St. Paul recorder., 1960-09-09
WRITER BELIEVES
BALTIMORE COLTS
WILL REPEAT

Chicago (ANP) - Who will un-
horse the Colts this season? The
experts probably will say that If
anybody collars Lenny Moore, Big
Daddy Lipscomb, Jim Parker. and
company, meaning the world cham
pion Baltimore Colts, it will have
to be a team in the Western Div
ision.
The odds, Of course, are that the
Steeds from the Maryland city,
twice champions in a row, will be
the first to win three consecutive
titles in the NFL. For this unprece-
dented feat, Baltimore has a num-
ber Of old standbys. Besides Moore,
Lipscomb and Parker, the Colts
roster will include Milt Davis and
Johnny Sample, a pair Of dandy
defensive backs, and Sherman
Plunkett, the veteran swing line
man from Maryland State, and
Ernest Barnes, a good-looling
rookie from North Carolina Col
lege.
MOOre-Unitas Teams Tough
Moore, the most underrated per-
former in the league, looks like he
is heading for another remarkable
season. He teamed with Johnny
Unitas, the celebrated quarter
back, to beat the College All-Stars,
then duplicated this performance
against the Dallas Cowboys, the
Leagues newest entry.
Nobody has to say what a man
Big Daddy is-he is probably the
best defensive tackle in the bruis-
ing business. Parker, the former
Ohio State All-American, rates as
one of the best offensive linemen
in the game.
Davis third-year veteran with
the Colts, and Sample, who came
into his own last year in the cham
pionship game, are real ball hawks
in the Colts defensive secondary.
Plunkett is a useful man on Of
fense and defense and despite his
260-odd pounds, he is a good man
on punts and kickoffs. Barnes, who
was a standout for the Eagles last
year, is also a versatile Hneman
and will prove a good man to have
around.
Perhaps Green Bay will give the
Colts a run for the western division
championship. The Packers lost
Nate Borden, a denfensive end, to
the Cowboys, but they acquired
Willie Davis, the former Grambling
star, from the Cleveland Browns.
Davis is a terror rushing passers.
Packers May Challenge
In the Packers defensive back
field, the veteran EN- Tunnel
(starting his 18th season. and Will
lie Wood, the former Southern
California quarterback, loom for
vital roles.
Another threat will be the Chi
cago Bears, with the fleet Willie
Galimore in the backfield ready
to scoot all the way any time he
gets his hands on the ball, and a
pair of ace defensive backs in Eric
Barnes, from Purdue, and J. C..
Caroline, one of Illinois all-time
greats.
Willie Lee is a great offensive
tackle for the Bears.
The San Francisco Forty-Niners,
in the race most of the way last
season, should be stronger. c. r.
Roberts, the ex-Southern Califor-
MIA star who failed with two other
NFL squads, will join one Of the
strongest offensive backfields In
the league. It includes Joe Perry,
who has gained more yards than
any other pro back; J. D. Smith,
the former A & T star who came
into his own last season to finish
behind the Incompatible Jimmy
Brown in rushing; Lennie Lyles,
the speedster from Louisville Univ
ersity; Jim Pace, the former Mich
igan star who was out with in
juries last season: and Abe Wood
son, a former Illinois star. Wood
son and Lyles are the Forty-Niners
kickoff specialists. On the often
sive forward wall is John Thomas,
who played college ball at the
College of Pacific. Don't forget
r. c. Owens, the deluxe pass cat
cher.
Bass Makes Bid
Speaking of the COP, Dick Bass,