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...Angeles is probably the most talented club in the majors, and could win by 20 games. But they literally have too much too soon. In the infield, for instance, the old Brooklyns have eight major league stars of past, future, and present, with the emphasis on the latter. Charley Neal and Maury Wills compose the best keystone combination in the majors. Norm Larker, Frank Howard, and Gil Hodges will all see action at first--and a rookie named Harkness, whom 17 other other clubs would like...
Giant pitching is good, and could be extremely good. Sam Jones, Mike McCormick, Jack Stanford, and Billy O'Dell should win 60 games between them. While weaknesses in the second line pitching and the middle of the infield will hurt, a line-up with Kuenn, Mays, McCovey, and Cepeda (in that order) can win day in and day out. With a handful of outstanding rookies and a tough nucleus of reliable stars, San Fransisco has the best combination of youth and experience in the league. Any one of four teams could beat them, but the Giants seem least likely...
...porous Sox infield came up with its own version of the "around the horn" play--errors by third baseman Pete Runnels, shortstop Pumpsie Green, and second baseman Chuck Schilling, along with un-gazelle-like play from first sacker Vic Wertz...
Private Duel. Last week, doubting John Thomas got his look. Staring moodily at the crossbar, Thomas rested quietly on a chair between jumps. Brumel wandered about the Garden infield, changing shoes repeatedly, warming up with graceful, balletlike leaps. By the time the bar reached 7 ft., all other competitors had dropped out, and the private duel began...
Seamus Malin led the onslaught with four goals in a game that was almost as wacky as the football contest. Morningside Heights Field had a baseball diamond, complete with rock-hard infield, at each end, and a Little League football field ran across the middle...