European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 19 commentary vols look to National football ranking if you feel withdrawal symptoms coming on because of the possible baseball strike next theres always a turn your sports dial to College football it be gins inside four weeks with the Kickoff classic be tween Brigham Young and Boston College in giants and theres no worry of a strike coming from these athletes who Arent at least on the they accept their station in sports with much but every now and then rumblings surface the latest from Ohio states Heisman trophy candidate Keith Byars that College Grinders should receive pay for the finances they help bring in for their uni if a strike baseball purists will but the Al sports fan can simply shut Down baseball and turn on the College football Campaign never fails to produce interesting who woul Dve Ever thought that Brigham Young would become the 1984 National champions Only a couple of Days Tennessee was projected into the National limelight because of general motors decision to build a huge Plant for its new Saturn car at Spring 30 Miles from while Many people identify Tennessee with Elvis Dolly Parton and the grand Ole theres a football team in Knoxville that has been a feature attraction for Tennessee is co Holder of a record that most Likely wont be accomplished again going through a Reg ular season without giving up a single the 1939 in 10 regular season were untied and unsfored but in was shut out by Southern Cal in the 1940 Rose bowl noted for its healthy production of All America Tennessee always has a hefty num Ber of fans for its Home Only because of its Ca outdraw in seven Home games in Tennessee averaged fans in Neyland stadium capacity More of the same is expected for 1985 As seven including the likes of Auburn and Are scheduled for big Orange country that Tennessee is alive with Fervour and anticipation of this years simply because of the vols 741 record last year and their Las minute 2827 loss in the Sun bowl to Mary which is being touted As this seasons National theres Confidence flowing in the football prospectus and news releases from the desk of Haywood longtime sports information director at ten Nessee its the most Confidence shown since for Mer vol Al America tailback Johnny majors arrived on the scene in 1977 after coaching Pittsburgh and file photo Tennessee Johnny majors four straight bowl appearances Tony Dorsett to the National championship in the native of has completed 17 years As a head his first head coaching Post was at Iowa state in now in his ninth season at has managed to silence the boo Birds who sprang up after the 1980 season when the vols went knowledgeable and majors has brought Tennessee ably along in the Strong South Eastern after the first four in which he lost two More games than he majors has turned the ten Nessee program around with a 30162 Mark Over the last four during which his teams also appeared in bowl the past three seasons majors has done a Job on archrival much to the enjoyment of vol Tennessee Defeated the Crimson tide 3528 in 4138 in 1983 and 2827 in Tennessee is eying National ranking this what with the return of quarterback Tony Rob Inson and his record breaking receiver Tim both last Robinson amassed Yards run Ning and passing for a new Tennessee re a 1951 graduate who has been the Tennessee Sid since says Robinson will become Tennessee Al time greatest passer before the season majors Calls Mcgee the Best receiver he has coached at the 181pound wide receiver from Cleveland caught a school record 54 passes last year for 809 other prime wide receivers Are Eric be 186 from san Joe 187 from Knoxville Vince 187 from and new Comer Nate 207 from Chatt Anoo tight end is in Good hands with Jeff 235pound senior from and Tim Hon 223pound Junior from besides Mcgee and other Allstar candidates Are Dale 222pound Junior out Side linebacker from Bruce Wilker 258pound Junior offensive tackle from Phil Tommy senior 190pound Strong from and free safety Charles a 192pound Junior from new the vols first two games will be in Knoxville against Urcla on 14 and Auburn on if they can survive those two the vols May be on the Way to their Best season since 1969 when they went 92 and won the Sec and maybe Safe will consider bringing Back majors to conduct its coaching clinic next majors was the guest instructor in 1977 and since majors was Safe has Given us a dose of football and basketball coaches and officials from the Atlantic coast a change is needed with some coaches from another majors first trip to Germany came the summer after his National championship season at he has said that he would like to return to Europe and the Safe the stars and stripes not serious attempt at says Fehr owner proposal draws crazy response by John Nelson new York a just one week before a strike baseballs major league owners made their first major con tract proposal on the pension plan tues prompting the players to respond that they must be the plan would increase the owners contribution to the pension plan by about million per from million to with a hedge against inflation in player salaries that could reduce ownerships yearly pension payment to virtually Plain and this is not a promo it seems to that is designed to do anything except provoke a reaction that the players who were in the meeting which is that they must be Union chief Don Fehr i did not expect this kind of a with the two sides facing an 6 strike Fehr said this ownership proposal their first on pensions since talks began last november did not appear to be a serious attempt to address the differences Between pensions has been one of the major Points of conflict in agreeing to a contract to replace the one that expired on players have asked for a million per year under the plan offered by Lee president of the owners player relations the million contribution would remain stable unless player salaries increased by More than million in any Given year of the labor for every 1 million Over that figure that salaries in million would be withdrawn from the pension if player salaries Rose by Mil lion in the first year of the the owners pension contribution would be reduced to nothing that owners project salary increases of million a year for each year through 1988 but say that if the Union helps baseball curb the clubs could break even with salary in creases of million per what they Are saying is that in a free Market salaries will go up at least three times that Fehr in a real the effect of this is that what you could expect to happen is that their pension contributions would go they could go Down to the proposal came in the Wake of months of wrangling Over the financial state of the ownership has said that any pension proposal they make would be tied to some concessions by players to curb owners have projected losses of at least million by 1988 if there is no Relief from escalating Macphail said if the Union accepted this owners would drop their request for a salary Cap and also would acquiesce to Union demands that the free agent re entry draft and professional compensation for teams losing free agents be Macphail said an increase to million would represent a raise of More than 60 per the largest increase that we have Ever made in the pension our As weve told the players association for some is to get the clubs Back to a breakeven position by Macphail we have constructed a system which would take into consideration our projections for the economic future and also will consider their projections for the economic Treyve been after us All year to make a specific Money proposal on the benefits Macphail we have done were still waiting for them to make adjustments to their Fehr said he would meet with his constituents As soon As and he would have More to say regarding the proposal on when the two sides meet