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Players start to OK settlement
Mets, Mariners, Orioles, Braves, Royals, Giants approve
By HAL BOCK
AP Sports Writer
Major league baseball players yester
day started the ratification process on
the agreement that ended their seven
week strike.
Player representatives, who voted
unanimously last Saturday to accept the
agreement, were explaining details of
the settlement to their teams and then
polling the players.
After Rusty Staub of the New York
Mets, who sat in on most of the negotia
tions, briefed his teammates on the con
tract, he told newsmen there were no
dissenting voices. But Met relief pitcher
Neil Allen said: "I don't understand one
thing we were talking about."
When the Mets voted yesterday in a
sealed ballot, the contract won 'support
24-1. There was no word on which New
York player voted against the
agreement.
Other teams lined up with unanimous
or near-unanimous support for the deal
forged in the early morning hours last
Friday.
The Seattle Mariners voted 23-3, the
San Francisco Giants 23-2 and the Minne
sota Twins 21-6 in favor of the
'I don't understand one
thing we were talking
about.'
—N.Y. Mets relief
pitcher Neil Allen
agreement. Representatives for the Oak
land A's, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs
and Chicago White Sox said their ratifi
cation votes would be taken today or
tomorrow.
Player reps for the Kansas City Roy
alS, Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta
Braves sent word to .their union head
quarters yesterday that the agreement
had been accepted unanimously by their
teammates.
Phil Niekro of the Braves said his team
conducted its vote by a show of hands.
"Usually the thing is done by a secret
ballot, but there was no point," Niekro
said. "It would have been the same thing
both ways."
Relief pitcher Dan Quisenberry ex
plained the agreement to the Kansas City
players.
"It was 100 percent for," Quisenberry
said. "I asked them if anyone had any
objections to it to raise their hands, and
nobody did."
Quisenberry said the Royals! players
did have some questions.
' "A couple of guys with bonus clauses
based on service time were concerned,"
he said, "and a couple of people wanted
to know why we have to play so many
Brett top vote-getter
in All-Star balloting
North on upswing Eagles preparing for Top seeds get wins
.
at PGA championship exhibition with Oilers in U.S. clay tourney
ATLANTA (AP) Victory in the 1978 U.S. Open was the high point of Andy WEST CHESTER,. Pa. (AP) Dick Vermeil says the top priority for his
North's pro career, but it also triggered a slide into the depths of a golfing Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL preseason is not to get anybody hurt. In. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Top-seeded Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia and a
addition to avoiding injuries, Vermeil's goals include execution of offensive and tired N 0.2 Jose-Luis Clerc of Argentina, the defending men's singles champion,
depression. Nov , three years later, North is just climbing out of it.
defensive fundamentals. turned in first-round victories yesterday in the $350,000 U.S. Clay Court tennis
"It is," he said, straight-faced as could be, "nice to be playing like a tour • tournament.
"Those two, avoiding injuries and basic execution, are most important,"
player again." Fifth-seeded Mel Purcell, runnerup to Clerc a year ago, won his first-round
Vermeil said.
North, then 28, appeared headed for golf's front rank when he won the U.S. match when a shaking Pavel Slozil retired in the oppressive heat and humidity
The Eagles open their four-game exhibition schedule tomorrow night against
Open in Denver. It set him up for a number of important invitational events and at the Indianapolis Sports Center.
the Houston Oilers in Houston. Vermeil said he plans to play most of his
boosted his money-earnings to a career high of $150,398. . Later matches last night pitted N 0.3 Guillermo Vilas against Craig Wittus
regulars in the first half against the Oilers.
Instead of capitalizing on his opportunities, however, North went the other and the women's No.l seed, Andrea Jaeger, against Donna Rubin.
