Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01
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DKAW By FRANCIS srANN
He Came to Play
IN THE FIRST 81 GAMES

IN THE FIRST 81 GAMES of the season William Robert
Allison has hit 20 home runs if he adds dozen more
in the last 80 games he will break Ted Williams record for
most homers by American League rookie Allison hits
SO for the season, he will break Wally Bergers National
League mark, too.
q I'm not thinking of either record" Bob was say
Sing last night before the series opener with the Red
ITO be perfectly honest didn't think I'd get as MANY
home for the whole season as I've hit so far"
n The young mans minor league record like lingo
JohanssonS training camp showing, gave no nkng of
his power One at Charlotte he hit IL homer Last
yeahiS best in the minors because he averaged BOT
sChatanooga-he hit only nine How the 20 to date?
! Well first you have to know the Chattanooga ball
park, Bob explains 1.-THE leftfeld fence far piece
In addition there's tremendous Scoreboard here-bgger
than Washingtons You have to clear it and the only
hitter who could Harmon Kebrew He hits the ball
up I'm more of nedrive hitter think had 80 doubles
= last year. many off the scoreboard."
] ALLISON MAY NOT HAVE thought he'd hit so manv
home runs but in spring training Bob admits he was
sonaby confident of winning regular job at knew the
outf1eld shaped up Severs Pearson and Lemon" he
says but felt could work my way into the lineup
somehow. to play"
visitor to the Senator's dressing room ventured that
there must be for the startling OUTPUT of
home runs than Chattanooga outsized leftied May
be- he said, facetiouSy "tS this soft American League
pitching"
Allison grinned There's more to it than Chattanoopa,s
park he conceded "bu this soft pitching Seriously
three things have helped First have more confidence
Secondly I'm thinking better Thirdly I'm hitting breaking
\ stuff better.
I never hit 300 in the minors until last season. The
reason is that wasn't thinking with the pitcher 1t wasn't
1or lack OF trying it just that didn't know how
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s ALLISON WAS DUNKING his right hand in the whrl-
pool as ne talked His wrist is mildly spraned from swing
ing got into slump and began missing lot of pitches
ne explained when swing hard and don't hit anything
I'm apt to put strain my wrist It's nothing serious
Roy SieverS had lot to do with my Improvement
BOD Went on Junior-thatS what we call Sievers-moved
me closer to the plate could hit the pitch on the out
SIDE corner can do it now too Not as well as Roy of
I course, but better than I ever did before
Lots OF time in game, when relief pitcher is
coming IN and I'm next I'll go Sievers and dis
cuSS the new pitcher while he's warming up That helps
linen watch Sievers lot when he doesn't know it. That's
beautiful swing Roy's got. try to initiate it,
But most OF all I'm thinking with the pitcher now
or Trying TO- Once in while I'll go to bat and saw I'm
gong 10 swing Tor the fence get home run with
mat attitude Funny but the homers come when YOU are
just trying to meet the ball"
PROBABLY No TWO RoONIN1ATEs in baseball have
as many muscles as Allison and Killebrew who have 48
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