Daily Independent Journal from San Rafael, California • Page 11

Over 49ers At Kezar SAN FRANCISCO Christiansen opens his first full season as coach of the San Francisco 49ers tomorrow facing the club for which he Detroit Lions. The Lions are solid favorites to dump the 49ers in Kezar Stadium. By ED RANDOL 49ERS GET A NEW PLAYER FOR DEFENSE Defensive back Ben Scotti was obtained on waivers by the San Francisco 49ers yesterday from the Los Angeles Rams. At the same time, the 49ers released another defensive back, Howard Williams, on waivers, and stayed at their 40-player limit. Scotti, 27, played three seasons with the Washington Redskins and two years with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Williams, 25, a third-year veteran, canis from the Green Bay Packers in 1963. Cannon To Play In Spots OAKLAND Boston's Patri ots, the only club to whip Oakland twice in 1963, invades the Frank Youell tomor row to meet a club addec a Cannon to its armament. Billy Cannon, the former Houston Oiler, came to Oakland via trade and has been undergoing a cram session on new plays. The former Louisiana State All- America halfback will be used in spot situations this game. Boston won the Eastern Conference title last year and although the Pats win in this American Football League pre season scrapping, Coach Mike Holovak has been experimenting.

Coach A1 Davis of the Raiders, the Cinderella team of 1963 when they won their final eight games, also discounts the preseason although Oakland came out ahead 3-2. 1:30 K1CKOFF Kick off time is 1:30 p.m. as the Raiders find out if they can take up where they left off. The last team to beat them in the regular season was this same Boston outfit on Oct. 11.

Much of the success rests with the passing of quarterback Tom Flores, the catching of Art Powell and the running of Clem Daniels who set the AFL rushing record last year. Babe Parilli, a former Raider, opens at quarterback for the Patriots. Veterans Larry Garron at fullback and J. D. Garrett of Grambling or veteran Ron Burton with them at halfback.

Boston won the Eastern crown a year ago in a playoff after deadlocking with Buffalo with 7-6-1 records. The victory string gave them a 10-4 season but not enough to overhaul San Diego which finished 11-3. Christiansen does have more manpower than during the time he headed the injury-riddled club in 1963 after succeeding Red Hickey. John Brodie, the broken arm quarterback of last year, is at ull strength and gets a major test. He injured a thumb against Los Angeles last week in the pre-season finale, but it expected to bother him.

Waiting in the wings is rookie George Mira, the All America from Miami of Florida who proved himself a scrambler able to move the team in the pre-season frays. Detroit whipped New York in its pre-season finale 24-10 ending the exhibition season with a 3-1-1 record, the only setback by a 3415 count to Cleveland. The 49ers beat Cleveland 26-7 in the opener and then lost four in a row including a 21-17 de cision to Los Angeles last week A crowd of 30,000 is expected to look for improvement in the San Francisco team. The 49ers posted their poorest year in his tory, a 2-12 affair, for 1963. Detroit gets giant tackle Alex Karras back this season for its fearsome defensive for ware wall.

End Darris McCord weighs in at 250, Karras at 245, Roger Brown at 300 and right end Sam Williams at 235. Defensive halfback Dick (Night Train) Lane had to undergo knee surgery and expected to see action in the early season games. Rookie Bobby Thompson takes over the comer spot. With Brodie in the San Francisco backfield will be Don Lisbon and J. D.

Smith at the running backs and Bernie Casey at the flanker. The 49ers could mount a potent air attack but their running game remains questionable. The kickoff is slated for 1.35 p.m. PDT. Packers Get Another Vote Here; 49ers Picked For Fifth Place Looking over the prospects of National Football League teams leads to one general conclusion: This could be known as the year of the big playoff.

On any given day, any team in the league must be given a chance to beat any other team. The result could be complete confusion. Since the San Francisco 49ers play home-and-home games with the other six teams in their division, plus games with two Eastern Division teams, run through the schedule in the order of appearance. TO These key players for the Drake Junior Giants in the Football festival at Kent- Junior Pirates are shown practicing for field. From left are Gary Glenn, Bill Wells, Tony game against the defending champion Redwood Barbera and Pat Crabtree.

