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By ALEX SACHARE NEW YORK (SP) — Major league baseball's owners have voted to ratify the four-year agreement with the Players As sociation that was reached dur ing last week's All-Star break. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn an nounced Monday ‘The clubs have approved and therefore ratified the rec ommendation of the Player Re lations Committee that the col lective bargaining agreements with the Players Association be okayed . Commissioner Kuhn said Kuhn added ‘There were 17 votes for approval, including a majority in both leagues,’ from among the 24 owners A simple majority of 13 votes were needed for approval, including five in each league The next step is up to the Players Association, which al ready has begun distributing the agreement documents to its 600 members The union vote is ex pected to be completed within the next two weeks, according to un ion executive director Marvin Miller . The owners who first met to discuss the proposal at a meeting last Wednesday in Philadelphia had set 2pm , EDT, Monday as a deadline for their votes to be sent via teletype to the commis sioner's office The seven owners who did not vote for approval did not neces sarily vote against the contract, the commissioner said ‘‘The balance of the club owners largely supported the view of desiring an additional major league meeting to further discuss the agreements,”’ he explained Among those known to be op posed to the agreement how ever were St Lews Cardinals owner August A Busch who said the owners “have lost the war and the Oakland As Charles C Finley who said the agreement was a triple-edged sword—I dont Ike it . Their opinion, however was not shared by the Majority of their colleagues Miller expressed confidence the players would follow the owners lead and also approve the agree ment. When the pact was first an nounced in Philadelphias last week neither side would reveal details of its terms Management would not break that official silence Monday, but key elements of the four-year agreement— which would replace the so-called reserve system, which binds a player to—one team until he is traded sold or released—have become known They include —A player can demand to be traded after spending six years in the major leagues He will have six veto rights if he is not traded he becomes a free agent —Players who become free agents may negotiate with up to 12 teams, starting with the in verse order of the previous season's standings Limits will be set on the number of free agents who may be signed by any one club Notice There has been a schedule change for tonight’s Gardiner Summer Recreational Basketball League The Braves and Knicks scheduled for 6 30 pm will be playing at 6 30 and Gardiner and Ft Western will play at 6 30 This is the last regular season game as the playoffs will start ihursday —After exercising his free agent option, a player must re main with is new team for at least five years —The only compensation to a club for a player lost on the free agent process will be draft choices Auburn in L win. 11-5 AUBURN - Defending District 5 Little League All-Star champions Auburn Suburban won its opening game in the District 5 playoffs with an 11-5 decision over New Auburn Monday Auburn Suburban advances to the quarterfinals with a game against Winslow American Friday at the Augusta North field The winner of that game plays the win ner of Thursday's Augusta North- Hall-Dale contest Little League action continues today with a Winslow National- Augusta East matchup at the Augusta North field Game time is 50pm Area golf ACC Dr Hugh Mathews and Hugh Mathews II and Jim Diono all had 63s to claim first gross in men’s four ball play at the Augusta Country Club Jack Harland, John Paxman, Don Gaskin and John Lacasse were at first net with 53. In skin game competition Andy Widdoes walked away with four points while Jim Delos had two and Jack Flanagan, Leon Banks, John Rizzo Dr Oakley Melendy, Jim Diorio and Hugh Mathews II collected a point each Sharon Tyler and Leon Banks shot a $2 to take first gross in the Father-Daughter Championship Bull Woolston and Sue shot a 73 for first net Western View Loretta LaPlante carded a 56 for first gross in Ladies Day play over the weekend First net went to Hazel Daniels with a 58-20-38 Dorothy Giddings and Esther Noyes tied for fewest putts with 18 In Sunday Scotch some play Hazel? Gurley and Leona Gould capped first grass with a IT Second grass went to Fred Murphy and Eleanor Humphrey and Norman Hollins and Anna Stanley tied with 47s The teams of Maunce Davis and Margaret Gaskin and Gerald Eaton and Beatrice Gurley claimed first net Richard Bleak and Loretta LaPlante took third bet
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Kennebec Journal
Augusta, Maine, US
Tue, Jul 20, 1976
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