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SAM SCARBER. fourth-year pro from New Mexico, was the Wheels fullback. drop passes. Running backs are thrown for losses. On the sidelines, club president Lee, a black Detroit attorney, is staring at his brown patent leather shoes.

Lee played football for the University of Michigan from 1964-644 and was the first black member of the university's coaching staff before he went to the U-M law school. "Put the blame on everybody involved with the Wheels," Lee said. "Everyone made enough mistakes so that there's enough blame to go around. Money was iust part of the problem. We did everything wrong." Marvin Gaye is there, too.

The singing star paces behind the player's bench, turned out smartly in green silk shirt and slacks, a green knit cap and a brown leather jacket. Gave has never played organized football, but he has said, seriously, that he wants to play for the Lions, and owns a share of the Wheels. Young girls occasionally break through the guards and dash to the Wheels' bench to ask Gaye for an autograph. They ignore the players. T- CARL TAIB1.

unsung defense tackle, anchored the line for a team that went 1-12. A short, flaccid. 30-ish man named Doug Wilmoth is bouncing along the sidelines during the game, rooting loudly for the Wheels, waving his chubby fists over his head. He says he once did public relations for the WFL. and now represents a firm in Newport Beach.

that makes tee shirts with the names and faces of WFL players silkscreened on the front that are "sold through Sears stores. He confides to a new acquaintance that he is "getting some bucks together to buy this club." He says a group of "movie stars in Hollywood" are interested in buying the Wheels. "Keep that under wraps." Wilmoth says. Stars' quarterback Tom Sherman, a Penn State alumnus, is moving his team well, hitting wide receivers George Sauer and Kreg Kapitan for long gains, grinding out the short yardage with his running backs and handing it off to Don Highsmith for the scores. By the half, it is New York 22.

Detroit 7. The stadium announcer Continued on Page 10 1 (flE BRYANT, wide receiver, snagged a few touchdown passes and was traded to Florida. that subtle New Haven humor. Anywhere else, in a real football stadium, it would be campy. But here, this take-off on a marching band is just fitting.

A conversation between a fan and an usher is overheard. The fan asks where he can find the men's room. "Right down that ramp, and turn left," comes the answer, 'but I wouldn't recommend it." Then the teams jog out to the field, leaving the aroma of oil of wintergreen in their wake. They do their stretching exercises and the fans rush the refreshment stands to grab a last-minute cold hot dog in stale roll and a Black Label. The game begins.

In the first few minutes, the familiar pattern of Wheels' games emerges. Quarterback Bubba Wyche throws four interceptions. The Wheels' linemen, small for pro ball, are getting pushed around by the bigger Stars. Receivers, playing without the benefit of Tru-Stik, an adhesive sprayed on the hands which the team can't afford anymore. RED LEATHER CAMEL LEATHER BROWN LEATHER NAVY LEATHER BLACK PATENT QUANTITY I COLOR I SIZE I 1 I AAAA I AAA I AA I A 614-11 I 6-11 15-11 6-10 4-10 I 5-10 SHOE NAME I I -name ADDRESS.

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