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BillDickie's SIDELINE SLANTS An American Youth's Dream! How I envy Tommy Marshall. A lot of you will, too, when you've read what fol- lows. It's an account of what I wish I could have done, and what many of you wish you could have, when you and I were 18 or thereabouts. This evening Tommy plays the last game of his i-year career as a Junior Le- gion baseball player. Saturday he boards a plane which, on July 13, will deliver him to West Palm Beach, Florida, after a i-day lay-over in Chicago. July 13 Tom becomes a student for the ensuing six weeks in the oldest pnofessional baseball school in exist- ence, operated by the St. Louis Card- inals. In Florida he will endeavor to absorb the teachings and techniques develop and polish his own natural abilities, so that he can become a pro- fessional baseball player himself at an indeterminate date in the future. That future includes a college educa- tion. Tom hopes that what he gains from the 6-week baseball course at West Palm Beach will accrue to him a college baseball scholarship, like at Oregon State Univer- sity. Rob Mills, his Junior Legion and high :'chool teammate who has a close intimacy with OSU coaches as a freshman Beaver w-estler this past year, is working on this tngle already. But it could be any college. Tommy loves baseball (you're a mem- ber of a big club there, Tom!). Nothing appeals to him more, at 18, than a chance to make it the means of his livelihood. At tree times his age I still feel that way my- ,:elt. I'm reliving boyhood dreams with Tom, and I'll bet a few dozen of you male readers are doing the same. We of this ex- tnsive "club" can only envy Tom, and fervently wish him the realization of that dream we never achieved. This dream had its instigation with Larry Weir, Highclimber baseball coach when Tom was a sophomore. Every high school baseball coach in the country re- ceives information on the St. Louis Cardi- nal diamond school and is asked to submit names of boys who might be interested in it.Bil[ Tom's namr,.The invitation tmdt--nme as a surprise to Tom nearly a year and a half ago. It touched off flame ]n his heart. Circumstances precluded his carry- ing out the mission a year ago, per- haps for the best, but Tom's thoughts and plans were zenoed in on this sum- mer. Last January he quit the High- dlimber basketball squad (he was a letterman) to take an after-school and Saturday job at Penney's to start sav- ing the money he'd need---S375 for the six weeks. Tom treasures the help Penney manager Eldon Kahny has given in arranging working hours so Tom could get away for his ball games this spring and summer. Ingeniously, Tom persuaded the school director, Jim Finley, to knock off $100 of the fee in return for an hour's work each day like watering the field or something of that nature. The 6-week course starts July 13, ends August 23. Bob Feller, Hall-of- Fame pitching great of World Series no-hit fame, will be a special guest of the school during this particular session. Tom hopes to return for another 6-week class in De- cember. During the days there'll be baseball classes, plus such recreations as water ski- ing, swimming, bowling, boating and other relaxations. Each night there will be com- petitive ball games. During the 4-day stop- over in Chicago Tom will visit former Highclimber wrestler and gridman Dave Cox, an electronics school student there, and they will see the White Sox play. Basically, Tom will be a second base student at the school, although the oppor- tunity for catchers in pro ball is so good that he'll look over that field. Tom has caught quite a bit in his baseball life, but at 5-feet 6 inches and 150 pounds he isn't exactly the ideal physical specimen for the rugged mask-and-pad responsibilities of the game. In two years of junior high, three of senior high, and four of Junior Le- gion baseball Tom has played under six coaches---Jerry Knutson in the former, Weir and Jack Wright (2 years) in senior high, and Roy Kim- bel, Frank Danford and Jerry Mal- lory (2 years) in Jay-ell. He feels Knutson helped him the most. He's had good and disappointing seasons at the plate, but basically Tom, a left- handed hitter, swats the ball well• In the nine seasons of junior high, se- nior high and Jayell ball covering his ca- reer up to this point he's been under .300 only three times, above .400 four times. He leaves the 196"/Junior Legion team with an even .400 average as this is written, with three games to go. His loss will seriously ,vcaken the Jay-ell club's chances the rest of the season as Tom is one of its best pitchers and hitters, its best catcher, and one of its infield defensive stalwarts, not to forget a pepper.pot leadership quality Tom cse 'many memories into his a last Junior Legion game this evening. One which stands out occurred during his first season as a Jay-ell player. It happened dur- ing a 4th District championship playoff against Parkland at Western State Hospi- tal, the final game and Tom's final act in a disappointing series after he'd hit close to .500 during the regular season. An