Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-29
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW By FRANCIS s1AAA
A Firemon's Other End

LOS ANGELES, SEPT 29.-When the old Brooklyn
Dodgers riding high-not the very old Dodgers Of
Uncle wlbert Robinson In 1915 and 1920 but the medium
old Buns OF the 1940s and md-95Ost was consong to
the manager that in time of trouble such Hugh
Casey and later Glenn Labne were warmed up in the
bullpen.
All, now, that Casey relever. So the Labine
of tenderer when his responsive and
rubbery than last year and this The Dodgers
of Leo Durocher Burt shoton Chuck Dresser and the
early Walter Aston C95N could have prevailed
without that guy who could snuff out fires.
All of which is by way of suggesting that 2S-year-od
Larry Sherry is looking like the possible Casey the
Labine of this crazy mixed-up year which finds the
Dodgers the Los Angeles breed the threshold of
winning the National Leagues third pennant payof in
history.
Twice before the Dodgers have been in playofs-in
1916 against the Cards and again in 1851 against the
Giants Both times they lost but today there seemed to
be no great strain no sweat no smognothng but per-
centage in their favor and Sherry in the bulpen.
IN MILWAUKEE, YESTERDAY the Dodgers and the
Braves seemed to be playing in 10 athoms Of water 1t
gray, sinister rainy day for the first Of the two
ofthree playof series. The and tear and fatigue
Of 154 regular games showed on both sides.
The shining light Sherry who is literally out of
Hollywood Alstons starter, southpaw Danny McDeVitt
had retired only four Braves when the Dodgers called in
Sherry With fourhtter the rest Of the way the young
man 80 winner thanks to Catcher John Roseboros
leadof homer in the sixth.
In the Dodgers dressing room, among the corps
Of newspaper visitors asked Aston why did get the
feeling it so dull, devoid of anything?"
Aston, who be drol blinked laziy. Maybe" he
suggested in his at-Ndwestern twang ut was because
Sherry and McDevitt, too, let Mathews Aaron
Adcock get hit, drive AS
result the game lacked what you might call situations"
THERE ARE TWO SHERRYs on the Dodger ball club
One is Norm who is q and a reserve catcher, and the
other is Larry, the hero.
The dressing room visitors almost 100 per cent
papermen converged Norm for the simple that
kid brother Larry appearing in front of the TV
cameras in another part of the big boudoir.
Norm the forgotten one surrounded by nquistorS
who wanted to know about his brother 81 wasn't recalled
by this club until September a. Norm prefaced Facaly
and physically he reminded veteran baseball writer's Of
Buddy Myer who used to be hot item with the Senators
in the 192Os and 1930s.
IT was with the Spokane Club and got called back
earlier this month surprised at the change in Larry
The club called him back July 4, you know. He'll,
fellows, he's good pitcher nova real good one"
BY this time mob had surrounded Norm who has
done little except warm up pitchers in the bulpen With
Larry tied up, the bran-pickers putting upon Norm
Roger Craig and couple of other Dodgers watched with
wry smiles
LARRY DIDN'T HAVE real good record at ST.
Paul" Norm confessed HE 6-7 but he must have
been better than that record. never knew until
. joined this club myself that Larry good"
Under questioning it developed that older brother
Norm who was born New York. claims little credit for
the kids success
Larry was born in Hollywood not like me-" Norm said
"He was little squirt at Fairfax High and they played
him in the inied. He about S. and Barry Latham
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