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mm&i * sr Thursday, March 11, 1954 ' fi# : THE McHENRY PLJUNDEALKR .•en v^sas-- •; , , Page FW§^' BATTING * Rogers Hornsby From ftbe boolc "How to Play" published by (D)f S||OlfUl0 iMl Chapter 1 YOUR BAT AND STANCE One of baseball's greatest problems--from the playing standpoint--is the development of a batter. Some club owners and managers cling to the belief that a "great batter is born." In other words, nature has supplied the player with the natural ability lor the art in batting. Others believe that it is possible for the individual player to develop himself into a great batter, after he has gone through the preliminary course of learning the rough technique of swinging a bat at a pitched ball. I doubt that a "great batter is born." In my case, I can say my batting ability was accomplished entirely through confidence, constant practice, and a personal desire to excel in a profession that brings rich dividends. There are probably more hazards to overcome in developing the* art of batting than in any other department of baseball. The young baseball prospect is advised that it Is possible for him to become a smart, tricky batter, a longdistance batter, and a batter who will make his mark in the game if he will concentrate on correcting his faults, overcome his weaknesses, study every word of these instructions and practice batting at every opportunity that he gets. Realizing that the value of a ball player is usually placed on his batting skill, every phase of batting is covered in the instructions herewith. Pick Tour Own Type of Bat The ball bounds off the bat when it becomes a base hit. Therefore the type of bat to be selected is very important. One style of bat will be favored by one player, a different model by another player. Adopt the bat that feels free and easy in the grip of your hands. You may prefer a heavy bat, or a light one. A long one, or a short one. A bat that is thin at the handle with a majority of the weight in the middle. Anyway, pick your own bat. It may require some time for you to decide on the proper type, but you will find one eventually. Have Confidence in Yourself. With the bat in your hands, and on the way to home plate This is the first in a series of articles to help give proper instruction to boys in How to Play Baseball. Future columns will inctudc * • ing, Infielding, Catching, Outfielding c~ I Uc.cz Running. "How to Play," consisting of 112 pages, is available from the publishers, THE SPORTING NEWS, 2018 Washington Ave., St. Louis 3, Mo., for fifty cents a copy. to enter the batter's box, the next important step is to acquire confidence in yourself. Never fear a pitcher or any style of pitched ball. Base hits, including home runs, have been made on a slow curve, a wide-breaking curve, a fast ball, a change of pace, a knuckle ball, and, in fact, everything that has been thrown by a pitcher. The first advice is to acquire the needed confidence. Never become gun-shy--that is, fearing a pitch that may be close to the head. It is easy to avoid being hit by a fast one on the inside, and if the pitcher continues to pitch around the head, the batter will eventually draw a base on balls. The pitcher must pitch to the strike zone--over the plate that is 17 inches wide and within the space between the batter's armpits and the top of his knees. The pitcher, of couiv :-, trying to fool the batter prevent him from getting a base hit. On the other hand, the batter is at his position in the batter's box trying to solve the particular pitched ball for a base hit. Confidence is far more than half the battle--remember this the moment you enter the batter's box. Position in Batter's Box Before the batter takes his first swing at a pitched ball he must find a position in the batter's box. The size of this space is six feet in length and four feet in width. Any spot in this area may be occupied by the batter. The batter is advised to select his own position. He may get good results while standing close to the front line in the middle of the batter's box. He may find that he is not getting his share of base hits from this position. In that case, start moving around. You may get the range of the pitched ball from the rear line in the far corner, or by .changing to the front part of the batter's box. Nt> definite rule covers this end of batting--the exact position in the batter's box. The player will solve this proh1^"1 for himself. •As related to Sid C. Keener. . EDUCATIONAL OROUP SALUTES TERRA ' COTTA SCHOOL As the Illinois Education elation celebrates its centennial this year, it salutes