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NEWEST MOVE IN PENSION FIGHT 2 Part HI April 27, 1972 NFLs Old Pros Seek Help From Congress tfmm Morning Briefing -r 5--. I J-v fr -r ft s-- vt jr I to. 1 1 -1 L.V. i BY DAVE BRADY Ixcluilve to The Times from the Washington Post WASHINGTON National Football League "old grads" are intensifying their bid to be included in the pension plan while charging today' players are less than sympathetic. Jim Castiglia.

executive director of the NFL Alumni Assn. and former Washington Redskin fullback, and other officers of the organization are bringing their plight to the attention of Congress. They are asking Sen. Marlow W. Cook (R-Ky.) to amend his sports bill to help the 600 retired players not covered by the NFL pension fund.

Current Players Cold "The players assn. got a contribution over a four-year period to the pension fund from the club owners, "Castiglia says," and all we want is a piddling $150,000 a year. "But they (the players group) are cold. We have had meetings and negotiations with them. Some are for us, some are against us, and some could not care less.

We are getting a little static from them. "They say, 'we will have Patriots Trade Dryer to Rams for Rick Cash Defensive end Fred Dryer joined the Rams Wednesday in a trade in which defensive tackle Rick Cash and the No. 1 draft choice of 1973 went to the New England Patriots. Dryer, from San Diego State, has played three years In the National Football League, all with the New York Giants. He-was named to the Pro-Bowl squad following the 1970 season.

The defensive standout was traded by the Giants to New England on the day the NFL held its draft of 1971 college stars. The Patriots gave a No. 1 choice and two other selections but had not been able to sign him. Multi-Tear Contract John R. Sanders, assistant general manager of the Rams, said Wednesday that Dryer had signed a multi-year contract with the West Coast club.

Terms were not divulged. Dryer, 6-5, 240, Is expected to fill the job held down by David (Deacon) who was traded to San Diego after the past season. Born In Hawthorne, Dryer attended Lawndale High School and El Cami-no Junior College before going to San Diego State. Coach Tommy Prothro commented, "Any coach likes to get one of the best in the business and certainly Fred Dryer is one of the best. I am elated to add such an outstanding player and he has many, many good years ahead of him." tt There are only about 600 players still living who are in those categories." In addition to Cook, the old-timers hope to Interest other congressmen, such as Rep.

Jack F. Kemp former Buffalo quarterback; Rep. Olin E. Teague Rep. Wilmer Mizell whose nickname was Vinegar Bend when he pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates among others; Rep.

Robert B. Mathias former Olympics decathlon performer; Rep. Harley O. Staggers Reps. John E.

Moss (D-Calif.) and Frank Thompson who TODAY IN SPORTS HORSE RACING Thor-oughbreds, Hollywood Park, first post 1:30 p.m.; Harness horses, Los Alamitos, first post 8 p.m. BASEBALL Montreal vs. Los Angeles. Dodger Stadium, 8 p.m. BOXING Jimmy Robertson vs.

Rodolfo Gonzales, lightweights, Olympic Auditorium, 8 p.m. MOTORCYCLE RACING Steeplechase and flat track, Trojan Speedway, 7:30 p.m.; Steeplechase, Corona Raceway, 8 p.m. AUTO RACING Dune buggies, Ascot Park, 8:30 p.m. BOWLING ABC tournament, Long Beach Arena, day-night competition. RADIO-TELEVISION BASEBALL Montreal at Los Angeles, KFI, KWKW, 8 p.m.

BOXING Olympic Audi torium, Channel 13, 8 p.m. Co" Newco has I the key to the best I car lease in town SERVICE call: 272-9954 Xcwco e7BSer4aMorsaBover4BewVH have recently conducted sports hearings, and Rep. James T. Broyhill "Ed Garvey (executive director of the NFL Players Assn.) 13 always trying to get Congress to back up the current players' demands," Castiglia noted. "What about the older players? Do we want any more poverty cases like baseball player Jimmy Foxx?" IFY0U WANT REALLY LOWTAIt' AND REALLY FULL FLAVOR, THEN LUCKYTEN IS REALLY F0RY0U.

10 SilGTAR! 10 j. 0 8 mg. nicotint: r. ptr cigirem by FTC a basketball game for and, 'why don't you hold a banquet to make They are very selfish. "The club owners gave us $80,000 about three years ago to put In our 'dire need fund for 15 to 17 players.

