Tuesday, July 16, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page ee 11 BENGAL VETS REPORT Football strike at impasse By The Asociated Pren The first crack - more like a fissure, actually - has appear- ed in the wall of striking Na- tional Football League veterans. A break may be imminent, too, in the deadlocked contract 'alks.- While most NFL teams had to be content with perhaps one or two veterans appearing at camp along with the usual flood of rookies and free agents, the Cincinnati Bengals enjoyed a windfall when a dozen vets, in- :luding quarterback Grog Cook, tight end Bob Trumpy ant line- backer Al Beauchamp, showed up Sunday at Wilmington, Ohio. Yesterday, though, Cook re- versed his field and walked out of camp, leaving the Bengals with 11 veterans. It still was the largest contingent of non-str k- ers, and Beauchamp thinks more may be on the way. "I think a lot of the Sayv are behind the strike because thwy only want two weeks of prac- tice and don't want to play as many exhibition games, he said. "CINCINNATI is our Na1 competition," Pittsbgh vc president Din Roonev obseved from the Steelers' Latrabe, 'Pa., camp, "and since some rf their veterans are showing up, maybe some of our guys will consid: this and decide to report." Preston Pearson, hi Steelers' player representative, adotted he was surnrised at th EBengals' defection. "I didn't think ther'd be 12 guys in the entire leag e who would cross the picket ies," he said. IN HOUSTON, meantime, Bill Curry, president of the NFL Players Association, said hli te- lieves "both sides now :i r e ready to sit down and 'Isdotns the issues . . . I think we would be foolish if we couldn't s it down and settle this before the regnlar season starts." Then, for the first time sne the strike began July 1 Cur ry mentioned what might be con- sidered a timetable. "If we can't reach in agree- ment in six to eight weeks, there's something seriously wrong," Curry said, adding he would have his negotiating team "on a 24-hour call to sart talk- ing. Cook's walkout appeared to be the result of his own prob- lems, rather than because of the strike. THE ONLY other camp with more than a trickle of vets on hand belonged to the Houston Oilers, with 10, including lne- backers Steve Kiner, Gregg Bingham and Ted Washington. At Carlisle, Pa., the Washing- ton Redskins' camp, Roy Jef- ferson and Brig Owens met with rookies and tried to convince them not toplay any exhibition games, including a rookie scitl-O mage Friday night, which the Redskin vets plan to- picket. "The fact that the game is scheduled to RFK Stadium the team's Washington, D.C., home and that they're charging mon- ey for tickets tells me the tame is an exhibition game," s a i d Jefferson. "If we can ssp this game, it might set a precedent so other teams won't have them until this thing is settled." TOM ORIGER, owner of the World Football League's C h i- cago Fire, said yesterday he thinks the WFL may realize some short-term gains from the strike but the walkout could hurt both leagues in the lng run. "The strike could help our league if it lasts bevond the NFL's exhibition season, bt I still hate to see it going in- it's bad for the game gier- ally," Origer said. "I suppose there would be a small benefit for "s if the IFL tried to tackle the regular sea- son without veterans, bt the pnhlic may resent a ar ilsowed strike and that would hirt all of or- football. "It would be kind of int:-est- ing to se what wrd ha-nen, tha,'igh, if the NFL tried to play th reenIr season with v h a t nilavers thev've got now, ' Ori- eer said. RSEwHtRE arond the NFL., none of Green Bay's vet- erans walked throneh the nicke line when the Parkers' camp snened sn. And Coach D a n Deine s',eeested, as Philadel- ohia Eagles' Coah Mike Mc- Cormack had over the weekend, that he'd rather see no veterans 'rossing the line than fast a few. "For 26 years, I've been a fanatic on team unity," Devine said. "This is the heart of my coachine nhilosonhv." At Vero Beach, Fla., quarter- back Archie Manning led a pick- et line when New Orleans open- ed its camp to rookies and free agents. None of the veterans crossed that line, either. There were no veterans on hand when the Chicago Bears' and Phil- adelphia Eagles' camps opened. THE ONLY veteran who fail- ed to honor the New York Giants' nicket line when camp opened Sunday was Honor Jack- son, a defensive back. Defen- sive end Wilbur Young was the only Kansas City veteran at the Chief's camp. Wide receiver Gloster.Rich- ardson was the only veteran to cross the Cleveland Browns' picket line. Linebacker Larry Stallings did the same at t a e St. Louis Cardinals' camp. And offensive tackle Ralph Neely was the only significant veteran at the Dallas Cowboys' camp. Linebacker Brian McConnell, one of six veterans who show- ed up at the New England Pa- triots' camp Saturday, walked out Monday on the advice of his lawyer, saying he feared disciplinary action from t h e Players Association. SHORT or LONG HAIRSTYLES TO PLEASEl DASCOLA BARBERS ARORLAND-97 1-9975I MAPLEVLLAGE-761-27 3 E. LIBERTY-668-9329 E. UNIVERSITY- 62-0354 NOTED quarterback Archie Manning takes his turn on the picket lines as the NFL play- er's strike reached New Or- leans yesterday. BOWLING FOOSBALL PINBALL BILLIARDS SNOOKER U-M UNION TONITE David Bromberg puts on 2 more great shows to demolish the summer blahs 2 sets-9& 11 $2.50 each 1421 Hih 761-1451 coo l ~t CENTICORE BOOKSHOPS 336 Maynard 1229 S. University WOULD YOU BELIEVE WE HAVE MORE THAN 1000 TITLES ON SALE FOR THE STREET FAIR? 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