Show Football Strike Somewhat unnoticed In recent months lawyers for National F League players on one side and club owners on the theother theother theother other have been seeking to ne negotiate negotiate negotiate ne- ne a pact concerning extras players are to be paid and ad additions additions additions ad- ad to the players' players pension fund THE TALKS h have hav ve made little progress In fact In recent weeks there have been warnIngs warnings warnings warn warn- ings of a possible strike by players In an effort to force club owners to agree to their requests If U this should happen it would represent a novel turn In the field of professional foot foot- ball Football of course does not enjoy the protection of a Su Supreme Supreme Supreme Su- Su preme Court decision exemptIng exempt- exempt Ing It from the anti antl trust laws as does baseball but It has been lucrative In most NFL cities and players earn relatively relatively relatively rel rel- good sa salaries 1 a r Ie seven even though the season is limited STARS ENJOY high salaries and television Is now bringing clubs far more revenue than anyone would have anticipated twenty years ago Players naturally naturally nat nat- want to share in hefty gate receipts Thus their or organizing organizing organizing or- or effort 0 Owners w n e r s say players have done well that salaries have more than doubled In six years Players and owners would be wise to do everything possible to avoid a strike which would sour the public because of can can- Money lost would constitute another dilemma It would seem appropriate for athletes and owners to set the style In the nation for tIon lf the lawyers fail An im impartial impartial impartial im- im partial arbitration group jointly named could rule on unsolved disputes and the decisions could be binding for Cor a trial year After all it would be very much like an arbiters arbiter's ruling on the field-and field players and owners are both accustomed to ac accepting accepting accepting ac- ac them |