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Show Sports Here and There by Al Ablett Well Gene passed the first milestone on his way back lira the hill. He took Tiger Jones in easy fashion as I said he would and he will take all of those boys that come to ihim. It is the boys that can box that will give Fullmer Full-mer trouble. I see Jenson ' says he doesn't want to take on Spider Webb. Well I think that would be there best pay day. If they are looking for money here it is. As far as getting another crack at the title this year, I think they just as well forget it. Now to basdball. What a me they are having in that National League. One game separating the first five teams. A two game winning streak can put one team from fifth to first. I still like Milwaukee because I think their pitching s-taff will get straightened straighten-ed out. No question they need a second baseman but what team doesn't need at least one man. Cincinnati has power, and if they continue to get the pitching they will ibe the team to beat. Philadelphia Phila-delphia doesn't have the experience. exper-ience. Six rookies in the line up and it is too much to expect the kids to not feel the pressure as the season goes along. Brooklyn will have to have Newcombe come back as strong as last year when he won 27 games. So far he is having a tough time staying stay-ing at a .500 clip. I say it is the Braves and the Reds right down to the wire. In the American League the White Sox have been playing like champions. But they will have to steer clear of any injuries in-juries to thei rfirst stringers. Not much of a bench. This is probably prob-ably one of the fastest teams ever in baseball. A big rally for them is a single, a stolen base, a bunt and they score on a long fly. The Yankees haven't been getting get-ting the hitting they were supposed sup-posed to have, but they will be tough. Nobody else in the league with a chance. Detroit will be troublesome all year but not enough depth. So I say it is the Go Go Sox and the Yankees. Al. o |