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Show Ending TV Rule 32-Ye- ar The Salt Lake Tribune Wednesday, B5 July 11,1984 JVM NCAAs Grid Package Voted Down By James Litke Associated Press Writer CHICAGO Members of the NCAA on Tuesday drummed the organization out of the college football television business for 1984, ending a arrangement by voting not to participate in the NCAAs hastily arranged TV package. By a vote of the athletic rectors of the 66-4- di- universities of Di- - Walter Byers vision voted down an NCAA plan that would have replaced the one killed by the U.S. Supreme Court several weeks ago. In that decision, the high court ruled that the NCAA could not continue as the sole bargaining agent for its A members, terminating a four-yea$263 5 million deal between the NCAA and the CBS and ABC networks, as well as another $11 1 million package with ESPN. The vote left the door open for the College Football Association, which claims 63 members, or the Football Television Planning Committee, a coalition that includes the CFA as well as the Big Ten and Pac-1- 0 conferences, to become the dominant bargaining agent for such television packages. NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers conceded the vote was a short-terrepudiation of the organization, but added, if you took a poll, the votes would be overwhelmingly in favor of the NCAA plan that was struck down by the court. But the difficulty is the extreme lateness, Byers added. "There was just too much uncertainty. Had its proposal succeeded, the r, two-yea- r, NCAA plan still would have required approval from U.S. District Judge Juan Burciaga, who originally ruled the organization had violated federal antitrust laws. That ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the universities of Georgia and Oklahoma, two members of the CFA. The suit was the outgrowth of a two-yedispute between the NCAA and CFA, whose members negotiated a $180 million contract with NBC only to be forced to rescind the pact under threat of stiff NCAA penalties. You dont want to misread the vote. It's not said Otis Singletary of Kentucky, chairman of ," the CFAs television committee. What it shows is that there was un- certainty and pressure because they (the NCAA) would have had to go back to court to get it approved and the opening game is only six weeks off." Golden Eagles Resurrected By IHL for 1984-8- 5 Season Continued From Page rejected during a conference call one B-- week ago. The only revisions in the contract Tuesday concerned per diem. The IHL requested a $2.50 increase from $10 to $12.50 per person daily reimbursement per member of the visiting team while in Salt Lake City. The league also asked that the Eagles pay per diem on days the IHL teams must devote to travel from Salt Lake. It will make a small difference in our budget, but nothing substantial, said Schell, who has been working diligently to put together a feasible financial package since the Central Hockey League folded on May 21. Were happy with the arrangement at this time. Now, the work begins. The conditions of Salt Lakes acceptance, which will be formally written into a contract and signed by the Golden Eagle owners, included: Payment of a $35,000 participation fee for one year, with $5,000 of said fee earmarked for each of the Milwauexisting IHL franchises kee, Muskegon, Kalamazoo, Flint, Peoria, Fort Wayne and Toledo. A $50,000 performance bond suring Salt Lakes completion of the 1984-8season. If the Golden Eagles are unable to finish the 1984-8- 5 season, the $50,000 letter of indemnification would revert to the IHL. A $23,575 game dues letter of credit. This credit assurance must be paid by all IHL members to give the league operating capital and ensure that all games are played. Complete travel subsidies. This, of course, is the most costly portion of the package for Salt Lake City. The Golden Eagles must reimburse a traveling party from each visiting team for roundtrip airfare, hotels and per diem. Per diem must be paid for travel days and each day the team is in Salt Lake City, even if it is not a game day. Were gambling over $1 million on behalf of the people of Salt Lake City, admitted Bill Acord. We hope we havent been misled about the support from the community. The community has always supported us well in the past and the people have indicated they want professional hockey in Utah. So thats what were banking on. in- 5 But what convinced the International League to change its nay vote two weeks ago to a unanimous vote Tuesday? We had to make sure our figures and objectives were in line, said IHL Chairman of the Board John Snider II of Muskegon. It took a while to establish confidence levels. Weve been a bus league for a long, long time and it takes time to convince yourself that its time to try something new. This time, we didnt look at it geographically. Everyone knows Salt Lake City is a long way from our cities. But this time, we looked at the people and the proposal. They (the Eagle owners) are fine hockey operators. It just took longer for some of us to reach that confidence level. Two other factors might have aidacceptance Tuesday. ed the Golden Eagles First, Peoria Owner Ken Wilson acknowledged to the IHL Board of Governors early in Tuesdays meetings that his franchise is on shaky financial footing. If Peoria, which will be greatly helped by the $5,000 it received