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D4 TIMES-ADVOCATE, Escondido, Picket Continued from page D1 pratticing was recently reseeded, so the players were asked to move to an adjacent field. Under the law this is an open campus, and individuals can use the facility on a non-interference basis, said George Himel, associate vice chancellor for business affairs. We will do everything we can to accomodate the fellows. Theyre here as individuals, so we dont incur any liability. Following the 75-minute workout, many of the players drove to the stadium to set up a picket line.

Th first practice for the nonunion players was scheduled to begin at about noon. The Chargers did not announce anjj signings Tuesday, but it was learned that about 30 players have already agreed to sign, including more than a dozen who were with the Chargers during training camp. (For a list of players who as of this morning had either signed or agreed to sign, see separate box.) The Chargers had yet to sign a quarterback, but Rick Neuheisel, their first choice, was expected to sign today. Neuheisel almost earned a job this summer as the Chargers No. 3 quarterback.

The advantage there is they know I can play, I worked hard for a job and its close (to his Los An-l gales home), whereas if I was going to a place where nobody knows who I am, there may be a little animosity, said Neuheisel, who was Wednesday, September 23, 1987 also contacted by Pittsburgh and Kansas City. Both Coach Saunders and Steve Ortmayer, director of football operations, compared their activities Tuesday to college recruiting. Except I guess now giving the money is legal, Saunders joked. This is national letter of intent day, Ortmayer said. If youre not on top of the situation, youre liable to find your guy in Pittsburgh.

Saunders plans to hold a team meeting this morning. Players must then be given physicals before they can begin practicing. Several of the non-union members nervously declined comment Tuesday night. One of those who talked, linebacker Ralph Caldwell, defended the strike-breakers actions. Were trying to make a living, just like they are, Caldwell said.

Youve got to do what youve got to do. Added cornerback Ed Berry: The union has to do its job and I have to do mine. Its damned if you do and damned if you dont. Saunders said he wasnt sure how the new Chargers would be received by the striking players. If these games count in the normal standings (which they will), Saunders said, I think our players would want the best team that we could possibly have because it would not behoove us as a football team to have an unsuccessful strike season.

That was the theory cited by linebacker Billy Ray Smith, who Owners Continued from page D1 Washington, they accomplished nothing and said they wouldnt return because they felt the NFLPA was concentrating on its strike preparations. Sources close to the situation said that even before Upshaw went on television to make his strike announcement during Monday nights Patriots-Jets game, he had called Rozelle and asked about getting together Tuesday morning to try and bring the owners themselves into the talks. Upshaw has said repeatedly in recent weeks that in his opinion, Donlan didnt have the authority to make the deal for a new collective bargaining agreement. When Donlan and Upshaw met Friday in Washington, Donlan at one point offered to step aside if Upshaw felt he was the problem. Upshaw said then that Donlan was not the problem, that the issue of free agency was the real problem.

The hope on both sides is that an accommodation can be reached quickly on free agency and that if this happens, Upshaw will tell the 1,600 striking members of the NFLPA to return to the practice fields immediately, avoiding the cancellation of any games. Upshaw had indicated in the past that if the owners could give him a free agency system in which there was real movement of play- next years training camp were they not to make our roster coming out of this situation. Saunders said its too early to tell how good the new Chargers might be. I have no idea, he said. I dont know what anybody else has, either, so its hard to make a comparative analysis.

As for the quality of those Saunders said, From a tactical standpoint it would be much like you would see in the preseason. A lot would be predicated on how many players we can get who are familiarized with the system. Saunders said his staff was preparing Tuesday for Sundays scheduled game against Seattle, despite the fact its likely that contest would be canceled or postponed. Should the strike continue, the new Chargers first game would be Sunday Oct. 4 at Cincinnati.

Chandler said the striking Chargers will prepare each week as if they were playing. It will be just as if we were at the stadium, Chandler said. We will have the same intensity, and concentrate 'on the business at hand. 1 Chandler laughed when asked if he had sneakfed a few footballs out of the locker room. Well just take a couple of those old game balls that we earned and well utilize those, he said.

If we have to throw rocks, well do that. Well definitely be real serious about it. Its no joking matter. tried Monday to contact Neuheisel. If were going to field a team, itd be nice to win some ballgames, Smith explained.

I think hes a capable quarterback. I think hed benefit us if he plays. Chandler said the reaction will be very, very distasteful, though he predicted a confrontation would not occur. I dont think any of our original 45 players would be in a mode that would make it uncomfortable, Saunders said. Added newcomer Darrel Hopper: I dont think anything will happen.

Im pretty sure things will go as usual. Ortmayer said each of the new players would be paid on a per diem basis until games begin. Under the 1982 collective bargaining agreement, which expired Aug. 31, rookies are paid $450 per week, veterans $500. The Chargers are also providing rooms at a Mission Valley hotel for at least a week.

