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Show rr "- Thursday, April f! '- J K i I r Bill here or somewhere else. DETROIT (UPI) "But he's never come to me Sanson hates his job. But before you get any false and said 'Play me or trade me to " Thomas impressiufis, let it be understood someone who will,' he loves being a National said. "He likes Detroit and he Football League quarterback. Likes the team." The problem is Munson has It's being the No. 2 man behind Greg Landry of the Detroit Lions been in Detroit before. Only last time it was called Los Angeles. that Munson cart stand. "Bill Munson is a class guy and a personable guy," says a man who ought to know, Russ Thomas, general manager of the "Spring travelers will find Lions. most camping, boating, and Thomas is trying to prevent visitor center facilities ready for hi club's second-strinquartheir use this weekend" reports terback from becoming a free Bill Veeck Terry D. Hopson, Recreation agent May 1. He wants to as bad Forester at Flaming Gorge as Munson desires to be the top National Recreation Area. "We thrower for somebody. are however, delaying the "Money is not the problem," opening of many Thomas said. "He wants to elevation facilities to higher prevent appraise the situation and damage to soft road beds." tax duck loopholes, can, under decide where he has the best will find the Campers the Internal Revenue Service. future. now following campgrounds "It is quite possible for a "I have" nothing but respect for open with water available: club to go on forever Bill Munson," Thomas said. "He without ever paying any income lust wants to know where he'd Mustang Ridge, Antelope Flat, Deer Run, Lucerne Valley, and tax," said Bill Veeck. "The have the best overall future Buckboard. Booties cam owners play the Banner' before every game. You want them to pay income taxes, too?" A The year was 1966 and a knee operation on Munson gave Roman Gabriel the starter's job for the Rams. Munson never got it back, played out his option in 1967, and was traded to the Lions in the summer of '68. He started for Detroit for a season and one-hauntil lf Branch Rickey Bub Short Bill Bartholomay 'Diamonds' Are Big Business - owners trying to have their apple pie and eat it, too. While fanning the notion that baseball was "The American Pastime" and symbolized democracy in action, the owners still rejected the concept that all men are created equal. In fact, the owners, almost since of the beginning professional baseball, have treated the players as hirelings to be manipulated at will and held the fans in highhave "No!" handed contempt PHogue and epilogue to the Owners such as Charles spirit, acumen, foresight, altruism and guts of the bulk of Finley, Bob Short, the late Lou Perini and Bill Bartholomay baseball owners. It was a typical case of the have appealed, with in hand, to local fans' patriotism. They ask for To team support and never mind rising ticket prices. Then, with bleats of creeping bankruptcy, Alta Host Ski Racing Alta, Utah will again be the of the Challenge, Incorporated Summer Ski Racing Camp, June 3 through June 13, and June 13 to June 22. Last year 120 ski racers of all abilities attended the Challenge Camp. Among the coaches will be site Bronze former Olympic medalist Jean Saubert; Former U.S. National Team coach Dick Dorworth, and 1970 U.S. Team member Wally Rothgeb. Altogether, eleven local and nationally prominent coaches have been signed for the 1972 Challenge Camp. The Challenge Camp is open to skiers of all ages and abilities. Participants from three foreign countries are expected as well as many National Team members. Also, the beginning skier will be offered a special "Learn to Race" class. is for something everyone at the Challenge Ski Race Camp. The terrain at Alta, combined with the abundant, g snow for which Alta long-lastin- is famous, allows separate Downhill practice while classes in Giant Slalom and Slalom are in session. Each practice area is serviced by the 4,000 foot Double chair lift. Ger-man- ia The use of video-tap- e will alow competitors to better analyze each day's activities. the Daily instruction in the waxing "These are who own big businessmen teams," he said. "You canl stay in business year after year and lose money. Tor example, CBS, which owns the Yankees; August Busch, who owns s, cities. Meanwhile, under ramifications businessman-baseba- Fighter of Month YORK (UPI) -- Bob knockd Foster, whose out of Vicente Rondon earned him undisputed possession of the light heavyweight chamNEW equipment. 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Kneissl skis and Henke boots of the of are the things with accounting. Challenge Camp. Each racer will be given the opportunity to "The clubs now, for instance, test the very newest in fine ski list 20 per cent of their income to non-skii- rnnnfl Mill I pionship, has been named Fighter of the Month by Ring the the owner are incalculable I two-roun- course, for ll C 6. d breweries, and Finley, a great insurance magnate, use their teams as tax writeoffs." Bill Veeck, once owner of the Indians, White Sox and St. Louis Browns, agrees. In his book, "The Hustler's Handbook," he details the complicated method in which rich businessmen buy ball clubs on behalf of a corporate empire and then "use the write-of- f (of depreciation players) on total corporate profits even if the ball club itself hasn't made enough profit to cover it." of And, a 1922 Supreme Court ruling that put baseball outside the pale of antitrust rulings, the owners have cried "Sport, sport," contending that baseball is not a big-leag- ue Anheuser-Busc- h these owners slink on to outfields in other sucker ever-green- er Camp in June "perennially lose money." fact, except one person Munson. Thomas has to perform the pground will be opened May 15. Boaters will find courtesy mental magic of convincing docks in at Antelope Flat, Munson that Landry might Lucerne, Buckboard Squaw break a leg on the first play of Hollow, Dutch John Draw, the first game of the 1972 season. Munson may wait until after Cedar Springs, and Sheen Creek boat mips. Boat camps will May 1 to make up his mind, since have water systems turned on this is not quite in the same and boat docks in by May IS. category as deciding which Marinas at Cedar Springs, receiver to throw to. He has to decide whether he Lucerne, and Buckboard are wants to get up Monday moropen. Visitor centers at Flaming nings with bruises all over bis and a good feeling in his Gorge Dam and Red Canyon will body perfect be open weekends from 10:00 head, or feeling and terrible ajTi. to 4:00 pjn. beginning May physically g There another younger quarterback Landry again put Munson where he least likes to be, on the bench. The happenstance of having .wo quality quarterbacks on the same team excites Thomas, Coach Joe Schmidt, owner William day Ford, and just about all the fans. Everybody, in Flaming Gorge Is Ready By IRA BERKOW NEA Sports Editor NEW YORK NEA) -Some 25 years ago, when owner Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson as the first black man in organized baseball, a vote was called by the 16 baseball club owners. Was there a future for the black man in baseball? Fifteen of the owners voted U Utah-P- age Munson Faces Big Decision - f THE HERALD, Prcvo, 27, 1972 SECOND ANNUAL SCOUTING BEAUTIFUL AMERICA KEEP DAY APRIL 29, 1972 OO50 I70 373-2944 1145 NORTH 500 WEST, PROYO CARD BANK FAVORITE USE YOUR or F.G. FERRE'S EASY TERMS!! 1 6 West Cen-r- , Provo Bead stoppers Primary kick Tuned exhaustspark arrester Threaded comppression release hole CCI automatic lube Single leading shoe front broke, fI 245 Dry Weight Ignition Maximum Output Maximum Torque Starter. Ibsf V?J En9'ne aluminum single cylinder TYP W' PEI 23 hp6500 rpm " V :' V j' i JI I !W VTSX nj 19.4 ft. lbs. 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