Evening star., 1955-02-20
by FRANCIS sTANN


MIAMI FEB 1s-Ray and Roy Mantle twin kid brothers of
the Yankees Mickey Mantle confuse lot of people, but not
Yogi completely that is don't know which is
which," Yogi admits the righthanded
faster than Mickey himself who is the fastest big Lacquer
ever But the other bats lefthanded the bet
ter hitter"
Manager Birdie Tebbets of the Cincinnati Redlegs who
had to orsake the Tampa version of the baseball players golf
championship at George and Babe Zahaas old left
with this fat for fan to chew Bob Feer the fastest
pitcher hit against For nine innings Virgil Trucks
the fastest caught But for pitchone key pitch
Dizzy Trout could throw ball harder than anybody saw
The decisions of Little Mo Modzelewsk Blubber Morgan
and others to play football in Canada next do not
cisey indicate they dspeased with personalities of past
future American employers Star Haback Gordon
Maoy, late of the University OF Mams oncebeaten Hu
had practical when needed the other night
who asked whats the mattescared of the rough tough
National League prose-" Nope" Maloy replied pattng his
wallet Is just rugged in Canada hear but I'm starting
with real wad."
MICKEY McDERMOTT WHO won 18 games for the Red
sox in S posted only tbs record for the Senators after he
involved in the Jackie Jensen will weight
to Chuck Dressens staff Mickey is at 1874 now pounds
heavier than last year. and giving credit to living mainly
28-foot family fishing cruiser during the winter "About
all wound up with last year cold" McDermot says
"bu hope to do lot better under Charley Dressen He is
real smart manager and has reputation for knowing how
to handle ptchers Bucky Harris friends will love that
crack and may ask where Bob Portered would have
been today if Harris.
Unbeaten Doge colt lacking what turf purs
call perfect pedigree, tentatively is being offered by
Haleahs pubicist Everett Clay the thing
out of New England since Little Beans Little Beans
the unknown juvenile who emanated from New England
in 1910 and licked the mighty Wirlaway in their first meeting
in Florida Then he amiss and Whirly to win
the Triple Crown
FRANCIS WALLACE OF Golfers writes that he is
sonably proud football foecastng (hes starting
for $3.50 but pretends be mifed Coach Eddie
Erdeatz Publicist John of Navy and gags "Im
going to them for nonsupport" Wallace picked Ole
Miss be No in the Nation after carefully considering the
Rebels soft schedule and then after his choice of TO-
the Mddies tore in the Sugar Bowl by waong of the
most overated teams in the country Navy of the
Wallace failed to rank in the top 2o but which
wound up very close to the top NavyAuburn game
January might have been lulu.
odd sight of these pretraning, baseball reunion golf
such Early Wynn Venice George Jacobus
the Tampa affair, is Whitley Witt playing with
against Howard Ehmke. It's Mutt-and-Jef
ment, apparently Of their choosing Ehmke is one Of
those long, angular people, whereas Witt former second base
and oueder for the AS Yankees and Dodgers seems
to be an elderly tot who barely hole
Yet there's yarn of sort behind because September
1928 Pitcher Ehke then of the Red Sox pitched nohitte
against the Athletics in Boston.
Next time came Ehmkes turn to pitch in Yankee
Stadium Witt leading off the Yanks. scrubbed dsrepu
table single off the chest of the Boston third baseman Witt
the first hitter up and thereby ruined second straight
noher for Ehmke who retired all the rest Of the Yankees
without safe blow.
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ELLIS KINDER "Od Folks" of the Red Sox is said
throw the change in the American League and
Collins of the Yankees hits it best II don't know why
hit Kinder confesses Collins adding I don't hit anybody
very good" This during time when Collins and
Jim Persa meeting in sand trap (gong in opposite
directions) and Persa sad Collins when to bat
Kinder pitching he says me- Persa get ready to
climb into the bupen." Collins uStered he shanked
a 40-foot approach to green.
Hard to believe true that Dazzy Vance is Brookyns
first Hall-of-Fame sometimes dour native of Homas
Springs Fla bossing gift shop with his wife, Daz
this extent describing day in Atlanta when the
Dodgers playing Babe Ruths Yankees. Before an
inning Ruth Gehg and the rest of the Murderers
had sent to theShowers Daz ut still the
second inning when I'd showered and found seat with
brother hadn't for long time He asked rs it right
you get $3.50 year?' Yes, replied.
wanted to get into baseball right away Never pitched
an inning his fe far know" Dazzy chuckled but
reckon he thought II could get by, SO could he"