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FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1967

THE MICHIGAN DAILY

FRIAYMARH 1, 967TUEisCiC3 u aaly

Majors' Spring Training: Indians 6,

Giants 2

PAGE NN
CINIMA OUILF
Presents
THE PETITIONING

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By GRAYLE HOWLETT
Acting
Associate Sports Editor
Special To The Daily
TUCSON-The red and white
bus had pulled up in front of the
Ramada Inn looking more like
the team bus for the Lqdi Crush-
er than the 'one for the Cleve-
land Indians.
Guys like Max Alvis and Leon
Wagner, with their established
records,' drive their own cars. So
the players that boarded the 9
a.m. bus for Hi-Corbet Field, the
Indians' spring training camp, in-
cluded such names as Rick Un-
derwood, Bobby Booker, Vern Ful-
ler, Ted Ford, Vincent Romno and
Lew Piniella-all the players whose
names have been lost in the pages
of minor league papers.
And strangely enough, most of
the talk is centered around the
minor league. It was like they were
all expecting the inevitable cut to
f happen, so why talk about it?
They all joked about yesterday's
performance which would force

them "to go behind the fence,"
where the Indians' minor league
affiliates were positioned.
On the 10 minute bus ride from
the motel to the beautiful area
that included Hi-Corbet Field,
four league diamonds and a mu-
nicipal golf course, the conversa-
tion of the Indiana sounded any-
thing like a Mutual Admiration
Society. Lew Piniella was recap-
ping Vern Fuller's 108 hits last
year at Portland:
"Thirty of them were on swing-
ing bunts. Sixty were fly balls
lost in the outfield. You got 10
Chinese Homers at the .306 mark,
but you did bat 10 solid line
drives." All Fuller did was laugh
and continue with his crossword
puzzle.
Willie Smith, one of the few
passengers who had taken some
renown as a pitcher turned some-
times - fielder, was , hearing
about his three fielding errors
against the San Francisco Giants
the day before. And generally,
everybody was telling Bobby Book-
er how ugly he was.

catcher Duke Sims commented.
"They really make it tough on
guys, especially those catching a
side-armer like you (John) O'Don-
ohue. You come right off of that
sign."
Also receiving favorable atten-
tion was the outfit Gary Bell had
on the night before.
"I didn't believe it," O'Donohue
called. "He had on pea-green
pants and a pea-green shirt. Five
guys whistled at him when he
left the motel."
Lee Maye, acquired by the In-
dians from Houston over the win-
ter, was getting the needle from
the press, radio and TV corps,
about his new record he had cut.
Bob Neal, the radio voice of the
Indians, dubbed Maye the "baby
wail," and asked him to come up
to the radio booth and sing some-
times during a rainout. Maye, per-
fectly serious, assured him that he
would.
For two hours the squad did cal-
isthenics and took batting and
fielding practice. At 12, they broke

for lunch or hung around the bat- players hit the golf links, some
ting cage taunting the Giants, who hit the Ramada Inn pool, and oth-
had just arrived from Phoenix ers made plans for a big evening
for the 1:30 game. with their wives or dates. Tomor-
About this time, the crowd start- row, it would be up at 6:45 in the
ed to trickle in. Spring training morning to depart for Scottsdale
.sprbalytholyplto play the Chicago Cubs.
is probably the only place where All-in-all, it was a typical spring
training day with players going
length of the time spent in the through the routine of getting
ball park. Most of them were there ready to play a major league sea-
from batting practice. son. But if you look closer, there
It was the usual exhibition game was something else present besides
with many substitutions and lack the mastering of baseball funda-
of spectacular plays. The Indians mentals.
overcame a 2-0 deficit to beat the Eddie Uhas, publicity director
Giants, who had left Willie Mays for the Indians, probably put his
in Phoenix, when they scored six finger on it when he burst into
runs in the fourth inning on five the press room after the game
of their game total of seven hits. savoring the 6-2 win and laugh-
All runs came off Ray Sadecki, ingly saying, "Break up the In-
who, if anything, proved what a dians."
great trade it was for the Cardi- To the guys who take that red
nals when they got Orlando Ce- and white bus to Hi-Corbet every-
peda for him. day, they know this is an inevit-
After the game, some of the ability.
This Weekend in Sports
TODAY
TENNIS-Michigan at Miami, Fla.
TOMORROW
GYMNASTICS-Michigan at NCAA Regionals, Wheaton, Ill.
BASEBALL-Michigan vs. Chapman College at Tucson
-Michigan vs. Santa Clara at Tucson
MONDAY
BASEBALL-Michigan vs. Chapman College at Tucson
-Michigan vs. Arizona at Tucson

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Cinema Guild Office, 2538 Student Activities Bldg.
Sign up on door for interview.

