European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 7,1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 49er running Back Mike Vinson is slopped by three Gunts put Morrison left Dan dense and Warren Thompson Lahl. Experienced 49er stand ins drub Novice giants 41-21 byte Canavan East Rutherford no. A the san Francisco 49ers had a More experienced replacement Raster on paper than the new York giants and they proved it on the Field monday night. Del Rodgers ran two Yards for a touch Down and Mike Wells returned a Blacke punt for another score As the 49er� scored twice in a 28-second Span just before the half and went on to rout the wingless giants 41-21 before the smallest crowd Ever to see the reigning super bowl Champion play at giants stadium. We were better and we wore them  the 49er� came into the game with 1 7 players with some sort of nil experience compared Locust four for the giants. And the giants Lack of experience showed. The team of free agents and tem pro players which was put together later than most nil replacement teams turned the Ball Over four times struggled on of sense and defense and were never in the game after collapsing just before half Lime. I Don t have any control Over the Situa Tion including the procurement of play ers giants coach Bill Parcells said. I adjust playing with the cards i was dealt wide receiver Carl Monroe a member of the 49ers 1984 super bowl team who caught a touchdown pass in the third Quarter said the 49ers benefited from two scrimmages with the los Angeles raiders last week. It had to help Monroe said. I know we have a Good team. That was Good for us. I Don t know How Long this is going to go on but i think Well get better As we go  the Gianoli did not scrimmage in the 1 it weeks the replacement team was to Gether. Only 16,471 fans attended he nation ally televised game at 76,000-Scal giants stadium. The previous attendance Low was established late in the 1983 season when 25,156 braved a cold Rainy Day to watch the giants who finished 3-12-1 that year play St. Louis. Some 40,000 tickets for monday night s game were returned by fan. Those who did attend were treated to the offensive Genius of Walsh. He had the 49crs open the game with a reverse and then employed a Wishbone offence much of the second half under the direction of Back up quarterback Mark Stevens. Parcells broke out laughing when he swathe Wishbone predominantly a collegiate of sense and gestured across the Field to Walsh who joined in the laughter. It was about the Only thing Parcells had to laugh about All night. The loss left the super bowl champions 0-3 this season and facing a Lough haul just to make the playoffs. The 49ers, 2-1, broke the game open sea 49ehs on Page 26 sports nil subs Given poor to ratings new York a television rat Ings for nil games plummeted sunday when replacement players took Over for striking regulars. Figures released monday by lbs and Abc indicated thai ratings declined 5 percent to 49 percent compared with telecasts of regular nil games two weeks earlier. There were some competitive game Sand some Good performances but Overall the first week of replacement football was disappointing said Michael Weis Man executive producer of Abc sports. Lbs spokeswoman Susan Kelt said the overnight ratings from major markets around the country were much greater than we had  i m sure the curiosity Factor had something to do with it but in also seems a lot of people just want to watch foot Ball she said. Lbs and Abc use different methods of computing average ratings so their figures varied. But All figures showed a ratings decline from two weeks ago be fore the players went on strike. According to Abc the decline Range from 9 percent for abcs games to 49 percent for the second half of lbs s Dou blk header. Abc said ratings for lbs Early games were 19 percent lower than two weeks ago. Lbs said ratings for the first part of Iti doubleheader were 10 percent lower than two weeks ago while ratings for the Sec Ond game dropped 36 percent. Lbs said Abc s ratings were off 5 percent. Nil spokesman Joe Browne said the ratings were about what we had sex  kit said the ratings for lbs s second game were Hurt by Competition from Abc which was showing the Detroit tigers division clinching Victory Over the Toronto Blue jays. We were up against the biggest base Ball game of the year she said Ken said the main doubleheader game also suffered in the ratings because it was lopsided a 38-24 Dallas Victory Over the new York jets. A Blowout never helps she said. At first glance the Tower ratings forces s second game seemed to indicate thai a lot of people watched the first game of of curiosity then turned off their sets or switched channels after see ing what the games were like. However the second half of lbs doubleheaders usually receive lower ratings than the first game. The opposite is True at Abc where the second games normally outdraw the first games. Union softens stance on free Agency by Dave Goldberg new York a nil strike negotiations resumed tuesday after the Union softened its stance on free Agency leading some players to predict regulars would be Back on the Field this weekend. The talks the first in ii Days involved Only the chief negotiators management s Jack Donlan and the Union s Gene Upshaw the site was undisclosed. The two sides resumed to the bargaining table Fol lowing an eight hour meeting in Chicago of the Union s 28 player representatives. The new talks also followed a weekend in which both sides seemed to lose owners because stadiums were filled to just 25 percent capacity rather than the usual 90 percent players because of nearly 90 defections and reports that Many More including entire learns might Cross picket lines ibis week. I think the pressures Are beginning to build on both sides commissioner Pete Rozelle said in Washington where he was testifying before a Senate judiciary sub committee on the nil s to package. Owners meanwhile put More pressure on players by moving up the reporting deadline from Friday to wednesday. Thai Means a player who wants to get paid for this weekend s games must report to his team by wednesday two Days earlier than last week. Players said they hoped a Quick settlement could be reached if they moved away from their demand for unrestricted free Agency after four years the Issue Hal stymied the last round of talks. When you have other players out there playing and you know you should be out there it feels a Little bit ridiculous said Mike Singletary the Chicago bears player rep who also said be was very optimistic a settlement would be reached by this weekend. How far players had moved off free Agency was left open to question by a vaguely worded Resolution approved by All 28 player representatives. He Upshaw made a commitment to the reps that he would not Lei any single Issue hold up reaching an agreement it said. Asked if that meant the Union had backed off free Agency Upshaw replied the Resolution ipe Aki for itself Boomer Esiason Cincinnati s player rep said afterwards we agreed thai if they reached agreement in All other areas free Agency would not be an  if  could mean a Quick settlement because Donlan has said he thinks the two sides could agree on other issues such As pensions Severance drug testing and roster size. Owners have said they might More on issues other than free Agency. The current system re quires compensation to a team for anyone who plays see Union on Page 26