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Thursday, April 4, 1968 THE DAILY TARHEEL rage 5 OWEN DAVIS Baseball: Game Of Characters By OWEN DAVIS of Tht Daily Tar Heel stajf Baseball players are a special breed. Football has had its whiskey toting Johnny Bloods and basketball its zany Hot Rod Hunclleys, but. they don't com pare to the characters baseball has produced. What other sport has had a player leave the team and go to Cuba because he was homesick for his family, as 17-year-old Zoilo Versalles did several years ago on the Min nesota Twins? Even here at Carolina, no sport besides baseball can claim a tobacco-chewing stu dent manager. Maybe it is because tfie game has always been con sidered the national pasttime and has a leisurely pace, but baseball seems to nave the most distinctive individuals in sports. And there are all kinds. There was Joe Nuxhall, who was so young (15) when he was given a professional con tract that his parents had to sign for him. Contrast him with aged Warren Spahn, who at 44 was trying to hang on in the majors because he still had the desire to snap off a sharp curve ball at the wealthy young hitters. Fireballer Bob Feller developed his fast ball on an Iowa farm by throwing against a barn, while the immortal Babe Ruth grew up playing stickball in the streets of Baltimore. Baseball has been filled with colorful players since its begin nings as a professional organization. Rube Waddell, the old Philadelphia Athletics ace of the early 1900's, used to disap pear weeks at a time during the season to go fishing, only to return when he became restless to pitch. . Ty Cobb, probably the greatest player of all time, took a sack of popcorn with him to center field in the minor leagues but was cured of the habit when he missed a fly ball. Cobb was one of the best-loved and most-hated players in baseball. His life was threaten ed after he spiked the Athletics' Home Run Baker at third base in Philadelphia, causing Baker to miss several crucial games. Cobb intimidated pitchers. He often laid bunts down the first base line so he could run over the pitcher as he fielded the bunt. His own teammates hated him so much that Cobb had to stay at a separate hotel from the team on road trips. No coach in sports will ever compare with the Giants John J. McGraw. The fiery Irishman loved to fight, and he cared less whether he punched out one of his own players or an opponent as long as fists were involved. New Yorkers feared him and his team, for he would just as soon start a brawl in a carriage en route to a game as on the field. The 30's remembered be ram- i YOUNG PEOPLE MAR RIED or thinking of getting married, should investigate the advantages of mobile home liv ing; no furniture to buy and payments less than rent. A home of your own. 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Minnie Minoso, the beloved Latin who played for several American League teams, cured a batting slump by tak ing a shower clad in his uniform. The shower washed off the evil spirits he said. Rain Causes Postponements Carolina tennis and baseball games here were rained out Wednesday. The baseball game with Maine was cancelled and will not be made up later in the season. Coach Waiter Rabb's nine defeated the Black Bears Tuesday, 6-3. There was no word whether the tennis match with Harvard will be replayed. The tennis team hosts Williams College here today at 2 p.m. Parker Yanks Crush. A' In 22-2 Intramural Rout By BOB COLEMAN of The Daily Tar Heel Staff One would think that April Fool's Day originated on the intramural softball fields here, judging by Monday's scores. The Parker Yankees took a 9-run lead after the first frame and stretched it some in a 22-2 waltz over the Parker A's. B Zachery laced four singles and walked for the win- Duke-UNC Alumni Game Set Friday Former North Carolina All America Lee Schaffer has named his Tar Teel team which will battle Duke in the annual Duke-Carolina Alumni basketball game Friday night at the Duke Indoor Stadium. Tip-off time is slated for 7:30 p.m. The game is being played bably be wearing the Big Blue are: Jack Mullen, Jay Buckley, Howard Hurt, Bob Riedy, Tim Kolodziej, Tony Barone, Ron Wendelin, and Mike Lewis. Advance tickets are on sale at the Record Bar and through the Durham Academy. Prices are $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. r-ers. Tate gave it the old college try for the losers. The As hurler. victim of 22 runs and trailing by 21 runs when he came to bat in the last inning, " struck a mighty blow in bis own behalf with a circuit clout. The rally, however, died. ' The Lewis Mothers also rushed to a 9-0 lead after one inning and survived an Everett 69ers rally in their last at-bats for a 17-4 win Oddly, the vanquished got a last ditch homerun by Baker, 69"ers ace hurler. The Manly Men led only 7-0 after one at-bat, but rallied to make it a 19-1 massacre. Smith homered and Autry ad ded three singles for the vic tors. DePriest knocked two round trippers and went four-for-four in leading the Stacy Studs over the Stacy Stumblers, 12-2. The winners scored in each of the six innings played. Stanaland and Cooper con nected in the Morrison D Dryrot's 14-3 rout of the Mor rison Hoes Squad, while the Morrison B Boars bashed the F Falcons, 15-1. Twelve Boars were walked in only two in nings and 10 of them came in to score. The Morrison Good Guys slaughtered the B Bulls. 15-3, with Annas smacking a homer and three singles, the James F Troop knocked the James E Jokes silly with homers by Greg Walsh (2). Darrell Xewton, and Bill Moore. Pitcher Bruce Wigo held the Jokes to FJies's triple in the 12-1 romp. The James A Anacondas once more showed their knack of coming from behind as they were down 6-2 and rallied for 8 big runs in an 11-9 win over the James D Dixies. R. Burk (2), J. Neal and D. Wolfe of the losers homered. The Grimes Gunners also rallied, scoring six runs in their last at-bat to overtake the Ruffin Sluggers, 7-4. The Granville B Rebels nipped the Granville E Vikings, 7-6, on two last inning runs, while Granville C needed only one last inning score to down the H Ghosts, 12-11. shakey, Louis and Chicago was a genius. Veeck once inserted a midget in the St. Louis Browns' lineup. He also in stituted the exploding scoreboard at C o m isk ey Park. The list is too long to catalogue all the eccentrics in have been the school. Schaffer, who will coach the UNC squad, will have at his disposal: Bob Bennett, Yogi Poteet, Dickson Gribble, Ray Stanley, Tony Radovich, Jim Frye, Dick Kepley, Bill Brown, Pug Hassell, and Tom Gauntlett. The Tar Heel Alumni have written on the subject. But wu". iour games played one thing is sure. As long m this series. as emotional characters such Dukes official club has not-, as Jimmy Piersall can play yet been announced, but Coachif! for & major league team or Doug Kistler hopes to have,c.. a crew like the Boston Red an outstanding array of former '. Soxwin a pennant, baseball Blue Devil stars on hand for0 ', will remain the popular game the contest. ;; y r'.r it has been for decades. Among those who will pro- f ; KJSfflf We Are Told Over and Over- That We Hove -; ; ! 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