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Periled: pentng Denes 4 ecision Awaited By BOB BEEBE Minneapolis Star Staff Writer pose an insurmountable The fate of the Minnesota Twins' opening home American League baseball season, and possibly that of the ln iillflUfiuMnimlllMlimij "We'll just have to wait and let nature do most of the JIM KAAT GEORGE WITT job," he said. "The field Starting pitchers at Metropolitan Stadium Friday whole opening three-eame series with Los Angeles, to day rested on a decision STAR that was to follow a meeting of club President Calvin THE MINNEAPOLIS Sports Griffith and his staff. 13 Apr. 12, 1962 With Metropolitan Stadium buried under more than three inches of snow and the Texans Woo white stuff still falling, Griffith met with Billy Robertson, director of stadium operations, and Dick Ericson, groundskeeper, shortly be fore noon to evaluate the sit would have been in great condition without this snow but it's too soft to risk putting any equipment on it. That might ruin it.

If it got up to about 65 this afternoon we could probably make it but you've seen the forecast." The Twins also had labor troubles to mix with the snow. Musicians Local 73 has received permission from the Central Labor Union to picket Metropolitan stadium after a dispute with the management. The musicians demand that the club hire six musicians and an organist for each home date. President Calvin Griffith is back in the Twin Cities after watching the Twins open the season in Kansas City Tuesday. He will make the decision on any postponement.

The Minnesota team will arrive home by air tonight between 8:30 and 9:15 p.m. Their chartered flight from Kansas City will be delayed until a plane bringing the Chicago White Sox arrives in Kansas City. uation. V-4 wyVr if! a -w i "We won't vacilate," declared before the meet A's Again KANSAS CITY, Mo. Now that Houston, has major league baseball, civic, sport and business leaders in the Dallas-Fort Worth area will not rest until they get it, The object of their affections in the majors is none other than Kansas City of the American The rivalry between Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth in every line always has been keen yes, bitter, at tiuies.

It's worse now that the ing, "we 11 come to a decision. We'll decide today whether we will have to have to postpone one, two or three games." With the forecast any thing but favorable, Twins officials held out scant hope fjF LOWDOWN ON SPORTS of getting in tomorrow 1:30 p.m. opener. They were taking the philosophical view of veteran baseball men which is: "You can't do anything about the weather." Colts are in business in the National League. Dallas representatives we talked with at the opener in Houston Tuesday didn't hide the fact that they have stepped up their efforts to get the by CHARLES JOHNSON "In fact," said Billy Rob Until the snow hit, Manager Sam Mele's plans called for left-hander Jim Kaat to' ertson, director of stadium operations for the Twins, "it looks like we should be hap start tomorrow against Los I py if we can play by Sun Angeles right-hander George Witt.

Another southpaw, day." i i The forecast reads: "Di minishing snow flurries late today, clearing by tonight. was ticketed to hurl Saturday while Angel Manager Bill Rigney planned to follow Witt with right handers Ryne a. Duren Saturday and Eli Grba Sunday. Cold tonight with low of 22 degrees and warmer tomor Angel sluggers who hit 118 home runs in 1961 open at Met Friday Left to right, Earl Averill, Ken Hunt, Steve Bilko, Leon Wagner, Lee Thomas carry wood for Los Angeles row with high of 40." Robertson pointed out that clearing the snow off the Pascual Credits Infield in Shutout tops in baseball. So when we reached Kansas City Wednesday night, our.

first contact at the ball park was Charley Finley, owner of the A's. Talk of this newcomer to the game moving isn't anything new. It was rampant all last year when Finley was having his troubles with Frank Lane, Joe Gordon, the local press and others. We told him of the aims of the Dallas people as we had heard them in Houston. What about it? "I'm not going to give you a direct answer to that question," he replied.

"Let me put it this way. My insurance company has an office in Austin, Tex. I go through Dallas and Fort Worth occasslonally on my visits. Naturally, people there have talked to me about baseball. I know their interest.