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Irish Eyes Are Smilin' Tonight !
IRISH POETRY: SONG & STORY
with
Prof. McNamara & Jack Quine

GARY BELL

Arriving at the field, the big
topic of conversation was the new
white sign being put out in left,
field: "Catch the Glare," Indian

The ARC

1421 Hill St.

9:00

POSITIONS OPEN:
Spring Practice Affords Opportunities

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By KIM KENDALL
As a senior at Southfield or
Flint or Battle Creek, he was a
campus god. A football jersey gave
him class offices, the spring queen,
and free bus rides. So he came to
play college ball. And got hit in
the face.
Against 250-pound goliaths on
tender from Evanston or Pitts-
burgh, the local halfback looks
1 like an anemic toothpick. And yet,
he is the type of player "who is
of great importance on the var-
sity team," according to defensive
backfield coach Don James. He
knows he probably won't play, so
he's Just out there - getting
pushed around by the starters -
"for the sheer love of football."
He and others like him began
spring practice Wednesday, tech-
nically on the same basis as the
veterans. "Right now we're more
or less testing everyone," James1
points out, "to see who will be
best where - trying to put.the;
square peg in the rond !sole.
But the holes that have been
vacated by last year's backfieldl
will be hard to fill. Green Bay1
picked up John Rowser and Mike'
Bass, Rick Volk signed with Balti-
more, and Rick Sygar will try his
hand at baseball, leaving only Dick1
QUIC
CLINTON JONES, MICHIGAN
STATE'S fleet halfback who wasi
No. 2 player in the recent college
draft, signed a Minnesota Vikings',
contract last night.
Twin Cities football writers es-
timated that Jones, a two-time
All America choice, probably re-1
ceived about a $40,000 bonus and
a first year salary of about $20,000.I
Jones agreed to terms at the1
hospital bedside in Minneapolis of
Vikings' general manager JIM
FINKS, who's preparing for gall
bladder surgery.-
Third baseman RICH ALLEN,I
a stubborn spring holdout, signed
his 1967 baseball contract with the
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES yes-t
terday-but apparently not for the
$100,000 he had sought.
The slugging all-star, who owns
a .300-plus batting average in his
first three years in the National
League, "came to a meeting of
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the talent and put it in the right
spot." And the talent goes into
magnificent war movies. Bump El-
liott directs, James and two other
defensive coaches work on halting
the enemy, and three offensive
coaches take care of forward
charges. There are no screen tests
--"we don't cut"; 44 of the 94 team
members will start in the scrim-
mages-some of the parts are just
bigger than others.
Two or three times a week the
directors meet, watch a perform-
ance of the day's filming, and
switch the characters around.
Since so many of the old stars are
gone, the juicy roles are still being
decided upon,
Production
For the part of quarterback,
fullback, and the two halfbacks,
eight contenders will be picked,
four to perform and four to serve
as understudies. A player may get
hurt during rehearsal, have one
too many bad shows, giving his
replacement The Break and a
chanceat the top. The cast has
been enthusiastic for the pro-
duction next fall, "the sprint is
good, and now is the time for it to
be so. They can work hard now

and not have to worry about in-
juries because they have all sum-
mer to mend."
The directors are giving every-
one a chance to perform, feel each
role, and work at many positions.
"It is now that the cream usually
comes to the top," James added.
Assistant coaches are usually
optimistic, and James is hopeful
for next fall. "We will be a dark-
horse," he confesses, "but we have
great potential that must still be
put together.''
And even if they aren't 10-0,
they can always sell practice films
to the Cinema Guild.

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UNION-LEAGUE

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Monday through Friday
Students
with U-A Identification
may enjoy a Complete
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announces

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RICH VOLK
Vidmer wearing a Michigan num-
ber.
James is optimistic, however,
and envisions "some real football
players" from the strength of last
fall's freshman line, notably Cecil
Pryor, Jim Mandich, Pete Saran-
tos, Frank Titas, Garvie Craw, and
Tommy Barnes.
Ignition
"The key is getting started," ex-
plained James. "We have to locate
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KIyK.

what is your
polenflal?
When you think deeply about it.
from a religious standpoint, you
begin to wonder - can anyone
really measure man's potential, or
put any limits on it? Can you mea-
sure God's love for His creation?
No. But we can learn to let it mold
and fill our lives. Hear this public
lecture, "What IS Your Potential?"
by JANE 0. ROBBINS, C.S., mem-
ber of The Christian Science Board
of Lectureship in Boston, Mass.
Christin Science lecture
3:00 P.M. SUNDAY, MARCH 19
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
SCIENTIST
1833 Woshtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor
Admission Free « Everyone is welcome

MASS MEETING
for
SOPH SHOW
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
7:00 Sunday, March 19
MICHIGAN ROOM-2ND FLOOR LEAGUE
PETITIONING will begin Sunday for
the following committee positions:

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There will be a

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MAKE-UP
PROPERTI ES
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PUBLICITY
CHOREOGRAPHY
PROGRAMS
TREASURER
TICKETS
SECRETARIAT

minds" with
Carpenter.
The salary
vealed.

Phillies' owner Bob
terms were not re-

* * *
The BALTIMORE COLTS an-
nounced yesterday that HARRY
HULMES, the club's publicity di-
rector, has been named general
manager of the National Football
League team.
Hulmes replaces Joe Campa-
nella, who died last month after
suffering a heart attack while
playing handball.
Replacing Hulmes will be Jim
Walker, a reporter for the Balti-
more Evening Sun who has been
covering the Colts for the past
two years.

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