Show SPORTS I I By John Mooney Blazing Ben Finally Impresses a Scout A few years ago I believe It was 1940 1910 General Manager Eddie Mulligan herded his hopefuls off oft the bus In Jn Salt Lake and announced t o one and all aU that he had some fine prospects for tho the Pioneer league pennant race The a assembled fJ'S es e in b 1 c cd d writers and fans almost to a I. I man were soldon a rangy lad of Italian descent who answered to the name of Ben Guintini As the workouts progressed d l Blazing Ben Ben Benas as he came to be I known by the reporters sold himself himself him him- self more and more to the local I p citizenry Guintini it appeared I S was a a. a cinch to go up He had everything H He was big he ho could run his arm wa was good and he handled himself like a big leaguer at nt the plate Everything Guintini did re reflected re- re baseball class until the pitcher fired llred d the tho ball bail to the plate Scout after scout n went Dt Ben BenA into raptures over Guintini and started reaching for the check book until Ben started batting His swing suing was wa good goott his actions were okeh but Ben just couldn't hit Word Vord begun to circulate that Blazing Ben didn't have a Ii baseball baseball base base- ball baUl heart beau that he tightened up In hi the clutch dutch At any iny rate no noone noone one wanted to sign him arid and If II it hadn't been for the war chances are arc lied bed still be chasing cm em m In the outfield for tor Salt Lake But nut the war nar made sonic sonic- changes and found himself in the livery of the San Francisco Sea Seals Ben saw some lome service In the infield but finally wound up playIng playIng playIng play- play Ing the outer garden more or less regularly as Lefty ODoul shifted his bis lineup against right right- and arid left-handed left pitchers pitcher And then came hi his b bIg jj break This department received word from rein San Francisco Friday that Blazing Ben was being sought along with Bob Joy Joyce e Seals Seals' game 23 winner by the thc New York Giants Should Guintini go up and arid make good he ho would be the second Salt Lake regular to make the big time Catcher Roy handling the catching for th the Boston Red Sox before being drafted Charley Schanz of the Phillies saw brief service with the tho Bees but didn't last long enough to be classed as 88 one of the regular Bec Bees At any rate It appears that finally caught the eye of ofa a ft scout cout and It If his batting hasn't Improved maybo maybe the scout was out ott for a short one when Bens Ben's turn at the platter came upI up I |