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PAGE 6 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1963
IN BASEBALL
Catholic Profiles
BY RONDEL
Hometown Cleveland fans thought Frank Lane was nuts when he
traded home-run hitter Rocky Coiavlto for batting champion Harvey
Kuenn.
They were right. The most talked about player swap in 10 years
turned out to be a priceless manipulation for the Tigers who ac
quired Colavito, while the Indians were left holding the bag when
Kuenn was traded to the San Francisco Giants.
Rocky Colavito was signed for
peanuts by an alert Cleveland scout,
though the boy had his heart set on
playing for the Yankees. He lived
only a few blocks from Yankee
stadium, and as the environment
might suggest, idolized the Yankee
clipper, Joe Dimaggio.
A FERVENT Catholic and the son
of a poor Italian family, Colavito,
then 17 had plenty of trouble decid
ing which club to sign with. A simple Christmas card decided his
fate, for the thoughfulness of the Indian scout who sent his family
a yuletide card paid off and Rocky signed with the Indians.
The handsome outfielder now makes his home in Temple, Pa.
but still remains the # 1 idol of the Detroit bobby-soxers. Colavito
is a rare combination of a shy, but frank ballplayer who accepts
what comes and never lets a slump or injury get him down.
A quiet player, who does his job in and day out without any un
usual amount of publicity, Rocky is perhaps the most under-rated
hitter in the majors.
During the last five years Rocky has powered more home runs
than any other ballplayer in either league, and that included Such
noteworthy sluggers as Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle and Willie
Mays.
DURING each of those five years he has hit better than 30 round-
trippers with a high of 45 in 1961. Rocky is no slouch in the RBI
department either, driving in a total of 563 during the last five
seasons. An average of better than 112 per year, while averageing
a creditable .273.
ROCKY
COLA VITO
During his eight years in the major leagues Rocky has had to
overcome numerous obstacles in his fight for stardom. At Cleve
land he was thought to be inadequate at bat because he did not
get base-hits often enough. It was also contended that he was too
slow, and a poor fielder. This is not true. Though he is no speed
merchant, Colavito is by no means slow. He has had to work hard
to improve his speed because of his flat-feet, but he did.
A field he is constantly improving, and no baserunner in either
league dares to run on his arm. He has the strongexc arm of any
outfielder in either league and has even tried his hand at pitching.
AMONG his most noteworthy accomplishments is four homers
in one gme. He did this on successive turns at bat back in 1959
at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. This earned him a place in the
history to turn the trick.
The outstanding part of Rocky's feat is the ball park in which
he hit the homers. Prior to Rocky's spree no team had ever
managed to hit four homers out in one game, much less one man.
In fact, in the history of the stadium there had never been a game
where both teams combined ever hit that many homers in a single
game!
Colavito is a dedicated ballplayer, one who keeps in mind his
religion, and does not minimize its Importance. For those of you
who get a chance to see Colavito play, either in person of via
TV watch him when he comes to the plate.
HE performs a few rituals which he will do every time and which
have come down to be known as Colavito characteristics. He will
relax his back muscles by putting his bat over his shoulders and
through his arms, he will make the sign of the cross. When he gets
in the batters box he will take dead aim at the pitcher, pointing
his bat at him three times while checking his swing.
These curios are perhaps of small concern, but they Indicate that
Colavito Is a man of strong beliefs and one who is not ashamed of
his faith.
A great hitter, a great all-around human being, Rocky Colavito
Is banging his way into the Hall of Fame.
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THE MOST REVEREND Joseph W. Buckley, S.N., Superior General of the Marist Fathers,
(center) shown during a visit with the Atlanta Marist Seminary Guild last week-end. Left to right;
Mrs. Charles McQueen, vice-president, Marist Father James Hartnett, Father Buckley, Mrs.
Phillip Gage, president, and Mrs. Michael Lambert, Jr., secretary.
SEMINARY GUILD
General Visits Atlanta
The Marist Seminary Guild,
Atlanta Chapter, were honored
to have as their guest the Most
Reverend Joseph W. Buckley,
S. M., at their meeting Sun
day, May 5, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. George Rowe.
Father Buckley recently ar
rived from Missionary work in
remote areas, was in the Un
ited States to attend the Marist
centenial in New Orleans, and
stopped briefly In Atlanta.
The highlight of Father Buck-
leys talk pointed up the urgent
need for vocations, illustrated
by one situation where three
priests served the needs of
55,000 Catholics in one South
American area. The message
was most timely, in that the
entire effort of the Marist Semi
nary Guild Is pointed to incre
ase interest in vocation.
The Guild’s project to finan
cially assist Marist Semi
narians, by means of an hono
rary membership to the Marist
Seminary Guild, was activated.
Father James Hartnett, S.M.
presented Father Buckley with
the first Honorary Member
ship.
Guild members were further
encouraged in their efforts in
this direction in their knowledge
that Atlanta has just contributed
four ordained priests to the Soc
iety of Mary, has eight more in
Seminaries, and were delighted
to have as guests, Mrs. Clara
Shannon and Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Benson, whose sons plan to
enter the Seminary.