We were able to pay them $100 a month. "We were able to in crease it $200 a month last year because commissioner Pete Rozelle got us another $130,000 from the NFL Properties Division (which sells footballs, caps, blankets, radios, lamps, sweaters, "We would like to bump up the payments to $400 a month right away for all former players, particularly a fellow like Wee Willie Wilkin, the old Redskins' tackle who has terminal cancer of the stomach He can't wait. Owners Offer $350,000 "It would take $500,000 a year and the owners have offered us $350,000 annually if the Players Assn. would vote us a $150,000 a year from the pension fund. The owners' offer would not come from the players' pension fund.

"We would pay the $400 monthly to any former player with five years' serviceor with less if he is disabled or 65 years of age. season without a contract to become a free agent, had asked the Vikings to play him or trade him. He would have become a free agent Monday. In addition to Gilliam, the Vikings get the Cardinals' No. 2 draft choice and the No.

4 draft choice they gave to St. Louis last year when Dale Hackbart went to the Cardinals for Bob Brown and Nate Wright. 8 iiwfwuril iMiWiiiiiiiiff mmmatrvm BACK IN BERKELEY Joe Kapp, right, onetime quarterback for California's Golden Bears and now suing the National Football League after sitting out 1971 season, chats with Bear coach Mike White, a former Cal teammate, as spring practice opened. in wireohoto Jane Loses Shirt at Horse Bet Shop Daily, but Makes a Living MINNESOTA'S CUOZZO TRADED TO ST. LOUIS NEWEST RAM Fred Dryer, former San Diego Stote star, was acquired by the Rams in a trade with the New England Patriots.

Wlrephoto BASEBALL STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE Wtitern Division Pet. GBL. LOS ANGELES I .111 HOUSTON SAN FRANCISCO .455 4 SAN DIEGO 4 7 .364 5 CINCINNATI 3 .333 5 ATLANTA 4 .333 5ft Eaitern Division Pet, GBL NEW YORK .4 1 .750 MONTREAL 5 3 .425 1 PITTSBURGH 5 4 .554 1'Aj PHILADELPHIA 5 4 J5 ST. LOUIS 3 7 .300 4 CHICAGO I ,2 J'A Wednesday- results Los Anetles I Montreal San FranciKO I. Philadelphia 4 (10 Innings) St.

Louis Atlanta 4 Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh Houston 5, Chicago 4 (10 Innings) New York 5, San Dleoo I Today's tcMdule Montreal (McAnally, (Ml) vs. Los Angeles (Downing, I I Dodger Stadium. KFI, KWKW, I p.m. Cincinnati (Gullett, 0-2) at Pittsburgh (Brlles, 1-0), night. New York (Gentry, 0-1) at San Dlege (Norman, 0-1).

night Philadelphia (Selma, 0-1) at San Francisco (Cumberland 0-2) Only games scheduled AMERICAN LEAGUE Western Division Pet. GBL MINNESOTA I .714 CHICAGO 7 3 .700 OAKLAND 3 .625 1 TEXAS I 5 .500 7 KANSAS CITY 5 4 .455 2's CALIFORNIA 4 4 .400 3 Eastern Division Pet. GBL DETROIT 3 BALTIMORE 5 5 500 1 CLEVELAND 4 5 .444 li BOSTON 3 .35 7 NEW YORK 3 .375 7 MILWAUKEf 1 .214 li Wednesday's Results California 3, Milwaukee 1 Minnesota 3, Boston I Chicago 7, Cleveland 5 (10 Innings) New York 4, Oakland 1 Kansas City $. Baltimore 3 Innings, rain) Detroit Texas 1 Today's Schedule No games scheduled College Golf Tourney STANFORD (UPI) Thirty teams have been entered for the U.S. Colle-g i a Invitational Golf Tournament at the Stanford Golf course starting today through Saturday.

i iirr-f" i rTTrffhn ili Tlrninii bl tr m-mm ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League traded veteran quarterback Gary Cuozzo to the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday for wide-receiver John Gilliam and two draft choices. Cuozzo, who shared the quarterbacking duties a year ago but played last College Sports Today Schedule BASEBALL Atusa Pacific at Pasadena College, 2:30 p.m. GOLF-USC vs.

UC Irvine at Santa Ana, 1 p.m. TENNIS-Olel Tournament, all dayj Idaho State at Cal State (LB) 1 p.m. S-ZWEHSBSONS June 10-July July 2-July IS July 10-July 20 July 30- Aug 12 August 13-Aug 20 tefcrtetirlilttU rod IXUSTRATEO BftOCHUftl WHITE BEAR TENNIS RANCH Sea Kg Beat Cy BZ1M Celt W) Piuflf i WttnleV hnpoitBViMqBwctiy mm: Mm FOB OPENERS: What's 'new in off-track betting shops? A topless young lady chalking up race results on a board at Leice ster, England. Jane 21, said she's not sure her presence will increase trade despite what her boss says. "I doubt whether many will even notice me," she said.

