Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-18

pronunciation in favor of colorful expression.
Bobo will be full of his subject teaching youngsters base
games interviewing players later The words
may adjective occasionally he'll his ideas
and boost the meat bread and gasoline sales of his
sponsors
IF NEWSoM HAD A CHANCE to reive his baseball days
would he change any of it?
II don't regret being popof," Newsom said 81 think
my Dragging helped my pitching made the other clubs
mad at and when get em you've got something
going you They try you pressing
wind up beating themselves Besides it kept keyed
up. I liked to tell em I'd beat 'em, then do it.
I'D do one thing different though" continued. 81
had great year 194O with winning all those
during the regular then taking couple in the
World Series thought the king bee of baseball.
thought could just walk out there and win the following
year. didn't bother to get in shape.
Understand I didn't loaf. feel good about that
never loafed. gave I all times.
times they murdered but always trying The point
I'm making is that giving it everything but couldn't
because hadn't worked hard enough to get into condition
$50
YOU HEAR A LOT about the sophomore jnx'" Bobo
continued Il don't think there is such thing. It's just
of rockies having good like that big had
thinking baseball easy They think they have made
lot of them, and they hit the skids.
Everybody writes that I'm At 49," said Bobo "but I'll
be As August and that's the truth started pitching
ball when was IS made up my mind to quit last year
in the eighth inning of my 200th Of
but this my 2O0th in the American League.
81 pitching to Ray of the Tigers and threw
him fast with everything had Something happened
and to this day don't know what 1t When released
that ball shvered all didn't know whether had
heart attack Sunstroke what. that If
got through that I'd pitch another pulled
myself together after minutes finished the game
struck out Pat Mun to wind up my career-but knew it
was time to quit"
It significant that Bobo didn't quit when fear hit him
while pitching to Boone Newsom has been described
man Of many facets-wth all Of them turned He has
been termed disruptive influence He has been
called many blunt things. But nobody called him
GUTTER He pitched to win and when he didn't win he was
fYnaS of CnSolffr nYnofaQ
I'D LIKE TO SET something straight" Newson said.
when with the Tigers, Birdie Tebbetts didn't work
much when pitching. want to that Tebbetts
showed about pitching than any catcher 1
worked with He brany thinking all the time The
wanted Billy Sullivan behind the plate because Sullivan
better hitter.
CLARK Griffith helped lot Cleveland beat about
IL straight before Grf called his Office and said
You're showing them your fast ball too much Throw your
from the pate-outside inside-but show it
to them. did, and after that think beat the Indians
about IL in a row."
Among the Bobo played with against he'd take
this team Lou Gehrg Rogers Hornsby Joe Cronin and Jimmy
Dykes around the ned Babe Ruth Joe DMaggo and Ted
Williams in the outeld Bill Dickey and Gabby Hartnett
behind the plate Lefty Mel Harder Earl Whiteh
and Bob Teller his starting pitchers with Fred Marberry
and Ellis Kinder in the bulpen.
"And to manage them I'd have Bucky Harris or Jimmy
Dykes, Newsom said They're the type. They're fine
handlers OF They know how to nS confidence when
to get tough and when to give fellow pat
Fellows who can't pitch for them better get in other
business"
Does Newsom have quamS about his ability make
the grade in teevision?
I'm green pea" Bobo said learn the ropes
don't any why can't the heights just
like I did in baseball"
Bashful boy, that Bobo
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