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Minneapolis a nn 1B General Saturday May 21 1977 news Zoilo's game has changed, but the pains are the same 5 'i By M. Howard Gelfand Staff Writer The white glare of a television cameraman's lights assaulted the tired eyes of Zoilo Versalles, the security guard. Versalles had spent all Thursday night and part of Friday morning protecting a bank in St. Paul. Now, in the early afternoon, he was being brought before the camera to announce that he was going to play for a professional softball team.

He turned to the team's manager, still rubbing his eyes, and asked quietly: "What do you call this team?" "Goofy's," said the man, "Minnesota Goofy's." The questions began, but only a few were asked. Only three reporters had come to talk to Versalles about softball. And, of course, the questions turned to the mid 1960s, when Versalles was the soul of the Minnesota Twins, their shortstop, the American League's most-valuable player when the Twins went to the World Series in 1965. Versalles got $40,000 that year, and his pay was cut to $33,000 by the time he was traded to Los Angeles two years later. Then he fell running to first base and hurt his back.

The hurt returns to Versalles continued on page 4B Dlanks Twins 30 pitches. With one out in the third inning Rod Carew bunted for a single to extend his hitting streak to 10 games, and Larry Hisle singled to center to extend his streak to seven games. But Tanana caught Kusick looking at a low fast ball and got Dan Ford to ground out. In the fourth, Wynegar singled and was sacrificed to second by Norwood. Terrell was walked on a 3-2 pitch.

But Tanana struck out Smalley on three pitches again and got Bob Randall to pop out. The Angels built their lead to 3-0 with a run in the bottom of the choice, with Remy taking both runners scored as Bobby Bonds doubled down the left field line. Bonds was thrown out trying to take third on the play. The Twins had excellent chances to get at Tanana in the second, third and fourth innings, but could not score. They left three on base in the second, two in the third and two in the fourth.

In the second, Craig Kusick singled and Dan Ford walked. After Butch Wynegar hit into a fielder's choice trying to sacrifice, Willie Norwood walked to load the bases. Tanana struck out Jerry Terrell and Roy Smalley on seven ft SS Staft Pnoio oy Ricnara Oisenius Eyes right Sam Brady of the Maroons tried to elude Whites defensive back Craig Kirtland during the University of Minnesota's final intrasquad scrimmage of spring Friday night at Parade Stadium. (News Report page 3B) Zoilo Versalles By Gary Libman Staff Writer Anaheim, Calif. Frank Tanana did something Friday night that only two left-handers had been able to do previously this year he beat the Minnesota Twins.

Tanana allowed eight hits and four walks but stranded 10 Twins base runners to blank the Minnesotans 3-0. Mixing his fast ball and curve nicely and changing speeds on both, Tanana (7-1) became only the second pitcher to shut out the Twins this year. The victory before 24,164 was the eighth in 11 games for the Angels. It left them 6'2 games behind the Twins, who lost their second in a row but remained a game In front of Chicago in the American League West. The White Sox lost to Detroit, 7-4.

Cleveland's Don Hood and Detroit's Dave Roberts were the only left-handers in the league to beat the Twins during their first 36 games. The Twins had beaten left-handers 10 times. Hood beat the Twins 6-5 in relief in Cleveland May 4 while Roberts stopped them 8-3 in Detroit on May 11. Texas's Doyle Alexander pitched the only previous shutout against the Twins, blanking them 1-0 in Arlington on April 23. Rookie Paul Thormodsgard (2-2) was the starter and loser for the Twins.

The Angels scored twice in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. Jerry Remy reached first base on a fielder's choice and took second on Tony Solaita's single to left. Joe Rudi hit into a fielder's Tanana Theater-TV offer made to NFL for play-offs, bowl Associated Press Out of control Jerry Grant escaped with minor injuries Friday when his car smashed into the guard wall at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Grant was practicing for the final weekend of qualifications, which begins today. His car was irreparably damaged.

fourth. Solaita singled to center and took second on Thormods-gard's wild pitch. After Rudi grounded out, Bonds walked. Dave Chelk lined a single to left to score Solaita, but when Bonds rounded second he was caught in a rundown and tagged out. Willie Mays Aikens then popped out to end the inning.

The Twins missed another opportunity in the top of the seventh. With one out Randall doubled down the left field line and moved to third on Carew's infield single off Tanana's glove. This time Tanana got Hisle to hit into Twins continued on page 4B Post time for the nationally televised race is 4:40 p.m. (Minneapolis time), and if all nine start, the I02nd Preakness will be worth $191,100, with $138,000 to the winner. The field will be scale-weighted at 126 pounds.

The ABC (Ch. 9) telecast will run from 4 to 5 p.m. Seattle Slew was on the track for a blowout under exercise rider Mike Kennedy yesterday morning. He went three-eighths of a mile in 36 seconds, with fractions of 12 and 24 15, and ran a half-mile in Preakness continued on page 4B Every Day At Johnstons You Con Buy TOP QUALITY PORTABLE criROMACoioai NO KADI REQUIRED .5378 Up To MIESS ENERGY Than hvi-oulZtnithlS" Tub Salt. AUTOMATIC Tint Guard Far Finest Skin Tentt Even When Changing Channtlt.

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This is the Preakness. There's no sense in leaving any stone unturned." Declarations to use Butazolidin also were made by the trainers of Cormorant, Sir Sir, Hey Hey J.P. and Iron Constitution. Sir Sir also will race on the diuretic Lasix. Preakness starters who will not race on medication are J.O.

Tobin, Run Dusty Run, Regal Sir and Counter Punch. for racing in Kentucky, Turner said Seattle Slew did not have it in winning the Kentucky Derby. "First of all, we had so much rain down there I didn't think the track would be hard," Turner said. "I didn't think it would even be fast." "We've given it to him after races as a therapeutic thing," said the trainer. "I don't think it has any serious side effects if it's used in controlled fashion, but I'm really not in favor of racing on it." Butazolidin is not legal in New York, where unbeaten Seattle Slew has scored four of his six Associated Press Baltimore, Md.

Seattle Slew will race under medication for the first time when he runs in the 316-mile Preak-ness at Pimlico today. "Yes, we put him on the Bute list," trainer Billy Turner said Friday. "I know the track is going to be as hard as a rock. It always is down here. A very fast track stings a horse." Butazolidin is a sort of aspirin for horses.

Although Butazolidin also is legal NFL or not, the $400-million proposal is expected to spark congressional concern, because it presents the possibility that only 2 million people, paying $100 for their seats, would have access to games that are normally watched on commercial television by as many as 82 million people. Several congressmen, including Rep. Lionel Van Deerlin, chairman of the House communications subcommittee, have recently said that they would take legislative action if sports events were drawn off the networks by pay-television promoters. If his proposal should be accepted by the football league, Sargent, an independent producer of motion pictures, plans to present the championship games on large screens, with stereophonic sound. Tickets would be sold only on a package basis for all nine games.

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