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Sports Section Thursday, September 23, 1682 Classified Business 5 1 3C 14 18C Lakers' Riley signs multiyear contract LOS ANGELES Pat Riley, 37, who replaced fired coach Paul Westhead last season and lad tha Los Angela Lakers to the National Basketball Association championship, has signed a multi year contract to coach the team. The dub would not say how much money Riley would receive or how long his contract would run, although reports have Indicated It will be about two years. HW fW Jeff Rude TODAY Sports Editor Seminoles lounge for 100 grand While wondering why NFL 'Cial" Pete Rozelle didn't squash the strike with his iron fist ATTENTION FLORIDA STATE dlehards with $100,000 to spare for 100 grand, roughly the aver age salary of a sports writer, you can use a 13 seat private lounge for 10 years in the Seminoles' new $1 2 million football "sky box atop Doak Campbell Stadium The six glass enclosed, air conditioned lounges come complete with bathroom, bar, closed circuit television and stereo The lounges and 21 seats In the mass seating upper deck of the two tier sky box are going fast About 120 of the upper level seats have been taken One of the lounges Is reserved for school president Bernard Sllger and three others have been taken by fans one by a group of nine men, including Attorney General Jim Smith and New York Yankees owner George Stetabremer For Individuals or groups who cannot pay $100, 000 up front, the Seminole Boosters have a 1125,000 over 10 years payment plan To be eligible for the lounges or upper deck seats you must be a "Gold Chief' member The contribution Is a mere $5,000 FLORIDA QB WAYNE PEACE on scheduling "I told Coach (Charley) Pell I'd rather play teams like USC than reams like Furman That way we get more recognition Miami QB Jim Kelly would have been on the cover of "Sports Illustrated" Instead of Peace had Miami defeated Florida The "little Florida Georgia game," which Georgia Southern won 21 0 over Central Florida two weeks ago in the Jacksonville Gator Bowl, was a bust at the gate (onljr 2,350 people) but the series likely will continue there another four years Former Georgia QB Buck Belue is a football color commentator for the USA network The Tampa Bay Bandits of the new United States Football League have signed two former FSU players fullback Mike Whiting and receiver Jackie Flowers Former Seminole linebacker Paul Pturowskl and quarterback Jimmy Jordan also are Bandits The team, though, still Is searching for a coach Candidates include Steve Spurrier and Jack Pardee According to one survey, one of every 3,000 high school football players makes it to the NFL. CHRIS EVERT LLOYD, who suffered food poisoning after eating cheesecake en route to winning the U.S Open, doesn't know If it was intentional or not, but when she entered the women's dressing room the morning of her final against liana Mandllkova, the Czech opponent was sitting on a bench eating cheesecake Anyway, Lloyd, fearful she would become 111 at the sight of the food, quickly exited then won BECAUSE THE Cincinnati Reds have a no facial hair rule, there are many outstanding players who could not play for them, Including league Wiing leaders Willie Wilson and Al Oliver, top relievers Bruce Sutter, Rollie Fingers and Gene Garber, and BUI Madlock and Gorman Thomas Plus, Joe Torre couldn't manage the club because even if he shaves before the game he'd have a beard by the third inning FORMER FSU outfielder Mike Fuentes of the Memphis Chicks led the Class AA Southern League in home runs with 36 ESPN's Chris "I've Got A Nickname For Everyone'' Berman apparently thought he had a scoop last week after Cleveland Indian pitcher Neal Heaton, a former Miami Hurricane, pitched against the Boston Red Sox Berman said Heaton now is the only person to pitch against both Yastrzemskis Mike Yaz pf Florida State and Carl Yai of Boston A check of the box score, though, shows papa Yai didn't play that night SOCCER PROMOTERS have billed their game as the "Sport of the '80s," much like basketball chest thumpers hailed roundball as the sport of the 70s Both were mistaken. The North American Soccer League, unfortunately.

