European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 23 Campbell owes fans nothing Earl Campbell of the Houston oilers apologized the other Day to Oiler fans for the controversy stirred by his quest to renegotiate his million year Campbell has it All its the fans who should apologize to for some time professional football fans have spoken with a loud voice using a single word the fans have screamed shouted it and spent How they spend it on players like Campbell they pay prices for tickets that can Only be de scribed As scalpers were getting for a super bowl ticket last and the Only reason scalpers were getting that much was because there was a Market for charging that in the pro football world of Supply and the demand just grows and there weren t enough tickets to go so millions watched the 15th annual classic on it was those viewers too who were paying through the How by paying inflated prices for such things As razor Blades and Beer usually the Lite one columnist estimated advertisers paid per minute of super bowl advertising you dont see those razor Blade and Beer manufacturers going out of business for Lack of they just Rake in the spend More on advertising and get All that Money and More Back from the fans who sit in front of to sets watching the free spectacle on the the owners of pro like Oil ers owner Bud have been Bel Yaching lately about player salaries about the kind of salaries Campbells but Adams is Barking up the wrong Money Campbells and other players salaries have gone up but so have Oiler profits and the profits of All pro football de Garvey of the nil players association noted it no longer matters whether franchises win or Houston made Money in 1980 but so did new a club that re warded its fans this season with one Victory in 16 teams will be getting about million each from television Revenue and our surveys show there spending about million on player Gar vey was quoted As with the anticipated Revenue they could receive from a Cable television there in pretty Good we think the players should share in the Campbell and the other players Arent they cant even be described As the players arc just trying to get a fair share of All that Money people arc willingly shelling out to watch them that the the fans with All this Money to throw around pay to see Campbell run through the catch screen passes and score the fans Arent paying to make the front office types so if the fans want to hurl verbal Spears at let them pile abuse on owners like Adams and Bow Down to the football heroes like Campbell whom Treyve pro football fan madness knows no Bounds of the Texas state legislature might Honor Campbell As a Texas along with Davy Crockett and Sam according to one maybe they if people Are going to make a millionaire out a 24yearold Guy whose chief Talent is carrying a football seven months out of a the least they can do is put him on a Pedestal made of Money they so willingly the stars and stripes Craig sees the bird7 As an average Pitcher by Dave Walczak staff writer Germany the Bird will Fly again but not nearly so High As he once that Roger Craigs assessment of the pitching future of Mark the Bird i about to begin his second season As Detroit tigers pitching said i has a future but Hes never going to be As Good As he was before his Arm Fidrych soared to a 199 record his Rookie year in 1976 but has seen Little action a series of Arm ailments has disabled the Marks going to be an average major league said Hes never going to be like he Hes going to have to make the club in Spring Here As part of the annual us afe baseball clinic at Wiesbaden Mon Day through said hell be heading to to begin Spring training with the tigers 17 after the clinic concludes at the tigers under manager Sparky an Derson came under criticism last year when they slipped to an 8478 record after but Barber Cut him Down Crockett Roger Craig concedes nothing to yanks chalking up an 8576 Mark in the tigers first season but who was Andersons Choice As pitching said Andersons Job is not on the weve got an Upan coming were the Best Young team in the this int a make break year for Ander Hes got a five year an injury to shortstop Alan Trammell doomed the bengals last said Trammell was hitting real Well when he got we lost eight or nine in a Row after that and our pitching were the reasons we didst do Well after the ail Star we didst make a lot of trades because were pretty Well we did pick up a left handed reliever from the Phillies Kevin but weve got a Young pitching Jack sort of the mainstay on the is Dan Schatzeder is Dan Petry is Pat Underwood is Milt Wilcox is and our Relief Aure Lio is Anderson used to be known As Captain Hook when he piloted the Cincinnati reds for a tendency to yank his pitchers at the first sign of but Andersons changed his style with the said that was a True he did take his pitchers out quite a bit Back but that s the kind of staff he they were Good for seven innings but not the last it All depends on the personnel you Hes not doing that As Hes not a Captain who makes his Home in says the tigers have their work Cut out for them trying to win the american league were in the strongest Divi Sion in six clubs could win 90 ballgames or i think Milwaukee helped themselves the most Over the off they got Rollie who one of the Premier pitchers in they got Ted Simmons and he hits a baseball harder than any Guy in either league except George who managed the san Diego knows what kind of ballplayer the Yankees obtained this Winter when they signed Dave i managed him two years in san his Best years he hit and had 100 Bis each when he wants to Winfield is the Best player in hell hit More Home runs in the american san Diego is the toughest Park to hit a Home run but Craig refused to concede the East title to the they won 103 games last year without there not going to win any More than Craig said Hes through managing after continued on Page 25 v corps Green was Seffo win lightweight title continued from Page 22 sponged with a left Jab to Barbers head and a Hook that but coming from an apparently tired Barber barely Felt moments later Green was again taking a standing eight and Barber went right Back to his tireless at tack of bouncing from the ropes and find ing openings for his relentless the final rounds with Green charging for a knockout and Barber effectively did Little to alter the and Barber was declared the Vic Tor on a 32 even greens Camp was i dont believe Taylor the last round was won fallout by i think we were fighting with a partial and i dont think my Man woul Dve lost if the crowd had been Jose the v corps was just As bitter i dont think the margin in the first round was that big to lose the second round Green took the same As the once Taylor cooled he Analysed the fight this Way Barber did a lot of mov i think if Green went to the body a Little bit More and then to the he woul Dve after the second i asked him if he was but he said he looks tired in the but you cant Knock him if he was a Little Rushing in to throw was at he had earned an Allamy spot to go with his Usa eur featherweight Crown of he had been prepared for i knew he was the same height and i knew hed use the Barber so i neutralized the Jab and used the that was about the toughest fight Ive Ever Green obviously Felt the same photo by Dave Aldio Curtis Barber right lets Green have one on the Way to the lightweight invitational title