Julius Erving, a gracious gentleman; the perils of 'doctored' baseball; FOOTBALL; Looking way ahead

Anyone interested in catching all 28 National Football League teams in action can do so in Canton, Ohio, over the next 18 years. Charger fans are warned, though: San Diego won't be in town until 1995.

Such farsighted scheduling recently gained the approval of team owners, who saw no reason not to firm up long-range plans for hte Hall of Fame game. This annual pre-season affair traditionally matches a team from the National Conference against one from the American.