Evening star., 1960-10-18
WIN, LOSE OR
6NAV By FRANCIS STANN
The Little Men


Goioen Triangle In Pittsburgh passenger identified as
Joseph Garagiola leaned back in his with happy smile
This was the morning after the caest Of all World Series
decided
I've got my theme for the winter banquets now" Cara
giola sighed with satisfaction Its little men, This series
full" ''''' '-~'''' 'O'' was "O"O'f-
The man riding with the one-tne catcher who dis
covered that glib tongue ready wit and unusual per-
sonality paid more than 22O batting average nodded
You're talking about Bobby Richardson" he guessed
And Whitley Ford and Bobby shanz and Harvey Haddix
and Roy Face. The big little men Of the SERIES"
And Yogi" Garagola appended. How about my old
buddy my neighbot, my ugly ducking?"
WHEN HE ISN'T the air, Garagoa one of the most
soughafte speakers in sports circles respected for
his having been major Lacquer 1s46 World Series
against the Red sox, for instance Garagioa, rookie
batted .S75
But the found its level and while Joe hung on
because he could CATCH throw and rum his weak hitting
eventually doomed him. And then talent suddenly
discovered his gift Of sab He Jim Brosnan without
typewriter just % 5rosnan Garagiola without the
phone personality.
Il make these speaking tours every winter" Joe was
saying in the bus. Time after time fact, never
fails man will bring kid to me and say He wants to
be ball player but I'm afraid he'll grow big enough
Or q kid will come up and say, I wish could be ball
player but my dad says won't be big enough
This series solves everything" Joe said. who's any
smaller than Shantz outside of Little League? Or Face?
Or Richardson? Or Haddix? You sneeze and move
Haddtx five feet" sAAs
-. RICHARDSON WHO IS So and about 16O was the
batting star and got an automobile the series most val
liable player He broke the record for bated in That
he's no Babe Ruth Bill Skowron is Of no matter
Bobby did 1t this one time.
The best pitcher in the whole series was Ford" Cara
giola pointed out with those two shutouts
won't weigh much over 17Ol75 shantz is q real runt
about SIS and $50 pounds and yet he did the best
single relief job in the series.
Haddx two Of the Pirates necessary four decisions
believes him when he claims to be 100 pounds Hes thin and
wispy and his admirers call him Kitten"
I'm saving all these statistics and what these fellows
did In the series Garagola said "Im gonna use the little
man theme every time speak. II you've made win
ter banquet tour you wouldn't know what 1t will mean to
undersized kids and fathers Of undersized kids"
THE PRoMOTIoN-or demoton-of Yogi Berra to the
little man category challenged by the sitting with
Garagoa Yogi is Tony Galento with bat" the guy said
You must be thinking Of Yogi when he the kid next
door Dago Hill"
Bera and Garagiola grew up together in the Italian
section Of St. Louis There are yeowed pictures Of the
along with other Dago Hill kids. Yogi mainly ears
pastered the side Of thin face Today 100 and
Of his legs is big around as all Of Bobby Shantz
"Wel, maybe for size Yogi doesn't belong" Joe admitted
"Hes short about SO but of course he's strong as
bull guess I'll tone down Yogi and concentrate the
others"
On the fancy bus, which wired for sound, some
dance music came to an end and followed by hill
billy number Garagoas ears perked up. did mention
Roy Fsce?" he asked Because that's Face and Hal Smith
playing on their guitars right now"
"YoU MENTIONED FACE" Joe was assured
II thought did" Garagiola replied, listening dreaily
to the Buc battery banging out Hey they're not bad
huh?"
They're better" offered the other man, when they're
pitching and catching"
Face terrific" Joe said. THAT of Roys musta
been turned out at Akron Pure rubber Course toe
hot In the last game but you've got to figure that was his
list game this season, not counting exhibitions
speaking Of Face the other said he starts under
Danny Murtaush, does he9"
"Once," Garagola said. Last spring in an exhibition
Roy asked he could pitch his three innings first SOS hi
could 60 fishing"
II heard about that time" the man nodded Roy go
his brains beat out"
II dunno about that" Joe said. land Danny doesn'
remember But Face got to 60 fishing early When you car
relieve like Roy it's question of ask and ye shall receive
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