Evening star., 1938-07-03

~ Ii tle way ouI " byhci fiCiu, thS
~ ball park in Brooklyn where the
q Boswicks play, kept thinking of old
headlines about Val Morgan and it was that
way all afternoon.
These Boswicks are one of the best semi pro
teams in the world. Every Sunday they play
a double header in Brooklyn and they get
crowds up to eight and ten thousand. There
was big crowd going into the park when
Bill and l got there. 1t was late September
but the sun was warm.
After covering big league ball for twenty
years still get a kick out of this" Bill said
Its kind of more natural You know what
| mean?"
Sure" told him, Il know what you
mean" l was glad he'd stopped worrying
about Morgan.
It's like that first time we saw Val in
Georgia." Bill said. Remember, we were
waiting outside wooden fence like this and
he came walking down the road in overalls,
throwing rocks at trees, on his way to pitch
against the Giants. knew he had stuff even
then"
The kids were selling papers with the sports
pages turned out front and score-card
printed in the middle of them. They all had
headlines like the one that had started me
thinking about the old headlines VAL MORGAN
RELEASED BY GIANTS the New York papers
were saying and the Brooklyn papers said the
same thing. In the Brooklyn papers another,
smaller headline said: Morgan to Play with
Boswicks in Twin Bill Today.
Nat Rosoff, who owns the Boswcks, was
glad to see US because the writers that cover
the big league teams hardly ever come to see
his club play.
I'll get you places fixed up in the press
box Rosoff said Il didn't know you was
coming or I'd of fixed it up for you. expected
only the regular kids you send to cover semi
pro games"
I'VE want to sit on the BENCH" Bill told
him. I'VE came over to see Morgan play and
we want to sit with him. He's our story"
Morgan was warming up near the Boswicks
dug out when Bill and l walked onto the
field. As he pitched, his body moved easy and
soft like tree in wind, and his side-arm
was easy and whippy. He saw US. He stopped.
Hello, Bill. he said. Hello, Eddie. What
the hell do you think about this? A hell of a
note. huh?"
That amt the half of it, kid" Bill said.
Them Giant guys must be nuts
yesterday" Morgan said, Mack calls
me up to the office and says, How would you
like to be coaching next year. We're going
to need a coach Coaching says, Coach
ing. What the hell do you mean, coaching?
don't want no coaching job. III be back here
pitching same as usual next year
81 don't think so, he says. Look at your
record for the season. You won six and lost
thirteen There was seven more games you
didn't finish After fifteen years of good
pitching, says. don't you think maybe l
should have one bad year, 4 dunno, he says.
Last year you wasn't so hot, either. The front
office wants you back as coach next year.
You been with us ever since you come up and
they want you back for coach. think you
ought to take the coaching job
"'You and them can 60 to hell said.
There's plenty of teams'll want me next
year. Give me my unconditional release!
Sure. he says, sure. You're ten-year
man. I'll get it for you right away.
Sure They're crazy, like said. Bill said.
"You can sign up with any team you want
this winter It's wonder you amt had no
wires today about it. But don't think you
should be playing here today with no semi
pro outfit 1t amt right. If you were feeling
bad or they were lucky, they might even
beat you.