um- pire's strike call made Tom mad and he hit the next pitch for an inside-the-park home run. Apparently he hasn't been that mad since for that was his last circuit clout. So this evening Tom Marshall rings down the curtain on one phase of his ath- letic life and Saturday embarks on an- other. Whether the new phase hatches de- light or delusion, he will at least have known the satisfaction of having carried an American boy's dream to its ultimate conclusion, and that's more than most of us can claim. But whether we can or not, Tom carries to Florida with him our fer- vent wishes that his dream has a happy ending. u @ @ Gott Oil Beats South Sound Nine 7-0 Gott Oil used a combined the end of six frames, blanked the Shelton Merchants two-hitter by Gale McGrath who Roger Hoff swung the big wood 10-0. started on the mound for the for the Oilers. He pounded out a The linescore on the Gott- Oilers and Bernie Keller who double in the second for the South Sound contest: r h e relieved him in the fifth inning, game's only extra-base blow. South Sound 000 000- 0 2 3 to stop Olympia's South Sound In other action of the evening, Gott Oil 140 02x- 7 5 1 7-0 in fastball play last week Wendell Carlson of the Olympia Miller and Caparoon, 1Yfain (4)) on Stevens Field. Merchants tossed a no-hitter and McGrath, Keller (5) and Meyer. The Offers thus retain their Olympia FastbaU I.ague. McGrath and Keller combined rqB,.iB,m,.     ----4 for tenstrikeoutsbeforethegame ," TEEN AGEatthe DANCE "I was stopped by a time limit at • NIGHTLY! I Joh..y Lewis SWIMMING POOL Trio with "Millie" Continuous Entertainment From 9 P.M. 'til 2 A.M. • DINING • DANCING Alma Appearing Nightly In The Billy Budd Room KEN OLENDORF On the Lowary Organ And Cordovox "WHERE THE ACTION IS" JACARANDA Olympia's Fabulous Waterfront Reaaurant I 2 Miles North of Shelton on Highway 101 Across from Sanderson Field with the '"GOOD O-MEH Fri., July 7.9:30 to 12:30 Door Prizes Another Waterside Presentation ...J Page 10 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 6, 1967 CHAMPIONS of the Babe Ruth League are the Hlllcrest Bears, pictured above, left to right, front row, Tim Fredson, Paul Wittenberg, Neal White; second row, Manager Floyd Cole, Jim Corey, Jerry Clary, Jim Johnson, Alan Carlson, Coach Chubb Nutt; third row, Rick Ruddell, Bruce Cole, Rocky Howard, Philip Nutt, Mike Nutt. Missing from the picture are Brad Brans- Two Newcomers Dominate Hill Climb Shelton Rifle Club Event • The Shelton Rifle & Pistol Club's first match of the season was completely dominated by two new comers, Bob Ragon and Everet Nowak, who posted iden- tical scores of 189 out of a pos- sible 200 points. The match consisted of 10 shots fired from each of the four po- sitions, prone, sitting, kneeling and standing, at a range of 200 yards. The "old hands" of the Club were,, as usual, well back in the scoring. Since the turn-out for this first match was so good, a club spokes'- man said, a second match will be held on Sunday, July 9. It will begin at 9 a.m. at the club's range just off the 1V£ason Lake Road. Again, the emphasis will be on interesting new-comers in the program. No money, equipment, or experience is necessary. All ammunition will be furnished. Further information and in- structions on how to get to the range may be obtained by con- tacting John Watkins, 426-2678, or R. E. "Rocky" Duckham, 426- 6455. Due Sunday • The Shelton Trailblazers will hold a hill climb Sunday on the Califora Road. All riders are invited to enter the event, which will start at noon. The regular meeting of the cycle club scheduled for Satur- day has been cancelled. i ford, Jim Byrd and Tom sponsored by the National Bar ty, won 9 games and lost one ly-completed season. Babe Ruth Benefit Is • The Babe Ruth Iague's bene- Kevin fit game Friday evening was a out over great success. The game was Alan played by 24 boys broken down score was to a Team A and a Team B. B 2. Other Unfortunately, the loud speaker played on was not working, but the crowd Hillcrest still enjoyed a fast-moving, ex- Mt. citing game. The pitching of Grog Joins and McGrafh's Three-Hi÷+er Stops Merchan÷s aged six hits, stole six bases, took advantage of six Merchant errors and even left six base runners stranded: The linescore : Gott Oil 302 2010-8 6 2 rhe Shelton Merck 0001000-1 3 6 ," !H:! • Continuing its winning way, Shelton's Gott Oil collected anoth- er win in league fastball play last Thursday evening by stop- ping the Shelton Merchants 8-1 on Corey field. The Oilers came up with seven runs in the first four innings and were never in trouble. The Merchants got their only run in the fourth and it was unearned. The Oiler's Gale M£Grath took the win on a sparkling three- hitter, fanning six batters along the way. Six seems to be Gott's lucky number this season. For example, in this contest the Offers man- Cut Losing Hood McCleS nolds Losing Hillcrest McClearY Hood Cnal Mr. View Southside Angleside MAPES HOTEL Reno, (702) 323,1611 TWX 702.358.354;[ EZERIDE SHOCK ABSORBERS Original quality-- $995 pr. 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