"In the second half we'll play more younger people," he said yesterday. "I
way. Lendl, ranked fourth in the world, reached the second round with a 6-2, 6-1
don't know if everybody will get in (the game), but quite a few people will. I victory over Rick Fagel. Clerc, who beat Lendl in the semifinals and then
His winnings were cut by more than 50 percent in 1979 and last year dropped may substitute in the first half with people competing for starting jobs." ousted Vilas for the championship in the Volvo International tournament at
to $55,000. Through the first four months of this season, he missed the cut in Vermeil plans to test the shotgun passing formation, installed in the Eagles' North Conway, N.H., on Monday, stopped Sherwood Stewart 6-4, 6-4 and
seven of 13 starts, didn't finish higher than 29th and won only $6,200. offense for the first time. ' admitted he was playing tired.
And, North indicated, the decline can be traced to the U.S. Open. "It's worked good in seven-on-seven drills," Vermeil said, "but we've only It was/the 20th straight match victory for Clerc, who has won his past three
"I think that I'm now finally over that," he said before a practice round for tested it once, and that was under a semi-live situation in which you don't tackle tournaments.
the 63rd PGA national championship, which begins tomorrow at the Atlanta the quarterback." . "I'm feeling tired, but I think I can win," he said. "The heat is really no good
Athletic Club. Vermeil said how much of the shotgun the Eagles use against Houston for me."
"I went through a period of a couple of years where it was very difficult for depends on third down situations "I imagine we'll use it on 11 or 12 snaps, Purcell, a surprise finalist here in his first season as a professional last year,
me to go out and concentrate 6n what I wanted to do," North said. "I was kind of maybe more," he said. was leading 5-0 in the first set when his Czechoslovakian opponent retired. The
lost at sea, floundering around, and wasn't doing much of anything. I've tried to The Eagles may be without starting offensive tackle Stan Walters, who has victory advanced Purcell to a second-round showdown against three-time U.S.
get some priorities back in line and feel like I'm starting to play better golf than been nursing a knee injury. In the event Walters can't play, Steve Kenney will Clay Court champion Manuel Orantes of Spain.
I have in a long, long time." get the assignment. In other first-round singles matches yesterday, N0.4-seed Harold Solomon
The record shows it. Rookie cornerback Lyndell Jones is slated to replace Roynell Young, who has easily beat Marco Ostoja of Yugoslavia 6-1, 6-1, and N 0.14 Shlomo Glickstein of
The turn-around started in the Memorial Tournament at the end of May. a hamstring pull, while guard Dean Miraldi, a second-round draft choice, starts Israel ousted Eduardo Bengoechea of Argentina 6-4, 6-3.
"Before that tournament I couldn't do anything," North said. "Since then, in place of Petey Perot, who suffered a back injury more than a week ago. In women's second-round matches, N0.2-seed Virginia Ruzici of Romania
I've hit the ball reasonably well." Vermeil said regular quarterback Ron Jaworski will play the first half, with beat Brazil's Patricia Medrado, 6-3, 6-4; third-seeded Mima Jausovec of
The revival reached a peak two weeks ago with a strong second-place finish in Joe Pisarcik the third quarter and Rob Hertel the fourth. Al Chesley, second- Yugoslavia beat Jeanne DuVall 6-2, 6-4, and N 0.4 Regina Marsikova of
the Anheuser-Busch Classic, North's best performance in three seasons. year linebacker from Pitt, will start' at linebacker for ailing Bill Bergey. Czechoslovakia downed Kathleen Cummings 6-2, 6-1..
North tried to analyze his slump. At fullback, Perry Harrington and 10th-round draft pick Hubert Oliver have Also, N 0.6 Sue Barker of England ousted Yvona Brzakova of Czechoslovakia,
"I just got too concerned about making money instead of playing good golf," been giving Leroy Harris a close fight for the job. Vermeil plans to start Harris, 6-4, 6-1; eighth-seeded Anne Smith beat Kim Steinmetz, 6-1, 6-3 and N 0.14
he said. "It got out of control." but Harrington and Oliver should see a lot of action. Kathy Rinaldi beat Elise Burgin, 6-2, 6-2.
games in the second half to make up for
the first half."
The Royals played only 50 games be
fore the strike, 10 fewer than the Oakland
A's, American League West leaders
when the strike began June 12.
