The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 43

Desperation Bumps Willie Horton: 1965 Is for Mom and Dad aD right bat say father kept trying It asad la OUAIANIWDIYIAI6 ha werUng a anal miner EinWIIIIWWlPMni0nBiyni61WWM966l6OIB99669l6i6l9gOgMWIWWIII9ll66IQgW98SKrfW6Wil6WBiWWWia THURSDAY-FRIDAY-SATURDAY daCDdDDDEADR 3-T NYLON All-Weather TUFSYN TIRE SPECIAL All-Waatfiar "42-tha only low pifead the with 3-T nytoo cord and artrt-miltaaTUF5YN rubber PERMANENT HAIR-PIECE Ha had VlrgUa but to Detrait ha raaMat get Jobs ha was tea aM" of Four for as low Willie raid "The best thing in my life wu seeing them is that house and knowing they were happy in spring training this year I remember there were times I cried because I missed them so much But I got straightened out and I owe a lot of thanks to Dim Demeter and Dave (the two are members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes) The way Wickersham and Demeter helped made vivid impression on Willie so vivid in fact that the 22-yearold outfielder has been trying to emulate them since He carries pocket a gift from and he talks quietly and without hesitation about what his parents meant to him And when he tells you that everything he does this year is for hia parents you begin to understand how a kid can come up from the minors and lead the American League in homers (14) and rank second in hitting (-353) ISA WEI SANDY PADVE NEW YORK Juna 16 (NEA) Thera ere no freth-water lake blue akiea or green traea among Willie childhood memoriea Only memoriea of the Detroit ahima when hie father used to cearch desperately for odd Jobe and where hia mother brought in ironing to help rapport a family of 14 Willie waa the youngest and he can remember foe pain of going to school and having the kids laugh at him because his clothes weren't as new or up-to-date as theirs Willie can also remember quitting school in the 10th grade so he could help his parents and he can re-member Sam Bisher the high school baseball roach telling him he waa making a big mistake Sam" Horton said softly one of the best friends had He wanted me to stay in school so he went out and bought me some shoes and some clothes so I feel so left out "Those were rough times "WEAR IT 24 HOURS A DAY New Clean and Coat Latex Base Ikh art a I mm At fhah Ikfc art kt Srtb hn a nyuM yurty Mr ph In niMSwywMMMAnia GATEWAY TIRE SERVICE Naturally ewyoM knows that the only solution to male pattara baldnaaa ia a quality hafr piaon Then are other memories of empty tables at mealtime of his mother having a breakdown under the work load and foe team of frustration in his father's face All this time only salvation was baseball He played at school he played on the aandlots and when he doing that he was banging a ball against the wall of his house hour after hour He was a small but compact kid who could hit a long ball and finally the Detroit Tigers heard about him Lou 1 Annunzio was the scout who signed him and the bonus was announced at 550000 Knoxville wu his second stop There was little question about what Willie planned to do with the money The house he bought is pretty spacious comfortable and well-furnished and his father and mother enjoyed it immensely while they lived there It for long because last Jan 1st Willie playing winter ball in Puerto Rico received a call from Jose Pagan the Pittsburgh shortstop telling him his father and mother had been killed in an auto crash back in Detroit Literally overnight Willie Ufa changed completely "I wu lost without them1 MAX POPE Solos Mgr Phono 522-7141 BEN DUGGAN Ownor 440 Hanley of Union I 3412 VaBay VtawBr gaanafltayTaaaaiaae phana far pvhfaSa eppataMnaaff 524-4905 Bead the Classified Want Ads you'll Need some Job done In your home? find who cu do it Dial 523-313L Minor Results PACIFIC COAST UAOUU SmTSts SlS5wr1 SMfcflM MUllMlNl I Salt lata City fc bwwar Ofclalnia CHy A PatllaaS I Hawaii A SaaHIa A INTIlUiATIONAL LIMUO Taranta A JadHiaatWa 1 BirtmUr II Crtartaa A TaMa A Syracaaa 1 Atlanta SA BaHala 1-A lat farna I Masa yarn I tartnai SASTBBN LEACUI Satina WaM S-l UMra SA RaaSlaa A WSHtaiapart A wistTe ay awfu PHOnhH T6nii pW66VNmr fmfo TEXAS LBAOUB AnwarEta 7 Tafia A Aaatta A BaEaaPatt Warlt A El PM A AOaaaaraaa 7 Southern Net Play Halted DAVIDSON June 16 if) day behind schedule because of rains the Southern Junior and Boys Tennis tournament had a doubled-up round of matches scheduled today Top-seeded Turner Howard III of Knoxville Tenn is defending champion in the Juniors Division Grelle Runs Top American Alile VANCOUVER June 16 Jim Grelle of Portland Ore rocketed the fastest mile ever run by an American Tuesday night with a time of 3 minutes 554 seconds in foe Vancouver International track meet as New Zealand ace Peter Snell finished last Grelle making good his boast that he would beat Snell shaded foe former record by an American Jim 3:555 of 1963 Closing Oat Out Safety All-Weather Tire! 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