from Salt Lake Tuesday, is un- able to compete during the 1984-8- 5 season, the IHL might have been left with seven teams. The league has made it known that it would like a minimum of eight teams this season. Its difficult to say whether the Peoria situation had any effect on the Salt Lake situation, said Snider. - ar engagement between the Salt Lake Golden Eagles and the International Hockey League is the best arrangement for both admirers. When Salt Lake began its courtship of the IHL June 8 in Montreal, the Eagles proposed marriage. They wanted to become a dues-payin- Against Malaysian Athletes Shultz Discounts Death Threats By Robert C. Toth Los Angeles Times Writer SINGAPORE Malaysian and other Third World athletes who take part in the Olympic Games at Los Angeles have been threatened with death, but Secretary of State George P. Shultz suggested Tuesday that it is part of a disinformation campaign aimed at discpufaging attendance at the Games. Shultz implied at first that the Soviet Union was behind the campaign, but he later backed away from that position. The threat, to shoot or hang Malaysian and other athletes if they take part in the Games, was contained in a single-pag- e leaflet bearing the logotype ofUhe Ku Klux Klan. It was mailed from the United States on June 25 and was received Friday by the Malaysian Olympics Committee. Identical letters were sent to the Olympic committees of at least two black African states, according to a senior State Department official traveling with Shultz. The South Korean committee reportedly received a similar threat. k Shultz is on a swing through Southeast Asia and Australia and New Zealand, taking part in meetings of the Association of South East Asian Nations and of the ANZUS two-wee- (Australia-Ne- w Zealand-Unite- d States) treaty organization. He commented on the threats at two separate press conferences Tuesday, first in the early morning Ln Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and then in the late afternoon here in Singapore. At the first, he said the leaflets, although allegedly from the Ku Klux Klan. . . are of such a nature that its hard to believe they were sent by any such organization. Gulls vs. Dukes Tonight Following a night off Tuesday to join America in watching the game, the Salt Lake Gulls and Albuquerque Major League e Dukes resume their series at Derks Field Wednesday at All-St- four-gam- 7 30 p.m. The two teams have split thus far, with the Gulls taking the opening Following Sunday and the Dukes winning Monday night game the Wednesday and Thursday night contests, the Gulls go on an eight-gam- e road trip tos Edmonton and Tacoma. The Gulls currently are tied with Portland for second place In the Pacific Coast League's North Division, one game behind Tacoma. He Salt Lake will pitch former BYU righthander Joe Whitmer will be opposed by Albuquerque lefthander Erik Sonberg 5-- 5 (0-0- ). (2-9- ). 1 The IHL also considered an application for a franchise by Indianapolis Fred Creighton, the coach and general manager of the CHL Checkers last season. Creightons ownership group is seeking a franchise for the 1984-8- 5 season and appears to be But some minor legal ena shoo-itanglements remain, with the IHL promising an announcement on the matter in seven to 10 days. n. "There is nothing with the Indianapolis situation that cant be resolved, stressed Riley. Right now with Peoria and Salt Lake City in, we have eight teams. If and when Indianapolis is admitted in the next seven to 10 days, that will give us nine teams. Nine teams isnt bad. That gives one team with a night off on our normal playing nights for travel. The International gin the 1984-8- 5 season the weekend of Oct. 19. Until then, the Golden Eagles will be busy assembling a coaching staff and team. Salt Lake is expected to consummate a working agreement be- with two NHL clubs within the next two weeks and hire a coach within the same time period. In the interim, it just feels good not to be on their way to that Great Hockey Rink in the Sky. Two weeks ago, the Golden Eagles were clinically dead. Now, they live again. member of the league along with former CHL neighbor Denver. But Denver ultimately vetoed the idea and the IHL said no. Then, the Golden Eagles and IHL mutually agreed that perhaps going steady for a year would be wise. It would give both dating parties a chance to get to know one another. But the IHL said no again. The league didnt like the ground rules. But the Salt Lake management Art team, comprised of Teece, Bill and Dean Acord, and Assistant General Manager Chuck Schell, wouldnt take no for an answer. And because they continued whispering sweet somethings in the IHLs ear, professional hockey in Salt Lake City will live to celebrate a 16th birthday. I think going steady for a year is a good way to put it, said acting IHL Commissioner Jack Riley after the league voted unanimously to accept the Eagles on a one-yetrial basis Tuesday. This is the best thing for everyone right now. After the 1984-8- 5 season, well reevaluate. Maybe Salt Lake wont like the situation. Maybe it wont work for the league. This way, either party can get out of the agreement after this season, so I think its a good thing. This will give us a year to work out any bugs that might exist, agreed Salt Lakes Teece, who will lead the Eagles into a new league after spending five years in the old Western Hockey