Baltimore players voted 26-0 for the
agreement after hearing from shortstop
Mark Belanger, their player rep, and
thitd baseman Doug DeCinces, the
American League player rep.
Both players, like the Mets' Staub,
were deeply involved in negotiations
throughout the strike.
The Orioles had one player over the
standard 25-man roster voting because
pitcher Steve Stone is on the disabled list.
Other clubs will vote later in the week
as workouts continue in preparation for
its
the resumption of regular-season play
next Monday. Still pending is a decision
on a playing format for the remainder of
1981.
Major league owners are scheduled to
meet tomorrow in Chicago for their own
ratification vote of the strike settlement
and to discuss how to resume the season.
They will decide either to start over with
a split-season concept, creating a second
tier of playoffs in October, or to resume
where the teams left off, with the stand
ings as they were on the day the strike
began.
The owners' meeting had been sched
uled for yesterday but was postponed
because of logistics problems created by
the air traffic controllers strike. If the
owners are unable to reach Chicago by
NEW YORK (AP) Third baseman
George Brett of the Kansas City Royals
was the only player to get more than 1
million votes in balloting for the Ameri
can League All-Star team, which was
announced yesterday.
Brett led all major leaguers in the
balloting, receiving 1,144,272 votes to win
the starting spot in the 52nd All-Star
Game, to be played Sunday night at
Cleveland.
He will be joined on the AL starting
team by four New York Yankees —out
fielders Reggie Jackson and Dave Win
field, second baseman Willie Randolph
and shortstop Bucky Dent and first
tomorrow, a telephone conference call
will be arranged to discuss the matters.
As part of the .strike settlement, the
players agreed to stage the All-Star
Game in Cleveland Stadium on Sunday
night.
On Saturday night, the Cleveland
Browns will host the Pittsburgh Steelers
in a National Football League exhibition
game.
Because of that NFL contest, plans
were made to stage the annual All-Star
workout at Cuyahoga Community Col
lege in Parma, Ohio, on Saturday. But
that idea was scrapped when Cleveland
club officials became concerned about
possible overcrowding of the college
field.
baseman Rod Carew of California, out
fielder Ken Singleton of Baltimore and
catcher Carlton Fisk of the Chicago
White Sox.
The National League starters are first
base Man Pete Rose of Philadelphia, sec
ond baseman Davey Lopes of Los An
geles, shortstop Dave Concepcion of
Cincinnati, third baseman Mike Schmidt
of Philadelphia, outfielders Dave Parker
of Pittsburgh; George Foster of Cincin
nati, and Andre Dawson of Montreal and
Expos' catcher Gary Carter.
The game marks the return of major
league baseball following the 50-day
strike which cut deeply into vote totals in
Pirates ratify;
vote not reported
By 808 DVORCHAK plained the agreement, particularly on
Associated Press Writer compensation for free agents and how
PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh the season would be completed.
Pirates yesteray joined the list of teams A number of players were also unsure
that have ratified the pact that ended the of how the performance clauses in their
50-day baseball strike. contracts will be fulfilled. For example,
"We voted to ratify," player represen- players can be paid bonuses for the
tative Phil Garner said after the players' number of starts, number of at-bats,
30-minute private meeting. He did not number of hits, etc.
disclose a breakdown of the vote. "That's been a big issue. A lot of people
Asked if the vote was unanimous, Gar- have performance bonuses, and those
ner merely repeated: "We voted to rati- will be pro-rated," said Garner following
f Y •"
a workout at Three Rivers Stadium.
A source close to the team said the "Things weren't exactly the way you'd
settlement was ratified overwhelmingly like to have them. But the owners didn't
but the vote was not unanimous. get exactly what they wanted either. It's
Many unanswered questions remained one of those things where you gain some
among the Pirates after Garner ex- and you lose some.
the computer-card balloting sponsored
by Gillette.
Normally, 12 million votes are cast, but
with major league parks shut down for
seven weeks, the total for 1981 was just
over 3 million. During the walkout, vot
ing continued in minor league parks and
at retail outlets.