Junior Football Festival Starts Season Tonight Triple-Header Slated At Kentfield Stadium Randol Marin Semi-Pro Benefit Dinner, Dance Tonight The first Marin County Semi- Pro Baseball League benefit dance wilt be held tonight at Star Hall in San Anselmo. The activities start at 6 with dinner, followed by a dance at 9 Refreshments will be served throughout the evening. Proceeds from the dinner-dance will help pay the cost of sponsoring the i teams in the league. Tickets for the dinner (chicken barbecue and Italian spaghetti) will be sold at the door for $1.25 per person. Builders Take On The Moonlighters The Billfngs-Hutchison Builders semi-pro baseball team will take on the Moonlighters all- Negro team from San Francisco tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.

on the Albert Field diamond in San Rafael. Pro Bowlers Open Loop In Marin The new San Rafael Padres bowling team will open the Western Professional Bowling League season tomorrow against the El Cerrito Gators at Country Club Bowl in San Rafael. The match will start at 6 p.m. It will be San first venture into this high-caliber league, billed as the top in the Bay Area. Other teams in the loop are from South San Francisco.

Fremont, San Francisco, Stockton, Carmichael and Santa Clara. Larry Mar of San Francisco is captain of the San Rafael team which includes three top Marin bowlers, Dick Treadway and Phil Wallace of Corte Madera and Walt Silva of Sausalito. The other two members of team are Don Gee of San Francisco and Terry Booth of Mountain View. Members of the visiting El Cerrito team are captain Bud Lair, Dennis Barnes, Jerry Hale, Rich Kindervag, Don McDaniel, Bob Phillips and Bob Williams. Competition will be divided between singles, doubles and team events, on a match point basis, with winners of the separate matches awarded points After two doubles, five singles and a team match, total num ber of points will determine the victor.

The league will continue for 28 weeks through April 11. Every other week the Padres will host one of the other teams at Coun try Club Bowl. NOVATO Junior Hornets of Novato, center Jim Balzarini and quarterback Mike Matheson, will see plenty of action against Terra Linda in Pop Warner Conference Football Festival at Kentfield. Redwood Counts Only Six Lettermen On Grid Squad BRIEFS FIGHTS LAST NIGHT tos ANGELES Alacran lit Ouadalalara, Maxico, out Luis Sorrito Gonzalez, llOVi, Mexico City, 7. The Associated Preis TENNIS FOREST HILLS, N.Y.

Darkness halted play between Dennis Ralston of Bakersfield, and Fred Stolle of Australia in the quarter-finals of the National with the score tied 7-7 In the fifth set. Stolle won the first two sets 0-2, 6-3, Ralston the next two 6-3. GOLF PORTHCAWL, Wales The heavily favored U.S. Curtis Cup women's team was held to a tie In the first day of tha biennial matches with Great Britain. EUGENE, Ore.

Mary Mills, Eugene, broke the course record with a four- under par 68 and took a six-stroke lead after two rounds of the Eugene Ladies' Open with a 138. WRESTLING ANNAPOLIS, Md. Charles Tribble, a Californian with no experience in International competition, won a berth on the U.S. Olympic squad In 171.5-pound traes- tyle wrestling, and Bob of Evanston, earnad haavywelflht berth on tha Graco-Roman squad. Continued from page 10 reserve backs, with newcomer Walt Kirkwood, a reserve end.

Troppmann feels his strongest position will be at the ends, with the returning Kilcoyne and Smith holding down the starting berths. The Redwood mentor has been pleased wtih the throwing of QB Hutchison and his back-up man Murphy. Other backfield starters should include Dan Salata at left half, Gootherts at full, and either Tucker nr Wagner at the wing. DeBeaubien will be the starting center and Gangler and Slivka will be the No. 1 tackles, according to plans.

Guards to see a lot of action are Gladney, Anderson and Tobin. PICKS DRAKE Troppmann picked Drake, Terra Linda and Novato as the top three teams in the league, being very non-committal on chances this season. have a lot of work to do before our league opener with Troppmann come merited. need a lot of work because of inexperience. But give Drake a really good game.

is one of, the best working groups had. They have a lot of team spirit and One of the players from last year who is not around this season is Guy Modica who probably would have been the starting halfback. Modica a 10 flat sprinter, left Marin to attend school in Colorado. The Giants again will be running from the wing-T with an unbalanced line. Troppmann is hoping to be able to use both offensive and defensive platoons.

