European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. September 22,1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 Union prepares for Long strike if you walk you re walking for the season by Dave Goldberg new York a picket signs were shipped tonal cities and Union Leaden told players to prepare to walk out for the season As the league braced for i second strike in six seasons barring a last minute settlement the strike was to Start following monday s new England patriots new York Jeu game unless As management s Jack Donlan put it someone Pulli a Rabbit out of a  no talk were planned and the Union s Gene up Shaw said All thai was lacking was the official announcement scheduled to come at halftime. We have to be willing to walk out for the season he said. Whenever i be talked to a team i said look one thing you have to understand if you walk you re walking Tor the season i Don t want anyone to think it s going to be a week a Day two Days. It s Tor the duration and they know that. Upshaw the executive director of the nil players association said he stayed Al Union Headquarters i Washington All night sunday and was Back Early Mon Day morning. "1 have to be Here in Case Jack Calls but looking at their schedule i know that in t going to happen up thaw said. They re have a meeting of their executive committee in new York. If they re out there getting ready for a strike Why should i sit Here on my hands waiting for a phone Call i have to get out and get my troops ready  Upshaw said drawing up a new collective bargaining agreement would take at least three Days. Therefore he said unless there is a last minute Deal it would be practically impossible to have games on sunday. I would think you could Hammer out a Deal in the matter of a Day but it wit take two or three Days to do the language Upshaw said. One thing we have to make sure of this time is that the language is right. In 1982 we had the agreements in principle and the play ers Well right to work. When they went to work we lost millions of dollars in the language of the contract that was eventually drawn up. That s How they got the $18 million in  part of the Union s demands this year is thai management repay j18 million in what the a Flea Calls delinquent contributions plus interest  up Shaw contends the owners cheated the Union out of that much Money when the 1982 contract was finalized. The owners plan to 40 on with the season breaking for a week then continuing with the fourth week schedule using players released in training Camp or literally from off the Street. Some teams life Indiana Polis say they already have full rosters others have barely More than one or two players signed. Players seemed resigned to having a strike it s kind of a bittersweet feeling said Mike Quick or Philadelphia after the eagles beat new Orleans on sunday. I m Happy with the win but it hurts when you realize there May be a strike just when we re coming of  some were still hoping for a last minute Deal it s Tough to walk out now but miracles do Hap pen said Minnesota s Greg Colenan. Hopefully inthe 11 the hour something  some had mixed feelings though they said they would Honor picket lines the strike will eat me alive said Howie Long of the los Angeles raiders. I have a wife and son and Gene Upshaw s not supporting my wife and son no supporting my financial ability. Like i said before the strike is not for Howie Long ii gets to a Point where the owners want to show How much Power they have end the Union Wells to show How much Power ii has said the rams Eric Dickeson. I be Gatia cat  the Basic Issue in the current dispute is the demand by the Union for free Agency for players who have completed four full seasons in the league the owners Are so far willing to give them Only a liberalized ver Sion of the current system of compensation under which Only one player has changed teams in 10 years. But underlying thai is a simple Lack of communications Between the two sides a problem that was supposed to have ended when Upshaw succeeded de Garvey As the Union s executive director in 1983. The two sides have met 19 limes formally and informally since first exchanging proposals april 20 and barely moved on their positions. Each tide has made just one counterproposal and those came Only within the last iwo weeks. The last meeting was a Faccio face session betwee Donlan and Upshaw last Friday in Washington. Don Ian offered to make concessions on issues such As pen Sion and roster size if the players would extend the strike deadline 30 Days. Owners say that session con Vinced them there was just one Issue free Agency. The other things Are nothing Tex Schramm president of the Dallas cowboys and a member of in management Council executive committee said. If you eliminated free Agency you would t have any trouble with the other things and there would t be any  but Upshaw said sunday thai he had offered to modify his proposal in Friday s meeting with Donlan. There Are ways we could Combine the system and free Agency and make it work we need someone to make he Deal Upshaw said. Eagles rally to beat saints Philadelphia a _ ran Dall Cunningham threw two touch Down passes and the defens forced five turnovers and made three