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Alouettes Release 12 MONTREAL (CP) Montreal Alouettes started tne process of player elimination Wednesday when they, placed a dozen training camp hopefuls on waivers. Included in the group that will not face the Canadian. Football League All-Stars here next Tuesday in the annual game against the defend-ing Grey Cup champion Alouettes were Zanrbian place kicker Howard Mwikuta and import receiver Eppie Barney. Other cuts includedr Dick Biddle, Darryl Cherry, Taylor Edwards, Peter Kudryk, Don Lumb, Bernard Muldoon, Peter Merrill, Walt Tomasin. Peter Anderson and Claude-Robert Beaudry.

Brief ReldMtjp'n For Quebec PM At All-Star Dinner MONTREAL (CP) The current constitutional conflict followed Premier Bourassa to a sports Wednesday -night where he appeared as honorary chairman for next Tuesday's Canadian Football League all-star game. The premier was two hours late for the dinner, arriving from Quebec City where early In the day his government rejected the constitutional charter, adopted last week at Victoria: During the meal, attended by members of the CFL all stars and their opponents, the Montreal Alouettes, the premier said: "I have had some things to think about over the last few days and this is the first opportunity I've really had to relax." As chairman of the event, the premier was committed to attend the affair before the Victoria conference last week and the intense meetings with his cabinet and caucus in Quebec City the last two days. But his relaxation was short-lived. Shortly after, he was introduced to the players, newspaper men peppered him and save with questions on the Quebec government's decision. Changing the subject, he said he was happy to be associated with the game because "sport is essential in a society where leisure is becoming prevalent." The fact that the all stars I come from across Canada was reassuring because it reaffirmed his confidence and faith in the country, he said.

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722-6563 (ar Carllng, first east of Broadview) FOR COMPLETE COTTAGE SITE CONSTRUCTION ORDER EARLY AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT IHMSt. I i CHMA Thursday, June 24, 1971 The Ottawa Journal 23 Red and White Game Parades Interesting Job Wars By EDDIE MacCABE A squad game can't be de--signed as a legitimate piece of football business. It a coach's device to see new people in the crucible of dress-up competition, and it's a stage for parading the mer- chandise for addicted football fans who can't wait for the real shootouts. There were about 6,000 such addicts at Lansdowne Park Hast night so the East Ottawa Optimist Club will make something" for their boys' work. The customers got the benefit of a pleasant evening at the ballyard.

and they got some talking points for the endless discussions about Rough Riders possibilities for 1971. I But most of all the coaches got a look, and they have it on videotape, and they'll assess and evaluate un- til their eyeballs surrender. 'REDS' IN 'UPSET' the record, the Reds defeated the Whites 35 to 20, Pi I off the lineups, you suspect they weren't supposed to. On offence for the Whites were Gary Wood at quarter with Dennis Duncan, Terry Wellesley, Hughie Oldham and Billy Cooper, and with incumbent guards Tom Schuette and Roger Perdrix to lead the running, and tight end Dave Pivec to lend support as a blocker and a receiver. The Reds strength was supposed to be on defence, but Rick Cassata made the offence work with Carl Barttles, from Lenoir Rhyne, holdover Greg Thompson, Skip Eaman from Queen's and Al Marcelin, and he also got a lot of mileage from Jerry Organ, a rookie from Guelph.

FAVOR FROM HENLEY Organ caught three passes for 111 yards, kicked three field goals of 39, 33 and 36 yards, and thereby hangs an odd turn. Hamilton's Garney Henley, who is on the staff at Guelph University, called Rider GM An Opening Look Cassata Impresses The exhibition came off just about as a little departure from the "Red and White" color feature of the two sides. And the product was no more or less than to be expected by a club working out now for just about five days and forced into this brand of competition earlier than expected. However, those in the gathering of around 6,000 probably -came away most impressed by the fact that the quarterback jobstitl, asjthey When Jack Gotta and George Brancata were scouting the Jersey area with an eye on Rick Cassata, they had to convince this quarterback that he'd be getting some action in another try at CFL football. Judging by the way Gas-sata ran his black-jerseved club last night, there is every possibility of him getting his wish.