That's as far as I will go." Then this magnate, who now admits he learned a lot of things in his stormy first year in the game, talked about his present situation. "I don't know what to think of the Kansas City picture as far as the future is concerned," he resumed. "The fans have been great. My complaint is with the lack of aggressiveness of the city's leaders. "This is a bad ball park.

It's not fair to the people who buy tickets. We should have a new plant. I understand they passed a bond issue for a stadium some years back, but never followed it up. Why? "The worst mistake I made last year was putting $480,000 into this park, when it's owned by the city. You know, I haven't yet received a note of thanks from any of the local powers.

field even after it quits would Rollins Takes Tip and 'Rips' By Staff Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. Rich Rollins has no intentions of trying to become a home run slugger, but By MAX NICHOLS Minneapolis Star Staff Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. Vic Power looked up into Camilo Pascual's thankful face. He couldn't resist. "Don't worry," grinned Power.

The Twins' first baseman was still on his knees after making one of his patented stabs of a cinch single by Wayne Causey in the second inning and throwing to second base for a forceout. "Terrific," was the only word Pascual could think of. Pascual was plenty worried during his 8-0 four-hit shutout of Kansas City Wednesday night for the first Twins victory of the three-day-old baseball season. He was worried until the eighth inning. "I didn't think I could go nine innings," said Pascual.

"I only pitched 16 innings this spring. I was throwing a lot of soft curves so I wouldn't get too tired. The infield saved me, especially the plays by (Zoilo) Versalles and Power." Camilo explained that if Causey's ball had been a single, he would have had runners at first and third with one out, the score 0-0. He would have to bear down, maybe face several more batters and tire early. Versalles turned a line drive by Gino Cimoli into an unassisted double play in the fifth.

"That would have been a single for a run with one out," said Camilo. Pascual also commended the fielding of rookie third baseman Rich Rollins on Jerry Lumpe's grounder in the ninth inning. The right-handed Pascual had to face five left-handers in a row in the middle of the Kansas City lineup. But he said before the game, "that don't bother me." He had trouble only with rookie southpaw hitter Manny Jiminez, who singled three times, all on fast balls. Norm Siebern singled for the other hit, and struck out twice.

Manager Sam Mele was aware of Pascual's worry about tiring. When he walked to the mound after two base hits in the seventh, Mele told Pascual to relax. "When he starts pawing the mound with his feet, he's excited," Mele said. "I told him I had two relievers ready. I wasn't going to let Camilo hurt himself.

We had a three-run lead." Pascual took Pitching Coach Gordon Maltzberger's advice and tried using his fast ball low for the first time instead of high, where he has thrown it for years. "It depends what's working for me," Pascual said. "But tonight it made my soft curve down low more effective. "I didn't want to throw my curve fast, so I show the hitter my slow curve and get him out with fast ball down low." Scoring details, box score on Page 4D I he was following Manager Sam Mele's advice d-nesday night. The rookie third baseman was "ripping hard" when he "Our season ticket sale dropped from 3,600 last year to 2,100 in 1962.

I lost more than $200,000 here last year. (Estimates from other sources run as high as $600,000.) "I don't mind the losses because we got some results from our youth movement. We developed some kids who have great futures. We've got some more coming up. "We drew a little more than 600,000 last year.

We may or may not improve nn tVtaf tntal thic war Tt all Honanrfo fn Dietz Leaves Marshall High for Grid Coach Job at White Bear OLD SATCH WANTS JOB Veteran Hurler to See Stengel longest of the Rollins Minnesota Twins' three homers in the 8-0 victory over Kansas City. The ball cleared the "outside" fence and even the clock at the 370-foot mark in addition to the recently constructed wire fence in left field at Kansas City's Municipal Stadium. "I want Rollins to learn to pull now and then when the game situation and the pitch allows," said Mele. "He showed that he can. But he can hit to right field and he should swing straight away most of the time." The red headed Rollins said he intends to "keep right on swinging the way I've been swinging" and try for line drives.

"I'm no power are both Hamline University graduates. Hopfenspirger has been coaching at New Ulm, High School and Koch at Brownton, High School. tmiey how the club goes. I'd be satisfied if the A's could move up a couple of notches in the standings say eighth or even seventh," Finley went on. So back to the $64 question about moving to Dallas and Fort Worth.

