. Betook a softer approach during his news conference following the  is a decision for the ownership to do Usery said. Even if they implement they still have to reach a agreement Mcdowell g to the Yankees new York a acquiring Jack Mcdowell was the easy part the hard part for the new York Yankees will befitting him into a new salary Structure. With the baseball strike continuing an the threat of a salary Cap at hand the Yankees Are betting that no matter what happens they can agree with Mcdow Ell on a Long Ter Deal. " v ,.- on wednesday night less than 24 hours before the owners were expected to implement a salary Cap new York acquired Mcdowell one of baseball s Best Mcdowell pitchers from the Chicago White sox for minor league Pitcher Keith Heberlin Gand a player to be named. Mcdowell would become a restricted free agent if the salary Cap is imposed and he could sign an offer Sheet with an team. But the Yankees would have 10 Days to match any offer. Another risk is How he would fare inthe big Apple. The Yankees have signed a number of High profile players who failed to Cut it in new York. And Mcdowell was once so fed up with his Situa Tion in Chicago that he said it was be coming a mini new  not promising words for someone headed to the Media capital of the world but the 28-year-old Mcdowell is no Ordi nary Pitcher. Mcdowell a right hander throws Amean fastball and plays guitar in a hard Rock band called , he goes by the nickname Black Jack wears a Goatee and stares Down hitters from the Mound. We were Only looking at top pitchers and he was one of them Yankees Gen eral manager Gene Michael said. Hope fully we can sign him. You have to take chances in this world. He s a Good one to take a Chance  the 1993 Al by Young award Winner was 10-9 last season with a 3.73  a rough Start Mcdowell proved his toughness. On May 13, he was 7 with a 7.54era. But Over his last 10 starts Mcdow Ell went 2 with a 1.81 Era allowing just 17 earned runs in 84 3 innings. He threw three consecutive Complete games to end the season and finished among the Al leaders in innings strikeouts com plete games and shutouts. He s a top Pitcher a by Young win Ner once who threw great last year Michael said. He s a great competitor proven  Mcdowell would have become an unrestricted free agent with six years of service if the season had been completed. Yankees left hander Jim Abbott is in a similar situation and not expected to return. The White sox received Heberling promising 22-year-old left hander who ended last season in the Eastern  will get another player if the Yankees sign Mcdowell. Mcdowell went to arbitration the Las three years with the White sox winning in 1993 and losing in 1992 and 1994. Hews soured by the experience and vowed last Spring not to play with the White toxin 1995. I did t feel that we had any Chance at All to keep him White sox Genera manager Ron Schueler said. Rather than let him walk away and get nothing we feel we got a Good Young left handed Pitcher. We would have had a Chance to match but those numbers would have been extremely High. Hell get More Yea Sand dollars than we d want to  manager Gene lament  just did t think Jack would be Back with us lament said. Happy Straw ants with an unidentified woman. Thrown recognizance at his 11 r 0"246850"000504i