The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-04
Reds Stopped Twice On Sunday
(Reg. U. s. Pat. Od.)
 By HARRY FERGUSON Limited Press Sports Editorl

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 New York, Aug. E(UP)-Thou- sands of words have been written this season about consecutive hit- ting streaks and marvellous pitching records, but no one has devoted the proper attention to the forgotten man-Lee Theo Grissom, who holds the world champion losing streak.
 He is the same tall, raw-boned left handler who looked like a whirlwind about four years ago when he was throwing for the Cincinnati Reds. Since then he has been on the base ball nerry-go-round and has almost dropped out of sight during his ten- ure of office with the New York Yankees, Montreal of the Interna- tional league and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
 But this season he hooked up with the Philadelphia Phillies and immediately he came into promi- hence. About every five days you will notice a line near the bottom of the Phillies' box score: Losing pitcher, Grissom."
 So far this season GriSsom has lost Il straight games and his aver age for the season is 900. He has yet to break into the victory column. No other pitcher in the major leagues can claim this distinction, and GrisSom's admirers insist he is just getting started on 8 streak that threatens to become as famous as Joe DiMaggio's hitting in 56 straight games. With a good break in the weather, Grissom fans-of which your agent is one of the most ardent-insist he can run his losing streak to at least IT. He might knock on wood, quick-be able to make the magic circle of 20.
 Poor Control
 There is no deep, dark secret about our hero's rise to prominence on the surface, he operates just like any other pitcher. He throws fast ball and a curve and he walks men occasionally. He does seem to have a talent for putting walks and base hits together, an accomplishment that usually sends him to the show CTS about the third inning and keeps his streak intact.
 Grissom's losing streak has changed the strategy of the Na- tional league. Last Saturday, for ir- stance, he started against the St. Louis Cardinals and was in his usual form. He gave up two walks and two triples in the first inning. Then and there, Manager Billy South worth of the Cardinals decided that no matter what happened to his pitcher, Howard Krist, he would leave him in there. With Grissom pitching, Southworth figured he couldn't lose. He was right, too, even though Grissom had to be taken out in the second inning be- cause he couldn't retire even one man. Krist gave up 10 hits and the Cardinals made three errors, but even that woeful display couldn't lose. He was right, too, even though Grissom had to be taken out in the second inning because he couldn't retire even one man. Krist gave ur 10 hits and the Cardinals made three errors, but even that woefu display couldn't lose the game ane the box score, as usual, read: Los ing pitcher, Grissom."
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 It is one of the tragedies of base ball that our hero could not have fingered longer with the Dodgers for he is poured right from their mould. Besides being left-handed he occasionally exhibits Screwball ten- dencies that would endear him to the customers at EbbetS field. Dur ing a flood in Cincinnati a few years ago he got in rowboat and went padding over the center field wall of Crosley field. Asked what was the purpose of this maritime adventure, Grissom replied: Just wanted to see what happened to the pitchers mound"
 Another legend is that after Lefty Grove had a few troublesome teeth extracted, Grissom went to den- tist and had some pulled himself figuring that what was good for great southpaw like Grove would be good for him, too. Our heroe denies it.
 .Ain't so," he says. T got them teeth pulled cause they was hurt in'."