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Play Ball! Football, That Is; U' Opens Spring Drills til HARTMAN'S Roundup Sid ditvdmaiL 1 Munsey should have a talented halfback running mate in Jim Cairns, the slippery junior who played brilliantly in spot roles last fall. Cairns averaged 4.6 yards on 37 carries. With Dave Mulholland and Tommy King gone, he is a likely starter. Al Fischer is a dependable returnee and newcomers Alan Galloway, Bill Crockett and Dick Harren should help. Paul Benson and Tom Teigen.

both veterans, are defensive specialists. Jones looks to have help aplenty at fullback despite the loss of Judge Dickson. Terry Hedstrom Is ready Yor another try after missing last year with a head injury, and John Collier, Joe Hartle, Jack Ellison and Tom Smreker are promising freshmen. 6 i 'ifflt Jones Eller Enga Allison: Best Twin Team in Seven Years April 8, 1962 MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY TRIBUNE 3 3 GUEST FLAG is out I By BILL McGRANE Minneapolis Tribune Staff YVrltor About the same time the Minnesota Twins are taking their first cuts in anger Tuesday at Kansas City, Murray Warmath will run a less-heralded 100 or so Minnesota football pros-v pects through their first spring practice at Northrop field. Like the Twins, War-math is worried about plugging a few holes.

In two splendid seasons, the Gophers have won 16 of 20 games, including a split in two Rose Bowl appearances. They have won a Big Ten and National championship. They turn now to 1962 with five or, hopefully, six men of superior skills plus a complement of promising, but definitely unprov-en, prospects. The first-line returnees look good, but they need support. The five or six At end, John Campbell should be the equal of any Big Ten wingman he plays both offense and defense with an overwhelming fury.

IfO" ffE)6rorMiii(lD 1 MM Munsey Campbell Bobby Bell and Carl El-ler, 456 collective pounds of talent at tackle, should be as good as any pair in the conference. Bell is the quicker, Eller, the junior, is stronger. Dick Enga, the captain, is a proven Big Ten defensive player, though not so strong as an offensive center. He is a vicious tackier, but he also is a question mark. Enga suffered a head injury late last season that has not yet been tested for complete recovery.

Bill Munsey, at right halfback, and Jerry Jones, at fullback, also are established veterans. Munsey averaged 3.8 yards on 56 carries last fall and is one of the best defensive backs in the Big Ten. Jones averaged 3,6 on 46 carries and plays Warmath's hard-nosed style of football with Bauer lie Costanza and Tony Kehl, out last year with injuries, could help. Fresh-men Bill Dallman and Gene Rabel are interesting prospects. Best rookie may be at center 215-pound Frank Marchlewski from Parnassus, Pa.

He is strong and agile and a top prospect. Also up from the freshman team is Casey Fron, a tough 200-pounder. Enga, Russ Peterson and Jerry Galvin are holdovers. Trouble spot, and a huge one, is quarterback, where iron-man Sandy Stephens must be replaced. Duane Blaska, a senoir, starts out as top candidate, but the field is large and the job is wide open.

Bob Sadek, Paul Ramseth, Jerry Pelletier, John Hankinson, Larry Peterson, Kraig Lof-quist, Bill McMillan and Len Stream all will have their shot. relish. From there? That's where spring practice conies into fill the holes. Tom Hall, Bob Deegan and Jack Park were painful losses at end. Bob Prawdzik, a talented but oft-injured senior, runs with Campbell, but the rest of the field is green.

Myron Rognli, Dick Warren, Ray Zitzloff and rookies Frank Frye, Dick Bassett and Bill Sausen are prospects. Bell and Eller have virtually no support at tackle with Jim Wheeler, Tom Loechler and Steve Ker-eakos graduated. Junior Milt Sunde is the most experienced returnee. Newcomers are 240-pound Fred Nord and 220-pound Roger O'Shaughnessy. Capt.

John Mulvena and Robin Tellor are gone at guard with Jack Perkovich and Julie Hook the only experienced veterans. Wil TWTONA BEACH, Fla. Bob Allison says JL he has been going to spring training with the Minnesota Twin organization for seven years and that this is by far the best all-around club he has been with. "We have better defense, more pitching depth and eight guys in the lineup who can hit the ball," said Allison, who at 28 is the second oldest player in the starting lineup. (Vic Power, 31, is the oldest.) "The outstanding play this spring of Bernie and Rich Rollins has been a good influence on the entire club.

