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...students rather than superstars. Compared to U.S. major leaguers, the Japanese pitchers have good control (but not much speed) and the hitters have sharper batting eyes (they rarely went after a bad pitch). Their slight physiques, however, leave them wanting in hitting power and speed on the basepaths. Slugger that he is, First Baseman Oh, nonetheless, owes some of his homers to the fact that the fences in Japanese ballparks are 30 ft. to 40 ft. shorter than those in the U.S. Eager to amend their deficiencies, the Tokyo Giants attended daily lectures run by their hosts, the Los Angeles...
Moreover, the Ali-Frazier match is the classic ring encounter: boxer against slugger. At 6 ft. 3 in. and 215 lbs., with the elusive speed of a middleweight and a basic hit-and-not-be-hit strategy, Ali may well be the most graceful big man in boxing history. Frazier, who will spot his rival 3¾ in. in height, a crucial 8½ in. in reach, and 10 or so lbs. in weight, is a swarming, wade-in, bull ish brawler who willingly takes a punch or ten for the chance to score with his bludgeoning left hook...
...stave off the bull-like onslaught of his attacker? Can he ever wear down the relentless machine that is Joe Frazier? Conversely, can Ali, who is able to hit sharply with either hand, outgun Frazier, who is more a one-armed fighter? Can, in short, the boxer beat the slugger...
...Titan," "a Hercules," a larger-than-life hero who is miraculously real. Intensifying the "hurricanes of polemic," as one sportswriter puts it, is Urtain's utter lack of finesse as a boxer. He is as unpolished as the stones he used to lift, a slugger who at every outing shows a pervasive ignorance of his trade's finer points. Basically, he is a swarming, dervish-like flailer who leaves ringside observers arguing about which was the actual knockout punch...
Greasy Kid Stuff. Drysdale's reputation was built on more than statistics. His penchant for throwing "dusters" prompted Atlanta Braves Slugger Hank Aaron to label him a "mean" pitcher, and San Francisco Manager Herman Franks hinted last year that Drysdale had more on the ball than honest sweat. That led to Drysdale's "greasy kid stuff" commercial,* which still regularly appears on television. His boyish visage and brash charm also won him spots on The Rifleman and the Donna Reed Show, and he once sang with Milton Berle in a Las Vegas nightclub. He also owns a rich...