Evening star., 1953-10-08

hitting as many as 81 home runs year Did all right
the Yankees too. Five five winning World Series
shares He we'll past IS when he Joined the club, too
TO ALL INTENTs and purposes Mize washed up in
1949 when the Giants asked waivers him. Jawn was one
of the big sluggerS the team which Mel OFT assembled
the club that hit homerS than any other in history
disassembled succeeded O
"It'S not my kind of team" Leo explained. Durocher
wanted players who could field and throw instead of only
hit for distance So MzeS appeared the waivers
list and there chalmers in the National League
Casey Sengel called frankie Frsch. "Can Nze help
me?" Casey asked the old Fordham Flash.
"He can't play regularly too WELL" Frsch said, "bu he
still swing that bat"
So stengel claimed the Yankees he helped
them win the Series of '49 with his pinch-httng
THE NEXT SEASON the Yankees to report
to Kansas City He baked, finally consentng when they
promised they would bring him back up shortly They kept
their word Mze played in 80 games for the Yankees
hit 25 home The Yanks second pennant in
He helped them win again in ST. without the excursion
to Kansas City and again so and 49, He
pnchhtte but Jawn earned his pay especially in the 1852
World Series After the first two games Mze replaced Joe
beat the Dodgers in He voted the Babe
Ruth Award the outstanding player of the Series.
But last winter, Jawn emphasized he his
retirement the Yankees his salary $4,000 Thats
what did in the so Seres he said "You imagine what
they'd cut me after this one"
In this Series he did hitting although his 19 pinch
hits during the regular several games and
only short of the American League
only $50 and evident that after years
pro ball and three in the Navy couldn't swing with old
power and auidty.
TRULY FINE HITTER, If not great one, Mze is the
last in the world you'd expect say Tennis any one?"
But, kid, that his No. sport He pretty good
too Won county titles in Georgia.
He began to play baseball in high school in Demorest
He made not only the school team but also the
rest College One day the big kid standing the
watching the college team board bus trip keep
engagement The coach spied AIize and said
"Come along, kid. We might need you. We're short an
outfelder"
Nfize played, hit couple of home runs, the game
During his last two years high school he played the
college team When he graduated actually attended DEM
crest College for couple of semesters.
ENLISTED THE Navy 1943 after originally being
turned down because of defective which had been hurt
in ball game Stationed island in the Pacific Jawn
grew fat When the ended he had to take off
pounds If he meant to his He did by
ing casthenic in closed broing tropical
His wife has been trying to quit for several
She thought she had the battle until the 1852
World Series. couldn't quit after Series like that
one, Mize argued So he came back.
Until this the Dodgers couldn't get him out
game eve how pitch him. Roy insisted "Trou-
BILE is when crouch down behind Nize that bat just
swells up"
They say JaWn made up his mind to retire as Yankee
last Monday nightat the clubs victory party in downtown
hotel brought introduced her to Co.
Owner Dan Topping.
Why John," Topping said, "you look older than your
mother"
THAT does it," Mize exploded "Inn through"