Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-22
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
odd Reliable Reports
LAKE WORTH. FLA. !

LAKE WORTH FLA FEB 22-Yog Berras going
vacation brusquely interrupted by long distance call
from Dan Topping. Yogi" asked the of the
Yankees, how bad is Nantes Lego"
Gee, dunno MIR. Topping" Yogi replied TITS Mickeys
leg"
Should he playing in all those golf tournaments?"
Well" Yogi said, he amt walking He's riding in them
electric carts That's all I can tell you"
When he hung up Yogi scratched his head scowled
why me? he asked Phil Rizzuto If say Mickeys got
bad wheel they'd order him out of the golf say he's all
right wouldn't be telling the truth"
Why you?" Rizzuto laughed You're Old Reliable The
dependable type And you reported just right Top
ping You told all you know, which is that Nantes riding
electric carts"
Like said" Yogi mused its Mickeys leg don't know
if it hurts, swollen like it is"
THE OLD RooMIEs. Berra and Rzzuto. make an inter-
esting combination Baseball never out Of
season. especially with Phil He up every item in the
newspapers Maybe it's because I'm in the eecasting bust
ness now lzzuto explained although he had been avid
reader all during his years greatest shorstop
Gould you have played some more bal?" man asked
I think so" Phil answered 81 believe could have
joined several clubs and played WELL here was this
TV offer and took it. Frankly I'm pretty nervous about
right now"
He'll do okay" Berra grunted Hell do like Larsen in
the World Series"
Larsen hasn't even signed" Rzzuto said "or has he?
Anyway Don must have been throwing real live stuff
Ell, Yogi?"
Real good, verified the Yankee catcher tell you that
Bob Tuley had good stuff too That no-wndup business
was working for them guys"
II WONDER" RIZZUTo SAID, how far this no-windup
business you call it. will go Larsen Turey and Mickey
McDermott aren't winding up There's telling many
other pitchers, especially those with control problem
may switch.
the kids" Phil added "The Little Ieaeuers and the
American Legion boys know all about Larsen perfect
Lots of them have the Series game Just
wonder II the next generation will be one OF no-windup
pitchers"
i don't think it win work for everybody" Berra said
you've got to be big strong guy Now Tuey When
he doesn't wind up he loses little of his fast ball Well
that's okay in his He's got much speed he can afford
to take something of.
Larsen is the most advanced of the nowinduppers In
fact Don to get little rhythm in it, almost like he
was winding up But Turley and Larsen real big
to get momentum"
Like Ed Lopat?" Yogi asked
Without windup, Lopat would have been dead" Berra
grinned. With one, Eddie was terrific"
WHAT DOES 1T DO to hitter?" Rizzuto asked Berra.
IT hit against nowindup pitcher Oh, occasionally,
I'd get quick pitch thrown at me-"
don't think it ought to affect hitter" Yogi said TITS
the pchs-a certain type of ptcherwho BENEFITS because
of control"
That's not what Ted williams told me-" Phil said.
"What did Ted say?"
williams claims that Larsen bothered the devil out Of
him Couldn't seem to get set"
That don't make sense to me, but Ted ought to know
Yogi retorted Williams amt of those fancy guys who
has to be cooking his bat at instance Ted gnds
it with his fists like he wrngng out wash CLOTH but
nowindup pitcher shouldn't bother him than any
other pitcher"
What time is it?" Phil asked
Golf time" Yogi said.
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