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Wednesday, July 24, 1985
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Strike talks beginning to heat up
EW YORK (UPI) - Two weeks Fehr said that once these non- their contribution to the players' some solutions," said Lee MacPhail, national television revenues for 18
ay from the major league baseball critical issues have been cleared, the benefit plan to $60 million a year and chief negotiator for the owners. "Cer- years and should remain at that level.
yers' strike deadline, negotiators two sides can begin negotiating the owners' proposal that a salary tainly, neither side wants a strike." Since new television contracts
the players and club owners economic differences for the first cap be imposed on teams to slow down THE OWNERS and players have average about $180 million a year, the
terday discussed several non- time since early March. It was then salary increases - will likely carry been negotiating since November, players want $60 million annually to
nomic details but did no come to that both sides became locked in a the talks to the players' Aug. 6 strike trying to reach a new contract to increase pensions and other benefits.
ps with the major money issues. protracted debate over just how much deadline. replace one that expired Dec. 31. The owners have avoided
n a 3%-hour bargaining session at money the major league clubs were "I think it's inevitable, yes, that the The players presented their pension discussing the pension plan at the
Major League Baseball Players losing, talks will go down to the last couple of and benefit proposal in December. bargaining table, maintaining that it
sociation offices, the parties talked "Hopefully, we're going to complete days. Hopefully by that time, we'll They contend the owners' benefit con- must be considered in conjunction
out some 25 smaller non-critical that process by tomorrow morning have been able between us to work out tributions has been one-third of their with their salary cap proposal.
issues - such as scheduling, allowan-
ces, waiver procedures and spring
training - trying to clear them out of
the way.
"WE HAVE, hopefully, put some of
those issues to rest, and we have
narrowed the differences on the other
ones," said Donal Fehr, acting
executive director of the Players
Association.
and get back into some of the more
significant issues such as . . .
minimum salaries, some licensing
matters, as a prelude to the major
issues we have to get back to."
THE NEXT negotiating session was
set for today at the American and
National Leagues' offices.
The major issues - the players'
demand that the owners increase
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Tigers socked, 5-3
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CHICAGO (UPI) - Julio Cruz and
Luis Salazar each drove in two runs
yesterday night to lead the Chicago
White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the
Detroit Tigers.
Britt Burns, 11-6, allowed six hits,
struck out 11 and walked four en route
to his seventh complete game. Detroit
starter Frank Tanana, 4-10, also pit-
ched a complete game, giving up
eight hits with 11 strikeouts and one
walk.
The White Sox took a 2-0 lead in the
second inning. Greg Walker singled
with two out and Marc Hill hit a slow
grounder which third baseman Tom
Brookens bobbled, putting men on fir-
st and second. Cruz then hit a triple in-
to the gap in right-center to send both
runners home.
Chicago added two runs in the fifth.
Hill singled, and one out later Mark
Gilbert beat out a bunt single to move
Hill to second. Both runners advanced
on Scott Fletcher's groundout.
Salazar followed with a two-run single
to make it 4-0.
Darrell Evans opened the seventh
inning with his 19th home run of the
season, off Burns. Brookens walked
and pinch-hitter Alex Sanchez
homered to center to cut the Chicago
lead to 4-3.
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Michigan center Steve Stoyko scored 26 points in his only
Sandy Sanders game.
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Spinks and Holmes
throw verbal punches,
NEW YORK (UPI) - Michael and lighter than his opponents just
Spinks will be at a distinct physical like I'll be against Holmes."
disadvantage for his Sept. 21 fight Holmes, who at 35 is six years older
against heavyweight champion than Spinks, scoffed at his opponent's
Larry Holmes, go he tried to gain a reference to Marciano.
psychological edge yesterday at the "This fight is not for Marciano
first joint press conference for the two because he's dead and I never knew
boxersn him," Holmes said. "I wonder why
If Holmes defends his International Michael Spinks is fighting for Mar-
Boxing Federation title against ciano, I'm fighting for me."
Spinks in Las Vegas, he'll match Mar-
ciano's 49-0 unbeaten record. Mar- Holmes will earn an estimated $4
ciano's 49th fight was a ninth-round million for the 15-round bout, com-
TKO over Archie Moore Sept. 21, 1955. pared to $2 million for Spinks.
Spinks, 27-0 with 19 knockouts, can
LIKE SPINKS, Moore was the light also make history Sept. 21. If he wins,
heavyweightcampatthetime. he'll become the first light
"On the day of Sept. 21, 30 years heavyweight champion to capture the
ago, Marciano defended his title for heavyweight crown and join his
the last time," Spinks said. "On this brother Leon to make the Spinkses the
day, I'm fighting for the Rock." first brother combination to reign as
The press conference was pun- heavyweight champs.
ctuated by verbal barbs and much
boasting from both fighters and their "I hope Leon will be jumping up and
promoters. down trying to stop the fight like you
were when I fought Leon," Holmes
"I'M LIKE Marciano in this fight," toldSpinks. "This will probably be
said Spinks. a"He was usually shorter oneof my easiest fights."