Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ,v FRANCIS s14pp
Lighter and LONGER

THERE WAS ONE MORNING in Bradenton Fla where
Milwaukee trains when Brave who meant well made bad
guess See that kid he asked during nfeld
practice. Hell be No. on this club"
Frank Tore who had been purchased from Toledo
in 49, the in question His batting credentials
in the minors adequate and his glove outstanding
In 1854 with Atlanta after returning from service in
Korea he handled 1905 consecutive chances before making
his first error.
Tore had four years 28year Joe Adcock who
had been showing signs of britteness
disabled list last year from July 81 until the of
Tore looked good that before spring training ended the
Braves had traded their other first baseman George
And he first base when the season opened. But
since July it's been all Adcock and he is washed up the
Brooklyn Dodgers don't suspect it.
ADCOCKS HOME RUN heroicS are too well known to
bear recountng Where Dale Long of the Pirates left off,
Adcock has taken Important too that he is wrecng
the Dodgers, who still must be reckoned the club the
Braves will have to beat.
The secret? "A light bat" Adcock explains MY own
model is 35ouncer Carl Furillo loaned of his-a
33ouncer That's the bat used when hit the
deck of Ebbets Field Now I'm down to SO-ounce bat 1t
means wait longer pitch and still get the bat
around"
1t also points up the Importance of fast wrist action
whether it's in baseball golf The most spectacular home
hitter today Mickey Mantle is not physical giant
he is strong and his wrists faster than anybody ele
right There many bigger men, included Ted Ku
szewsk and Adcock himself but they don't hit for the
distance Mantle.
Mantle carries his speedy wrist action into golf which
he is just taking up The average ball player who plays golf
whale the ball far piece but during the winter the
others gaped at Nantes pokes.
pros DON'T HIT EN- like that guy" Yogi Berra was
saying during A-Star week here "You don't him.
don't believe it, When he poshes up bit all Mantle will
need in his bag is driver, No. wood, wedge and
putter."
Ted williams wrist action always superb. Remember
williams not always the 2lOpounder he is today In
his early days he TALL almost thin hence the old tag
Splinter But he whipped his bat fast he could match
or surpass the hefter sluggers.
In his locker Williams has holowedout bat filled with
lead weighs 80 Ted to strengthen his
wrists After few minutes with this club" he explains "a
regular bat feels like soda straw"
A man once asked williams how far baseball would
travel if it possible to connect sody with that bat
weighing 80 Suppose pitcher laid right where
you swinging that monstrosity" he asked expecting
hear the ball might go out of sight
Maybe as the pitchers box, Tedrepied weight
isn't what counts"
ALLAN BURTON, THE ARMY NAVY Country Clubs pro-
talking about wrist action in connection with both golf
and baseball 81 call it hand action Allan said but bascaly
the thing In golf it means the speed of the club
head In baseball it's the speed of the fat part of the bat
Golfers who have been playing for years will buy new
set of clubs-woods and irons bohand demand heavier
weight equipment than they should swing It's hard to tell
them lighter club will get much distance-and
much better control.
"You know how it is swinging new club in the pro
shop feel strong and enthusiastic the club feels just
right You play five six holes and about your
clubs the back nine you begin to push shots
You're tired
At the end of 10 you're pushed and suspect you
matched yourself in weight It's too late The clubs by that
time secondhand"