Is suffering a slow financial death because free spending league owners wrote too many blank checks for foreign stars. The NASL, whose season ended last Saturday with the Soccer Bowl, should have adopted a policy similar to that of the Japanese Baseball League and allow each team to have only two (or three or four) foreign players on Hi roster. As It Is now, each NASL team must have at least four Americans on the field at the same time It's unfortunate that the world's most popular game Is hurting here, at the pro level anyway, because soccer someday could be one of America's most popular sports More and more parents are preferring that their children play soccer rather than the more physical football To realize the strides soccer is making, one need only to check the playgrounds of Brevard. RANDALL "TEX" COBB, scheduled to fight WBA heavyweight champion Mike Weaver In late October, has been quite the hell raiser. He was kicked off the Abilene Christian college football team three times, once after hi coach, found him dressed In only his athletic supporter while on top of the athletic dorm, where he was loading a Crossbow with flame arrows, aiming them at a rival dorm and screaming, "Get ready to diet" Says Cobb now, "When people ask me If success will change roe, I tell them, 'I sure hope And whatever happened to Duane Bobtck? NFL to get TV money Tonight's Falcons Chiefs game officially called off Saints' Endeben: wage scale, 1C drop NEW YORK (AP) The National Football League, buoyed by assurances It would receive at least $30 million In television money even if no games are played for the next two weeks, Wednesday called off tonight's Atlanta Falcons' game against the Chiefs In Kansas City because of the players' strike The rest of the third weekend of regular season games also appeared to be a victim of the walkout Even if games for the next two weeks are wiped out, the NFL will receive the money it normally would have received from the three networks which televise games, said Art Modell of the Cleveland Browns, a member of the league's TV committee "All 23 teams will receive full TV payments for two weeks, said Model! "At least two weeks, maybe more.

It's open ended CBS reported Wednesday on its Evening News that the networks' two week, losses will be recovered next year Jim Heffernan, the NFL's director of public relations, confirmed that all three networks would pay the league for at least two weeks even if no games were played "It Is evidence of the league and networks working together to scare the players," said Ed Gar vey, executive director of the NFL Players Association "It is part of their effort to weaken the players' resolve It won't work." Strike facts ON STRIKE: DAY THREE WHO: The 1,500 members of the NFL Players Association against the 28 teams WHEN: It began Tuesday, Sept 21 The first game to be affected will be Atlanta at Kansas City tonight HOW LONG: It could last one weekend or cancel out the entire season NFLPA DEMANDS: A total package of $1 6 billion over four years with $1 06 of that coming from 50 percent of the club network television package, plus free agency after three years MANAGEMENTS OFFER: A total package of $1 6 billion over five years, from whatever source the clubs choose EFFECTS ON TV COVERAGE: CBS plans to continue coverage of the season, NBC will televise Canadian Football League games and ABC will revert to prime time programming Turner Broadcasting of Atlanta has signed a contract for a series of games between all star teams made up of strikers The league's decision to call off tonight's game, the first ever to be halted by a union strike in the 63 year history of the league, was announced in a two sentence statement Issued by Heffernan The statement also said the league had made no decision regarding the 13 other games set for Sunday and Monday night Hef fer nan referred all questions to the Management Council, the bargaining unit for the owners The Management Council was equally untalkative, saying only that several options were being considered One of those options was to stage games with the players Ignoring the strike and rosters filled out with rookies and free agents, much the way the league conducted business as usual dur ing the union's abortive strike during the 1874 training camp exhibition season Jack Dontan, the executive director of the Management Coun cil and the owners' chief negotia tor, had said Tuesday that playing the scheduled games during the strike would depend on the number of players wanting to play And on Wednesday, no players showed up to work out at the 28 teams' midweek training facilities, closed by the clubs under Management Council orders A number of teams, however, worked out on their own Picking up the season with the third weekend of games, even in the event of a lengthy strike, apparently Is low on the list of the league's contingencies Major drawbacks are the extremely cold weather In Chicago, Buffalo, New York and other northern cities with outdoor stadiums, conflicts with college bowl games and television commitments for other programming beyond the sched uled end of the season Besides, said a league official who asked not to be Identified, the owners might not take too kindly to the idea of going through a strike, then having to pay the players full season salaries He did acknowledge, though that a full but delayed season could result in the full season television revenues, worth about $14 million per team The suggestion by Donlan that the owners would welcome a federal mediator to negotiations which have been stalled since last Friday was rejected again Wednesday by the union "There are just too many issues in the negotiations still to be resolved for a mediator to be helpful," said Dick Berthelsen, counsel for the union ILasasasaBLr 7BasasasasasasasasasasasasasasaniBBasasasasasasasaH fsasaeeeeaT "Nf 'Titr wm fgssBvaVJBSBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBSMBaBaaBBi tPM' WSSSSSSgV Yfannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnl sasasasasasasasaV lBasaasasasasasasasasasasasasasasaasflsasasasasH feaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaV BasanBasasasassOeBasasasasafll tHHP? vjidHiHPj jLillHlj.lllllllllflJ IHIH ssaaaaaaaaaaaaati dtfHlHBBeBeBeBeBeBeBeBeBeBeBeBeBeBeBeBBB "'HfM 2V7sbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbI IseleleleleleleleleleleleseHWAtr tlJLslsleslH sssv HaB M' JirAi a TOOAY UPI Expo spectacular Montreal shortstop Chris Speler acknowledges the lans In Olympic Stadium Wednesday night after driving home a team record eight runs with a bases loaded triple, a three run homer and a single to lead the Expos past Philadelphia 11 4. 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NCAA wins temporary TV control DENVER (AP) A three Judge panel granted on Wednesday a stay requested by the National Collegiate Athletic Association of a lower court ruling which strips the NCAA of Its control over the televising of college football The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals panel issued the temporary stay and requested both parties in the suit to file further information on specific matters After all briefs are on file, oral arguments In the case could begin as soon as Novi 15, according to a court clerk The judges James Barrett, James Logan and Stephanie Seymour said no time extensions would be allowed The action came several hours after the NCAA filed Its motion for a stay pending an appeal of last week's decision by District Court Juan Burciaga of New Mexico "'We are naturally pleased to receive the stay," said Dave Cawood, an NCAA spokesman "This will permit the NCAA membership to approach the appeal from the district court in an orderly fashion Burciaga, presiding in Oklahoma City after federal judges there excused themselves, ruled last Wednesday in favor of the universities of Oklahoma and Georgia in their suit to gain the right to negotiate their own television contracts Burciaga ruled that the NCAA's $281 million television contracts with ABC. CBS and the Turner Broad casting System constituted a monopoly in violation of federal ami trust laws and thus were void Two days later, Burciaga denied the NCAA's request for a stay of his order pending an appeal On Wednesday, the NCAA requested a stay from the appellate court Earlier this week, Oklahoma and Southern Cal sold the telecast rights to their Saturday football game for $250,000 the first time colleges have made their own arrangements with broadcast outlets for football telecasts since the NCAA assumed control over such telecasts in the'early 1850s. The station purchasing the telecast rights, KOCO, also can sell its telecast to other outlets across the country, Oklahoma Athletic Director Wade Walker said.

