Joe Adcock

Impressive rookies may button up the defense and add some hitting. But the Cleveland pitchers will find that they need more than their new hidden-ball technique to win games

Despite official denials, pitchers throw at batters—to knock them down, to brush them back, sometimes to brain them

The Braves won pennants in '57 and '58, then slipped to second after that. They are still strong and powerful, but they are beginning to live in the past