I hope it's catching. "Already it has helped push all of us. "We seem to have a winning complex this spring. I think a lot of this credit belongs to Sam Mele and his outstanding coaching staff. Every coach has made a great contribution.

"We finished fifth in 1960. But this is a much better club than what we had then. We could finish in the first division." Howie Fox, Calvin Griffith's right hand man, goes even farther than Allison. "This is the best team I've seen in the 14 years I've been with this organization." LL QM) GfiUBl I jj NOW AT MINNEAPOLIS AREA Authorized Mercury Outboard Motor Dealers Come in and see the 1962 Merc family of family outboards including the magnificent Merc 1000, the first 100 horsepower outboard ever built See the new 9.8 hp Merc 110 that weight only 55 pounds less than most 5'a hp outboards. See all the other new Mercs, the only really new outboards for 1962.

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PITCHOUTS: The Butler deal is the latest in a flur- Supreme Motor Service ry of NFL trades that followed in the wake of the big Cleveland-Detroit transaction last week. The heavy trading activity had been forecast by the Vikings' Norm Van Brocklin, who viewed the decisions by Cleveland's Paul Brown as the pivotal ones in the 1962 player market. The Vikings themselves remain in close contact with Cleveland, looking toward a possible trade that would re-inforce Minnesota's defensive lin. Brown appears interested in Viking fullback Mel Triplett and possibly linebacker Karl Rubke. The Vikings want a tackle, preferably Floyd Peters.

Butler's presence may give the Vikings a dependable runback specialist to share the load with Tommy Mason. A half dozen were tried last season, none with notable success. The Vikings have a natural reluctance to use Hugh Mc-Elhenny for the job if it can be handled competently by others. Nt. Hoel's Marine 1007 I.

Iicelsler Hopkins North American Sporting Goods Rocktord 7 Central Ave, Excelsior Boat Works, Inc. St. Albans Bay, Exeelvior Luther Sports Shop Highway 8, Circle Pines Martin himself out on the limb and pick the Twins for the first division. "It's possible," said Sam, "that Detroit, Baltimore, Cleveland, the Chicago White Sox and Boston, all of whom finished ahead of us last year, may not have improved as much' as we have. "Baltimore has some service problems with pitcher Steve Barber and shortstop Ron Han-' sen absent.

The word around the Detroit camp was that pitcher Frank Lary has a sore arm. The Chicago White Sox don't know how their deals will turn out. "Cleveland has now traded Jim Piersall, 5 Vic Power and Johnny Temple and Boston must start the season without Ted Williams and Jackie Jensen. "So maybe, we can move up." Lopat: Hank Bauer, manager of Kansas City, the Twins' opening day opponent, says the Athletics are much improved because of better pitching. "I don't fool with the pitching at all," said Bauer.

"Naturally, I want to know what is going on. But Lopat makes the decisiohs. "We've had only three bad games all spring, thanks to our pitching. Our big five will be Ed Rakow (who will open against the Twins), John Wyatt, a kid up from 'B' ball who beat the Yankees Friday, Dick Bass, Art Ditmar and Jerry Walker. "Wyatt (9-3 with Portsmouth last year) will pitch the second game against the Twins and Bass the third." i Bauer said that catcher Jose Azcue, infield-er Ed Charles and outfielder Manny Jimenez, all of whom came to Kansas City from Mil- waukee in the trade for pitcher Bob Shaw, will make the club.

He also is high on outfielder Joe Tartabull BOATS. ACCESSORIES. TRAILERS, COMPLETE RIGS I 1 5 Jf' Allison 'BIRTHDAY BOYS' AT TWINS' FETE Bernie Allen and Rich Rollins of the Minnesota Twins will celebrate April 16 during the "Welcome Twins" luncheon at Leamington hotel. Allen, second baseman, will become 23 on that date. Rollins, third baseman, will become 24.

The Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the luncheon. Tickets, at $3.50 per person, are available at the Chamber office. By JIM KLOBUCHAR Minneapolis Tribune Staff Writer The Minnesota Vikings' restless mobilization for their second season in the NFL produced another new recruit Saturday, speedster Bill Butler, obtained in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers. In exchange the Steelers regained the 1962 sixth round draft choice they traded to the Vikings in last fall's shifts that sent Bob Schnelker and Dick Haley to Pittsburgh and brought Dean Derby to Minnesota. Butler is a defensive back with three years experience in the National Football League.