"If the stay is upheld, we will simply have to abide by the stay, said OU provost Gerald Turner "That would mean, then, that the USC game would not be televised Wednesday's action by the appellate court effectively re establishes the NCAA's control and voids the Oklahoma USC deal In seeking a stay of the Judges order, NCAA attorneys argued in their brief that Burciaga opinion "is plainly at odds" 'with previous decisions They also denied that a monopoly was in effect, noting evidence given at the trial which showed the market shares of college football to be less than 1 percent of all television programming Vero faces toughest test against No. 5 Evans 4ttrm 5 B7 BILLY By CHET FUSSMAN TODAY I LIVINGS t2m (Tjf unhappy wtonsr Vl Ifs the same old story In Vero Beach these days The Indians have played twice this season, won both times and coach Billy Livings Isn't happy. been our own worst enemy," moaned Livings. "We've made an awful lot of mistakes. The only reason we're 2 4) Is number one, we've been lucky and number two our opponents have made even more mistakes than we have II that" i the case and It may have been in last week' narrow 7 0 victory over Martin County the Indians will have all they can handle Friday night when Orlando Evans comes to town in Vero's home opener at tha Citrus BowL It was Evans which handed the defending state champion Indians their only loss last season, nd It's Evans which Is currently 2 0'and ranked fifth in this week's Class 4A prep poll, Vero Beach is ranked sixth.

think they're even better this year," sakj Prep game of the week Livings, "They have a good blend on offense They throw the ball, run the ball and score a lot of points." They scored 34 last week in a 27 point rout of Metro Conference foe Orlando Colonial. And they are led by blue chip quarterback McCathorn Clayton and fr foot i 265 pound Jeff Zimmerman, considered by one scouting service to be the premier offensive lineman in the state "We know we they have a good football team, but we don't worry about those things," said Livings. "My concern right now is Vero Beach, We have a lot of Improving to do. I'm not worried, about Evans beating us Friday night. I'm worried about us beating ourselves." Livings said he is rhost concerned with his offensive line which was miserable, against Martin County.