many school districts which were founded over 100 years ago. Such is the Terra Cotta school district 44 in Nunda. township, McHenry county. The earliest record of the school states that the legal voters of the district met on Oct. 23, 1847, to elect school directors. The first teacher, whose name appears on the records, was Mary Rogers. She taught for three months at the princely sum of twenty-four dollars per month. In observing its centennial on June 8, 1947, the district honored Mabel Knox Wymari, who taught at Terra Cotta for eleven years. She was boHi and raised in the, district and attended school there. Mrs. Maude Desmond of Woodstock has been the teacher for six years, and the present enrollment \Stjwenty-<two pupils. "SEVEN YEAR ITCH" NEARING 200 MAR* IN CHICAGO RUN BIRTHS iiiniriiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiifiiiii'i'iiMiriiiiiittttiiiiiinirrRviaiMil Mr. and Mrs. George Burke of Woodstock are the parents of a daughter, Mary Elizabeth, born at a Belvidere hospital on March 6. The Burkes (she is the former Dolores Wagner of Volo) have four other children, three boys and one girl. AMONG THE SICK Mrs. Francis Weller of Lilymoor underwent surgery at the Lying-in hospital, Chicago, last Thursday.. She is recovering nicely. STRICTLY FRESH TF it wasn't for the hard work of *• certain nurserymen along about aow, Christmas wouldn't be ver" 'much of a holly-day. • • e A child becomes an adult when he quits believing in Santa Claus. An adult becomes childish when he chides his youngsters far be* coming disbelievers. • • • In Sydney, Australia, famous for its beaches, officials point out that only 46 bathers have been bitten A "The Seven Year Itch", starring Eddie Bracken, will reach its two-hundredth performance mark at the Erlanger theatre, Chicago, on Saturday night, March 13. More than 250,000 persons have seen the show in Chicago. In a theatrical season fraught with a scarcity of productions,' "Tich" has broken all records for attendance and gross receipts. Upwards of $21,060 weekly outdoes the fantastic intake of ^"Abie's Irish Rose" exactly thiryty years ago in Chicago. "Abie", giving one more performance weekly, averaged $17,- 000 each seven days In . its 28 weeks on Michigan avenue* Mi. Bracken has appeared on 312 radio and ^ television programs since the premiere in Chicago last Sept. 2X He has spoken in eighty-four high schools and has been an honored guest at twenty-three banquets. Louise King, from North Manchester, Ind., became a featured player, with her name in lights, after the fourth week at the Erlanger -- pretty good for a small town girl making her bow to the big city. Lydia Clarke, wife of movie aotor Charlton Heaton, continues, in her role of the wife who goes to the country. Howard Freeman, of many notable motion pictures, remains as the psychiatrist; Edward Hunt is still the handsome "lover boy" who "entertains" Miss Clarke on her summer vacation. Critics and public acclaimed the George Axelrod comedy right from the jumpoff. Meanwhile New York, London, Paris, Rome, Stockholm and Buenos Aires are enjoying other companies. Performances are every night including Sunday. Matinees are Saturday only. Mail orders are filled through May. Few "Close Fits' Of Tractor Power Illinois farmer* do not take advantage of the wide range in tractor sizes to obtain close power fits on their farms. A study of forty central Illinois farms shows very little relation between the total amount of tractor power available on a farm and the number of acres and amount of livestock. According to Earl Swanson, University of Illinois farm economist, fanners think of other things besides size of operation in deciding on tractor power--both size and numbei of tractors. More power means fewer hours of work, the study showed, but not many. An increase of 10 horsepower on the drawbar, say from 20 to 30, saved an average of only about 50 hours of work a year. In the wet spring of 1951, farmers with more or bigger tractors did not gain enough time over other farmers in getting their corn planted to make any difference in yield. Swanson's study also showed' that each unit of drawbar horsepower costs about the same, no matter what the size of the tractor is. He also found that fuel consumption per horsepower hour was about the same for tractors of all sizes. Best way to cut tractor fuel costs, according to engineers, i^ by adjusting the tractor accurately and by operating at full oi nearly full load. COMPLETES TEST With 25.183 pounds of milk and 926 pounds of butterfat to her rredit, Ileana Ormsby Dynjo, regi s t e r e d H o l s t e i n - F r i e s i