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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1969
Page
7
Ted Williams handles the Washington Senators amid fan, press, and public scrutiny with 100 percent effort. He keeps a light atmosphere with jokes and tries to unite the team and media, despite the strain from nine weeks of managerial challenges.
Eddie Menaker a 22 year old right hander in the Orioles farm system writes from Chicago detailing indoor workouts at Mather High School and plans for Fernandina Beach spring camp. He describes weight control and mental readiness and cites Koufax and Cimino as shaping his approach. He also mentions upcoming Orioles camp and new address.
The piece follows Mike Epstein once hailed as a rising star now struggling at the plate with a .200 average early season. It compares his size and power to Hall of Famers, recounts his journeyman path from Stockton and Rochester to Washington, and cites Ted Williams’ tutelage and Epstein’s ongoing effort to regain form.
United Press International reports standings and results across the American and National Leagues. The East leads with Baltimore and Boston atop the AL chart as Detroit New York and Cleveland follow. Seattle Oakland and Minnesota lead in the West and in the NL Chicago and Montreal hold early positions with New York Philadelphia and St Louis nearby. Schedule notes include Monday games and Probable Pitchers for several matchups across divisions.
An anecdote recalls the 1930s test of yellow baseballs in a Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn game to aid visibility. The idea failed to catch on and today spectators would find yellow balls odd. Major league games use about 60 new baseballs per game.
Lawrence Kansas announces world premier miler Jim Ryun of Kansas will compete at the Drake Relays next weekend adding to the event. Ryun holds world records in the mile metric mile and 880 and anchored Kansas to a world standard 9 33 0 in the distance medley at the Kansas Relays. Al Oerter joined in a discus exhibition setting a stadium mark 1897 while nine meet records fell in the university college division.
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