Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04

MILWAUKEE, OCT 4.-Lew Burdette stems from the
metropolis OF Nitro w. Va which received its appropriate
name from mushrooming around World War I ex-
posves plant In beating the Yankees yesterday the
Braves he rude tucking pitch travelling 80 miles
or an hour under the chin Of Jerry Coleman Of the
lordy champions It may mean the World Series will
some fireworks, ignited by the man from Nitro.
They have day TO calm down, Of course, since
there's lu in the Series to permit everybody
from New York to the land Of beer bratwurs and the
Braves. But when couple Of fast-balng rghthanders
Bob Turley and Bob Buhl resume activity tomorrow
tempers may be triggered quickly.
Art Dtniar the Yankees second pitcher, forced Del
Crandan to hit the dirt in the seventh inning after
previously giving Hank Aaron the treatment He
hit Johnny Logan in the h Jaunty Jocko Conlan. the
plate umpire. strobe to the mound after the Crandan
knockdown and sai Its little too dark for that Let's
not be throwing at anybody. It's dangerous and I'm
not going to stand for IT,"
When Burdette ambled to the mound for the last Of
the seventh Conlan met him at the fo line and spoke TO
him briefly. Later in the clubhouse Burdete was asked
about it. "oh, he just said something about our little
knockdOwn party" Lew responded, smiling.
A FAST BALL AIMED perilOusly close to the anatomy
frightening and the immediate reaction is anger and
retaliation It Is usually accomplished by bunting the ball.
forcing the pitcher to first base and then rackng
pitcher res at your guys your pitcher fires at them,
Just like little children The latter method employed
yesterday by Ditmar. with no disastrous results
There's leaning toward gentleness the Amer
tuere were some unpieaSantreS
Chicago this when the boys became careless with
their swift In the National League youngste dis
covers that learning to duck at early age excellent
insurance for growing older
Burdette IS accustomed to participating in snarling
scenes. He has running feud with the Dodgers was
touched on few years ago when he twice decked Roy
Campanella and then struck him Instead Of heading
for the dueou Campy headed for the mound brandshng
bat He arived-they seldom do In baseball battles
because teammates rushed in to restrain the hestant
cOmbatants But Lew isn't recognized being from the
Tom Swift Frank Merrwe school Of sportsmanship by
the Dodgers.
Lew was the center Of hubbub early in the year when
an rate ntshman Birdie Tebbets accused Burdette Of
throwing spters consistently It's accusation SEEM
ngly loaded with merit Lew constantly going to his
lips Whether he follows this with proper wping Of the
paw his uniform Is conjectura Cncnnatis Tebbetts
Ike predecessors couldn't prove anything and effect
was told by the National League President Warren Giles
to hush.
BURDETTE HAS AN astonishing herky- jerky pitching
motion which is concluded by literally throwing himself
at the batter after he releases the ball He charges OF
the mound out Of the circle and on to the grass and
gets close view Of the hitters molars.
He's,a pitcher who mixes screwbas siders and sink
ers with those occasional zips the chin To hear him
tell 1t, he bears no malice toward anyone He had no
regret when the Yankees sent him. with $50OOO to the
Braves for Pitcher Johnny Sain in 1851 The Yankees
can't regret acquiring San He gave them excellent
Ice But they have misgvings not having
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