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George Shuba acquired a habit that Roger Kahn would chronicle decades later. At 15 years old, Shuba hung a knotted string from a pipe in the basement, and drilled a hole into one of his baseball bats and filled it with lead to make it heavier. Shuba then would then swing repeatedly at the string — 600 times a day, he recalled. Thus he developed bat speed and discipline. After Roger Kahn told George Shuba how much he admired his swing, Shuba brought him to his basement and showed him his secret, the string and the bat. 'Snap, Snap…Wrists', as he coached Kahn. "I swung a 44-ounce bat 600 times a night, 4,200 times a week, 47,200 swings every winter." Brooklyn Dodgers' outfielder George Shuba dives for the catch against the wall in game against the Pirates at Ebbets Field.

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