The coaches long since have been convinced that Gary Wood was going to need some help. Wood took a lot of punishment last year, still played at times when injuries were hurting him. Cassata, who stands a couple of inches over six feet, previously had turns with Saskatchewan and Winnipeg. He was subject to more of the roll-out system with Regina, but he played with the Jersey Jays last year and he offered proof last night of the Ottawa coaches' word that Rick "had learned the art of drop-back passing." CAN HEAVE THAT BALL Cassata can throw the ball a long way, and he varied his pitches last night, looked sharp and mobile while leading his side into an early lead before Gary Wood got moving and experienced more success after the first quarter. It was Cassata they were talking about in the stands as the teams worked their way through a game which didn't offer much opportunity in advance to work on offence, not to mention a few other, departments.

And if Jack Gotta had to convince Cassata that he'd get an opportunity to play quarterback up here, there seems not much doubt that this athlete in turn made the most of this appearance to convince the Ottawa head coach that he might be extremely useful. Meanwhile, if there was any tendency to give one item in an earlier Rough Rider release the onceover-lightiy treatment, a young man named Gerry Organ offered some reason and pause fqr thought. The Rider release about Organ had suggested he was "overlooked jn the Canadian college draft." Organ did some things extremely well last They included kicking three field goals in five attempts and catching passes. The efforts by this formor. star were striking enough in this kind of game to suggest that anybody who had "overlooked" him and had opportunity to seehim last night might pine for' a second chance in the draft.

COULD LIGHTEN PROBLEMS There were more eyes peeled for the younger crop than those of the coaching staff. Gotta's faced with rebuilding problems and these younger types are bound to figure heavily in the successof this project. "Skip" Eaman, the former Queen's star, and Wayne Tosh were among those who created favorable comment among the onlookers. All in all, the program offered the first chance Xor fns as well as coaches to form some early impressions. The coaches naturally have a little more to go on than what happened in last night's "brush," but it was valuable enough for them too.

We've had more than-enough trouble with the male brand of football without daring to assess any efforts on the part of the distaff side. But the girls put on "a quite entertaining display of their own brand of football during the half-time interval. The expert opinion of Frank Clair, with some help from Bob Simpson, was that it was "very good." Just to be on the safe side with the Ottawa chapter of "Women's Lib," we hasten to add that all three of them always have been on the conservative side in handing out praise of any efforts extended by football teams other than the Rough Riders. PINHEY TAKES A LOOK Don Pinhey, a familiar figure with Rough Riders in the late '50s, joined one of his former Ottawa coaches, Frank Clair, in the box and trained an experienced eye on the intra-squad game. Don's following out his phys-Ed career at the U.S.

Coastguard Academy in New London, where he also coached football and baseball. He's here for a short holiday. Pinhey was among those impressed by Cassata's effort at quarterback last night as well as with a number of new faces under Jack Gotta. He was a fine back under three Ottawa coaches, a year under Clen Crowe, another with Chan Caldwell and then three more under Clair to end up his Rough Rider career here in 1958. He came up to the press box with Riders' former great end, Bobby Simpson, remarked a litte wistfully "Well, I see just the one player out there with the club when I played, and that, of course, is Moe Racine.

The Pinhey name was far from unknown to Rough Riders, by the way, before Don turned out with the Big Four club. His uncle Frank, now 70 and enjoying cottage life near Brockville, was one of the finest tacklcrs in the game In his prime with the Riders. Frank Clair and told him Organ had been passed over completely in the Canadian college draft, and that he was a good, sound football player. So Clair brought him in, and he appears to be a decent receiver, a sound field goal kicker and he is also a punter. So he's gunning for the kicking job held by Ivan MacMil-lan and if he turns out to be just as gooxl a kicker as Mac-Millan, he'll win the spot by virtue of his other abilities.

