WHA Prepared To Offer Bobby Hull $1 MillionWINNIPEG -- National Hockey League stars Bobby Hull and Derek Sanderson have been approached by representatives of the World Hockey Assn. about jumping to the WHA when the new league begins play in 1972. Ben Hatskin, owner of the Winnipeg Jets of the WHA, said he had spoken with Hull, the veteran star of the Chicago Black Hawks, and was prepared to offer him a five-year, $1 million contract to jump leagues. Meanwhile, Sanderson, the flamboyant center for the Boston Bruins, said a representative of the WHA's Miami franchise had offered him "a lot more" than $250,000 for a two-year contract. Hatskin, who said he looked forward to meeting with Hull again in Toronto this weekend, revealed that the WHA clubs had each drafted four NHL players at a meeting 10 days ago. He would not reveal the three other players for whom he has obtained WHA negotiating rights. Hull was unavailable for comment. [source: ap] Berry Arrested In Police RaidATLANTA -- A hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 23 for Atlanta Falcons quarterback Bob Berry and defensive end Randy Marshall, both arrested during a raid on Marshall's apartment where sheriff's officers confiscated a small amount of marijuana. Berry, 29, was charged with obstructing officers and Marshall with operating a "disorderly house" during the Monday night raid by about 10 patrolmen. Both were released on $500 bail each early Tuesday. Deputy sheriff Carl Price said 20-year-old Angela Carol Nichols told police she was the only person at the party who had been smoking marijuana. She was charged with possession of drugs and later released on $300 bond. Rankin M. Smith, board chairman of the Falcons, termed the incident "an unfortunate one" but added, "Cobb County authorities inform us that no Falcon players were involved in the use or possession of drugs." In a brief statement released Tuesday, Smith said internal disciplinary action would he taken in keeping with team policy. The National Football League said it had received no official report on the case and would have no comment until it did. Police said the raid came after they were tipped by a "reliable confidential source" that a pot party was taking place in Marshall's suburban apartment. The police report said "half a lid" of marijuana, worth about $10, was confiscated. [source: upi] NFL Tie-Breaking Plan Could Avoid Coin FlipNEW YORK -- How do you break a tie for a division title or a playoff berth in the National Football League? With only Cleveland having clinched and 11 teams still in the running for five remaining division titles and two other playoff spots, that question becomes increasingly pertinent with two weeks of the regular season left. The only thing that won't be done to break a tie is play a game. But there are a number of methods ready to he employed, if necessary, including a new rating system that makes a coin flip remote. In the event of ties for a division title, these criteria will be used to determine a winner, in order: 1. Best won-lost percentage in head-to-head competition. The rating system will be based on points scored and allowed with each team in the AFC and NFC rated from 1 to 13 on offense and defense. The team wih the fewest rating points is the winner. Once the division winners are determined, a wild card representative must be selected for the fourth playoff spot in each conference. That will be the second-place team in the conference with the best won-lost percentage. Included would be the team, if any, that had lost out in the battle for the division title through any of the tie-breaking methods. The first step would be to break any remaining ties among teams from the same division, employing the methods for determining a division titlist. The remaining ties then would he broken through the following steps, in order: 1. Best percentage in head-to-head competition, if applicable. [source: ap] |
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