The Indians netted hist 118 yards of total offense, and only on tne ground tn carries. "Our offensive line is pitching no hitters," said Livings. "They're going out there and not hitting anyone We need to do something about that The Indians have capable running backs in Tony Barbfr (188 yards, 17 carries) and Anthony Simmons (127 yards, 17 carries) Senior quarterback Todd Fen nedl is more of a running threat but can throw if called on. The defense remains the Space Coast's best In two games it has allowed just 101 yards rushing, 178 JfcL "The contain portion of our defense hasn't been anything to write home about," said Livings. "But otherwise our defense hasn't played that badly Friday night's other games on the Space Coast are Satellite at Tttusville, Eau Gallic at Cocoa; Astronaut at Lake Howell, Osceola at Palm Bay, Rockledge at St Cloud, Merrirt Island at Winter Haven and Stuart South Fork at Cocoa Beach.

Florida Air Academy hosts Orlando Wymore Tech Saturday afternoon Scores and Standings BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE Wednesday's results New York 5 Chicago 2 Montreal II Philadelphia 4 San Francisco 2 Cincinnati 0 Houston 3 Atlanta 2 St Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1 San Diego 2 Los Angeles 1 Tuesday's late results Houston 5 Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 5 Si Louis 2 San Diego 3 Los Angeles 0 east' Pet GB St Louis 88 64 579 Philadelphia 82 69 543 54 Montreal 81 70 536 64 Pittsburgh 79 72 523 84 Chicago 68 84 447 20 New York 59 92 391 28' WEST Los Angeles 85 67 Atlanta 82 70 San Fran 80 71 San Diego 77 75 559 539 530 507 474 371 3 ft 13 284 Houston 72 80 Cincinnati 56 95 Today's games New York (Lynch 3 6) al Chicago (Bird 9 12) 2 35pm San Francisco (Laskey 12 II) at Cincinnati (Pas tore 8 10) 5pm Philadelphia (Christenson 8 10) at Montreal (Rogers 17 7) 7 35 Pittsburgh (Candelana 13 6) at St Louis (Forsch 14 9) 8 35 Only Games Scheduled Friday's Games Pitts at Montreal, 7 35 pm Houston at Cm 7 35 SDat Atlanta 7 40pm Phil at NY 8 05 Chi at St Louis 8 35 San Fran at LA 10 35 AMERICAN LEAGUE Wednesday's results Detroit at Baltimore ppd Cleveland 5 New York 0 Milwaukee 3 Boston I Toronto 3 Minnesota 2 California 8 Kansas Cit 5 Seattle 8 Chicago 4 Oakland 5 Texas 3 Tuesday's late results Boston 4 Milwaukee 3 Toronto 5 Minnesota 1 California 2 Kansas City 1 Oakland 5 Texas 1 Seattle 5 Chicago 4 EAST LPct GB Milwaukee Baltimore Boston Detroit Cleveland New York Toronto 24 599 583 Mb 8 503 144 493 16 487 467 California Kansas City Chicago Seattle Oakland Texas Minnesota 572 553 523 483 134 421 23 395 27 3 7h 91 61 88 63 83 69 75 74 74 76 74 78 71 81 WEST 87 65 84 68 79 72 73 78 64 88 60 92 57 95 375 294 Today's games California (Witt 8 5) at Texas (Mason 0 1) 8 05pm Chicago (Koosman 10 6) at Seattle (Moore 7 11) 10 35 Detroit (Petry 15 8) at Balti more (McGregor 14 12), 7 35p Only Games Scheduled Friday's Gaines NY at Boston, 7 35 Cal at Texas, 8 05 Minn at Chicago, 8 30 Ball at Mil .8 30 pm Clev at Det 8 35 Tor al Seattle, 10 35 KC at Oakland 10 35 pm TODAY WC i 35w Trout fishermen going to the saltwater rivers will have Is search out clean water fer the better results. Most of the trout are small They'll hit Hire shrimp best. When schools arc found the live bait can be substituted with miniature spoons, grubs slid plug. Bass results are fair, sometimes goad, on the St. Johns River and Its lakes, particularly Lake Poinsett west of Cocoa.

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