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THREE-RUN BLAST—Rlt;im*m Mejias of Houston is congratulated by teammates Bob Aspromonte 114), Al Spongier (portly hidden) and Norm LarkerON SECOND THOUGH!By I)AVE CAMPBELLNr*«-Tribune Sport- EditorHOUSTON—Veteran lefthander . L/ni Brork for a moment nod theiwas a railed stnkBobby Shantz studied rookie i wound up and threw and It1 fouled off. and then hlt; •out.The partisan HoushIt was a festivevj nrwwi- na1occasiorngs. butpproval a no Kept roar-to Texasrather gra day thatj iKMiiy » tom• An hour before game time .the opening day patrons were •arriving in a steady stream •They found new Colt Stadium rainbow of coior-gay oranges •and Mues and yellows, surrounding a diamond that was trim Jand neat and groan• The bleachers were a shocking pink or approximately the jroior of Oiirago righthander Jn Cardwell's fare after he Jwd been belted to cover with lt;wn away in the third,I The Cubs were one of the Rational League's hottest teams 4n exhibition play and the .45a well, as everyone knows the .45s have just been put together and at anv moment they might fall apart Or so everyone keep* thinking.But the only thing that fell apart on Chicago pnntn. Ii thev'vfAfter\Vlt;Stai14 a ^ VIStar Smi«The green-clad .Smiley High School band came on the field, the prancing drum majoretteskti'lfinc* thh/M»lc KirrK Qrv*IvlUi^ 11 w 4 ifTi' (Ulul. RillFrank introduced Colt general manager Paul Richards and the__,,_ l_ L._ l(rowxi ga\ p rum a oig cneer. Richards was natty in a blue suit. This was an historic otxia-sion for him It was the firstftry'r* kn K T\r\islilje niJfl r* i Ulrtl II* IklU IHHbeen dressed in baseball flannel. on the diamond itself in one rapacity or another ‘nrds took his.. -.1.r rwln pBefore little Frantz—he’s row Mr Shantz to the Cubs—had started dealing his curves and rhangeups the dignitaries had taker their hows, from Congressman Robert Cases’ down to the mayor of the town “As you all know ** said Morris Frank, “this is the day we've been waiting for—a great day for Texas ' And ft's a greater dav forcame up to take a how. and overhead an airplane towed in advertising sign and a helicopter swooshed by, asking support for a local candidate Finally Thcv cthey got everyone !r h ' place -i’v) tiif'r 1 wic*1 Rill Flliott threw the first ball andcalled on Frank:ie natian-Lain them“Sing it. Frankie” yelle' one of the more exuberant fans and he did. although he an** the tingTITT1P »L a
Newspaper Details
Waco News Tribune
Waco, Texas, US
Wed, Apr 11, 1962
Page 10
Full Page
Clipped by
Sharlotte E.
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