Evening star., 1951-09-20

polio Spanish bean and those twin aristo
of Gulf Stream waters the and the stone crab
days. Lopez schrod until, as he
puts it, win the American League pennant"
The afable senor-and he's aable both in victory and
defeat it might ublang after the Indians
crushing the Red Sox In the dressing he
saying susperstitous than the next
blue tie and win that day. I'll the same blue
tie the day. Now it's fish I've got to eat We kicked
away in Philadelphia, Washington and New York
breakfast ate and later laid EN- We came here
and the first morning ate schrod We won ate schrod
again. again Now we're going West, where people
think schrod sort of hybrid fowl but I'm going to
eat schrod."
Its good note" newspaperman said But you're kid
ding, of course"
"Kiddng?" exclaimed Lopez Listen, I'll tell you how
kidding. I've very seriously asked Hank General
Hank Greebe to have frozen schrod shipped to
it, because Hank has been eating breakfast
with schrod for him. too. It's brain food
A BASEBALL WRITER from Cleveland named Frank Glib
Sad who's talking about brains? You kept of
guys possibly setting major league record What
you thinking about Alp" Gibbons gave him look of
mock severity
Lopez face was blank. What did do?" he asked.
You took Larry Dolby out of the game that's what Glib
said because you held $50 lead All Dolby had
walk five straight tmes-evey time he came to
bat That tied the record One walk and he'd have been
the with line all to himself But have to
relieve him with Barney McCoskey.
kdding?" Lopez murmured. "Gosh I'm sorry.
really But thought of it, honest"
The big newpaperman stout friend Of AIS, unmaSked
grnned win, AL" he said gripping his hand "As
Dolby concerned think he'd particularly want
It's of those negative records"
well" Lopez I'm still sorry But trying rest
up of the boy-Doby Easter and Ava Anyway speak
ing of pontles records share myself with two or three
Others When catching for the Braves went through
without passed ball. What do you suppose that
buy me?"
TWO LOCKERS AWAY from Lopez in the dressing room,
Early Wynn humming he put his civilian clothes
happy guy this 30yearod rghthander who is the most
legitimate of all the Indians because he really has Indian
blood had scattered Red sox hits during the slaughter
become 2ogame winner for the first time in his
Didn't you close in the paste" reporter asked the
backhaired burly Aabaman who claims his Indian blood
from Pocohontas tribe no less.
"Oh, don't know, Wynn said. 81 18 for Washington
IT in 1947 also for Washington and last year
18 for Cleveland But wouldn't really close
to 90"
What you throwing at those Red sox?" the
question Wynn frightened the knot in his tie and said
Mostly fast balls. Best of all, mostly strikes" He didn't
walk single hitter and Ted Williams and Clyde Volmer bat
ting third and fourth respectively, went O-for-S
THE FELLOW DRESSING next to Wynn, and doing it
somewhat leisurely Coach Mel Harder the
pitchers Cleveland had. When Wynn left
There's maybe the best pitcher in the American
League going 81 years he's really learned
how to pitch. He's got variety than anybody
CALL offand
Hes quick with ball" Harder went on HE throws
change-up He's got couple of sders-uuck and slow The
top of that, he's got knuckle ball That's what
throwing instead of change from his fast ball"
"a knuckler?" exclaimed guy from Washington
didn't throw knuckerS when he pitched for the
II don't know about that Harder admitted "but could
have got the idea at that time Wynn was on
the pitching staff at Washington Leonard
Roger Wolff Mickey Haefner John Nggelng
ballng.
"But what do know is that if this goes
game showdownor the World Series either that
matter-I wouldn't grippe bit if Wynn pitcher
the money"
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