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Show Sports Here and There by Al Ablett I was to write this while I was in Phoenix but you know how it is when you go somewhere and just get too busy to do anything I but watch baseball. That is what j happened to me. Was at the Giants training camp and I have never had a better time in my life. One thrill after the other. You know when you have read about these fellows for years, then to walk into the clubhouse and come face to face with them it is a thrill that I won't soon forget. for-get. I arrived in the evening and Herman Franks had left word to call him. I did and he told me to report at the bail park at 8:30 the next morning. I thought that was pretty early for a big leaguer lea-guer but he told me they reported report-ed every morning at that time, my first lesson in the ways of a big leaguer. Not all play you see. At the ball park bright and early the next morning and at 8:30 sharp there came Leo Duro-cher, Duro-cher, Herman Franks, Frank Shellinback and Fred Fitzsim-mons. Fitzsim-mons. These are the fellows that put the Giants through their paces. Went into the club house and was introduced to the fellows fel-lows as they came in. Everyone must be in uniform and ready to go by 10:30 a.m. that is. Frank Shellinback took me with him as he took the pitchers for their preliminary work before the rest of the team reports for batting practice. Frank is classed by base ball men as one of the best pitching pitch-ing coaches in the business and I was soon to find out why. No detail is too small. I then went to watch Fitzsimmons work with them on their fielding. Franks was in charge of the infielders and Durocher is the big boss. Everything is done on schedule, and no one is exempt. The next day they had a inter-(Continued inter-(Continued on page four) o The Giants are set with the exception of pitching and I for one think that Jim Hearn will fill the bill as to the righthander that Leo is looking for. The only new man that will play much of a part in their fight for the pennant pen-nant will be this great looking lefthander Margoneri. Two other boys that will be heard from in the future are Lennon and Rodin. This is about ail I can tell you in this much space but if you like baseball then plan your vacation for the spring and go to Arizona. Oar Emgham boys have left for camp. Sonny Robertson and Marion Cowdell with the Giants -and Don Gust with the Phillies. Our best wishes go with them and we hope in the not too distant dis-tant future to be going to see them in training with a big league lea-gue team. All baseball fans are urged to attend the Hot Stove League banquet this Saturday night to be held at the Elks Club in Salt Lake. Oscar Vitt is to be the main speaker and the public is invited. invit-ed. See the writer or Charlie Bates for tickets. AL SPORTS HERE (Continued from cage one) club game 8nd everyone in camp got into the act. I know you have read of the greatness of this fellow fel-low Willie Mays but believe me when I tell you they don't write enough. Never has there been a man that has any more going for him than this young man from Alabama. The third day found them opening their spring exhibition exhi-bition series with the Cleveland Indians. They had a big parade in downtown Phoenix and all of the Giants were in open cars with about . 50,000 people looking on, in real summer weather. The game was a sellout, but the wife and I had good seats. Before the game I took some pictures and while doing that I was hailed from the stands by an old pal that was spending his vacation the same as I was, watching the ball clubs. Many of the older fans of Bingham will remember this fellow. It was John Maples. John and I from therein had ourselves a time going to the different games. The Giants in this first game started their first team with the exception of Davy Williams who was out with a cold and with Mays and Rosen hitting home runs won 8 to 3. The next day the squad was split and half went to Mesa to play the Cubs and the other to Tucson to play Cleveland. We went to Mesa. Johnny Antonelli started. It was the star left bander's first start of the spring and he and Bob Rush of the Cubs showed why they are stars. They lost this game and the Cubs snowed some line looking rookies. Highlight High-light of this game was the throw made by Erwin to nip a runner at home, the big left fielder rifled rifl-ed one in from deep left to get his" man by ten feet. Got to see the Indians' big three Lemon, Wynn and Garcia Gar-cia along with their fabulous rookie Herb Score. Everything you have read about this boy, Score, is true. He had everything and they say he throws harder than any man in baseball. This I believe. If he isn't a star I will miss my guess. |