Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-23
THE BASEBALL
BEA T
Senators Mild by Comparison
BY BURTON HAWKINS


CHUCK THOMPSON, who has witnessed weird
baseball this while broadcasting the Senators
games, hasn't anything yet to match the compact
greatness damned into the shaughnessy payos between
Rochester and Baltimore in 1850 If that didn't set
record for zanness the trim Mr. Thompson doesn't want
to be at the microphone when more unusual plays
materialze.
Thompson has broadcast football baseball basketball
Ice hockey and boxing for prolonged period but
before since has he encountered situations which re-
quired so much explanation.
There player stealing first base batter getting
hve runs batted in on pair of doubles which got
out OF the nfeld pitcher loading the bases pitches
without yielding hit, wild pitch with the bases loaded
on which nobody scored, being called out at
second base and at third base the play and time
being called while player recovered from uncontrolled
laughing spell
But let the with the shaped tones take over
Baltimore beat Montreal in the first part of the Shaugh-
messy payoffs Thompson said this was totally un-
expected In fact when the Orioles got to their Pullman
cars in Montreal after cnchng that the
numbered mi" and "M-2" meaning they reserved
for Montreas ball club which confident of making
the trip to Rochester The Orioles refused to board the
train until B-1" and "B2" requirements made in
the Pullman windows
THE ORIOLES had wild party on the train They
got into Rochester at 43O pm due at the ball
park two hours later Hotel weren't ready so they
didn't have chance even to freshen up that would
have helped
THE team woozy when it took the field and in
that game Russ Derry batted in five runs on pair of
doubles which didn't get out of the ned Rochester had
the bases loaded with two out both times Derry popped
up both times and on both occasions the Orioles let the
ball plop safely
I'm the Larry Ciaffone was on first base
when routine fly hit rghtfield He took the Gus
tomary look while halfway between first and second When
the pail was caught though he unaccounaby continued
to second base instead of returning first Nobody noticed
It, including me- but finally somebody awakened, yelled at
EDDIE Peagrni to tag Caone and Eddie called for the
ball
"Pellagrin got the ball at the same time Ciafrone
finally realized he didn't belong on second base Eddie
walked over toward Larry, who then was edging back
toward first base The walk developed into trot then
run and doggoned If Ciaone didn't back to first
base safely 1t couldn't into the official score that way
OF course, but the man stole first base.
KARL DREws OF THE ORIOLES loaded the bases in
the seventh six pitches without giving I'D hit
he MT the first batter with his first PITCH hit second
batter with his next pitch then walked the third batter on
Tour pitches Bill Kennedy relieved him and unleashed
pcn lar over Catcher Clyde Kuz head but the
never had chance to move The ball rebounded of the
STANDS right back to Kluz, it wild pitch that
wasn't wild pitch Kennedy went on to pitch whale of
game Baltimore won and then lost to Columbus in the
Little World Series
There were couple OF other things that happened in
that series with Rochester though" Chuck said Bobby
Young was on first base when ball was hit to Lon Ortiz
at second Ortiz Tipped the ball to Shorstop Dick
Cole and Young poughed into to try to break up the
uouoe pay Young was out, but Cole threw wild past
first base
Young picked himself up at second base then started
running for the Baltimore dugout beyond third base
Meanwhile the ball rebounded of the stands toward
Catcher Del Wilbur He retrieved the ball, saw Young
daShng for third and fired there Young went along with
the idea He slid into third and the plate umpre John
Gallen rushed down to call Young out-again To this
day Wilbur hasn't forgiven Young making him look so
foolish.
so that brought up another situation. Time was
Raj nj he
convused by all the shenanigsns that the umpire had
give him time to regain his composure"