Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-09
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TAMPA, FLA, MAR. "a mauve super Cadillac, com
plete with continental kit" behind the trunk drew the
open admiration of visiting contingent at Plant
Field Parked in all of its convertible majesty space
reserved for Cincinnati players the distinguished vehicle
touched of a guessing game
"Ted Kluszewski" hazarded one of the visitors.
Guess again. Vice President Gabe Paul of the Redegs
Lets who else had good year in 49," unused
another "Wally Post?"
Paul shook his head negatively.
"Then it has to be Nuxall Gus Bell" said
That's $4,000 worth of automobile"
THAT extravaganza" Paul said, impressvely, happens
to belong to batting practice pitcher kid named Ward
Wilson He is not roster and shortly will report
to our High Point farm in the Carolina League.
II doubt" Gabe added eff young Mr. Wilson will win
popularity contest with his teammates when he parks
front the High Point hotel that his lookout What
it tends to illustrate however is that ours unusual
baseball camp We also happen have the next rookie of
the and for further details suggest talk with the
manager"
THE REDLEGs SQUAD is divided into two sections each
with diamond of its Birdie Tebbetts standing
behind the batting cage of field when from distance
behind Birdie the unmistakabe crack of bat meeting
ball as it should.
without turning his head Manager Tebbetts asked
Right handed hitter or left?"
Right" supplied man.
"Then it had to be Post Robinson" said Birdie
Nobody else hits ball with crack like that"
Turned out it Frank Robinson, the rookie who has
the Redeg camp agog. He is 2O-yearold Negro from
Oakland, Calf Beaumont Tex and he does not
do than be able to comb his hair to the
regular left field job.
He pretty close being the best hitting prospect
I've seem. Tebbetts saying after the days drill
1.-THE only trouble is, got trouble.
been left fielder year ago it hadn't his
This year? Well I'll tell you. If that kid just
throw the ball from left field the plate
mind you-he my third outelder, along with
Bell"
TUE pobin
AS he coming down the steps of Oakland High with his
diploma cluched in his 7year fist he signed by the
Redegs and hustled off to Ogden in the Glass Pioneer
League First trip to the plate he hit 42foot triple
Next day homered He wound up batting 348
Properly Cincinnati promoted him to Columbia of the
Glass Sally League in 81 Robinson homered once on
opening day hit three home in bis second
game At the end of 1872 games he hitting 1856, with
10 batted in
"Do not worry about left field any longer" Columbia
Manager Ernie White informed Tebbetts. II have your
man and he ought to be good for 20 years."
Unfortunately it wasn't that simple Somehow blood
vessel in his went rampage and he couldn't throw
last spring Reluctantly Tebbetts sent him back Columbia
with orders White to treat Robinson he
armed pitcher
ONE DAY WHITE put him first base he wouldn't
have to make the long throw third broke for
the plate while Robinson holding the ball. The youngster
drew back his uttered piercing pain
The ball fell in front of him.
Il never saw swell like that one" said White
whose ST. Louis Cardinal pitcher
because sore arm got so big we couldn't put
his jacket him
Now White really gave him the treatment
Robinson began to the ball feet day. feet
and He gradually improved that he could swing
bat naturally and, while the washout
the kid saved the bacon for Columbia in the month
1--WE in second place eight games out" White said
"Then Robinson began to hit like he got us 10
home runs in the last month and we the pennant"
THE KID CAN THROW now" Tebbetts saying
"but, aren't letting him make the long
with anything the ball. The way hits take
any chances Ask Joe Black if he hit"
Black is the former Dodger relief Birdie held an
intrasquad game the other day and Robinson lined
pitch the high wall 800 feet away. Thereafter
was held to a single and double
H. 1--WE about 10 guys in lefted last year," Birdie
said ruetuly 1--WE had third and everybody
playing there. think the highest any of them batted
was Many night found myself thinking of this kid
back at Columbia with that bum arm"
less parsonage than Bill Terry, the dour old Giant
who president of the Sally League has climbed Robin
sons bandwagon.
him at his worst and at his best" Terry says
and he is tremendous prospect"
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