July 7, 1960 Howie Goss, the surprise power hitter of the Pacific Coast League baseball season, attributes his success to a regular diet of food-supplement pills. The big he’s 6-foot 3-inches and weighs 200 poundsVancouver outfielders from Wewoka, Okla., trace his batting rejuvenation to July. 1959, when he was introduced to the energy building pellets by Walt Deland, athletic trainer at the University of Utah. Deland is a booster for special diets, vitamins, and energy pills. Goss, about to be shipped from the Salt Lake City team of the PCL to Gastonia, N. C., of the South Atlantic league because of weak hitting, decided to give the pills a try. He Finished Fast At Gastonia. He improved gradually and, by the end of the season, was hitting the ball well. His average for the last month was He continued the pill treatment through the winter, and when he joined the Vancouver Mounties this spring, he hit six home runs in seven games before going into a slump. He bounced back, however, and when he hit an 11th-inning home run to give his team a victory over Spokane, he again was on his way. Up to June 20, he had hit 13 runs in seven games before going into a slump. He bounced back, however, and when he hit an Ilth-inning home run to give his team a victory over Spokane, he again was on his way. Up to June 20, he had hit 13 home runs, good enough for a fourth-place tie with Seattle’s Joe Taylor, and was batting .290. So enthused was he over the pills that he began to preach the pill gospel up and down the league, with the result that all the teams except Portland now use the diet supplement. “The pills really have helped me,” he declares. “At first I So enthused was he over the pills that he began to preach the pill gospel up and down the league, with the result that all the teams except Portland now use the diet supplement. “The pills really have helped me,” he declares. “At first Iwas a bit skeptical, so I went to a library and read up them. I learned a lot of the importance of diet. “The fast pace of today’s life makes it almost impossible to get a properly balanced diet, and that’s why pills are the answer, especially for professional athletes. “The pills have a wheat base and contain all the minerals and vitamins the body needs. I take two a day, one in the morning and the other at night. “Even my wife takes them and she, too, has found a terrific improvement in her physical condition. We both have more energy, feel more alert mentally,” Goss signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a pitcher in 1953. He was wild, once walking 15 batters in five innings, so he was shifted to the outfield. Eyes Major Leagues His be season was 1955 when he hit .306, including 36 doubles and 11 triples for Salinas of the class C California league and was chosen all-star centerfielder. Now, rejuvenated by the’ pills, he has dreams of making it as a major leaguer. “With a bit of luck, regular playing and the pills I can still become a good major league player.” he enthuses. was chosen all-star centerfielder. Now, rejuvenated by the pills, he has dreams of making it as a major leaguer. “With a bit of luck, regular playing and the pills I can still become a good major league player.” he enthuses.
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