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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. WHEN YOU PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS PLEASE MENTION THE GEORGIA BULLETIN Buy 9 For 89 c Get 2 Free Dilly Bars Or Sandwiches Good Thru May 12TH DAIRY QUEEN Special Of The Week Dilly. Bars and sandwiches THE TASTE TREAT ON STILTS I DILLY BARS - How the kids go for these big Pirtwheels of luscious Dairy Queen dipped in creamy chocolate! The super sandwich for snacks' and parties! D, Q. Sandwiches - Kids and Adults Delight wonderful - Tasting Dairy Queen Sandwich between two Crisp Chocolate Wafers. Buy A Supply.Today. DAIRY QUEEN & BRAZIER of Chamblee 4879 Buford Hwy. Chamblee Phone; GL 7-3012 For Pick Up Order* AT WHITE HOUSE 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. HELPED NEEDED 1 AT ONCE ' DOLLARS FOR BRICKS" TO BUILD ST. PATRICK’S SCHOOL PHEN1X CITY, ALABAMA c/o SISTER MARY JAMES errij SELLING THE BEST IN APPLIANCES AND FURNITURE 3614 Chamblea-Dunwoody Road Chamblee. Georgia castLkbkkrvs HOMK STOKE, INC. 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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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