Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-04-11

team in the nation. They have
proved it year after year by win
ming the tournament Of cham.
pions." This year the fantastic
high school squad made it six in q
row.
McClymOnd High preped the
magnificent Bill Russell, the
sensational Vada Pinson, hard
hitting Frank Robinson, and
many, many other fine athletes.
A truly remarkable high school
located in the Bay area Of Calf
ornia.
One good thing about the I'm
timely death Of Davey Moore was
that he left his wife and five chill
dren in repeatedly secure financial
condition.
Davey is said to have earned
better than half a million dollars
in the ring, a good deal of which
he invested in real estate. He was
not known to be a spend thrift
and hoped eventually to retire
and become a real estate and in
surance broker.
Something new this spring has
been added to the powerful Texas
Southern University track team
He is Gerald Pratt who cleared
the pole vault bar at 16 feet 2
inches in the recent Texas South
ern relays. Gerald is a junior who
hopes to set the worlds record for
the event before leaving college
Don Perkins, fleet halfback of
the Dallas Cowboys, last week
underwent an operation to re-
pair a bone in his right foot,
which shows that he performed
under a major handicap last
season.
Despite the handicap, Don was
the fifth leading ball carrier in
the National Football League.
Governor Henry Bellmon, of
Oklahoma, appointe d Prentice
Gautt the physical fitness director
for the state of Oklahoma a few
weeks ago.
Prentice is %, a former grid
iron star for the University OF
Oklahoma, and currently a star
performer with the st. Louis Card
inals of the National Football
League.
The quiet unassuming, Gautt is
a Pepsi Cola public relations man
when not playing professional foot
ball.
A film hghlighting the 1862
Vikings is booked almost solid I'M
til well into May, however reser-
vations are still being accepted
from mid-May on. Groups inter-
ested in the film may book it with
out charge by writing to the Vik-
ings Southtown Center, Blooming
ton 81, Minnesota.
Coach Murray Warmth heads
into his 10th season as head
man of "the Golden Gophers
faced with the tremendous task
of replacing 10 departed regulars
from the 1862 squad. The sole
returning starter is Carl Eller,
6-5, 24O pound, left tackle.
Albert Harris, a speed merchant
from Port Arthur, Texas, is q
freshman who may help the 1865
fortunes, also Allan Galloway, 6
big halfback from Anderson, West
Virginia. Allan sat out last yeal
because of scholastic difficulties
Sabathani Baptist Church O.
South Minneapolis this year en-
tered team in the Minneapoli!
Church Athletic Association Bas
ketball League. I believe this wa
their first year at such a venture
Last Saturday evening led by
big Bob Williams and Richard
Green they downed Community
Methodist Church to win the city
wide pIayoffs.
Congratulations to Sabathar
Church and their championship
basketball squad.
Last week mentioned that Johl
Roland of the University of Miss
ouri ruined a brilliant footbal
career with a foolish irresponsible,
I act. I have received some com
ments asking what that act was
I felt 1t was too foolish to evel
mention; he stole a tire.