11.   And it did so in large part because of the tenacity of Foss, a South Dakota farm boy who refused to let the new league go under.

12.   And if the new league offers high enough salaries, it could rob the NFL of some top players.

13.   And there was an intriguing new team in an intriguing new league.

14.   As soon as he switches leagues, he goes back to zero as far as his new league is concerned.

15.   Baylor, some speculated, might be interested in joining former Southwest Conference schools SMU and TCU in a new league.

16.   A new professional league does not pay enough to keep the best Russian players home, which makes national team commitments more difficult to keep.

17.   A lot of people think it is tough for hitters going into a new league.

18.   A new league might have been born Friday night.

19.   A narrator droned in the background about a new pro league, but the lasting image was of flesh not football.

20.   A new league must find ways to capitalize on the perception that the NFL is stodgy and predictable.