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8 Saturday, August 22, 1981 College Football Association approves TV plan tails with the CFA by Sept. 10. Thus, together we can pursue our common goal of revitalizing and enhancing college footballs popularity by implementing a well-conceived television scheduling concept featuring prime-time exposure, Watson said in a prepared statement. The CFA membership includes 17 independents and 'five conferences the Atlantic Coast, Big Eight, Southeastern, Southwest and Western Athletic. The CFA, formed in 1977, includes most of the traditional major football powers such as Oklahoma, Nebraska, Alabama, Notre Dame, Penn State and Pittsburgh, but does not include the Pacific-10 and Big Ten conferences with teams such as Southern California, UCLA, Ohio State and Michigan; alties, but it probably would be probation in all sports.

Cawood said he did not anticipate any final action by the NCAA until after the 1981 football season, but he said there could be action before the NCAA basketball tournament next March if the CFA ultimately approves the TV contract Sept. 10. The 6'Vhour CFA meeting Friday came behind closed doors, and the vote was by secret ballot Davison said the meeting was closed to the news media so members could have an absolutely free and uninhibited exchange of information. Arthur A. Watson, president of NBC Sports, said, We are extremely pleased that the CFA has ratified the four-year television contract with NBC Sports.

We now look forward to moving ahead and finalizing many of the de ATLANTA (AP) The rift over control of television rights between the College Football Association and the National Collegiate Athletic Association widened Friday when the CFA gave its initial approval to a contract with NBC. The 61-member CFA cast a split vote on the issue and refused to announce the total or release a list of how each school voted. It was learned from various sources within the CFA that the vote was 33 for, 20 against, with five abstentions and three other schools not voting because then- credentials were not in order. The board decided we would not announce how any school voted," said Dr. Fred C.

Davison, president of the CFA and the University of Georgia. That will become public knowledge on Sept. 10. Each CFA schopl has until Sept. 10 to reconsider its vote, deciding whether to participate in the $180 million TV contract offered by NBC or opt for a $263 million NCAA television package worked out with ABC and CBS.

Both plans cover the four football seasons beginning in 1982. The NCAA has threatened to sanction any member that goes along with the CFA television plan and such action could result in a lawsuit between the two parties. Any sanctions would be totally up to the Committee on Infractions, said David Cawood, public relations director of the NCAA. "In cases where a member deliberately violates a rule, there could be a wide variety of pen No hard feelings, say Brewer fans vs i i nt; 'w rrs Vfc mi- i people and shouldn't behave any differently, he said. Several fans predicted any remaining animosities from the strike would be wiped out if the team ends up in a pennant race.

I've heard a few say they wont come back, said Mike of Brookfield. Its just temper. If they're sports enthusiasts, they'll be back. The theory seemed to be proven within two innings Friday night. The stands erupted with cheering when Ted Simmons belted a Milwaukee home run to tie the score at 1-1 and the enthusiam caught Brewer General Manager Harry Dalton as he collected some refreshments from a counter at the press box All right, Teddy baby, Dalton shouted before regaining his composure and joking, Im not supposed to yell.

Its been so long. Buck Rodgers, the Brewer said before game time that he anticipated a lot of cheering and no boos." I havent had one letter from an indi- vidual that said, I am not coming back under any circumstances, Rodgers said. He said the response had been generally positive during the team's 12-game road trip and even during the walkout itself. But Rodgers, spitting tobacco juice into a waste basket as he relaxed in his office, quickly turned his attention to" other things, like the pennant race. He noted that the Brewers will face fellow Eastern Division teams in their' final eight series, starting Labor Day, and the opponents will be New York, Baltimore, Boston and Detroit.

We 'll be going head to head with them for the division title, Rodgers said. Well see what kind of character we have, he added. This team has never been in a pennant race. I hope these guys respond to it. MILWAUKEE (AP) To hear the fans tell it, there were few, if any, hard feelings when the Milwaukee Brewers and major league baseball returned to County Stadium Friday night.

I think the only ones that I hear complaining are the ones who never went to games anyway, said Hector Boogren, 63, of Cedar Grove, one of the many fans who summed up their feelings about the recent players strike by saying, I'm glad it's over. A crowd of 30,123 fans turned out for the game, which the Brewers lost to the Minnesota Twins, 7-6. Sales of hot dogs, popcorn, soda and beer appeared brisk as the fans filed into the stadium. The Brewers had not played a home game since June 11, the day before the start of the players strike that halted play until a contract dispute with club owners was settled and a special second half of the regular season got' underway Aug. 10.