sacks As the Philadelphia eagles rallied fora 27-17 Victory Over the new Orleans saints sunday. The eagles trailed 10-0 after he first period bul a 30-Yard Field goal by Paul Mcfadden and Cunningham s 19-Yard touchdown pats to Mike Quick and 25-Yardpass to Kenny Jackson triggered the Victory. The saints 1-1, were held to 36 Yards on the ground As the eagles also 1-1, limited Rueben Mayes lo20 Yards on 13 carries. The saints failed in a quest for their first 2-0 Start in the 21-year history of the franchise Cunningham s go ahead touch Down pass to Jackson with 22 seconds left in the half was subjected loan instant replay judgment be cause the saints claimed he bad one foot out of Bounds. Ralph Morcroft the replay offi Cial said i could not positively dispute the official s Call. That s As simple As it  raiders Wallop Lions 27-7 los Angeles a Rusty Hilger passed for 234 Yards and one touch Down and Marcus Allen rushed for 79 Yards and another score sunday As the los Angeles raiders overcame a 7-6 halftime deficit to Beal the do Broil Lions 27-7. The outcome left the raiders with a 2 0 record while the Lions who blew numerous scoring opportunities fell to 0-2. Los Angeles has allowed just seven Points in its two games. Hilger who completed 20 of 39 passes put he raiders ahead for Good with a 14-Yard scoring pass to Dokie Williams at 2 14 of the third Quarter. The touchdown came shortly after Williams recovered Karl Bernard s Tum ble of the second half Kickoff at the de troit 23-Yard line. Allen who carried 22 times scored on a i Yard plunge with 11 33 left to make it 20-7. Los Angeles got its final Points on a i Yard run by Vance Mueller with 1 57 remaining. The Lions had the Ball in raiders territory on 10 separate possessions bul could score Only once on a 2-Yard pass from Chuck Long to Scott Williams after a blocked punt. The raiders took a 6-0 Lead on Field goals by Chris Bohr a 39-yarder after3 45 of Lay and a 34-yarder with 22 seconds left in the first Quarto. The Lions needed to move Only 12yards for their touchdown which came with 9 39 left before halftime. Jimmy Williams made the Block of a punt by Stan Talley. Long like Hilger a first year Slaner completed 21 of his 35 passes for 255 Yards and was intercepted twice. Eddie Murray Detroit s usually Relia ble place kicker was unsuccessful on three Field goal attempts. The raiders who struggled on Offens throughout the preseason and during their 20-0 Victory Over Green Bay in their opener drove 80 Yards for each of heir final two touchdowns. Mueller who gained 58 Yards on Only seven carries had a 35-Yard run to the Detroit i Yard line just prior to Allen touchdown. Steve Strachan another Reserve run Ning Back had a 17-Yard, run on the final los Angeles scoring March. The big play of that drive was a 30-Yard pass fro Hilger to Jessie Hester. James Sparks chargers past cardinals san Diego a Lionel James returned a punt 81 Yards for a touch Down and ran 7 Yards for another score sunday As the san Diego chargers held off the st. Louis cardinals 28-24. San Diego grabbed a 28-0 halftime Lead converting two is. Louis turnovers into 14 Points with chargers linebacker Billy Ray Smith producing an interception and a Fumble recovery. But st. Louis quarterback Neil Lomax who completed 32 of 61 passes for 457 Yards and three touchdowns ral lied his team to All of its Points in the second half. Lomax s 17-Yard to pass to slump Mitchell with 1 48 remaining completed a 10-play, 80-Yard drive and was Hie fourth straight scaring drive for st. Louis James 7-Yard touchdown run the final score of the first half came with1 28 remaining in the second period. The scoring play was set up by Smith interception of Lomax with the chargers linebacker picking off the Ball at the st. Louis 12 and returning it 5 Yards. Krieg Williams lift Seattle Over chiefs 43-14 Seattle a Dave Krieg passed for three touchdowns and fullback John l. Williams had the first 100-Yard Rushing game of his nil career sunday As the Seattle sea Hawks Defeated the mistake prone Kansas City chiefs 43-u. Norm Johnson kicked a team record five Field goals from 34.2s, 46,27 and 49 Yards for Seattle 1-1. The chiefs fumbled four times including three tunes in the third Quarter As the sea Hawks got 20 Points to break open the game after leading 17-7 a halftime. Krieg had touchdown passes of nine and 17 Yards Ladaryl Turner in the second Quarter and also passed iwo Yards to tight end Mike Tice for a score in the third Quarter. First year Kansas City coat i Frank Gansz brought in nine year Veteran quarterback Bill Kenny to re place starting quarterback Todd Blackledge in Long passing situations. The strategy was Only partially successful As Kenney passed 10 Yards to Carlos Carson for a touchdown with 1 07 to go in the game but also threw a fourth Quarter interception for Kansas City s fifth turnover of the Day. Blackledge also passed 10 Yards to Carson for a touchdown in the second Quarter. The 226-Pound Williams easily outperformed Kan Sas City Rookie fullback Chris Liin Okoye a second round draft Choice Williams rushed is times for 112 Yards including a 1-Yard touchdown run in the third Quarter. Krieg completed 16 of 22 passes for 152  was 8-for-15 for 59 Yards