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Show STCRY CF 'T03f HARTZLL VcVr.lil- "OoteirT- ot Phiiailcio'in At":.:i r.i, V, .i ll.:-i .1 - .t;.e J at Ciit 0e',.H -i- I'.e. ! Cy "T.-rt" Hi. !-!. It I. ..k i. ,' ii . ,,, in i l" t 'i.iil. 1 rf t III I. ,-' I. .ill. ..i . l.l ;. ml '' '.,f I I . .,'. I I. i r -i I . I I . I my . , Vo.i . i!ov.n i.l I'o'.k. nl.il h.i.l .in oi l I'l.it.'i 11.. ro i. ho 1 t itml.t mi' to ll..' i:..ln.. I I..-..II I'l.it-ing l.-lo." a- l. ti t. .m "Ll. it.. I t ii a on ll." lutii -' I I iii.il loMll i.'.iiih win n I tta lilt I .i lit" I '.'l lout- In, h. lull in . I -v lull- 1 then iho ll I J.'. loutiilM I l,i' ..I nr.. III. 1 1 llh j th" 1. .mm In our n- Hon of Hi un tiy, iin. I wart il.".'!iiiiii. il to In-, nine a ' .r..f"' lulml pint, r We I. a, I few . Inn. . i in I. irn nut. Ii, niii wln ti I li.ally i:.,t a J..I. ttlih the Hiirlll.K'iin. I.i, .lull in 1 ;7 . I in ii t have been an Ute.li a "liunlier" Hit there Ml. 1 imu f it. lull In that league they nit .1 In tl.llik I aa ton Ktnall tu play. nn.I I tt.m to Munii-oinet y. then 1. 1 Salem. Ilhlo, alii lilially reaiili-d i;ian.l ll.ipl.la. Ml. Ii ll a- H i re I pally Hurl.. I 'll" I'.iim.l l(a. hl-li. hl-li. imi then Haa ll aorl of faliu for l K league el'ilm Hie I a hiineli nf otpo rl. ll.eil Mini leally ,l,,.- were there 1 learned r.iplilly On ti. nml I., ran In fee where I waa Miy I fo'lllit I had I'.-eu making MUilahcM and mlpi!ayinj' ihe game In many ttaya nn.I Mill ililuliiig I a at iloluv II rlKhl lierauiie nn utie ever hail lohl me how I ahoiihl do Ixi'iIbvIIIh luuk me fium flrmul ItapliU. then Imllan tipolla got me, and Dually I lamliil with the Clileago N'atlutllil leauile team. I think I played heller lull there than I ever ill. I. Mcldea I had lenrneil n whole lot nhnut hatting nnd had n good opportunity tu atudy pitch, era ll wna nt Chicago that I hnd my beat hilling year, nml my bett tinte running aeaaotta, und 1 attribute nil my au.cei.B there to tho atudy of the optioning pltehera. A hnan runner etpeelally might to be familiar with every trick nnd move of every op M ("Topay") Hartaal. porting pitcher. I found that out when I went Into tho American leugiio In 1U02 with tho AlhlctlcB. Many nf the pltehera were new to mo and 1 made many brenka In bnftn running heforn I learned their Hiylea nnd their trli ka. I had to begin nil over again lo atmly them, nnd It did me more good than befnre, Itct-nuHc of the experience la tho National league. Kxperleiico and rlona atudy of the game nnd th men who play It uro neceaanry to Biiccean. and If there In nny leaaun In my oxperlcnco In getting atnrted that may be of vnlue lo new men It Ib that nny mnn no mntter how good. miiHl think nnd atmly all the time. The Blurting la enny. for piny-era piny-era are In demand - hut the flnlati la quick unleBa tho player Ib willing Is work and learn. |