Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-13
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
A Score to Remember

IN THE BATTING CAGE before the Indians Senators
game last night TALL young taking his cuts
Bobby Ava 1854 League batting champion was
waiting for his turn.
"C'mon, Herb" he urged Let's you hit one"
"Can this kid hit, too?" asked bystander.
what meant" Avila grinned, was to just hit all
the way out OF the cage"
Herbert Jude Score may not be much hitter he
by all odds the best pitching prospect Of this and
could turn out to be the best number years.
Hes got the stuff" Manager AL Lopez of the Indians
was saying on the bench HE fire that ball"
Lopez artistic catcher in his day. behind
the plate.
did you lefthander who was faster?" he was
asked
IT can't remember one" AL said
"A righthander?"
"Wen It's hard to say" Lopez replied. "Mungo and
Vance very fast This kid he's something like Grove
His ball is not only fast but it does tricks
Cup high it takes off. a little acts almost
Slider When he really gets it low it sinks"
SCORE, NOT YET %, finished his turn in the batting
cage and walked to the dressing to change his shirt
He is efeet2 weighs 1875 and mostly, all, Irish
The Indians found him in Lake WORTH Fla but he
born on Long Island and it was there schooboy that
he well:
Some day, If Herb pans out Hollywood might
movie his life The ingredients there without any
gliding Of the lily, by the film magicians.
The cast would have to include a sick kid sister, a
Catholic priest policeman and the onetime pitcher who
discovered Bob Teller for the Indians when Score only
fodder
IT played the ouhed and first base for the Holy Name
Of Mary School Long Island Score related zone day
they got stuck for pitcher and well, volunteered
Father Thomas Kelly Scores mothers maiden name
Kelly told
"Herb don't think you will be playing the outheld any
more. From now on you're going to be pitcher"
"And you followed his advce?" asked visitor. rs
this the Father Kelly who flew to Detroit to see you
pitch your first game?"
"He while we were in New York the other
day, too" Herb verified.
HERB BROKE AN ANKLE playing basketball and about
this time his sister Anna May who 10 and hearty,
fell ILL., A family doctor recommended move to
cline and the Scores wound up in Florida
The priest, of course in Brooklyn but in Florida
Polceman one Tom Nage, got to looking Herb while he
Ior Lake Worth high school, He Dragged about "hs
boy to gravevoiced resident named Cv slannca
He boosted persteny that Sapnicka finally took heed
One-tme general Indians and Felers dis
coverer-bu by 1852 part-tire member of the
Cleveland organization on old pitcher himself
signed the youngser to Indianapolis contract and gave
him bonus of 100000.
Mister sapnicka didn't offer the most money" Herb
was saying in the dressing other clubs matched
1t, some came close"
How about the Yankees2" asked a man. did they
ofer you as much as Cleveland"
I'D say so," Herb said, but wanted play for the
Indians"
why? You're from Lake Worth via Long Island Any
geographical attachment there?"
IT just liked sapnicka" sad as if that ended it
as 1t probably did.
AS THE EVENING progressed the Senators took advantage
Of Scores widness and left him beaten pitcher in the
sixth inning but they high the young every
other respect.
Its just sneakng bunch of mine" Cleveland baseball
writer saying later in the press box but think one
pitch that Sapncka gave the Cleveland
hasn't had real good lefty WE'LL since vean Gregg
perhaps, and that was long time ago.
"This kid he'll win one or lose one while striking
out lot of batters and walking lot will become one
10 remember"