Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23

in Havana 81 returned to pitching Remember came up
to the Yankees pitcher in 1941 didn't stick. But
the next year posted great record-won lost l. So
they made outflelder out of
Il don't recall, ofhand, any others who spent years in
the big leagues type of player slipped to the minors
and then returned candidate at another position I'm
sure however that it's been done What think makes
exceptional case is my age I'm SO, going on ST."
THE BIG FELLOW 6-feet-4 and weighing well over 200
pounds this second chance in the big show to devotion
to the knuckle ball regular Yankee outeder of
long standing Lnde forgot that he had been
pitcher. Warming up on the sdelines before game he
delighted in throwing KNOCKERS to teammates not all OF
whom cared to risk broken finger.
when the Yankees and the Cards let CO." Johnny
was saying finished outfelder got to
thinking I really this knuckler maybe pitch
In minors" He could and did pitch. With Hollywood ne
"a and lost only last year and his earnedrun
average only ESQ.
When Branch Hickey Pittsburgh reached out for Hol
ywood Fred Haney to pilot the hapes Pirates this
Haney quick to recommend the acquisition OF
Linde in the big leagues, Haney told Hickey
his he's not playing every day in the out
field"
"Haney is wonderful guy" Linde "Hes one of
the three best managers But I'm not sure he's
right when says win in the big leagues There's
heuva difference between the Coast League ana the MAJORS
IINDEIL IS REFRESHINGLY candid "An got really,
kncker he confesses Il don't even call my fast ball
by call it straight ball. IL may look reason
ably fast because per cent of the time I'm throwing
knucker anything else throw appear faster than
it looks"
Another factor in Lndels may well be the close
study he gave years the technique of other knucke
ball pitchers Washington staff of few seasons ago
gave me hard the plate but think learned lot
he acknowledges Remember, Grif had four real good
knuckle balerS at the tme-Dutch Leonard Roger
Wolff Johnny Nggeing and Mickey Haefner.
THAT Leonard partly responsible Tor making me
think could pitch for few years. what ne noW-4z VI
AZ wears old? The way he pitches Dutch might last 10 more
wears But Leonard control his knucker to an extent
He can make dip Me, don't know which way my thing
is going take Off"
ANOTHER TIP LINDELL picked up from Leonard Is
in "I you're nothing but knucKle-
hall troVer don't pitch anything else throw 1t when I'm
3-and-2 hitter even throw it when I'm 81 you've
got to stick with it, if you've got nothing else
Lnden only his fingers when he speaks OF MS
chances of sticking with the One thing know
he says is Haney will give full chance There's
puv incidentally be of the most moderated
do things with other shopworn balpayers that
unbelievable
ohnnys other two managers are
Joe Mccarthy and Bucky Harris. They're masters ne
suggests Mccarthy Yankee had full of everything
You wanted raise you You didn't to the front
Office beating Mccarthy believed in chain OF
command and sold the brass it.
MCCARTHY and Charley Keller whipping boys
He'd chew the dugout loud enough Tor everybody
else to hear players you can't chew, directly Ihey
tighten up don't for that extra base Tor fear OF making
mistake Joe Keller and me because ne knew
It wouldn't affect that his would get through
to the players really trying to reach.
Harris sweetheart, the manager you'd break leg
for If didn't this chance to back under Haney
I'd sure hope it would be under Harris"