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...Schenley Hotel, where the Giants themselves first heard about their new boss, the players sat around like men in a trance until 4 p.m., when Leo breezed into town. He was bulging with confidence. He had been studying the Giants from the Dodger dugout. He pointed to Johnny Mize, his new first baseman, and said: "Mize, you know you're no Hal Chase around the bag, but you're a good player and a great hitter. I want you to show a little life . . ." Then he singled out Catcher Walker Cooper: "When you see a pitcher throw what...
...Rookie Kiner had clouted 14 homers in spring training, but had fallen apart in mid-season (though his 23 home runs led the league). Last year Kiner took it easy in spring training, hit an infinitesimal .090. Then he banged 51 homers, to tie with the Giants' Johnny Mize for the home-run crown...
...Boys. The cornerstone of Bob Mize's method is to give delinquents a chance to mingle with normal society. St. Francis boys go to regular public school, and are encouraged to date local girls on Friday or Saturday nights. At the beginning, Ellsworth's citizenry was skeptical of such freewheeling, and they soon had apparent cause. Father Bob's first bad boys practically took the town apart...
...Dreamer. Bob Mize sees it differently: "If I had to give up the spiritual side of the Home, I'd just as soon give it all up." For 15 minutes in the morning and 10 at night the boys attend compulsory chapel services. And the spiritual effort is far more than "bending marrow bones." Perhaps Mize's most revolutionary practice is his emphasis on forgiveness, rather than discipline...
...Mize is so sure that his methods are practical that he has just bought another poorhouse and hopes to open a second unit of St. Francis. He is now out raising money to pay for it and to meet St. Francis' $22,000 budget for next year. New contributors are sometimes surprised to discover that Mize's own salary is the smallest on the Home's full-time payroll ($25 a week, less withholding tax). Said a hardheaded admirer last week: "The man is a dreamer. He's raised $40,000 in the past two years...