European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july 31,1986 the stars and stripes Page 17sports Usel awarded $3 in suit new league will Appeal verdict by Dave Goldberg new York a the National football league was ordered to pay just $3 in Token damages after being found nominally liable tuesday for one Anli to jul violation against the rival United states football league. Although the in sol said it would Appeal the decision threatened to doom the Young league which had sought si.69 billion in its struggle to stay in business. It s going to be very Tough said Usel commissioner Harry usher. It s Tike a death in the  he said the 4-year-old league s eight remaining owners who abandoned their Spring summer format after the 1985 season. Would meet aug. 6 in new York to decide whether 10 compete As planned Iga Insl the nil this fall. Other Usel officials had said earlier that they needed Al least $300 million in damages to sur Vive one More season. We re lost now. We re dead Sai Drudi Schiffer. Vice president of Market ing and Public relations for the Usel Memphis showboat. The . District court jury of five women and one Man who deliberated for 31 hours Over four Days after an 11 Weck trial said the nil used its monopoly Power to damage Trie Usel and to gain control of the pro football Market Kittle sent to yanks Chicago a slugger Ron Kvitle infielder Wayne Tolleson and Catcher Joel Skinner were traded by the Chicago White son to the new Yor Yankees tuesday for Catcher Ron has sey minor league infielder Carlos Marti Nez and a player to be named later. The Trade was announced after Kittle homered to Lead the White Solo a 4-1 Victory Over the Boston red sax. Ending an eight game losing Streak. See Story on Page 26. Kittle 28. A native of Gary ind. Waste american league Rookie of the year in 1983 when the White son won the Al West championship. He batted .254 that year with 35 Home runs and 100 runs batted in. A dipped to .215 in 1984 with 32 Home runs and 74 runs baited in. He suffered a shoulder injury Early last sea son but still batted .230 with 26 Home runs and 58 Bis. Tolleson who was acquired last Winter in a Trade with the Texas rangers had a 2io average with the White sox with three Home runs and 29 Bis. Skinner had a .201 average with four Home runs and 20 Bis. This is the second time this season the White sox have acquired Hattey who is batting .295 with six Home runs. He was of the Trade that sent Pitcher butt is to the Yankees before the season but was traded Back to the Yankees. But that the Usel had damaged itself. It awarded actual damages of Only $1, automatically trebled to 13 in an antitrust Case. Usel general counsel Jane Ellison said judge Peter k. Leisure would beaked to increase the damages because of confusion among the jurors in their deliberations but nil co counsel Robert Fiske said the judge has no authority to do that. Leisure was to hear Post trial motions wednesday. The nil was cleared of eight other charges including the key accusation of monopolizing television. Donald Trump the owner of the Usel new Jersey generals and the Lead ing proponent of head to head Competition with the nil said the verdict was a great moral  now with the confusion and what seems to be a Hung jury we expect to win a total Victory Trump said in a statement read by his Secretary. Usel attorney Harvey Myerson claimed that the jury was deadlocked 3-3 on damages with three of the jurors favouring substantial damages. Juror Miriam Sanchez a schoolteacher who was the most Adamant Usel advocate said she favored $200 million to 1300 million for the younger league. But Sanchez said none of the Olsen favored an award that Large and rather than risk a Hung jury the three juror who favored any damages agreed to the $1 in Hopes that the judge would increase  is was a Compromise she said. Some Compromise said nil com missioner Pele Rozelle. Justice is wonderful crowed of lawyer Frank Rouhman who was some limes criticized for his quiet Demeanour in the face of Myerson s flamboyance. One Dollar. I just paid the Buck Rothman said facetiously. There was no Case. The jury was very very astute. They saw through a Case built on nothing but smoke and not very Good smoke a thai. The 11 is an insult to it Usel it s what the jury thought about the  one of the jurors Margaret Lilienfeld said the jury agreed that while the a flaws a monopoly the Usel was primarily responsible for its estimated Sijo Mil lion in losses during three years of Spring  was very difficult she said. We decided thai there was a monopoly and that the nil had tried to maintain  the Usel had damaged  Myerson said the Usel would Appeal the verdict which both he and usher called confusing. It s difficult 10 reconcile its finding thai the nil acted in a monopolistic predatory fashion but that we weren t damaged except to the extent of  usher said. I find in conflicting and difficult 10 understand but we re going to Analyse it and see what its effect  re certainly not through right Here in the irial court because there s a lot of conf Licking information thai occurred afterwards with the basis for the jury Deci Sion. I think maybe they got confused. 1 certainly did in the 152-Page instruction by Leisure 10 the jury. They have Given a monopolist who has been proven to be a monopolist a License to continue being a monopolist Myerson said. The Usel shot themselves in the foot said Rozelle who also was found personally not liable in the Case. "1 tried to explain during the trial thai i viewed the nil As a natural monopoly and if i understand the attorneys they Jusi viewed it that Way  Rozelle said the nil had worried that Uherc was innuendo and circumstances that May Lead people to feet we injured the Usel we knew we had the said. For three years even before the sum was filed i Lold our owners in league meet Ings. Don l do anything. There will be see Usel on Page 22 guard Tom Thayer of Ibe Chicago bears borrows police Constable Dave sacman1 Bobby helmet during � least workout in London s Hyde Park something borrowed to preparation for sunday1 National football league exhibition game with the Dallas cowboys in Wembley stadium. Meanwhile Dallas coach Tom a Cham Gradry nut the British press wearing a Blue cowboys Cap instead of his famous Fedora. You la so it on me at the game he promised