European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vir the stars and stripes ports december 17,1994 Page 32 sooner hiring Schne Llenberger Norman okla. Louisville s Howard Schne Llenberger has been chosen to replace Gary Gibbs As football coach at Oklahoma according to Broad cast reports. Oklahoma City television station Kwh to and Louisville ky., station Whas reported the hiring. Whas quoted sources As saying Schne Llenberger agreed to a year contract Worth $2 Mil lion. It said the University also agree to pay Louisville $100,000 to buy out Schne Llenberger s contract Schne Llenberger 60, met on thursday with Oklahoma athletic director Donnie Duncan University president David Boren and members of the search com Mittee. A Kwh to said Schne Llenberger s wife Beverlee arrive in Oklahoma City this morning. V Duncan has consistently refused to name any coaches who have been inter viewed to replace Gibbs who announced his resignation nov. 21, Boren said the search committee started with a list of about 20 potential candidates and has narrowed it to 10, three of them finalists. The daily okla torrian newspaper said those finalists Are Schne Llenberger Kansas coach Glen Mason and Oklahoma offensive coordinator Watson Brown Schne Llenberger is 54-56-2 in 10 sea sons at Louisville. He has coached Louis Ville to two bowl games during his tenure the 1991 fiesta bowl and the 1993 Liberty bowl. That fiesta bowl team wound up 10-1. Owners Back off on Cap by Ronald Blum Chicago a baseball owners did t push the salary Cap Button thurs Day avoiding for at least a week a chaotic Winter filled with lawsuits. In what was a sign either of hesitation posturing or genuine desire to make a Deal owners gave the ruling executive Council authority to declare an impasse in talks and impose the Cap if there in t an agreement by dec. 22. Fans Gerdto just say no Page 29 we want to reach a negotiated settlement and we say that with every ounce of sincerity we can put Forth management negotiator John Harri i ton said. And this gesture is just that it s the Olive Branch to say listen let s make peace for now and Many years to come " Union head Donald Fehr said talks probably will resume monday Iri the Washington area but he would t predict if players would make a new proposal. While we do not agree that we Are atan impasse we do agree that it is appropriate to continue talking arid we Are encouraged by that Fehr said by Tele phone from his office in new York. Obviously if they Are willing to negotiate so Are we talks broke off wednesday at Rye Brook n.y., and mediator we. Usery predicted then that the sides might re turn to the table As soon As this weekend. It d be a Nice Christmas present to the fans to give them Back baseball to open the Camps and have Spring train ing Usery said from Alexandria a. I m very Happy with the  owners approved a Resolution that gave the executive Council the Power to impose the salary Cap if there in t a settlement by dec. 22. The vote was 25-3, according to several participants with the Baltimore orioles new York mets and Toronto Blue jays in opposition. If the Union really wants to reach an agreement we re going to give it More time acting commissioner Bud Selig said. But it must address. Our Central Issue establishing a relationship Between revenues and  owners who Are threatening to open the 1995 season with replacement play ers want players to accept a predetermined percentage of Revenue or agree to a tax mechanism that will penalize clubs with High payrolls. The Union which won free Agency prior to the 1976 season says Caps and punitive taxes would crush the Market for players it was done in the spirit of trying to open one More window of Opportunity for both management and the players to create an agreement Harrington said an d we re making an Appeal to the play ers and their wives and their families to truly understand that implementation is not in our minds and our  both sides appear to be posturing for possible litigation. Atlanta Brave presi Dent Stan Kaste n has accused players of stalling at the bargaining table. The Union would Challenge an imposed Cap before the National labor relations Board and Hope the Agency would seek an injunction against owners in Federal court. / a management would have to defend its declaration of impasse and owners certainly would cite the one week delay As evidence of its Good Faith. If we wanted to implement we could have implemented some time ago Seh g said. Taking unilateral action is a last resort. If we do so it will be done very reluctantly Only when we have exhausted All of our  during a four hour meeting of the negotiating committee and the executive Council management lawyer Chuck o Connor made the recommendation that owners adopted. Yes there were those of us that thought implementation should have been passed and approved today and that s it Minnesota twin owner Carl Pohlad said. But on the other hand As Long As there is a Chance that we might reach agreement with the players we Felt it was in the Best interest of everybody that we extend  \ / Colorado Rockies chairman Jerry Mcmorris called the decision a very Posi Tive thing. -. -/,.-. I just Hope we can get Back to playing Ball. We want to make a Deal. We want Mohave our major league players out there he said. Wiir Burg Grad works Way onto Apall America team  staff writer from a Dodds Europe big schools football championship and All Europe Choice in 1989 to All America status in 1994, a Wiir Burg High school graduate s work ethic has paid off on the football Field. Anthony Brown 22, who graduated from Wurzburg in 1990, has been selected As one of the top offensive lineman in the country. The 5, 320-Pound University of Utah senior offensive tackle was named to the associated press third team All american squad earlier this month. He is believed to be the Only athlete to graduate from a Dodds school and be named to an Apall America team in any major College sport. Heidelberg Grad Ron George a Stanford Grad uate who plays linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons Brown was Apall Pac 10 and made two All America squads but not the a version. Other top athletes like univer sity of Georgia quarterback Eric Zeier Heidelberg and Orlando magic Center Shaquille o Neil Fuld played on Dodds teams but finished High school in the states last month Brown was named to the All Western athletic conference first team after helping the utes finish the regular season with a 2 record. But that Honor was just a taste of things to come. When Tony found out from a television report that he had made the a team he was Busy cleaning his apartment. My brother Michael called me up and he was More excited about it than i was he said. It really Felt Good. It s Nice to know that people recognize my hard  also excited by the news was Tony s father Bobby Brown a retired Soldier who works As a warehouse supervisor at the Kaiserslautern Industrial Center. It the Best Christmas present i Ever had the father of some very sports minded children said. Michael 24, is a scout and video coordinator for the Denver nuggets. Mika 20, is a Junior at Weber state University in Ogden Utah where she has a basketball scholarship and is the starting Center. Catana 27, works for a publishing company in Colorado Springs Colo. But Brown and wife Jean a first Grade teacher at Ramstein elementary school have always stressed the importance of learning to their four children. Education first and sports second. They All know that. They know that they have to get their education first. Weve stressed that to them since elementary school Bobby Brown said. Jean who has spent 22 of her 30 years in teaching in the Dodds system says the family Sticks together. We Are a very close knit family and the children have always been taught that everything that is Given to them is a gift from god Jean said. Both of Tony s parents said they stressed that if you want something badly enough then you have to work hard for it and nothing can Stop you. Even though Dodds schools Don t attack College see team on Page 31 re photo Utah All american Anthony Brown packs 320 pounds and a ton of determination into his football gear. _ Nili film i f iiiliiiiiii02a6850"000504