Boogren, who said the strike madehim miss about three of the usual seven or eight games he attends each year, said he had tickets for the New York Yankees series that was to begin the same weekend the strike started. The whole family was going to go, he said. I went North for the weekend instead. He said he was not angry about the walkout, although I didn't Uke to see it happen." Art Czeskleba, 62, of West Allis said both sides in the contract dispute had to share the blame for the strike, but he blamed the owners because they promote these big players to get the crowds and then the other players have to try to get something, too. Marta Close of Milwaukee, like most of the parents at the game, had her children in tow as she looked for their upper box seats.

She said the players had every right to stage their walkout. I feel theyre Uke any other unionized AP Laserphoto Milwaukee second baseman Jim Gantner falls over Minnesota in the second inning of Friday nights game in Milwaukee. The Twins baserunner Pete Mackanin after starting a double play Twins spoiled the Brewers home reopener, 7-6. Twins spoil Brewers' homecoming fa 4 MILWAUKEE (AP) Ron Jackson belted a three-run homer and A1 Williams, Doug Corbett and Jerry Koosman combined to scatter eight hits, leading Minnesota to a 7-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Fri- day night. The win broke the Twins six-f game losing streak.

The Twins took a 1-0 frst-inning lead when Gary Ward bunted for a hit, stole second and came around on a bloop single by Dave Engle and a double-play grounder. But Ted Simmons' 10th homer of the year in the Brewers second tied the score, 1-1. The Twins took a 4-1 lead with three runs in the third after Engle doubled and Robin Yount fumbled Mickey Hatchers grounder for an error. With two outs, Jackson lined a 2-1 pitch into the left-field seats jusf inside the line, his fourth homer of the year. The Twins scored three more times in the sixth to lead 7-1 and chase Milwaukee starter Mike Caldwell, 86.

Danny Goodwin had a run-scoring single and Ward a two-run single in the inning. Williams, 3-5, retired 13 consecutive batters until doubles by Roy Howell and Cecil Cooper and a single by Ben Oglivie in the Milwaukee fifth scored two runs. The Brewers scored three runs in the eighth to close to within 7-6. Jim Gantner singled, Paul Molitor reached base on a throwing error by Corbett and Howell singled home a run. After a wild pitch by Koosman, another run scored on a grounder by Cooper and Oglivie looped an RBI single before Koosman retired Gorman Thomas on an inningending double play.

Koosman went on to earn his third save, walking Don Money with two outs in the ninth but striking out pinch-hitter Sal Bando to end the game. Garvey, Reuss lead Dodgers 7 7 A 111111., iki Jr 1 jwatt' 4 Giants 4, Cubs 3 CHICAGO Milt Mays pinch-hit double set up the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 43 victory over the Chicago Cubs. With one out in the eighth, Jeff Leonard singled and went to third on Mays double. Pinch-batter Joe Morgan was walked intentionally before pinch-batter Jim Wohlford hit a slow bounder to short to force Morgan as Leonard scored. Fred Breining, 3-2, was the winner and Greg Minton picked up his 13th save.

Dick Tidrow, 2-6, was the loser. i Phillies 5, Astros 4 PHILADELPHIA Larry Bowa's two-out, seventh-inning single scored two runs that enabled the Philadelphia Phillies to beat the Houston Astros, 5-4, and snap a four-game losing streak. The Phillies tied the game in the fourth. Sparky Lyle, who pitched one inning and gave up two hits and one run, was credited with his sixth win in eight decisions. Tug McGraw gained his eighth save for the Phillies.

Streaking Tigers win 7th straight By The Associated Press DETROIT A pair of two-run homers by Richie Heb-ner and Lou Whitaker and a solo shot by Steve Kemp handed the Detroit Tigers their seventh consecutive victory, a 7-4 triumph over the Texas Rangers Friday night. Aurelio Lopez, 5-1, normally a relief pitcher, picked up his second victory in as many starts, allowing seven hits and three runs in five innings. The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the first inniing when Hebner hit his third homer of the year, scoring Kemp after he had been hit by a pitch from Texas starter Danny Darwin, 7-6. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 4 TORONTO Lloyd Moseby hit a dramatic two-out home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Moseby, who drove in six runs in leading the Jays to a 9-4 victory over Kansas City on Wednesday, crashed an 0-1 pitch off reliever Ed Farmer, 2-3, to supply the Jays with their victory.

Dave Stieb, 6-8, shrugged off the White Sox four-run fourth inning to hold Chicago to just one single over the final five innings. In picking up his seventh complete game, Stieb struck out seven and issued just one walk. Royals 4, Yankees 0 NEW YORK Larry Gura notched his seventh consecutive regular-season victory against his former team, hurling a four-hitter and retiring 15 straight batters in one stretch as the Kansas City Royals blanked the slump-ridden New York Yankees, 4-0. By The Associated Press ST LOUIS Steve Garvey hit a two-run homer in the first inning and left-hander Jerry Reuss baffled St. Louis on four hits as the Los Angeles Dodgers pinned a 4-0 shutout on the Cardinals Friday night.

