Steve Chilcott, of Lancaster, California on Thursday, June 8, 1966, who will be graduated from high school, takes a swing at the ball at his home yesterday. Steve is the first choice of the New York Mets in baseball's annual free agent draft. The Mets will have Casey Stengel, their West Coast representative, on hand when Steve completes high school, in an attempt to sign the 17-year-old athlete. (AP Photo/ Harold Filan)