The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
Edians Expected 10 DiDe Mound Loses Winning Ways

(RsE. D. 6. Ra& On3 By HARRY FERGUSON

CUnlted Prsss sports Edisss)
 New York, July sI.--CUPl --Essava 1t to those Dodgers tO throw q match into the powder keg.
 The beloved 6Eras are c0l4lfn home Monday, and-aS m tles weren't in enough trouble alreadS they are bringing with them ous Johnny Allen, pitcher purchased in baseball's slave nlartS from tho st. Louis Browns. They announced they had acquired him yesterday for the customary "undiscIosed amount of cash" Even it the 'undiDclosed amount of cash" turns out to be S23o in confederate money, the pre- diction is hereby made that the Dodgers will rue the day they rSsads the deal.
 Not because Allen can't pitch q god game now and then. He can and he probably will. But he is known around the baseball circuit as having a quick temper and Q tenS dercy to argue with the fans.
 Well, the F1atbush fans are In q great mood for aT argument rigl1A now, preferably with the first ofle of the beloved buns who looks osIs of the corner of his eye ct them The beloved burns were riding high in first place when they left bcAtltis full Brooklyn not long ago. The Fiet> bush faithful were arguing about which one of the buns pitchers was going to work the opening game oS the world series.
 Then disaster struck the buEn& and, at this writing, they are lolling in second place. Already the de- spairing cry of "Wait till next year" is being heard in the dark stretches of the night.
 If the beloved buns had slipped quietly into town the fans might have been willing to forgive and forget. But no! They are bringing Johnny Allen with them.
 What a red nag is to a bull, what David was to Goliath, what c Giant is to a Dodger-that is what Allen will be to the E9atbush faithful They can forgive one of the buns anything except alking back to them. The buns are supposed to take their booings and like lem ..
 Followers of Aliens career dis agree upon when and where he gave his greatest performance versus the fans. There is a sizeable bloc, how. ever, that contends he never will b0 able to equal the virtuoso e1chibis ton he delivered about Il years ago in Jersey City, before he reached the major leagues.
 He had been throwing baseballs with considerable lack of success and finally the manager decided that the grand strategy of the game demanded his removal and the sab~ stitution of another hurler.
 It was a rickety old park in thogA days and the path that . pitcher who had just undergone bcmbard@ ment had to take to tte showers led past 6 grandstard. Allen started the last long mile thta day and snd~ denly a paying customer Slggegteds
 Git along, bum."
 Allen paused to debate the matter Dash dash, double dash, ex'
 clamation point" suggested the fan Double dash colon dash dash ilEi.
 quote" replied Allen.
 Soon other fans gathered arCunc the original helligerent and tho party was on. Every fan had words and what wordsl--for Allen. Fans began to gather from other sections of the park and son nobody was watching the ball game. Allen and the fans were putting on q much better show.
 So that's the man the beloved buns are bringing home. Win or lose the pennant. it's going to be some fun in F1atbush from now on