Once games begin, the NFL minimum salary is $50,000. Ortmayer said none of the new players has been promised spots on the roster once the strike ends. We have told several players we think there is a chance that when the strike is settled, roster limits could increase and therefore there may be more positions on this club, Ortmayer said. But to say anybody is guaranteed wouldnt be fair, We have told a couple of guys that we would re-sign them for Arranged meeting with Rozelle. ers, that would be enough for him to make a deal toward a new collective bargaining agreement Two weeks ago, Upshaw told Schramm, Rooney and the other members of the Management Council Miamis Joe Robbie, the Giants Wellington Mara, Tampa Bays Hugh Culverhouse and Cincinnatis Mike Brown that he would need free agency to make a deal on behalf of the players.

At that time, he was told unequivocally by the owners that they would not agree to any kind of a free agent system that would force them to bid against one another for players. Tuesdays developments indicate that both sides are willing to change their positions. What remains to be seen is whether that will move them close enough for a handshake on a new basic agreement. 1 4 I A What happens if Chargers game is canceled Sunday? RVersgLDOK! For a tour of a new, private, all-adult, R.V. park in the Hemet area.

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Escondido, CA 92025 PAY BY- MAIL You can pay for your Times-Advocate subscription by mail By Jay Posner Times-Advocate Sportswnter SAN DIEGO The Chargers expected to hear today whether Sundays home game against Seattle has been canceled of postponed, according to Jack Teele, director of administration. If the game is canceled the most likely scenario if the players strike is not settled quickly season ticket holders would be mailed one-game refunds. That process would take about a week. Fans who purchased individual-game tickets for the Seattle contest would be able to exchange tickets for a cash refund at the Chargers ticket office, Gate at San Diego Stadium. Walters to seek a diversion program By Jay Posner Times-Advocate Sportswnter SAN DIEGO Chargers cornerback Danny Walters, ordered to appear in court Oct.

2 for arraignment on one felony count of possession of cocaine, plans to plead not guilty and ask for diversion, according to his attorney. In addition to the felony charge Tuesday, Walters also was formally charged with one misdemeanor count of driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, said Linda Miller, a spokesman for the district attorneys office. Under diversion, Walters would undergo an education and rehabilitation program supervised by the county probation department. Diversion generally is available to first-time offenders. It seems to us he qualifies according to the penal code, said Maxine Dobro, one of Walters attorneys.

Dobro said the program usually lasts 18-24 months. The charge would be dismissed if Walters successfully completed the program. Dobro said she was undecided as to what course of action she would take concerning the misdemeanor charge, for which Walters faces a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a 1 ,000 fine. The felony charge carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Walters was arrested by San Diego police Sept.

14 on suspicion of driving under the influence. At the time of the arrest, police confiscated 1.7 grams of rock cocaine. 4 Walters former teammate, Earl Wilson, was arraigned Tuesday on one felony count of furnishing cocaine to an undercover officer and one felony count of possession of cocaine, Miller said. Wilson was arrested at Lindbergh Field Sept. 15, the day after he was released by the Chargers.

Wilson pleaded not guilty. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. A dispositional hearing was set for Oct. 27; a preliminary hearing was scheduled for Nov. 13.

Local News for Your Community -Ti mes-Advocate Former union rep glad this is Upshaws strike MADISON, Wis. (AP) Ed Garvey, who was executive director of the National Football League Players Association during its last strike, says he is glad not to be involved in the current walkout. Ive waited five years to get this monkey off my back. Its now off. Its no longer me, he said after the strike began Tuesday.

Ive been gone five years. Its now (Gene) Upshaws. I have nothing to do with it. I really dont want to get involved at all. When Garvey left the NFLPA after the 57-day 1982 strike to become the state of Wisconsins deputy attorney general, he thought the chances of another strike five years later were slim.

We really thought the last (strike) pretty well eliminated that (chance of another strike) because the management knew that without the players, they dont have a team, said Garvey, who has indicated he will run for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated next year by the retiring William Proxmire. Garvey lost to Sen. Robert Kas-teni in a race for the other Wisconsin U.S. Senate seat.

Garvey said he also thought there would be more harmony between the NFLPA and the owners after Upshw took over the NFLPA executive directors position. I have to tell you, quite honestly, since I built the thing and had become such a center of their hatred, I thought removing myself from the scene would really contribute to a better relationship Glad hes out. simply because, in a Newtonian sense, they (owners) had started give me the powers of the Garvey said. I felt that with like Gene coming in you suddenly remove the object their hatred. I thought this be a real plus.

Garvey said he feels bad for involved in the strike. Its tough for everybody. been through them. Ive won Ive lost them. Theres no quite like it and nobody whos been in negotiations wants strike, he said.

Its hard to the pressures. You campaign, you win or lose. You a strike, youve got friends who fired and there are no ways to them. Its an awful responsibility. Its just not fun.

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The 15-year veteran declined to discuss whether or not refusing to play would affect his contract, which guarantees him a salary this year of $750,000. Fouts agent, Howard Slusher, reportedly instructed another of his clients, Raiders quarterback Marc Wilson, to cross the picket line in order to preserve his guaranteed contract. Wilson is due to earn $1 million this year. Asked about Fouts contract, Steve Ortmayer, Chargers director of football operations, said a contract may be valid although a player is out of the game. But Ortmayer declined to be specific regarding Fouts situation.

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