Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
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NEW YORK, OCT 9.-When the Yankees ned into the
clubhouse most of them looks of dazed disbelief
had perfect game Nohit, games, per-
haps, but not the ultimate such threw
the Dodgers. Twenty-seven batters up 27 down That
hadn't been done by anybody since Charley Robertson OF
the White Sox than "a years ago.
True Yogi Berra had rushed out to leap on Larsens
lank frame after Pnch-hitter Dale Mitchell
third strike down the pipe to end the historic game And
Larsen who 6oot4 and weighs 225 pounds had carried
Yogi off the field But the other them
seemed shocked.
There silence in the boudor for few moments
and then everybody cut loose This something tell
the grandchildren Jim Turner the pitching COACH
wears perpetualy stern mask but suddenly it all
apart My God I'm shaking Jim said he started strip
off his uniform You'd think Id done it,"
Maybe you had something to do with it, at that"
visitor from the box suggested Maybe something
did to help Larsen back in the spring"
No, Jim said Don did it all by himself. Man, he
the greatest"
ON YOUR TELEVIsION SCREEN you may notice that
Larsen takes wndup He simply holds the ball and then
pitches. This is new development-and Dons idea.
I'VE made Mickey McDermott stop taking windup"
Turner disclosed We've got Bob Turley pitching the
way. But Larsen did it his He tried it couple of
weeks ago in Boston during last series up
and he liked the style"
Pitching the way he does~now" Berra volunteered
keeps the ball hidden from everybodythe hers
and baserunners asked Don why he changed
Windup but think because he felt they spong
his grip when he wound up
"Shucks big and strong like he is Don don't need no
windup never had such good time in my life as
did today"
reporter to know If Larsen shook off any of
his signs
Not one" Yogi replied but that don't mean had
lot to do with his game Don just couldn't do anything
wrong"
THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR PITCH on which Larsen
relied He had everything, Berra saying. His fast
ball was live His curve was real good and he threw lot
OF slders Best Of ALL Don had control Man, when he did
miss the plate it wasn't by only couple of inches"
Larsen had some luck too but in order pitch the
perfect pitcher needs luck Leading the second
inning, Jackie Robinson drove bullet right Andy Carey
at third base. The ball away to ShorStop Gil
McDougad who grabbed nailed Robinson at first base
In the fifth inning Mickey Mantle Oklahoma mile
to clutch Gil Hodges long drive and in the eighth Carey
lached onto rafting line drive by the same Hodges
Otherwise Brooklyn made threats except for
couple of fouls hit into the righted stands
Larsen, beseged by press and photographers admitted
that he began to think of no-hitter about the sixth
inning He 27-year-old who lives San Diego and
has reputation for fsvorng the grape When he on the
BEAM htters there tougher pitcher to hit Last
spring, somewhere around o'clock in the morning Don
made the news when he ran his into an iron pole
in ST Petersburg
Asked to comment at the time Manager Casey stengel
SAID We'll now my man either staying up too late or
he got too early In 1854 just Larsen was traded
to the Yankees he won only three for the Baltimore
Orioles while LEADING the American League losses-2l
I'm not happy with pitcher who's got record like
that fellows Stengel announced but got to pitch him
on account of so players being involved All told
including farmhands-ls players figured the deal that
brought Larsen to the Yankees.
STENCIL, SITTING IN HIS cubby hole Of an ofice
under the stands admitted that he too ttery toward
the end 4 reached the point where afraid to move my
ouheders Casey confessed We're there try to win
World Series and ahead them fellows and all
OF sudden it seems like it's important to get my
guy perfect game
SO, instead Of asking Just two fellows on my
bench Y ought to move Slaughter two steps the right
Or Bauer step TO the left ask fellows And they're
al Ike me They're scared TO talk So don't nothing and
Larsen gets everybody anywa there you are
Not only did Larsen know he going for the works
but develops Coach Turner the supposedly un-
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