European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 29, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 19nfl oks Sweden Montreal games 45-Man rosters 5-Man taxi squads approved by Dave Goldberg Kansas City to. Nil owners at their annual fall meeting tuesday approved two exhibition games outside inc United Stales next summer in Sweden and Canada but railed id of one for Lon Don which hosted highly successful appearances by nil teams in 1985 and 1986. The owners also voted 1o allow 45-Man Active Ros ters with five Man taxi squads for the rest of the season and to give teams the eight tree moves off injured Reserve they were supposed to have Tram he Start of the season meaning that in effect team will have 13extra players. A much ballyhooed proposal to split the season or add teams to the playoffs never came up after it be came obvious it would have no Chance of passing picking up the pieces from the 24-Day players strike the owners Hope to restart negotiations with the Union to forestall repercussions such As inc possibility of postponing the two City expansion scheduled for 1989. But the Union in t interested and the Stock Market problems of the last two weeks which the owners management Council says has wiped out $39 million of the $40 million pension fund surplus May add a new Snag to the league s labor problems the two Oul of country exhibit on will pit the Chi Cago bears against inc Minnesota Vikings in Goteborg Sweden on aug. 12 or 13 and the Cleveland Browns against new York Juls in Montreal on aug. 19 or 20.there was no immediate reason Given for the failure to schedule a game in London where the bears and cowboys played two years ago and the hams and Broncos played last year to near sellout crowds in Wembley stadium. The owners also set april 24 As the opening Day of the 1988 draft the first time it will be held on a Sun Day. The final eight rounds Wil be held the a Cal Day making it inc first two Day draft since 1982. A proposal Over whether to allow learns to sell Slock publicly was tabled after a Long debate. The Green Bay packers arc a Community owned non profit Corpora Tion with 1,800 shareholders but no other nil learn allows Public ownership. Instead the talk was of Irving to resume negotiations on a new contract with the nil players association which tiled an antitrust suit seeking free Agency and an end to the draft at the same Lime it sent its players Back to work oct. 15. Jack do Tan the executive director of the manage Mcnol Council and the owners chief negotiator said he hoped to be Back in touch next week with Union head Gene Lipshaw. Commissioner Pete Rozelle hinted that without a new labor contract he might have to delay appointing a committee on expansion which he Hud planned to do at the general league meetings in March. Under the present plans iwo new teams would begin play in 1989. I think it s in the interest of both sides to negotiate Rozelle said. Once things Cool Down and the Media spotlight is off it May be easier to get things  asked if the absence of an agreement could delay Nordques Blank oilers 5-0 by the associated press Quebec Mario Gosselin turned aside 21 shots and Peter Biasiny scored one goal and set up another tuesday night As the Quebec Nordi ques beat the Edmonton oilers 5-0. Slash by assisted on the first goal of the game by defens Eman Jeff Brown before connecting for his team leading ninth goal of the season on a rebound late in the second period the lost ended a five game winning Streak for the Stanley cup Champion oilers while the Nordques snapped a three game losing string. The oilers were directed by assist ant coach John Muckler with coach Glen Sather in Toronto negotiating with holdout defens Eman Paul Coney. Mike eagles Alain Cole and Alan Haworth also scored for the Nordi cues who made it a Busy night for Edmonton Nel minder Grant Fuhr unleashing 32 shots in his direction. In other nil games tuesday a trails 4,f1 yen 0 East Rutherford no Aaron Broten Pat Verbick and Patrik Neil Roundup Sundstrom scored in a 2 55 Span of the second period and goalie Alain Chov Rier stopped 26 shots for his first nil shutout As new Jersey posted a fran Chise record fifth straight Home Victory and extended Philadelphia s win less Streak to four three of them losses. The devils killed off eight Phila Delphia Power plays in the first two periods and nine Overall. Penguins 4, Kings 4 Pittsburgh Dave Taylor scored with 7 09 remaining in the third period As los Angeles rallied from a 4 i Hole with two goals in the second period and Taylor s Power play score. Mario Lemieux had two goals for Pittsburgh. Black Bawkin 4, islanders 4 Uniondale . New York s Rich Kromm beat Chicago goalie Bob Mason from the crease on a pass from Brent Sutler to score his first goal of the season with 5 23 left in regulation Lime and give inc islanders a tic. Mason made 43 saves including sin in overtime while new York goalie Kelly Hrudney stopped 26 shots. North Stan 5, blues 3 St. Louis Brian Bellows scored his team High