FRIDAY, APRIL 7,1967
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Tanona Makes Hard Hitting a Habit
By RUSS ROJAKOVICK }!r
Les Tanona's baseball history
reads like that of a Jack Arm-
strong most valuable, player,
home run leader, .370 hitter, pro-
fessional offers. But more impor-
tant to Les is the fact that he has z
never once played on a losing
team.;
"You just can't beat winning. ..
It's become a habit with me, and k<;.
it's, a habit I'd hate to break. I've.
been on winners all my life." And
a careful look at the record shows
that Tanona is telling nothing but\
the truth.
Going all the way back to his
Little League days in Hamtram- :
mack, the Michigan left-fielder r v
has always been a hitter. The
then 12-year-old Tanona led his
team to the state championship .
while batting over .500.
Team Leader LES TANONA
-igh school was no different. A
starter for four years, he finally After high school a decision
led his school to the city cham- about colleges had to be made.
pionship in his senior year, at "But when Moby (coach Moby
the same time leading them in Benedict) offered me a tender,
hitting. Tanona's Pony League my mind was made up. I had al-
team was also outstanding, and ways liked Michigan; it offers a
Les led them in hitting too. wonderful education, and Moby's
LEADS MASTERS:
Yance Cards 67
a great coach. I haven't regretted
my decision a bit."
And Tanona's collegiate achieve-
ments have, if possible, surpassed
those of his earlier days. After
playing on a semi-regular basis
as a sophomore, he came into his
own last year, starting all 13 Big
Ten games and batting .319, a
figureplacing him tenth in the
conference.
But Les seems to save his best
for the summers. For three con-
secutive seasons, he led his Indus-
trial league team to the national
championship, and was the lead-
ing batsman last year. Tanona's
best season, however, came last
year for Winner, S.D., of the Basin
League.
College Only
Discussing this league, the 6'1",
195 lb. slugger explained that "the
league is for college players only.
We work about 30 hours a week
in order to maintain our amateur
ranking, and spend the rest of
our time playing ball. The compe-
tition is outstanding. Only the
best college players get to go out
there, and every position of every
team is solid."
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Playing against the nation's best.
Tanona made himself and his bat
wel -known. For approximately
the tenth time, he led his league
in batting, this time with a mark
of .370 for the 45-game schedule,
and he also shared the home run
leadership.
For all this he received the most
valuable player title, asrwell as
lucrative professional offers.
Good Move
"I turned it down though. I had
one year of school left, and wanted
to finish my college education.
Michigan is a terrific school, and
a college degree will give me some-
thing to fall back on."
Tanona's move may have been
financially sound as well. His per-
formance so far this year indi-
cates that last year was no fluke,
and it is likely that Les will re-
ceive a sizable bonus from the
team that finally signs him.
But the major-league prospect
spends his time thinking about
hitting rather than bonuses, and
with excellent results. During the
spring trip he batted .344 and dis-
played impressive power.
But last year's first-baseman is
Now.* ;
for yo u
a rewarding
SCareer as
now in left field. "I prefer the in-
field, but I'll play anywhere to
help the team. I've played enough
outfield to be comfortable there,
and I think I can handle the job."
Future Rosey
Tanona's pro future seems as
bright as his past. "I'll play for
whatever team drafts 'me. My per-
formance in the Basin League
showed that I can hit in the min-
ors, and I hope I can make It to
the majors. At any rate. I'll give
it a shot. If I don't, I'd always
wonder if I could have succeeded.
"And even if I never make the
majors. I plan a career in base-
ball. I've always wanted to be a
coach, especially at the collegiate
level. The college life is for me.
And playing for a man like Moby
Benedict will make me a better
coach. Anyone who plays for Moby
gets to know baseball fundamen-
tals inside and out."
Les Tanona may want to be a
coach, but if the past really is an
indication of the future, it looks
as though the major leagues will
ask him to put off the teaching
side of the game for the next
10 or 15 years.
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By The Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Ga - Bert Yancey,
a young, former West Pointer
who fell in love with the fickle+
Augusta National Course at first
sight grabbed the first round lead
with a five-under-par 67 yester-
day as tricky winds and thick
fairways confused the favorites in
the 31st Masters Golf Tourna-
ment.
"I love the course, it's a friendly
course, I thought I might do well
here," the 29-year-old pro from
Tallahassee, Fla., said after jump-
ing three strokes in front of U.S.
Open champion Bill. Casper and
the surprising amateur, 28-year-
old Downing Gray of Pensacola,
Fla., tied at 70.
Bitterly Critical
The two strong advance favo-
rites - defending champion Jack
Nicklaus and four-time winner1
Arnold Palmer - shot 72 and 73
respectively, and bitterly criticized
the condition of the course.
The fairway grass was extreme-
ly high," said Nicklaus, tourna-
ment record-holder and bidding
for an unprecedented three titles
in a 'rowk' "You couldn't put spin
on the ball. It was impossible to
tell where the ball was going."
Palmer agreed. "There were a
lot of grassy, lies out there," theI
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happen.
"That was a darn good round,"
Palmer said of Yancey's score.
'It was great under the condi-
tions," said Nicklaus.
In the field of 83; including the
best pros and amateurs of the
world, only two other players
cracked par. They were Julius'
Boros, the sweet-swinging 47-
year-old, who has won two Ameri-
can Opens, and Tony Jacklin, a
22-year-old pro from London, tied
at 71.
Nicklaus was tied with a cluster
at par 72, including old Sam
Snead, winner of more than 100
tournaments; Tommy Bolt, Peter
Butler of England, Gene Littler,
Bobby Nichols, Canadian George
Knudson and the 19-year-old
amateur from San Francisco, John
Miller.
Palmer had some prominentf
mates in the 73 list including Gay
Brewer, one of the hottest players
of the spring tour; Dave Marr,
former PGA champion, Chi Chi
Rodriguez of Puerto Rico and
Australian Kel Nagle.
Bruce Devlin, the slender one-
time Australian plumber, knocked
in a double eagle-the second in
the tournament's history--on theI
530-yard eighth, yet finished with
a 74.
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