Evening star., 1953-03-20

Harris managed New York in 1s47 should
know whereof he speaks. 1--WE had few good shortSops
IN my 26 years. ne says, but Rizzuto was the best"
STENCIL ISN'T PLAYING Rizzuto in exhibition games
The 5foot6 veteran who still baboy suits
up every day and works out but when the begin
Yankees have Andy Carey Jim Brdeweser shortStop
I'm the mlkman," Rizzuto joshed this day on the
bench. The dugout empty except for handful of
newspapermen when Phil walked up and down.
half pint carton of Grade-A emphasize his point.
That's for the ulcer?" asked who present
$50 I'm told" Rizzuo replied personally don't think
I've got any ulcer My stomach hurts All that's the
matter with me Is can't Sleep"
IF you haven't got ulcer" he asked, why
you in a hospital?"
"NOw THERE'S SOMETHING I'd like to know myself"
Phil said Ive got hunch Professor stengel behind
What they did to practically put in jail
1.-THE Yankee doctor wouldn't and still won't examine
Another is handling it. slapped in this hospital
for solid month, visitors allowed No solid food
either. had to swallow lot of that jelly every
hour got glass of half cream, half milk.
"But did have one visitor" he added with a grin
Jimmy Cannon Sneaked in day"
Cannon is sports columnist for the New York Post,
volatile talkatve personality with genius ignoring
Keep Out and crashing homes of such erswhe heroes
Joe Louis Sugar Ray Robinson and others who hoped
to lick their wounds in privacy.
Cannon" cracked Rizzuto, els bad for ulcers"
ONE OF THE NEwsPAPERMEN, Red Smith Of the New
York Herald Tribune said "Phi have among noted
gentleman with accredited ulcer He also ulcers
Tell the little how you ulcers, Frank"
Frank Graham, columnist of the New York Journal
American, said this my doctor told had
ulcer. He gave jelly. One day policeman friend
of mine dropped by the house He Said I've got pain in
the belly You've got I'll describe the symptoms
and maybe you tell if I've got one, too
told him. after hearing the symptoms that he had
ulcer gave him of the jelly had with proper
Not afterward, received telephone CALL
It went like this:
"Is this DR.. GrahamP I recognized the voice Of my
own doctor
ayes I said.
cdr. Graham he said bitingly, this is DR.. Keene
just thought I'd tell you that earlier this morning your
policeman friend operated on successfully for
appendicitis
RIZZUTO OPENED HIS carton Of milk and drank it.,
twnkng with merriment Obviously he had enjoyed
bull session. but other players coming out to
play catch and hit in batting practice and he Joined them
Hell play 125 games" predicted he looked after
the departing figure HE always has played anywhere from
135 to 1885, But Phil is right probably when he fingers
Stenge for putting him in that hospital I'll bet it isn't
Scooers "a years that's got the Yankees worried
"Coud be-" seconding voice. "but don't forget
that Rizzuto is tough little monkey. Remember that Al
They hit him in the head and
they him of times when he covered second
base. Never a fellow take such punishment
"Then after Series they threw that
Yankee victory party complete with magnums of cham
pagne remember Phil walking by with glass and said
Scooter, how do you feel?
"scars and bruises all his little body he looked up
and said:
""You know, just beginning to feel bad.'"