European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1w7 Bandit and her victim baseballs mysterious killing Bandit strikes this him Ike victim being Pitcher John Candy Lara of the Pittsburgh pirates had the Kent bring a game Between tie and lint at the pirate starting was at Bat in Ibe to cowl lao inc when lie Bandit dashed onto the tied him dashed Cpl photos Sam t Steeler coach Chuck Noll has tuck George Atkinson the Label that will follow him the rest of his court jury was told to opening arguments at atkinsons million slander suit against Noll and the Wile Brown said Noll was wrong to aay that Atkinson tackled Seclef Lynn swam with an intent to and was part of a criminal element in professional t George Atkinson will indicate to you that he is no Angel and no but also that he is not a criminal element out to he la Hurt and embarrassed by Nolls statement almost on a Dally the clarity of what occurred it equal Ted Only by in responded Steeler attorney James Martin it waa the suit stems from an incident in a sep football game in which Swann was injured when hit from behind by a on Nan civil jury was seated before District judge Samuel Coll to hear the expected to last two to three weeks Days after Swann was Noll newsmen in Pittsburgh you have a criminal element in every society and apparently we have it in the George atkinsons hit Oft Lynn Swann was with intent to Malm and not with football in id like to tee those Guys thrown out of the they put a Guys whole career in Brown charged the remarks were a deliberate made knowing they were totally false or with utter disregard for whether or not they were false Macon nos responded that Noll spoke the truth and does not apologise for the re he called them temperate not we will the publicity ensued of Noll bad made no remarks at at Tho saying Atkinson had s Tor violence is before at Issue in the trial is a million counterclaim died by the swann1 s inflicted by Over Nefs proposed move of new Jersey Obrien says n a to stay Neutra i new York api commissioner Larry Obrien said monday that the National basketball association would continue to remain Neutral in the dispute Between the new York nets and new York knocks Over the nets proposed move to Obrien issued a statement after a one hour meeting with Nassau county executive Ralph Caso in the Aba of Caso contended that the county had a verbal agreement with the nets to extend a tease to play in the Nassau coliseum at for one pending negotiation of a 15year evidence to the supporting Becon Lennon Oberlen said he told Caso that the league strongly supported the concept of territorial rights for its teams but could not Lake a position in the county claim against the he said he would make Casos position known to the Aba Board of governors at a special Lue eting to discuss  in Chicago the nuts have announced plans to play their Home games during the ij777b season in Rutgers University new seat As a prelude to moving into a new Arena planned for the new Jersey sports Complex at the Atlanta chamber agrees hosting olympics too risky Atlanta a the Atlanta Cham Ber of Commerce says it agrees with mayor Maynard Jackson that Atlanta would run too Many risks if it tried to Host the 1sh Atlanta still has Many human needs to be met and the City should not endanger such projects As the expanding and improvement of Hartsfield Antenia anal air port with such risky projects As the ism chamber spokesman Robert Strickland told a news he cited financial and political problems other cities faced in hosting the and specifically mentioned problems in site of the 1976 summer which had financial problems and is now trying to decide what to do with the huge olympic Complex butt especially for the Dennis coach of the Pic handball team in who had jaded a drive to bring the 1984 to said he was disappointed but recognized that the City would have problems in Hasting the lands in East both clubs have gone to court on the but a decision has not yet been made Obrien said that because the suit concerning the agreement Between the knocks and nets involves a contract dispute which the parties have declined to submit to arbitration in accordance with Aba the league takes no position on that Dis Caso also issued a he expressed Confidence that the move would be a spokesman quoted Caso As saving be was very satisfied1 with the meeting and confident that league rules will be upheld and the nets kept in new rules referred to the Flaa territorial which sets limits on the proximity of two governor says state will and nets moving Battle Trenton a Brendan Byrne said monday the state will pursue Legal action in the appropriate forum to help the new York nets in their bid to move to new William Hyland said the slate May enter a Federal court action in the Byrne said the key Issue was whether new Jersey can be excluded As a territory from any kind of major league fran witnesses at the trial jul include nil owner Al Oakland coach John Madden and Fred Franco Terry Rocky Bleier Swart and Hadl got paid to of Trade Minneapolis a a los Angeles attorney said monday that Carroll Rosenb owner of the lot Angeles gave quarterback John Hadl to go along Vilh a Trade to the Green Bay pack ers in attorney John who one of the players opposed to the f 100 Mil lion collective bargaining settlement be tween the National football league players association and nil said Hadl originally refused to go along with the Trade that gave the rams five High draft t he had to be coaxed into going along with the continued Thomas during  of de executive one could argue that the rams certainly uptight they got such a Good Deal they  abandon Garvey about the alleged payoff to i dont know about considered expendable Hadl was apparently considered expendable by the who at that Lime also had quarterbacks James Harris and ton who both went to other clubs in recent you have to assume they thought he was going to perform the same said about the packers acquisition of who was the Fla most valuable player the preceding the before District court senior judge Earl moved through in sixth Day As attorneys for is players continued their Challenge of the new which they claim restricts player Freedom More than the hostile which was found in violation of Ami Trust provisions by Larson in december Ganey said the new agreement represents a reasonable accommodation of play errand club he also said some Good results from player a draft setting minimal salary Levels and providing some Protection for injured players is better than no draft at said de attorney for the Minneapolis Law firm which represented nil Day v in in a class action suit against the was scheduled to testify Harris signs five year pact san Diego apr quarterback James Harris has signed a five year con reportedly for the san Diego chargers Harris was traded to the chargers by the los an Geles rams last