Evening star., 1950-09-16

great pitchers merely good
downright bad onewho could battle certain club often
owing their status big leaguers this sole virtue.
You wouldn't call Ed Lopa great pitcher good one yes
but not great But list of inx pitchers Lopa belongs
A New Generation, Almost
When day rest Lopat whipped the Indians
other night to win the Yankees first of this Western
swing his sixth victory in starts this
the Tribe.
his 28t win over Cleveland against six
stretch of of which most spent with
bad White sox team.
general manager strobe into the Indians private pub his
dark with Damned understand it," he snarled I'm
this club has been completely rebuilt It's almost
new Yet that Lopat keeps throwing up that junk
and roll play dead"
There's another pitcher with inx just good
Lopat reminded Arthur Patterson promotion the
Yanks Did you ever consider what Vic Rasch done against
the Athletics?"
mo, what?" Greenberg muttered, impatiently.
Sixteen out of 18" Patterson said softly "Te that
As Pruett Was to Ruth
Greenberg's anger left him and he sat
table and said
"on that same subject who was it that Joe Di Maggie
couldn't hit with shovel? Mel Harder?"
That's right" Patterson said Every pitcher
League will tell that ball hitters don't
better than D Mag he couldn't touch Harder
a curve -baller."
Patterson glanced quickly Greenberg it'll console you
any, he said "Ted Williams has time hitting Lopa all the
years, Williams has hit just home off Lopat"
las Pruett to Ruth Lopat Williams eh?"
berg asked.
Something like that put in Dan Daniel, long time base
ball writer II Hub Pruett long ago. very
successful doctor in St Louis AS pitcher he wasn't much but
he used to drive the Babe crazy
he struck out Ruth Is times"
Otto Rettig and Brokers Tip
Ten ago the hottest jnx pitcher in the American
League also of the His John Babch
and he then serving stretch with the Athletics
the time he couldn't pitch alley
Yankees He beat them the saying goes and
cost New York the pennant.
He was bad pitcher, big leaguers CO. when old
timers sit down and spin stories they apt
pitcher but with immortality of Sort The sort
OF immortality, for example, that by colt
named Brokers Tip who only career and
that was the Kentucky Derby
His Otto Rettig and he was veteran semi
pro pitcher from East Orange deluons of grandeur
The year 1922 which will be remembered as the season
the Browns were beaten by the Yanks by one
game.
Rettig knew the famed Wild Bill Donovan one-me ace
OF the Tigers who later killed in wreck and he bet
Donovan that he to pitch in the majors
he'd win 1t was that financially modest but one
WHICH was oeStlned to decide pennant
league manager his Job
In 1923, An Unforgettoble Memory
The AS playing Philadelphia and story goes
Donovan took Rettg to Connie Mack who his
favor Sign this fellow won't he's pitcher
won't disgrace you"
Mack sufficiently desperate that he signed Rettig
despite the sempros refusal to
sons Tor Comics unusual acquieScence
coming to town for fourgame series and Urban shocke
scheduled to pitch for the Browns.
Shocker to the AS what was to the Pirates and
Maty to the Reds All he had down his
glove Donovan cnched the signing of Retg when he
Mack:
you you're going to beat shocker Why waste
ptcher?"
That good st. team George siser batted 42O
that and Manager Lee Fohl winning the
citys first That the Otto Rettg out of
nowhere, beat 40.
the smipro who cost the Browns job
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