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WASHINGTON POST
TUES., APRIL 20, '71
On Today's Scene
Hexer Convinces
'Bewitched' Colts
With William Gildea
JUST WHEN George Allen and all his old Rams got to town, and everybody's hopes were so high for next football season, it appears the Redskins have found yet another way to lose. They're probably doomed, and they don't know it.
They've been hexed by the Evil Eye Fleagle of Norfolk, Va., a fellow named Ted Owens, who claims mind-over-matter psychic powers. The Redskins shouldn't get the wrong idea. It's not that he couldn't get a season ticket, or anything like that. He's only vaguely heard of George Allen.
The Evil Eye has it in for 13 National Football League teams he apparently thinks will be "the best ones." Since the Patriots, as well as the Redskins, are on the list, it should already be apparent he knows something we don't. The Colts are his prime target, however.
Gildea
Even in the business of unleashing "psychokinetic" power or PK, which is what he says he does, the idea is to knock off No. 1. On Feb. 2, he wrote a letter to the Colts warning, "I intend to attack the world champions of pro football with my mind."
Could we now have an inkling of the cause of that most devastating paddle-ball game in which Johnny Unitas ripped off Achilles tendon and his paddle mate, Tom Matte, came down with appendicitis, and both ended up in the same hopsital that night? The Norfolk psychic says he makes no predictions as to the exact nature of a team's bad luck.
OWENS HAS A reason for hexing all these football teams. "Spatial intelligences," he says, have reported that creating this flap in pro football is the best way of getting the attention of the American people.
So far he is having trouble getting the attention of the pro football people, which apparently accounts for his negative approach. He claims he'd rather help the teams, except no one of the field willing that their team win.
THAT WAS Rosenbloom's first response, which also acknowledged Owens' accomplishments outside of sports. It is said he has provoked some storms, literally. After the paddle-ball game, Rosenbloom wrote again. By this time it seems he was ready to declare the Norfolk wizard the Colt's MVP.
Except for league rules. Owens relates that Rosenbloom said his "fellow owners would never forgive me" for signing him up, but suggested approaching Pete Rozelle for "league approval." Owens isn't very confident Rozelle will understand the message.
But, looking into the future, Owens declares, "PK at sports events will become a regular thing. There will be PK masters on each side
NO WONDER Owens calls Rosenbloom "a nice fellow ... the smartest man in pro football." Consider how lightly another team treated him. He offered to make the Philadelphia Eagles world champions, no small undertaking.
You'd think they'd try anything, considering their plight, but they only gave Owens a one-game tryout. Even a raw rookie cornerback gets more.
Owens says he agreed to hit the Pittsburgh Steelers with PK one Sunday, but warned the Eagles it was up to them to do their part. "Sure, enough," he said, "Pittsburgh dropped balls, lost fumbles, everything." Except the Eagles were worse, lost the game, and Owens was out. Well, you know what happened to Jerry Wolman and that franchise.
Undoubtedly, George Allen won't make the same mistake. They say he thinks of everything. He'll proba-
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'Bewitched' Colts
With William Gildea
JUST WHEN George Allen and all his old Rams got to town, and everybody's hopes were so high for next football season, it appears the Redskins have found yet another way to lose. They're probably doomed, and they don't know it.
They've been hexed by the Evil Eye Fleegle of Norfolk, Va., a fellow named Ted Owens, who claims mind-over-matter psychic powers. The Redskins shouldn't get the wrong idea. It's not that he couldn't get a season ticket, or anything like that. He's only vaguely heard of George Allen.
The Evil Eye has it in for 13 National Football League teams he apparently thinks will be "the best ones." Since the Patriots, as well as the Redskins, are on the list, it should already be apparent he knows something we don't. The Colts are his prime target, however.
Even in the business of unleashing "psychokinetic" power or PK, which is what he says he does, the idea is to knock off No. 1. On Feb. 2, he wrote a letter to the Colts warning, "I intend to attack the world champions of pro football with my mind."
Could we now have an inkling of the cause of that most devastating paddle-ball game in which Johnny Unitas ripped off Achilles tendon and his paddle mate, Tom Matte, came down with appendicitis, and both ended up in the same hospital that night? The Norfolk psychic says he makes no predictions as to the exact nature of a team's bad luck.
