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THE ROOKIE FROM JUNCTION FLATS by Joe Webster

THE ROOKIE FROM JUNCTION FLATS

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Pub Date: April 4th, 1952
Publisher: Pellegrini & Cudahy

A down and out St. Louis Browns picks up a persistent Arkansan, Wilbur Hatfield, who slugs 'em back into first place. The gawky awkward Wilbur lures the Browns to junction Flats by loads of letters, turns out to be a failure at fielding but a wonder at walloping. Lots of fun in the Rookie's browning and the drawings by C. L. Hartman have marked chiaroschuro effects that lend a certain lyrical quality to Wilbur and his surroundings.