Evening star., 1955-05-20
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW B, FRANCE, ,rApu
Lo, the LuckIess Braves
THAT'S HARDLY A LUCK

THAT'S HARDLY A LUCKY ball club Charlie Grimm is
managing at Milwaukee The Braves at full
strength last year, beginning in February when Bobby
Thomson broke his ankle they find Eddie Mathews
in hospital after appendectomy and Thomson aing
again with shoulder
There is lot of roofing interest in the Braves even
the part Of fans who do not know the clubs personnel
the city All they know is that Milwaukee took the beatup
homeless Boston Braves of 1852 it's bosom and blind
faith extended boundless loyalty. Milwaukee deserves
pennant If only for this
It is difficult to how the Braves win because
Brookyns mpasbe start and the loss of Mathews even
for three weeks month, but stranger things have
happened There have been of players
exceeding their abilities during periods of adversely and
more than making up for the absence of the star or stars
THIS IS AN oFTToLD TALE, widely published here and
elsewhere chiefly because the late Harry Helmann liked to
tell it, The Detroit Tigers for whom he played and who were
managed Cobb had much of defense nor great
pitching depth but the outeder could slug that ball.
"Ty got hurt day." Harry remembered. "He was,
I'm reasonably certain, batting about $685. That left Bobby
Veach Bob Fothergu and to play during his absence
Well Ty finally got well and began to look for place play
He couldn't find All three of hitting better than
his :3s8-and this at least as late midseason!"
"But you didn't VIM" Heilmann asked.
1--WE didn't have the complete ball club" Harry said
"But it went to show that sometimes take guy
like Cobb out of lineup and play well that even Ty-
manager yet-couldn't make it back for quite some time
RIGHT NOW, IT WOULD be reasonable to assume is no
time for Mathews to be lying hospital bed These are
key weeks in the penan and the sudden hareups
hither and yon indicate boys getting GRIM Minnie
getting hit the cheekbone by pitch thrown by
Bob Grim of the Yankees probably was unintentlonai
noso invariably leads the American League in getting MT
by pitched balls crowds the plate and completely
unintmdated undertones might have been read
into the incident it not for Minoso's record.
Hank Bauers running into little Nellie Fox, which set OF
the newest White Sox rhubarb have been differ
ent It is for the Yankees is for the White
Their key players getting DID, Bauer included and
it's of die-dog- eat the-meat
General Manager Frank Lane of the White sox not
ncenSed by the BauerFox incident that he failed
that within the next may come the trade
that will ultimately decide the American League look
for Washington to break the c Lane says eff the Senators
trade Vernon to Cleveland and Yost Boston, may
the doodgates"
Here at headquarters the standard Griffith reply
"When they stop Offering Junk for junk, we'll be willing
to listen"
IT WAS ERRONEOUSIY reported, than once, that
Cok would have become the first Bitisher to win the
heavyweight title since the bareknuckle days he had
Ftzsirnmons was forgotten Ftz three world titles
middlewegh heavyweight and Hgh-heavyweight, in that
orde-ahough unlike Henry Armstrong he did not hold all
three at the time.
Ftzsimmon today probably would not have been allowed
to fight Corb for the heavy because he scaled
only pounds But in the opinion of omers Cocke
As to pounds heavier powderpu puncher compared
with Fitz.
Incidentally there story out of England the other
day the effect that fighter flashing mouth
of teeth Of which inad with diamonds Ruby
Rob Ftzsmmons had three front teeth studded with
diamonds, spelling:
"3-T-C"
"Three title crowns they meant, and hows that for
being ingenious?