6 Page 10-Wednesday, September 22, 1982-The Michigan Daily ,Television networks scramble to adjust progranung di NEW YORK (AP) - The first and p.m., followed by the Calgary Stam- most immediate impact of the National peders at the Edmonton Eskimos at 4 Football League Players Association p.m. strike was felt in the television industry THE NBC contract with the CFL, yesterday, with. all three networks rTahedNBClot rac, sestwihlytheeFL planning alternate programming to reace last July, is essentily a weeka replace the usual diet of NFL games. to-we reeent nd iu a ABC rtre h ieso ceue clause requiring the network to black ABC returned the time slot scheduled out a number of markets close to for tomorrow night's Atlanta-Kansas Canada. Among thae cities who will City game to its entertainment division naa Among thoe cre Chovll and it will be filled by a Peter Falk not see the CFL games are Cleveland, movie, "The Cheap Detective," and an Buffalo, Detroit, Rochester, Seattle, abbreviated edition of the news show Spokane and Toledo with network af- 20-20 dealing with the final days of filiates in those cities substituting local Princess Grace of Monaco. programming. MONDAY NIGHT, when ABC would NBC said it could still cover NFL have shown the Cincinnati at Cleveland games this weekend if a quick set- NFL game, the network will beam a tlement were reached in the strike. But Clint Eastwood movie, "The Outlaw a firm decision on coverage would have Josey Wales." to be made by Friday when the network Those movies will command con- dispatches its mobile units and crews to siderably less in advertising revenue prepare for the Sunday telecasts. The than the approximate $150,000 per 30- network's deal with the CFL, worth ap- second commercial commanded by the proximately $100,000 per game, network's Monday night NFL package. provides payment only if games are NBC has scheduled a Canadian Foot- shown. ball League double-header for Sunday, beginning with the British Columbia CBS will stick with NFL coverage, Lions at the Toronto Argonauts at 1:30 presenting an expanded version of its urng strike regular NFL Today show dealing with the strike issues starting at 12:30 p.m., followed by an edited version of Super Bowl XVI between the San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals. THERE HAD been some speculation that the networks might present college football games to replace the NFL telecasts but there were no immediate plans to do so. Donn Bernstein, a spokesman for ABC, said there had been some "internal dialogue" about the potential of Sunday NCAA games. "But it hasn't surfaced since then. It is on the back burner," he said. DeLoss Dodds, the athletic director at the University of Texas, said he thought moving college games to Sun- days during the strike would be "ill- advised." The NFL and the colleges have agreements to play their games on days that would not conflict with each other. "I don't feel that I can say that Texas will or will not play a game on a Sun- day, but right now I'd be opposed to it," said Dodds. THE SPORTING VIEWS Strike gives Rozelle some big dreams... ...and an end to USFL competition ! a TBS to televise all-star' games By CHUCK JAFFE NATIONAL FOOTBALL League commissioner Pete Rozelle is a happy man today, even though the NFL players have gone out on strike. No, Rozelle hasn't been renting himself out as a tackling dummy, but he feels that the walk-out will put an end to the upstart United States Football League. Since team owners do not want to refund money, the NFL season will include all the regular season games, even those missed during the strike. If the NFL season runs into March it will wipe out the start of the USFL schedule and undoubtedly sweep the new league away with it. To understand just how Rozelle got this train of thought you have to read the transcript of the last unan- nounced contract talks before the strike was declared. Although the meeting was not covered by the press, it did have significant bearing on the future of football, as Rozelle found his way to continue the NFL's monopoly of the pro football market. Present at the meeting were. Rozelle, union executive director Ed Garvey, union president Gene Upshaw, Jack Donlan, the executive director of the NFL Management Council, and Detroit Lions' owner William Clay Ford. Rozelle: Okay gentlemen, let's get down to business. What are we going to do with this contract? What about all of this strike business? Upshaw: We're gonna strike! Garvey: Shut up Gene. Mr. Com- missioner, the union has already changed its demands from 55% of the attendance revenues to a portion of the television contracts. We feel that this is a step in the right direc- tion. Donlan: The owners won't go for it. They've instructed me to offerRozell each player a lifetime supply of athletic tape, but no television ... why is he money. smiling., Ford: The television money is fine with me, but I have to find out what Billy Sims says. His new contract gives him control of the team. Shut up Gene Garvey: We feel that our demands are equitable for everyone. The gains from signing now outweigh the financial losses of a strike. Upshaw: Yeah, a strike! Garvey: Shut up Gene. I don't have to remind you of how much money a strike would cost the owners. Ford: I don't think Billy would go for that. Rozelle: Let's calm down here for a minute. I want to remind you all that we could all lose. The NCAA television contract was just declared illegal. Some schools, like USC and Oklahoma have already said they would negotiate their own contract. Without television, we would go under. Garvey: Don't worry Mr. Commissioner. USC and Oklahoma players are professionals. They belong to the union. If we strike, they strike. Upshaw: Yeah, we strike and they strike! Rozelle: Shut up Gene. Mr. Garvey, is there any way you could do anything to strengthen our position against the United States Football League? Garvey: Well sir, I do have a contract proposal that could take care of everything. I know it is a little crazy, but hear me out. I say that we strike until December. Then we resume our schedule, and play all of the remaining games. That would carry our playoffs into March, the heart of the USFL season. Rozelle: That would ruin them. Garvey: Plus, the networks would be so desperate for football during the Christmas season that they will gladly up the contracts by a few million dollars. That money will go to the players and settle the contract