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Want Career In Baseball Then Learn How to Pitch PitchNational National League Hurlers Last Longer Than Fielders Catchers CatchersCINCINNATI CINCINNATI Ohio May 5 UP If you want a career in baseball young man try your hand at pitching pitchingIts Its not only the glamuor role in the great American game but its the place where you are most likely to stay around a long time especially in the National League LeagueThe The National League offered some proof of the durability of pitchers today when it announced that 15 players will be added to the leagues 10yearman club this season Eight of the players will be pitchers And of the 17 players previously honored five of them are pitchers This puts the pitchers comfortably out in front on the roster of mtional Leaguers who have played 10 years But catching the place nobody wants on the sandlot teams is no place in the majors either Only three of them have entered the Na ¬ tionals 10year organization and none of them make it this year Those catchers were Walker Cooper Clyde McCullough and Ken Silvestri SilvestriThe The infielders are the second best bet for long service Five of them complete 10 years this season making a total of 10 in the 10year club The outfield is just a fair place for survival as only two com ¬ plete 10 years this season making a total of six who have made it itPitcher Pitcher Dave Koslo of the New York Giants will become the first new member of the 10year club this season He is scheduled to complete his first 10 on Julie 2 Close behind will be teammate Max Lanier another pitcher who completes 10 years on June 24 Next is another pitcher Kenny Raffensberger of the Cincinnati Reds who ends 10 years of service on July 7 7The The other 10year men are Peanuts Lbw ery St Louis who finishes 10 years August 7 Connie Ryan Philadelphia August 16 Harry Brecheen St Louis August 23 Ewell Blackwell Cincinnati August 31 Eddie Waitkiis Philadelphia September 3 Sid Gordon and Warren Spahn both from Bos ¬ ton September 9 Joe Hatten Chicago Bobby Adams Cincinnati George Mun ger and Eddie Stanky of the Cardinals all of whom enter the exclusive fraternity at the end of the season seasonThe The new list means that now all of the clubs have 10year veterans as the cham ¬ pion Giants and the Cincinnati Reds were the only clubs previously lacking repre ¬ sentation on the roster
