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Show No Superstitions Hamper Bees9 Hurler, Tommy Monk i - - . : - - . f ; ; ' " Former Semipro Ace Fond of Steaks and Reading Having none a yet, at least of th usual euperstltlons generally adopted by baseball playsra, Thomas (Tommy) Monk should hav - no mental handicap ar Inhibitions in trying to do what hb think Is th toughest thing in base ball putting th ball over the corner of the plat so th umpire will call 'em strikee. Born in Berkeley It years ago of Danish - English Irish parentage. Tommy ha twinkling hasel eye and a good-natured grin ... H 1 I feet 2 Inch tall, wdgha 1(1 and hopes to oomplet hi education at college on of th day. A right-hander. Monk i a mam-bar mam-bar of the Salt tak Bees' mound staff . , . Got hi start In Junior baseball sponsored by the American Legion , , , Then played high school ball and had a year and a half of semipro work under Ray Robb with th Orinda Bad. Likes "steaks, and lot of em"... at rA (a frtA t V4k.i4intF srfkwl kafitrrta Tommy Monk . . . Has a Inhibition phi aad going to the movie, with a particular leaning toward comic picture . . . Tommy hope aome day either ta get into major league baseball or go Into business for himself. |