dispute. Ford: I think Billy will like that. Donlan: The owners will hold a lock-out to keep the strike in the news. We'll strike now, and play in Decem- ber. Upshaw: Yeah, strike now, play in December. Garvey: Are we agreed? Ford: Billy says so. Upshaw: I strike, you strike, he strikes. Donlan: Let's hear it for big business. Upshaw: ...she strikes, we all strike. Rozelle: Our strike will ruin the USFL and the NCAA. It is amazing that a union can do so much to further the cause of antitrust. We'll wipe out the competition and make millions. Upshaw: Everybody strikes. So now the strike is set, and Pete Rozelle is a happy man. He should be. After all, football season is only three months away. ATLANTA (AP) - Turner Broad- casting System has set up an agreement with the striking National Football League players to televise the games of a six-team all-star league, TBS President Robert Wussler said yesterday. Wussler said he saw the contract as a way of "providing our viewers with an alternative form of professional foot- ball." IF THE STRIKE lasts longer than two weeks, the games would be broad- cast via satellite to cable television systems in all 50 states. TBS owns WT- BS-TV in Atlanta and the Cable News Network, both of which are broadcast to cable systems via satellite. Wussler said TBS is simply the carrier of the games, and Ed Garvey, executive director of the NFL Players Association, has a "very complex arrangement" with a West Coast promoter to provide the playing essen- tials, such as ordering their uniforms, their helmets and footwear. AM/FM WALKMANS $19.001 Casette WALKMAMS $30.00 Mini Cassette Recorders $32.00 FM Stereo Cassette WALKMAN $48.00 Full Feature Stereo Clock Radio $30.00 Full Audio line at comparably great prices Sold at RAGS TO RICHES, 1218S. University, next to Campus Theatre Every Friday, 6-10 p.m. only Come this Friday with ad for 5% discount Read and Use Daily Classifieds "It's quite an elaborate arrangement. I have seen the documents," Wussler said. THE CONTRACT with TBS calls for the NFLPA to organize six teams representing each divisin of the NFL, with the first all-star game scheduled to be played at RFK Stadium in Washington Oct. 3, he said. Subsequent games will be scheduled on Sunday and Monday nights, to be played at varous sites, he said. Detroit Lions' center Amos Fowler said Monday an all-star game was set for Tiger Stadium on Oct 17. However, according to Tigers General Manager Jim Campbell, striking players and the Turner Broad- casting System have not arranged for an all-star game in Tiger Stadium, nor will there be one. "TIGER STADIUM is not available as far as we're concerned," Campbell said yesterday. "And we do control the stadium." "We have no contract," he added. "Nobody from Turner Broadcasting has contacted us." Tiger Stadium would not be used "for one game," Campbell said. "What if they get a wet rainy day. It would tear up the field. We wouldn't do it for one game." D Donlan sets strike terms. NEW YORK (AP)- The National Football League will play its games with free agents and rookies if enough regular players choose to ignore their union's strike, the owners' chief negotiator said yesterday. Jack Donlan, the executive director of the NFL Management Council, the owners' bargaining unit, also said: " tomorrow night's Atlanta-at-Kansas City game and next weekend's schedule still have not been officially scrapped by the league. " the league will take legal action to prevent the players from staging their cable-televised all-star games. " he believed it wouldn't be long before players began going over the union's leadership in demanding a settlement, and, " there were no talks scheduled with the union. "The league is looking into that," Donlan said when asked if the NFL would try to stagegames despite the strike, which began yesterday. "Ob- viously we're going to have to take a hard look at the people who will be available. "THE LEAGUE has said right from the beginning that it does not want to impair the integrity of the game. So what we would do is we would examine on a daily basis the number of athletes who are prepared to play, and if the league feels it can put on NFL-caliber football, then at that point in time, we'll play football." The strike started following the con clusion of Green Bay's 27-19 victory over the New York Giants Monday night, the final game of the secon weekend. The Falcons-Chiefs game would be the first affected. "I'd be hard-pressed to say whethe we'll play this weekend, but as of now those games and Kansas City's are stil on as far as the league is concerned,' said Donlan, who acknowledged tha neither team had shown up yesterday for practice. "We'll see who shows up tomorrow night," he said. THE MANAGEMENT Council on Tuesday notified all 28 teams that among other things: " No players active, inactive, injured reserve and physically unable to per form will be paid, starting with th third week of the season. " Players will not be allowed to prac tice or work out at club facilities, club equipment will not be made available t players and clubs won't arrange fo outside practice or work facilities o permit any club personnel to par ticipate in player workouts or pra tices. " Starting today, players will no receive medical treatment o rehabilitation at club facilities althoug the club will be responsible for the cos of treatment or rehabilitation furnishe at outside facilities. The union, which signed a - d e r N l t P Donlan , ...gives NFL strategy d agreement with Turner Broadcasting - System, an Atlanta-based cable net- e work, to televise a series of so-called "Players League" games, has lined up a schedule of six games-Oct. 11 at b RFK Stadium in Washington, Oct. 17 in o Detroit, Oct. 18 in Houston's r Astrodome, Oct. 31 in Dallas, Nov. 15 in r Orlando, Fla., and Nov. 22 in - Shreveport, La. ''We will take legal action against all appropriate parties" to prevent the t games from being staged, Donlan said. r "We will seek an injunction." h Donlan said he hadn't believed there t would be a strike "and I continue to d believe that it won't last very long because I believe that the players areO n like employees all over. What they want is more money and better benefits, and that's out there for them. "And I don't really believe that the players believe that it's imperative that it come in a certain package as opposed to another," Donlan continued. 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