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several months ago, I visited the MLB Urban Academy. After the daily "work outs", a young player Reggie Williams [no relation] and I stepped into the conference room.

Leon Murray [Eddie's older brother now a Compton PD], George Hinshaw and Kenny Landrouix were talking. I presented the question to Leon.

"How did you and your brothers practice"?

Leon said "we hit in the garage with bloom sticks
at bottle caps". After this practice "we never had a fear of any pitcher".

In Adrian, Michigan, as a young boy I also hit rocks and bottle caps during the winter.

Later facing Connie Johnson, Bob Gibson and Jack Sanford, I had "no fear" and no helmet and no metal bats. Maybe I was "stupid".

Bob Williams

7/19/076:12 PM

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