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quariei 01 anxious toleil ait* naivt-y kji idiiuu tr-peda, Willie McCovey and Williebat. FromMays.(UPI Telephoto)PRESS BOX VIEWSf?ainloorSiBy JACK HANLEYtlGiant HuriersGood HandsP01As 'The Teacher' Takes Chargelr0CASA GRANDE, Ariz.FrankShellenback is known in the Giantorganization as “The Teacher.'’ Shellenback was in semi-retirement inBoston when Herman Franks persuaded him to take charge of thisyear’s staff of Giant pitchers.“I am not in any way belittlingour pitching coach Larrv Jansen bvinviting the teacher to take charge.* I1!wClbrrsaid the rookie manager of theHANLEYGiants.t*Larry——mi i m m pq—as my coach if 1 didn’t think he j ^Regoodhiseye off the ; gLarrylall he known about pitching.ttcatcher during his windup, know Fred Fitzsimmons usedbJansen isn’t the only successful major league pitcher taught by Shellenback who has spent half a centurv in baseball.to turn his back to the plate and look at center field but he wasta century Shellenback signed his first professional baseball contract ina rare exception to the rule that a pitcher should keep his eye on the catcher.1afLosLeaguecouple of decades Shellenback“ANOTHER EXAMPLE ofwhat we look for? A pitcher should follow through flat-footed on his free foot after the de-I1idirected all pitchers in the Giantj livery, never on his heel whichfarm system. Two years ago he creates problems. Big problems 1began to train others for that ■ usually grow from repetition ofj ]Ijob and went into semi-retirement, doing a spot of scouting for the Giants in Bostonlittle mistakes. That’s why we jtry to correct the little thingsas soon as we spot themf»uftI’m tickled to death that• *Shelly came to camp.Franks. “With ShellenbacksaidMarin PoliceJansen in charge of pitching, Ihave no spring worries about Rficohnll \A/ill our staff. I know that in six! U\Jb%5UUII YYIIiweeks they will come up withsomething.♦ IPRECISELY WHAT does Shel-Be Formedlenback look for in a young pitcher? What does he tell a rookie? What Do’s and Don'tsTryouts for the first MarinLeaguedoes he stress?“Everyone has a natural de 11 livery and none throws the same said Shellenback. “I haveteam will be held at 10 am, Saturday, at Richardson Bay School, Sausalito.Eligible for the team arei i way,i never changed a man in my life. I might add a little some-■ | thing here or a little something there but 1 do not believe inyoungsters 12 through 14 yearsof age, or they may be 15 yearsold after April 1, said leagueSmithsalito police officer and founder.changing a man’s natural? deliveryh“THERE ARE many facets to the delivery and each one ofthem is Important—the stride, follow through, timing and anumber of other things.Most young pitchers have abe-Theplay in the San Francisco PoliceApril 10.Leagues | tendency to hurry. They come too anxious. This throws -Ithem off stride. Naturally, we will slow down a youngster whois hurrying his pitch.“We constantly are lookout for little things. Apitcher, for example, neverThe Marin league was formed last October by eight law enforcement officer^ in Marin County. Its purpose is to provide a common meeting ground foron thepeace officers and youth of Marin County in the area of sports and supervised activities. It is also to foster and encourage faith in American principles and the traditions of good sportsmanship, said Smith.
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San Rafael Daily Independent Journal
San Rafael, California, US
Tue, Mar 09, 1965
Page 16
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