The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, August 30, 1978, SECTION B, Page Page 14B, Image 50
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ATLANTA f ? Dave Johnsc
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35-year-old second baseman left
Three years later he is back, but
Johnson likes to talk about his
he went there. "I played some ex
with Baltimore and I liked it," h<
while I was still in my prime."
ACCORDING TO JOHNSON,
Japan as it is in America. The on
look at the game.
Before the season starts, the J
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pre-game ritual is about six mi
"They're physical fitness nut
believe that if you don't practice,
Johnson compared the quality
umpires in Japan have larger si
America. As a result, hitters are
normally let eo for balls. Becau
quality of play in Japan is only
America.
WHILE WITH THE ORIOLES
managers in baseball in Earl W<
are a far cry from the likes of Wc
"The managers over there ar
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you strike out your first time up,
They're philosophy is if you starl
One of the major problems o
language barrier. Johnson han<
Japan, he had trouble communii
time his second year rolled aroi
by. "I understood enough to kno>
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but increasing public intere
athletics has changed that re]
The jock image for women
told the girls attending the
University of South Carolina
Ms. Parsons, who has mock
stopped by Columbia this w
Parsons, coach of USC's Lai
During her visit she lecti
basketball camp on personal
most of what you've got.
Attractive people and got
things, Ms. Parsons says,
healthy diet are as essential
she said.
Women athletes once ado
because their athletic skills 1
she said.
"People are accepting woi
said. "They no longer need to
Coach Parsons shares her
beauty and arranged severe
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Most of the girls were int
some of their questions wen
One girl asked Ms. Parsoni
a knee operation. Improving
showers was another questi
"The girls seemed very r
Being attractive is as impo
the rest of the population, N
eluded, are usually as conce
"People care about persoi
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"Everyone can be beautiful
Being attractive, "looking
your self esteem and confic
"I don't know of any fema
female she can be/' she sa
Being well groomed met
learning bow to like yourself,
A'native of Utah, she beg
ago, culminating a life-long!
Tall and thin, she can give
Before she began her carees
"I didn't feel good about m
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igues with Baltimore and Atlanta,
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not without some special memor
experience in Japan, and about i
hibition games over there when 11
e said. "I wanted to go back and i
the game is played the same wa;
ily difference is the way the Japar
apanese players have to go throuf
l spring training. Included in the d
iles of running.
s over there/' Johnson said. "T
you can't play the game."
of play in both countries by saying
:rike zones than their counterpart
forced to swing at pitches they w<
se of this, Johnson said he thinks
a little better than class AAA ba
>, Johnson played for one of the fi
javer. But the field generals in Ja
saver.
e the funniest thing of all," Johi
le first inning, they'll take you ou
they'll take you out for a pinch hil
: off bad, you'll finish bad."
f playing in a foreign country is
died it well. During his first yea
eating with his teammates, but b>
ind, he knew enough Japanese to
v what was going on," he said.
sures girls
age fading
uty once mixed like oil and water
st in and acceptance of women'!
ationship, said a New York model
athletes is fading, Letha Parsom
women's basketball clinic at th<
i.
sled extensively on the West Coast
eek to visit with her sister, Pan
dy Gamecocks.
red the girls attending the US(
1 aooearance. or how to m?k? th<
>d athletes usually do the sam<
Exercise, plenty of sleep and i
to beauty as they are to athletics
pted a de-feminized, jock imag<
forced them into an identity crisis
men athletes today," Ms. Parson
look like Jocks."
sister's views about athletat ?n<
il months ago for Ms. Parsons t
U camp.
erested in skin and hair care, bu
e related to their athletic careen
i how to camouflage the scars fror
the dry skin that comes from man
on.
eceptive," Ms. Parsons said.
nam ior women atnietes as it is fc
Is. Parsons said. Men, athletes ii
med about appearance as womei
rial appearance and their bodies,
jam to take care of the body."
to being attractive, she ndd?
If you iaiow how."
like what you are/' helps inereas
lence.
ile who doesn't want to be the bei
id.
ins being clean and healthy an
, said the 20-year-old model.
an her modelinfl carAMr turn vmi
Dtnrcst in beauty and health
a first-hand account about dietinj
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Johnson, who graduated fror
degree in Mathematics, was tlx
Giants and was a teammate of?
When he played in Atlanta for th
American home run champ Hi
IT WAS JOHNSON who wai
slugged his 715th homer to surf
deck in Tokyo in September 197
Hammering Hank's record.
While he refuses to compare tl
would have been able to hit 701
believer that a good hitter is j
anywhere/' he said. "You can't
~ fair. Just like it's not fair to com
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Hitting behind Aaron and Oh 1
he joined the Braves in 1973,
season. However, in his first ye
and broke Rogers Hornsby's 51
a season by a second basemai
"I became a more aggress
National League," he said. "I v
hitters ballpark. That made me
This season Johnson is off to
the Phillies he is hitting .194 wit
"I don't play in all the games
I am called on," Johnson saic
though, I'll have to take up som<
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ink Aaron.
9 on deck in April 1974 when Aaron
miss Babe Ruth. Ironically, hf was on
7 when Oh hit his 756th homer to beat |
he two great hitters, Johnson thinks Oh
) home runs in America. "I'm a firm
izoinff to hit his homers and Averaffp
compare Oh and Aaron. It wouldn'tbe
pare Aaron with Ruth. Sadaharu Oh is
has helped Johnson's statistics. Before
Johnson averaged nine homers per
ar in Atlanta, he slugged 43 home runs
-year-old record for most home runs in
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ive hitter after I was traded to the
vas healthy and I was hitting in a good
a legitimate long ball threat."
a slow start. As a part-time player for
th one homer and seven runs batted in.
so 1 have to be ready to play whenever
!. "Now that Teddy Sizemore is hurt
e slack in our infield."
njoys playing golf and working on his
ison, the thought of retiring has not yet
il in baseball is to be on another world
1 the Orioles, he was a member of four
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