•In both leagues, the starting third
basemen were the leading vote-getters.
Schmidt polled 1,037,307 votes, about
100,000 less than Brett.
And in both leagues, the tightest race
was at second base. Lopes won the NL
job with 536,368 to 523,830 for Manny
Trillo of Philadelphia.
Wednesday, August 5 8
"Let's just say we're back playing
inow. We're going to live with it. Whether
'Let's just say we're
back playing now.
We're going to live
with it. Whether it's
fair or not. . .we'll
.have to take that up in
1985 to ,
decide. . .We're going
to be playing under it.'
Phil Garner
it's fair or not. . .we'll have to take that
upi in 1985 to decide whether it was fair or
not," the Pittsburgh second baseman
said, adding that for now, "We're going
to be playing under it."
Garner will notify the players associa
tiom of the vote.
"I put it off for two days because I was
tired of it. I didn't want to look at it for
two days," he laughed.
Meanwhile, Garner had little opportu
nity for workouts during the seven weeks
of n egotiations, but he reported for drills
in good shape.
Ira fact, he started the season on the
disabled list because of surgery on his
right shoulder. And he said the arm
actually feels stronger now.
"It's better," he said.
The Pirates will play a pair of exhibi
tion games with the American League
Cleveland Indians this week before re
suming the season Aug. 10 in Montreal.
Manager Chuck Tanner said Jim Bib
by, Rick Rhoden and Don Robinson will
pitch tomorrow night in Cleveland. Tan
ner will start Eddie Solomon and work in
other pitchers as he sees fit Friday in
Pittsburgh.
In the AL, Randolph received the nod
with 488,128 to 421,829 for Frank White of
Kansas City.
Jackson led AL outfielders in the vot
ing w ith 631,522, followed by Singleton
with 541,100 and Winfield at 505,580. Oak
land's Tony Armas finished fourth
Fourth among NL outfielders was
rookie Tim Raines of Montreal, who did
not ap;pear.on the ballot but still received
412,364 votes as a write-in candidate.
Rose will be starting at a record fifth
position in the All-Star Game. He has
previously started at second base, third
base, left field and right field.
By RALPH BERNSTEIN
AP Sports Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) On the
59th day, he'll finally pitch
weather permitting.
Larry Christenson was to have
been the Philadelphia Phillies'
starting pitcher on June 13. The
baseball strike wiped that out.
Christenson (2-5) has been named
by manager Dallas Green as the
starter for the Phillies when their
season resumes Monday night
against the gt. Louis Cardinals.
"Christenson appears to be the
pitcher in the best physical
condition," said Green in explaining
the choice of the righthander who
has an ERA of 3.73.
Green also is faced with the fact
that he plans to use Steve Carlton (9-
1) and Dick Ruthven (8-3) in
Sunday's All-Star game at
Cleveland. The manager's tentative
plans are to pitch Nino Espinosa,
and possibly Ruthven and Carlton,
in the St. Louis series.
Christenson was delighted when
Green informed him that he would
open.
"I want it. I'm as ready as
anybody else," said Christenson,
who underwent an operation for a
deviated septum during the strike.
"I stayed in shape presuming I
would start, since I was supposed to
be the starter before the strike
began," Christenson said.
Christenson also said it would be
an honor to be the pitcher if, in the
opener, teammate Pete Rose gets
the hit that would make him the all
time National League leader in
career hits.
Christenson said he threw at least
every six days during the strike to a
pair of young catchers at Villanova
University.
"I really aired it out," Christenson
said. "I worked with weights and did
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Mike Schinidt (left) and Pete Rose of the Phi Hies roam the field of Veterans
Stadium last Sunday before a workout to prepare for Philadelphia's second
season opener against St. Louis this Monday.
a lot of jogging. I jogged about 30 to "If they continue, we'll be in
35 minutes a day, which is four miles better shape than I thought we'd
or so. be," Green said.