a n cow owned by Hickory Creek Farms, West McHenry, has completed a 365-day production test in official Advanced Registry. She was milked 3 times daily and was 7 j years 7 months when she began ; her testing period. Her record I averages approximately 32 quarts | of niik daily for the period covered by her test. It Pays to Advertise IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of our dear husband, father and brother, John Schmitt, who passed away six years ago on March 14. • We miss you more and more each day, Nothing's the same since you went away. We miss your smile, your kindly face, The lonliness even time oannot erase. Loviig Wife, Gerald and Helen, 44 Sisters and Brothers PLAINDBALfSR WANT ADS BUSIEST WORKERS IN TOWN! by sharks since 1919. Wonder if that includes casualties from "pool sharks." • • e For the young couple living in a small one-room apartment, there's nothing like a majestic Christmas evergreen to prove that "tree's • crowd." - Wh Ten U.S. Presidents served two terms. hive Roast Beef Dinner SATURDAY, MARCH 13. 1954 7 PM. -- VJ-.W. HALL -- McHENRY Sponsored by Johnsburg Public School P.TA. DONATIONS Children (6 to 12) 75c -- Adults $1.35 BUSINESS MEN'S LUNCH LENTEN SPECIALS DAILY AT THE FOX HOLE TAP RIVERSIDE HOTEL HAMMOND ORGAN NIGHTLY Phone McHenry 305 Get the finest food in town! Look in ttie YELLOW PAGES for • BEVERAGES • CATERERS • FOOOS-FRdZm • LIQUOR & WINE • MEAT MARKETS an* anything list yts need! Y£U0|f] £*GES_ Had it in the YELLOW PASESthe Classified section of four telephone book Traffic Safety Campaign Will Continue In State Governor William G. Stratton's plan for traffic safety, which worked successfully last fall during the football season, will be put into effect during the fourday Illinois high school basketball tournament to be held at the University of Illinois, Champaign- Urbana, March 17-20. In making ttyis announcement, Joseph D. Bibb, director of the Department of Public Safety, pointed out that driving at ex-» cessive speed in heavy tiaffic is a major factor in accidents. He appealed to all motorists on highways in the Champaign- Urbana area to drive carefully and slowly during the period of the tournament.. { Phil M. Brown, Superintendent of state Highway Police, recalled that not a j single - traffic fatality was recorded last fall in the 37-county region surrounding the University of Illinois on home football weekends. Credit, for this showing is given to, motorists who participated in Governor Stratiton's safety /campaign by voluntarily reducing' speed to not more than 50 miles per hour. The governor's traffic safety education campaign for the basketball tournament will be handled by the Department of Public Safety, the Division of Department Reports, and the Illinois Traffic Safety Council. N Food Sense--Not Nonsense Clip For School Lunch Box From planning to packing the school lunch box, nwtlran welcome a short cut to preparing attractive lunches which will rate an A plus ill nutrition. # A short cut te meeting the child's requirements for this meal is to follow a basic menu Gittern. Whether the lunch is carried, eaten at me or at school it should provide one-third of the daily needs far calories, proteins, vitamins and minerals. If mother packs the food correctly, neither breakfast nor dinner need do double duty for a skimpy lunch. A simple basic menu pattern is the Type A lunch. Recommended by the National Research Council, it consists of two ounces of proteinrich foods such as meat, eggs or fish; three-' quarters cup of vegetables or fruits or both; one or more portions of bread with two teaspoons of butter or margarine and a half pint of milk. Here is the guide as it looks in the lunch box of the five to nine-year old: Generous serving of meat loaf between two slices of enriched bread spread with butter or margarine, carrot and cabbage salad, hot cocoa in a vacuum bottle, one large cookie and a banana. His teen age brother needs almost twice the number of calories daily. An A plus lunch for the 15-year old includes a serving of cheese between slices of enriched bread, bologna or ham on a bun, plus hot corn chowder in the vacuum bottle and milk, purchased at school. A couple of doughnuts and an apple top off the lunch for the on-the-go-adolescent. A few caution signals are run up for mothers. Lunches are apt to be low in thiamine, a B vitamin. Sandwiches made with enriched bread filled with either peanut butter, liver sausage or baked beans will keep the thiamine score nigh. Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, also may be low. 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