Hans Kueng Has Surprise
Meets President Kennedy
WASHINGTON, D. C. (RNS)
— Fathers Hans Kueng, famed
Roman Catholic theologian who
has made a series of contro
versial lectures on Church re
form throughout the United St
ates, ended his visit here with
what he called a "rare treat.”
He met President John F.
Kennedy quite by accident and
when the President was intro
duced to him, the chief ex
ecutive turned and intorduced
the delighted priest to Con
gressional leaders who had been
conferring with him at the White
House.
FATHER Kueng was particu
larly pleased because, as he
put it, "politics Is my private
passion.”
He was taking a private White
House tour with Sen. Eugene
J. McCarthy (D.-Minn.) when
the President and the Congre
ssional leaders suddenly came
down a corridor.
Father Kueng later told news
men that he has always been an
admirer of Mr. Kennedy "not
because he is a Catholic— that
doesn't matter to me — but
because he sees a lot of pol
itical problems with the same
attitude with which we should
face the problems of our Ch
urch.”
"He says some not very com
fortable truths to the people
of the country,” the 35-year-
old dean of the theological fac
ulty at the University of Tue
bingen, Germany, told reporte
rs.
SEN. McCarthy confirmed
that Father Kueng is "very
knowledgable” in politics. He
had not been with the priest
more than a few minutes, he
said, befor he was astonished
to find himself answering que
stions about the Inner workings
of the House Rules Committee
and the liveral-conservative
split on the U. S. Supreme Co-
Send Observers
VATICAN cm', April 30
(Radio, NC) —The Secretariat
for Promoting Christian Unity
has confirmed the Lutheran
World Federation's announce
ment in Geneva that the Holy
See has accepted an Invitation
to send observers to the fed
eration's fourth assemble which
opens in Helsinki, Finland, July
3n
urt. Father Kueng also pep
pered the senator with questions
about the 1964 political cam
paign.
The German theologian said
he was pleased with the res
ponse received onhis American
tour, climaxed by a reception
here at Georgetown University,
a Jesuit institution, where an
audience of more than 2,000
persons gave him a prolonged
standing ovation after a 75-
mlnute lecture.
”1 think it is merely because
I am saying things people have
long said to themselves and ne
ver expected to hear spoken
aloud,” he observed.
He said the most frequent qu
estion he has been asked is whe
ther the new movement toward
renewal and reform within the
Church depends on the life and
health of Pope John XXIII.
* * I HOPE and pray he 1 ives,' ’
Father Kueng replied, "but it
does not matter.
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PRIEST ASSERTS
Schism Inherited
Like Family Debt
CANBERRA, Australia, (NC)
— The 400-year-old schism
between Catholics and Protest
ants Is something that Christ
ians "have inherited like a fam
ily debt," a Catholic priest said
here.
Father Michael P. Shirres,
O. P., speaking in a broad
cast for a Canberra radio sta
tion, said: "We must remember
that both Protestants and Catho
lics are responsible for the
schism.”
People then and today wanted
to Improve the Church, and the
Protestants separated themsel
ves from it, he said.
"CATHOLICS cannot see this
separation justified then,” he
said, "as we cannot see it jus
tified now.
"But there was much In the
Catholic Church that was wrong.
And it was because the Catholic
Church, its pope at times, its
bishops and people were in a
bad state, and (because) people
despaired of its ever getting
better, that the Protestants left
it."
Unity discussions should be
humble because of mutual res
ponsibility for the schism, he
said.
FATHER SHIRRES called Ch
ristian disunity a "tragedy,”
and said that in matters of Faith
there should be Just one convic
tion.
ON HIGH WAYS
Pope Says Drivers
Should Obey Laws
VATICAN CITY, (NC)— His
Holiness Pope John XX111 said
that drivers should observe
highway laws to protect "that
Incomparable gift of God which
is life.”
Speaking in French to doctors
attending the International Con
ference of Traffic Medicine, the
Pope praised the aims of the
congress and said that he has of
ten reminded **motorists and
pedestrians of the laws of pru
dence, warning them against the
disastrous consequences of
breaking these laws.”
"It will not surprise you,”
he said (April 28), "that We
consider it Our duty to remind
everyone, when the occasion
presents itself, of the value
of highway laws and of all de
cisions taken by authorities re
sponsible for traffic safety.
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St. Pius High
Juniors’ Award
University of Georgia award
ed twenty St. Pius X juniors
certificates of merit. The cit
ations were for "Outstanding
achievement demonstrated dur
ing the first three years of
high school.”
Father Harrison, principal of
St. Pius X, presented the awards
to the students April 23.
Those who received the cer
tificates are Marilyn Cheek,
Suzanne Chappell, CharleneCh-
erry, Paul Faletti, Richard
Gadd, Francia Glandorf, Mar
tin Gussman, Robert Hackman,
Jerelyn Holmes, Michael Ire-
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