European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Staracio Aga Chuck Noll in Rue train tog Camp Ellb Mike Kruczek Sleeper coach vindicated by of Federal jury Federal jury decides that Atkinson not entitled to damages from Noll Bill Martin san Francisco a a Federal court jury Friday returned a verdict in tour Pittsburgh Lecler Chuck Noll and rejected George atkinsons million Dander suit against Noll and die National football league the four woman panel deliberated for four hours before returning the determining that a vet eran defensive Back for the Oakland raid was entitled to no damages for the Marks made by 1 am said St Celers president Dun it was the most depressing experience of my pm we got a the press was fair to Noll acid Atkinson were not present when the verdict was Atkinson left shortly after the Case went to the jury to take a a retraining Camp physical and Noll left thursday for the Pittsburgh training this Case never should have gone to Atkinson had said All i Ever wanted was a retraction from coach Noll one of atkinsons Dan bad no James a Sceler on the the result in the Case a Good tiling for Atkinson can go tack to work and finish out a Good career and we wish him i think the vindication of Chuck null can serve As an impetus spend unnecessary violence in Atkinson had filed a suit seeking Mil Tan in damages far remarks made by Noll a news conference the Day after a Pitts we Oakland game last Steeler receiver Lynn Swann suffered a in the game when he was hit in the head by Atkinson Asho ran a pass Pat Tern and Atkinson attempted to defend in response to a told newsmen in Pittsburgh you have a criminal element in every society and apparently we have it in the George atkinsons hit on Lynn Swann was with intent to maim and not with football in id like to see those Guys thrown out of the they put a Guys whole career in atkinsons attorneys charged the re Marks were a deliberate action made knowing they were totally false or with utter disregard for whether or not they were the steel cars countered by saying Noll spoke the truth and does not an seize for the the remarks were aptly applied and correctly said the steel Era before the Case went to the jury Atkinson attorney Willie Brown Erwin knocks of out of East Lead by Herschet Nissenson at1 sports writer the Texas rangers Defeated the Haiti More orioles so Friday night and knocked them out of isl place in the american league Bast As the Boston bed sax slopped the Cleveland 30 to take a Hal game Lead Over the orioles elsewhere in the am rain of Milwaukee Brewers downed the new York Yankees the Kansas City royals nipped the Detroit tigers 54 in 12 the Chicago White sox pounded the Toron Al Roundup to Blue jays the California Angels Defeated the Minnesota twins 62 and the Oakland As turned Back the Seattle Mari old newsmen the Case never should have gone to trial a healthy five figure settlement was reached out of court with the Steeles insurance Brown but was rejected because of the Pride of the Steeler attorney Allen car Finkle denied that a settlement was saying the two parties were not close to the cast of characters during the two week trial read like a National football league Allstar the stellers offered testimony from quarterback Terry running Back Rocky retired linebacker Andy fullback Franca Harris and testifying for the plaintiffs were Atkin son and teammates Pete Ken Fred Phil Villapiano and Gene plus retired Center Jim Otto and receiver Lance the rangers got Strong pitching from Bert who hurled a tied his career High Slih 14 strikeouts and caused Baltimore Mark Belau or o com that the Best stuff Ive Ever Toby Harrah provided the Bik blow for the rangers with a two run triple in the seventh red indians d stick Wise scattered so Van hits for his second shutout of the season and Butch Hanson smacked a to run Doubler a the lied sox lagged at Fiu Morris for All their runs in the first inning on kick Bur learns Liadoff n two out Carllon asks Hue another walk and sons Brewers Yankees 3 Mike Caldwell fired a six hitter and seve Sal Bando and von Joshua drove in two runs apiece As Milwaukee handed the slumping Yankees their ninth setback in the last 12 who took Over after right fielder Sixto Lezcano was hit by a pm Len in the first inning and suffered a broken Bone in his left drove in the first two Milwaukee runs with a pair of the Brewers wrapped it up in the seventh on Sal Bandos two run which Center fielder Mickey Rivers and von Joshuas two run Craig Nettles homered for the royals tigers 4 at codons Lith inning Homer gave Kansas City the Victory and an eight game winning Streak that tied the club Cowens connected off reliever John Hiller after the royals blew two run leads in the ninth and huh Hal who doubled in the fourth and scored on a single by Pete homered for the royals in the Lacock and John Mayberry delivered rib continued an Page 30 Noll Swann ecstatic on hearing verdict Tycar Mihoces a Chuck Noll issued a secondhand but Lynn Swann was downright bubbly after they Learned Friday that they had woo a courtroom Victory in san were very coach of the Pittsburgh said through an aide after he was told thai a jury Hod ruled in his favor in a it million slander suit filed against him by George Atkinson of the Oakland word of Oie verdict reached the stealer training Camp from san Francisco in a phone Call from team president Dan we Rooney excitedly told steel or travelling Secretary Jim who hurried to a dining interrupted Noll and whispered the Noll left the dining room inconspicuously As he Sceler players listened to Rookie fullback Sidney Thornton sing his version of Peter atkinsons suit stemmed from the criminal element remark made about him last season by Noll after Atkinson gave Swann a concussion with a forearm from now that we have won this my re action is Complete the grinning Swaim said in his dormitory teammate Gordon a 65 had a Surprise gift for he handed the Steeler wide receiver a White shirt bearing a Haider insignia and Swann gleefully put it i commented to Chuck Noil hat if t Load continued m Page x
