Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-22
SEGH AT LARGE
Not Everybody's
On the Juice
BY MORRIS SIEGEL

so SOME OF THOSE mail Sorters have been boozing
down at the Post Office eh9 Apparently they didn't
hit the redeye too hard Most of the mail got through
Here's sampling:
I'm recent column you stated that Bobo Newsom
was the only pitcher to have the pleasure Of pitching to
both Mantle and Ruth.
although Bobo did pitch to both those greats he
was not the only pitcher who faced these two Yankees,
Al Benton the old highlander from the AS Tigers and
Indians with Boston thrown in in the twilight Of his
career was besides Newsom the only to pitch
to both Mantle and Ruth.
Hope this puts your conscience and column at
BERT R. SUGAR.
Baseball Monthly
Washington, D. c.
MY conscience and column are non at ease, Bert. I
should haze printed this letter last Then the column
not only would be at ease but also to bed.
THREE WEEKS AGO a friend bet me that two out
OF three ground plays in the NIL to the right
side Of the line To settle the bet we charted every run
ming play for two NIL games.
1.-THE results in both cases. showed about $3.50 split
between right and left side of the offensive line won
the bet week ago your column contained the state
ment that most teams college as we'll as pros run IS
per cent of their ground to the right because
players right-footed'
"Is there any authoritative study to back up my
friends current claim that since you agree with him
charts aren't worth damn and that should return to
him his currency?"
BRUCE BARR,
5435 Connecticut Ave- NV.
Washington D. C.
Allie Sherman the Giants coach, contends the
the best deteStUe players usually found the left
side OF the line is because teams most of their plays
to the right Bill McPeak of the Redskins, estimates
betUeen so and SIS per cent of the running plays to
the right HoDeUer knotD of Authoritative study"
to back your friends claim It's Christmas, Bruce,
so gtue em back his money Anyway.
II HAVE A PROPOSAL to change the rules of baseball
1t is less complicated than the suggestion made by
reader in your recent column
why not allow the winning team in each LEAGUE to
select two players from the rest of the league to play with
them in the World SeriesP
1T would add color pique the interest fans Of other
teams within the league and tend to balance the teams
better. An already strong team would gain little while
the weaker team would be strengthened There are many
other obvious advantages
Il have discussed this with baseball fans fellow golfers
fellow bowlers businessmen and individuals and without
exception, all Endorsed the idea enthusiastically"
CLIFFORD C. WHITE
128O7 Bluhill Road,
Silver Spring
It's dandy idea Gift, but you don't 90 far enough
You ought to erend this ntra-league Selt-help
program through the regular season. The Senator's for
by selecting not tho men, you suggest but only
The umpire II they got him going for him all the
wdy he Mould easily offset the current nne-team diSad
uantdge they must endure
Finally there's this letter also 1t wasn't sent through
the mail, because its contents for one and all
It's hope from all the sports gang here at The Star
that you and yours enjoy the healtheSt, happiest
holidays