OWENS HAS A reason for hexing all these football teams. "Spatial intelligences," he says, have reported that creating this flap in pro football is the best way of getting the attention of the American people.
So far he is having trouble getting the attention of the pro football people, which apparently accounts for his negative approach. He claims he'd rather help the teams, except no one will listen. Well, almost no one.
The exception, he says, is Carroll Rosenbloom, chairman of the board of the Colts. That paddle-ball game must have him wondering. Owens says Rosenbloom has written him twice and quotes the Colts' official as saying:
"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 removed from this category, I will do whatever I can to comply."
THAT WAS Rosenbloom's first response, which also acknowledged Owens' accomplishments outside of sports. It, is said he has provoked some storms, literally. After the paddle-ball game, Rosenbloom wrote again. By this time it seems he was ready to declare the Norfolk wizard the Colt's MVP.
Except for league rules. Owens relates that Rosenbloom said his "fellow owners would never forgive me" for signing him up, but suggested approaching Pete Rozelle for "league approval." Owens isn't very confident Rozelle will understand the message.
But, looking into the future, Owens declares, "PK at sports events will become a regular thing. There will be PK masters on each side of the field willing that their team win."
NO WONDER Owens calls Rosenbloom "a nice fellow... the smartest man in pro football." Consider how lightly another team treated him. He offered to make the Philadelphia Eagles world champions, no small undertaking.
You'd think they'd try anything, considering their plight, but they only gave Owens a one-game tryout. Even a raw rookie cornerback gets more.
Owens says he agreed to hit the Pittsburgh Steelers with PK one Sunday, but warned the Eagles it was up to them to do their part. "Sure, enough," he said, "Pittsburgh dropped balls, lost fumbles, everything." Except the Eagles were worse, lost the game, and Owens was out. Well, you know what happened to Jerry Wolman and that franchise.
Undoubtedly, George Allen won't make the same mistake. They say he thinks of everything. He'll probably invite all the PK champions to an early camp.
WASHINGTON POST
TUES., APRIL 20, '71
On Today's Scene
Hexer Convinces
'Bewitched' Colts
With William Gildea
JUST WHEN George Allen and all his old Rams got to town, and everybody's hopes were so high for next football season, it appears the Redskins have found yet another way to lose. They're probably doomed, and they don't know it.
They've been hexed by the Evil Eye Fleagle of Norfolk, Va., a fellow named Ted Owens, who claims mind-over-matter psychic powers. The Redskins shouldn't get the wrong idea. It's not that he couldn't get a season ticket, or anything like that. He's only vaguely heard of George Allen.
The Evil Eye has it in for 13 National Football League teams he apparently thinks will be "the best ones." Since the Patriots, as well as the Redskins, are on the list, it should already be apparent he knows something we don't. The Colts are his prime target, however.
Gildea
Even in the business of unleashing "psychokinetic" power or PK, which is what he says he does, the idea is to knock off No. 1. On Feb. 2, he wrote a letter to the Colts warning, "I intend to attack the world champions of pro football with my mind."
Could we now have an inkling of the cause of that most devastating paddle-ball game in which Johnny Unitas ripped off Achilles tendon and his paddle mate, Tom Matte, came down with appendicitis, and both ended up in the same hopsital that night? The Norfolk psychic says he makes no predictions as to the exact nature of a team's bad luck.
OWENS HAS A reason for hexing all these football teams. "Spatial intelligences," he says, have reported that creating this flap in pro football is the best way of getting the attention of the American people.
So far he is having trouble getting the attention of the pro football people, which apparently accounts for his negative approach. He claims he'd rather help the teams, except no one of the field willing that their team win.
THAT WAS Rosenbloom's first response, which also acknowledged Owens' accomplishments outside of sports. It is said he has provoked some storms, literally. After the paddle-ball game, Rosenbloom wrote again. By this time it seems he was ready to declare the Norfolk wizard the Colt's MVP.
Except for league rules. Owens relates that Rosenbloom said his "fellow owners would never forgive me" for signing him up, but suggested approaching Pete Rozelle for "league approval." Owens isn't very confident Rozelle will understand the message.
