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Show National Pastime Is Even Better Than Bull Fighting According to the latest reports from Venezuela, basehr II teats bull f tenting. From thp American point of view ther is nothire rmarkablp in such a statement. state-ment. p always Kt.pw it did. K.jt Pitcher Mutis of the Borinqun Stars, th Porto Riran b;'scbll f iuh that rpcpmty visired Ven7iirla for a series of g.iineM, "ys that the sppliinpnt haj? got hold in t lip Sout h A mrricH n r--public, wlure for cpnturips "la corrida de toros" has hern thp national sport. Peonl- there srill co afternoons to s1 the "torp;. dor" ei e the' deadly thrust to his victim, but a creator number mtpnd l lie morning ba ?pIh d g;. me and their en-thusiasm en-thusiasm at the ''Juago de pelota" is more jr-trns and continuous. They howl nt the players and .t rrn-h other, convincing prcof thnt thp fan h:is apie,ired In the South American republic. As piayerM. thp natives have pot reached Porto P.ic.'-n standards, thf y are rat'n-r w-ak fiebi.-rs arid batters Hut throw! A vp Maria! how they ran throw. According to Mutis. Walter .fohnon and Trls Sr-paker would sit up and t.ike nntire if thpy paw the "Venczolanos" "tlrando la pphita." So crent ' s th d'.sirp (.f the peoplp of Caracas To learn tin- American ganif that Mutis and one or t wo of his ,'ompa nlons were prsuafi'-i to remain after thp serif 8 to teach nrhusia'its how to play it. It looks as if the pitchers of the future may come mm i'.irar;is or Mamcaibo inhtead of the Texas league. |