, "I.don't know what it's like after After a Phillies' workout Monday,
such a long layoff, and I didn't want Bob Boone, the National League
to find out." player representative to the Major
Christenson explained he's been League Players Association, said
very prone to injuries due to a only history will tell if the 50-day
chronic back condition and some strike was worth it.
arm problems and wanted to be sure "In my opinion, what happened
he didn't lose his physical edge. here will be in the best interest of
Christenson threw batting baseball," the catcher said. "I think
practice Sunday, and his teammates • the biggest thing we learned was
said he was alomst unhittable. how ridiculous it was.
•
Green said he is pleasantly "As far as the players are
surprised with the condition of most concerned, it was necessary because
of his pitchers. He said they threw the players had no choice."
hard.
Boone said he hopes the bitter
strike will be a deterrent to any
future walkout.
"I hope it makes ownership deal
with the players fairly," he said.
Did Boone feel both sides
underestimated each other's
determination in the dispute before
they settled last Friday?
"I think ownership did," Boone
replied. "I was told that across the
(bargaining) table.
"No, I don't think we
underestimated their resolve."
Boone said he felt that the end of
the owners' $lOO,OOO-per-day strike
insurance was one of the variables
that helped bring about the.
settlement. But it was more than
that.
"I think practicality entered into
it," he said. "I think the risk of
losing the season was as important
as the insurance issue. Also, the
owners didn't want to lose the
television money."
Boone noted also that the players
were losing money and suggested
the time was conducive to both sides
for a settlement.
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Boone also disagreed with
teammate Mike Schmidt, who said
the fans lost the most in the strike.
"The fans lost entertainment the
last two months," Boone said. "The
players lost two months from a short
career. The owners lost profit and
may have damaged the image of
baseball for the next few years."
Boone admitted that the players
lost in the settlement.
"There is no question the players
were in a takeback situation," he
said. "We were fighting not to lose
the reserve clause as it was June 12,
with the six-year free agency. We
had to do whatever was necessary to
preserve that. We're in worse shape
now than when we went in, plus we
lost two months salary."'
Kolb coming back,
avoiding 'the end'
By VITO STELLINO
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) The end. It's
getting closer for Jon Kolb, and he knows
At 33, Kolb is trying to come back from
a serious ankle injury. The odds are that
he's going to make it, but he realizes
more football is behind him than ahead of
him.
"There's life after death, but there's no
football after retirement," the veteran
offensive tackle said.
Kolb admits football has been the "fo
cal point of his life" since he was 11 years
old.
"I haven't found
anything that comes
close to the feeling you
get after a good game,
when you contribute to
a team effort," he
said. "If that sounds
high schoolish, so be
it."
Kolb said the in
volvement of report
ers and fans makes it
doubly difficult for a
player to cope with
ending his career.
"The press decides
to get down on a guy,
and they write he's
bum, and the fan re
act to it," he said, add
ing that Dwight White
suffered such a situation last year
"The implication was that he's a dog
now. Here's a guy who got out of a
hospital bed (for the first Super Bowl),
and now he's a dog. Of course, once he
does retire, he immediately qualifies for
sainthood."
Kolb admitted he felt "an almost inter
nal rage" when a radio guy stuck a
microphone in his face and said some
thing like, "The fans don't think you can
come back from this injury."
"Are the fans my judge?" Kolb asked.
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"Are the fans determining the way I'm
playing?" •
For Kolb, his love for the game helps
him to overcome much of the criticism.
He also has other career alternatives. He
works on his farm and runs a meat
packing plant.
Kolb, who will turn 34 on Aug. 30, isn't
really old for an offensive linemen. Gene
Upshaw is 36; Art Shell is 35. And they
helped Oakland win the Super Bowl last
year.
But Kolb knows it's easier for an older
player in Oakland's straight-ahead
blocking scheme. The Steelers stress
much more movement
in their line play.
Kolb always aims
high. The third-round
1969 draft pick is in his
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secutive games and
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Last year, however,
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ited him to seven
games. It was one of
the few times football
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wrestling, and I'm al-
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to him until that 1979 game in San Diego
when they almost ran us off the field. I
just got home Monday morning as he was
leaving for school. As I came inside the
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