The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-24
Rizzuto, Ynks Mighty Midget May Equal Ruth PopuLart,
TODAY'S SPORT PARADE
(Reg. U. s. Pat Off.)
 By HARRY FERGUSON Limited Press Snnrts Edifnrl

New York, April 24.-(UP)-The wind whistled chill and sharp through Yankee Stadium and at times appeated about to blow the skinny old gent on the mound right over third base. into the dugout and maybe into obscurity.
 But at the end of II long innings the skinny old gent was still in there, triumphant grin on his face and a nice little hop on his fast one. That was victory No. 3 of this infant season for Senor Lefty Gomez yesterday. Not bad going for 8 guy who had to come to New York this winter and argue for sev- eral hours to keep the Yankees from trading or selling him.
 When the Senor made his trip to New York everybody thought he was washed up except minority of one consisting of the Senor himself. He had won only three games last season. He made an eloquent plea for one more chance; he displayed a flat waist line and muscles that were hardened by a winter of exer- else; he talked with all his old time confldence-ard he won his case. The Yankees decided to gamble on him and every time the dice have rolled this season they have come up a beautiful seven for the Senor. Not the Same
 There's no use pretending that Gomez has returned to the form he showed back in 1884 when he won 26 games, struck out 158 men and had & neat earned run average of PA. Even the Senor, who Is great kidder, wouldn't try to kid you about that. He knows the old fast ball doesn't hop like 1t used to and he knows that pitchers don't go on winning forever. But he thinks there are several good ball games left in that skinny left arm and on the evidence presented so far this year, no one can dispute him.
 It's not that they have been pick ing soft spots for him, either. The first game he won was against the Athletics who were off in a blaze of glory as second division teams SO often are in the spring. Gomez gave them seven hits and won his game. Yesterday manager Joe Me- Carthy asked the Senor to go against the Boston Red Sox, who were on top of the league and hot ter than death Valley in August. Gomez picked Up his yellow glove and cooled them of. He yielded Il hits in Il innings he was in a jam every other inning or so and he got some brilliant support. But he always seemed to have that extra ounce of courage and resource need- ed to quell the big bats of D. Di- Maggie, Foxx, Cronin, Doerr, Tabor & Co.,, and that's what wins ball games.
 Comeback
 It's a long time until Oct. 1 and many pitchers will be batted out c1 the box before autumn rolls around And 1t may be that the Senor wil be kicked around when the batters eyes get sharper and 1t even may be that he will get a one-way ticket to the bushes.
 But somehow, sitting there yester- day and watching him pour every thing into every pitch, you got a hurch that 1t wasn't going to hap pen. You even got slight hunch that he might pitch the Yankees into the pennant. And if that hap pens, look out for the Senor in the world series. He has started six games when the blue chips were on the line in the series and six times he has come home winner.
 Anyway, win or lose. viva the Senor and his comeback.