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THE DENVER POST
Friday, April 16, 1971 71 Sports
Hex Maniac
Eyes Colts
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Hex Maniac Assau
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Norfolk's resi-
dent Evil Eye Fleagle, Ted Owens, has
zonked the world champion Baltimore
Colts and wants a $100,000 check to
remove the hex and keep them on the pro
football pedestal.
Owens, who claims mind-over-matter
psychic powers, wrote the Colts Feb. 2
warning that "I intend to attack the world
champions of pro football with my mind."
The doleful result of such an attack,
Owens says, would be that the Colts will
dimensional effects including
red and black units.
It was, he says, "pretty much
like setting the clock on a time
bomb."
Meantime, for whatever rea-
son, the Colts have been falling
apart.
On April 7, star quarterback
John Unitas mysteriously in-
jured his right foot while play-
ing paddleball.
Halfback Tom Matte rushed
Unitas to the hospital - and la-
ter came down with a case of
bleeding ulcers.
Five other Colt players also
are on the injured list.
"have key injuries in the coming season
to key players, losing games they
shouldn't lose."
And the threats of the Wizard of the
Withering Look haven't gone unheeded by
the Colt management. Colt President Car-
roll Rosenbloom wrote Owens on March
4:
"Please believe me when I request that
you remove us from your list of losers. If
you will please advise me as to a course
of action which we could follow to have us
Owens hasn't had any mail
lately from Rosenbloom, with
or without a check for $100,000.
Too bad, says Owens, a former
professional knife-thrower.
"I have nothing against the
Colts, per se," he says. "It's
simply that I need the money.
They just don't understand the
kind of hair-raising power that's
in my possession."

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Hex Maniac
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dimensional effects including red and black units. It was, he says, pretty much like setting the clock on a time bomb. Meantime, for whatever reason, the Colts have been falling apart. On April 7, star quarterback John Unitas mysteriously injured his right foot while playing paddleball. Halfback Tom Matte rushed Unitas to the hospital - and later came down with a case of bleeding ulcers. Five other Colt players also are on the injured list. Owens hasn't had any mail lately from Rosenbloom, with or without a check for $100,000. Too bad, says Owens, a former professional knife-thrower. "I have nothing against the Colts, per se," he says. "It's simply that I need the money. They just don't understand the kind of hair-raising power that's in my possession."

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Maniac Assaults NFL Colts for $100,000

) - Norfolk's resi- "have key injuries in the coming season removed from this category, I will do "I need the money," he said, "to fi- Why, says Owens, "I could sit in the Ted Owens, has to key players, losing games they whatever I can to comply. nance a home away from sordid commer- stands and destroy the Colts' opponents $100,000 check to shouldn't lose." "I note with great interest your record cial interests and to pay for a trip to play-by-play. . . . Or they could use me p them on the pro And the threats of the Wizard of the of accomplishments and trust you will in- Europe, where I intend to study the theatrically-with a canopy over my head mind-over-matter Withering Look haven't gone unheeded by tervene with the space intelligences on research of an Asian friend who devel- or something denoting the presence of a the Colts Feb. 2 the Colt management. Colt President Car- our behalf." oped a method of dropping birds from resident psychic."
o attack the world roll Rosenbloom wrote Owens on March Rosenbloom concluded by suggesting a trees by the sound waves of his whistle. Owens says he formulated the hex ll with my mind." 4: meeting with Owens. "I think I can improve on his system against Baltimore in "about 10 seconds" such an attack, "Please believe me when I request that Owens said the Colts' answers to his let- and get greater distance and velocity with in February by drawing a square with the that the Colts will you remove us from your list of losers. If ters were "unsatisfactory" since he a timing fork." word "Colts" inside on a piece of paper you will please advise me as to a course demanded $100,000, which hasn't been And what if the $100,000 were to be and "mentally imposing special other of action which we could follow to have us forthcoming, to remove the hex. paid? Continued on page 77.