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THEBIGGESTbUNINASEBALAfter early morning hunt, Ted relaxeswith bag of mallards lying at his feet.
Ted's favorite gun is Model 31 Remington pump, boughtseveral years ago a few days before baseball season.TED WILLIAMS HELPED DEVELOP HISAMAZING BATTING EYE BY STARTINGTO SHOOT WHEN 14 AND CONTINUINGHUNTING FOR GAME IN LATER YEARSBy TAP GOODENOUGHBaseball s w i n gand gunning coordinationh e 1 peach other inT e d' s form ondiamond or field.ALL, TANNED TED WILLIAMS, top batting star of theT big leagues, wields a booming bat for the Boston RedSox that has brought him fame as one of the greatesthitters in modern times. And booming barrels have longhelped him to sharpen his batting eyes, helped his reflexesto stay tuned as fine as a concert violin. Noted asan expert and versatile angler for many years, few fansrealize that Ted is equally adept with shotgun and rifle."Hunting and other kinds of gunning have alwaysaided me in keeping my eye on the ball, as well as ontargets, birds or game," grins Ted. "In recent years,I've tried some skeet and trap shooting-terrific sports!Why, I'd recommend every ball player to take up skeetor trap. They'd find that they'd whack that old appleoftener after a while."As for hunting, Williams indulges in the pastime chieflyto condition his legs during the off-seasons. He feels thatwalking is neglected too much by today's athletes, so hecovers miles and miles through fields and. woods. As aresult, he always reports for early spring training as fitas a Derby colt.Is Ted a good marksman? "Williams is a natural atanything he attempts," comments a veteran gunner andcompanion of the Red Sox swatter. "He rarely misses histarget. He's a superb wing shot, possessing rare judgmentas to ranges, sighting and the like. And he's always coolunder pressure, the sign of a top competitor."Now 37, Ted saved his money earned from doing workafter school, purchasing his first weapon when he wasabout 14 or 15 in San Diego, Calif. He chose a doublebarreledWinchester ,410 shotgun, soon becoming veryproficient with it. It was at this period in his life whenhe began to become interested in baseball at playgroundsnear his home, yet much of his spare time was devotedto hunting and fishing.As a kid, Williams was scrawny and underweight. Heattributes his physical development to the constant use ofrod and gun. The latter, of course, contributed to hisgood eyesight-an advantage to any batter."I loved to gun for ducks with that good old .410,"reminisces Ted, his eyes shining like a youngster thinkingof a favorite toy. "Yes, I used that gun for manypurposes, even though it didn't have the range or powerof other gauges. I think the .410 is an ideal shotgun forkids to start with. Matter of fact, it's swell for ladies,too, or all beginners, since there isn't any recoil. Andits accurate."Ted chuckles when he recalls that shells cost only about75 cents per box in those happy days as a youth. "Shot-
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