INTERESTING WARS Then there is the struggle for the quarterback's job, although Coach Jack Gotta has about made up his mind to keep both Wood and Cassatta but one will be the extra man. Cassatta is rangy, has style and speed and a strong arm and used his people well last night. The coaches had hoped to see Gary Wood go more to his running attack, but when he got behind, he went to the air, and he threw a couple of interceptions. "We have to establish our running game this year," Gotta said. "We didn't do it last year at all." There are other interesting wars being waged.

Rudy Sims is a 250 pound defensive tackle who is quick, intelligent and hits. But. Gus Reyenburg is too good to sit on the bench and no one can take Marshall Shirk's job when he's right. Wayne Smith is doing it at one defensive end, and Ken Little, a 6'3" 235 pounder from Michigan State is on the other side. BIG AND PROMISING There is some question about whether Little is strong enough to greet the head on traffic, and Sims will be tried at defensive end.

But that's not the end of it. Tom Laputka is a 258 pounder from the University Southern Illinois. Who dropped out of school, and he's had a strong camp and shows all the tools to do it as a defensive tackle. There is another 255-pounder, a Yale dropout named Richard Lo-lotai, who plays orfence or defence at tackle, or maybe at defensive end. Then there is Al Marcelin playing offence! But someone has to show he can pick up Marcelin's spot on defence, and that could be Eaman, or Wayne Tosh, or Barclay Allen.

And centre! Doug Specht did not show up yesterday and no negotiations are pending, and as far as Coach Gotta is concerned "I don't even want to think' about it. I'm going with what I have. Other guys are out here Who haven't signed. A player misses camp he gets too far behind. So I'm not even interested." SEVEN NOT Doug Collins signed his con-tract yesterday and that leaves seven holdovers still unsigned Specht, Bill Van Burkleo, Rod Woodward, Al Marcelin, Gerry Campbell, Freeman White and Dan Dever.

But the coaches were excited about last night's performance: "Some of these kids went at it like Grey Cup," Gotta said. "We have a lot of hungry ones. I thought it was great." He liked for example, Cassata's J-work, Carl Barttles, Merv Visneski on defence, Wayne Smith at defensive end, Skp Eaman, Rod Woodward, Rudy Sims, Jerry Organ a flock of them. Hughie Old'ham was outstanding again with five catches for 105 yards and Greg Thompson caught five for 24 and also carried the ball 10 times for 21 yards. Dennis Duncan led in rushing with 38 yards in nine trips.

In passing, Cassata threw 30 and completed 15 for 25T yards and his substitute in the -last quarter, Norm Lukey, threw five and completed four. Gary Wood threw 23 and hit with 13 of them for 209 yards. For the Reds, Cassata ran in one TD himself from the four, Gus Revenburg blocked a punt and Wayne Tosh recovered for another major and Lukey threw to Nixon for an- other. The Reds also got three field goals and a safety touch. Billy Cooper on a throw from Wood, Wood himself frm the one yard Jine and Oldham from Wood accounted for the White touchdowns.

The linemen in camp are particularly happy with the help they've had from Marv Bass, a coach brought in by Jack Gotta to help with the camp Terry Wellesley has pulled groin and went into the game that way, knowing he couldn't pull up his knees for heavy going. Rudy Sims took a gash on the forehead when his face mask was smashed Barry Ardern wrenched a knee, but it's not expected to be serious Gerry Campbell, Gary Wood, Wayne Giardino and Hughie Oldham left today to start working with the all-star squad in Montreal With the injury to Brian Jack, the Riders are down to 58 players, and then with four absent until next week, Coach Jack Gotta does not expect to make any significant cuts for some time. "We might nip one or two in the next day or so but no m. mkmimmmmuimmtmtmm "saws BUY DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY KNIT PANT SUITS "The New Sleeveless Vested Suits." Well tailored in wrinkle free knits. All popular sizes.

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