European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday augusts 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Usel dumps 1986 season by Dave Goldberg new York api unable o buy Little but Lime with its j3 antitrust award the Usel scrapped plans for the 1986 season monday leaving stars such As her Schul Walker and Jim Kelly in limbo and others facing layoffs. The 4-year-old league which has t played a game since last july said it was taking the year off to regroup after get Ting inc Token award instead of the ,69 billion it had sought in its suit against the  eight owners vowed to return in 1987, strengthened expanded to major cities and augmented with a network television contract they hoped could be gained through court appeals. The emotional decision was to play this year but sometimes you have to make a business decision. This was a business decision said Lee Scarfone owner of the Tampa Bay bandits. He estimated the season would have Cost the owners an extra $40 million id j50 million in addition to the is 50 Mil lion they have already lost. I think it s the Wisest decision they could have made said Bob Woolf who negotiated Doug Flutie s multimillion Dollar contract with the Usel s new Jer sey generals. This bought time for the Usel and in  but bandits coach Steve Spurrier said what probably will happen is the players who can go to the nil and play  All of his came less than a week aftera Jin member . District court jury found he nil liable on one of nine anti Trust charge. But the jury assessed the Usel just is trebled under antitrust Law to $3, because ii said the Usel caused its own  of the unbelievable impossibility of effectively playing pro football without a television agreement with a network we Are postponing play until the injunctive Relief is granted or until the eradication of the confusion created by this 11 damage award commission Usel commissioner Harry ushr gestures is he tells monday s press conference in a a York that his league wont play until 1987. Or Harry usher said in announcing the suspension. Harvey Myerson the Usel s chief trial counsel said he believed the appeals process can be completed within a year. The immediate effect of the decision was to leave in limbo the contracts of the dozen or so remaining Star players including Walker Kelly and Kelvin Bry ant All of whom could step into the nil immediately. The Usel appointed a committee to discuss the situation with the league s players association but no immediate Resolution was expected. Most of the owners said monday that they were prepared to begin the season which was scheduled to Start sept. 13. But those present at the meeting said there were sonic who were less enthusiastic including the league s most influential owner Donald Trump of the Gener als who left before the me Ling ended. In the end financial considerations prevailed. They were made graphically Clear in Tampa where sheriffs deputies confiscated thousands of dollars Worth of equipment and souvenirs from the ban dits on a Lien filed by former free safety Bret Clark who said the team owed him see Usel on Page 26 Erving refused offer Utah official reports Philadelphia Jap Phila Delphia 76ers Star Julius eng will nay with the team where he started his Aba career 10 years ago and will not sign an offer Sheet with the Utah jazz a jazz official said. Jazz vice president Dave Checketts on monday night said he Learned of the news in a message left by jazz owner Larry Miller Al the office of Erving s agent Irwin Weiner. The message thai Larry left for me Al Weiner s office was that the do was staying Al Philadelphia Check Ells said. ? l Don t know any More than  have not talked to Larry. Julius has not made an announcement and so it s rather second hand but in not surprised by the announcement. Erving spent five hours monday Al the Home of 7fiers owner Harold Kau. I have nothing to say right now Erving said As he left Kaiz shunting on Valley estate. The 36-year-old Erving was weigh ing a reported one year Al .48 million contract offer from the 76crs and a two year $3.5 million offer Sheet from the jazz. If Erving allows the jazz to present the offer Sheel the 76crs will have 15 Days to match it. A close Friend of Erving s told the associated press that Erving was inclined to slay in Philadelphia. If he can work Oul a final satisfactory arrangement hell slay said inc Friend. He does 1 want to go to Utah. And he can afford to play for less  told the Philadelphia daily news on sunday thai he had t made up his  May nol have asked to be in the Driver s Seal bul Hal s where i feel i am Erving said. Erving had said thai if he chooses Ulah he won t move his wife Turquoise and their four children from their suburban Villanova Home or give up any of his extensive business interests which include part ownership of a coca cola bottling fran Chise the first in inc nation to be owned by  general manager John Nash who claims an Oral agreement had been reached four weeks ago Wilh Erving s accountant Ken Starr said sunday int everything is up in the air. Dodgers extend win Streak to 8 front press dispatches los Angeles Bill Madlock has been on learns where August signalled the ending of another season. For most of this summer the los Angeles dodgers looked like one of those teams. This is what you play the first four months for Madlock said monday night after he broke a 3-3 lie with a two run single in a five run seventh that Al Lowed la dodgers to extend heir win Ning Streak to eight games with a 7-3 Victory Over the Houston astros. This is the Best we be played All sea son. It s obvious the Triumph permitted the dodgers to pull within Yah games of the astros in in National league West. Houston maintained its four game advantage Over san Francisco. Houston Rookie left hander Jim do Shairs scattered four hits through sin innings bul inc dodgers chased him in their big seventh. Mike Scioscia singled to left and went to third on Mariano Duncan s soft single to Center. After de Shairs threw a Ball to Reggie Williams he was replaced by Charlie Kerfeld. Duncan Ihnn stole second and Scioscia scored and Duncan look third when no Roundup Catcher Alan Ashby threw wildly to Sec Ond. Franklin Lubbs hitting for Wil Liams walked before Winner Fernando Valenzuela sacrificed him to second. Steve sax then walked to Load the bases before Enos Cabell grounded a bal Glenn Davis i splayed Al first for an error. Madlock followed Wilh his single to Center scoring Lubbs and sax. Scr in old 7-2, was late to the plate on Bill Russell s bunt and Cabell scored the final run of the  Hil a Home run in the eighth for inc seventh dodger  winning his fifth straight game and upping his Mark to 15-6. Valenzuela walked two and struck out 11 in going the distance for the 13th  struck out the Side in the third but was touched for two runs in the fourth. Billy Hatcher singled to left and was forced at second on Davey Lopes ground Oul. Lopes scored on a double Down the left Field line by Davis an Davis scored on Kevin Bass double to  dodgers got a run Back in their half of the fourth on consecutive doubles sea no on Page 26