  We demonstrate that both quark-gluon plasma (QGP) and hadronic gas (HG)
models of the central fireball created in S -> W collisions at 200 GeV A are
possible sources of the recently observed strange (anti-) baryons. From the
theoretical point of view, the HG interpretation we attempt remains more
obscure because of the high fireball temperature required. The thermal
properties of the fireball as determined by the particle ratios, are natural
for the QGP state. We show that the total particle multiplicity emerging from
the central rapidity region allows to distinguish between the two scenarios.