"I'll let my earlier statement stand," was his final offering, "Maybe things here will change for the better." Dallas-Fort Worth have approved a bond issue for a stadium and, we understand, now have title to the property. As these large metropolitan centers around the country keep growing, the pressure for major league teams will increase. are stirring in Seattle, Oakland and San Diego, to mention a few more. Cities that have teams now and don't support them will be targets. Finley knows this.

it it What a Treat WE GOT our first 1962 look at first baseman Vic Power in a Twins uniform last night and what a treat it was. The Twins have had their problems at this infield spot for several years. They are over now. This veteran from Cleveland always was a fancy dan with the glove, but we appreciate him more now that he has filled such a big gap for his new mates. His sparkler last night was something that you read about but seldom see.

At White Bear Dietz will succeed Dick Mulkern and Hopfenspirger will take over for Jim Hoffman. Both Mulkern and Hoffman resigned recently. Mulkern is the new football coach at omore coach and he applied for the head job once before. But Arnold is on army leave for the rest of the semester some place in Virgina. "I'll wire him the offer today and see if he'll take it.

I know Arnold is also interested in an army career and that looks pretty good now. He may not be back at Marshall at all. "If we can't get Arnold I'll try to get Don Sovell to take football, also. But I hate to ask Don to take it because he's loaded down with the head basketball job. "If Sovell takes the job I'll have to get special permission from the downtown office.

Under present rules a man can only coach one major sport in the City Conference. "Then we may have to cur- Hamline. Deitz came to Marshall as hitter." Rollins was operating on third base coach George Strickland's instructions when he tried to stretch his By JIM BYRNE Minneapolis Star Staff Writer Duwayne Deitz, named the City Conference football coach of the year for 1961, resigned at Marshall High School today. Deitz, a former Minneapolis Southwest and St. Thomas College football and track star, has accepted the position as head football coach at White Bear Lake High School.

Deitz is one of four new coaches White Bear High School announced for its staff today. The others are: Joseph Tamillo, who will assist Deitz; Lee Hopfenspir-ger, who will become head basketball coach, and Scott Koch, who will assist in basketball. All four are head coaches at the present time, Tamillo, a graduate of the University of Minnesota-Duluth, has been head grid coach at Itasca Junior College at Co-leraine, Minn. Hopfenspirger and Koch an assistant in laob atter graduating from St. Thomas.

In 1958 he was named Marshall's head coach, succeed lourth-inning triple into an DUWAYNE DIETZ Switch announced inside-the-park homer. ing Norm Kragseth who re signed to move to Hopkins I jr "I had him going all the way," said Strickland. And Wayne Causey hit a scorcher between first and second, a blow that would be a hit nine times out of 10. Power dove for the ball, got his glove on it and, while down on his knees, threw to second for a force out. They say Vic will come up with plenty of the same type before the season is much older.

His ability with the glove will turn what have been errors in the past to outs. He saved Zoilo Versalles a boot on a hur-rieiH hioh throw hv a leanin? stab. Mele said he would have done the same. Mele wants tail our athletic program if we can't work something out within the building. I don't lrnrvur Vinw'it-MI wnrt nut High School.

Deitz's Marshall team finished in second place in the City Conference standings. "Marshall's enrollment is the Twins to go for the extra base. SATCHEL PAIGE ST. LOUIS, Mo. (UPI) Satchel Paige, the ageless baseball pitcher, said Wednesday he plans to see Manager Casey Stengel about a job with the New York Mets.

The Twins answered other down and it will be down Power questions about their first victory, which gave them a BASEBALL STANDINGS more by next fall," Deitz said today. "I just feel in the long run I can do better 1-1 record, as follows: QUESTION To pitcher coaching at a school like NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE Camilo Pascual: What did you say when you nodded No Change in Vikings Seats White Bear." Walter Chapman, Marshall Houston Pet. G.B. 1.000 1.000 your head to catcher Earl Battey after Dick Howser W. 1 1 1 1 W.