"They get far too excited over their bets." STRIKE TWO: Remember all the furor in Spain over a threatened bullfighters strike a few weeks ago while the United States moved toward its first baseball strike? Well, the strike is four days away. Spain's 1,200 bullfighters have decided unanimously to go on an unprecedented walkout Monday to press their demand for tax con- cessions. The bullfighters prefer to call it a "work suspension" because strikes are Illegal in Spain. If it materializes, it may jeopardize Madrid's San Festival next month. is considered the "World Series" of bullfighting.

FATHER AND SON: They played a "father-and-son" game at Yankee two nights ago and, as usual, the son won. He wasn't a toddler but 190-pound Mike Hegan, whose pinch double gave Oakland a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees, for whom his father, Jim, is a roach. "My mother says she's happy any time I get a game-winning hit like that," said Mike, "but my father says it's coming out of his pocket." NEWSWIRE: The national record for consecutive baseball victories by a 'public high school was set by Naugatuck High of Torrington, Conn. It won Its 49th game in a row, breaking the record of 48 by a team from Pottstown, in the 1940s. The national parochial high school record is 63.

A tennis peace was reached between the International Lawn Tennis Federation and Lamar Hunt's World Championship Tennis, although both parties said in London the terms will take some "working over." Because their agreement 'must be ratified by the full membership of the ILTF, iHunt and -Allen Heyman oi the amateur federation admitted there was no possibility of the WCT: pros playing at Wimbledon. Heyman said, however, he expected the U.S. MO. Immediats Delivery '72 Ford Country Squire 10 rmu. MJM-Avtomatic fStr.

Oiie IrekH-Air canl-fttH Wt LEASE AIL MAKES 4 MODELS linytrt Oomtstict Truck! Canwtrt Call 829-3303 1420 Sn1 Monica BU Snlt Miniet I I I WW Lawn Tennis Assn. would ask for, and receive, permission for Hunt's players to appear at Forest Hills. NAMES: Former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella was discharged from a Valhalla, N.Y., hospital, where he has been treated for a pulmonary embolism since March 30, but will continue outpatient treatment at his home in nearby Greenburgh. Press Maravich, recently fired as head basketball coach at Louisiana State and former coach at North Carolina State and Clem-son, was named head coach at Apalachian State in Boone, N.C. Maravich, 51, succeeds Jerry Steele, who resigned last week.

Manager Leo Durocher, who has missed eight games while undergoing treatment for a strep throat infection, is expected to rejoin the Chicago Cubs by Friday, a team spokesman said. Monte Irvin, former star outfielder for the New York Giants and presently an aide to baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, has been named to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame. Irvin, who led the Mexican League in batting with a .400 average in 1942, was selected along with Campanella, Bobby Avila, for-mer Cleveland second baseman, and Josh Gibson, standout catcher in the Negro Leagues. Bruin Nine Wins 2nd in Row, 9-2 UCLA, led by Eric Swanson's 3 -run homer, scored 6 runs in the fourth inning and coasted to a 9-2 victory over host Pepper-dine in a nonconferencs college baseball gama Wednesday. The win was the second straight for the Bruins, who evened their record at 26-26.

Pepperdine is 21-15. HE UCLA Ml 620 0009 7 0 Peoperdln 010 001 OCO-2 4 3 Slotnlck (4), Deffltv (7) nd Schwertferger, Noclollo (5); Pircs, Carter (3), Mlaliazzo (5), Wegner (7), Helvey (8) and Bero. VcCurdv (7). "A superb Howard Coicll 'A remarkable book'' Dick Schaap Connie Hawkins Fl Schoolyard Star II Exile NBA Superstar by David Wolf Sporti Illustrated Book Club Selection A Club Alternate $7.95 Holt. Rinehart WmntonffiV Memphis Strives to Save Pros MEMPHIS last-ditch effort to save the American Basketball Assn.

Memphis Pros drew 340 season ticket pledges in two hours Wednesday. The campaign to have the team was launched by Michael E. Lynn, a local sports promoter named chief executive of the club Tuesday. Monday is Lynn's deadline. At that time the league has threatened to lift the team's franchise unless it obtains new capital.

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