Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-11

Dir and Pepper Martin are the only two big leaguers
known to have caused hotel clerks to quit the spot Martin
when he Cardinal drew in front of the clubs hotel
in ST. Pete at an in battered jaopy hree-day
growth of whskers faded and torn bueeans and shotgun
One look at him and the night clerk fed to return
go
at NEVER SCARED no hotel clerk thataway" Trout
saying, modestly "but during the when
to the Tigers training camp stopped of at Terre
Haue where the White Sox training to visit my old pal
Jimmy Dykes Something must have impressed the clerk at
the desk because he left although he didn't exactly go run
ming off,"
81 remember that day." Chicago reporter said "Diz
showed up that silly cap carrying his pool and
wearing those false teeth told the clerk he wanted to
sign the register he the star of the White sox The
clerk finally checked him in and then he, himself checked
out He the job he ad If that's the star of
the White sox, don't want to see the rest"
when rewkie pulled those false teeth on Bill
MCGOWAN in club of train Trout recalled Il was
sitting there like idiot with my hair all mussed and
glasses too, and there lot of college kids
their to fraternity sorority shndg MCGOWAN came
srung into the like he's ready for the 18th round and
walked and said Mister tell that whatever your
job is, you amt no good at it,
MCGOWAN got red in the face, but said, You got
worried look face and hair your had Nos
mister you better git in other line of work Then
walked away.
"They tell that MCGOWAN jumped up, started to
after and finally snared If that wasn't fresh college
Kid probably drunk I'd tear him apart
BILL MUSTvE DONE some thinking about where he'd
seen that face because he got the last laugh Dir con-
coded. Next time pitched he back Of the plate and
threw three perfect strikes frst batter MCGOWAN
called all of em balls Then he took off his mask and
out to the box.
"How do you like those calls you club-car joker?' he
asked. AN got more where they came from When get
finished you won't have much hair, either.
boy, really made peace in a hurry"
AS it often does talk veered to Joe Daggio and Dig
remembered that he only threw six to Diag in
dozen years. "Of the six he hit three home in New
York, in Detroit plus triple in Detroit Oncet struck
him out in New York could hit beter'n fast
ball. like Hank Greenberg"
What did throw DiMaggo afterward?" he asked
'Nothn' but fast balls sldefs and splitters," Dir
chalantly admitted.
NO TWINGE OF CONSCIENCE felt by Trout when
he threw the illegal sptes the likes Of Daggo and Ted
Williams Those guys got all the best of Dir explained
WILLIAMS told me he could the spin ball four
feet after it left pitchers hand DMag could It, too
So, t'warn't curvng them.
Now good slider don't SPIN good slider and hopping
fast ball bothers them sometimes"
newspaperman interrupted. "T talking about the
hop fast ball just the other day to and he says
it's impossible for ball to RISE Curve yes and drop but
not RISE"
Diz grunted Probably scientist who never had
bat in his hand" he guessed.
mo-" said the other lit an old pitcher AL schacht."
"Schacht" yelped Dig. Hes restaurant and he
can't even tell when the knives sharp!"