Early Days in DC
Maurice, or Sonny as he was called at Cardozo Senior High School, first showed up as an All City Pitcher in the local Washington Daily News. He played on Sal Hall's '48 Cardozo football team that went unbeaten and unscored upon. In the '49–'50 school year, 3 sport standout Sonny Wills, was named All City quarterback in football, basketball and Pitcher in baseball. On May 8, 1950 in a game against Phelps, Wills threw a one-hitter and struck out seventeen.
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