Garveys seventh home run of the season was a line shot into the second tier of seats in left field. Dusty Baker had reached on a two-out single ahead of the blast. Reuss, 7-3, overpowered the Cardinals, putting down 10 in a row after giving up a leadoff single to George Hendrick in the second. Hendrick was erased on a double play. Reds 2, Mets 0 CINCINNATI Catcher Joe Nolan Idrove home both runs and Mario Soto tossed a four-hitter as the Cincinnati Reds extended their winning streak to four games by defeating the New York Mets, 2-0.

Nolan supplied a clutch bases-loaded single to gain his second gamewinning hit of the season. He drove in four runs against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday night. Soto, 8-6, shut out the Mets for the second time this season, walking one and striking out eight to move into third place in the National League in strikeouts behind Fernando Valenzuela and Steve Carlton with 102. 3-2, to sweep a double-header. In the opener, Dave Parker cracked a three-run homer in the first inning to back the seven-hit pitching of Rick Rhoden and Grant Jackson as the Pirates won, 42.

The Padres are 2-10 since the start of the split season. Expos 4, Braves 1 ATLANTA Gary Carter, hitless in four previous trips, belted his ninth home run of the season with two teammates aboard and two out in the 11th inning to lift the Montreal Expos to a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Carters blow to left-center with Tim Raines on second base and Andre Dawson on first pinned the loss on Gene Garber, who relieved Gaylord Perry going into the ninth. The victory went to reliever Woodie Fryman, 42, who struck out four of the six batters he faced, including all three in the Uth. Perry and Montreals Bill Gullick-son were locked in a scoreless duel until the bottom of the seventh.

Gullickson sat down the first 10 Braves before Claudell Washington singled with one out in the fourth. He was wiped out as Bob Horner bounced into a double play and Gullickson faced the minimum of 14 batters until he walked Glen Hubbard with two outs in the Braves sixth. AP Laserphoto Pirates 4-3, Padres 2-2 PITTSBURGH Pinch-hitter Jason Thompson doubled home the winning run and Jim Bibby notched khe victory as the Pittsburgh Pirates 'beat the struggling San Diego Padres, Torontos Damaso Garcia is forced out as Chicago White Sox second baseman Tony Bemazard throws to first for a double play. Toronto won, 5-4. Wilson fights to earn spot on Vikings' roster round draft choice from East Texas State.

Ive got to keep getting better and better. I cant make the same mistake twice. "After all, they can easily go into the season with two quarterbacks. Especially when the two quarterbacks are Kramer and -Dils. Kramer is a durable starter, and Dils is a capable understudy.

Veteran Mike Livingston was the No. 3 quarterback last year, but he was released late in the season without having played a down. This year, faced with tougher choices at other positions, Grant could decide to break camp with two quarterbacks. That's why Wilson hasnt seen a job listing on any bulletin boards. All he knows is that three quarterbacks remain in camp and that he is one of them.

A fourth quarterback, free agent Bob Farra, was among nine players cut Monday. He (Wilson) looks a little better now that Farra js gone, Grant said. That takes away some of the tightness. Wilson wont try to tell you that he was sorry to see Farra go. We were good friends as good as you can be in two weeks time.

And I always tried to concentrate on what I was doing and not what Bob was doing. Now Farra is gone, but shreds of Wilson insecurity remain. Tve got no guarantees at all, said the 6-foot-3, 212-pound quarterback. Indeed, even if the Vikings carry three quarterbacks, Wilson could wind up on the cut list By JOEL BIERIG The Minneapolis Star MANKATO, Minn. (AP) His life would be easier if he knew there was an opening.

Somewhere in the Minnesota Vikings training camp, Wade Wilson would like to find a bulletin board with a sign that says: Wanted. No. 3 quarterback. Sign up here. As it is, Wilson is an applicant for a job that may not exist Whether the Vikings carry a third quarterback behind Tommy Kramer and Steve Dils probably wont be determined until late in camp.

And, when all is said and done. Coach Bud Grant won have made the decision. Wilson will have made it for him. Fve got to show them that they can keep three and that I'm the guy who can do it. said Wilson, an eighth- Grant won rule out the possibility of picking up another quarterback on waivers.

I sure there are some in the league wed be interested in if they were released, Grant said. Of course, thats true at a lot of positions. The fact that he led the Lone Star Conference in passing and total offense last season wont earn him a spot on the roster. Its nice that he passed for 4,414 yards and 32 touchdowns during his college career, but every draft choice comes to camp with a suitcase full of statistics I was talking to Steve, said Wilson. He told me that as a rookie, he took one snap the whole year, from exhibition games until the end of the regular season.

So I dont expect to play much. The Vikings entertain the Atlanta Falcons in a preseason game tonight. I.