Redwood held an intrasquad game last night under the lights of College of Marin stadium in preparation for its season opener Sept. 19 against Montgomery in Santa Rosa, 8 p.m. First league game for Redwood will be against Drake Pirates, the team favored to win the title this year. That rough test will be held on Oct. 3 at 8 p.m.

in College of arena. A The colorful and competitive Pop Warner Conference football season gets under way tonight at College of Marin Stadium in Kentfield where the Marin Boys Club will present its 11th annual A triple-header involving the six hours of entertainment start- ence will provide fans with some six hours of entertainment strat- ing at 5 when the San Rafael Junior Bulldogs battle the Tamalpais Junior Indians. At 7 Terra Linda faces Novato and at 9 the nightcap sends the defending champion Redwood Junior Giants against the Drake Junior Pirates. Warner football is for boys 1014 years of age under 123 pounds. festival is one of two major fund-raising projects that support the Marin Boys Club, the other being a Christmas tree sale in Mill Valley each December.

Funds from program will be used for uniforms, equipment, insurance, fees and other expenses, according to Jack Crawford, spokesman for the club. Admission is a 50-cent donation. Dave Scofield, the of announcer for the San Francisco 49ers, will handle the public address system tonight. Following are comments on the six Pop Warner teams by their coaches: Terra Linda Junior Coach Jim Finnegan: squad development over the past month of practice is splendid, especially the strong defensive showing the Junior Trojans up up against other units in recent scrimmages. Among the nine returning veterans who will spark the first unit are starting quarterback John Dohn and ends Chris Hill and John Cullen.

New members of the squad making up the first unit are speedsters Dan McGinnis and Gary Trono at halves and powerful Mike James at. fullback. The first unit is representative of our teams in 1962 and but the remainder of the team is much younger. From the little I have observed in scrimmages it is likely that Redwood and Mill Valley will give us our roughest Novato Junior Hornets Len Genetin: will build around out 10 veterans who are mostly in the first unit. Most of the experience will be in the line.

I am impressed with the progress made by newcomer Mike Matheson who will be our starting quarterback. The other units all look tough so we plan to take them one at a time and not shoot for any one or two. This years squad is not too heavy but the lack of weight is made up in good spirit, good physical condition and we look forward to a lot of fun and several Drake Junior Coach Tony Barbera: veterans from 1963 will assure us of a good defensive unit this year. We have an outstanding quarterback in Dan Fouts, fine ends in Norm Biss and Rick Ehrhart and great linemen in Pat Crabtree, Steve Mack and Gary Glenn. The other squads look tough in scrimmage and perhaps the Tam Junior Indians might prove our biggest hurdle in league Tam Junior Indians Coach Larry Brink: squad is limited in numbers and size this year, no depth, a few returning veterans but we are character.

We are really counting on two of our veterans, whom you will remember from the All-Star Game, Donny Mackin at quarterback and Charles Hamilton at guard. afraid our veteran fullback, Jimmy Huff, may have a weight problem this year. Summing are building, so I plead for mercy from the other units this San Rafael Junior Coach Neele Johnston: 15 veterans returning this year we are going to field a squad that is much better than last year. Team captains Mike Briones and Dave Bariski can keep this unit fired-up and we hope to sustain this spirit as we meet our competition each game throughout Redwood Junior Giants Coach John Pagliaro: feel that until somebody beats us still champions. This team has as much spirit and desire as any of the previous teams I have coached Linebacker Rebel Minutoli again will lead our defense that gave up only three touchdowns last season.

Rebel also is our full back on offense, along with other returning backfield veter ans Pete Carroll, Bruce Jenkin son and Robbie Dorinson. Line men back from last year are center Morgan Doyle, guard Dore Schwab and end Craig DETROIT LIONS: A team of in-and-outers with a good defense and a sputtering offense. On a good day, ball control will win for the Lions. With a few breaks the 49ers could get off a winner on opening day. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES: One of the two Eastern teams on the schedule, and the Niners may be lucky to catch them early.

The Eagles had a bad year last year and seem to be having their problems. Not a contending team. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: The second Eastern team on the schedule, and a strong one. Young players on the way up, but short in depth.

Sophomores can make mistakes, but to win this one the 49ers will have to start early. CHICAGO BEARS: The Champs. The strongest on defense, one of the weakest on offense, but enough to win the close ones. The 49ers took one game from the Bears in 1963; they will not have forgotten. GREEN BAY PACKERS: From the frying pan into the fire.