League and the last 10 years in the Central Hockey League. If this works out, we hope to become a regular member of the league next year, continued Teece. Were a g participant, but . were welcome to attend all meetings. Its a step in the right direction. full-votin- g It isnt a KALAMAZOO, Mich. se. But perhaps a one-ye- a 5 ' f . - ' - 7 i - 4 V,1 !lff; , - i ", sli ' ,5 4 If- ? and sure, but as much as $25,000 yearly from the NCAA package. The money meant about five grants-in-aifor students, an extra said coach, an athletic secretary, James Delany, spokesman for the eight-teaOhio Valley Conference. Its a very significant and very bad vote for our members. Ironically, the CFAs television plan includes many of the exclusive features that resulted in the NCAA plan being struck down. The CFA also plans to turn over about 4 percent of its revenues to the NCAA to continue proadministering football-relategrams, Singletary said. Immediately after the vote, the athletic directors broke into smaller groups to begin reviewing their opd tions. The NCAA, CFA and coalition groups set July 12 as the deadline for formal commitments from any institutions that elected to participate in their respective plans. "If were not part of the coalition, well be part of the CFA, said Gene Corrigan, athletic director at Notre Dame, considered by many the single most powerful school in the television wars because of its consistently high ratings. "I think what ended the NCAA plans chances were the worries that it would be everybody against everybody else. There wasnt enough to keep people in line. Big Ten Commissioner Wayne Duke, whose entire conference with the exception of Michigan State voted for the NCAA proposal, said the league expected to make a decision on whether to join the coalition within 24 hours. Whatever plan evolves, the Big Ten will continue to play a dominant role in college football, he said. I said I thought the (CFA) lawsuit was but I know we will continue to prosper. Pac-1- 0 Executive Director Tom Hansen said: It was a concerted effort by the CFA to take the administration of the television package away from the NCAA and it succeeded. Well still discuss the coalition plan, but were going to examine other options. ... IHL Says Yes to Eagles marriage per 4 i 14 ..V - - which received little expo- Pro Hockey Kept Alive By Roger Graves Tribune Sports Writer ' d But it could. We dont want to find ourselves with a seven-tealeague. League will schools, ' ; i Most athletic directors said the coalition, and not the CFA itself, would likely emerge as the single most important bargaining agent in the fall television picture. Because the CFA already counts most of the traditional conference and independent powers among its number, the addition of the Big Ten and Pac-1- 0 conferences would add enough key television markets to make the group almost as strong as the NCAA had been. The most likely losers will be the smaller Division V" - now-defun- ct non-votin- The inclusion of Salt Lake City in the IHL for 1984-8- 5 changes the comleague, plexion of the Midwest-base- d which has never traveled via jet to any league city. And that was one of the chief stumbling blocks the Golden Eagles had to overcome to gain acleague. ceptance by the To people in Michigan, Egypts closer to them than Salt Lake City, kidded Dean Acord following the Eagles unanimous approval. The proximity of our cities has always been one of the International judged Leagues great strengths, Kalamazoo Owner Ted Parfet, a staunch Salt Lake supporter. "But an arrangement like this makes good business sense for everyone. I think we recognize that scheduling will be a challenge, but I dont see anything that cant be worked out. I think Salt Lake City will be accepted by the fans enthusiastically. Its an opportunity for several league cities to strike up new rivalries. Larry Gordon, who owned the Wichita Wind and Montana Magic in the CHL and is well aware of Salt Lakes capabilities as a hockey town, envisions other advantages to the Golden Eagles acceptance into the International League. Associoted Pres Loserphoto Greg Brock, Angeles Dodgers slugger, is in a playful mood with Duke player Robbie Allen after being farmed out. ex-L- Greg Brock Ponders: What Happened to Los Angeles Fame? By Steve Luhm Tribune Sports Writer Things are different for Greg Brock now. He sits in a Salt Lake City hotel, talking to just one writer, his baseball career in limbo. Gone, at least for the time being, is the horde of media . . . the attention the big ... ... time the comparisons. those Oh, comparisons. Brock was the next Steve Garvey, the fans said. He was going to be the Los Angeles Dodgers fifth consecutive rookie of the year, his manager said. He was the Dodgd ers best hitting prospect since Duke Snider, they wrote. And everybody believed it. But on July 3, Brock was sent back to the minors. The rising star crash-lande- d in Albuquerque. Just three seasons ago, Brock used an amazing year with the Dukes as a launching pad into the big leagues. He hit .310, blasted 44 home runs, and drove in 138 runs in 135 games. But in 1V5 seasons with the Dodgers, those numbers were, more than anything, a curse. They indicated his potential, not his production. Still, as a rookie, Brock had 20 second best for the homers -winning Dodgers. And he drove in 66 runs. But Brock hit only .224, and that batting average