But he may be useful chiefly as a kick return specialist. He ranked second in the league behind San Francisco's Abe Woodson in punt runbacks in 1960 when he averaged 10.1 yards per return with the Dallas Cowboys. After leaving Chata-nooga University Butler played at Green Bay as a rookie in 1959, went to Dallas the following season and moved to Pittsburgh in 1960. With yesterday's trade he becomes something of a wandering celebrity in the NFL, carrying the labels of four different teams in his first four years of competition. Butler is 5-feet-10 and weighs 185 pounds.

He has had to struggle to hold a V. 1 Vi 1 Lopat second baseman Jerry Lumpe. Bauer has said no to the trade. They Say: Eddie Lopat: "I wasn't surprised to see the Twins peddle Pedro Ramos. He has loads of talent.

But he won't listen to anybody and for that reason he may never be a mil M.wiiyitytmMys I InHfWSV OFFICIAL jfraa isJIl Minnesota Twins IP BASEBALL CAPS BASEBALL jT HJ I HEADQUARTERS 1 ZS XLs S' Itfxl" sV i Wilt fcNrh i flk ffK 1 Warners Tuff Tcsf Afic it h'; Vim baseballs, reg. 1.25 do Ife VL 1 I 3 Louisville Slugger 095 4iV -y 1 UTTLE LEAGUE BATS fillfll Louisville Slugger BATS to 3.95 whom the Giants sent to the Athletics in exchange for catcher Joe Pignatano. "We always had a solid in- field with Norm Siebern at first, Jerry Lumpe at second, Dick Howser at short and Wayne Causey at third," said Bauer. "Now we have a respect-; able outfield with Gino Ci- moli, Leo Posada and Bobby Del Greco." "We have added depth and speed. When you don't have power you must have speed.

We should do a lot better if winner." OPENING-DAY ROUNDUP the pitching holds up." mwSwi Jj SBi fiiluUlll Illlllil 1 Hi xtopaf Story: Eddie Lo- 1 pat is happy in his new job. "We have a young pitching i staff that is easy to work with," Lopat said. i He received a five-year contract at $20,000 per year to coach the Athletics with the promise that he would be the next manager if Bauer is fired. Associated Prew Following is a summary of opening day baseball activity in the major leagues. Probable pitchers (with 1961 records) and attendance estimates are included.

MONDAY'S SCHEDULE American League Detroit (Mossi 15-7) at Washington (Daniels 12-11), 47,000, 1 p.m. National League Philadelphia (Mahaffey 11-19) at Cincinnati (Jay 21-10), 32,000, 12:30 p.m. TUESDAVS SCHEDULE American League Baltimore (Estrada 15-9 or Hoeft 7-4) at New York (Ford 25-4) 27,000, 1 p.m. Los Angeles (McBride 12-15 or Grba 11-13) at Chicago (Pizarro 14-7), 25,000, 1:30 p.m. Cleveland (Donovan 10-10) at Boston (Schwall 15-7), 15,000, 1 p.m.

TWINS (Kralick 13-11) at Kansas City (Rakow 2-8), 20,000, 1:30 p.m. National League Cincinnati (O'Toole 19-9) at Los Angeles (Podres 18-5 or Koufax 18-13), 56,000, 4 p.m. New York (Craig 5-6) at St. Louis (Jackson 14-11), 20,000,8 p.m. Chicago (Cardwell 15-14) at Houston (Shantz 6-3), 32,000, 4 p.m.

Milwaukee (Spahn 21-13) at San Francisco (Marichal 13-10), 42,500, 3 p.m. Philadelphia (Owens 5-10) at Pittsburgh (Friend 14-19), 25.000, 12:30 p.m. The word drift- ing back here from a Big Ten school is that Minnesota swimming coach Bill Heus ner is going to leave unless the job is made so attractive he has to stay. Another col lege is confident that Heus ner is set with them Hank Bauer said he offered Billy Martin a job as a play Autographed BASEBALL er after he was released by 55,00000 $35,00000 to Damon Runyon Fund to Golfers the Twins. "I can't understand releas ing a player of Martin's abil- 47 5 ity with such a shortage of players," said Bauer.

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