Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 July 1952 — Page 66

BATTER UP!..

. Those are words that spell boyhood on both sides of the ocean

N AMERICA, at the magic command of “Batter Up!” millions I of boys like 12-year-old Bruce Donin (above, left) of Brooklyn, N.Y, stride eagerly toward the diamond. Bruce, who plays second base and hits .300, is typical of what we have come to know as The American Boy. Looking at him, we might say proudly, “There’s no other: boy in the world like him.” But we'd be wrong—because . . .

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NEXT IN!..

- -. In England, at the unfamiliar (to us) command of “Next In!” millions of boys like Freddy Dennis, 8, (above, right) of a London suburb, Stepney, stride with equal eagerness toward a cricket field. He usually plays a position known as “Mid Off,” and when at bat he is a “batsman,” not a batter. (There are only two bases, called “wickets.”)

Both boys represent boyhood. It’s wider than boundaries.

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