drew most of the attention from the media and the fans. My average as a rookie was not good by any means, he says. But I hit .260 during the last two months. It wasnt like I was declining. And I was excited about this season. I was real positive. Brock sighs. Unfortunately, things turned out this way. I dont know what they expected out of me. But now Im here. Ive got to accept it and play well enough to get back there. Brock was hitting just .208 this season when the Dodgers sent him down. But, again, his home run output was decent. He had nine in 130 Thats one homer every 14 Vi times up. By comparison, Garveys career home run ratio entering this season was one every division- In most cities, Salt Lake is going to come in and make a direct eco- nomic impact, noted Gordon. The majority of the IHL teams bus into a .city, play a game, and bus home. They dont stay in motels or eat in restaurants much. But Salt Lake will be doing this and several businesses in the community stand to profit. It will be a refreshing change for the players and coaches to get an airplane trip once in a while too. Ive ridden enough buses to know that gets old in a hurry. Of course, the Golden Eagles engagement with the IHL will cost Salt Lake some money. With us subsidizing travel, we have to gross more than a million dollars to break even, judged Salt Lakes Teece. "A lot of people asked us why we didnt lay off for a year and see what happens. But once you break the continuity of something like this, its awfully hard to put it back together. This is the best thing to do. The fans in Salt Lake City have proven time and again that they love as- tonished by Salt Lake's persistence in their quest to land in the league. The Eagles were told no directly or indirectly on several occasions. But they wouldnt accept a negative answer. They refused to roll over and play dead, beamed Riley, who is entrusted with drawing up the IHLs schedule, which will include 41 home games for each club. Ill admit I was against Salt Lake City at first. But the persistence of the Salt Lake people has been tremendous. I dont think most people wouldve hung with it as long as they did. They proved their sincerity beyond a shadow of a doubt." X 31 s. I was hockey. Most of the IHL hierarchy was s. pretty disappointed, said Brock, here for the Dukes current Pacific Coast League series with the Gulls. I really didnt expect to be sent down. I didnt figure it was justified or fair. But I guess thats how everybody feels when it happens. Compounding Brocks slow start at the plate this season was a wrist injury, suffered while sliding in a game against San Diego. It kept him out almost a month, to mid-Junfrom mid-Ma- y e. "Maybe they thought I should have healed faster, Brock shrugged. I dont know. But when I got back, Id play three games; then sit three games. And that ali ways affects you. It affects everybody. Just when you start feeling good, you sit down and lose it. , The Dodgers hope he finds it again in Triple-A- . And, so far, the signs are encouraging. Brock is for-1- 8 since joining the Dukes, including three home runs. "I think some of the pressure is off, says Brock. And I know Im going to play every day. Im more relaxed. Thats probably the big-- , gest thing. Im not putting as much pressure on myself. Pressure. Its something Brock faced the minute Garvey left the Dodgers; after the 1982 season and signed agent contract with the Padres. Brock immediately inherited the positon that Garvey parlayed into fame and fortune during 13: years in L.A. There was a lot of talk about replacing him, he admits. But to' me, it was just an opportunity. For me, it was just a chance to get to' the big leagues, something every' minor league player wants. And' thats what Im playing for again. So the Brock doesnt' think the Dodgers have given up' on him? I dont think they have, he said. I hope they havent because I havent given up on myself. Two things can happen when you are' sent down. You can give up, or you can play well enough to get back there. I hope I can play well enough to get back with the Dodgers. Maybe Ill be down here the rest of the year. Maybe Ill get called back tomorrow. If not, there are other teams out there. They might be interested in me. They might not. Who knows? : One thing his trip back to Albuquerque has given Brock is a chance to play a new position third base. A first baseman ever since he came out of the University of Wyoming, Brock has been asked to play third in the series' with the Gulls because of an Albu- querque manpower shortage. And, in two games at third base, Brock has done reasonably well. ' After committing an error on the ' first ball hit to him at third, he has handled 10 straight chances flawlessly. Im willing to try it," says Brock. "Why not? The more positions you play, the better chance' you have. Its always nice to have-guy who can play a couple of1 positions in case of an emergency. ' Im still a first baseman, and they (the Dodgers) know that. But it s cant hurt. Maybe thats what Garvey said back in 1972, when he moved from his regular position third baser over to first. a . 84 StateAni Tees Off Today Special to The Tribune The Utah State Amateur, EDEN one of the area's most prestigious golf tournaments, will begin here Wednesday on the Wolf Creek Course. Some 93 golfers will tee off at 9 a m. 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