Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-31

then I decided 10 get married.
There's a funny s. V about that.
In Texas you have to file inten-
tons to wed three days in advance
OF when you get married. When /
tiled these intentions, the papers
made a big thing Of it. Mrs. Dean,
who was Miss Patricia Nash, and
I were besieged with interviewers.
We were TO be married Friday
and that was my night to pitch.
Someone suggested we get married
at home plate and i said Ii was
okay with me. The missus Is asked
and said as far as she is concern
ed she'll marry me anywhere.
They set the date for a week away.
Then Fred Ankenman decides
maybe all the publicity would make
u look too much like a circus
stunt. He asked us about II. W.
decided then to wait awhile. First
I figured we'd wait til I win 20
games. Then we decided TO wait
until the first half OF the season
was over since it's a cinch they
split the season in the Texas
League. Then n day, all OF a
sudden like, We up and got mar
ried right then and there.
Dizzy OverIOOks Wedding Present
On the way home from the we'd
ding, I'm sitting IN the back seat
OF the n with the Missus and
we're bordering on how wonderful
1t Is TO be married when IL dawns
on me I've got to get her a wedding
present. I asks her what she wants.
You just win that old ball game
tonight, because those won and
lost averages mean something when
you sign that new contract" she
answered.
That's the real ballplayer's wife
for you. Always thinking about
the future.
Well. III tell you what I'll do.
Pat" l said. IN win this game
II they give me three runs and
III strike cut 10 men"
Now here is the funny part OF
the story. I lost the game I to 8,
but I'd have won IL If 1 had got
that 10th strike out. Here's what
happened.
Yaryan Spells Dizzy's Plans
Yam Yaryan is at bat in the 9Th.
The score Is 3 TO 0 in favor Of
Houston. No one is on. Two are
out and / have him two and two.
I come in there with a slow curve
and whsm! he hits II yer the
fence.
Then comes the ninth. Two are
on base, two are out and this same
Yaryan comes up. I get two strikes
on him. Again 7 throw him a curve.
not quite 50 slow this time, and
again he knocked ID mt OF the lot.
With ii went Mrs. Deans wedding
present.
The Bluffs 90 into Fl. Worth IN
a tight spot toward the end OF the
first half. We need two games 10
tie Beaumont and We have a double
header on. I have a lot Of revenge
in my system for those TT. Worth
guys so I says to Joe Schultz:
You let me pitch both of those
games and III win"
"Okay!" he says.
I wire the wife:
Grab a plane an come up here
an. watch your honey get revenge"
Dizzy Comes Through In Tight Spot
She does. Well. I beat EN- both
games and we go into a tie.
Next day We lose and Beaumont
wins. II looks tough. The next day
Beaumont and Wichita Falls play
an afternoon game and we're card
ed for a night game at TT. Worth.
Beaumont loses. Now. II we win
we get a tie. I beg Joe Schultz to
let me pitch. Finally at game time
he says "All rightl'
Think I didn't show EN-? We win
in II innings. I make our hits.
score the tying run, drive in the
winning run, strike EN- out till
they're dizzy and we get a tie for
the first half championship. Not
a bad nights work for a guy that's
supposed to be dizzy? Amt revenge
sweet?
I figure III win at least 30 games
for Houston this year. At this time
I win "a. Of which u are shutouts,
and lose seven. I have an idea.
though, that Gabby Street1l need
me up there before the season is
over and since I didn't get all
peeved and pout and le-.ve EN- flat
when they sent me back to the
bushes, I figure he'll come around
some Of these days and ask me to
help EN- out I'D Their Anyway.
this Is my life story and III stick
10 IL.