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QB Ferragamo returns to Rams

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Quarter-
back Vince Ferragamo, who led the Los
Angeles Rams into the Super Bowl
before defecting to Canada, has retur-
ned to the National Football League
club with a chance to earn a reported
$1.1 million.
The Rams announced yesterday that,
Ferragamo, 28, had signed a series of
one-year contracts covering three
seasons.
"HE WAS signed to a Rams' contract
by club officials after approval from
owner Georgia Frontiere," the team
announced.

Must compete with Jones
and others for top spot

Ferragamo will join rookies and the
other quarterbacks when the Rams
open training camp at California State-
Fullerton July 15.
Although the club refused to divulge
terms of the contract, reportedly it
becomes effective only if Ferragamo
makes the team.
PREVIOUSLY, TIDE club had signed
veteran Bert Jones, who starred with
the Baltimore Colts and is expected to
be the No.1 quarterback this year.
Ferragamo signed with the Montreal
Alouettes last year, but failed in the
Canadian League and was released.
HE MUST vie for a apot on the club
not only with Jones but Jeff Rutledge
and Jeff Kemp, who were on the squad
last year.
"I'm kind of elated about the new con-
tract," Ferragamo said. "I'm excited
about going to training camp. It's good

to be back home."
He said he still was unhappy about his
treatment in Canada, adding, "They
tried to inhibit my coming back to the
States and almost stopped my coming
back to the NFL."
AS FOR the competition against
Jones, he said, "It will be challenging
and I'm looking forward to it. I think
there will be a lot of eyes looking to see
who becones the starting quarter-
back."
Jack Faulkner, the administrator of
football operations for the club, said, "I
think it would behoove everyone to take
a good look at Vince Ferragamo to see
what he still can do."
Originally from the Los Angeles area,
Ferragamo first played at the Univer-
sity of California, then transferred to
Nebraska.
He threw 20 touchdown passes for the

Rams during the 1980 season after
taking over from Pat Haden in 1979, the
season the club reached the Super -
Bowl, where it lost to Pittsburgh 31-19.
AFTER MOVING to Montreal last
season following a contract dispute
with the Rams, Ferragamo was
plagued by interceptions and benched
in mid-season.
Commissioner Pete Rozelle of the NFL
gave the Rams permission to sign
Ferragamo, who under league rules
still was the property of the club,
Alouettes owner Nelson Skalbania
was represented by Los Angeles
businessman Harry Ornest in dealings
with Ferragamo.
"This office has received no ex-
planation from Mr. Skalbania or Mr.
Ornest of the basis for any claim that
Vince Ferragamo is not currently free
to sign in the NFL for the 1982 season
and beyond, nor even a clear indication
that such a claim is in fact being asser-
ted," Rozelle said.
Ferragamo reportedly had signed a
multi-year contract in Canada for
$450,000 annually.

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NFL union pulls
WASHINGTON (AP) - Unsigned camp or signing with another league.
ookies and free agents were placed in Those veteran free agents going to
he middle Thursday by the National camp can return with a 10 percent hike
ootball League Players' Association in their 1981 salaries or their team's last
aits continuing contract dispute with written offer, whichever is higher.
he league. Rookies, Garvey said, may not
The union's collective bargaining negotiate with the clubs after July 15.
greement with the league expires "The union has made an offer
nidnight July 15. Both sides admit an covering all rookies as part of our per-
greement on a new contract is unlikely 'centage of gross plan, he said.
rior to the expiration of the current "WE RECOGNIZE that this places
ontract. Talks, in recess for a month rookies ina difficult position and that it
esume in New York July 13. is all the more reason for the
YESTERDAY, ED Garvey, executive: Management Council the league's
irector of the NFLPA, said that negotiating team to commence good
eteran free agents not under contract faith bargaining immediately," Garvey
uly 15 have the option of reporting to said.
Garvey said that a least 15 first-round
draft choices remain unsigned.
MICHIGAN He pointed out that whey an
agreement was reached with the
Y HOUSING Management Council, all players would
UTILITIES INCLUDED receive either a pay scale based on a
TOWNHOUSES percentage of gross or their current
contract, whichever is greater.
JACK DONLAN, executive director
of the Manaement Council, accused the
union of assuming an, "arogant"
posture.
"The arrogance of this union to say
after collective bargaining expires that

punches
we can't have new employees is
unheard of in the labor movement in
this country. What is the difference
betwen a veteran free agent coming in-
to camp with the team's latest written
offer and the draftee coming in with the
team's best offer," Donlan said. "It is
just an attempt by the union to stick it
to the agents representing the drafted
players."
"The union statement is baloney,"
said Donlan.
MEANWHILE, the union announced
that it had filed a new unfair labor
charge against management for
refusing to bargain in good faith.
In the complaint, filed Wednesday in
Washington, the NFLPA charged the
union with:
Refusing to meet and bargain for an
entire month just prior to the expiration
of the current contract; failing to fur-
nish the union with information it had
agreed to provide; designating as their
bargaining representatives individuals
who lack the authority to negotiate an
agreement; refusing to make counter-
proposals, and following a predeter-
mined course not to reach an
agreement with the union.

Ferragamo
... has returned

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Edwards tops tourney
SUTTON COLDFIELD, England (AP)- Danny Edwards, who finished 12th in
last month's U.S. Open, fired a second-round 67 yesterday for a four-stroke lead at
the halfway mark of the State Express Golf Classic at the Belfry.
Edwards' steady play enabled him to withstand a record eight-under-par 65 by
Spain's Jose-Maria Canizares.
THE AMERICAN had a 36-hole total of 11-under-par 135.
"Playing well, driving well and putting well" was how Edwards summed up his
game, which yesterday included five birdies and an eagle at the par-five 17th hole.
In second place at 139 was Britain's Brian Marchbank, a former Walker Cup
player who had made the cut in only three previous events this year.
NEXT AT 140 were Australia's power-hitting Greg Norman, Caniza'es-who
smashed the course record by three shots-and Britain's Sandy Lyle.
Canizares' round included a remarkable 20-foot putt at the ninth.
The most talked-about shot, however, was one played by West Germany's Ber-
nhard Langer at the 18th. The ball went into a pond in front of the green and he
elected to take off his shoes and socks, roll up his trousers and paddle in to try and
play the ball from 12 inches of water.

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