Show tze TWO 0 phenomenal kids two youth tul prodigies 0 of the sporting world got their starts along practically the slime same type of road they might be called the twins ol of dawn their names are bobby feller and ibby abby jones they were almost exactly alike in this vital respect bobby jones started swinging a gou golf club at the age I 1 of seven bobby feller started throwing a baseball at the age ot of six the main point is that each started building up and developing ve the muscles needed for the big act jones as a golfer feller as a pitcher grantland bobby jones was bice a phenomenon at the age of 14 good enough then to travel to the final eight in the he national amateur where oat ly inexperience stopped him at anat age he was the best golfer in the he big field from seven years on bobby jones only developed the muscles needed for a golf swing there were no cont contradictory r or outside muscles tt that might gt have come from baseball football or some other sport his working muscles all belonged exclusively to golf he never even played checkers or dominoes dominges dom inoes feller the same bob feller followed the same route starting at the age of six fellers sporting activity consisted of throwing a base every moscu ar development in his right arm and back was concentrated on this act against this we might take up the case of schoolboy rowe bowe the tiger entry I 1 rowe was a young ball player but he was also a bob feller football star a shot putter a golfer a tennis player and a basketball luminary extremely good food at each of these games he had well developed but conflicting muscles to handle and these in time left him muscle bound there can be too much muscle for any smooth sm flowing action it if rowe had concentrated on baseball alone in his younger days he might have been one of the greats of all time As it was the tiger giant was a brilliant performer for a year or two until too many of his muscular habitats in the back and shoulders began to tie him up bob feller spoiled fresh or swell headed might have been almost as great a pitcher as he hes As but he would have missed by many meters the heigh the holds today in public favor especially in the favor of his mates and his opponents it if the kids of this country care to pick out someone to follow in every Te respect they could make no mistake in following the methods and manners of this iowa farm boy who I 1 am quite sure will remain unspoiled edt to the last ball he throws lasting qualities bobby jones was a star competitor and player from the age or of izi 13 to 28 he had known 15 years of tournament action when he hd retired at his peak or just as he was coming to his peak bobby jones could have remained one of the great golfers today at the age of 38 it if he had bad continued to train for or tournament play before the attack of bursitis laid him t low this spring he was still shooting hard bard courses from 63 to 67 on various occasions which is not ragged golf bobby could have known golf greatness bobby jones for at least 25 years the same Is true of bob feller the 21 year old van meter sensation Is only getting belting under way with only a fair share of luck feller has at least 15 big years left years dueing doring duee dore which h he e might easily wert turn out to be the same thing to baseball that bobby jones was to golf in many other ways the two are alike alik eboth both were and aie are highly popular with their fellow players and their opponents both have always belonged to the upper branches of sportsmanship A close up on feller I 1 had breakfast with bobby feller in tampa the morning of the allstar game tor for the finnish fund he was as unspoiled as any prominent athlete I 1 have ever known I 1 noticed another leading point for example exam as joe cronin boss of the boston red bed sox box came into the dining dialog room he came well out of his wa way y to slap feller on the he back and say bello slug As other veterans came by all stop by F felberg Fel e I 1 lers lerg table with hello butch hogya kid Ill hello lello bob |