Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-07-13
Ringing The
BELL
BY Jesse Bell

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and steady Lenny Green out of
the American leagues lineup is
unfortunate and sad. With no re-
Election on the Yankees M boys,
Mantle and Maris, and the Angels
Leon Wagner, we think the player
and manager Ralph Houk may
have been playing sentimental
favorites.
If it is an All-Star game the
players should be chosen on merit
rather than personality. This is
one year the American League
missed the boat.
Ernie Banks and his family may
move from their home in Chicago.
The slugging Cub said a bullet
was fired through a window of
his home on July 1. While Ernie
was in Milwaukee playing his wife
Eloyce, heard two shots fired out
side the home. Later she discov-
cred a hole in the rear window
and .38 caliber slug on the floor.
Police said they felt the shooting
was the outgrowth of general
rowdiness" rather than personal
malice against Banks and his wife.
Frank Robinson of the National
Leagues Reds increased his league
leading total of doubles to 80 July
2. Frank owns a sizable lead over
Willie Mays of San Francisco who
had 20 doubles on the same date.
Robinson's personal high for
doubles in one season is 33 set in
1860. He should go way over that
mark this year.
Willie Davis grand slam homer
in the third inning against the
Philadelphia Phillies July 2, was
the first jackpot blow of the sea-
son for a Dodger. 1t was also
Willie's First four run homer since
joining the Dodgers in 1860.
Leo Durocher popular coach of
the Los Angeles Dodgers, and ex-
manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers
and New York Giants tags Dodger
speedster Maury Wills as good an
all-round shortstop as he's ever
seen.
II don't believe 1 ever saw his
equal for a fellow who can do so
many things and do all of them
so WELL" coming from a mighty
slick shortstop who has been on
the scene over 80 years this is
saying something.
To date Maury has stolen over
46 bases in SO games.
A couple of faces the majors
may see in a couple of years are
Nate Oliver and Gates Brown.
Oliver, a 21 year old st. Peter
burgh, Florida native jumped from
class &c" in 1860 to a good year
in class AAA with Spokane. AS
a shortstop Nate was number 3
man in the Dodger organization.
He has been moved to second and
the only man ahead of him is
rookie Larry Burrigut.
Gates, a g. IL, 210 pound speed
ster from Crestline, Ohio has been
roaming the outfield for the Den
yer Bears, a Detroit farm club.
The aggressive 23-year-old player
is hitting well over 300, fielding
far above expectations, running
with exceptional speed and con-
sistently performing crowd pleas
ing feats in triple A ball after
only two years of organized base
ball.
Baseball last week lost a true
friend. Thomas Y. Baird, for 36
years owner and president of the
Kansas City Monarchs, died in his
sleep at his home in Kansas City
July 2.
Baird, one of the few white
owners of the American Negro
league organized the Monarchs in
1919 and built a club which dom
mated the league for many years.
Baird's Kansas City club pro-
duced Jackie Robinson, Ernie
Banks, Satchel Paige, Gene Baker,
George Altman, Henry Thompson,
Elston Howard, and Buck O'Neil
new Chicago Cub coach.
The Philadelphia Eagles of the
National Football league signed
Frank Budd, Villanova sprinter
and the 100 yard dash world record
holder. Frank was a former all
New Jersey tailback at Asbury
Park High School but did not play
college football because his father
wanted him to concentrate on
track.