European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes september 15,1995 Page 40 owners May new York a the final step in ending the Aba lockout approval by the club owners of a new six year con tract could come As Early As today Aba Deputy commissioner Friiss Gran in is hopeful that the owners will vote in a Telephone conference Call. We will promptly submit the Deal to the owners for ratification and we Hope to have their approval by Friday afternoon Granik said wednesday after the player representatives voted 25-2 to accept the Deal. The reps vote came one Day after players voted 226-134 not to de certify the Union if the owners finalize the contract and that is expected to be a formality it would assure training Camps opening As scheduled oct.6 and the season Starling nov. 3. A three quarters vote by the owners is needed for ratification. The lockout has been in effect since july 1. "i1 want to get to Camp Chicago Bull guard Steve Kerr said after he and other player reps approved the agreement. However there Are potential obstacles especially a Challenge from Sacramento s Mitch Richmond. He has filed a charge with the National labor relations Board claiming that thet desertification vote by players could be tainted i guess it s not quite a done Deal 1.kerr" said. There Are a few things to Iron  Union chief Simon Gourdine also is Cau. Titus. Because claims Are pending one can not. Think All is assured he said. " but we feel the Healing and mending process will begin  at 37,000 feet by Chris Sheridan the associated press of All the places to Clinch a division title none was More improbable than 37,000 feet in the air above St. Joseph to. That however was where the Atlanta braves were wednesday night when they Learned they had won the no East making them the first team in the senior circuit to win a division title four straight times. After beating the Colorado Rockies 9-7 in the afternoon the braves boarded a plane to Cincinnati. They were in the air when the second place Phillies lost to the Montreal expos 5-4 to drop 16v2 games Back. Just before Midnight word of Philadelphia s loss was relayed by Telephone to the braves chartered Jet sparking a Brief ovation. It was the highest that i be Ever been when i Learned that we clinched general manager John Schuerholz quipped. When the braves arrived in Cincinnati a party was held at the team hotel. A tomorrow is another Day manager Bobby Cox said. Well sit Down and look at it then. Maybe Well rest a couple. Of guys.". ,. The postseason plotting will be nothing new for Cox who also guided the braves to division titles in 1991, 1992 and 1993. The strike wiped out the season last year when the braves were in Sec Ond place behind the. Montreal expos and no one was declared a division Winner. Atlanta which lost in the world series in 1991 and 1992 and dropped the a los to Phil Adelphia in 1993, has not won a title this decade despite having the strongest team on a year in year out basis. For that reason the Celebration Over winning the no East was perhaps More muted than others in years past. It s no big Deal outfielder David Justice said. We be Bee there four years. I guess i m spoiled.". Atlanta pos Ted the second see braves on Page 38 Tyson Kos pay per View by Alan Goldste inthe Baltimore Sun promoter Don King landed the first big blow in the heavyweight conflict Over nov. 4 when Mike Tyson is. Buster Mathis or goes head to head against Riddick bwe is. Evander Holyfield at rival Las vegas Casi nos. According to a boxing source King has reached a Deal for an undisclosed sum with Rupert Murdoch s Fox network to show Tyson is. Mathis at themm grand on Fox affiliates throughout the country. There will be no charge to View the non title bout. Tyson this in effect would under mine plans by time Warner the Parent company of Hob to sell the Bowe Holyfield Iii bout scheduled at Caesars Palace on pay per View for an estimated $40. A spokesman for Fox confirmed that a news con Ference was to be held in new York of thursday to fall is in the air new York Ranger Captain Mark Messier Center rangers and the rest of the nil opens their or sea is upended by goalie Mike Rich Etc during a train son schedule this weekend. The puck drops for the ing Camp game wednesday at Burlington it. The opener Igor the regular season on oct. 6. Owners vague As meet ends Detroit a baseball owners emerged from three Days of meetings thursday with no Clear ideas on How to get a labor agreement before next season is threat ened. Acting commissioner Bud Schlig and negotiating com Mittee chairman John Harrington both expressed optimism a Deal would be reached but could t Point to any event that would push players and owners  a Deal. I can t imagine us getting to december without a Deal Harrington the chief executive officer of the Boston red sox said. Low level delegations from the sides have been meeting but comprehensive proposals Haven t been exchanged since March. Harrington and Selig also was concerned that the sides Haven t reached an agreement to play the postseason. Everybody would like More certainty and Well work hard to provide that certainty Selig said. Owners Are offering a $49 million contribution to the players Benefit plan the same amount called for inthe contract that expired two years ago in Exchange for an agreement with the Union to play the postseason. Lawyers for the players Are insisting owners give credit for service time lost during the 7 a Rno nth strike. Announce its agreement with King. Originally King had vowed to show Tyson s Sec Ond comeback match on pay per View after his 89 second encounter aug. 19 with Peter Mcneeley was viewed in 1.53 million Homes generating a record $63 million in the United states the worldwide Gross of $98 million was also a pay per View record. The heralded return of the for Mer heavyweight Champion was carried by pay per View outlets of Showtime which gave Tyson a $20 million Advance for a six bout package As soon As he was freed from serving a three year jail sentence in Indiana for raping a Beauty pageant contestant. Dan Duva and Rock Newman co promoters of Bowe Holyfield Iii had submitted their request for the nov. 4 Date to the Nevada athletic commission two Days earlier than King did. But the commission could not resolve the conflict and waited for one of the parties to blink. Seth Abraham president of time Warner and King would t Budge. King is betting a free of charge Tyson fight will attract a far larger audience than Bovee and holy Field despite their two previous classic matches