Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-07
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS s1ANN
The Score at Hoqerstown


Nd Herb Score quietly waits time and nature BY
sity televon watcher and reader of books
and periodicals. for there is little else he do.
Slowly but steadily the vision of his right eye has
improved Il see more light" Herb says. Il
person the although can't recognize him.
can't any distance at a-yet"
The srkeout king of baseball pride of the Cleveland
pitching staff wanted to take walk the golf course Not
to play of just to walk But it's been raining here for
days It's raining
$50 Just sit here sometimes like crawling
the walls One of the worst things not knowing much about
the Indians read the results and study the box but
the papers we get here don't give many details"
1T WAS ON MAY 7 THAT Score struck the right
eye by line drive off the bat Of Gil McDougald Of
Yankees For exactly 81 days he Cleveland hospital
Then he flew to the home of A. F. Flood his uncle to
recuperae Doubt had been expressed whether he
will have much vision in the eye.
For degree of vision, I'm thankful" Herb said via
telephone There had been eight days in the hospital when
both of my eyes bandaged The bad eye was kept
covered for two weeks When they took of that bandage and
I saw little light. thanked God.
I'm very lucky guy"
There only four persons now living in the Flood
home-Score Mr. and Mrs. Flood and cousin Carol Ann
Newspaper reporters from New York Philadelphia Baltimore
and Washington keep the Flood telephone busy trying to
arrange interviews.
Il have to turn them down." Herb said regretfully
although many good friends My the Cleve
land club ordered complete rest Dave arroway allowed
to and do part of his show and it kind of
So far the only other person magazine writer. He
stayed four days"
SCORE HAS BEEN big Lacquer only two years-not
counting this one-bu he is held in such esteem that in the
offices Of the Cleveland club there 1000 letters of
coincidence hundreds of kilograms and many many gifts
chiefly Of religious nature There medals statues
prayer books and rosaries
Score asked Greenberg general manager OF
the Indians was in frequent touch with him.
About twice week the phone" Herb said mo,
often than haevery other day. I'd Hank rode with
in the ambulance to the hospital He's always calling
He can't do enough"
When you say that can't distance" asked,
docs that mean you couldn't a batter plate so
feet away?"
"Out of the bad eye no." Herb replied "of course my
left eye has good vision But If had depend just on my
bad eye might outline But wouldn't who
batting"
With that wonderful of humor displayed from
the time he struck, Herb added lightly:
Nobody ever accused me of seeing the plate, anyway"
DR. CHARLES L THOMAS eye specialist Of Cleveland "a
wonderful person. telephones every other day Next
he's letting report to him in Cleveland disclosed
out when can start working out something can't
DR. Thomas has taken complete charge He told me- I'll
be the one to let know when you Pitch
Do you hope to pitch before the season is over?"
I'll be disappointed If don't"
Two members Of the Indians have been in touch with
Score-Rocky Colavito and Mike Garcia.
Rocky and played together in the minors He is more
like brother than roommate Garcia and have been
very close ever since Joined the Indians"
SCORE WAS ASKED If McDougald called him and Herb
said no.
Il understand he tried to visit the hospital He was turned
away Later they read to from paper that Gil said he
would quit baseball were blinded didn't like
that because McDougald too fine person and he shouldn't
let an accident upset him."
He wasn't too upset the other night" Score was
reminded Two home runs single and five batted in"
I wish hed picked the White Sox somebody else"
score moaned why does he pick us poor ndans?" Led
by McDougad the Yankees had buried the Tribe that night
by 1873 score.
on we'll it's part of the game Score said Il see where
Yogi CBerra got broken Do you have any detasP
MY guess is that the mask bar hit his nose not the ball In
my own case few inches either way and I'd have been home
free on that line drive"
SCORE WAS SHOOTING MARBLES when Ed Lnke. Of
whom he'd never heard struck between the eyes one ay
while pitching for Washington against the Yankees The
story was related to Herb Of how Jess Hills liner rebounded
the y to the Senator catcher threw TO second base
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