2 2 1 1 1 L. Pet. G.B. 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .500 12 .500 San Fran. Pittsburgh stole second in the sixth in ning? New York Washington.

Chicago TWINS Kansas City. Boston Cleveland ANSWER "My fault. Power was playing behind 1 1 1 .500 i2 Vi Vz 1 1 Wz Wz 2 2 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 .333 .000 .000 .000 OPENING DAY FACTS If, by some miracle of the weather, the Minnesota Twins are able to play their St. Louis Philadel. Los Angeles.

Cincinnati New York Milwaukee Chicago 1 1 0 0 0 1 .500 i2 1 .000 1 1 .000 1 1 .000 1 the runner at first base. He likes sneak behind the runner. He gave me the sign, but I missed it. Battey didn't have a chance to throw out Los Angeles. 0 Detroit 0 Baltimore 0 No matter how well Pedro Ramos does with Cleveland, the Twins should get plenty in return from their new first sacker.

His bat shouldn't hurt the club's offense. Should Always Win 20 ED LOPAT, Kansas City pitching coach, before last night's 8-0 win for the Twins," came up with these opinions about Camilo Pascual: "We'll find out tonight how our A's do against real good pitching. They'll see something when Pascual gets out there. The Athletics did. In his first 1962 start, Camilo turned in one of his specialties another shutout.

Only six balls were driven into the outfield, including Kansas City's four hits. Camilo felt that his won-and-lost record last year would have been much better if he had had more help from his infielders. Well, he got it in this initial win as Rich Rollins, Zoilo Versalles, Bernie Allen and Power performed flawlessly. Rollins stood out a little over his mates with five assists on rather tough chances. Throw in two double plays and Pascual had behind him the defense he said he lacked last year.

"What did I tell you," Lopat said after it was all over. "He should win 20 every year. He is themaster." American League home It appeared virtually certain today that the Minnesota Vikings professional football team will follow a bleacher-seating plan in 1962 similar to that used last fall. Efforts to set up a new seating plan fell by the wayside Wednesday when a scheduled meeting between the City Council and the Stadium Commission was cancelled. The probable plan, thus, will leave the bleachers at RESULTS WEDNESDAY Howser." High School principal, regrets the loss of Deitz.

"But I always tell our coaches here if they can do better they should move," he said. Chapman said he will have a problem replacing Deitz. "Who wants to come into a small school like Marshall and compete with a school like Roosevelt which is five times our size," Chapman said today. "It looks as if I'm going to have to replace Deitz with a man on our staff. I'm going to offer it to Joe Arnold.

"Arnold has been our soph- ,1 baseball opener with Los Angeles a Metropolitan stadium Friday, here is the setup: Game time: 1:30 p.m. To Bob Allison, who homered along with Battey and Rollins: Didn't you say GAMES POSTPONED Detroit at Washington, postponed, rain and wet grounds. RESULTS WEDNESDAY TWINS 8, Kansas City 0. Boston 4, Cleveland 0 (12 innings). Detroit at Washington postponed, rain.

GAMES FRIDAY Los Angeles at MINNESOTA 1:30 p.m. New York at Detroit Washington at Cleveland Boston at Cleveland, Chicago at Kansas CVy. night. I St. Louis 11, New York 4.

Houston 2, Chicago 0. Los Angeles 6. Cincinnati 2. San Francisco 3, Milwaukee 1. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, postponed, rain.

GAME TONIGHT Cincinnati at Los Angeles. GAMES FRIDAY Pittsburgh at New York. St. Louis at Chicago. Houston at Philadelphia, night Milwaukee at Los Angeles, night.

Cincinnati at San Francisco, Bight. Pitchers: George Witt for Los Angeles vs. Jim Kaat for the Twins. the night before that you were determined to have a good night? A "Yeh. It had to happen sometime.

That was my first one in front of my hometown fans since 1959." Metropolitan Stadium in baseball position for the Vikings games on Sept. 2 and Tickets: Plenty available in all categories. Advance sale about 16,000. Sept 23..