Their law used to say when the basketball team went out for the first time in college. This is it. This is what they worked hard for all spring. And Johnny Odom is bound to have a little lump in his throat right now. As he wears number 13 on the A's uniform leading off Luis Saperiho, one of the America League's all-time great. Here's the first pitch of 69. It's swung on a one-hopper back to Odom. Johnny's got it. He throws

the caterer way and we're under way. So Johnny Odom has got a big one out of the way. Here's a

left-handed batting rookie for the name of Carlos May. I say rookie actually was up for a little

while last year.

But he had a sensational spring training for the White Sox,

though batting only 179 for them last year in a partial season,

he had hit 3.30 at Lynchburg.

A lieutenant batterer, here's Odom's pitch.

Outside, ball one.

Ed Rungey, the plate umpire.

One ball in those tracks that count.

The A's in the White Sox.

There will be 162, just like this, brought your way by your friendly Richfield dealers of the West.

Here's a pitch.

Little low, ball, two.

Two balls in those tracks on Carlos May.

Bill Melton, the White Sox third baseman, will bat third.

And speaking of White Sox, they have changed their traveling uniform considerably this year.

Here's Odom's pitch.

Way outside, ball three.

The White Sox this year are wearing a gray, trimmed in blue.

They do have white socks for a change.

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