eighth goal of the season on a setup by Cal broken to snap a 31 3 tie with 9 31 remaining and put Minnesota ahead for Good. His goal came just 25 seconds after the blues had lied the game on a Power play goal by bar Nie Federko. Keith Acton scored his second goal of the night into an empty net with 36 seconds remaining. Brian Lawlon also scored two goals for Minnesota. The Victory was the third straight on inc Rood for the North stars who evened i hair record at 4-4-1. Capitals 3, canucks 1 Vancouver British Columbia Mike Ridley s Power play goal in the second period gave Washington a three goal Lead and the capitals held on. Ridley scored his third goal of the season at 12 so with a Quick shot from the right Circle after a Point shot was blocked by the Vancouver defense. Expansion Kozelle replied i Hope not but it  however the Union said it was t interested in re suming talks unless the owners changed their position on major issues. And the pension problems May have compounded the problem. Donlan disclosed that the last Lime i checked what had Oner been a $40 million surplus in the pen Sion fund had been reduced to $1 million by losses from inc fund s Stock Market investments. The owners have been offering to add j37 million to he fund but Sis million of thai is Money the owners never put in and is now in Contention in a separate lawsuit. Now they be got problems Wilh the Stock Market thing Roc Lac said. They had Money to play around Wilh in the surplus. But they Don t have that  the last talks took place on oct. 11, four Days before inc end of the strike. Bui they broke off when Donla walked away saying inc iwo sides were too far apart on inc Union s demand for free Agency Donlan said the owners were still Adamant on re Taining the current system of compensation and right of first refusal. But he suggested thai both sides might find More amicable ways to reach a settlement. Things stand just where icy stood when they walked away from inc table Doug alien assistant executive director of the nil players association said by Telephone from Miami where he and other a Flea officials arc attending the Al Cio convention. Until we see a substantive change in their position we Don t see any reason for resuming  dog biscuit Hail worries Browns Berea Ohio up the Cleveland Browns have asked fans of the Cleveland Browns defense which is known As inc dogs to refrain from throwing dog biscuits on the stadium Field. Afler monday night s 30-17 Victory Over the los Angeles rams. Browns coach Marly Scholls theimer said game officials told him the biscuits Are becom ing a problem. At half inc More than 30 stadium Security officers were sent to patrol inc Center Field bleachers. For the past two seasons fans have been pelting the end zone with biscuits whenever the Brawns defense stopped a goal line drive. I be been remiss in not addressing this   Suid tues Day. You know the affection i have for our fans As do our players. But there s reason for concern for players Well being. I would t want any thing to Dampen the enthusiasm of our fans. I and this football team consider them to be our strongest ally. But i ask that the fans restrain themselves from throwing the  takes 3rd cup championship Earnhardt seeks $2-million year a photo Dale Earnhardt needs $43,000. Daytona Beach Fla. Up now thai he has clinched the third Winston cup championship of his Ca reer. Dale Earnhardt will try to become Only the second Lascar Driver 10 top the $2-Mtlion Mark in earnings during one year. Earnhardt clinched the title his Sec Ond straight. Sunday in the a Delco 500 at Rock Gham ., where he finished second behind Winner Bill Elliott. Earnhardt also won the Winston cup championship in 1980. The Winston cup championship is the Pinnacle of Success for a Moio Sporis team said Earnhardt of Kannapolis , and we re awfully Happy to have won  Earnhardt will receive approximately 5600,000 in postseason awards for win Ning the driving championship and he has already earned si.356 million Iii year. So he needs just More than 143,000 to join Elliott As the Only Drivers to Cam $2 million driving Stock cars. Elliott won $2.3 million in 1985. Just because we be clinched the Winston cup does t mean we re going to Roll Over and coast out the rest of the season Earnhardt said. This is a team of winners and we re going to do every thing we can to win the last two races. Like everybody else we re making preparations for 1988, but thai does t mean we be quit for inc rest of 1987." Earnhardt an it time Winner this year has 4,443 Points to 3,928 for Elliott. Terry Albonie is third Wilh 3,781 Points followed by Darrell Wall rip 3,642 Rusly Wallace 3,5 u Ricky Rudd 3,497 Richard Petty 3,475 Kyle Pelly 3,445 Neil Bonnell 3.3.s2 and Ken Schrader 3,266. Elliot is second in winnings with $1,179,195. He is inc Only Driver in Lascar history to win More than is million three times. Albonie is third with $615,520. Davey Allison son of 1983 Winston cup Champion Bobby Allison leads Rookie of the year standings Wilh 2s4 Points