But, looking into the future, Owens declares, "PK at sports events will become a regular thing. There will be PK masters on each side
NO WONDER Owens calls Rosenbloom "a nice fellow ... the smartest man in pro football." Consider how lightly another team treated him. He offered to make the Philadelphia Eagles world champions, no small undertaking.
You'd think they'd try anything, considering their plight, but they only gave Owens a one-game tryout. Even a raw rookie cornerback gets more.
Owens says he agreed to hit the Pittsburgh Steelers with PK one Sunday, but warned the Eagles it was up to them to do their part. "Sure, enough," he said, "Pittsburgh dropped balls, lost fumbles, everything." Except the Eagles were worse, lost the game, and Owens was out. Well, you know what happened to Jerry Wolman and that franchise.
Undoubtedly, George Allen won't make the same mistake. They say he thinks of everything. He'll proba-
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'Bewitched' Colts
With William Gildea
JUST WHEN George Allen and all his old Rams got to town, and everybody's hopes were so high for next football season, it appears the Redskins have found yet another way to lose. They're probably doomed, and they don't know it.
They've been hexed by the Evil Eye Fleegle of Norfolk, Va., a fellow named Ted Owens, who claims mind-over-matter psychic powers. The Redskins shouldn't get the wrong idea. It's not that he couldn't get a season ticket, or anything like that. He's only vaguely heard of George Allen.
The Evil Eye has it in for 13 National Football League teams he apparently thinks will be "the best ones." Since the Patriots, as well as the Redskins, are on the list, it should already be apparent he knows something we don't. The Colts are his prime target, however.
Even in the business of unleashing "psychokinetic" power or PK, which is what he says he does, the idea is to knock off No. 1. On Feb. 2, he wrote a letter to the Colts warning, "I intend to attack the world champions of pro football with my mind."
Could we now have an inkling of the cause of that most devastating paddle-ball game in which Johnny Unitas ripped off Achilles tendon and his paddle mate, Tom Matte, came down with appendicitis, and both ended up in the same hospital that night? The Norfolk psychic says he makes no predictions as to the exact nature of a team's bad luck.
OWENS HAS A reason for hexing all these football teams. "Spatial intelligences," he says, have reported that creating this flap in pro football is the best way of getting the attention of the American people.
So far he is having trouble getting the attention of the pro football people, which apparently accounts for his negative approach. He claims he'd rather help the teams, except no one will listen. Well, almost no one.
The exception, he says, is Carroll Rosenbloom, chairman of the board of the Colts. That paddle-ball game must have him wondering. Owens says Rosenbloom has written him twice and quotes the Colts' official as saying:
"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 removed from this category, I will do whatever I can to comply."
THAT WAS Rosenbloom's first response, which also acknowledged Owens' accomplishments outside of sports. It, is said he has provoked some storms, literally. After the paddle-ball game, Rosenbloom wrote again. By this time it seems he was ready to declare the Norfolk wizard the Colt's MVP.
Except for league rules. Owens relates that Rosenbloom said his "fellow owners would never forgive me" for signing him up, but suggested approaching Pete Rozelle for "league approval." Owens isn't very confident Rozelle will understand the message.
But, looking into the future, Owens declares, "PK at sports events will become a regular thing. There will be PK masters on each side of the field willing that their team win."
NO WONDER Owens calls Rosenbloom "a nice fellow... the smartest man in pro football." Consider how lightly another team treated him. He offered to make the Philadelphia Eagles world champions, no small undertaking.
You'd think they'd try anything, considering their plight, but they only gave Owens a one-game tryout. Even a raw rookie cornerback gets more.
Owens says he agreed to hit the Pittsburgh Steelers with PK one Sunday, but warned the Eagles it was up to them to do their part. "Sure, enough," he said, "Pittsburgh dropped balls, lost fumbles, everything." Except the Eagles were worse, lost the game, and Owens was out. Well, you know what happened to Jerry Wolman and that franchise.
Undoubtedly, George Allen won't make the same mistake. They say he thinks of everything. He'll probably invite all the PK champions to an early camp.
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