The fearsome Packers are almost unanimous picks for the title. Strong offense, strong defense, strong coach. said. defeated in exhibition games, but things will be different during the regular season. Their tough schedule will kill them by mid-season.

LOS ANGELES RAMS: If any team in the league has more problems thah the 49ers, this is it. My pick for the new NFL doormat. Too many problems, too little depth. MINNESOTA VIKINGS: Un BALTIMORE COLTS: If he stays healthy, look for a great year from Johnny Unitas. A few shrewd trades have beefed up the protection, and all Unitas needs.

The darkhorse. It would not be too improbable to visualize a three-way tie between Green Bay, Chicago and Baltimore for the Western title. The winning team may have as many as four losses on the season. I pick Green Bay, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, Minnesota and Los Angeles in that order. Picking a champ in the Eastern Division is just as tough, and may end in a similar scramble.

The New York Giants and Y. A. Tittle keep winning when everyone picks against them, but not this year. In spite of their loss to the 49ers in (he exhibition season opener, I have to pick the Cleveland Browns for the top spot. The schedule favors them until they have to take on two top Western teams, Detroit and Green Bay, on successive weeks.

After Cleveland, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Giants. St. Louis Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins and Philadelphia in that order. And when it comes to the playoff for the championship, take the two top Western teams to beat their Eastern counterparts on successive weeks. That does it.

And so far I missed a single pick on the regular season. BASEBALL LINE SCORES By The Associated Press NATIONAL LEAGUE St. 200 000 003- 5 12 1 Chicago 000 000 0 2 0 Gibson and McCarver; Broglio, Elston (9), Norman (9) and Berteli. 15 10. 7 12 Home runs- St.

Louis, Boyer (22). Night Game Cincinnati 000 000 000-0 1 1 Milwaukee 000 000 2 0 Maloney and Coker; Lemaster and Torre. Lemaster, 14-11. 13 10. Night Game Pittsburgh 0-30 000 000 1 8 3 Houston 000 000 2 0 Law and Burgess; Nottebart, Jones (6), Owens (9) and Grote.

M2. L-Nottebart, ill. Night Game Philadelphia 005 010 000-1 4 0 San 000 000 000- 0 6 0 Bennett and Dalrymple; Marlchal, Murakami (9) and Crandall. 11-12. 17 7.

Night Game New York 000 003 8 0 Los Angeles 100 001 000 -2 9 1 Stallard, Hunter (6), Cisco (6), Wakefield (8) and Cannizzaro; L. Miller, Miller (7) and Roseboro. 918. Miller, 3-8 AMERICAN LEAGUE Twilight Game Kansas City 010 001 000 2 7 4 Baltimore 030 200 OOx- -5 6 1 O'Donoghue, Santiago (4), Sanders (5), Drabowsky (7) and Bryan; Bunker, Had dix (8) and Orsino. W- Bunker, 16-4.

L- O'Donoghue, 910. Home runs (14). Kansas City, Mathews Night Game Kansas City 201 005 8 13 8 Baltimore 000 000 2 0 Odom and Edwards; Vineyard, Estrada (3), Miller (4), Haddix (6), (7) and Lau. W-Odom, 10. 2 4 Home runs Kansas City, Colevlto (32).

Night Game os Angeles 000 000 5 0 Boston 100 000 9 0 Chance, Latman (8) and Monbouauette and Tillman. quette, 10-13. Chance, 18 7. Night Game Washington 301 000 5 0 Detroit 102 100 5 7 2 Stenhouse, Koch (4), Kline (8) end Rrumley; Wickersham and Freehan. Wlckersham, 18 10.

8-7. Home run -Washington, Lock (25). Minnesota 022 000 10 1 New York 020 100 000-3 6 0 Arrigo, Perry (4), Worthington (9) and Battey, Zimmerman (7); Bouton, Sheldon (3), Ramos (8) and Howard. 6 2. Bouton, 15-13.

Home runs Minnesota, Hall (22), Mlncher (21). New York Pepitone (23), Night Game Chicago 000 012 130-7 13 1 Cleveland 100 Oil 000- 3 6 1 Peters, Fisher (9) and Carreon; Kralick, Bell (7), Donovan (7), McMahon (7), Stange (I) and Azcue. 17 8 L- Bell, 8 5. Home runs Chicago, Hansen (18), Ward (71). Cleveland, Salmon (4).

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