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...Spahn Regains Touch...
...Steve Spahn, after a weak start, appears to be learning how to score again. He accounted for 30 points in the Cornell game, and Dartmouth fans are now certain he has "regained his touch." Bill Madden is also back, having missed early season games because of a knee injury...
...hand it to the Braves, too. Warren Spahn may not win twenty this season, but the great lefthander can still, on a given day, be one of the best around. The Braves have also had fine performances from Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, and even aging Joe Adcock; but the pitching staff is no longer one of the best in the league, and the infield isn't as impressive as it once...
...faces, new teams, new cities, new stadiums -- and we've had the reassuring continuity supplied by the old pros reaching for records: Stand Musial, Warren Spahn, Early Wynn, and Robin Roberts...
Probably the biggest surprise of the young season, has been the utter collapse of the Milwaukee Braves. In a sense, it should have been foreseen. Spahn and Burdette are awesome now in name only; Henry Aaron has not been hitting in the clutch, and Eddie Mathews has been on and off the bench. The fans, who once turned out in record numbers, have been staying away from County Stadium." They hate Lou Perini, who has traded away many good ballplayers, such as Frank Thomas. Thomas is hitting .335 with 13 homers for the heroic Mets. The Braves, who sorely need...