SPORTS Wednesday, July 24, 1985 4 Page 16 The Michigan Daily N. awa pla for yes eco grip In the Ass aboi 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 4 Tigers socked, 5-3 4 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. 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State St. (at Nickels Arcade) " 761-6207 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."