Evening star., 1938-03-31
PAUL GONE, DIZZY
BATTLES TO STICK
Pair Just Little While Ago
Was Winning At to 49
Games a Season.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

ball. Only short while back they
were winning from AZ to 40 games a
year. Today Paul is out of the story
and you can see that Dizzy is worried.
My arm isn't sore" he told me, but
1t Is still weak. I feel sure 1t will be
all right. but I'll be lot happier
when know the old fog ball is working
again"
asked Dizzy just what happened.
You remember last summer I hurt
my big toe," he said. You might
say that fellow doesn't pitch with
his toe, but that's where you'd be
wrong. I swing forward with most of
my weight on the toe and the front
part Of my foot. The trouble was I
started in working too soon.
Puts Strain on Shoulder.
I found in my first game after
getting hurt that I couldn't bear the
weight OF my body on the toe and this
put all the strain on my right shoul-
der. Anyway. in trying this new
pitching method, I did something to a
igament or one Of the big muscles. It
was the first sore arm I ever had. !
tried 1t again and it got still worse, 50
finally had to quit.
This spring" Dizzy continued, 81
was getting started all right and then
got sinus and the flu. That took
away 13 pounds and also most of nv
strength. I'm not back yet to where !
started and my arm still feels weak"
What happened to Paul?" I asked
Diz.
Paul hurt his arm for the first time
after pitching l4-inning shutout on a
cold. windy day. Instead of giving il
good rest, he also came back too
soon, and the next time he could barely
last an inning or two. 1t began to get
worse later on. One of the main
sr-oulder ligaments was thrown out OF
place and his only chance now is q
good rest"
Rowe's Trouble Similar.
The game of baseball is more than
you might guess. Schoolboy Rowe is
another case of almost the same type
OF allment that hit the Deans. The
Schoolboy, 6 feet 4, star all-around
athlete, still in his early 20s. was
oVerdeveloped in a muscular wav
especially in the back shoulder space
rms brought on kink that grew
into heavier trouble, and today Rowe
Is doubtful entry.
Mickey Cochrane still feels his Ii
gers could have taken the Yankees
the last two years with Rowe in his
earlier form. Rowe may get part of
the way back, but there is little chance
that he will be the sensation that
mopped up the league, including the
Yankees, four years ago.
There's also the case of the White
sox. Jimmy Dykes figured to finish
among the top three Salary trouble
came along with zeke Bonura, bring
ing about trade to Washington.
Then Luke Appling, his best hitter
and his outstanding star. fractures a
leg. After that Monte Stratton, his
crack young pitcher. hurts his arm.
Aagmst this run of hard luck the
White Sox now have hard scramble
ahead to finish in the first division.
Tigers Need Pitching.
Cochrane would be in a cheerful
spot with some fair pitching hooked
to Gehringer. Greenberg and York,
who will hammer over many a run be-
fore another October arrives. But how
Is he going to stop the other fellows
from getting even more?
nnyfry, in, 10
all figure that if the Yankees can be
halfway collared 1t will be an open
race. Bucky Harris Washington team
Is well ahead of last years strength
as far as Bucky and the bunch in gen.
eral can dope it out.
Il know the Red Sox will be bet
ter" Tom Yawkey said. I'VE are 60
ing to hook those Yankees some day
and it might be this year. Well have
better pitching and better hitting. It
has taken us two years to get by that
big-money ballyhoo."
Joe Cronin, the Red Sox mandarin,
agreed with most Of Owner Yawkey's
angles. Both figure Cleveland has a
good chance, backed by the pitching
Oscar Witt should get from Feller,
Allen and Harder, to mention only
part Of the staff.
Grif Sees Close Race.
Don't be too sure about the Yam
KEGS mopping up," Clark Griffith, the
old fox Of Washington, said. If Di
Maggie stays out too long, it will make
big difference. If he comes back
I understand he has put most Of his
money in a cafe or something of the
sort and I never saw this outside busi-
ness help ball player yet I've seen
1t wreck more than few. No one
knows yet that young Gordon is going
to be another Tony Lazzeri. There
are not so many Lazzeris growing on
tress. Lou Gehrig can't 60 on forever
I've been around this game for
about SO years, and I know what can
happen to ball clubs when you least
expect it. And it can happen in a
hurry. Too much success isn't any
too good for the system At least,
therell be no runaway race. You can
gamble on that. A champion always
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Then you wonder why you didn't
read the signs little sooner"
Reds Are Going Strong.
The Reds are still the best-looking
ball club Of the spring campaign. They
have been getting both good pitching
and, hard hitting-and they also have
speed. They have a hiph.clasS leader
in Bill McKechnie, one of the best.
They have shown lot of fire and
dash all spring. If they can stand
anything like this same pace when
the standing of the clubs begins to
sprout bit further on they won't be
any too easy to hammer around.
(Ccpyrieht. 1898. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)