Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-11
WIN, LOSE OR
AENAN BY FRANCIS STANN
Wormup for q Dinner

TAMPA, Fla, Mar. 11-This was an hour or so before
the annual Governors Baseball Dinner the boys
wheng their appetites in the Cincinnati press
Everything until Don Newcomers up.
Best pitcher in baseball" Arthur Red Patterson
stated fatty Mr. Patterson is assistant general
of the Brookyns
Bill McCorry erupted "Bosh!" said the travelling Sec
rotary of the Yankees How you say thing?"
Look at his record" Patterson replied. He wins 20
games every year-last 81
How many does he fnish?" McCorry asked, snidely.
HE finished 10 last year" Red retorted, generous
and he had been when he said that Newcombe
wins 20 actually Newk had Is complete
and has 20 only three mes) How many other pitchers
finished many?"
all games a season against them" McCorry said
Patterson shrugged You're just going by the World
Series" he said.
A GUEST OF NO PARTICULAR distinction said:
Red, does all the talk Of his choking up and not
winning the big bother Newcombe?'
He wins big Ones" Patterson replied. Hes lots
of 81 and 80 Against top teams too Newks the
best pitcher in baseball"
Cleveland" McCorry murmured dreamily, has fellow
named Wynn Also named Score and called Lemon.
We the Yankees have Ford and Larsen"
I'll buy Ford pitcher" Patterson said Larsen,
One perfect game doesn't he's solid pitcher"
Il about to few more" McCorry said before
there another interruption. turned to Vice
President Gabe Paul Of the Reds and General Manager
Roy Hamey of the PhiieS and asked:
IF you to start ball club from scratch-right
that is-Whom would you choose as your pchers?"
I'D say Anonelh of the Giants" Gabe Paul said.
III go along with that choice" Roy Hamey said.
YOU NATIONAL LEAGuERs," Mccorry said ~over-
yourselves. Do you know what Mickey Mantle would
do if he played in the National League? He'd hit rs home
I'm sitting here"
Nov that's interesting Gabe Paul confessed. why
would he hit rs home against so in the American
League? No ptchng?'
You've got pitching McCorry conceded, but your
ball parks smaller. Mantle could haf-miss pitch,
Brooklyn. In fact he did it-during World Series"
I've got theory" Paul said. IF engaged
engineer to survey all 6 ball feldsNaonal and American
III bet he would they're Just about equal in acreage
I've got a hunch" Hamey said that if Mantle played
in the National League he'd be the seat OF his pants
home plate a lot times than he's it in the
American League And that goes for Ted Williams too
"NEwCOMBE is THE BEST pitcher in the business"
Patterson insisted.
"II tell you what III do" McCorry answered II will
you that Frank Larry, kid with the Detroit Tigers,
the best. And will you S. that Larry wins
games in ST than any other highlander"
betting Larry against the eld?" the astonished
Patterson asked That's crazy bet but I'll take it, What
if he up with arm or something's
III pay off" McCorry promised
That's dangerous bet Bill Paul said You're giving
big odds"
got another bet" McCorry said recklessy. "Ill
bet that Mickey Mantle hits home runs than any
batter in either league"
Now you've got two bets with me- Patterson said
Larry the most wins for a highlander Mantle the
most home runs sore arms and broken-down legs not
withstanding."
At this point somebody looked at his watch and said
Its time we headed for the Governors shindig"